2011 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where ES Tunis lifted the trophy
Event2011 CAF Champions League
Wydad AC ES Tunis
Morocco Tunisia
0 1
First leg
Wydad AC ES Tunis
0 0
Date6 November 2011
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeNeant Alioum (Cameroon)
Attendance70,000
WeatherCloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
Second Leg
ES Tunis Wydad AC
1 0
Date12 November 2011
VenueStade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
RefereeNoumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance50,000
WeatherPartly Cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)

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.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Morocco Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 1992
Tunisia ES Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010

Venues

Mohamed V Stadium

Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.

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

Stade Olympique de Radès in Tunis, Tunisia hosted the second leg.

Stade Olympique de Radès is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for 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.

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity 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 final

Morocco Wydad AC Round Tunisia ES Tunis
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana Aduana Stars 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Preliminary round bye
Nigeria Kano Pillars 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round Benin ASPAC 5–2 5–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–2* 1–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Second round Senegal Diaraf 6–0 5–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Tanzania Simba 3–0 Special play-off* —
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Egypt Al Ahly 3–3 (A) Matchday 1 Algeria MC Alger 1–1 (A)
Algeria MC Alger 4–0 (H) Matchday 2 Egypt Al Ahly 1–0 (H)
Tunisia ES Tunis 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Morocco Wydad AC 2–2 (A)
Tunisia ES Tunis 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Morocco Wydad AC 0–0 (H)
Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Algeria MC Alger 4–0 (H)
Algeria MC Alger 1–3 (A) Matchday 6 Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 (A)

Group B Runner-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Morocco Wydad AC 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Algeria MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 4
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Wydad AC and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).
 Final standings

Group B Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Morocco Wydad AC 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Algeria MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 4
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Wydad AC and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria Enyimba 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Semifinals Sudan Al-Hilal 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

* 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 Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[5]

First leg

Wydad AC Morocco0–0Tunisia ES Tunis
Report
Attendance: 70,000[6]
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)[7]
Wydad AC
ES Tunis
GK1Morocco Nadir Lamyaghri
DF13Morocco Youssef Rabeh
DF3Morocco Mourad Lemsen
DF6Morocco Hicham El Amranidownward-facing red arrow 88'
DF10Morocco Mohamed Berrabeh
DF7Morocco Ahmed AjeddouYellow card ?'
MF28Morocco Said FettahYellow card ?'
MF8Morocco Yassine Lakhaldownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF5Morocco Abderrahmane Mssassi
MF14Morocco Yassine Ramidownward-facing red arrow 64'
FW21Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW16Morocco Houcine Zaidouneupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF4Morocco Youssef Kaddioui Idrissiupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW24Morocco Younes Mankariupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Switzerland Michel Decastel
GK1Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF29Tunisia Walid Hichri
DF6Mali Idrissa CoulibalyYellow card 29'
DF12Tunisia Khalil Chemmam
DF3Cameroon Banana Yaya
DF19Tunisia Khaled Mouelhi
MF21Tunisia Mejdi Traoui
MF18Tunisia Wajdi BouazziYellow card 13'downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF23Tunisia Khaled Korbi
MF28Tunisia Youssef Msaknidownward-facing red arrow 83'
FW15Cameroon Yannick N'Djengdownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
Substitutes:
MF10Tunisia Oussama Darragiupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW26Ghana Harrison Affulupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF14Tunisia Mohamed Ali Slamaupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul

Assistant referees:
Efarist Mikwande (Cameroon)
Moussa Yanoussa (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Christopher Ndy (Cameroon)

Second leg

ES Tunis Tunisia1–0Morocco Wydad AC
Afful 21' Report
Attendance: 60,000
ES Tunis
Wydad AC
GK1Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF26Ghana Harrison Afful
DF29Tunisia Walid Hichri
DF12Tunisia Khalil Chemmam
MF3Cameroon Banana Yaya
MF21Tunisia Mejdi TraouiYellow card 84'
MF18Tunisia Wajdi Bouazzi
MF23Tunisia Khaled KorbiYellow card 75'
MF10Tunisia Oussama Darragidownward-facing red arrow 84'
MF28Tunisia Youssef Msaknidownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW15Cameroon Yannick N'Djengdownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
MF6Mali Idrissa Coulibalyupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW19Tunisia Khaled Mouelhiupward-facing green arrow 84'
FW7Tunisia Khaled Ayariupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul
GK17Morocco Yassine Bounou
DF13Morocco Youssef Rabeh
DF3Morocco Mourad Lemsen Red card 44'
DF6Morocco Hicham El Amrani
DF10Morocco Mohamed BerrabehYellow card 65'
DF7Morocco Ahmed Ajeddou
MF28Morocco Said Fettahdownward-facing red arrow 59'
MF8Morocco Yassine Lakhaldownward-facing red arrow 70'
MF5Morocco Abderrahmane MssassiYellow card 48'
MF14Morocco Yassine Ramidownward-facing red arrow 89'
FW21Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW2Morocco Ayoub Skoumaupward-facing green arrow 59'
DF4Morocco Youssef Kaddiouiupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF27Benin Pascal Anganupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Switzerland Michel Decastel

Assistant referees:
Pio Sangui (Ivory Coast)
Pierre Moussa (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official:
Ndre Koam (Ivory Coast)

References

  1. ↑ "Esperance reach African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wydad Casablanca into African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw
  4. ↑ Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Regulations of the CAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Ligue des Champions d'Afrique (Finale aller): Wydad AC vs ES Tunis
  7. 1 2 "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.
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