2010 CAF Champions League final

The 2010 CAF Champions League Final was the final of 2010 CAF Champions League. TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo beat Espérance ST from Tunisia 6–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title in the competition, and their second in a row.[1] They also qualified to the quarter-finals for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.

2010 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where TP Mazembe lifted the trophy
Event2010 CAF Champions League
First leg
Date31 October 2010
VenueStade de la Kenya, Lubumbashi
RefereeKokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Attendance30,000
WeatherSunny
Second Leg
Date13 November 2010
VenueStade 7 November, Tunis
RefereeDaniel Bennett (South Africa)
Attendance60,000
WeatherPartly Cloudy
2009
2011

Qualified teams edit

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)
  TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009
  Espérance de Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000

Background edit

TP Mazembe won the title in 2009, which was their third title overall after winning it 1967 and 1968 when it was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs. Espérance entered the Champions league for the first time since 2005. In 1994 they won their only title so far. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - Mazembe winning 2–1, while Espérance won 3–0. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Mazembe defeated the Algerian side (and Group Stage winner) JS Kabylie 3–1 on aggregate, winning the first leg at home by that score, with the second leg ending in a scoreless draw.[2] Espérance faced Al-Ahly from Egypt and lost the first leg 2–1 away from home. In need of a win in the second leg, Espérance were victorious 1–0 and reached the final on the away goals rule.[3]

Venues edit

Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba Stadium edit

 
Stade de la Kenya in Lubumbashi, DR Congo hosted the first leg.

Stade Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba, also known as Stade de la Kenya, is a multi-use stadium located in the Kenya suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the current home of FC Saint Eloi Lupopo and the former home venue of TP Mazembe. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and is named after Frederic Kibassa Maliba, a former Minister of Youth and Sports.

7 November Stadium edit

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

7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, 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.

Road to the final edit

TP Mazembe Round Espérance ST
Opponent Result Legs Qualification stage Opponent Result Legs
  APR 2–1 0–1 away, 2–0 home First round   ASFA Yennega 7–2 4–1 home, 3–1 away
  Djoliba 4–0 1–0 away, 3–0 home Second round   Al-Merreikh 4–1 3–0 home, 1–1 away

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Espérance ST 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
3   ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6
4   Dynamos 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3
Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Espérance ST 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
3   ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6
4   Dynamos 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs
  JS Kabylie 3–1 3–1 home, 0–0 away Semifinals   Al-Ahly 2–2 1–2 away, 1–0 home

Format edit

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]

Matches edit

First leg edit

TP Mazembe  5 – 0  Espérance ST
Ngandu   19', 75'
Kaluyituka   45' (pen.)
Singuluma   55', 59'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mazembe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Espérance
Mazembe:
GK 1   Muteba Kidiaba
RB 3   Kiritsho Kasusula
CB 4   Miala Nkulukutu
CB 16   Stopila Sunzu
LB 2   Joël Kimwaki
RM 20   Mihayo Kazembe
CM 27   Kasongo Ngandu   75'
CM 13   Bedi Mbenza
LM 15   Dioko Kaluyituka
CF 11   Patou Kabangu   75'
CF 10   Given Singuluma
Substitutes:
MF 25   Christopher Semakweri   75'
FW 6   Déo Kanda A Mukok   75'
Manager:
  Lamine N'Diaye
Espérance:
GK 22   Wassim Naouara
RB 24   Harrison Afful
CB 19   Walid Hichri
CB 12   Khalil Chemmam
LB 20   Mohamed Ben Mansour   24'
RM 21   Mejdi Traoui
CM 9   Saber Khalifa
CM 23   Khaled Korbi
LM 14   Michael Eneramo   66'
CF 10   Oussama Darragi   35'
CF 28   Youssef Msakni (c)   88'
Substitutes:
DF 27   Zied Derbali   35'
FW 7   Khaled Ayari   66'
MF 13   Roger Toindouba   88'
Manager:
  Faouzi Benzarti
Assistant referees:


Biagui Djoukere (Togo)
Mathias Ayena (Togo)
Fourth official:
Kokou Atsoo (Togo)

Second leg edit

Espérance ST  1 – 1  TP Mazembe
Afful   24' Report Kanda A Mukok   67'
Attendance: 60,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Espérance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mazembe
Espérance:
GK 1   Moez Ben Cherifia
RB 24   Harrison Afful   62'
CB 29   Walid Hichri
CB 15   Aymen Ben Amor   24'
LB 12   Khalil Chemmam   78'
DM 5   Syam Ben Youssef
CM 9   Saber Khalifa   56'
CM 23   Khaled Korbi   70'
LM 14   Michael Eneramo
CF 10   Oussama Darragi (c)
CF 11   Roger Toindouba   50'
Substitutes:
DF 27   Zied Derbali   78'
MF 28   Youssef Msakni   50'
FW 7   Khaled Ayari   56'
Manager:
  Faouzi Benzarti
Mazembe:
GK 1   Muteba Kidiaba
RB 3   Kiritsho Kasusula
CB 4   Miala Nkulukutu   29'
CB 16   Stopila Sunzu
LB 2   Joël Kimwaki
RM 20   Mihayo Kazembe   65'
CM 27   Kasongo Ngandu
CM 13   Bedi Mbenza
LM 15   Dioko Kaluyituka
CF 11   Patou Kabangu   69'
CF 10   Given Singuluma   44'   46'
Substitutes:
DF 12   Bawaka Mabele   29'
FW 6   Déo Kanda A Mukok   46'
FW 18   Luyeye Mvete   69'
Manager:
  Lamine N'Diaye
Assistant referees:


Siwela Zakhele (South Africa)
Somi Luyanda (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ebrahim Abdul Basit (South Africa)

References edit

  1. ^ "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. ^ "Mazembe reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  3. ^ "Esperance beat Ahly to reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  4. ^ Regulations of the CAF Champions League

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