2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 17 June to 24 August 2016.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.

The eight teams, all winners of the play-off round, were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses): two teams in Pot 1 and six teams in Pot 2. One team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2 were drawn into each group, with each team then assigned a random "position" in the group to determine the fixtures.[5]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2
Teams

Format

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 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 (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. 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;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 17–19 June 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 28–29 June 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 15–17 July 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 4 26–27 July 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 5 12–14 August 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 23–24 August 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM MOB MED YAN
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 3–1
2 Algeria MO Béjaïa 6 2 2 2 2 2 0 8 0–0 — 1–0 1–0
3 Ghana Medeama 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 3–2 0–0 — 3–1
4 Tanzania Young Africans 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
15:30 UTC+2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Ghana Medeama
Kalaba  16', 69'
Coulibaly  45'		 Report Akowuah  2'

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)
16:00 UTC+3
Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 Ghana Medeama
Ngoma  2' Report Ofori  17'

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17)
20:45 UTC+1
MO Béjaïa Algeria 0–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
15:00 UTC±0
Medeama Ghana 3–1 Tanzania Young Africans
Amoah  7'
Mohammed  22', 36'		 Report Msuva  24' (pen.)

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
15:30 UTC+2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–0 Algeria MO Béjaïa
Kalaba  61' Report

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
15:00 UTC±0
Medeama Ghana 3–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Agyei  32'
Sarpong  59' (pen.)
Donsu  90+4'		 Report Bolingi  61'
Kalaba  72'

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
14:30 UTC+2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Tanzania Young Africans
Bolingi  28'
Kalaba  55', 63'		 Report Tambwe  75'
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
14:30 UTC+1
MO Béjaïa Algeria 1–0 Ghana Medeama
Betorangal  53' Report
Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUS ESS KAC AHL
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Knockout stage — 0–0 3–1 1–0
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 1–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 Morocco Kawkab Marrakech 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–3 2–1 — 2–2
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 1–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
22:30 UTC±0
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco 2–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Kouyaté  74'
Amimi  86'		 Report Lahmar  61' (pen.)
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)
22:00 UTC±0
FUS Rabat Morocco 1–0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Nahiri  47' Report

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)
21:00 UTC+1
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco 1–3 Morocco FUS Rabat
El Fakih  45+2' (pen.) Report El Gnaoui  22' (pen.)
Benjelloun  48'
Fouzair  67'

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
21:30 UTC+1
FUS Rabat Morocco 3–1 Morocco Kawkab Marrakech
Nahiri  6', 8'
El Bassil  17'		 Report Sekkat  90'
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
18:30 UTC+1
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya 1–1 Morocco FUS Rabat
Al Laafi  74' Report Njie  63'

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
21:00 UTC+1
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–1 Morocco Kawkab Marrakech
Msakni  15', 46'
Lahmar  19'		 Report Chagou  61'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:30 UTC+1
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco 2–2 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Amimi  37'
Chagou  62' (pen.)		 Report Al Triki  38' (pen.)
Salih  48'
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

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