2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final

Event	2012 CAF Confederation Cup
Djoliba AC Léopards 3 4
on aggregate
First leg
Djoliba AC Léopards 2 2
Date	18 November 2012
Venue	Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Referee	Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Second Leg
AC Léopards Djoliba 2 1
Date	25 November 2012
Venue	Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie
Referee	Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

The final was played between Djoliba from Mali and AC Léopards from the Republic of the Congo. AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate (first leg: 2–2; second leg: 2–1) to win their first title.[1][2] As the winner of the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, they qualified to participate in the 2013 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2012 CAF Champions League.

Road to final

Djoliba				Round	AC Léopards
Champions League					Confederation Cup
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Preliminary round	AS Tempête Mocaf	4–2	2–0 (H)	2–2 (A)
URA	w/o^†	2–0 (A)	—	First round	CS Sfaxien	3–2	1–2 (H)	2–0 (A)
Sunshine Stars	1–2	1–1 (H)	0–1 (A)	Second round	Heartland	4–4 (a)	2–3 (A)	2–1 (H)
Confederation Cup
Club Africain	2–2 (4–3 p)	2–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	Play-off round	Maghreb de Fès	2–1	0–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Stade Malien	2–0 (A)			Matchday 1	Wydad Casablanca	1–1 (H)
AC Léopards	1–1 (H)			Matchday 2	Djoliba	1–1 (A)
Wydad Casablanca	2–1 (H)			Matchday 3	Stade Malien	1–1 (A)
Wydad Casablanca	2–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Stade Malien	1–0 (H)
Stade Malien	2–1 (H)			Matchday 5	Wydad Casablanca	1–3 (A)
AC Léopards	0–3 (A)			Matchday 6	Djoliba	3–0 (H)
Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Djoliba 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 AC Léopards 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 Wydad Casablanca 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 Stade Malien 6 0 3 3 6 10 −4 3				Final standings	Group B runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Djoliba 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 AC Léopards 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 Wydad Casablanca 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 Stade Malien 6 0 3 3 6 10 −4 3
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Hilal	2–2 (7–6 p)	0–2 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semifinals	Al-Merreikh	2–1	2–1 (H)	0–0 (A)

Notes

^† Djoliba advanced to the second round after being awarded the tie by CAF, as URA did not travel to Mali for the second leg due to the Malian crisis.[3]

Rules

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).[4]

First leg

18 November 2012

20:00 UTC±00:00

Djoliba	2–2	AC Léopards
Bagayoko  36' (pen.) S. Coulibaly  74'	Report	Kivouri  22' Ngouelou  87'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Second leg

25 November 2012

15:30 UTC+01:00

AC Léopards	2–1	Djoliba
Gandzé  24' Bhebey Ndey  45'	Report	S. Coulibaly  34'

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

References

1. "Advantage Leopards after dramatic draw at Djoliba". Confederation of African Football. 19 November 2012.
2. "Leopards complete fairy tale by lifting Confederation Cup". Confederation of African Football. 25 November 2012.
3. "Djoliba FC handed walkover victory over URA". supersport.com. 9 April 2012.
4. "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

External links

• CAF Confederation Cup