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2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage started on 1 December 2019 and ended on 2 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 Confederation Cup.[2]

2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates1 December 2019 – 2 February 2020
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored107 (2.23 per match)

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 November 2019, 12:00 CAT (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). Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2 and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

The schedule of each matchday is as follows. Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, matches are played on Sundays. Kick-off times are fixed at 13:00, 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 1 December 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 8 December 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 29 December 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 16 February 2020 12 January 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 23 February 2020 26 January 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 8 March 2020 2 February 2020 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups edit

Times are GMT as listed by CAF (local times, even if not different, are in parentheses).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PYR MAS RAN FCN
1   Pyramids 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 6–0
2   Al-Masry 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–2 — 4–2 1–0
3   Enugu Rangers 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–3 1–1 — 1–1
4   FC Nouadhibou 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 0–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Enugu Rangers  1–3  Pyramids
  • Olawoyin   28'
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
FC Nouadhibou  2–3  Al-Masry
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Al-Masry  4–2  Enugu Rangers
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Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Pyramids  6–0  FC Nouadhibou
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Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Al-Masry  1–2  Pyramids
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
FC Nouadhibou  0–0  Enugu Rangers
Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Enugu Rangers  1–1  FC Nouadhibou
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Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Pyramids  2–0  Al-Masry
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Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Pyramids  0–1  Enugu Rangers
Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Al-Masry  1–0  FC Nouadhibou
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Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
FC Nouadhibou  0–1  Pyramids
Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enugu Rangers  1–1  Al-Masry
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOR NAS DJO BID
1   Horoya 6 4 2 0 8 1 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–0 2–1
2   Al-Nasr 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8[a] 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
3   Djoliba 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1 8[a] 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
4   Bidvest Wits 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 0–0 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Nasr 4, Djoliba 1.
Al-Nasr  1–1  Djoliba
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Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Bidvest Wits  0–0  Horoya
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Djoliba  1–0  Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Horoya  3–0  Al-Nasr
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Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Horoya  1–0  Djoliba
 Report
Bidvest Wits  0–0  Al-Nasr
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Al-Nasr  2–1  Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Djoliba  0–0  Horoya
Report
Horoya  2–1  Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Djoliba  0–1  Al-Nasr
Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Bidvest Wits  0–2  Djoliba
Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Al-Nasr  0–2  Horoya
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB ZAN DCM ESA
1   RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2   Zanaco 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 10[a] 1–1 — 2–1 3–0
3   DC Motema Pembe 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10[a] 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
4   ESAE 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 1–5 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Zanaco 4, DC Motema Pembe 1.
DC Motema Pembe  1–1  Zanaco
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
RS Berkane  3–0  ESAE
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
ESAE  0–2  DC Motema Pembe
Report
Zanaco  1–1  RS Berkane
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ESAE  0–0  Zanaco
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
RS Berkane  3–0  DC Motema Pembe
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
DC Motema Pembe  1–0  RS Berkane
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Zanaco  3–0  ESAE
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
ESAE  1–5  RS Berkane
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Zanaco  2–1  DC Motema Pembe
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
RS Berkane  1–1  Zanaco
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Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
DC Motema Pembe  1–0  ESAE
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Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAS ENY PAC SNP
1   Hassania Agadir 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–3 3–0
2   Enyimba 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 1–1 — 4–1 1–0
3   Paradou AC 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–2 1–0 — 0–0
4   FC San Pédro 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3 1–1 2–5 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
FC San Pédro  0–0  Paradou AC
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Hassania Agadir  2–0  Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enyimba  1–0  FC San Pédro
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Paradou AC  0–2  Hassania Agadir
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
FC San Pédro  1–1  Hassania Agadir
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Paradou AC  1–0  Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Enyimba  4–1  Paradou AC
 Report
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Hassania Agadir  3–0  FC San Pédro
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Enyimba  1–1  Hassania Agadir
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Paradou AC  0–0  FC San Pédro
Report
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
FC San Pédro  2–5  Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Hassania Agadir  0–3  Paradou AC
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Al-Masry played their group stage home matches at Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, instead of their regular home stadium Al Masry Club Stadium, Port Said, which is undergoing renovation.
  2. ^ The Pyramids v Enugu Rangers match, originally scheduled to be played at 30 June Stadium, was played at Cairo International Stadium, both in Cairo, due to the former hosting the first African Para Games.[7]
  3. ^ The FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, following request made by both clubs.[8]
  4. ^ a b c Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  5. ^ a b c ESAE played their group stage home matches at Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, instead of their regular home stadium Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa, Cotonou.
  6. ^ a b c FC San Pédro played their home matches at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  7. ^ a b c Paradou AC played their home matches at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular home stadium Stade de Hydra, Hydra, which did not meet CAF requirements.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Group Phase draw for Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 set for 12 November". CAF. 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Intriguing fixtures as Confederation Cup group stage draw completed". CAF. 12 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup: Group phase" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ @CAF_Online (November 24, 2019). "Schedule Changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @pyramidsfc (January 26, 2020). "Pyramids FC is honored to host the first-ever Special Olympics Pan African Games in our ground at the 30th of June Stadium!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @pyramidsfc (January 28, 2020). "كاف يوافق على نقل مباراة نواذيبو وبيراميدز للقاهرة" [CAF agrees to move FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match to Cairo] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.

External links edit

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