2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
| Dates | 6 May – 29 August 2018 |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 106 (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 |
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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]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- 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 | |
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| 1 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Aduana Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | Aduana Stars |
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
| AS Vita Club | 3–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
| Aduana Stars | 2–1 | AS Vita Club |
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| AS Vita Club | 2–0 | Aduana Stars |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
| Aduana Stars | 0–2 | ASEC Mimosas |
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
| AS Vita Club | 2–0 | Raja Casablanca |
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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
| ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | AS Vita Club |
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| Raja Casablanca | 6–0 | Aduana Stars |
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | MAS | SON | HIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RS Berkane | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Masry | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | UD Songo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3[a] | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3[a] | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
| RS Berkane | 1–0 | Al-Hilal |
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Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
| UD Songo | 0–2 | RS Berkane |
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| RS Berkane | 0–0 | Al-Masry |
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Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Al-Masry | 1–0 | RS Berkane |
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
| Al-Hilal | 0–2 | RS Berkane |
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Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| RS Berkane | 2–1 | UD Songo |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENY | CAR | WAC | DJO | |
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| 1 | Enyimba | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | CARA Brazzaville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Williamsville AC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Djoliba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Williamsville AC | 1–0 | CARA Brazzaville |
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| CARA Brazzaville | 3–0 | Enyimba |
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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
| Djoliba | 1–1 | Williamsville AC |
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Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
| Enyimba | 1–0 | Williamsville AC |
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
| Djoliba | 2–0 | CARA Brazzaville |
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
| CARA Brazzaville | 1–0 | Djoliba |
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Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
| Williamsville AC | 2–0 | Enyimba |
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Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| CARA Brazzaville | 3–1 | Williamsville AC |
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Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
| Enyimba | 1–0 | CARA Brazzaville |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
| Williamsville AC | 0–0 | Djoliba |
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Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USM | RAY | GOR | YAN | |
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| 1 | USM Alger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Gor Mahia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Young Africans | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — |
| Rayon Sports | 1–1 | Gor Mahia |
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Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
| USM Alger | 4–0 | Young Africans |
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Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
| Young Africans | 0–0 | Rayon Sports |
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Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Gor Mahia | 4–0 | Young Africans |
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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
| Rayon Sports | 1–2 | USM Alger |
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Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| Young Africans | 2–3 | Gor Mahia |
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Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
| USM Alger | 1–1 | Rayon Sports |
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
| Gor Mahia | 1–2 | Rayon Sports |
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
| Young Africans | 2–1 | USM Alger |
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Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
| Rayon Sports | 1–0 | Young Africans |
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Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
| USM Alger | 2–1 | Gor Mahia |
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Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Draw for the Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Regional rivalries echoed, giants draw each other". CAF. 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Ranking for the draw of the Group Matches of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Draw procedure for group phase". CAF. 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Group Phase Fixtures" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
- ^ "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