2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates6 May – 29 August 2018
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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]

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]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 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]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 6 May 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 16 May 2018 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 18 July 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 29 July 2018 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 19 August 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 29 August 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA VIT ASE ADU
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Quarter-finals — 0–0 4–0 6–0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 2–0 — 3–1 2–0
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 0–1 2–0 — 1–0
4 Ghana Aduana Stars 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 3–3 2–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Ghana Aduana Stars
  • Touré Goal 39'
 Report
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Senegal)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: (Tunisia)
Aduana Stars Ghana3–3Morocco Raja Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Namibia)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Egypt)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Ghana Aduana Stars
  • Mundele Goal 14', 78'
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: (Djibouti)
Raja Casablanca Morocco4–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 32 000
Referee: (Guinea)
Aduana Stars Ghana0–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
Referee: (Botswana)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Ngoma Goal 50'
  • Mundele Goal 59'
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: (Somalia)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco6–0Ghana Aduana Stars
 Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: (Burkina Faso)

Group B[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB MAS SON HIL
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Quarter-finals — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Mozambique UD Songo 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3[a] 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 0 3 3 4 9 −5 3[a] 0–2 1–1 2–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).
RS Berkane Morocco1–0Sudan Al-Hilal
 Report
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Al-Masry Egypt2–0Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: (DR Congo)
UD Songo Mozambique0–2Morocco RS Berkane
Report
  • El Kaabi Goal 64', 89'
Referee: (Burundi)
Al-Hilal Sudan1–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Al-Hilal Sudan2–2Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
Referee: (Namibia)
RS Berkane Morocco0–0Egypt Al-Masry
Report
UD Songo Mozambique1–1Sudan Al-Hilal
  • Goal 5'
 Report
  • Goal 53'
Referee: (Rwanda)
Al-Masry Egypt1–0Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
Referee: (Tunisia)
UD Songo Mozambique1–1Egypt Al-Masry
  • Goal 82'
 Report
  • Goal 77'
Referee: (Mali)
Al-Hilal Sudan0–2Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
RS Berkane Morocco2–1Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
  • Goal 47'
Al-Masry Egypt2–0Sudan Al-Hilal
  • Goal 20'
  • Goal 67'
 Report
Referee: (Tunisia)

Group C[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENY CAR WAC DJO
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 4 0 2 5 5 0 12 Quarter-finals — 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 6 3 0 3 7 5 +2 9 3–0 — 3–1 1–0
3 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 2–0 1–0 — 0–0
4 Mali Djoliba 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Enyimba Nigeria2–0Mali Djoliba
  • Goal 48'
  • Dimgba Goal 81' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Goal 18'
 Report
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–0Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: (Somalia)
Djoliba Mali1–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
  • Goal 58'
 Report
  • Goal 76'
Referee: (Guinea)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
 Report
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Djoliba Mali2–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Goal 45+2'
  • Goal 54'
 Report
Referee: (Burundi)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Mali Djoliba
  • Goal 14'
 Report
Referee: (Uganda)
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast2–0Nigeria Enyimba
  • Goal 31'
  • Goal 77'
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
 Report
  • Goal 72'
Referee: (Rwanda)
Djoliba Mali0–1Nigeria Enyimba
Report
  • Goal 90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Goal 90+4'
 Report
Referee: (Djibouti)
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast0–0Mali Djoliba
Report
Referee: (Togo)

Group D[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USM RAY GOR YAN
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals — 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Rwanda Rayon Sports 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 — 1–1 1–0
3 Kenya Gor Mahia 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8 0–0 1–2 — 4–0
4 Tanzania Young Africans 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 2–1 0–0 2–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–1Kenya Gor Mahia
  • Goal 24'
 Report
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
USM Alger Algeria4–0Tanzania Young Africans
  • Darfalou Goal 4'
  • Chafaï Goal 32'
  • Meziane Goal 53'
  • Zemmamouche Goal 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: (Ghana)
Young Africans Tanzania0–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (Angola)
Gor Mahia Kenya0–0Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: (Mali)
Gor Mahia Kenya4–0Tanzania Young Africans
  • Tuyisenge Goal 22'
  • Goal 45+1', 86'
  • Goal 65' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: (Somalia)
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–2Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Young Africans Tanzania2–3Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (Mauritius)
USM Alger Algeria1–1Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Hamia Goal 86'
 Report
Referee: (Burkina Faso)
Gor Mahia Kenya1–2Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Goal 22'
 Report
  • Goal 3'
  • Goal 53'
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Young Africans Tanzania2–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
  • Meziane Goal 52'
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (Namibia)
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–0Tanzania Young Africans
  • Goal 19'
 Report
Referee: (Uganda)
USM Alger Algeria2–1Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
  • Tuyisenge Goal 83'
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: (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, Algeirs, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Draw for the Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Regional rivalries echoed, giants draw each other". CAF. 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Ranking for the draw of the Group Matches of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "Draw procedure for group phase". CAF. 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Group Phase Fixtures" (PDF). CAF.
  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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