2018 CAF Champions League group stage

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2018 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates4 May – 28 August 2018
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored102 (2.13 per match)
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The 2018 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 4 May to 28 August 2018. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League. [2]

Contents

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. [3] [4] 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). [5] Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group. [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] 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 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT. [8]

MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 14–5 May 2018Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 215 May 2018Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 317 July 2018Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 427–28 July 2018Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 517–18 August 2018Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 628 August 2018Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AHL EST KCC ROL
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 641195+413 Quarter-finals — 0–0 4–3 3–0
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 632184+411 0–1 — 3–2 4–1
3 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA 620489−16 2–0 0–1 — 1–0
4 Flag of Botswana.svg Township Rollers 611429−74 0–1 0–0 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Township Rollers Flag of Botswana.svg 1–0 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
  • Tshireletso Soccerball shade.svg35'
 Report
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 2–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kira
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–1 Flag of Botswana.svg Township Rollers
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–2 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3–0 Flag of Botswana.svg Township Rollers
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 0–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kira
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Township Rollers Flag of Botswana.svg 0–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 1–0 Flag of Botswana.svg Township Rollers
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kira
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 4–3 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TPM ESS DHJ MCA
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 6330104+612 Quarter-finals — 4–1 1–1 1–0
2 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 622279−28 1–1 — 2–1 0–1
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Difaâ El Jadidi 613267−16 0–2 1–1 — 2–0
4 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 612347−35 1–1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Difaâ El Jadidi
Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 4–1 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Difaâ El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg 0–2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 0–1 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
Report
Stade du 8-Mai-1945, Sétif
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Difaâ El Jadidi
Report
Stade du 8-Mai-1945, Sétif
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Difaâ El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg 1–1 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif
Report
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida [note 1]
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 1–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Stade du 8-Mai-1945, Sétif
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Difaâ El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
Report
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Difaâ El Jadidi
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–2 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif
Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAC HOR MSD TGP
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 633082+612 Quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 3–0
2 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya 62317709 1–1 — 2–2 2–1
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 613256−16 1–1 0–0 — 2–1
4 Flag of Togo.svg AS Togo-Port 611449−54 0–0 1–2 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
AS Togo-Port Flag of Togo.svg 1–2 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 3–0 Flag of Togo.svg AS Togo-Port
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 2–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
AS Togo-Port Flag of Togo.svg 1–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 1–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Horoya Flag of Guinea.svg 2–1 Flag of Togo.svg AS Togo-Port
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
AS Togo-Port Flag of Togo.svg 0–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad Casablanca
Report
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya
Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ESS AGO ZES MBS
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 6330104+612 Quarter-finals — 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto 623165+19 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
3 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United 613276+16 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows 6114311−84 0–3 1–0 0–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 1–1 Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Swallows
Report
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
1º de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
Report
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Mbabane Swallows Flag of Eswatini.svg 0–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
1º de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg 2–1 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Mbabane Swallows Flag of Eswatini.svg 0–3 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
Report
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Notes

  1. ↑ MC Alger played their home match against TP Mazembe at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games. [9]
  2. ↑ The Horoya v Mamelodi Sundowns match was originally scheduled to be played on 15 May 2018, 16:00 local time, but was re-scheduled to 22 May 2018, 16:00 local time, following an agreement between the two clubs to avoid a clash with a friendly match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Barcelona. [10]

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