2010 CAF Champions League final

2010 CAF Champions League Final
	7 November Stadium hosted the podium where TP Mazembe lifted the trophy
Event	2010 CAF Champions League
First leg
Date	31 October 2010
Venue	Stade de la Kenya, Lubumbashi
Referee	Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Attendance	30,000
Weather	Sunny
Second Leg
Date	13 November 2010
Venue	2011 →

The 2010 CAF Champions League Final was the final of

Espérance ST from Tunisia 6–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title in the competition, and their second in a row.^[1] They also qualified to the quarter-finals for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup

.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
TP Mazembe	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)	2009
Espérance de Tunis	UNAF (North Africa)	2000

Background

TP Mazembe won the title in

African Cup of Champions Clubs. Espérance entered the Champions league for the first time since 2005. In 1994

they won their only title so far. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - Mazembe winning 2–1, while Espérance won 3–0. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Mazembe defeated the Algerian side (and Group Stage winner) JS Kabylie 3–1 on aggregate, winning the first leg at home by that score, with the second leg ending in a scoreless draw.^[2] Espérance faced Al-Ahly from Egypt and lost the first leg 2–1 away from home. In need of a win in the second leg, Espérance were victorious 1–0 and reached the final on the away goals rule.^[3]

Venues

Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba Stadium

Stade Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba, also known as Stade de la Kenya, is a multi-use

Frederic Kibassa Maliba

, a former Minister of Youth and Sports.

7 November Stadium

7 November Stadium is a

football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games

, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team

since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

Road to the final

TP Mazembe

Round

Espérance ST

Opponent

Result

Legs

Qualification stage

Opponent

Result

Legs

APR

2–1

2–0

home

First round

ASFA Yennega

7–2

3–1

away

Djoliba

4–0

3–0

home

Second round

Al-Merreikh

4–1

1–1

away

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Espérance ST	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	TP Mazembe	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	ES Sétif	6	1	3	2	7	6	+1	6
4	Dynamos	6	1	0	5	2	9	−7	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Espérance ST	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	TP Mazembe	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	ES Sétif	6	1	3	2	7	6	+1	6
4	Dynamos	6	1	0	5	2	9	−7	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Opponent

Result

Legs

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Legs

JS Kabylie

3–1

0–0

away

Semifinals

Al-Ahly

2–2

1–0

home

Format

The final was decided over

extra time is played).^[4]

Matches

First leg

31 October 2010

15:30

UTC+2

Espérance ST
Ngandu 19', 75' Kaluyituka 45' (pen.) Singuluma 55', 59'	Report

Stade de la Kenya, Lubumbashi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo

)

Mazembe

Espérance


Mazembe:
GK	1	Muteba Kidiaba
RB	3	Kiritsho Kasusula
CB	4	Miala Nkulukutu
CB	16	Stopila Sunzu
LB	2	Joël Kimwaki
RM	20	Mihayo Kazembe
CM	27	Kasongo Ngandu	75'
CM	13	Bedi Mbenza
LM	15	Dioko Kaluyituka
CF	11	Patou Kabangu	75'
CF	10	Given Singuluma
Substitutes:
MF	25	Christopher Semakweri	75'
FW	6	Déo Kanda A Mukok	75'
Manager:
Lamine N'Diaye


Espérance:
GK	22	Wassim Naouara
RB	24	Harrison Afful
CB	19	Walid Hichri
CB	12	Khalil Chemmam
LB	20	Mohamed Ben Mansour	24'
RM	21	Mejdi Traoui
CM	9	Saber Khalifa
CM	23	Khaled Korbi
LM	14	Michael Eneramo		66'
CF	10	Oussama Darragi		35'
CF	28	Youssef Msakni (c)		88'
Substitutes:
DF	27	Zied Derbali		35'
FW	7	Khaled Ayari		66'
MF	13	Roger Toindouba		88'
Manager:
Faouzi Benzarti

Assistant referees:

Biagui Djoukere (Togo)
Mathias Ayena (Togo)
Fourth official:
Kokou Atsoo (Togo)

Second leg

13 November 2010

18:00

UTC+1

Espérance ST	1 – 1	TP Mazembe
Afful 24'	Report	Kanda A Mukok 67'

Stade 7 November, Tunis

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa

)

Espérance

Mazembe


Espérance:
GK	1	Moez Ben Cherifia
RB	24	Harrison Afful	62'
CB	29	Walid Hichri
CB	15	Aymen Ben Amor	24'
LB	12	Khalil Chemmam		78'
DM	5	Syam Ben Youssef
CM	9	Saber Khalifa		56'
CM	23	Khaled Korbi	70'
LM	14	Michael Eneramo
CF	10	Oussama Darragi (c)
CF	11	Roger Toindouba		50'
Substitutes:
DF	27	Zied Derbali		78'
MF	28	Youssef Msakni		50'
FW	7	Khaled Ayari		56'
Manager:
Faouzi Benzarti


Mazembe:
GK	1	Muteba Kidiaba
RB	3	Kiritsho Kasusula
CB	4	Miala Nkulukutu		29'
CB	16	Stopila Sunzu
LB	2	Joël Kimwaki
RM	20	Mihayo Kazembe	65'
CM	27	Kasongo Ngandu
CM	13	Bedi Mbenza
LM	15	Dioko Kaluyituka
CF	11	Patou Kabangu		69'
CF	10	Given Singuluma	44'	46'
Substitutes:
DF	12	Bawaka Mabele		29'
FW	6	Déo Kanda A Mukok		46'
FW	18	Luyeye Mvete		69'
Manager:
Lamine N'Diaye

Assistant referees:

Siwela Zakhele (South Africa)
Somi Luyanda (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ebrahim Abdul Basit (South Africa)

References

^ "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
^ "Mazembe reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ "Esperance beat Ahly to reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ Regulations of the CAF Champions League

External links

[1] "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

[2] "Mazembe reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

[3] "Esperance beat Ahly to reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

[regulations-4] Regulations of the CAF Champions League

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