Attendance 40,000 Champion Al Ahly SC Event 2013 CAF Champions League | Attendance 35,000 Dates 2 Nov 2013 – 10 Nov 2013 | |
Venues Johannesburg, Cairo, Orlando Stadium, Arab Contractors Stadium Referees Djamel Haimoudi (Algerian Football Federation), Bakary Gassama (Gambia Football Federation) People also search for 2001 CAF Champions League Final | ||
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The 2013 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2013 CAF Champions League, the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.
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- Orlando pirates vs al ahly 2013 caf champions league final cairo
- Background
- Road to final
- Rules
- References
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Al-Ahly of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Arab Contractors Stadium in Cairo on 10 November 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, Al-Ahly won the second leg 2–0, and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time.
Background
Al-Ahly were the defending champions, and also the most successful club in the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League, reaching a total of nine finals, winning seven (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012) and losing two (1983, 2007).
Orlando Pirates were the only South African club to have been crowned African club champion, having won the final in 1995.
The two teams had met in the group stage, with Orlando Pirates winning in Egypt 3–0, then earning a goalless draw at home on the last matchday against an already-qualified Al-Ahly to clinch a spot in the semifinals.
Road to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Rules
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).