2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

CAF Confederation Cup group stage 2015 26 June – 13 September 2015 24 42 2014 2016 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.Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CC%20Eng%20.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 1 December 2014 Draw The draw for the group stage was held on 5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ZIvT82AIC5hL7kzmD3%2b1Gg%3d%3d Live report: CAF Interclubs draw CAFonline.com 5 May 2015 The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seedings.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=NPI4XdGgzY6cTW%2fCbQ7RAA%3d%3d Ahly, Zamalek to be drawn apart Confederation of African Football 4 May 2015 The following eight teams were entered into the draw, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw: 18em EGY Al-Ahly TUN Espérance de Tunis CGO AC Léopards TUN CS Sfaxien MLI Stade Malien RSA Orlando Pirates EGY Zamalek TUN Étoile du Sahel 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: 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.CAF Full Calendar http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx CAFonline.com 28 February 2015 28 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161053/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx 14 February 2015 Group A yes 200 "Étoile du Sahel v Stade Malien" 26 June 2015 22:00 UTC+1 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–0 Report MLI Stade Malien Bounedjah 69 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso) "Al-Ahly v Espérance de Tunis" 28 June 2015 22:00 UTC+2 Al-Ahly EGY 3–0 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Said 20 58Zakaria 90 Suez Stadium, Suez Néant Alioum (Cameroon) "Espérance de Tunis v Étoile du Sahel" 11 July 2015 22:00 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 0–1 Report TUN Étoile du Sahel Jemal 49 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès 30,000 Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) "Stade Malien v Al-Ahly" 12 July 2015 16:30 UTC±0 Stade Malien MLI 0–0 Report EGY Al-Ahly Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) "Al-Ahly v Étoile du Sahel" 25 July 2015 19:00 UTC+2 Al-Ahly EGY 1–0 Report TUN Étoile du Sahel Soliman 36 Suez Stadium, Suez Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) "Espérance de Tunis v Stade Malien" 25 July 2015 19:45 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 1–2 Report MLI Stade Malien Ben Youssef 11 Sissoko 5Ma. Coulibaly 48 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) "Étoile du Sahel v Al-Ahly" 8 August 2015 21:00 UTC+1 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–0 Report EGY Al-Ahly Mouihbi 26 pen. Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco) "Stade Malien v Espérance de Tunis" 9 August 2015 16:30 UTC±0 Stade Malien MLI 0–1 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Eduok 24 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Victor Gomes (South Africa) 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.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=r2z6ZfmVGlfiQBDZtae%2BmQ%3D%3D Stade Malien – Esperance continues on Monday CAF 9 August 2015http://www.afrik-foot.com/coupe-de-la-caf-stade-malien-esperance-tunis-interrompu-et-reporte-a-lundi Coupe de la CAF : Stade Malien-Espérance Tunis interrompu et reporté à lundi Afrik-Foot.com 9 August 2015 French "Espérance de Tunis v Al-Ahly" 22 August 2015 19:00 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 0–1 Report EGY Al-Ahly Antwi 5 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) "Stade Malien v Étoile du Sahel" 23 August 2015 15:30 UTC±0 Stade Malien MLI 1–1 Report TUN Étoile du Sahel Mo. Coulibaly 90+5 Bangoura 58 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) "Étoile du Sahel v Espérance de Tunis" 12 September 2015 19:30 UTC+1 Étoile du Sahel TUN 2–1 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Bounedjah 90 pen. 90+3 Jouini 25 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) "Al-Ahly v Stade Malien" 12 September 2015 20:30 UTC+2 Al-Ahly EGY 1–0 Report MLI Stade Malien Gamal 75 Suez Stadium, Suez El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan) Group B yes 200 "AC Léopards v Orlando Pirates" 27 June 2015 15:30 UTC+1 AC Léopards CGO 0–1 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Jele 58 Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) "Zamalek v CS Sfaxien" 27 June 2015 21:30 UTC+2 Zamalek EGY 1–0 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Cissé 90 Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) "CS Sfaxien v AC Léopards" 10 July 2015 22:00 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 1–1 Report CGO AC Léopards Maâloul 48 pen. Gandzé 42 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) "Orlando Pirates v Zamalek" 11 July 2015 15:00 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 1–2 Report EGY Zamalek Majoro 68 Youssef 72Fathi 83 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Bernard Camille (Seychelles) "Zamalek v AC Léopards" 26 July 2015 19:30 UTC+2 Zamalek EGY 2–0 Report CGO AC Léopards Morsi 2Hefny 36 pen. Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan) "CS Sfaxien v Orlando Pirates" 26 July 2015 20:30 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 0–1 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Rakhale 47 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) "Orlando Pirates v CS Sfaxien" 8 August 2015 20:15 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 2–0 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Rakhale 37Masuku 53 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Joshua Bondo (Botswana) "AC Léopards v Zamalek" 9 August 2015 15:30 UTC+1 AC Léopards CGO 1–0 Report EGY Zamalek Mukendi 60 Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) "Orlando Pirates v AC Léopards" 22 August 2015 18:00 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 2–0 Report CGO AC Léopards Makola 32Manyisa 87 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Davies Omweno (Kenya) "CS Sfaxien v Zamalek" 23 August 2015 19:30 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 1–3 Report EGY Zamalek Maâloul 63 pen. Kahraba 54Hamoudi 80 89 pen. Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) "AC Léopards v CS Sfaxien" 13 September 2015 15:30 UTC+1 AC Léopards CGO 0–0 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie Bernard Camille (Seychelles) "Zamalek v Orlando Pirates" 13 September 2015 20:30 UTC+2 Zamalek EGY 4–1 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Tawfik 13Mekky 36Fathi 62Kahraba 66 Manyisa 32 Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda) References External links Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com *2