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2015 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2015 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 26 June to 12 September 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2015 CAF Champions League.[1]

2015 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates26 June – 12 September 2015
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored52 (2.17 per match)
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Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2][3] 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.[4] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2010–2014.

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Format edit

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 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 would be 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. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups edit

The matchdays were 26–28 June, 10–12 July, 24–26 July, 7–9 August, 21–23 August, and 11–13 September 2015.[5][6]

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM HIL MAT SMO
1   TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 1 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 5–0 1–0
2   Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9 1–0 — 0–1 2–0
3   Moghreb Tétouan 6 2 2 2 6 10 −4 8 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
4   Smouha 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–1 3–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Smouha  3–2  Moghreb Tétouan
Amin   66'
Kouao   78', 80'		 Report Fall   6'
Jahouh   11'
Moghreb Tétouan  2–1  Smouha
Tato   13'
Khadrouf   74' (pen.)		 Report Al Mounofi   76'
TP Mazembe  5–0  Moghreb Tétouan
Samatta   11', 52', 89'
Kalaba   31'
Assalé   88'		 Report

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USM MER ESS MCE
1   USM Alger 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–0 2–1
2   Al-Merrikh 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3   ES Sétif 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5 1–2 1–1 — 2–2
4   MC El Eulma 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 0–1 2–3 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Merrikh  2–0  MC El Eulma
Al-Madina   6', 56' Report
Attendance: 45.000
ES Sétif  1–2  USM Alger
Korbiaa   84' Report Seguer   60'
Khoualed   72'
Attendance: 22.000
USM Alger  1–0  Al-Merrikh
Belaïli   52' Report
Attendance: 18.000
USM Alger  2–1  MC El Eulma
Beldjilali   15'
Seguer   22'		 Report Korichi   39'
Attendance: 17.000
Al-Merrikh  2–0  ES Sétif
Yousif   41' (pen.)
Okrah   90'		 Report
MC El Eulma  2–3  Al-Merrikh
Kadri   15'
Abbès   25'		 Report Kamal   67'
Al-Madina   71', 90' (pen.)
Al-Merrikh  1–0  USM Alger
Lebri   14' Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
ES Sétif  2–2  MC El Eulma
Belameiri   61'
Dagoulou   78'		 Report Korichi   11'
Abbès   89'

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Live report: CAF Interclubs draw". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Algerian trio drawn together". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Mazembe, Setif top seeds in CAFCL Group stage draw". Confederation of African Football. 4 May 2015.
  5. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Fixtures of the Group Matches of the CL 2015" (PDF). CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.

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