The 2021–22 CAF Champions League knockout stage started on 15 April with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 May 2022 with the final to decide the champions of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.
| Dates | 15 April – 30 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 28 (2.15 per match) |
Times are listed in local times.
Round and draw dates edit
The schedule was as follows.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 5 April 2022 | 15–16 April 2022 | 22–23 April 2022 |
| Semi-finals | 6–7 May 2022 | 13–14 May 2022 | |
| Final | 30 May 2022 | ||
Format edit
Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played and if the score was still level, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were 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 were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was 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 |  Mamelodi Sundowns
|
 Al Ahly
|
| B |  Raja Casablanca
|
 ES Sétif
|
| C |  Espérance de Tunis
|
CR Belouizdad
|
| D | Wydad AC
|
 Petro de Luanda
|
Bracket edit
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
|
| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | Winners SF1 and SF2 faced each other to decide the champions |
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 5 April 2022, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| ES Sétif | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| ES Sétif | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 30 May – Casablanca | ||||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 April 2022.
Summary edit
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 April, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly
|
3–2 | Raja Casablanca
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
| ES Sétif
|
1–0 | Espérance de Tunis
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| CR Belouizdad
|
0–1 | Wydad AC
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Petro de Luanda
|
3–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Matches edit
| Al Ahly | 2–1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Al Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.
ES Sétif won 1–0 on aggregate.
| CR Belouizdad | 0–1 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Wydad AC | 0–0 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Wydad AC won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Petro de Luanda | 2–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1−1 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Petro de Luanda won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals edit
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 5 April 2022 (after the quarter-finals draw).
Summary edit
The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 13 and 14 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly
|
6–2 | ES Sétif
|
4–0 | 2–2 |
| Petro de Luanda
|
2–4 | Wydad AC
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
Matches edit
| ES Sétif | 2–2 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Al Ahly won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Petro de Luanda | 1–3 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Wydad AC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final edit
The final was played on 30 May 2022 at Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca.
| Al Ahly | 0–2 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Notes edit
- ^ a b ES Sétif play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, which did not meet CAF requirements.
- ^ CR Belouizdad play their group stage 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.
References edit
- ^ "TotalEnergies Champions League and Confederation Cup draw date announced". CAF. 24 March 2022.
- ^ "CAF, Morocco FA announce TotalEnergies 2021-2022 Champions League final ticketing and spectator information". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.