The 2015 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.
| 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup | |||||||
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| ES Sétif won 6–5 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 21 February 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida | ||||||
| Referee | Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 8 °C (46 °F) 71% humidity | ||||||
The match was played between ES Sétif of Algeria, the 2014 CAF Champions League winner, and Al-Ahly of Egypt, the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by ES Sétif at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida on 21 February 2015.[1]
After a 1–1 draw, ES Sétif won 6–5 on penalties to become the first Algerian team to win the CAF Super Cup since the creation of the competition in 1993.[2]
Teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 ES Sétif
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2014 CAF Champions League winner | None |
 Al-Ahly
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2014 CAF Confederation Cup winner | 1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 |
Rules
editThe CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winner hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[3][4]
Match
edit| ES Sétif | 1–1 | Al-Ahly |
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Ziaya  68' |
Report | Moteab 90+4' |
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Delhoum  Mellouli Benyettou Dagoulou Belameiri Lamri |
6–5 | Zakaria Said Moteab Samir Trezeguet Ali |
       ES Sétif
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     Al-Ahly
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Assistant referees:
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References
edit- ^ "Accreditation for 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup". CAF. 17 February 2015.
- ^ "ES Setif claim trophy after Ahly penalty heartache". CAF. 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Start list: E. S. Setifienne vs. Al Ahly" (PDF). CAF. 21 February 2015.
External links
edit- Orange CAF Super Cup 2015, CAFonline.com