2025 CAF Champions League final
| 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 | ||||||
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]
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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| Mamelodi Sundowns | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 2 (2001, 2016) |
| Pyramids | 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 | JKU | 9–1 | 6–0 (A) | 3–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mbabane Swallows | 8–0 | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round | APR | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AS Maniema Union | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sagrada Esperança | 5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AS FAR | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Djoliba | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raja CA | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raja CA | 0–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AS Maniema Union | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Sagrada Esperança | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AS FAR | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | Djoliba | 6–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B runners-up
Source: CAF |
Final standings | Group D runners-up
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| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | AS FAR | 4–3 | 4–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 1–1 (a) | 0–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Orlando Pirates | 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 | Pyramids |
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Second leg
Details
| Pyramids | 2–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Sundowns edge past Al Ahly on away goals to reach TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final". Confederation of African Football. 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Late Mayele heroics send Pyramids into historic first final after five-goal thriller". Confederation of African Football. 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Pyramids beat Sundowns to win first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title". CAF Online. Africa Cup of Nations. 1 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (2025-06-01). "Pyramids claim maiden African Champions League title". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
External links
- TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, CAFonline.com