2016 CAF Champions League group stage

2016 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates18 June – 24 August 2016
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored40 (2.22 per match)
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The 2016 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 18 June to 24 August 2016.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2016 CAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.

The eight teams, all winners of the second round, were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses): two teams in Pot 1, two teams in Pot 2, two teams in Pot 3, and two teams in Pot 4. One team from each of the four pots were drawn into each group, with each team then assigned a random "position" in the group to determine the fixtures.[5]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams

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 were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 17–19 June 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 28–29 June 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 15–17 July 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 4 26–27 July 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 5 12–14 August 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 23–24 August 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC ZES AHL MIM
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 2–1
2 Zambia ZESCO United 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 1–1 — 3–2 3–1
3 Egypt Al Ahly 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 0–0 2–2 — 1–2
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ZESCO United Zambia3–2Egypt Al Ahly
Ching'andu 27'
Chama 49', 55'		 Report Antwi 30', 68'
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–1Morocco Wydad AC
Report Saidi 38'
Al Ahly Egypt1–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Hegazy 53' Report Zakri 29'
Niamke 80'
ZESCO United Zambia3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Mwanza 32'
Ching'andu 36'
Mbombo 78'		 Report Dao 76'
Al Ahly Egypt0–0Morocco Wydad AC
Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–1Zambia ZESCO United
Koné 75' Report Mwanza 80'
Wydad AC Morocco0–1Egypt Al Ahly
Report Rabia 46'
Al Ahly Egypt2–2Zambia ZESCO United
Rabia 31'
Moteab 85'		 Report Were 6', 35'
Wydad AC Morocco2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Khadrouf 59'
Ondama 89'		 Report Zakri 68'
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–0Egypt Al Ahly
Report
ZESCO United Zambia1–1Morocco Wydad AC
Owino 16' Report Chikatara 55'

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD ZAM ENY ESS
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9 Knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 —
2 Egypt Zamalek 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 1–2 — 1–0 —
3 Nigeria Enyimba 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 3 3–1 0–1 — —
4 Algeria ES Sétif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[a] 0–2 — — —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The CAF announced on 23 June 2016 that ES Sétif were disqualified for a pitch invasion and other incidents at their home match against Mamelodi Sundowns on 18 June 2016.[7] The result of this match was annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations.
ES Sétif AlgeriaAnnulled
(originally 0–2)		South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report Mabunda 33'
Billiat 63'
Enyimba Nigeria0–1Egypt Zamalek
Report Morsy 8'
Zamalek EgyptCancelledAlgeria ES Sétif
Report
Enyimba NigeriaCancelledAlgeria ES Sétif
Report
Zamalek Egypt1–2South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Ibrahim 36' Report Mabunda 17'
Billiat 66'
ES Sétif AlgeriaCancelledNigeria Enyimba
Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricaCancelledAlgeria ES Sétif
Report
Zamalek Egypt1–0Nigeria Enyimba
Morsy 63' (pen.) Report
ES Sétif AlgeriaCancelledEgypt Zamalek
Report
Enyimba Nigeria3–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Uche 24'
Udoh 45', 49' (pen.)		 Report Tau 33'

References

  1. ^ a b "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Accreditation for Interclubs Group Phase draw". CAF. 9 May 2016.
  4. ^ "CL draw results: Group phase". CAF. 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Draw for Orange CAF Champions League & Orange CAF Confederation Cup". YouTube. 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Fixtures of the Group Matches of the CL 2016" (PDF). CAF.
  7. ^ "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAF. 23 June 2016.