2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates1 December 2019 – 2 February 2020

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage started on 1 December 2019 and ended on 2 February 2020.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 November 2019, 12:00 CAT (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). Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2 and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

Format[]

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers[]

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are 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 is as follows. Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, matches are played on Sundays. Kick-off times are fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g. Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.[5]

Matchday Dates Matches
Original dates[1] Revised dates[6]
Matchday 1 1 December 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 8 December 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 29 December 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 16 February 2020 12 January 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 23 February 2020 26 January 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 8 March 2020 2 February 2020 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[]

Times are GMT as listed by CAF (local times, even if not different, are in parentheses).

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PYR MAS RAN FCN
1 Egypt Pyramids 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 6–0
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–2 — 4–2 1–0
3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–3 1–1 — 1–1
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 0–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–3Egypt Pyramids
  • Olawoyin Goal 28'
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania2–3Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
  • Amutu Goal 20', 63'
  • El Eraky Goal 90+1'
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Al-Masry Egypt4–2Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Pyramids Egypt6–0Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Al-Masry Egypt1–2Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania0–0Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
  • Goal 23'
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Pyramids Egypt2–0Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Pyramids Egypt0–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Al-Masry Egypt1–0Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania0–1Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOR NAS DJO BID
1 Guinea Horoya 6 4 2 0 8 1 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–0 2–1
2 Libya Al-Nasr 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8[a] 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
3 Mali Djoliba 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1 8[a] 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
4 South Africa Bidvest Wits 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 0–0 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Nasr 4, Djoliba 1.
Al-Nasr Libya1–1Mali Djoliba
 Report
  • Goal 52'
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)[note 4]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Bidvest Wits South Africa0–0Guinea Horoya
Report
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Djoliba Mali1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Horoya Guinea3–0Libya Al-Nasr
 Report
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Horoya Guinea1–0Mali Djoliba
 Report
Bidvest Wits South Africa0–0Libya Al-Nasr
Report
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Al-Nasr Libya2–1South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Djoliba Mali0–0Guinea Horoya
Report
Horoya Guinea2–1South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Djoliba Mali0–1Libya Al-Nasr
Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Bidvest Wits South Africa0–2Mali Djoliba
Report
  • Goal 15'
  • Goal 46'
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Al-Nasr Libya0–2Guinea Horoya
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Group C[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB ZAN DCM ESA
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Zambia Zanaco 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 10[a] 1–1 — 2–1 3–0
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10[a] 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
4 Benin ESAE 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 1–5 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Zanaco 4, DC Motema Pembe 1.
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Zambia Zanaco
 Report
  • Goal 25'
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
RS Berkane Morocco3–0Benin ESAE
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
ESAE Benin0–2Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
Report
  • Goal 36', 52'
Zanaco Zambia1–1Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
ESAE Benin0–0Zambia Zanaco
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
RS Berkane Morocco3–0Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Morocco RS Berkane
  • Goal 69'
 Report
Zanaco Zambia3–0Benin ESAE
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
ESAE Benin1–5Morocco RS Berkane
  • Goal 1'
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Zanaco Zambia2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
  • Goal 83'
  • Goal 90+3'
 Report
  • Goal 7'
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
RS Berkane Morocco1–1Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Benin ESAE
  • Goal 3'
 Report
Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAS ENY PAC SNP
1 Morocco Hassania Agadir 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–3 3–0
2 Nigeria Enyimba 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 1–1 — 4–1 1–0
3 Algeria Paradou AC 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–2 1–0 — 0–0
4 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3 1–1 2–5 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
FC San Pédro Ivory Coast0–0Algeria Paradou AC
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Hassania Agadir Morocco2–0Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
  • Goal 64'
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Paradou AC Algeria0–2Morocco Hassania Agadir
Report
  • Goal 26'
  • Goal 48'
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
FC San Pédro Ivory Coast1–1Morocco Hassania Agadir
  • Goal 81'
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Paradou AC Algeria1–0Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Enyimba Nigeria4–1Algeria Paradou AC
 Report
  • Goal 89'
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Hassania Agadir Morocco3–0Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Enyimba Nigeria1–1Morocco Hassania Agadir
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Paradou AC Algeria0–0Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
Report
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
FC San Pédro Ivory Coast2–5Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Hassania Agadir Morocco0–3Algeria Paradou AC
Report
  • Goal 10', 72'
  • Goal 90+5'
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Al-Masry played their group stage home matches at Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, instead of their regular home stadium Al Masry Club Stadium, Port Said, which is undergoing renovation.
  2. ^ The Pyramids v Enugu Rangers match, originally scheduled to be played at 30 June Stadium, was played at Cairo International Stadium, both in Cairo, due to the former hosting the first African Para Games.[7]
  3. ^ The FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, following request made by both clubs.[8]
  4. ^ a b c Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  5. ^ a b c ESAE played their group stage home matches at Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, instead of their regular home stadium Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa, Cotonou.
  6. ^ a b c FC San Pédro played their home matches at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  7. ^ a b c Paradou AC played their home matches at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular home stadium , Hydra, which did not meet CAF requirements.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Group Phase draw for Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 set for 12 November". CAF. 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Intriguing fixtures as Confederation Cup group stage draw completed". CAF. 12 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup: Group phase" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ @CAF_Online (24 November 2019). "Schedule Changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @pyramidsfc (26 January 2020). "Pyramids FC is honored to host the first-ever Special Olympics Pan African Games in our ground at the 30th of June Stadium!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @pyramidsfc (28 January 2020). "كاف يوافق على نقل مباراة نواذيبو وبيراميدز للقاهرة" [CAF agrees to move FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match to Cairo] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.

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