2014 CAF Champions League group stage

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2014 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates16 May – 24 August 2014
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored52 (2.17 per match)
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The group stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 16 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage. [1] [2]

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Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [3] The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots. [4] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. Goals scored in all games.

Groups

The matchdays were 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014. [5] [6]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 632152+38 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 632164+28 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 62137925
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 61144733
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club are ranked on head-to-head record.
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg51' Report
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Mubele Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ngudikana Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Zakaria Soccerball shade.svg76'
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)





Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 632185+311Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 624096+310
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 62138917
4 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahly Benghazi 611451054
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns.






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References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. "CAF Champions League 2014 – Group Stage". African Soccer Weebly. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. "Congolese and Tunisian clubs paired in CL group stage". Cafonline.com. 29 April 2014.
  4. "CL and CC: Procedure for the draw". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
  5. "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  6. "18th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.