2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between August and October 2012.[1] The matchdays were 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, 14–16 September, 5–7 October, and 19–21 October.[2]

2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates4 August – 21 October 2012
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored58 (2.42 per match)
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The group stage featured the eight winners from the play-off 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

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The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[4] For the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving the two teams seeded in the play-off round (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking)[5] were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.[6]

Play-off round ties
Team 1 (CL 2nd round losers) v Team 2 (CC 2nd round winners)
Pot 1 (top seed) Maghreb de Fès     AC Léopards
(top seed) Al-Hilal     Cercle Olympique de Bamako
Pot 2 AFAD Djékanou     Wydad AC
Al-Merreikh     Black Leopards
Djoliba     Club Africain
Dynamos     Interclube
Stade Malien     CODM Meknès
Coton Sport     Al-Ahly Shendi
Notes
  • Winners of each tie shown in bold

Tiebreakers

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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

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Merreikh 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14
  Al-Hilal 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
  Interclube 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5
  Al-Ahly Shendi 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3
Al-Merreikh  1–0  Interclube
El-Basha   86' Report
Referee: Mehdi Abid-Charef (Algeria)

Al-Hilal  1–1  Al-Merreikh
Sadomba   46' Report Osunwa   45+1'
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Interclube  0–1  Al-Ahly Shendi
Report Yakubu   84'
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

Al-Merreikh  2–0  Al-Ahly Shendi
Osunwa   70'
El-Basha   82'
Report
Referee: Ghead Grisha (Egypt)
Interclube  1–1  Al-Hilal
Kialunda   35' Report Sadomba   71'
Referee: Anthony Ramsy Raphael (Malawi)

Al-Hilal  3–0  Interclube
Sané   13'
Mudather   32'
Muhannad   42'
Report
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Al-Ahly Shendi  0–1  Al-Merreikh
Report Eder Lima   75'
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Al-Hilal  2–0  Al-Ahly Shendi
Sadomba   42', 70' Report
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Interclube  0–0  Al-Merreikh
Report
Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe)

Al-Ahly Shendi  1–2  Interclube
Sadam   8' (pen.) Report Joél Mpongo   5' (pen.)
Moco   64'
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Al-Merreikh  3–2  Al-Hilal
Abdalla   10'
Sakuwaha   15' (pen.), 83'
Report Muhannad   40', 90+2'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Djoliba 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13
  AC Léopards 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
  Wydad AC 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6
  Stade Malien 6 0 3 3 6 10 −4 3
AC Léopards  1–1  Wydad AC
Moukassa   10' Report El Mnassfi   60'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Stade Malien  0–2  Djoliba
Report Y. Coulibaly   4'
Cissé   70'
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)

Djoliba  1–1  AC Léopards
Bagayoko   65' Report Bhebey Ndey   4'
Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)
Wydad AC  1–1  Stade Malien
Lakhal   43' Report M. Coulibaly   87'
Referee: Mohammed Farouk (Egypt)

Stade Malien  1–1  AC Léopards
Cissé   35' Report Lakolo   41'
Referee: Ali Kalyango (Uganda)
Djoliba  2–1  Wydad AC
Bagayoko   76'
Sidibé   90+4' (pen.)
Report Houassi   38'
Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

Wydad AC  1–2  Djoliba
El Mnassfi   25' Report Bagayoko   11'
A. Bangoura   90+2'
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
AC Léopards  1–0  Stade Malien
Gandzé   25' Report
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Wydad AC  3–1  AC Léopards
Koné   21'
El Hillali   53'
El Mnassfi   90+1'
Report Bhebey Ndey   73'
Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)
Djoliba  2–1  Stade Malien
Traoré   44' (pen.)
I. Bangoura   72' (pen.)
Report Diarra   66'
Referee: Said Kordi (Tunisia)

AC Léopards  3–0  Djoliba
Kombo   8'
Lakolo   66'
Kivouri   78'
Report
Stade Malien  3–3  Wydad AC
Bo. Coulibaly   7'
Ba. Coulibaly   30'
Diawara   90'
Report El Hillali   18'
Mouithys   64'
Benkajjane   90+3'
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

References

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  1. ^ "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Orange Confederation Cup fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (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 Confederation Cup Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
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