2012 CAF Champions League group stage

2012 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates7 July – 16 September 2014
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored46 (2.56 per match)
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The 2012 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2012.[1] The matchdays were 6–8 July, 20–22 July, 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, and 14–16 September.[2]

The group stage featured the eight winners from the second round. They were divided into two groups of four, where they played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals.[3]

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[4] The eight teams were seeded into four pots (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking).[5] Each group contained one team from each pot.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Tiebreakers

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[3]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. Goals scored in all games

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia ES Tunis 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Nigeria Sunshine Stars 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
3 Algeria ASO Chlef 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 2
4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[a]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The match Étoile du Sahel v Espérance ST on Matchday 4 was abandoned due to crowd disturbance. The CAF decided to disqualify Étoile du Sahel as a result and all results obtained previously by Étoile du Sahel within Group A were cancelled.[7]
ASO Chlef Algeria0–1
Annulled		Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report Belaïd 9'
ES Tunis Tunisia3–2Algeria ASO Chlef
Mouelhi 29' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
N'Djeng 90+3'		 Report Mellouli 42'
Messaoud 85'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
ES Tunis Tunisia1–0
Annulled		Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Mouelhi 41' (pen.) Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
ASO Chlef Algeria1–2Nigeria Sunshine Stars
Eyenga 48' Report Tamen 45+2'
Ukeyima 76'
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–2
Suspended and Annulled		Tunisia ES Tunis
Report Aouadhi 41'
N'Djeng 74'
ES Tunis Tunisia1–0Nigeria Sunshine Stars
Ebitogwa 52' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
ASO Chlef Algeria1–0Tunisia ES Tunis
Eyenga 26' Report
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
3 Ghana Berekum Chelsea 6 2 3 1 9 10 −1 7
4 Egypt Zamalek SC 6 0 2 4 5 10 −5 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Berekum Chelsea Ghana3–2Egypt Zamalek
Clottey 29', 46', 90+1' Report Cissé 22', 34'
Zamalek Egypt0–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Report Aboutrika 79'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Egypt Zamalek
Kasongo 70'
Samata 77'		 Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Al-Ahly Egypt4–1Ghana Berekum Chelsea
Said 17'
Nagieb 33'
Soliman 68', 72'		 Report Clottey 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Berekum Chelsea Ghana1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Opoku 52' Report Anicet 43'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Zamalek Egypt1–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Omotoyossi 36' Report Himoonde 34'
Samata 44'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Zamalek Egypt1–1Ghana Berekum Chelsea
Ibrahim 13' Report Nafiu 24'
Attendance: 3,000
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Samata 49'
Kanda 61'		 Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Al-Ahly Egypt1–1Egypt Zamalek
Barakat 62' Report Ibrahim 42'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

References

  1. ^ "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Orange Champions League fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. ^ "CAF interclubs final draw result". Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Orange Champions League and Orange Confederation Cup club ranking" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Orange Champions League Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 August 2012.
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