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2002 CAF Champions League final

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2002 CAF Champions League Final
Cairo International Stadium hosted the podium where Zamalek lifted the trophy
Event2002 CAF Champions League
Zamalek won 1–0 on aggregate
First leg
Date30 November 2002
VenueStade Mohamed V, Casablanca
RefereeFalla N'Doye (Senegal)
Attendance60,000
Second leg
Date13 December 2002
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
CAF Man of the MatchHazem Emam (Zamalek)
Fans' Man of the MatchTamer Abdel Hamid (Zamalek)
RefereeAbdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)
Attendance67,310
WeatherClear
17 °C (63 °F)
59% humidity
2001
2003

The 2002 CAF Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Friday, 13 December 2002 at 17:00 UTC (19:00 local time). The match was played at the Cairo Stadium, in Cairo, Egypt, to determine the winner of the 2002 CAF Champions League. The final was contested by Zamalek and Raja CA, making it an all-Arabic club final for the fifth time in the history of the competition . The game was won by Zamalek 1–0 by Abdelhamid's Goal, after a 0–0 draw in Casablanca.

Qualified teams

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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)
Morocco Raja CA UNAF (North Africa) 1989, 1997, 1999
Egypt Zamalek UNAF (North Africa) 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996

Background

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Zamalek went into the Champions League final as champions of Egypt for the 11th time, and had lost just one Champions League game, the quarter-final second leg away to ASEC Mimosas. Raja also came first in their league. In the Moroccan League games between the two sides in the Champions League Final, They draw 0–0 at Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, while Zamalek won 1–0 at Cairo Stadium in the return game on 13 December 2002.

Venues

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Mohamed V Stadium

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Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.

Mohammed V Athletic Complex is situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.

Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad Casablanca and Raja CA. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.

Mohammed V Stadium is located in the centre of Casablanca. The international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Cairo International Stadium

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International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Cairo International 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

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Morocco Raja CA Round Egypt Zamalek
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
The Gambia Wallidan FC 5–2 2–1 (H) 3–1 (A) First round Rwanda APR FC 6–0 6–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 5–3 3–0 (H) 2–3 (A) Second round Zambia Nkana FC 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–2 (A) Matchday 1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3–1 (H)
Egypt Al Ahly 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Tunisia ES Tunis 1–1 (A)
Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 2–1 (A) Matchday 3 Mozambique Costa do Sol 2–0 (A)
Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 2–1 (H) Matchday 4 Mozambique Costa do Sol 3–0 (H)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–0 (H) Matchday 5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 (A)
Egypt Al Ahly 3–3 (A) Matchday 6 Tunisia ES Tunis 1–0 (H)

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 4 1 1 10 8 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
3 Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
4 Egypt Al Ahly 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Final standings

Group B Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12
3 Tunisia ES Tunis 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
4 Mozambique Costa do Sol 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 4–2 0–2 (A) 4–0 (H) Semifinals Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3–1 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Zamalek

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In the first knockout round, Zamalek were won against APR FC, against whom they won the Home leg 6–0 while Hossam Hassan, Mohamed Abdel Wahed, Hazem Emam, Gamal Hamza and Mohamed Sabry scored the six goals. The Royal Club then drawn the second leg 0–0 to ensure a 6–0 aggregate win and a place in the second Round, where they were again won against Nkana.

The second Round matches represented the first time these two clubs had met in Africa . Zamalek went to Kitwe and secured a very creditable 2–0 win, before qualify to the Group stage of the Champions League, by drawing 0–0.

Zamalek were drawn in Group F along with ASEC Mimosas, Espérance and Costa do Sol. Zamalek won their first group game before securing a 1–1 draw away against Espérance, Zamalek as group winners and with the most points out of all the group winners, 13.

