2006 CAF Champions League Final

The 2006 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2006. Al-Ahly of Egypt beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 2-1.

2006 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event2006 CAF Champions League
Al-Ahly CS Sfaxien
2 1
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Ahly CS Sfaxien
1 1
Date29 October 2006
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeModou Sowe (Gambia)
Attendance74,000
Second leg
CS Sfaxien Al-Ahly
0 1
Date11 November 2006
VenueStade 7 November, Radès
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance60,000

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005
CS Sfaxien UNAF (North Africa) none

Background

Al-Ahly were the defending champions after winning the compatriot of CS Sfaxien, Étoile du Sahel 3–0, reaching a total of five finals, winning four (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005) and losing one (1983) while CS Sfaxien reached the final for the first time ever. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - CS Sfaxien winning 1–0, while Al Ahly won 2–1. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals CS Sfaxien defeated Orlando Pirates 1–0 on aggregate, winning the second leg at home by that score, with the first leg ending in a scoreless draw. Al Ahly faced ASEC Mimosas from Ivory Coast and won the first leg 2–0 at home. In the second leg, Al Ahly lost 1–2 but reached the final.

Venues

Cairo International Stadium
International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the first leg.

Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000.[1] The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Before becoming an all seater stadium, it had the ability to hold over 100,000 spectators, reaching a record of 120,000. It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region. It is also the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC currently use the Petro Sport Stadium for most of their home games and Al Ahly use Al Salam Stadium for most of their home games.

7 November Stadium
7 November Stadium in Radès, Tunisia hosted the second leg.

7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

The management of CS Sfaxien confirmed that it was necessary to transfer the match from the Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Sfax, which was held by all the matches of the team in the African competition this season to the Radès Stadium, because the capacity of the Radès Stadium is 60,000 spectators, while the capacity of the Stade Taïeb Mhiri does not exceed 20,000, which is what confirms the organization of the match on the field of the stadium of Sfax was difficult.

Road to the final
Further information: 2006 CAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Al-Ahly Round CS Sfaxien
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round AS-FNIS 7–1 3–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Tusker FC 5–0 2–0 (A) 3–0 (H) First round DC Motema Pembe 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Renacimiento FC 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (A) Second round FAR Rabat 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
CS Sfaxien 0–1 (A) Matchday 1 Al-Ahly 1–0 (H)
JS Kabylie 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Asante Kotoko 2–4 (A)
Asante Kotoko 0–0 (A) Matchday 3 JS Kabylie 1–0 (A)
Asante Kotoko 4–0 (H) Matchday 4 JS Kabylie 2–0 (H)
CS Sfaxien 2–1 (H) Matchday 5 Al-Ahly 1–2 (A)
JS Kabylie 2–2 (A) Matchday 6 Asante Kotoko 2–1 (H)
Group A runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CS Sfaxien 6 4 0 2 9 7 +2 12
Al Ahly 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
Asante Kotoko 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
JS Kabylie 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4
Source:
Final standings Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CS Sfaxien 6 4 0 2 9 7 +2 12
Al Ahly 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
Asante Kotoko 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
JS Kabylie 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas 3-2 2–0 (H) 1–2 (A) Semifinals Orlando Pirates 1-0 0–0 (A) 0–1 (H)

Format

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).[2]

Matches

First leg
Al-Ahly 1–1 CS Sfaxien
Aboutrika  27' Rapport Frimpong  53'
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Al-Ahly
CS Sfaxien
GK1 Essam El Hadary
DF26 Wael Gomaa
DF7 Shady Mohamed
DF6 Mohamed Sedik
DF29 Ahmed Shedid 71'
DF25 Hossam Ashour
MF17 Mohamed Shawky
MF22 Mohamed Aboutrika
MF8 Mohamed Barakat 81'
MF23 Flávio
FW19 Emad Meteb 81'
Substitutes:
FW2 Islam El-Shater 71'
MF24 Ahmed Hassan 81'
MF10 Wael Riad 81'
Manager:
Manuel José
GK1 Ahmed Jaouachi
DF4 Wissem Abdi
DF26 Issam Merdassi
DF7 Fateh Gharbi
DF2 Amir Haj Massaoud
DF25 Chedi Hammami
MF17 Anis Boujelbene
MF5 Haythem Mrabet
MF8 Abdelkarim Nafti
MF22 Joetex Asamoah-Frimpong 90'
FW23 Tarek Ziadi 76'
Substitutes:
MF9 Blaise Kouassi 76'
FW6 Chaker Bargaoui 90'
Manager:
Mrad Mahjoub

Assistant referees:
Lamine Camara (Gambia)
Hday Menah (Gambia)
Fourth official:
Sadek Abd Nabi (Egypt)

Second leg
CS Sfaxien 0–1 Al-Ahly
Rapport Aboutrika  90+2'
Stade 7 November, Radès
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
CS Sfaxien
Al Ahly
GK1 Ahmed Jaouachi
DF4 Bechir Mechergui
DF26 Issam Merdassi
DF7 Fateh Gharbi
DF2 Amir Haj Massaoud
DF25 Chedi Hammami 90+5'
MF17 Anis Boujelbene
MF5 Haythem Mrabet
MF8 Abdelkarim Nafti
MF22 Joetex Asamoah-Frimpong
FW23 Tarek Ziadi 81'
Substitutes:
MF9 Blaise Kouassi 95'
FW6 Hamza Younes 81'
Manager:
Mrad Mahjoub
GK1 Essam El Hadary
DF26 Wael Gomaa
DF7 Shady Mohamed
DF6 Mohamed Sedik 71'
DF29 Ahmed Shedid
DF25 Mohamed Abdallah 64'
MF17 Hossam Ashour
MF22 Akwetey Mensah 43'
MF8 Hassan Mostafa 81'
MF23 Mohamed Aboutrika
FW19 Flávio
Substitutes:
FW2 Emad Meteb 43'
MF24 Islam El-Shater 64'
MF10 Wael Riad 71'
Manager:
Manuel José

Assistant referees:
Hong Adogovi (Benin)
Shanti Adrian (Benin)
Fourth official:
Jalloul Azouz (Tunisia)

Notes and references
  1. "International Cairo Stadium". www.cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. Regulations of the CAF Champions League
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