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2018–19 CAF Champions League group stage

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2018–19 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates11 January – 16 March 2019
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored110 (2.34 per match)
2018

The 2018–19 CAF Champions League group stage were played from 11 January to 16 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 Champions League.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2018, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The 16 teams, including the title holders, Espérance de Tunis, and the 15 winners of the first 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, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams

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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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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]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. 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;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

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The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1] Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 11–12 January 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 18–19 January 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 1–2 February 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 12 February 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 8–9 March 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 15–16 March 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC MSD LOB ASE
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10[a] Quarter-finals 1–0 0–0 5–2
2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10[a] 2–1 3–0 3–1
3 Nigeria Lobi Stars 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7[b] 0–1 2–1 2–0
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7[b] 2–0 0–0 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals scored: Wydad AC 1, Mamelodi Sundowns 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Lobi Stars +1, ASEC Mimosas –1.
Lobi Stars Nigeria2–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
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Wydad AC Morocco5–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
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ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
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Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
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Lobi Stars Nigeria0–1Morocco Wydad AC
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Wydad AC Morocco0–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
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ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Morocco Wydad AC
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Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
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Lobi Stars Nigeria2–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HOR ORL PLA
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14 Quarter-finals 2–0 2–0 2–0
2 Guinea Horoya 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 1 3 2 6 6 0 6 0–0 3–0 2–2
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–2 0–1 0–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Horoya Guinea1–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
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FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
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Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
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Orlando Pirates South Africa3–0Guinea Horoya
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FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–1Guinea Horoya
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Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
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Horoya Guinea2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
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Orlando Pirates South Africa2–2Zimbabwe FC Platinum
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FC Platinum Zimbabwe1–2Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
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Horoya Guinea2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM CSC CA ISM
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Quarter-finals 2–0 8–0 2–0
2 Algeria CS Constantine 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10[a] 3–0 0–1 3–2
3 Tunisia Club Africain 6 3 1 2 5 9 −4 10[a] 0–0 0–1 1–0
4 Egypt Ismaily[b] 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 1–1 1–1 0–3 (awd.)[c]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Goal difference in all group matches: CS Constantine +2, Club Africain –4.
  2. ^ The CAF announced on 23 January 2019 that Ismaily were disqualified for aggressive fans behaviors, including consistently throwing rocks and water bottles on the assistant referee and the away fans, and other incidents at their home match against Club Africain on 18 January 2019.[8][9] All results of matches played by Ismaily were annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations. However, following an appeal by Ismaily, the CAF decided on 10 February 2019 to reinstate Ismaily to the competition.[10]
  3. ^ On 19 February 2019, following the suspension of the match involving Ismaily and Club Africain due to the aggressive behaviors Ismaily fans shown during the match, CAF decided to consider the match forfeited by Ismaily with a result of 3–0 in favour of Club Africain.[11] The match was originally suspended on the 83rd minute with the score 1–2 for Club Africain.
Club Africain Tunisia0–1Algeria CS Constantine
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TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Egypt Ismaily
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Ismaily Egypt0–3
Awarded
Tunisia Club Africain
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Attendance: 13,000

TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo8–0Tunisia Club Africain
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Club Africain Tunisia0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
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Ismaily Egypt1–1Algeria CS Constantine
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Ismaily Egypt1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
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TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Algeria CS Constantine
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Club Africain Tunisia1–0Egypt Ismaily
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL SIM JSS VIT
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 Quarter-finals 5–0 3–0 2–0
2 Tanzania Simba 6 3 0 3 6 13 −7 9 1–0 3–0 2–1
3 Algeria JS Saoura 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 1–1 2–0 1–0
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7 1–0 5–0 2–2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Simba Tanzania3–0Algeria JS Saoura
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Al-Ahly Egypt2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

JS Saoura Algeria1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
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AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo5–0Tanzania Simba
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AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2Algeria JS Saoura
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Al-Ahly Egypt5–0Tanzania Simba
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Simba Tanzania1–0Egypt Al-Ahly
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JS Saoura Algeria1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
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AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Egypt Al-Ahly
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JS Saoura Algeria2–0Tanzania Simba
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Al-Ahly Egypt3–0Algeria JS Saoura
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Simba Tanzania2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Espérance de Tunis v FC Platinum and Espérance de Tunis v Orlando Pirates matches were played behind closed doors due to crowd trouble during the Espérance de Tunis v Al-Ahly match (second leg of the 2018 CAF Champions League Final).[7]
  2. ^ The Ismaily v CS Constantine on Matchday 3, originally scheduled on 1 February 2019, 18:00 local time, was re-scheduled to 23 February 2019, 18:00 local time, after the reinstatement of Ismaily.[12]
  3. ^ a b The Ismaily v CS Constantine and Ismaily v TP Mazembe matches were played behind closed doors due to crowd trouble during the Ismaily v Club Africain match.[13]
  4. ^ The CS Constantine v Ismaily on Matchday 4, originally scheduled on 12 February 2019, 17:00 local time, was re-scheduled to 2 March 2019, 17:00 local time, after the reinstatement of Ismaily.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedure for CAF Interclubs 2018/19". CAF. 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "African champs Esperance draw Horoya, Pirates, Platinum". CAF. 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Draw Procedure of CAF Total Champions League 2018/19 - Group Matches" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
  7. ^ "DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNCIL OF 13th JANUARY 2019" (PDF). CAF. 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ @CAF_Online (23 January 2019). "ANNOUNCEMENT..Organizing committee descision [sic]: Ismaily SC eliminated from #TotalCAFCL 2019" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Ismaily disqualified". CAF. 24 January 2019.
  10. ^ "DECISIONS OF THE APPEAL BOARD OF 10th FEBRUARY 2019" (PDF). CAF. 10 February 2019.
  11. ^ "DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF 17TH FEBRUARY 2019" (PDF). CAF. 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Schedule of Day 3 & 4 matches of Ismaily". CAF. 13 February 2019.
  13. ^ "DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF 17TH FEBRUARY 2019" (PDF). CAF. 17 February 2019.
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