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.[ 1] [ 2] 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 .[ 3] [ 4]
Team
Region
Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Al Ahly
UNAF (North Africa)
1982 , 1983 , 1987 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008
Tunisia ES Tunis
UNAF (North Africa)
1994 , 1999 , 2000 , 2010 , 2011
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.[ 5]
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).[ 6]
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African Champion Clubs' Cup era, 1964–1996
Seasons Finals
CAF Champions League era, 1997–present
Seasons Finals
Domestic leagues
Algeria
Angola
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cape Verde
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Morocco
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Domestic cups
Algeria
Angola
Cape Verde
Egypt
Kenya
South Africa
Supercups Regional cups CAF competitions