The 2015 CECAFA Cup Group Stage was the opening round of the CECAFA Cup, a competition played between national teams from the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.
The Group Stage took place from November 21-28, 2015, and consisted of twelve teams divided into three groups of four, with each team playing every other in the group in a round–robin format. The best two teams from each group automatically advanced to the quarterfinals, and the two best third-placed teams advanced as well.
The biggest wins of the group stages were all 4–0 wins: Tanzania beat Somalia, Uganda beat Zanzibar, and Sudan beat Djibouti. The only other game that contained four goals was a 3–1 win for Zanzibar over Kenya.
No team won all of its games; Tanzania and South Sudan were the most successful teams as they both earned seven of nine possible points (two wins and a draw).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tanzania (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Rwanda (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ethiopia (H, A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Somalia (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uganda (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Kenya (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Burundi (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Zanzibar (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Sudan (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Malawi (G, A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Sudan (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Djibouti (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Djibouti | 0–4 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  16', 68', 81' A. El Tahir 25' Faris Abdalla |
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