The 2015 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the

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, the 51st edition of

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's premier club

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tournament organized by the

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(CAF), and the 19th edition under the current

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format. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

of Algeria and

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by USM Alger at the

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on 31 October 2015, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the

Stade TP Mazembe Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use stadium located in the Kamalondo suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for football matches and is the home venue of TP Mazembe and CS Don Bo ...

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on 8 November 2015. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the

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, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the

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against the winner of the

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. TP Mazembe won the competition for the fifth time in its history and first time since 2010, defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 on aggregate.

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.''

Venues

Omar Hamadi Stadium

Omar Hammadi Stadium is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

matches and is the home ground of

. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people. The stadium was built in 1919 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise. It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène. In 1957, the third platform will be built, consisting of two superimposed stands on the south side, arched and connecting the two original stands, this new platform will give a modern look at the municipal stadium. After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the stage of St. Eugene will be called Bologhine new name for the town. In 2000 a new stand was built to expand the home stadium capacity, and spent 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, USM Alger club that holds the concession for the stadium has also invested in the development of infrastructure necessary for recovery and training for players: sauna, gym and restaurant.

Stade TP Mazembe

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is a multi-use

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located in the Kamalondo suburb of

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. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for

matches and is the home venue of

and

CS Don Bosco Cercle Sportif Don Bosco de Lubumbashi or simply CS Don Bosco is a football club from DR Congo based in Lubumbashi. They play their home games at the 18,000 capacity Stade TP Mazembe. The club serves as a feeder club to TP Mazembe and is owned b ...

. The stadium has 18,000 seats.Démarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi
(french) April 30, 2010 In April 2010 the construction of the new stadium of the TP Mazembe Lubumbashi club began, an enclosure that will meet the standards required by the African Football Confederation (CAF) to host international competitions, the new facilities have a VIP press room, parking for vehicles and synthetic grass. Until 2011 the TP Mazembe made use of the

Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba 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 S ...

Road to final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the order of legs decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the

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would be applied, and if still level, the

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would be used to determine the winner (no

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would be played).

Matches

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

Orange CAF Champions League 2015
CAFonline.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caf Champions League Final 2015

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*Final TP Mazembe matches USM Alger matches International club association football competitions hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo