2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
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The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage started on 2 April with the quarter-finals and ended on 25 May 2025 with the second leg of the final to decide the champions of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup. 8 teams competed in the knockout stage.
Times are local.
Round and draw dates
The schedule was as follows.[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 20 February 2025 | 2 April 2025 | 9 April 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2025 | 27 April 2025 | |
| Final | 17 May 2025 | 25 May 2025 |
Format
Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations III. 26 & 27). The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
Qualified teams
The knockout stage involved the 8 teams qualifying as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Simba |
 CS Constantine |
| B |  RS Berkane |
 Stellenbosch |
| C | USM Alger |
 ASEC Mimosas |
| D |  Zamalek |
Al Masry |
Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners hosted the second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
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| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
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| Final | Winners SF1 and SF2 faced each other in two legs to decide the champions |
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 20 February 2025, 17:00 AST (UTC+3) at the beIN Sports headquarters in Doha, Qatar.[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| CS Constantine
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| CS Constantine (p)
| 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| USM Alger
| 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Simba
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Masry
| 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Simba (p)
| 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Simba
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Stellenbosch
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stellenbosch
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Zamalek
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 February 2025.
Summary
The first legs were played on 2 April, and the second legs were played on 9 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch | 1–0 | Zamalek | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| ASEC Mimosas | 0–2 | RS Berkane | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| CS Constantine | 2–2 (4–3 p) | USM Alger | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Al Masry | 2–2 (1–4 p) | Simba | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Matches
Stellenbosch won 1–0 on aggregate.
| ASEC Mimosas | 0–1 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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RS Berkane won 2–0 on aggregate.
| CS Constantine | 1–1 | USM Alger |
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Report |
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2–2 on aggregate. CS Constantine won 4–3 on penalties.
2–2 on aggregate. Simba won 4–1 on penalties.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 20 February 2025 (after the quarter-finals draw).
Summary
The first legs were played on 20 April, and the second legs were played on 27 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS Berkane | 4–1 | CS Constantine | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Simba | 1–0 | Stellenbosch | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Matches
| RS Berkane | 4–0 | CS Constantine |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Simba | 1–0 | Stellenbosch |
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Report |
Simba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg was played on 17 May, and the second leg was played on 25 May 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS Berkane | 3–1 | Simba | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| RS Berkane | 2–0 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Simba | 1–1 | RS Berkane |
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Report |
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