2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup was played from 19 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates19 July – 22 September 2013
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored40 (1.67 per match)
2012
2014

Draw edit

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 play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seeding.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw (their identity was not known at the time of the draw as it was held before the play-off round was played):

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CSS SM ESS SG
  CS Sfaxien 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 0–0 1–0 1–0
  Stade Malien 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 1–2 0–0 1–0
  Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 1–1 0–1 2–1
  Saint George 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 1–3 2–0 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Saint George  2–0  Stade Malien
Oumed   16'
Fitsum   84'
Report



Étoile du Sahel  0–1  Stade Malien
Report Diawara   81'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)


Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TPM CAB FUS ESS
  TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 1–0 3–0 4–2
  CA Bizertin 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8[a] 1–0 1–0 0–0
  FUS Rabat 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8[a] 2–0 1–1 1–0
  ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 1–1 1–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: CA Bizertin are ranked ahead of FUS Rabat on head-to-head record.
Tiebreakers
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  CA Bizertin 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  FUS Rabat 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]



ES Sétif  1–1  FUS Rabat
Gourmi   14' (pen.) Report El Bahri   77'

TP Mazembe  4–2  ES Sétif
Ulimwengu   4', 27'
Mputu   16'
Samatta   63'
Report Ziti   5'
Gourmi   72'
CA Bizertin  1–0  FUS Rabat
Machani   90' Report
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Orange CAF Confederation draw result". Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Draw of the group matches of the Orange CC 2013" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
  4. ^ "10th Edition of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup – Official Draw, Cairo 14.05.2013" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.

External links edit