2013 CAF Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 20 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

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 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.[3]

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Format

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

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

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

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8
Egypt Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
  LEO AHL ORL ZAM
AC Léopards 0–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Ahly 2–1 0–3 4–2
Orlando Pirates 0–0 0–0 4–1
Zamalek 4–1 1–1 2–1
Tiebreakers
  • Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record.
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt Zamalek 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3

Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.[5]





15 September 2013
15:00 UTC+2
Al-Ahly Egypt 4–2 Egypt Zamalek
Soliman Goal 9'
Abd El-Zaher Goal 15'
Aboutrika Goal 52'
Ahmed Fathy Goal 71'
Report Gaber Goal 4'
Hassan Goal 82'

22 September 2013
15:00 UTC+2
Zamalek Egypt 4–1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Ibrahim Goal 33'
Shikabala Goal 45+1'
Gaafar Goal 57'65'
Report Bhebey Ndey Goal 26'

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15
Cameroon Coton Sport 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 5
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5
  COT EST LIB SEW
Coton Sport 1–2 2–1 1–0
Espérance de Tunis 2–0 3–2 1–0
Recreativo do Libolo 1–1 1–0 2–2
Séwé Sport 0–0 0–1 3–1
Tiebreakers
  • Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1


Note: The Coton Sport v Séwé Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to FIFA's suspension on 4 July 2013 of Cameroon's Football Association, which was lifted on 22 July 2013.[5][6]





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