2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between July and September 2011. The matchdays were: 15–17 July, 29–31 July, 12–14 August, 26–28 August, 9–11 September, and 16–18 September.[1]

2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates15 July – 18 September 2011
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
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The group stage featured the eight winners from the play-off round. They were divided into two groups of four, where they played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals.[2]

Seeding edit

The draw for the group stage (which followed the draw for the play-off round) took place on 15 May 2011, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[3]

The procedures for the group stage draw were announced on 12 May 2011.[4] The winners of the eight play-off round ties were divided into two pots. The winners of the ties involving the two top-seeded teams in the play-off round draw were in Pot 1, while the other six winners were in Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.

Play-off round ties
Team 1 (CL 2nd round losers) v Team 2 (CC 2nd round winners)
Pot 1 (top seed) ES Sétif     Kaduna United
Diaraf     JS Kabylie (top seed)
Pot 2 Club Africain     Sofapaka
Al-Ittihad     Sunshine Stars
ZESCO United     Maghreb de Fès
Simba     Motema Pembe
ASEC Mimosas     1º de Agosto
Interclube     Difaa El Jadida

Notes:

  • Winners of each tie shown in bold
  • Loser of play-off due to disqualification of TP Mazembe

Tiebreakers edit

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[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. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Groups edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CA INC ASEC KAD
  Club Africain 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 2–0 1–0 0–0
  Interclube 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 1–0 4–1
  ASEC Mimosas 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 1–1 1–0 2–1
  Kaduna United 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 1–1 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Kaduna United  1 – 1  Interclube
Ali Adamu   60' Report Patrick Lembo   89'




Interclube  4 – 1  Kaduna United
Capuco   9', 73'
Pingo   45'
Manucho Barros   55'
Report Jude Aneke   83'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAS SUN DCMP JSK
  Maghreb de Fès 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14 1–0 3–0 1–0
  Sunshine Stars 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 1–1 2–0 1–0
  Motema Pembe 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 1–1 0–0 2–0
  JS Kabylie 6 0 0 6 1 9 −8 0 0–1 1–2 0–2
Source: [citation needed]
Sunshine Stars  2 – 0  Motema Pembe
Dayo Ojo   55'
Ajani Ibrahim   90'
Report
Referee: Nampiandrarza Hamada (Madagascar)[5]
Maghreb de Fès  1 – 0  JS Kabylie
Chemseddine Chtibi   85' Report
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)[5]





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