2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates3 February – 17 March 2019
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored105 (2.19 per match)
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The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage were played from 3 February to 17 March 2019. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 January 2019, 12:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, including the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking, Étoile du Sahel, and the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying, 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 in parentheses). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

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 were 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 are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3 February 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 13 February 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 24 February 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 3 March 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 10 March 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 17 March 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB HAS RCA ASO
1 RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals — 2–1 0–0 3–0
2 Hassania Agadir 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 2–4 0–0 — 0–0
4 AS Otohô 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 1–1 1–0 1–4 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
AS Otohô 1–1 RS Berkane
  • Kivutuka 45'
 Report
Hassania Agadir 1–1 Raja Casablanca
 Report
Raja Casablanca 0–0 AS Otohô
Report
RS Berkane 2–1 Hassania Agadir
 Report
Raja Casablanca 2–4 RS Berkane
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Hassania Agadir 2–1 AS Otohô
 Report
RS Berkane 0–0 Raja Casablanca
Report
RS Berkane 3–0 AS Otohô
 Report
Hassania Agadir 1–0 RS Berkane
 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSS ESS RAN SAL
1 CS Sfaxien 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 Quarter-finals — 2–1 1–1 0–0
2 Étoile du Sahel 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 0–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Enugu Rangers 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 0–2 — 2–0
4 Salitas 6 0 4 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 0–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Enugu Rangers 2–0 Salitas
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Étoile du Sahel 0–1 CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Salitas 0–0 Étoile du Sahel
Report
CS Sfaxien 1–1 Enugu Rangers
 Report
CS Sfaxien 0–0 Salitas
Report
Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Enugu Rangers
 Report
Enugu Rangers 0–2 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Salitas 0–0 CS Sfaxien
Report
CS Sfaxien 2–1 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Salitas 1–1 Enugu Rangers
 Report
Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Salitas
 Report
Enugu Rangers 0–1 CS Sfaxien
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL NKA ASA ZES
1 Al-Hilal 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Quarter-finals — 4–1 1–0 3–1
2 Nkana 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 2–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 Asante Kotoko 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 1–1 3–0 — 2–1
4 ZESCO United 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 1–1 2–0 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Goal difference in all group matches: Asante Kotoko 0, ZESCO United –3.
ZESCO United 2–0 Nkana
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Hilal 1–0 Asante Kotoko
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Nkana 2–1 Al-Hilal
 Report
Asante Kotoko 2–1 ZESCO United
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Nkana 3–1 Asante Kotoko
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ZESCO United 1–1 Al-Hilal
 Report
Asante Kotoko 3–0 Nkana
 Report
Referee: Gauthier Mihindou (Gabon)
Al-Hilal 3–1 ZESCO United
 Report
Nkana 3–0 ZESCO United
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Asante Kotoko 1–1 Al-Hilal
 Report
ZESCO United 2–1 Asante Kotoko
 Report
Al-Hilal 4–1 Nkana
 Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM GOR NAH PET
1 Zamalek 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Quarter-finals — 4–0 1–1 1–1
2 Gor Mahia 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 4–2 — 2–0 1–0
3 NA Hussein Dey 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
4 Petro de Luanda 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 2–1 2–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Zamalek +2, Gor Mahia –2.
Gor Mahia 4–2 Zamalek
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NA Hussein Dey 2–1 Petro de Luanda
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Petro de Luanda 2–1 Gor Mahia
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Zamalek 1–1 NA Hussein Dey
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Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Gor Mahia 2–0 NA Hussein Dey
 Report
Zamalek 1–1 Petro de Luanda
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NA Hussein Dey 1–0 Gor Mahia
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Petro de Luanda 2–0 NA Hussein Dey
 Report
Zamalek 4–0 Gor Mahia
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Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
NA Hussein Dey 0–0 Zamalek
Report

References

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  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedures for Total CC Group Phase". CAF. 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Moroccan trio Raja, Berkane, Hassania draw each other". CAF. 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Draw Procedure of CAF Total Confederation Cup 2018/19 - Group Matches" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.