2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates12 May – 9 July 2017
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored122 (2.54 per match)
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The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup 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 Confederation Cup. [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 play-off 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 2
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 CAF FUS KCC RIV
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 6402136+712 Quarter-finals — 2–1 4–0 3–1
2 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 630398+19 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA 6303812−49 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 3–1 — 2–1
4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United 6204610−46 0–2 1–0 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: FUS Rabat 3–0 KCCA, KCCA 3–1 FUS Rabat.
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 3–0 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
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Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United
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Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 2–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
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Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 2–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Rivers United Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
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Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
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Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 3–1 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United
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Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–0 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
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Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CSS MCA MBS PST
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 6411134+913 Quarter-finals — 4–0 1–0 3–0
2 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 632177011 2–1 — 2–1 2–0
3 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows 6123810−25 1–3 0–0 — 4–2
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Platinum Stars 6033613−73 1–1 1–1 2–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows
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Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 1–1 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
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Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Mbabane Swallows Flag of Eswatini.svg 4–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Platinum Stars
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Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Mbabane Swallows Flag of Eswatini.svg 0–0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
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Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Platinum Stars
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Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
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Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Platinum Stars
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
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Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 2–2 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows
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Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ZES HLU RLB SMO
1 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United 631265+110 [lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals — 3–0 (awd.) [lower-alpha 2] 1–0 1–0
2 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 631266010 [lower-alpha 1] 1–0 — 2–0 2–1
3 Flag of Angola.svg Recreativo do Libolo 621345−17 3–0 1–0 — 0–0
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha 61325506 1–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–0 ZESCO United, ZESCO United 3–0 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid.
  2. ↑ FIFA suspended the Sudan Football Association on 7 July 2017. [8] As a result, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid could not play their final group match against ZESCO United, and the match was awarded as a 3–0 win to their opponents. [9] Initially, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid were disqualified from the CAF Confederation Cup, [10] but following the lifting of the suspension on 13 July, [11] they were reinstated to the competition, and advanced to the knockout stage instead of Recreativo do Libolo. [9]
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha
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Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)
Smouha Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Angola.svg Recreativo do Libolo
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Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
El-Hilal El-Obeid Flag of Sudan.svg 1–0 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
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El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Smouha Flag of Egypt.svg 1–1 Flag of Sudan.svg El-Hilal El-Obeid
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Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Angola.svg Recreativo do Libolo
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Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
El-Hilal El-Obeid Flag of Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha
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El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Smouha Flag of Egypt.svg 1–1 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
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Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
El-Hilal El-Obeid Flag of Sudan.svg 2–0 Flag of Angola.svg Recreativo do Libolo
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El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 3–0
Awarded		 Flag of Sudan.svg El-Hilal El-Obeid
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Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)
Recreativo do Libolo Flag of Angola.svg 0–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha
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Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo
Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TPM SSU HOR MOU
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 633084+412 Quarter-finals — 2–2 2–1 2–0
2 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 6240138+510 0–0 — 2–2 4–1
3 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya 623165+19 1–1 0–0 — 1–0
4 Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana 6006414−100 0–1 3–5 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 2–2 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
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Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–0 Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana
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Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
CF Mounana Flag of Gabon.svg 3–5 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
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Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 1–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
CF Mounana Flag of Gabon.svg 0–1 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
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Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–2 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
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Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 1–0 Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana
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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 0–0 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–1 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
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Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

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