2015 CECAFA Cup

2015 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country Ethiopia
Dates 21 November–5 December
Teams 12 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Uganda (14th title)
Runners-up  Rwanda
Third place  Ethiopia
Fourth place  Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 26
Goals scored 52 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sudan Athar El Tahir
(4 goals)

The 2015 CECAFA Cup is the 38th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It is scheduled to take place in Ethiopia from 21 November to 5 December 2015.[1]

The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted in Rwanda.[2] However, in June 2015, it was announced that Ethiopia replaced Rwanda as host due to Rwanda's preparation to host the 2016 African Nations Championship.[1]

Participants

The following teams have been confirmed to participate in the tournament:

National Team FIFA Ranking
(November 2015)
 Burundi107
 Djibouti207
 Ethiopia114
 Kenya125
 Malawi97
 Rwanda96
 Somalia203
 South Sudan134
 Sudan128
 Tanzania135
 Uganda68
 ZanzibarN/A
Notes

Venues

Addis Ababa
Yidnekachew Tessema Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Hawassa
Awassa Kenema Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

For more details on this topic, see 2015 CECAFA Cup group stage.

The draw result was announced by CECAFA on 11 November 2015.[4]

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania (A) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Rwanda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Ethiopia (H, A) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Somalia (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings Table
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)
Ethiopia  0–1  Rwanda Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Somalia  0–4  Tanzania Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
Rwanda  1–2  Tanzania Awassa, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Somalia  0–2  Ethiopia Awassa, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Rwanda  3–0  Somalia Awassa, Ethiopia
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)
Tanzania  1–1  Ethiopia Awassa, Ethiopia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kenya (A) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Burundi (E) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Zanzibar (E) 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings Table
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)
Burundi  1–0  Zanzibar Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Kenya  2–0  Uganda Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
Zanzibar  0–4  Uganda Awassa, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Kenya  1–1  Burundi Awassa, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Zanzibar  3–1  Kenya Awassa, Ethiopia
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)
Uganda  1–0  Burundi Awassa, Ethiopia

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Sudan (A) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malawi (G, A) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Sudan (A) 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Djibouti (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2015. Source:
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (G) Guest.
23 November 2015 (2015-11-23)
South Sudan  2–0  Djibouti Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Sudan  1–2  Malawi Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Malawi  3–0  Djibouti Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
South Sudan  0–0  Sudan Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
South Sudan  2–0  Malawi Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Djibouti  0–4  Sudan Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Ranking of third-placed teams

The two best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the quarter-finals.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 C  Sudan 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 A  Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 B  Burundi 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Source:
Rules for classification:

Knockout stage

For more details on this topic, see 2015 CECAFA Cup knockout stage.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November - Addis Ababa
 
 
 Uganda 2
 
3 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Malawi 0
 
 Uganda (pen.) 0 (5)
 
30 November - Addis Ababa
 
 Ethiopia 0 (3)
 
 Tanzania 1 (3)
 
5 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Ethiopia (pen.) 1 (4)
 
 Uganda 1
 
1 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Rwanda 0
 
 Rwanda (pen.) 0 (5)
 
3 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Kenya 0 (3)
 
 Rwanda (pen.) 1 (4)
 
1 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Sudan 1 (2) Third Place
 
 South Sudan 0 (3)
 
5 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Sudan (pen.) 0 (5)
 
 Ethiopia (pen.) 1 (5)
 
 
 Sudan 1 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  2–0  Malawi
Tanzania  1–1 (3–4 p.)  Ethiopia
South Sudan  0–0 (3–5 p.)  Sudan
Rwanda  0–0 (5–3 p.)  Kenya

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p.)  Ethiopia
Rwanda  1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.)  Sudan

Third place playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ethiopia  1–1 (5–4 p.)  Sudan

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  1–0  Rwanda

Goalscorers

4 goals
  • Sudan Athar El Tahir
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Tanzania Salim Mbonde (playing against Ethiopia)

Source:

Final rankings

Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams.

References

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