2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates26 June – 13 September 2015
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The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 26 June to 13 September 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seedings.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw:

Format[]

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 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 would be 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. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups[]

The matchdays were 26–28 June, 10–12 July, 24–26 July, 7–9 August, 21–23 August, and 11–13 September 2015.[4]

Group A[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL ESS STA EST
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 4 1 1 6 1 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 4 1 1 6 3 +3 13 1–0 — 1–0 2–1
3 Mali Stade Malien 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 0–0 1–1 — 0–1
4 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ahly Egypt3–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Said Goal 20', 58'
Zakaria Goal 90'		 Report

The Stade Malien v Espérance de Tunis match was suspended at the 49th minute due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 10 August 2015, 16:30 UTC±0, from the point of abandonment.[5][6]

Al-Ahly Egypt1–0Mali Stade Malien
Gamal Goal 75' Report
Referee: (Sudan)

Group B[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM ORL LEO CSS
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage — 4–1 2–0 1–0
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 1–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5 1–0 0–1 — 0–0
4 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2 1–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo0–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report Jele Goal 58'
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–2Egypt Zamalek
Majoro Goal 68' Report Youssef Goal 72'
Fathi Goal 83'
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Zamalek Egypt2–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Morsi Goal 2'
Hefny Goal 36' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: (Sudan)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia0–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report Rakhale Goal 47'
Orlando Pirates South Africa2–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Rakhale Goal 37'
Masuku Goal 53'		 Report
Referee: (Botswana)
Orlando Pirates South Africa2–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Makola Goal 32'
Manyisa Goal 87'		 Report
Referee: (Kenya)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia1–3Egypt Zamalek
Maâloul Goal 63' (pen.) Report Kahraba Goal 54'
Hamoudi Goal 80', 89' (pen.)
Referee: (Morocco)
Zamalek Egypt4–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Tawfik Goal 13'
Mekky Goal 36'
Fathi Goal 62'
Kahraba Goal 66'		 Report Manyisa Goal 32'
Referee: (Rwanda)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Live report: CAF Interclubs draw". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Ahly, Zamalek to be drawn apart". Confederation of African Football. 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Stade Malien – Esperance continues on Monday". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : Stade Malien-Espérance Tunis interrompu et reporté à lundi" (in French). Afrik-Foot.com. 9 August 2015.

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