2012 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2012 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2012.^[1] The matchdays were 6–8 July, 20–22 July, 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, and 14–16 September.^[2]

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.^[3]

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.^[4] The eight teams were seeded into four pots (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking).^[5] Each group contained one team from each pot.^[6]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Espérance ST 42 pts TP Mazembe 41 pts	Al-Ahly 36 pts Étoile du Sahel 17 pts	Sunshine Stars 10 pts Zamalek 2 pts	ASO Chlef 0 pts Berekum Chelsea 0 pts

Tiebreakers

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:^[3]

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

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Espérance ST	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	9
Sunshine Stars	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
ASO Chlef	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	3
Étoile du Sahel	Disqualified

Notes

The match Étoile du Sahel v Espérance ST on Matchday 4 was abandoned due to crowd disturbance. The CAF decided to disqualify Étoile du Sahel as a result and all results obtained previously by Étoile du Sahel within Group A were cancelled.^[7]

ASO Chlef v Étoile du Sahel

7 July 2012
21:00 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	0–1 Annulled	Étoile du Sahel
	Report	Belaïd 9'

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Sunshine Stars v Espérance ST

8 July 2012
15:00 UTC+01:00

Sunshine Stars	0–2	Espérance ST
	Report	Y. Msakni 20' N'Djeng 45'

Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Espérance ST v ASO Chlef

20 July 2012
22:00 UTC+01:00

Espérance ST	3–2	ASO Chlef
Mouelhi 29' (pen.), 87' (pen.) N'Djeng 90+3'	Report	Mellouli 42' Messaoud 85'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)

Étoile du Sahel v Sunshine Stars

21 July 2012
22:00 UTC+01:00

Étoile du Sahel	0–0 Annulled	Sunshine Stars
	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Sunshine Stars v ASO Chlef

5 August 2012
15:00 UTC+01:00

Sunshine Stars	2–0	ASO Chlef
Olorundare 48' Azuka 59'	Report

Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Espérance ST v Étoile du Sahel

5 August 2012
22:00 UTC+01:00

Espérance ST	1–0 Annulled	Étoile du Sahel
Mouelhi 41' (pen.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

ASO Chlef v Sunshine Stars

17 August 2012
22:00 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	1–2	Sunshine Stars
Eyenga 48'	Report	Tamen 45+2' Ukeyima 76'

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)

Étoile du Sahel v Espérance ST

18 August 2012
22:00 UTC+01:00

Étoile du Sahel	0–2 Suspended and Annulled	Espérance ST
	Report	Aouadhi 41' N'Djeng 74'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Côte d'Ivoire)

Espérance ST v Sunshine Stars

2 September 2012
20:30 UTC+01:00

Espérance ST	1–0	Sunshine Stars
Ebitogwa 52' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Étoile du Sahel v ASO Chlef

Étoile du Sahel	Cancelled	ASO Chlef

ASO Chlef v Espérance ST

14 September 2012
20:30 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	1–0	Espérance ST
Eyenga 26'	Report

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Sunshine Stars v Étoile du Sahel

Sunshine Stars	Cancelled	Étoile du Sahel

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ahly	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
TP Mazembe	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Berekum Chelsea	6	2	3	1	9	10	−1	9
Zamalek	6	0	2	4	5	10	−5	2

Berekum Chelsea v Zamalek

7 July 2012
14:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	3–2	Zamalek
Clottey 29', 46', 90+1'	Report	Cissé 22', 34'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Al-Ahly v TP Mazembe

8 July 2012
19:30 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	2–1	TP Mazembe
Moteab 12' Geddo 90+2'	Report	Samata 85'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Côte d'Ivoire)

TP Mazembe v Berekum Chelsea

22 July 2012
15:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–2	Berekum Chelsea
Mputu 11', 32'	Report	Clottey 70' (pen.), 84'

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Zamalek v Al-Ahly

22 July 2012
22:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	0–1	Al-Ahly
	Report	Aboutrika 79'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

TP Mazembe v Zamalek

4 August 2012
15:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–0	Zamalek
Kasongo 70' Samata 77'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Al-Ahly v Berekum Chelsea

4 August 2012
22:00 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	4–1	Berekum Chelsea
Said 17' Nagieb 33' Soliman 68', 72'	Report	Clottey 41' (pen.)

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Berekum Chelsea v Al-Ahly

19 August 2012
14:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	1–1	Al-Ahly
Opoku 52'	Report	Anicet 43'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)

Zamalek v TP Mazembe

19 August 2012
22:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	1–2	TP Mazembe
Omotoyossi 36'	Report	Himoonde 34' Samata 44'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Zamalek v Berekum Chelsea

1 September 2012
20:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	1–1	Berekum Chelsea
Ibrahim 13'	Report	Nafiu 24'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

TP Mazembe v Al-Ahly

2 September 2012
15:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–0	Al-Ahly
Samata 49' Kanda 61'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

Berekum Chelsea v TP Mazembe

16 September 2012
15:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	1–0	TP Mazembe
Opoku 80'	Report

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Al-Ahly v Zamalek

16 September 2012
17:00 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	1–1	Zamalek
Barakat 62'	Report	Ibrahim 42'

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

References

↑ "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
↑ "Orange Champions League fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
↑ "CAF interclubs final draw result". Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
↑ "Orange Champions League and Orange Confederation Cup club ranking" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
↑ "Orange Champions League Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
↑ "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 August 2012.

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