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2012 CAF Champions League final

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title2012 CAF Champions League final
imageSTADE DE RADES.jpg
caption7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
event2012 CAF Champions League
team1Al Ahly
team1associationEGY
team1score3
team2ES Tunis
team2associationTUN
team2score2
detailson aggregate
firstlegFirst leg
team1score11
team2score11
date14 November 2012
stadium1Borg El Arab Stadium
city1Alexandria
man_of_the_match1aMoez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis)
referee1Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
attendance1
secondlegSecond Leg
team1score22
team2score21
date217 November 2012
stadium2Stade Olympique de Radès
city2Tunis
man_of_the_match2aAl-Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly)
referee2Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
attendance2
previous2011
next2013

The 2012 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2012 CAF Champions League, the 48th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 16th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was played between Al Ahly from Egypt and ES Tunis from Tunisia. Al Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate (first leg: 1–1; second leg: 2–1) to win a record seventh title. As the winner of the 2012 CAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the African representative, as well as participating in the 2013 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1958418/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130232727/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1958418/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 30, 2012

Qualified teams

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
EGY Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
TUN ES TunisUNAF (North Africa)1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011

Road to the final

EGY Al AhlyRoundTUN ES Tunis
OpponentAgg.1st leg
ByePreliminary roundBye
ETH Ethiopian Coffee3–00–0 (A)
MLI Stade Malien3–20–1 (A)
OpponentResultGroup stage
COD TP Mazembe2–1 (H)Matchday 1
EGY Zamalek1–0 (A)Matchday 2
GHA Berekum Chelsea4–1 (H)Matchday 3
GHA Berekum Chelsea1–1 (A)Matchday 4
COD TP Mazembe0–2 (A)Matchday 5
EGY Zamalek1–1 (H)Matchday 6
Final standings
OpponentAgg.1st leg
NGA Sunshine Stars4–33–3 (A)

;Notes † The match between Espérance and Étoile du Sahel on Matchday 4 was abandoned due to crowd disturbance. The CAF decided to disqualify Étoile du Sahel as a result and all results obtained previously by them within Group A were cancelled.

Format

The final is decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceed directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).

First leg

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EGY Hossam El Badry
TUN Nabil Maâloul

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Second leg

Soliman

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TUN Nabil Maâloul
EGY Hossam El Badry

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References

References

  1. (4 November 2012). "Ahly and Esperance draw in Champions League final first leg". Confederation of African Football.
  2. (17 November 2012). "Al Ahly win record seventh CAF Champions League title". Confederation of African Football.
  3. (17 November 2012). "Ahly win seventh ACL crown". mtnfootball.
  4. (26 August 2012). "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012". Confédération Africaine de Football.
  5. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League". Confédération Africaine de Football.
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