The 2008 CAF Champions League was the 44th edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Coton Sport of Cameroon in the final to win their sixth title.
| African Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 15 February – 16 November |
| Teams | 58 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Ahly (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Coton Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 281 (2.55 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Stephen Worgu(13 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Qualifying rounds
editPreliminary round
editThe preliminary round first legs were played on 15–17 February, and the second legs were played on 29 February-2 March 2008.4
Byes: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al Ahly, and Al Hilal.
1 Invincible Eleven withdrew.
2 CAF ordered that the tie was to be played over one leg in Kinshasa due to the civil war in Chad, but Renaissance FC objected to the ruling and refused to travel; they were ejected from the competition, fined $4000 and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
3 Tusker FC were ejected from the competition and fined $5000 after Kenyan immigration officials refused the appointed match officials for the first leg entry into the country.
4 Wallidan FC and FC Civics withdrew before the draw.
Note: Clubs from the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone and Somalia all had their entries rejected for failure to fulfil their financial obligations.[1]
First round
editThe 1/16 Finals first leg matches were played on 21–23 March and the second legs were played on 4–6 April 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olympique Khouribga 
|
2–2 (3–0 p) |  ES Setif
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
ASEC Mimosas 
|
2–1 |  AS Kaloum Star
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Sporting Clube da Praia 
|
2–2 (a) |  Interclube
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek
|
2–2 (5–4p) | Africa Sports National
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Etoile du Sahel 
|
5–3 |  AS Douanes
|
5–0 | 0–3 |
Dynamos 
|
4–2 |  Costa do Sol
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| JS Kabylie
|
3–0 |  Ashanti Gold SC
|
3–0 | 0–0 |
| Coton Sport FC
|
6–2 | Gombe United F.C.
|
5–0 | 1–2 |
TP Mazembe 
|
2–1 |  FC 105 Libreville
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Al Ittihad Tripoli 
|
2–2 (a) | 1º de Agosto
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
ASKO Kara 
|
2–4 | Club Africain
|
2–0 | 0–4 |
| Enyimba FC
|
7–1 |  Simba SC
|
4–0 | 3–1 |
| Al Ahly
|
6–01 |  Al Tahrir
|
3–0 | 3–0 |
Platinum Stars 
|
3–1 |  US Stade Tamponnaise
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
4–0 |  Curepipe Starlight SC
|
3–0 | 1–0 |
Al Hilal 
|
3–1 |  ZESCO United Football Club
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
1Al Tahrir withdrew due to internal dissent.[2]
Second round
editThe 1/8 Finals first legs were played on 25–27 April and the second legs were played on 9–11 May 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas
|
(a) 1–1 | Olympique Khouribga
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Zamalek
|
4–2 | Interclube
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Dynamos
|
2–0 | Etoile du Sahel
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Coton Sport FC
|
4–2 | JS Kabylie
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Ittihad Tripoli
|
2–3 | TP Mazembe
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Enyimba FC
|
6–3 | Club Africain
|
5–1 | 1–2 |
| Platinum Stars
|
2–3 | Al Ahly
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Al Hilal
|
4–3 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
4–2 | 0–1 |
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 | AHL | DYN | ASEC | ZAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Dynamos
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | — | |||||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | — | |||||
| 4 | Zamalek
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | — |
Group B
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COT | ENY | TPM | HIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coton Sport FC
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Enyimba
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | — | |||||
| 3 | TP Mazembe
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | — | |||||
| 4 | Al Hilal
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | — |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Enyimba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Al Ahly
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Coton Sport
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Dynamos
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Coton Sport
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
Semifinals
editThe first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17–19 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enyimba
|
0–1 | Al Ahly
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Dynamos
|
0–5 | Coton Sport
|
0–1 | 0–4 |
Final
edit| Al Ahly | 2–0 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
Gomaa  4'Flávio 15' |
Report |
| Coton Sport | 2–2 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Lassina Abdoul Karim 45' Ousmaïla Baba 63' |
Report | Ahmed Hassan 38' Shady 89' |
Top goalscorers
editThe top scorers from the 2008 CAF Champions League are as follows:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gleeson, Mark (10 February 2008). "Five countries excluded from African club competition". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Ahly given Champions League bye". bbc.co.uk. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008.