2007 CAF Champions League

The 2007 CAF Champions League was the 43rd occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al Ahly SC of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final. Étoile du Sahel participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the representative from CAF.

2007 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Tournament details
Dates26 January – 9 November
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia Étoile du Sahel (1st title)
Runners-upEgypt Al Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played131
Goals scored282 (2.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu (9 goals)

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

The 1st legs were played on 26–28 January 2007.
The 2nd legs were played on 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 1–1 (9–8 p) Mauritius Pamplemousses SC 1–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 6–2 Eswatini Royal Leopards 4–2 2–0
JS Saint-Pierroise Réunion w/o1 Mozambique Desportivo Maputo
Zamalek Egypt 5–1 Burundi Vital'O FC 4–1 1–0
Al-Hilal Sudan 6–0 Zanzibar Polisi 4–0 2–0
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (2–4 p) The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1–0 0–1
ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso 1–3 Nigeria Nasarawa United 1–1 0–2
Fello Star Guinea 3–1 Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 0–1 3–02
ASC Diaraf Senegal 1–2 Togo Maranatha 1–0 0–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–4 Rwanda APR FC 1–2 0–2
USM Alger Algeria 3–3 (a) Niger AS-FNIS 3–1 0–2
Al-Ittihad Libya 4–0 Benin Mogas 90 FC 3–0 1–0
Canon Yaoundé Cameroon 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Saint-George SA Ethiopia w/o3 Malawi Super ESCOM
Wydad AC Morocco 5–2 Mauritania ASC Mauritel Mobile FC 4–0 1–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–4 4 Senegal AS Douanes 1–2 0–2
Ocean Boys FC Nigeria 0–1 Sierra Leone Kallon 0–0 0–1
Petro Atlético Angola 2–1 Namibia FC Civics 1–0 1–1
Young Africans FC Tanzania 5–1 Comoros AJSM 5–1 5
Likhopo Lesotho 0–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 0–0 0–1
Espérance Tunisia 6–1 Chad Renaissance FC 4–0 2–1
Renacimiento FC Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ghana Ashanti Gold SC 0–1 0–1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 7–2 Botswana Police XI 3–0 4–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–0 Seychelles Anse Réunion FC 0–0 3–0
JS Kabylie Algeria 5–2 Guinea-Bissau Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" 3–1 2–1
CD Primeiro de Agosto Angola 1–2 Gabon AS Mangasport 0–1 1–1
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 3–0 Uganda Uganda Revenus Authority SC 3–0 0–0
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 3–2 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 3–1 0–1

1 JS Saint-Pierroise withdrew on the weekend before the tie due to high travel costs; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $3500.
2 Sporting Clube da Praia refused to travel to Guinea due to civil unrest and a violent general strike.
3 Super ESCOM withdrew.
4 AS Douanes were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
5 The tie was played over one leg as AJSM did not have a FIFA or CAF-standard stadium.

First round

1st legs were played on 2–4 March 2007.
2nd legs were played on 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 0–2 Egypt Al Ahly SC 0–0 0–2
Desportivo Maputo Mozambique 1–3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Sudan 4–2 Egypt El Zamalek 2–0 2–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 4–2 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 3–0 1–2
Fello Star Guinea 1–5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–1 1–4
APR FC Rwanda 2–2 Togo Maranatha 2–0 0–21
Al-Ittihad Libya 5–1 Niger AS-FNIS 4–1 1–0
Saint-George SA Ethiopia 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–3 Morocco Wydad AC 0–0 1–3
Kallon Sierra Leone 1–3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 1–2
Young Africans FC Tanzania 3–2 Angola Petro Atlético 3–0 0–2
Espérance Tunisia 6–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 2–0 4–1
Ashanti Gold SC Ghana 2–2 (6–7 p) Morocco FAR Rabat 2–0 0–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–2 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 3–4 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–1 0–3
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 1–4 Cameroon Coton Sport FC 1–0 0–4

1 The match was abandoned at 82' with Maranatha leading 2-0, after APR FC walked off protesting a penalty award against them; APR FC were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.

Second round

1st legs were played on 6–8 April 2007.
2nd legs were played on 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 2–4 Egypt Al Ahly SC 2–2 0–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 3–3 (2–3 p) Sudan Al-Hilal 3–0 0–3
Maranatha Togo 0–3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–3
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Libya Al-Ittihad 3–1 0–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–0 Morocco Wydad AC 2–0 0–0
Espérance Tunisia 3–0 Tanzania Young Africans FC 3–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Morocco FAR Rabat 1–0 0–2
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 1–2 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–2

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESS ITT JSK FAR
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 3–0 0–0
2 Libya Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 7 2–0 1–0 2–0
3 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 2 1 3 6 8 2 5 0–2 3–1 2–0
4 Morocco FAR Rabat 6 1 2 3 2 6 4 4 0–1 1–0 1–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL HIL ASE EST
1 Egypt Al Ahly SC 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 8 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–0 3–0
2 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 7 3–0 2–1 2–0
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 2 1 3 4 5 1 5 0–1 1–0 2–0
4 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 1 2 3 2 8 6 4 1–0 1–1 0–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
Sudan Al-Hilal 2 1 3
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 3 4
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 3 3
Egypt Al Ahly 0 1 1
Libya Al-Ittihad 0 0 0
Egypt Al Ahly 0 1 1

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 21–23 September and the second legs on 5–7 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Hilal Sudan 3–4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 1–3
Al-Ittihad Libya 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly SC 0–0 0–1

Final

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–0Egypt Al Ahly SC
Report
Al Ahly SC Egypt1–3Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
El-Nahhas 48' Report Gharbi 44'
Chermiti 90+3'
Narry 90+5'

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2007 CAF Champions League are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 9
2 Nigeria Ndubuisi Eze Sudan Al Hilal 8
Tunisia Amine Chermiti Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
4 Mali Cheick Oumar Dabo Algeria JS Kabylie 7
Libya Salem Al Rewani Libya Al-Ittihad
6 Tunisia Amine Ltaïef Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6
7 Angola Flávio Egypt Al-Ahly 5
Libya Younes Al Shibani Libya Al-Ittihad
Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Sudan Al Hilal
10 Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Al-Ahly 4
Morocco Abdessamad Rafik Morocco Wydad AC
Venezuela José Torrealba South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns

See also

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