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7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
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Event | 2012 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 4 November 2012 | ||||||
Venue | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | ||||||
Man of the Match | Moez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis) | ||||||
Referee | Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) | ||||||
Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
Second Leg | |||||||
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Date | 17 November 2012 | ||||||
Venue | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis | ||||||
Man of the Match | Al-Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly) | ||||||
Referee | Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco) | ||||||
Attendance | 31,000 | ||||||
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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.
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]
Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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UNAF (North Africa) | 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
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UNAF (North Africa) | 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011 |
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–0 | 0–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | First round | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–2 | 0–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Second round | ![]() |
7–1 | 6–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | ![]() |
3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
1–0 (H) cancelled† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
2–0 (A) cancelled† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
0–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CAF
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Final standings |
Source: CAF
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knock-out stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4–3 | 3–3 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semifinals | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
† 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]
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 (noextra time is played).[6]
Al Ahly ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hamdy ![]() |
Report | Hichri ![]() |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Al Ahly |
ES Tunis |
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CAF's Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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ES Tunis ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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N'Djeng ![]() |
Report | Gedo ![]() Soliman ![]() |
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
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Al Ahly |
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