2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates6 May – 29 August 2018
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored106 (2.21 per match)
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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
  • Algeria USM Alger (35 pts)
  • Sudan Al-Hilal (21 pts)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club (15 pts)
  • Nigeria Enyimba (8 pts)

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 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
 Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Aduana Stars Ghana3–3Morocco Raja Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Aduana Stars Ghana2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Ghana Aduana Stars
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Raja Casablanca Morocco4–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Attendance: 32 000
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Aduana Stars Ghana0–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
  • Badie 24' (pen.)
  • Ta Bi 35'
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco6–0Ghana Aduana Stars
 Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Group B

Pos Team 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
Al-Masry Egypt2–0Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
UD Songo Mozambique0–2Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Al-Hilal Sudan1–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
  • Issa 10'
Al-Hilal Sudan2–2Mozambique UD Songo
Report
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
RS Berkane Morocco0–0Egypt Al-Masry
Report
UD Songo Mozambique1–1Sudan Al-Hilal
  • Mário 5'
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Al-Masry Egypt1–0Morocco RS Berkane
  • Issa 54'
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
UD Songo Mozambique1–1Egypt Al-Masry
  • Ukonde 82'
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Al-Hilal Sudan0–2Morocco RS Berkane
Report
RS Berkane Morocco2–1Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
  • Ukonde 47'
Al-Masry Egypt2–0Sudan Al-Hilal
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Group C

Pos Team 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
  • Oladuntoye 48'
  • Dimgba 81' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Zan Bi 18'
 Report
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–0Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Djoliba Mali1–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
  • Niapégué 58'
 Report
  • J.-F. N'da 76'
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
  • Mustapha 7'
 Report
Djoliba Mali2–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Cissé 45+2'
  • Coulibaly 54'
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Mali Djoliba
  • Louamba 14'
 Report
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast2–0Nigeria Enyimba
  • J.-W. N'da 31'
  • Yameogo 77'
 Report
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
 Report
  • Karidioula 72'
Djoliba Mali0–1Nigeria Enyimba
Report
  • Mohammed 90+1' (pen.)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Alalade 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast0–0Mali Djoliba
Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

Group D

Pos Team 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
  • Rutanga 24'
 Report
USM Alger Algeria4–0Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Young Africans Tanzania0–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Gor Mahia Kenya0–0Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Gor Mahia Kenya4–0Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–2Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Young Africans Tanzania2–3Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
USM Alger Algeria1–1Rwanda Rayon Sports
 Report
Gor Mahia Kenya1–2Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Mustapha 22'
 Report
  • Bimenyimana 3'
  • Rutanga 53'
Young Africans Tanzania2–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–0Tanzania Young Africans
  • Bimenyimana 19'
 Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
USM Alger Algeria2–1Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (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, Algiers, 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.

External links

  • Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com
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