2017 CAF Champions League group stage

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2017 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates12 May – 9 July 2017
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored106 (2.3 per match)
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The 2017 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 12 May to 9 July 2017. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League. [2]

Contents

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [3] [4] [5] The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses). [6]

PotPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Teams

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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21): [2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). [1] [7]

MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 112–14 May 2017Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 223–24 May 2017Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 32–4 June 2017Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 420–21 June 2017Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 530 June – 2 July 2017Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 67–9 July 2017Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ESS CFB MER HIL
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 6330134+912 Quarter-finals — 5–0 3–0 (awd.) [lower-alpha 1] 1–1
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira 622268−28 1–1 — 1–0 0–0
3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 621369−37 1–2 2–1 — 2–1
4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 604248−44 1–1 0–3 (awd.) [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FIFA suspended the Sudan Football Association on 7 July 2017. [8] As a result, both Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh could not play their final group matches against Ferroviário Beira and Étoile du Sahel respectively, and the matches were awarded as 3–0 wins to their opponents. [9]
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 5–0 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira
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Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–1 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
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Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Ferroviário Beira Flag of Mozambique.svg 0–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
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Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
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Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–1 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
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Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira
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Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
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Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
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Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Ferroviário Beira Flag of Mozambique.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
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Estádio do Chiveve, Beira
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–0
Awarded		 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
Report
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 0–3
Awarded		 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira
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Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification USM AHT ZAM CAP
1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 6321125+711 Quarter-finals — 3–0 2–0 4–1
2 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli 62311110+19 1–1 — 0–0 4–2
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 613268−26 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–2 — 2–0
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 62041016−66 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–4 3–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Zamalek 2–0 CAPS United, CAPS United 3–1 Zamalek (Zamalek won on away goals).
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 3–0 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
CAPS United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2–1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
CAPS United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2–4 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli
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National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 1–1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Al-Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 4–2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United
Report
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia) [note 1]
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
CAPS United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 3–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 2–2 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 4–1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification EST MSD STG VIT
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 6330114+712 Quarter-finals — 0–0 4–0 3–1
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 623164+29 1–2 — 0–0 1–1
3 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George 612327−55 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 6123711−45 [lower-alpha 1] 2–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Saint George 1–0 AS Vita Club, AS Vita Club 2–1 Saint George (Saint George won on away goals).
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–3 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
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Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Saint George Flag of Ethiopia.svg 1–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–1 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George
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Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
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Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–0 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George
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Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAC AHL ZAN COT
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 640273+412 Quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 2–0
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 632173+411 [lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 0–0 3–1
3 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco 632142+211 [lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 6006212−100 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Ahly 0–0 Zanaco, Zanaco 0–0 Al-Ahly (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport
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Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Coton Sport Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Zanaco Flag of Zambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Zanaco Flag of Zambia.svg 2–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport
Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Coton Sport Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–1 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco
Report
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Zanaco Flag of Zambia.svg 0–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Coton Sport Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco
Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

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