2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

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The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Tunisia Club Africain Morocco FUS Rabat
B Tunisia CS Sfaxien Algeria MC Alger
C Zambia ZESCO United Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
D Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe South Africa SuperSport United

Format

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<section begin=Format /> In the knockout stage, the eight 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][3][4]

Round First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 15–17 September 2017 22–24 September 2017
Semi-finals 29 September – 1 October 2017 20–22 October 2017
Final 17–19 November 2017 24–26 November 2017

The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:[4]

  • Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
  • Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
  • Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October

Bracket

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

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winners host second leg)
  • QF1: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group A
  • QF2: Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group C
  • QF3: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
  • QF4: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group D
Semi-finals (Order of legs decided by draw)
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
Final (Order of legs decided by draw)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6] <section begin=Bracket />

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 5 7
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1
Morocco FUS Rabat 0 0 0
Morocco FUS Rabat 1 0 1 (5 p)
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 1 1 (4 p)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 0 2
South Africa SuperSport United 1 0 1
South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2 (a)
Zambia ZESCO United 0 2 2
South Africa SuperSport United 1 3 4
Tunisia Club Africain 1 1 2
Algeria MC Alger 1 0 1
Tunisia Club Africain 0 2 2

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Quarter-finals

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<section begin=Quarter-finals /> In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MC Alger Algeria 1–2 Tunisia Club Africain 1−0 0–2
SuperSport United South Africa 2–2 (a) Zambia ZESCO United 0−0 2–2
FUS Rabat Morocco 1–1 (5–4 p) Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1−0 0−1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan 1–7 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1−2 0–5

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MC Alger Algeria1−0Tunisia Club Africain
 Report

Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. SuperSport United won on away goals.

1–1 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won 5–4 on penalties.

TP Mazembe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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<section begin=Semi-finals /> In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SuperSport United South Africa 4−2 Tunisia Club Africain 1−1 3−1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1−0 Morocco FUS Rabat 1−0 0−0

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SuperSport United won 4–2 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2017 CAF Confederation Cup 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.[6]

TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.<section end=Final />

Notes

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  1. ^ The kickoff of SuperSport United v Club Africain match was delayed by 24 hours from 30 September to 1 October due to travel issues of Club Africain.[7]

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