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.
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. 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.
Qualified teams TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ES TunisUNAF (North Africa)1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011
Road to the final
Al AhlyRound ES TunisOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePreliminary roundBye Ethiopian Coffee3–00–0 (A)3–0 (H)First round Brikama United4–21–1 (A)3–1 (H) Stade Malien3–20–1 (A)3–1 (H)Second round Dynamos7–16–0 (H)1–1 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult TP Mazembe2–1 (H)Matchday 1 Sunshine Stars2–0 (A) Zamalek1–0 (A)Matchday 2 ASO Chlef3–2 (H) Berekum Chelsea4–1 (H)Matchday 3 Étoile du Sahel1–0 (H) cancelled† Berekum Chelsea1–1 (A)Matchday 4 Étoile du Sahel2–0 (A) cancelled† TP Mazembe0–2 (A)Matchday 5 Sunshine Stars1–0 (H) Zamalek1–1 (H)Matchday 6 ASO Chlef0–1 (A)Final standingsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Sunshine Stars4–33–3 (A)1–0 (H)Semifinals TP Mazembe1–00–0 (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.
Format 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).
First leg
GK 1 Sherif EkramyRB 24 Ahmed Fathy CB 6 Wael Gomaa CB 4 Sherif Abdel-Fadil LB 23 Mohamed NagiebDM 14 Hossam Ghaly (c) DM 25 Hossam AshourAM 19 Abdallah El SaidAM 11 Walid SolimanCF 22 Mohamed AboutrikaCF 15 Gedo Substitutes:FW 18 El Sayed Hamdy MF 8 Mohamed Barakat FW 9 Emad Moteab DF 2 Saad SamirDF 12 Ahmad Shedid QinawiGK 16 Mahmoud Abou El-SaoudMF 30 Shehab El-Din AhmedManager: Hossam El Badry GK 1 Moez Ben CherifiaRWB26 Harrison Afful CB 29 Walid HichriCB 17 Sameh Derbali CB 12 Khalil Chemmam (c) LWB20 Mohamed Ben MansourDM 4 Houcine Ragued DM 13 Karim Aouadhi AM 19 Khaled Mouelhi AM 18 Wajdi BouazziCF 15 Yannick N'Djeng Substitutes:MF 21 Mejdi Traoui FW 7 Khaled Ayari DF 3 Chaker Zouagi FW 11 Youcef BelaïliGK 22 Wassim NaouaraMF 30 Iheb MsakniManager: 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
GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia RB 29 Walid HichriCB 12 Khalil Chemmam (c)CB 3 Chaker ZouagiLB 20 Mohamed Ben Mansour DM 4 Houcine Ragued DM 13 Karim Aouadhi CM 19 Khaled Mouelhi RW 28 Youssef MsakniCF 15 Yannick N'DjengLW 18 Wajdi Bouazzi Substitutes:MF 30 Iheb Msakni FW 11 Youcef Belaïli FW 7 Khaled Ayari DF 5 Aymen Ben AmorGK 22 Wassim NaouaraMF 24 Oussama BoughanmiDF 25 Seifallah HosniManager: Nabil Maâloul GK 1 Sherif EkramyRB 24 Ahmed FathyCB 6 Wael Gomaa CB 12 Ahmad Shedid QinawiLB 23 Mohamed NagiebDM 14 Hossam Ghaly (c) DM 25 Hossam AshourAM 19 Abdallah El SaidAM 11 Walid Soliman CF 18 El Sayed Hamdy CF 15 Gedo Substitutes:FW 22 Mohamed Aboutrika DF 26 Dominique Da Silva MF 30 Ramy Rabia DF 2 Saad SamirMF 8 Mohamed BarakatFW 9 Emad MoteabGK 16 Mahmoud Abou El-SaoudManager: 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
External links CAF Champions League