The semi-final pitted Zamalek against Mazembe; the teams had not met ever in the group stage of the Champions League tournament, the first time Zamalek won it. The first leg at the Stade de la Kenya was a drab affair, with Zamalek spending most of the game defending, whilst Mazembe tried to pass the ball around them. That was about as exciting as the first leg got for either team and it ended 1–1 thanks to a goal from Abdel Halim Ali. The second leg at Cairo Stadium was a game of higher tempo, which Zamalek won 2–0 and Hossam Hassan scored twice. This result increased Zamalek's consecutive home win record in the Champions League to 5 and ensured that Zamalek reached the final unbeaten except losing a match in the quarter-final second leg away against ASEC Mimosas .

Format

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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

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First leg

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Raja CA Morocco0–0Egypt Zamalek
(Report)
Attendance: 60,000
Raja CA
Zamalek
Raja CA:
GK 1 Morocco Mustapha Chadli
CB 4 Morocco Abdelouahad Abdessamad
CB 16 Morocco El-Amine Erbate
CB 23 Morocco Noureddine Kacemi
RM 8 Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou
CM 27 Morocco Nabil Mesloub
CM 29 Morocco Zakaria Aboub downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 5 Burkina Faso Mohamed Ali Diallo downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 20 Morocco Hamid Nater
CF 11 Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
CF 9 Cameroon François Endene
Substitutes:
CM 24 Morocco Sami Tajeddine upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 30 Morocco Omar Zoubit upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Belgium Walter Meeuws
Zamalek:
GK 26 Egypt Abdel Wahed Al Sayed
RB 2 Egypt Ibrahim Hassan
CB 5 Egypt Besheer El-Tabei
CB 15 Egypt Wael El-Quabbani
CB 1 Egypt Mehdat Abdelhadi
LB 13 Egypt Tarek El-Sayed
CF 10 Egypt Walid Salah Abdel Latif
CM 20 Egypt Tamer Abdel Hamid
MF 22 Egypt Hossam Abdel Moniem Yellow card ?'
CM 11 Egypt Mohamed Aboul Ela Yellow card ?'
CF 9 Egypt Hossam Hassan Yellow card ?' downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
FW 24 Egypt Abdel Halim Ali upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Roberto Cabral

Assistant referees:
Amadou Diop (Senegal)
Sow Magueye (Senegal)

Second leg

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Zamalek Egypt1–0Morocco Raja CA
Abdel Hamid 45+4' (Report)
Attendance: 67,310
Referee: Al-Shelmani (Libya)
Zamalek
Raja CA
Zamalek:
GK 26 Egypt Abdel Wahed Al Sayed
RB 2 Egypt Ibrahim Hassan Yellow card 40'
CB 1 Egypt Mehdat Abdelhadi
CB 5 Egypt Besheer El-Tabei
CB 15 Egypt Wael El-Quabbani
LB 13 Egypt Tarek El-Sayed
CM 20 Egypt Tamer Abdel Hamid
CM 11 Egypt Mohamed Aboul Ela
CM 14 Egypt Hazem Emam (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 10 Egypt Walid Salah Abdel Latif downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 9 Egypt Hossam Hassan
Substitutes:
FW 24 Egypt Abdel Halim Ali upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 22 Egypt Hossam Abdel Moniem upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Roberto Cabral
Raja CA:
GK 1 Morocco Mustapha Chadli
CB 4 Morocco Abdelouahad Abdessamad Yellow card 15'
CB 8 Morocco Abdellatif Jrindrou Yellow card 19'
CB 16 Morocco El Amin Erbate downward-facing red arrow 80'
RM 24 Morocco Tajeddine Sami Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 29 Morocco Zakaria Aboub
CM 27 Morocco Nabil Masloub
LM 23 Morocco Noureddine Kacemi Yellow card 60'
CM 20 Morocco Hamid Nater
CF 9 Cameroon François Endene
CF 11 Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
Substitutes:
FW 30 Morocco Omar Zoubit upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 5 Burkina Faso Mohamed Ali Diallo upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Belgium Walter Meeuws

Assistant referees:
Gamal El-Hawary (Libya)
Khaeri El-Magouri (Libya)

References

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  1. ^ "International Cairo Stadium". www.cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  2. ^ Regulations of the CAF Champions League
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