2020–21 CAF Champions League knockout stage
| Dates | 14 May – 17 July 2021 |
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The 2020–21 CAF Champions League knockout stage started on 14 May with the quarter-finals and concluded on 17 July 2021 with the final to decide the champions of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.[1]
Times are GMT as listed by CAF (local times, even if not different, are in parentheses).
Round and draw dates
[edit]The schedule is as follows.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 30 April 2021 | 14–15 May 2021 | 21–22 May 2021 |
| Semi-finals | 18–19 June 2021 | 25–26 June 2021 | |
| Final | 17 July 2021 | ||
Format
[edit]Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is not played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time won't also be played and the winners will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[1]
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners are seeded, and the four group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
Qualified teams
[edit]The knockout stage involves the 8 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Simba
|
 Al Ahly
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| B |  Mamelodi Sundowns
|
 CR Belouizdad
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| C |  Wydad AC
|
Kaizer Chiefs
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| D |  Espérance de Tunis
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MC Alger
|
Bracket
[edit]The bracket of the knockout stage is determined as follows:[1]
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
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| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | Winners SF1 and SF2 will face each other to decide the champions |
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 30 April 2021.[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | MC Alger
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wydad AC
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wydad AC
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Kaizer Chiefs
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Simba
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kaizer Chiefs
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | CR Belouizdad
| 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Espérance de Tunis (p)
| 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Al Ahly
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mamelodi Sundowns
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 30 April 2021.
Summary
[edit]The first legs were played on 14 and 15 May, and the second legs were played on 22 May 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly
|
3–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| MC Alger
|
1–2 | Wydad AC
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| CR Belouizdad
|
2–2 (2–3 p) | Espérance de Tunis
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs
|
4–3 | Simba
|
4–0 | 0–3 |
Matches
[edit]| Al Ahly | 2–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Al Ahly won 3–1 on aggregate.
Wydad AC won 2–1 on aggregate.
| CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Espérance de Tunis won 3–2 on penalties.
| Kaizer Chiefs | 4–0 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Simba | 3–0 | Kaizer Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Kaizer Chiefs won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
[edit]The draw for the semi-finals was held on 30 April 2021 (after the quarter-finals draw).
Summary
[edit]The first legs were played on 19 June, and the second legs were played on 26 June 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad AC
|
0–1 | Kaizer Chiefs
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Espérance de Tunis
|
0–4 | Al Ahly
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
Matches
[edit]| Wydad AC | 0–1 | Kaizer Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Kaizer Chiefs | 0–0 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Kaizer Chiefs won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Al Ahly | 3–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]The final will be played on 17 July 2021 at Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca.
| Kaizer Chiefs | 0–3 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Notes
[edit]- ^ CR Belouizdad played their home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade du 20 Août, Algiers, which did not meet CAF requirements.
- ^ The Espérance de Tunis v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played at 17:00 local time (UTC+1), was postponed for one hour due to clashes between Tunisian police officers and Espérance de Tunis fans.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Total CAF CL - Road to the Final". CAF. 30 April 2021.