2009 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2009 CAF Champions League was played from 18 July to 20 September 2009. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage playing semifinal rounds before the final.[1][2]

2009 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates18 July – 20 September 2009
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored60 (2.5 per match)
2008
2010

Format edit

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the Knockout stage.

Groups edit

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kano Pillars 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3   ZESCO United 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
4   Al-Merreikh 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
ZESCO United  1–1  Kano Pillars
Rodgers Kamwandi   44' Hillary Chukwu   77'


Al-Hilal  2–0  Kano Pillars
Muhannad Eltahir   55' (pen.)
Hamouda Ahmed El Bashir   68'
Attendance: 42,000
Al-Merreikh  2–3  ZESCO United
Endurance Idahor   29' (pen.)
Karim Eddafi   77'
Jonas Sakuwaha   5'   15'   34' (pen.)

Kano Pillars  2–1  Al-Hilal
Gambo Mohammed   45+'
Moses Ogaga   73'
Report Saif Eldin   20'
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)

Kano Pillars  3–2  ZESCO United
Victor Namo   3'   55'
Bello Musa Kofarmata   86'
Loti Phiri   2'   39'

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   TP Mazembe 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Heartland 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
3   Étoile du Sahel 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
4   Monomotapa United 6 2 0 4 5 14 −9 6
Source: [citation needed]
TP Mazembe  2–0  Heartland
Tresor Mputu   47'
Dioko Kaliyutuka   78'





References edit

  1. ^ "CAF Champions League 2009 – Group stage". Goalzz. 2009.
  2. ^ "Champions' League 2009". RSSSF. 2010.

External links edit