2012 CAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2012 CAF Champions League knock-out stage matches took place between October and November 2012. The matchdays were: 5–7 October (semifinals first leg), 19–21 October (semifinals second leg), 2–4 November (final first leg), 16–18 November (final second leg).[1][2]

All knock-out ties were 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 applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[3]

Qualified teams

The knock-out stage featured four teams: the two group winners and the two group runners-up from the group stage. In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up. In both ties, the group winners hosted the second leg at home.[3]

Group Winners Runners-up
A Espérance ST Sunshine Stars
B Al-Ahly TP Mazembe

Semifinals
Espérance ST 1–0 TP Mazembe
Ben Mansour  70' Report
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Espérance ST won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the 2012 CAF Champions League Final.

Sunshine Stars 3–3 Al-Ahly
Temen  38'
Olorundare  73' (pen.)
Osasco  84'		 Report Gedo  18', 74'
Hamdy  32'
Al-Ahly 1–0 Sunshine Stars
Geddo  28' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

Al-Ahly won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the 2012 CAF Champions League Final.

Final
Main article: 2012 CAF Champions League Final
Espérance ST 1–2 Al-Ahly
N'Djeng  85' Report Geddo  43'
Soliman  62'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)

Al-Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Orange Champions League fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  2. "Champions League 2nd leg final date moved". Confédération Africaine de Football. 4 October 2012.
  3. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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