2011 CAF Champions League group stage
The 2011 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2011. The matchdays were: 15–17 July, 29–31 July, 12–14 August, 26–28 August, 9–11 September, and 16–18 September.[1]
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.[2]
Seeding
The draw for the group stage took place on 15 May 2011, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[3]
The procedures for the group stage draw were announced on 12 May 2011.[4] The teams were seeded into four pots, and each group contains one team from each pot.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
---|---|---|---|
Espérance ST (24 pts) |
Raja Casablanca (0 pts) |
Notes:
- Ranking score for teams is by their individual team 2006–2010 CAF 5-Year Ranking, the same ranking used to seed teams in the qualifying rounds.
- † Winner of play-off due to disqualification of TP Mazembe
Tiebreakers
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[2]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enyimba | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 |
Al-Hilal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
Coton Sport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
Raja Casablanca | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 |
Coton Sport | 2 – 3 | Enyimba |
---|---|---|
Chardin Madila Mfoutou 46' Saidou Idrissa 63' |
Report | Uche Kalu 8', 85' Chidozie Johnson 40' |
Al-Hilal | 2 – 1 | Coton Sport |
---|---|---|
Haitham Mustafa 28' (pen.) Edet Otobong 82' |
Report | Chardin Madila Mfoutou 10' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Espérance ST | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
Wydad Casablanca | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
Al-Ahly | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
MC Alger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 5 |
- Wydad Casablanca and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals), as shown below.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wydad Casablanca | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Al-Ahly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Al-Ahly | 3 – 3 | Wydad Casablanca |
---|---|---|
Emad Moteab 2' Wael Gomaa 21' Dominique Da Silva 75' |
Report | Sherif Abdel-Fadil 1' (o.g.) Mouhcine Iajour 66', 88' |
Wydad Casablanca | 4 – 0 | MC Alger |
---|---|---|
Fabrice N'Guessi 1' Ahmed Ajeddou 30' (pen.) Ayoub El Khaliki 74' Jean Louis Pascal Angan 90' |
Report |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 50,000 |
Wydad Casablanca | 2 – 2 | Espérance ST |
---|---|---|
Fabrice N'Guessi 65' Youssef Kaddioui 78' (pen.) |
Report | Wajdi Bouazzi 22' Walid Hichri 37' |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 67,000 |
MC Alger | 3 – 1 | Wydad Casablanca |
---|---|---|
Réda Babouche 32', 36' Hervé Oussalé 61' |
Report | Ahmed Ajeddou 79' (pen.) |