 Mohammed V Stadium hosted the podium where Wydad AC lifted the trophy | |||||||
| Event | 2017 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 28 October 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | ||||||
| Referee | Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | ||||||
| Referee | Bakary Gassama (Gambia)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||||
The 2017 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad AC of Morocco.[3] The first leg was hosted by Al Ahly at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 28 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 4 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[4]
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,[5] Wydad AC defeated Al Ahly 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned African champions for the second time.[6]
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- ^ "Bakary Gassama to officiate CAF Champions League final return-leg". Kingfut. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "History Ahly favours against Wydad in epic final". Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REGULATIONS" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football.
- ^ "Wydad recover from early shock to hold Ahly". Confédération Africaine de Football. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Wydad are African champions again after 25 years". Confédération Africaine de Football. 4 November 2017.