2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage


The 2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 14 September to 9 November 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 CAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Al-Ahly Espérance de Tunis
B TP Mazembe ES Sétif
C Wydad Casablanca Horoya
D Étoile du Sahel 1º de Agosto

Format


In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.
RoundFirst legSecond leg
Quarter-finals14–15 September 201821–22 September 2018
Semi-finals2 October 201823 October 2018
Final2 November 20189 November 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals
  • SF1
  • SF2
    • Final
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

    • The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 3 September 2018, 20:00 EET, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

    Quarter-finals


    In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.

    Semi-finals


    In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.

    Final


    In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.
    Espérance de Tunis won 4–3 on aggregate.