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2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 26 June to 13 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 Confederation Cup.[1]

2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates26 June – 13 September 2015
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored42 (1.75 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] The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seedings.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw:

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.[4]

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL ESS STA EST
1   Al-Ahly 6 4 1 1 6 1 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0
2   Étoile du Sahel 6 4 1 1 6 3 +3 13 1–0 — 1–0 2–1
3   Stade Malien 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 0–0 1–1 — 0–1
4   Espérance de Tunis 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Étoile du Sahel  1–0  Stade Malien
Bounedjah   69' Report
Al-Ahly  3–0  Espérance de Tunis
Said   20', 58'
Zakaria   90'		 Report

The Stade Malien v Espérance de Tunis match was suspended at the 49th minute due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 10 August 2015, 16:30 UTC±0, from the point of abandonment.[5][6]

Al-Ahly  1–0  Stade Malien
Gamal   75' Report

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM ORL LEO CSS
1   Zamalek 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage — 4–1 2–0 1–0
2   Orlando Pirates 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 1–2 — 2–0 2–0
3   AC Léopards 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5 1–0 0–1 — 0–0
4   CS Sfaxien 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2 1–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
CS Sfaxien  1–3  Zamalek
Maâloul   63' (pen.) Report Kahraba   54'
Hamoudi   80', 89' (pen.)
Zamalek  4–1  Orlando Pirates
Tawfik   13'
Mekky   36'
Fathi   62'
Kahraba   66'		 Report Manyisa   32'

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Live report: CAF Interclubs draw". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Ahly, Zamalek to be drawn apart". Confederation of African Football. 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Stade Malien – Esperance continues on Monday". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : Stade Malien-Espérance Tunis interrompu et reporté à lundi" (in French). Afrik-Foot.com. 9 August 2015.

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