2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The knock-out stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 5 October to 10 November 2013. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]

Qualified teams[edit]

The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Egypt Al-Ahly South Africa Orlando Pirates
B Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Cameroon Coton Sport

Format[edit]

Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Semi-finals 4–6 October 2013 18–20 October 2013
Final 1–3 November 2013 8–10 November 2013

Semi-finals[edit]

In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coton Sport Cameroon 2–2 (6–7 p) Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 1–1
Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–1 (a) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0–0 1–1
Coton Sport Cameroon1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Mbongo 33' Report Aboutrika 45+3'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Note: The first leg was originally played on 5 October 2013, 15:00 UTC+1, but was abandoned with the score 0–0 in the 65th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The match was replayed the next day in its entirety according to the competition regulations.[3]

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the final.


1–1 on aggregate. Orlando Pirates won on the away goals rule and advanced to the final.

Final[edit]

In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw.[4] The draw was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–3 Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 0–2

Al-Ahly won 3–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "17th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2013 – Official Draw, Cairo 14.05.2013" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  3. ^ "CotonSport against Al Ahly to be replayed tomorrow (Sunday 6 October)". Confederation of African Football. 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Procedures of the draw of the group matches, semi-finals and finals of the 17th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League, "CL 2013"" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.

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