2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage were played from 3 February to 17 March 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates3 February – 17 March 2019
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored105 (2.19 per match)
2018

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 January 2019, 12:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The 16 teams, including the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking, Étoile du Sahel, and the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four.[5]

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 each of Pot 1 and 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
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Format edit

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

Tiebreakers edit

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were 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 was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3 February 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 13 February 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 24 February 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 3 March 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 10 March 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 17 March 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB HAS RCA ASO
1   RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals 2–1 0–0 3–0
2   Hassania Agadir 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–0 1–1 2–1
3   Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 2–4 0–0 0–0
4   AS Otohô 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 1–1 1–0 1–4
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
AS Otohô  1–1  RS Berkane
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Hassania Agadir  1–1  Raja Casablanca
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RS Berkane  2–1  Hassania Agadir
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Raja Casablanca  2–4  RS Berkane
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Hassania Agadir  2–1  AS Otohô
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RS Berkane  3–0  AS Otohô
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Hassania Agadir  1–0  RS Berkane
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AS Otohô  1–4  Raja Casablanca
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Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSS ESS RAN SAL
1   CS Sfaxien 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 Quarter-finals 2–1 1–1 0–0
2   Étoile du Sahel 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 0–1 2–1 1–0
3   Enugu Rangers 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 0–2 2–0
4   Salitas 6 0 4 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 0–0 1–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Enugu Rangers  2–0  Salitas
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Étoile du Sahel  0–1  CS Sfaxien
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Salitas  0–0  Étoile du Sahel
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CS Sfaxien  1–1  Enugu Rangers
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CS Sfaxien  0–0  Salitas
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Étoile du Sahel  2–1  Enugu Rangers
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Enugu Rangers  0–2  Étoile du Sahel
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Salitas  0–0  CS Sfaxien
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CS Sfaxien  2–1  Étoile du Sahel
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Salitas  1–1  Enugu Rangers
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Étoile du Sahel  1–0  Salitas
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Enugu Rangers  0–1  CS Sfaxien
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Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL NKA ASA ZES
1   Al-Hilal 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Quarter-finals 4–1 1–0 3–1
2   Nkana 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 2–1 3–1 3–0
3   Asante Kotoko 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7[a] 1–1 3–0 2–1
4   ZESCO United 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 1–1 2–0 2–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Goal difference in all group matches: Asante Kotoko 0, ZESCO United –3.
ZESCO United  2–0  Nkana
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Hilal  1–0  Asante Kotoko
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Nkana  2–1  Al-Hilal
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Asante Kotoko  2–1  ZESCO United
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Nkana  3–1  Asante Kotoko
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ZESCO United  1–1  Al-Hilal
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Asante Kotoko  3–0  Nkana
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Referee: Gauthier Mihindou (Gabon)
Al-Hilal  3–1  ZESCO United
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Nkana  3–0  ZESCO United
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Asante Kotoko  1–1  Al-Hilal
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ZESCO United  2–1  Asante Kotoko
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Al-Hilal  4–1  Nkana
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Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM GOR NAH PET
1   Zamalek 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9[a] Quarter-finals 4–0 1–1 1–1
2   Gor Mahia 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9[a] 4–2 2–0 1–0
3   NA Hussein Dey 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8 0–0 1–0 2–1
4   Petro de Luanda 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 2–1 2–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Zamalek +2, Gor Mahia –2.
Gor Mahia  4–2  Zamalek
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NA Hussein Dey  2–1  Petro de Luanda
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Petro de Luanda  2–1  Gor Mahia
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Zamalek  1–1  NA Hussein Dey
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Gor Mahia  2–0  NA Hussein Dey
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Zamalek  1–1  Petro de Luanda
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NA Hussein Dey  1–0  Gor Mahia
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Petro de Luanda  2–0  NA Hussein Dey
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Zamalek  4–0  Gor Mahia
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NA Hussein Dey  0–0  Zamalek
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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.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedures for Total CC Group Phase". CAF. 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Moroccan trio Raja, Berkane, Hassania draw each other". CAF. 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Draw Procedure of CAF Total Confederation Cup 2018/19 - Group Matches" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.

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