2014 CAF Champions League group stage

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.[1][2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] 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.[4] 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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

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:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. 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.[5][6]

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
Sudan Al-Hilal 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
Egypt Zamalek 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4
  HIL VIT TPM ZAM
Al-Hilal — 1–1 1–0 2–1
AS Vita Club 2–1 — 0–0 2–1
TP Mazembe 3–1 1–0 — 1–0
Zamalek 2–1 0–1 0–0 —
Tiebreakers

18 May 2014
15:30 UTC+1
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–1 Egypt Zamalek
Mubele  18'
Ngudikana  80' 		Report Zakaria  76'

27 July 2014
16:00 UTC+1
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–1 Sudan Al-Hilal
Basisila  81'
Etekiama  90+7' (pen.) 		Report Bisha  18'
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

10 August 2014
15:00 UTC+2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Sudan Al-Hilal
Kalaba  27'
Asante  60'
Traoré  76' 		Report Careca  90+3'

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
Algeria ES Sétif 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
  AHB CSS ESS EST
Al-Ahly Benghazi — 0–1 0–2 3–2
CS Sfaxien 3–1 — 1–1 1–0
ES Sétif 1–1 1–1 — 2–2
Espérance de Tunis 1–0 2–1 1–2 —

Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns.

18 May 2014
18:00 UTC+1
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 3–1 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
Khenissi  15'
Ben Salah  34'
Challouf  86' 		Report Boulaabi  27' (o.g.)

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "CAF Champions League 2014 – Group Stage". African Soccer Weebly.
  3. ↑ "Congolese and Tunisian clubs paired in CL group stage". Cafonline.com. 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "CL and CC: Procedure for the draw". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  6. ↑ "18th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.

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