2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between August and October 2012.[1] The matchdays were 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, 14–16 September, 5–7 October, and 19–21 October.[2]
The group stage featured the eight winners from the play-off 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 play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[4] For the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving the two teams seeded in the play-off round (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking)[5] were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.[6]
| Play-off round ties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 (CL 2nd round losers) | v | Team 2 (CC 2nd round winners) | |
| Pot 1 | (top seed) Maghreb de Fès  |
 AC Léopards | |
(top seed) Al-Hilal  |
 Cercle Olympique de Bamako | ||
| Pot 2 | AFAD Djékanou  |
Wydad Casablanca | |
| Al-Merreikh |
 Black Leopards | ||
| Djoliba |
 Club Africain | ||
Dynamos  |
 Inter Luanda | ||
| Stade Malien |
CODM Meknès | ||
Coton Sport  |
Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
- Notes
- Winners of each tie shown in bold
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merreikh |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 |
| Al-Hilal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| Inter Luanda |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djoliba |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| AC Léopards |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| Wydad Casablanca |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Stade Malien |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
| Stade Malien |
3–3 | Wydad Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
Bo. Coulibaly  7'Ba. Coulibaly 30'Diawara 90' |
Report | El Hillali 18' Mouithys 64'Benkajjane 90+3' |
References
- ↑ "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "Orange Confederation Cup fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (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 Confederation Cup Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
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