2009 CAF Champions League final

The 2009 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in November 2009 between Heartland, and TP Mazembe.

2009 CAF Champions League Final

Frederic Kibassa Maliba Stadium hosted the podium where TP Mazembe lifted the trophy
Event	2009 CAF Champions League
Heartland FC TP Mazembe 2 2
First leg
Heartland FC TP Mazembe 2 1
Date	1 November 2009
Venue	Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri
Referee	Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Attendance	10,000
Second Leg
TP Mazembe Heartland FC 1 0
Date	7 November 2009
Venue	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi
Referee	Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Attendance	35,000
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The first leg was held on 1 November and the second leg on 7 November.

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.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Heartland	WAFU (West Africa)	1988
TP Mazembe	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970

Venues

Lubumbashi, DR Congo hosted the second leg.

Dan Anyiam Stadium

Dan Anyiam Stadium is a Nigerian multi-purpose stadium located in Owerri, Imo State. It is located in the centre of Owerri, Imo State's capital, the capital of Imo State, the stadium is named after Daniel Anyiam, vice-captain of the first Nigeria national football team.

It is used mostly for association-football matches and is the home stadium of Heartland F.C. The stadium a capacity of 10,000 people.

Frederic Kibassa Maliba Stadium

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 Saint Eloi Lupopo and the former home venue of TP Mazembe. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and is named after Frederic Kibassa Maliba, a former Minister of Youth and Sports.

Road to final

Further information: 2009 CAF Champions League

Heartland				Round	TP Mazembe
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Monrovia Black Star	10–1	4–0 (H)	6–1 (A)	Preliminary round	Bye
FAR Rabat	4–2	3–1 (H)	1–1 (A)	First round	Petro Atlético	5–1	3–0 (H)	2–1 (A)
Coton Sport	3–2	2–1 (H)	1–1 (A)	Second round	Ittihad Khemisset	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
TP Mazembe	0–2 (A)			Matchday 1	Heartland	2–0 (H)
Monomotapa United	3–1 (H)			Matchday 2	Étoile du Sahel	1–2 (A)
Étoile du Sahel	3–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Monomotapa United	5–0 (H)
Étoile du Sahel	0–0 (A)			Matchday 4	Monomotapa United	2–0 (A)
TP Mazembe	2–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Heartland	0–2 (A)
Monomotapa United	1–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Étoile du Sahel	1–0 (H)
Group B Runner-up Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 TP Mazembe 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Heartland 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 3 Étoile du Sahel 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 4 Monomotapa United 6 2 0 4 5 14 −9 6 Source: [citation needed]				Final standings	Group B Winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 TP Mazembe 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Heartland 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 3 Étoile du Sahel 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 4 Monomotapa United 6 2 0 4 5 14 −9 6 Source: [citation needed]
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Kano Pillars	5–0	4–0 (H)	1–0 (A)	Semifinals	Al Hilal	5–0	5–2 (A)	0–2 (H)

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).^[1]

Matches

First leg

Heartland	2–1	TP Mazembe
King Osanga 24' Uche Agba 80'	Report	Tresor Mputu 23'

1 November 2009

16:00 UTC+1

Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Heartland

Mazembe

Heartland: GK 1 Brown Augustine RB 3 Aziz Ansah CB 4 Joseph Eyimofe  74' CB 16 Emmanuel Olowo LB 2 Ike Thankgod RM 20 Chinedu Efugh CM 27 Ikechukwu Ibenegbu  82' CM 13 Uche Agba LM 15 Emeka Nwanna CF 11 Joshua Obaje  72' CF 10 King Osanga Substitutes: MF 25 Julius Ubido  82' DF 6 Orji Kalu Okagbue  74' FW 9 Peter Nwadike  72' Manager: Mitko Dobrev

Mazembe: GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba RB 3 Kiritsho Kasusula CB 4 Miala Nkulukutu CB 16 Stopila Sunzu LB 2 Joël Kimwaki RM 20 Mihayo Kazembe CM 27 Kasongo Ngandu  75' CM 13 Bedi Mbenza LM 15 Dioko Kaluyituka CF 11 Patou Kabangu  75' CF 10 Given Singuluma  49' Substitutes: MF ? Guy Lusadisu  49' DF ? Eric Nkulukuta  61' MF ? Ngandu Kasongo  80' Manager: Diego Garzitto

Assistant referees: Sherif Salah (Egypt) Walid Chaaban (Egypt) Fourth official: Mohamed Farouk (Egypt)

Second leg

TP Mazembe	1–0	Heartland
Emmanuel Omodiagbe 73' (o.g.)	Report

7 November 2009

14:45 UTC+2

Stade de la Kenya, Lubumbashi

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

TP Mazembe

Heartland

Mazembe: GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba RB 3 Kiritsho Kasusula CB 4 Miala Nkulukutu CB 16 Stopila Sunzu LB 2 Joël Kimwaki RM 20 Mihayo Kazembe CM 27 Kasongo Ngandu CM 13 Bedi Mbenza LM 15 Dioko Kaluyituka CF 11 Patou Kabangu CF 10 Given Singuluma  48' Substitutes: MF 25 Guy Lusadisu  48' Manager: Diego Garzitto

Heartland: GK 1 Brown Augustine  58' RB 3 Aziz Ansah CB 4 Victor Ezuruike CB 16 Orji Kalu Okagbue LB 2 Ike Thankgod RM 20 Chinedu Efugh CM 27 Emmanuel Omodiagbe CM 13 Ikechukwu Ibenegbu LM 15 Uche Agba CF 11 Emeka Nwanna CF 10 King Osanga  50' Substitutes: MF 25 Signs Chibambo  50' GK 6 Ikechukwu Ezenwa  58' Manager: Mitko Dobrev

Assistant referees: Nasser Sadek (Egypt) Meamar Chaabani (Algeria) Fourth official: Ebrahim Abdul Basit (South Africa)

Notes and references

1. Regulations of the CAF Champions League

External links

• 2009 CAF Champions League - cafonline.com