2013 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 20 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

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 tie, 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 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.[4]

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8
Egypt Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
  LEO AHL ORL ZAM
AC Léopards — 0–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Ahly 2–1 — 0–3 4–2
Orlando Pirates 0–0 0–0 — 4–1
Zamalek 4–1 1–1 2–1 —
Tiebreakers
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Egypt Zamalek 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3

Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.[5]

31 August 2013
16:00 UTC+2
Al-Ahly Egypt 2–1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
El-Said  37'
Soliman  68'		 Report Beaullia  84'

22 September 2013
15:00 UTC+2
Zamalek Egypt 4–1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Ibrahim  33'
Shikabala  45+1'
Gaafar  57', 65'		 Report Bhebey Ndey  26'
El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15
Cameroon Coton Sport 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 5
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5
  COT EST LIB SEW
Coton Sport — 1–2 2–1 1–0
Espérance de Tunis 2–0 — 3–2 1–0
Recreativo do Libolo 1–1 1–0 — 2–2
Séwé Sport 0–0 0–1 3–1 —
Tiebreakers
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1

21 July 2013
15:30 UTC+1
Recreativo do Libolo Angola 1–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Aguinaldo  90+4' Report
Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Note: The Coton Sport v Séwé Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to FIFA's suspension on 4 July 2013 of Cameroon's Football Association, which was lifted on 22 July 2013.[5][6]

15 September 2013
15:00 UTC±0
Séwé Sport Ivory Coast 0–0 Cameroon Coton Sport
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

21 September 2013
15:00 UTC+1
Recreativo do Libolo Angola 2–2 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
João Tomás  4'
Nuno Silva  11' (pen.)		 Report Halidou  8'
Binaté  41'

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "2013 Orange CAF Champions League draw conducted in Cairo". Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Procedures of the draw of the group matches, semi-finals and finals of the 17th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League, "CL 2013"" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "17th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2013 – Official Draw, Cairo 14.05.2013" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Soccer-Postponements loom in African Champions League". Yahoo Sports. 17 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "LDC : Coton-Séwé encore reporté". footafrica365.fr. 23 July 2013.

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