2016 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 17 September to 6 November 2016.[1] A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Qualified teams
[edit | edit source]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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | Algeria MO Béjaïa |
| B | Morocco FUS Rabat | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel |
<section end=Qualified teams />
Format
[edit | edit source]<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
[edit | edit source]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 | 28–30 October 2016 | 4–6 November 2016 |
Bracket
[edit | edit source]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)
<section begin=Bracket />
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Algeria MO Béjaïa (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Morocco FUS Rabat | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Algeria MO Béjaïa | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
<section end=Bracket />
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]<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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel Tunisia | 1–1 (a) | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| MO Béjaïa Algeria | 1–1 (a) | Morocco FUS Rabat | 0–0 | 1–1 |
<section end=Semi-finals />
| Étoile du Sahel Tunisia | 1–1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Lahmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Report | Assalé File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
| TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0–0 | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
1–1 on aggregate. TP Mazembe won on away goals.
| FUS Rabat Morocco | 1–1 | Algeria MO Béjaïa |
|---|---|---|
| Nahiri File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' | Report | Rehal File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
1–1 on aggregate. MO Béjaïa won on away goals.
Final
[edit | edit source]<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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO Béjaïa Algeria | 2–5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| MO Béjaïa Algeria | 1–1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Yaya File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' | Report | Bolingi File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen.) |
TP Mazembe won 5–2 on aggregate.<section end=Final />
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2016, CAFonline.com