2011 CAF Champions League final
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Event | 2011 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 6 November 2011 | ||||||
Venue | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | ||||||
Referee | Neant Alioum (Cameroon) | ||||||
Attendance | 70,000 | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy 15 °C (59 °F) | ||||||
Second Leg | |||||||
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Date | 12 November 2011 | ||||||
Venue | 2012 → |
The 2011 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2011 CAF Champions League, the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.
The final was played between Wydad AC from Morocco and Espérance ST from Tunisia.[1][2] After a goal-less first leg,[3] Espérance ST won the second leg 1–0 to win their second African title (the first being the 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs).[4] The win saw Espérance ST complete the Treble, and as a result, Espérance ST qualified to enter the quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the CAF representative, as well as participate in the 2012 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2011 CAF Confederation 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.
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UNAF (North Africa)
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1992 |
ES Tunis
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UNAF (North Africa)
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2010
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Venues
Mohamed V Stadium
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Mohammed V Stadium is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.
Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad AC and Raja CA. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.
Mohammed V Stadium is located right in the centre of the city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.
It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.
Stade Olympique de Radès
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Stade Olympique de Radès is a
This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.
Road to final
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3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Preliminary round | bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | First round | ![]() |
5–2 | 5–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–2* | 1–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Second round | Diaraf
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6–0 | 5–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–0 | Special play-off* | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–3 (A) | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | ![]() |
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2–2 (H) | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
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0–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
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1–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
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1–3 (A) | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
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Source: CAF Notes:
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Final standings |
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knock-out stage
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Enyimba
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1–0 | 1–0 (H)
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0–0 (A)
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Semifinals | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–0 (A)
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2–0 (H)
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* TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad Casablanca played against Tanzanian side
Format
The final was decided over
First leg
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ES Tunis
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Assistant referees:
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Second leg
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wydad AC
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Assistant referees:
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References
- ^ "Esperance reach African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Wydad Casablanca into African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw
- ^ Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Regulations of the CAF Champions League
- ^ Ligue des Champions d'Afrique (Finale aller): Wydad AC vs ES Tunis
- ^ a b "Ligue des Champions: Un Camerounais pour l'aller, un Ivoirien pour le retour". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.