2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 16 September to 23 October 2016.[1] A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 CAF Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. <section begin=Qualified teams />

Group Winners Runners-up
A Morocco Wydad AC Zambia ZESCO United
B South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Egypt Zamalek

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Format

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<section begin=Format /> In the knockout stage, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]<section end=Format />

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Semi-finals 16–18 September 2016 23–25 September 2016
Final 14–16 October 2016 21–23 October 2016

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]

  • Semi-finals: (group winners host second legs)
    • SF1: Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B
    • SF2: Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (order of legs decided by draw)

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Zambia ZESCO United 2 0 2
4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 2 3
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 0 3
Egypt Zamalek 0 1 1
3 Egypt Zamalek 4 2 6
2 Morocco Wydad AC 0 5 5

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Semi-finals

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<section begin=Semi-finals /> 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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek Egypt 6–5 Morocco Wydad AC 4–0 2–5
ZESCO United Zambia 2–3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 0–2

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Zamalek won 6–5 on aggregate.

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2016 CAF Champions League Final

<section begin=Final /> In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 3–1 Egypt Zamalek 3–0 0–1

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.<section end=Final />

References

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