The 2011 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2011 CAF Champions League, the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.
The final was played between Wydad AC from Morocco and Espérance ST from Tunisia. After a goal-less first leg,Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw Espérance ST won the second leg 1–0 to win their second African title (the first being the 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs).Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal The win saw Espérance ST complete the Treble, and as a result, Espérance ST qualified to enter the quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the CAF representative, as well as participate in the 2012 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
Qualified teams In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Wydad ACUNAF (North Africa)1992 ES TunisUNAF (North Africa)1994, 1999, 2000, 2010
Venues
Mohamed V Stadium
Mohammed V Stadium is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.
Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad AC and Raja CA. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.
Mohammed V Stadium is located right in the centre of the city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.
It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.
Stade Olympique de Radès
Stade Olympique de Radès is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.
Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.
This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.
Road to final
Wydad ACRound ES TunisOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Aduana Stars3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)Preliminary roundbye Kano Pillars2–02–0 (H)0–0 (A)First round ASPAC5–25–0 (H)0–2 (A) TP Mazembe1–2*1–0 (H)0–2 (A)Second round Diaraf6–05–0 (H)1–0 (A) Simba3–0Special play-off*—OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Al Ahly3–3 (A)Matchday 1 MC Alger1–1 (A) MC Alger4–0 (H)Matchday 2 Al Ahly1–0 (H) ES Tunis2–2 (H)Matchday 3 Wydad AC2–2 (A) ES Tunis0–0 (A)Matchday 4 Wydad AC0–0 (H) Al Ahly1–1 (H)Matchday 5 MC Alger4–0 (H) MC Alger1–3 (A)Matchday 6 Al Ahly1–1 (A)Final standingsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Enyimba1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)Semifinals Al-Hilal3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)
* TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad Casablanca played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.
Format The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).Regulations of the CAF Champions League
First leg
GK 1 Nadir LamyaghriDF 13 Youssef Rabeh DF 3 Mourad Lemsen DF 6 Hicham El Amrani DF 10 Mohamed BerrabehDF 7 Ahmed Ajeddou MF 28 Said Fettah MF 8 Yassine Lakhal MF 5 Abderrahmane MssassiMF 14 Yassine Rami FW 21 Fabrice OndamaSubstitutes:FW 16 Houcine Zaidoune MF 4 Youssef Kaddioui Idrissi FW 24 Younes Mankari Manager: Michel Decastel GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia DF 29 Walid HichriDF 6 Idrissa Coulibaly DF 12 Khalil ChemmamDF 3 Banana YayaDF 19 Khaled MouelhiMF 21 Mejdi Traoui MF 18 Wajdi Bouazzi MF 23 Khaled KorbiMF 28 Youssef Msakni FW 15 Yannick N'Djeng Substitutes:MF 10 Oussama Darragi FW 26 Harrison Afful MF 14 Mohamed Ali Slama Manager: Nabil Maâloul
Assistant referees: Efarist Mikwande (Cameroon) Moussa Yanoussa (Cameroon) Fourth official: Christopher Ndy (Cameroon)
Second leg
GK 1 Moez Ben CherifiaDF 26 Harrison AffulDF 29 Walid HichriDF 12 Khalil ChemmamMF 3 Banana Yaya MF 21 Mejdi Traoui MF 18 Wajdi BouazziMF 23 Khaled Korbi MF 10 Oussama Darragi MF 28 Youssef Msakni FW 15 Yannick N'Djeng Substitutes:MF 6 Idrissa Coulibaly FW 19 Khaled Mouelhi FW 7 Khaled Ayari Manager: Nabil Maâloul GK 17 Yassine BounouDF 13 Youssef Rabeh DF 3 Mourad Lemsen DF 6 Hicham El AmraniDF 10 Mohamed Berrabeh DF 7 Ahmed AjeddouMF 28 Said Fettah MF 8 Yassine Lakhal MF 5 Abderrahmane Mssassi MF 14 Yassine Rami FW 21 Fabrice OndamaSubstitutes:FW 2 Ayoub Skouma DF 4 Youssef Kaddioui MF 27 Pascal Angan Manager: Michel Decastel
Assistant referees: Pio Sangui (Ivory Coast) Pierre Moussa (Ivory Coast) Fourth official: Ndre Koam (Ivory Coast)
References
External links CAF Champions League 2011 CAF Champions League Final at Soccerway