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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.

2012 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event2012 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly ES Tunis
Egypt Tunisia
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Al Ahly ES Tunis
1 1
Date4 November 2012
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Man of the MatchMoez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis)
RefereeDjamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Attendance25,000
Second Leg
ES Tunis Al Ahly
1 2
Date17 November 2012
VenueStade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Man of the MatchAl-Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly)
RefereeBouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Attendance31,000
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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]

Qualified teams

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Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  ES Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011

Road to the final

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Further information: 2012 CAF Champions League
  Al Ahly Round   ES Tunis
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round Bye
  Ethiopian Coffee 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H) First round   Brikama United 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
  Stade Malien 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round   Dynamos 7–1 6–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  TP Mazembe 2–1 (H) Matchday 1   Sunshine Stars 2–0 (A)
  Zamalek 1–0 (A) Matchday 2   ASO Chlef 3–2 (H)
  Berekum Chelsea 4–1 (H) Matchday 3   Étoile du Sahel 1–0 (H) cancelled†
  Berekum Chelsea 1–1 (A) Matchday 4   Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (A) cancelled†
  TP Mazembe 0–2 (A) Matchday 5   Sunshine Stars 1–0 (H)
  Zamalek 1–1 (H) Matchday 6   ASO Chlef 0–1 (A)

Group B Winner
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Al-Ahly 6 8
2   TP Mazembe 6 7
3   Berekum Chelsea 6 7
4   Zamalek SC 6 2
Source: CAF
 Final standings

Group A Winner
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   ES Tunis 4 6
2   Sunshine Stars 4 4
3   ASO Chlef 4 2
4   Étoile du Sahel 0 0
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Sunshine Stars 4–3 3–3 (A) 1–0 (H) Semifinals   TP Mazembe 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
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]

Format

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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]

First leg

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Al Ahly  1–1  ES Tunis
Hamdy   88' Report Hichri   49'
Attendance: 25,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
 
 
 
 
 
ES Tunis
GK 1   Sherif Ekramy
RB 24   Ahmed Fathy   26'
CB 6   Wael Gomaa
CB 4   Sherif Abdel-Fadil   46'
LB 23   Mohamed Nagieb
DM 14   Hossam Ghaly (c)   60'
DM 25   Hossam Ashour
AM 19   Abdallah El Said
AM 11   Walid Soliman
CF 22   Mohamed Aboutrika
CF 15   Gedo   82'
Substitutes:
FW 18   El Sayed Hamdy   46'
MF 8   Mohamed Barakat   60'
FW 9   Emad Moteab   82'
DF 2   Saad Samir
DF 12   Ahmad Shedid Qinawi
GK 16   Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud
MF 30   Shehab El-Din Ahmed
Manager:
  Hossam El Badry
GK 1   Moez Ben Cherifia
RWB 26   Harrison Afful   55'   73'
CB 29   Walid Hichri
CB 17   Sameh Derbali   10'
CB 12   Khalil Chemmam (c)   45'
LWB 20   Mohamed Ben Mansour
DM 4   Houcine Ragued   86'
DM 13   Karim Aouadhi   9'
AM 19   Khaled Mouelhi
AM 18   Wajdi Bouazzi
CF 15   Yannick N'Djeng   82'
Substitutes:
MF 21   Mejdi Traoui   73'
FW 7   Khaled Ayari   82'
DF 3   Chaker Zouagi   86'
FW 11   Youcef Belaïli
GK 22   Wassim Naouara
MF 30   Iheb Msakni
Manager:
  Nabil Maâloul

CAF's Man of the Match:
Moez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis)

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Bechirène (Algeria)
Bouabdalah Omari (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)

Second leg

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ES Tunis  1–2  Al Ahly
N'Djeng   85' Report Gedo   43'
Soliman   63'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ES Tunis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
GK 1   Moez Ben Cherifia   90'
RB 29   Walid Hichri
CB 12   Khalil Chemmam (c)
CB 3   Chaker Zouagi
LB 20   Mohamed Ben Mansour   90+3'
DM 4   Houcine Ragued   73'
DM 13   Karim Aouadhi   46'
CM 19   Khaled Mouelhi
RW 28   Youssef Msakni
CF 15   Yannick N'Djeng
LW 18   Wajdi Bouazzi   56'
Substitutes:
MF 30   Iheb Msakni   46'
FW 11   Youcef Belaïli   56'
FW 7   Khaled Ayari   73'
DF 5   Aymen Ben Amor
GK 22   Wassim Naouara
MF 24   Oussama Boughanmi
DF 25   Seifallah Hosni
Manager:
  Nabil Maâloul
GK 1   Sherif Ekramy
RB 24   Ahmed Fathy
CB 6   Wael Gomaa
CB 12   Ahmad Shedid Qinawi
LB 23   Mohamed Nagieb
DM 14   Hossam Ghaly (c)   77'
DM 25   Hossam Ashour
AM 19   Abdallah El Said
AM 11   Walid Soliman   71'
CF 18   El Sayed Hamdy   66'
CF 15   Gedo   88'
Substitutes:
FW 22   Mohamed Aboutrika   66'
DF 26   Dominique Da Silva   71'
MF 30   Ramy Rabia   88'
DF 2   Saad Samir
MF 8   Mohamed Barakat
FW 9   Emad Moteab
GK 16   Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud
Manager:
  Hossam El Badry

CAF's Man of the Match:
El Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly)

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Bouazza Rouani (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

References

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  1. ^ "Ahly and Esperance draw in Champions League final first leg". Confederation of African Football. 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Ahly win record seventh CAF Champions League title". Confederation of African Football. 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Ahly win seventh ACL crown". mtnfootball. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Al Ahly dedicate triumph to tragic fans". FIFA.com. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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