2007 CAF Champions League
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| Confederation of African Football Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 26 January – 9 November |
| Teams | 60 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Étoile du Sahel (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al Ahly |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 131 |
| Goals scored | 282 (2.15 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mabi Mputu (9 goals) |
The 2007 CAF Champions League was the 43rd occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al Ahly SC of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final. Étoile du Sahel participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the representative from CAF.
Qualifying rounds[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
The 1st legs were played on 26–28 January 2007.
The 2nd legs were played on 9–11 February 2007.
1 JS Saint-Pierroise withdrew on the weekend before the tie due to high travel costs; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $3500.
2 Sporting Clube da Praia refused to travel to Guinea due to civil unrest and a violent general strike.
3 Super ESCOM withdrew.
4 AS Douanes were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
5 The tie was played over one leg as AJSM did not have a FIFA or CAF-standard stadium.
First round[edit]
1st legs were played on 2–4 March 2007.
2nd legs were played on 16–18 March 2007.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Highlanders  | 0–2 | Al Ahly SC | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Desportivo Maputo  | 1–3 |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Al-Hilal  | 4–2 | El Zamalek | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Nasarawa United  | 4–2 |  Gambia Ports Authority | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Fello Star  | 1–5 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–1 | 1–4 |
APR FC  | 2–2 |  Maranatha | 2–0 | 0–21 |
Al-Ittihad  | 5–1 |  AS-FNIS | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Saint-George SA  | 1–2 |  Étoile du Congo | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Stade Malien  | 1–3 |  Wydad AC | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Kallon  | 1–3 |  ASEC Mimosas | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Young Africans FC  | 3–2 |  Petro Atlético | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Espérance | 6–1 |  Zanaco FC | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Ashanti Gold SC  | 2–2 (6–7 p) | FAR Rabat | 2–0 | 0–2 |
AS ADEMA  | 3–5 | TP Mazembe | 2–2 | 1–4 |
AS Mangasport  | 3–4 |  JS Kabylie | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Séwé Sports | 1–4 |  Coton Sport FC | 1–0 | 0–4 |
1 The match was abandoned at 82' with Maranatha leading 2-0, after APR FC walked off protesting a penalty award against them; APR FC were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
Second round[edit]
1st legs were played on 6–8 April 2007.
2nd legs were played on 20–22 April 2007.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–4 | Al Ahly SC | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Nasarawa United | 3–3 (2–3 p) | Al-Hilal | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Maranatha | 0–3 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Étoile du Congo | 3–3 (a) | Al-Ittihad | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | Wydad AC | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Espérance | 3–0 | Young Africans FC | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| TP Mazembe | 1–2 | FAR Rabat | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Coton Sport FC | 1–2 | JS Kabylie | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Group stage[edit]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESS | ITT | JSK | FAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | FAR Rabat | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | HIL | ASE | EST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly SC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Knockout stage[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| | Al-Hilal | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| | Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| | Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| | Al Ahly | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| | Al Ahly | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
The first legs were played on 21–23 September and the second legs on 5–7 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hilal | 3–4 | Étoile du Sahel | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | Al Ahly SC | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Final[edit]
| Al Ahly SC | 1–3 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
El-Nahhas  48' | Report | Gharbi 44' Chermiti 90+3'Narry 90+5' |
Top goalscorers[edit]
The top scorers from the 2007 CAF Champions League are as follows:
