2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates13 February – 3 April 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored105 (2.63 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 20 March 2022.

The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage are played from 13 February to 3 April 2022. A total of 16 teams are competing in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the play-off round of qualifying will be 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 next to every team). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.[1]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 45
Morocco RS Berkane 41
Egypt Pyramids 31
Eswatini Royal Leopards[note 1] 28
Pot 2
Team Pts
Tanzania Simba 24
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 21
Cameroon Coton Sport 16
South Africa Orlando Pirates 16
Pot 3
Team Pts
Egypt Al Masry 14
Zambia Zanaco 10
Algeria JS Saoura 6
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 5
Pot 4
Team Pts
Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 3
Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 1.5
Libya Al Ittihad –
Niger USGN –

Format[]

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers[]

The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[3]

  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.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 13 February 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 20 February 2022 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 27 February 2022 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 13 March 2022 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 20 March 2022 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 3 April 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL PYR CSS ZAN
1 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli (A) 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 2–0
2 Egypt Pyramids (A) 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10 2–1 — 1–0 3 Apr
3 Tunisia CS Sfaxien (E) 5 1 1 3 3 5 −2 4 3 Apr 1–1 — 1–0
4 Zambia Zanaco (E) 5 1 0 4 3 8 −5 3 2–3 0–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Pyramids Egypt2–1Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
  • Issa 56'
  • El Karti 78'
 Report
  • 21'
CS Sfaxien Tunisia1–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Zanaco Zambia0–2Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: (Gabon)
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya2–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
  • Hammami 6' (o.g.)
  • 52'
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
Pyramids Egypt1–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Referee: (Nigeria)
Zanaco Zambia2–3Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: (Somalia)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia1–1Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Referee: (Rwanda)
Zanaco Zambia1–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
  • 31'
 Report
Referee: (Uganda)
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya1–0Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Pyramids EgyptvZambia Zanaco
Report

Group B[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL ITT JSS ROL
1 South Africa Orlando Pirates (A) 5 4 0 1 15 5 +10 12 Advance to knockout stage — 3 Apr 2–0 3–0
2 Libya Al Ittihad 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10 3–2 — 1–1 3–2
3 Algeria JS Saoura 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7 0–2 1–0 — 2–0
4 Eswatini Royal Leopards (E) 5 0 0 5 5 16 −11 0 2–6 1–2 3 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022 (1 of 2 matches finished). Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Orlando Pirates South Africa2–0Algeria JS Saoura
 Report
Referee: (Sudan)
Royal Leopards Eswatini1–2Libya Al Ittihad
  • 52' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: (Mozambique)
Al Ittihad Libya3–2South Africa Orlando Pirates
 Report
Referee: (Chad)
JS Saoura Algeria2–0Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: (Benin)
Al Ittihad Libya1–1Algeria JS Saoura
 Report
  • 30'
Referee: (Senegal)
Royal Leopards Eswatini2–6South Africa Orlando Pirates
  • 6'
  • 8'
 Report
Referee: (Congo)
Orlando Pirates South Africa3–0Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: (Comoros)
JS Saoura Algeria1–0Libya Al Ittihad
  • 1'
 Report
Al Ittihad Libya3–2Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
  • 58'
  • 66'
Referee: (Cape Verde)
JS Saoura Algeria0–2South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Orlando Pirates South AfricavLibya Al Ittihad
Report

Group C[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAS TPM ASO COT
1 Egypt Al Masry (A) 5 3 1 1 5 1 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 1–0 2–0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe (A) 5 2 2 1 6 6 0 8 3 Apr — 1–0 1–0
3 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô (E) 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5 1–0 2–2 — 1–1
4 Cameroon Coton Sport (E) 5 0 3 2 3 6 −3 3 0–0 2–2 3 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Coton Sport Cameroon0–0Egypt Al Masry
Report
Referee: (Niger)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: (Mali)
Al Masry Egypt2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
Referee: (Libya)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo1–1Cameroon Coton Sport
  • 75'
 Report
  • 68'
Referee: (Mauritania)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Cameroon Coton Sport
 Report
Referee: (Djibouti)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo1–0Egypt Al Masry
  • 87'
 Report
Referee: (Burkina Faso)
Coton Sport Cameroon2–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
  • 15'
  • 67' (o.g.)
 Report
  • 42'
  • 90+5'
Referee: (Angola)
Al Masry Egypt1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
  • 83'
 Report
Referee: (Mauritius)
Al Masry Egypt2–0Cameroon Coton Sport
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
Referee: (Chad)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the CongovEgypt Al Masry
Report
Coton Sport CameroonvRepublic of the Congo AS Otohô
Report

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ASE RSB SIM USG
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–0 2–1
2 Morocco RS Berkane 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7[a] 3 Apr — 2–0 5–3
3 Tanzania Simba 5 2 1 2 5 7 −2 7[a] 3–1 1–0 — 3 Apr
4 Niger USGN 5 1 2 2 9 10 −1 5 2–0 2–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: RS Berkane 3, Simba 3. Head-to-head goal differences: RS Berkane +1, Simba -1
Simba Tanzania3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: (Djibouti)
RS Berkane Morocco5–3Niger USGN
 Report
Referee: (Rwanda)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast3–1Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
  • 83'
USGN Niger1–1Tanzania Simba
  • 12'
 Report
Referee: (Eritrea)
USGN Niger2–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: (Togo)
RS Berkane Morocco2–0Tanzania Simba
  • Ba 32'
  • 41'
 Report
Simba Tanzania1–0Morocco RS Berkane
  • 44'
 Report
Referee: (DR Congo)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–1Niger USGN
 Report
USGN Niger2–2Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
Referee: (Egypt)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast3–0Tanzania Simba
 Report
Referee: (Libya)
RS Berkane MoroccovIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
Simba TanzaniavNiger USGN
Report

Notes[]

  1. ^ Since the identity of the winners of the play-off round tie between JS Kabylie and Royal Leopards was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team (JS Kabylie (28 pts)) was used for seeding of the draw.[2]
  2. ^ a b c CS Sfaxien play their group stage home matches at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  3. ^ The Royal Leopards v Al Ittihad match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 6 March 2022 due to Royal Leopards late qualification.
  4. ^ a b c Royal Leopards F.C. play their group stage home matches at Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa), instead of their regular home stadium Simunye Park, Simunye, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  5. ^ a b c JS Saoura play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  6. ^ AS Otohô v Coton Sport match, originally scheduled to be played on 20 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 23 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c AS Otohô play their group stage home matches at Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat, Brazzaville (Congo), which did not meet CAF requirements.
  8. ^ a b c ASEC Mimosas play their group stage home matches at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), which did not meet CAF requirements.

References[]

  1. ^ "Draw Procedure of the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage". CAF. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "كأس الكو��فيدرالية .. تأجيل مباراة شبيبة القبائل ورويال ليوبار" [CAF Confederation Cup: JS Kabylie tie against Royal Leopards postponed] (in Arabic). Sada El Balad. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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