2025 CAF Champions League final
African football tournament final
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The 2025 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the 61st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 29th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1][2]
| Event | 2024–25 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||||||
| Referee | Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 19 °C (66 °F) 51% humidity | ||||||
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| Date | 1 June 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | 30 June Stadium, Cairo | ||||||
| Referee | Omar Artan (Somalia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear weather 27 °C (81 °F) 43% humidity | ||||||
Pyramids defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 on aggregate to win their first CAF Champions League title.[3][4]
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 | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 2 (2001, 2016) | |
| UNAF (North Africa) | none |
Venues
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | First round | 9–1 | 6–0 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8–0 | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | 5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | 6–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B runners-up
Source: CAF |
Final standings | Group D runners-up
Source: CAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | 4–3 | 4–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (a) | 0–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Semi-finals | 3–2 | 0–0 (A) | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
Details
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | |
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Second leg
Details
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See also
Notes
- Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
