2014 CAF Champions League group stage

CAF Champions League group stage 2014 16 May – 24 August 2014 24 52 2013 2015 The group stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 16 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.Regulations of the CAF Champions League http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/cl%20Eng.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 19 October 2014http://africansoccer.weebly.com/caf-cl-14---gs.html CAF Champions League 2014 – Group Stage African Soccer Weebly 2014-05-17 https://archive.today/20140517072959/http://africansoccer.weebly.com/caf-cl-14---gs.html 2014-05-17 dead Draw The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=CHAc3O64bo8ehHNbpTOomA%3d%3d Congolese and Tunisian clubs paired in CL group stage Cafonline.com 29 April 2014 The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=i6RUJlf1e0%2bUHiMfNdJuoQ%3d%3d CL and CC: Procedure for the draw Confederation of African Football 29 April 2014 The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013. The following eight teams were entered into the draw: Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4TUN Espérance de Tunis (54 pts) COD TP Mazembe (42 pts)TUN CS Sfaxien (26 pts) SDN Al-Hilal (24 pts)EGY Zamalek (14 pts) ALG ES Sétif (12 pts)COD AS Vita Club (1 pt) LBY Al-Ahly Benghazi (0 pts) 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 are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned Goal difference 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. Groups The matchdays were 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/2014%20FINAL%20CAF%20Calender.pdf 2014 Competitions Calendar Cafonline.comhttps://twitter.com/CAF_Media/status/461106824037400577/photo/1 18th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014 Confederation of African Football 29 April 2014 Group A main WDL Group A Q noflag CAF COD TP Mazembe COD AS Vita Club SUD Al-Hilal EGY Zamalek Tiebreakers: TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club are ranked on head-to-head record. TPM complete 3 2 1 5 2 3 2 1 6 4 2 1 3 7 9 1 1 4 4 7 TPM ASV HIL ZAM Group stage tiebreakers KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage n 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 "Al-Hilal v TP Mazembe" 16 May 2014 20:30 UTC+3 Al-Hilal SDN 1–0 Report COD TP Mazembe Ibrahim 51 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) "AS Vita Club v Zamalek" 18 May 2014 15:30 UTC+1 AS Vita Club COD 2–1 Report EGY Zamalek Mubele 18Ngudikana 80 Zakaria 76 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa 5,000 Bakary Gassama (Gambia) "Zamalek v Al-Hilal" 24 May 2014 19:00 UTC+3 Zamalek EGY 2–1 Report SDN Al-Hilal Dominique 6Abdel-Shafy 81 Careca 25 30 June Stadium, Cairo Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) "TP Mazembe v AS Vita Club" 25 May 2014 15:00 UTC+2 TP Mazembe COD 1–0 Report COD AS Vita Club Samatta 62 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi Néant Alioum (Cameroon) "Al-Hilal v AS Vita Club" 6 June 2014 20:00 UTC+3 Al-Hilal SDN 1–1 Report COD AS Vita Club Sérgio Júnior 19 Etekiama 88 pen. Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) "TP Mazembe v Zamalek" 8 June 2014 15:00 UTC+2 TP Mazembe COD 1–0 Report EGY Zamalek Kalaba 13 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi Joseph Lamptey (Ghana) "AS Vita Club v Al-Hilal" 27 July 2014 16:00 UTC+1 AS Vita Club COD 2–1 Report SDN Al-Hilal Basisila 81Etekiama 90+7 pen. Bisha 18 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa Davies Omweno (Kenya) "Zamalek v TP Mazembe" 27 July 2014 21:30 UTC+2 Zamalek EGY 0–0 Report COD TP Mazembe Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) "TP Mazembe v Al-Hilal" 10 August 2014 15:00 UTC+2 TP Mazembe COD 3–1 Report SDN Al-Hilal Kalaba 27Asante 60Traoré 76 Careca 90+3 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco) "Zamalek v AS Vita Club" 10 August 2014 20:30 UTC+3 Zamalek EGY 0–1 Report COD AS Vita Club Sentamu 55 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Badara Diatta (Senegal) "Al-Hilal v Zamalek" 22 August 2014 20:00 UTC+3 Al-Hilal SDN 2–1 Report EGY Zamalek Bisha 35Almadina 84 Fathi 61 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) "AS Vita Club v TP Mazembe" 24 August 2014 15:30 UTC+1 AS Vita Club COD 0–0 Report COD TP Mazembe Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) Group B main WDL Group B 200 noflag CAF TUN CS Sfaxien ALG ES Sétif TUN Espérance de Tunis LBY Al-Ahly Benghazi complete 3 2 1 8 5 2 4 0 9 6 2 1 3 8 9 1 1 4 5 10 CSS ESS EST AHB Group stage tiebreakers KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage n 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns. "Espérance de Tunis v ES Sétif" 17 May 2014 20:00 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 1–2 Report ALG ES Sétif Mhirsi 54 Nadji 24Belameiri 48 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea) "CS Sfaxien v Al-Ahly Benghazi" 18 May 2014 18:00 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 3–1 Report LBY Al-Ahly Benghazi Khenissi 15Ben Salah 34Challouf 86 Boulaabi 27 o.g. Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Bernard Camille (Seychelles) "Al-Ahly Benghazi v Espérance de Tunis" 24 May 2014 19:00 UTC+1 Al-Ahly Benghazi LBY 3–2 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Sadomba 4Farag 12Orkuma 44 Akaïchi 20Darragi 78 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia) Koman Coulibaly (Mali) "ES Sétif v CS Sfaxien" 25 May 2014 20:30 UTC+1 ES Sétif ALG 1–1 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Belameiri 12 Maâloul 45+1 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif Badara Diatta (Senegal) "ES Sétif v Al-Ahly Benghazi" 7 June 2014 21:00 UTC+1 ES Sétif ALG 1–1 Report LBY Al-Ahly Benghazi Nadji 44 Fetori 90+1 pen. Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) "Espérance de Tunis v CS Sfaxien" 8 June 2014 19:00 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 2–1 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Darragi 65Mhirsi 66 Hannachi 47 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) "Al-Ahly Benghazi v ES Sétif" 25 July 2014 22:00 UTC+1 Al-Ahly Benghazi LBY 0–2 Report ALG ES Sétif Belameiri 18Younès 90+3 Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis (Tunisia) Bakary Gassama (Gambia) "CS Sfaxien v Espérance de Tunis" 26 July 2014 22:00 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 1–0 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Moncer 77 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Gehad Grisha (Egypt) "Al-Ahly Benghazi v CS Sfaxien" 8 August 2014 18:00 UTC+1 Al-Ahly Benghazi LBY 0–1 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Sassi 67 Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis (Tunisia) Néant Alioum (Cameroon) "ES Sétif v Espérance de Tunis" 9 August 2014 20:30 UTC+1 ES Sétif ALG 2–2 Report TUN Espérance de Tunis Djahnit 29 pen. 50 Akaïchi 7 72 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) "CS Sfaxien v ES Sétif" 23 August 2014 18:00 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 1–1 Report ALG ES Sétif Maâloul 87 Zé Ondo 64 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) "Espérance de Tunis v Al-Ahly Benghazi" 24 August 2014 19:00 UTC+1 Espérance de Tunis TUN 1–0 Report LBY Al-Ahly Benghazi Jerbi 70 pen. Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) References External links Orange CAF Champions League 2014, CAFOnline.com *2