2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates6 May – 29 August 2018
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored106 (2.21 per match)
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The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 6 May to 29 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 Confederation Cup. [2]

Contents

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [3] [4] 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). [5] Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group. [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] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT. [8]

MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 16 May 2018Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 216 May 2018Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 318 July 2018Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 429 July 2018Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 519 August 2018Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 629 August 2018Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RCA VIT ASE ADU
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6321145+911 Quarter-finals — 0–0 4–0 6–0
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 631285+310 2–0 — 3–1 2–0
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 630368−29 0–1 2–0 — 1–0
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars 6114515−104 3–3 2–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars
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 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 0–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Aduana Stars Flag of Ghana.svg 3–3 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Report
Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 4–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 32 000
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Aduana Stars Flag of Ghana.svg 0–2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report
Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 6–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RSB MAS SON HIL
1 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 641172+513 Quarter-finals — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 633072+512 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo 6033510−53 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 603349−53 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 2–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo
Report
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
UD Songo Flag of Mozambique.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane
Report
Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry
Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 2–2 Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo
Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 0–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry
Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
UD Songo Flag of Mozambique.svg 1–1 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
Report
Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane
Report
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
UD Songo Flag of Mozambique.svg 1–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry
Report
Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane
Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo
Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
Report
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ENY CAR WAC DJO
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 640255012 Quarter-finals — 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 630375+29 3–0 — 3–1 1–0
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Williamsville AC 62225508 2–0 1–0 — 0–0
4 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba 612335−25 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba
Report
U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Djoliba Flag of Mali.svg 2–0 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville
Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Williamsville AC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Djoliba Flag of Mali.svg 0–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–0 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville
Report
Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification USM RAY GOR YAN
1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 6321105+511 Quarter-finals — 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports 623165+19 1–2 — 1–1 1–0
3 Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia 6222107+38 0–0 1–2 — 4–0
4 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 6114413−94 2–1 0–0 2–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rayon Sports Flag of Rwanda.svg 1–1 Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia
Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 4–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans
Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Gor Mahia Flag of Kenya.svg 0–0 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Gor Mahia Flag of Kenya.svg 4–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans
Report
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Rayon Sports Flag of Rwanda.svg 1–2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Young Africans Flag of Tanzania.svg 2–1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Rayon Sports Flag of Rwanda.svg 1–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans
Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia
Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Notes

  1. ↑ USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports 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]

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  2. 1 2 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
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  4. ↑ "Regional rivalries echoed, giants draw each other". CAF. 21 April 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "CAF : MCA et USMA à Tchaker les 28 et 29 juillet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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