2001 CAF Champions League Final
Cairo International Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event2001 CAF Champions League
Mamelodi Sundowns Al Ahly
South Africa Egypt
1 4
Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate
First leg
Mamelodi Sundowns Al Ahly
1 1
Date8 December 2001
VenueLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance5,000
Second leg
Al Ahly Mamelodi Sundowns
3 0
Date21 December 2001
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeAbderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Attendance75,000

The 2001 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2001 CAF Champions League.

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2001 between Al-Ahly of Egypt, and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.

Al-Ahly won the final with aggregate 4-1, first leg 1-1 and second 3-0

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)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) none
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987

Venues

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa hosted the first leg.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and football stadium situated in the Arcadia suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and it is occasionally used for football matches.

The stadium was named after Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld, the founder of organized sports in Pretoria. Through the years the stadium has undergone various name changes as sponsors came and went, though locals have always referred to the stadium as Loftus Versfeld.

The stadium is the home ground of the Bulls franchise of the Super Rugby tournament and the Blue Bulls union in South Africa's Currie Cup. Also home ground for the South African premier soccer league champions Mamelodi Sundowns.

Also, the South Africa national rugby union team has played several test matches at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. They played New Zealand in 1970, 1996, and 1999, Australia in 1967, 1997, 2001, England in 1994 and 2000, and Ireland in 1998.

Cairo International Stadium

International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second 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.

Road to final

South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Round Egypt Al Ahly
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Mozambique Costa do Sol 2–0 0–0 (H) 2–0 (A) First round Eritrea Red Sea FC 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Tanzania Young Africans 6–5 3–2 (H) 3–3 (A) Second round Seychelles St.-Michel United 6–0 5–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Tunisia ES Tunis 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Angola Petro Atlético 3–1 (A)
Nigeria Julius Berger 0–2 (A) Matchday 2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 (H)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 (A) Matchday 3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 (A)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–1 (H)
Tunisia ES Tunis 0–0 (A) Matchday 5 Angola Petro Atlético 2–4 (H)
Nigeria Julius Berger 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 (A)

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia ES Tunis 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 2 3 1 2 2 0 7
3 Nigeria Julius Berger 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 5
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 5
Source:
Final standings

Group B Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Angola Petro Atlético 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 4 0 2 9 7 +2 8
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 7
4 Algeria CR Belouizdad 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola Petro Atlético 2–2 (5-3 p) 2–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Semifinals Tunisia ES Tunis 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)

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

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–1Egypt Al Ahly
  • Kampamba 26'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Second leg

Al Ahly Egypt3–0South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

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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