2013 CAF Champions League group stage

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2013 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates20 July – 22 September 2013
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The group stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 20 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

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 semi-finals.

Tiebreakers[]

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. Goals scored in all games

Groups[]

The matchdays were 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.[4]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AHL ORL ZAM LEO
Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 — 0–3 4–2 2–1
South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8 0–0 — 4–1 0–0
Egypt Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7[a] 1–1 2–1 — 4–1
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7[a] 0–1 1–0 1–0 —
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record.
Head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Zamalek 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Report
Zamalek Egypt1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Gaafar Goal 8' Report Aboutrika Goal 54' (pen.)
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Attendance: 8,000

Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.[5]

Al-Ahly Egypt0–3South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report Ntshumayelo Goal 12'
Jali Goal 73' (pen.)
Myeni Goal 76'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Orlando Pirates South Africa4–1Egypt Zamalek
Bacela Goal 27'
Segolela Goal 52'
Myeni Goal 74'
Klate Goal 82'		 Report Shikabala Goal 29'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Al-Ahly Egypt2–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
El-Said Goal 37'
Soliman Goal 68'		 Report Beaullia Goal 84'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Attendance: 6,000
Zamalek Egypt2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Abdel Malek Goal 6' (pen.)
Soliman Goal 51'		 Report Bacela Goal 33'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo1–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Bissiki Goal 72' Report
Al-Ahly Egypt4–2Egypt Zamalek
Soliman Goal 9'
Abd El-Zaher Goal 15'
Aboutrika Goal 52'
Ahmed Fathy Goal 71'		 Report Gaber Goal 4'
Hassan Goal 82'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Zamalek Egypt4–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Ibrahim Goal 33'
Shikabala Goal 45+1'
Gaafar Goal 57', 65'		 Report Bhebey Ndey Goal 26'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Referee: (Senegal)
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Report

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts EST COT SEW LIB
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 — 2–0 1–0 3–2
Cameroon Coton Sport 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 1–2 — 1–0 2–1
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 5[a] 0–1 0–0 — 3–1
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5[a] 1–0 1–1 2–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.
Head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Recreativo do Libolo Angola1–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Aguinaldo Goal 90+4' Report
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Coton Sport Cameroon1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
Yougouda Goal 58' Report

Note: The Coton Sport v Séwé Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to FIFA's suspension on 4 July 2013 of the Cameroonian Football Federation, which was lifted on 22 July 2013.[5][6]

Coton Sport Cameroon2–1Angola Recreativo do Libolo
Yougouda Goal 31'
Goal 47'		 Report Rúben Gouveia Goal 89'
Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)
Recreativo do Libolo Angola1–1Cameroon Coton Sport
Aguinaldo Goal 24' Report Yedan Goal 32'
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "2013 Orange CAF Champions League draw conducted in Cairo". Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Procedures of the draw of the group matches, semi-finals and finals of the 17th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League, "CL 2013"" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  4. ^ "17th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2013 – Official Draw, Cairo 14.05.2013" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Soccer-Postponements loom in African Champions League". Yahoo Sports. 17 July 2013.
  6. ^ "LDC : Coton-Séwé encore reporté". footafrica365.fr. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

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