2024–25 CAF Champions League group stage

2024–25 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates26 November 2024 – 18 January 2025
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored67 (2.09 per match)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 5 January 2025.

The 2024–25 CAF Champions League group stage began on 26 November 2024 and will end on 18 January 2025. 16 teams are competing in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[1] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contains one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team were allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot 1
Team Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 87
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 61
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 54
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 38
Pot 2
Team Pts
Algeria CR Belouizdad 37
Morocco Raja CA 35
Tanzania Young Africans 31
Egypt Pyramids 29
Pot 3
Team Pts
Sudan Al Hilal 25
South Africa Orlando Pirates 16
Angola Sagrada Esperança 8
Morocco AS FAR 8
Pot 4
Team Pts
Algeria MC Alger 6
Mali Djoliba 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union —
Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan —

Format

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

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 (Regulations III. 20 & 21):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams is still tied, all head-to-head criteria above is reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 26 November 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 6–7 December 2024 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 13–14 December 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 3–4 January 2025 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 10–11 January 2025 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 17–18 January 2025 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

All times are local.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL MCA YNG TPM
1 Sudan Al Hilal (A) 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 12 Jan 2–1
2 Algeria MC Alger 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 0–1 — 2–0 10 Jan
3 Tanzania Young Africans 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 0–2 18 Jan — 3–1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2 18 Jan 0–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0Algeria MC Alger
Report
Young Africans Tanzania0–2Sudan Al Hilal
Report
MC Alger Algeria2–0Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
MC Alger Algeria0–1Sudan Al Hilal
Report
Young Africans Tanzania3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
MC Alger AlgeriavDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the CongovSudan Al Hilal
Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Young Africans TanzaniavAlgeria MC Alger
Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAR MSFC RCA MUN
1 Morocco AS FAR 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 11 Jan 2–0
2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 19 Jan — 1–0 0–0
3 Morocco Raja CA 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4 0–2 1–0 — 19 Jan
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 4 0 3 1 2 4 −2 3 1–1 11 Jan 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
Raja CA Morocco0–2Morocco AS FAR
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Morocco Raja CA
 Report
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco Raja CA
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
AS FAR Morocco2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
 Report
AS FAR MoroccovMorocco Raja CA
Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricavMorocco AS FAR
Report

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OPFC AHL CRB SAB
1 South Africa Orlando Pirates 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 12 Jan 3–0
2 Egypt Al Ahly 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7 18 Jan — 6–1 4–2
3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 4 2 0 2 4 8 −4 6 1–2 1–0 — 18 Jan
4 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1 1–1 11 Jan 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al Ahly Egypt4–2Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
 Report
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–2South Africa Orlando Pirates
 Report
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Al Ahly Egypt6–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–0Egypt Al Ahly
 Report
Orlando Pirates South Africa3–0Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Orlando Pirates South AfricavAlgeria CR Belouizdad
Report
Al Ahly EgyptvSouth Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
CR Belouizdad AlgeriavIvory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
Report

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST PYR GDSE DJO
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 18 Jan 4–0
2 Egypt Pyramids 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7[a] 2–1 — 5–1 18 Jan
3 Angola Sagrada Esperança 4 1 2 1 2 5 −3 5 0–0 11 Jan — 1–0
4 Mali Djoliba 4 0 2 2 0 5 −5 2 12 Jan 0–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference in head-to-head matches: Espérance de Tunis +1, Pyramids –1.
Pyramids Egypt5–1Angola Sagrada Esperança
 Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia4–0Mali Djoliba
 Report
Djoliba Mali0–0Egypt Pyramids
Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Djoliba Mali0–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
Report
Pyramids Egypt2–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Djoliba MalivTunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
Pyramids EgyptvMali Djoliba
Report

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Al Hilal are playig their home matches at Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium in Nouakchott (Mauritania), instead of their regular stadium, Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, due to the Sudanese civil war.
  2. ^ a b c Raja CA are playing their home matches at Larbi Zaouli Stadium, instead of their regular stadium, Stade Mohammed V, both located in Casablanca, due to renovation works.
  3. ^ a b c AS Maniema Union are playing their home matches at Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, instead of their regular stadium, Stade Joseph Kabila Kabange, Kindu, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  4. ^ a b c AS FAR are playing their home matches at Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida and Honneur Stadium, Meknes, instead of their regular stadium, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, due to renovation works.
  5. ^ a b c Stade d'Abidjan are playing their home matches at Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, instead of their regular stadium, Robert Champroux Stadium, both located in Abidjan, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  6. ^ The Al Ahly v CR Belouizdad match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 or 14 December, was rescheduled to be played on 22 December 2024 due to Al Ahly participation in the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
  7. ^ a b c Sagrada Esperança are playing their home matches at Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, instead of their regular stadium, Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo, which did not meet CAF requirements.

References

  1. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw Date". Confederation of African Football. 22 September 2023.