2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 26 June to 13 September 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seedings.[3]
The following eight teams were entered into the draw, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw:
Format
Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Tiebreakers
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 would be applied in the following order:[1]
- 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;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Away goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
The matchdays were 26–28 June, 10–12 July, 24–26 July, 7–9 August, 21–23 August, and 11–13 September 2015.[4]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | ESS | STA | EST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Ahly |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Étoile du Sahel |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Stade Malien |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
The Stade Malien v Espérance de Tunis match was suspended at the 49th minute due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 10 August 2015, 16:30 UTC±0, from the point of abandonment.[5][6]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAM | ORL | LEO | CSS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Orlando Pirates |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  AC Léopards |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | CS Sfaxien |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Live report: CAF Interclubs draw". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ahly, Zamalek to be drawn apart". Confederation of African Football. 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Stade Malien – Esperance continues on Monday". CAF. 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Coupe de la CAF : Stade Malien-Espérance Tunis interrompu et reporté à lundi" (in French). Afrik-Foot.com. 9 August 2015.
External links
- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com