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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]

2013 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates20 July – 22 September 2013
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored57 (2.38 per match)
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Draw

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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:

Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3

Format

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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

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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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout stage
2   Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 6
3   Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5[a]
4   AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record).
Tiebreaker
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
  Zamalek 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
  AC Léopards 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
Source: CAF
Zamalek  1–1  Al-Ahly
Gaafar   8' Report Aboutrika   54' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000

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

Orlando Pirates  4–1  Zamalek
Bacela   27'
Segolela   52'
Myeni   74'
Klate   82'		 Report Shikabala   29'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Al-Ahly  2–1  AC Léopards
El-Said   37'
Soliman   68'		 Report Beaullia   84'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Ahly  4–2  Zamalek
Soliman   9'
Abd El-Zaher   15'
Aboutrika   52'
Ahmed Fathy   71'		 Report Gaber   4'
Hassan   82'
Zamalek  4–1  AC Léopards
Ibrahim   33'
Shikabala   45+1'
Gaafar   57', 65'		 Report Bhebey Ndey   26'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Espérance de Tunis 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Coton Sport 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6
3   Séwé Sport 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 4[a]
4   Recreativo do Libolo 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 4[a]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.
Head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Séwé Sport 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
  Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Soccer-Postponements loom in African Champions League". Yahoo Sports. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ^ "LDC : Coton-Séwé encore reporté". footafrica365.fr. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
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