2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage


The 2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 8 September to 4 November 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Étoile du Sahel Ferroviário Beira
B USM Alger Al-Ahli Tripoli
C Espérance de Tunis Mamelodi Sundowns
D Wydad Casablanca Al-Ahly

Format


In 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.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundFirst legSecond leg
Quarter-finals15–17 September 201722–24 September 2017
Semi-finals29 September – 1 October 201720–22 October 2017
Final27–29 October 20173–5 November 2017

The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:
  • Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
  • Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
  • Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October

    Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals
  • QF1: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group A
  • QF2: Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group C
  • QF3: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
  • QF4: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group D
Semi-finals
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
    • Final
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
    • 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, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

    Quarter-finals


    In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.

    Semi-finals


    In 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.

    Final


    In 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.
    Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.