2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage

2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates29 November 2019 – 1 February 2020
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored102 (2.13 per match)
International football competition

The 2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage started on 29 November 2019 and ended on 1 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 Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 October 2019, 20:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The 16 teams, all winners of the first 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 each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.[4]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
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 Champions League group stage, matches are played on Fridays and Saturdays. Kick-off times are fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays only), 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 29–30 November 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 6–7 December 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 27–28 December 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 14–15 February 2020 10–11 January 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 21–22 February 2020 24–25 January 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 6–7 March 2020 31 January – 1 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 TPM ZAM AGO ZES
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–1 3–1
2 Egypt Zamalek 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Angola 1º de Agosto 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Zambia ZESCO United 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–0Egypt Zamalek
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
1º de Agosto Angola1–1Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
ZESCO United Zambia1–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Zamalek Egypt2–0Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
1º de Agosto Angola1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
ZESCO United Zambia1–1Egypt Zamalek
  • Aladeokun 78'
 Report
  • Mostafa 72'
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Zamalek Egypt2–0Zambia ZESCO United
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Zamalek Egypt0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
ZESCO United Zambia1–1Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
1º de Agosto Angola0–0Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Zambia ZESCO United
  • Muleka 32' (pen.), 79'
  • Ushindi 61'
 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESS AHL HIL PLA
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–1 2–0
2 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 1–0 — 2–1 2–0
3 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–2 1–1 — 2–1
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1 0–3 1–1 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Report
Al-Hilal Sudan2–1Zimbabwe FC Platinum
  • Aldai 26', 70'
 Report
Al-Ahly Egypt2–1Sudan Al-Hilal
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–3Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–1Sudan Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahly Egypt2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
  • Soliman 8', 69' (pen.)
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
FC Platinum Zimbabwe1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
  • Ngala 19'
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Al-Hilal Sudan1–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–1Sudan Al-Hilal
Report
  • Aldai 84'
Al-Ahly Egypt1–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
 Report
Al-Hilal Sudan1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Report
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD WAC PET USM
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–0 2–1
2 Morocco Wydad AC 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 9 0–0 — 4–1 3–1
3 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 0 4 2 8 14 −6 4 2–2 2–2 — 1–1
4 Algeria USM Alger 6 0 3 3 6 10 −4 3 0–1 1–1 2–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
USM Alger Algeria1–1Morocco Wydad AC
 Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Petro de Luanda Angola1–1Algeria USM Alger
  • Toni 64'
 Report
Wydad AC Morocco0–0South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
USM Alger Algeria0–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Wydad AC Morocco4–1Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
  • Toni 68'
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa2–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Petro de Luanda Angola2–2Morocco Wydad AC
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Wydad AC Morocco3–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Petro de Luanda Angola2–2South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
USM Alger Algeria2–2Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
  • Picas 80'
  • Toni 81'
Stade 20 Août 1955, Algiers[note 4]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco Wydad AC
  • Nascimento 45+1' (pen.)
 Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST RCA JSK VIT
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–0 0–0
2 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11[a] 0–2 — 2–0 1–0
3 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 2 1 3 3 7 −4 7 1–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 1 1 4 4 6 −2 4 0–2 0–1 4–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Espérance de Tunis 4, Raja Casablanca 1.
JS Kabylie Algeria1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–2Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo0–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Algeria JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco2–0Algeria JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
JS Kabylie Algeria0–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo0–2Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo4–1Algeria JS Kabylie
 Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
JS Kabylie Algeria1–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Notes

  1. ^ Since the identity of the winners of the first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team Zamalek (44 pts) was used for seeding of the draw.
  2. ^ a b c Étoile du Sahel played their home matches at Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, which is undergoing renovation.
  3. ^ The Al-Ahly v Étoile du Sahel match, originally scheduled on 24 January 2020, was postponed for 48 hours following request from the Egyptian Football Association due to security concerns ahead of the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution of 2011.[7]
  4. ^ a b c USM Alger played their home matches at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, and at Stade 20 Août 1955, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, 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 Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Group stage competitors for Total CAF Champions League are revealed". CAF. 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Draw Procedure of the CL 2019_20 GM" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "Total CAF Champions League: Group phase" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ @CAF_Online (November 24, 2019). "Schedule Changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "CAF postpone Al Ahly's clash against Étoile du Sahel". KingFut. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

  • Total CAF Champions League, CAFonline.com
    • CAF Total Champions League 2019/20
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