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2010 CAF Champions League Final

7 November Stadium hosted the podium where TP Mazembe lifted the trophy
Event	2010 CAF Champions League
TP Mazembe Espérance de Tunis 6 1
First leg
TP Mazembe Espérance de Tunis 5 0
Date	31 October 2010
Venue	Stade de la Kenya, Lubumbashi
Referee	Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Attendance	30,000
Weather	Sunny
Second Leg
Espérance de Tunis TP Mazembe 1 1
Date	13 November 2010
Venue	Stade 7 November, Tunis
Referee	Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Attendance	60,000
Weather	Partly Cloudy
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The 2010 CAF Champions League Final was the final of 2010 CAF Champions League. TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo beat Espérance ST from Tunisia 6–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title in the competition, and their second in a row. They also qualified to the quarter-finals for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.

Qualified teams

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)
TP Mazembe	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009
Espérance de Tunis	UNAF (North Africa)	1994, 1999, 2000

Background

TP Mazembe won the title in 2009, which was their third title overall after winning it 1967 and 1968 when it was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs. Espérance entered the Champions league for the first time since 2005. In 1994 they won their only title so far. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - Mazembe winning 2–1, while Espérance won 3–0. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Mazembe defeated the Algerian side (and Group Stage winner) JS Kabylie 3–1 on aggregate, winning the first leg at home by that score, with the second leg ending in a scoreless draw. Espérance faced Al-Ahly from Egypt and lost the first leg 2–1 away from home. In need of a win in the second leg, Espérance were victorious 1–0 and reached the final on the away goals rule.

Venues

Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba Stadium

Stade Frédéric-Kibassa-Maliba, also known as Stade de la Kenya, is a multi-use stadium located in the Kenya suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the current home of FC Saint Eloi Lupopo and the former home venue of TP Mazembe. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and is named after Frederic Kibassa Maliba, a former Minister of Youth and Sports.

7 November Stadium

7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

Road to the final

TP Mazembe			Round	Espérance ST
Opponent	Result	Legs	Qualification stage	Opponent	Result	Legs
APR	2–1	0–1 away, 2–0 home	First round	ASFA Yennega	7–2	4–1 home, 3–1 away
Djoliba	4–0	1–0 away, 3–0 home	Second round	Al-Merreikh	4–1	3–0 home, 1–1 away
Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League group stage: Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Espérance ST 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 2 TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 3 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6 4 Dynamos 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3 Source:			Group stage	Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League group stage: Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Espérance ST 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 2 TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 3 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6 4 Dynamos 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3 Source:
Opponent	Result	Legs	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result	Legs
JS Kabylie	3–1	3–1 home, 0–0 away	Semifinals	Al-Ahly	2–2	1–2 away, 1–0 home

Format

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).

Matches

First leg

TP Mazembe	5 – 0	Espérance ST
Ngandu 19', 75' Kaluyituka 45' (pen.) Singuluma 55', 59'	Report

Mazembe

Espérance

Mazembe: GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba RB 3 Kiritsho Kasusula CB 4 Miala Nkulukutu CB 16 Stopila Sunzu LB 2 Joël Kimwaki RM 20 Mihayo Kazembe CM 27 Kasongo Ngandu  75' CM 13 Bedi Mbenza LM 15 Dioko Kaluyituka CF 11 Patou Kabangu  75' CF 10 Given Singuluma Substitutes: MF 25 Christopher Semakweri  75' FW 6 Déo Kanda A Mukok  75' Manager: Lamine N'Diaye

Espérance: GK 22 Wassim Naouara RB 24 Harrison Afful CB 19 Walid Hichri CB 12 Khalil Chemmam LB 20 Mohamed Ben Mansour  24' RM 21 Mejdi Traoui CM 9 Saber Khalifa CM 23 Khaled Korbi LM 14 Michael Eneramo  66' CF 10 Oussama Darragi  35' CF 28 Youssef Msakni (c)  88' Substitutes: DF 27 Zied Derbali  35' FW 7 Khaled Ayari  66' MF 13 Roger Toindouba  88' Manager: Faouzi Benzarti

Second leg

Espérance ST	1 – 1	TP Mazembe
Afful 24'	Report	Kanda A Mukok 67'

Espérance

Mazembe

Espérance: GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia RB 24 Harrison Afful  62' CB 29 Walid Hichri CB 15 Aymen Ben Amor  24' LB 12 Khalil Chemmam  78' DM 5 Syam Ben Youssef CM 9 Saber Khalifa  56' CM 23 Khaled Korbi  70' LM 14 Michael Eneramo CF 10 Oussama Darragi (c) CF 11 Roger Toindouba  50' Substitutes: DF 27 Zied Derbali  78' MF 28 Youssef Msakni  50' FW 7 Khaled Ayari  56' Manager: Faouzi Benzarti

Mazembe: GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba RB 3 Kiritsho Kasusula CB 4 Miala Nkulukutu  29' CB 16 Stopila Sunzu LB 2 Joël Kimwaki RM 20 Mihayo Kazembe  65' CM 27 Kasongo Ngandu CM 13 Bedi Mbenza LM 15 Dioko Kaluyituka CF 11 Patou Kabangu  69' CF 10 Given Singuluma  44'  46' Substitutes: DF 12 Bawaka Mabele  29' FW 6 Déo Kanda A Mukok  46' FW 18 Luyeye Mvete  69' Manager: Lamine N'Diaye

References

1. "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
2. "Mazembe reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
3. "Esperance beat Ahly to reach final". cafonline.com. 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
4. Regulations of the CAF Champions League

External links

• Official website
• CAF Site

• CAF Champions League finals
• 2010 CAF Champions League
• TP Mazembe matches
• Espérance Sportive de Tunis matches
• International club association football competitions hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Sports competitions in Radès
• 21st century in Radès