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2012 CAF Champions League group stage

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]

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 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   ES Tunis 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Sunshine Stars 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
3   ASO Chlef 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 2
4   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  0–1
Annulled		  Étoile du Sahel
Report Belaïd   9'
ES Tunis  3–2  ASO Chlef
Mouelhi   29' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
N'Djeng   90+3'		 Report Mellouli   42'
Messaoud   85'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Sunshine Stars  2–0  ASO Chlef
Olorundare   48'
Azuka   59'		 Report
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
ES Tunis  1–0
Annulled		  Étoile du Sahel
Mouelhi   41' (pen.) Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
ASO Chlef  1–2  Sunshine Stars
Eyenga   48' Report Tamen   45+2'
Ukeyima   76'
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)
Étoile du Sahel  0–2
Suspended and Annulled		  ES Tunis
Report Aouadhi   41'
N'Djeng   74'
ES Tunis  1–0  Sunshine Stars
Ebitogwa   52' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
ASO Chlef  1–0  ES Tunis
Eyenga   26' Report
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 Advance to knockout stage
2   TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
3   Berekum Chelsea 6 2 3 1 9 10 −1 7
4   Zamalek SC 6 0 2 4 5 10 −5 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Berekum Chelsea  3–2  Zamalek
Clottey   29', 46', 90+1' Report Cissé   22', 34'
Al-Ahly  2–1  TP Mazembe
Moteab   12'
Geddo   90+2'		 Report Samatta   85'
Attendance: 0
Zamalek  0–1  Al-Ahly
Report Aboutrika   79'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
TP Mazembe  2–0  Zamalek
Kasongo   70'
Samata   77'		 Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Al-Ahly  4–1  Berekum Chelsea
Said   17'
Nagieb   33'
Soliman   68', 72'		 Report Clottey   41' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Berekum Chelsea  1–1  Al-Ahly
Opoku   52' Report Anicet   43'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Zamalek  1–2  TP Mazembe
Omotoyossi   36' Report Himoonde   34'
Samata   44'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Zamalek  1–1  Berekum Chelsea
Ibrahim   13' Report Nafiu   24'
Attendance: 3,000
TP Mazembe  2–0  Al-Ahly
Samata   49'
Kanda   61'		 Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Al-Ahly  1–1  Zamalek
Barakat   62' Report Ibrahim   42'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

References edit

  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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