2018–19_CAF_Confederation_Cup_group_stage
2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
International football competition
The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup group stage were played from 3 February to 17 March 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
The draw for the group stage was held on 21 January 2019, 12:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The 16 teams, including the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking, Étoile du Sahel, and the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four.[5]
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.
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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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers
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 were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[6]
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| Matchday 1 | 3 February 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 13 February 2019 | Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 24 February 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 3 March 2019 | Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 10 March 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 6 | 17 March 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
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Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | HAS | RCA | ASO | |
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| 1 |  RS Berkane |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Hassania Agadir |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Raja Casablanca |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 |  AS Otohô |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — |
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Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
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| Hassania Agadir | 1–1 | Raja Casablanca |
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Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
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| Raja Casablanca | 2–4 | RS Berkane |
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
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| Hassania Agadir | 2–1 | AS Otohô |
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Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
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| RS Berkane | 3–0 | AS Otohô |
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
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| AS Otohô | 1–4 | Raja Casablanca |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSS | ESS | RAN | SAL | |
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| 1 |  CS Sfaxien |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Étoile du Sahel |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Enugu Rangers |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Salitas |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
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Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
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| CS Sfaxien | 1–1 | Enugu Rangers |
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Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | NKA | ASA | ZES | |
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| 1 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 |  Nkana |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Asante Kotoko |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | ZESCO United |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
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Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
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| Nkana | 3–1 | Asante Kotoko |
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Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
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| ZESCO United | 1–1 | Al-Hilal |
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Referee: Gauthier Mihindou (Gabon)
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| Al-Hilal | 3–1 | ZESCO United |
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Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
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| Nkana | 3–0 | ZESCO United |
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Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
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| Asante Kotoko | 1–1 | Al-Hilal |
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Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAM | GOR | NAH | PET | |
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| 1 |  Zamalek |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 |  Gor Mahia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  NA Hussein Dey |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Petro de Luanda |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — |
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
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| NA Hussein Dey | 2–1 | Petro de Luanda |
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Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
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| Petro de Luanda | 2–1 | Gor Mahia |
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Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
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Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
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