2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stageThe 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2] Qualified teamsThe winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
FormatIn the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2] ScheduleThe schedule of each round was as follows.[1][3][4]
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:[4]
BracketThe bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]
The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]
Quarter-finalsIn the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[2]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast) 2–2 on aggregate. SuperSport United won on away goals.
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya) 1–1 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won 5–4 on penalties.
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) TP Mazembe won 7–1 on aggregate. Semi-finalsIn the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) SuperSport United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) TP Mazembe won 1–0 on aggregate. FinalIn the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate. NotesReferences
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