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2018–19 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates11 January – 16 March 2019
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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

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

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]

  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

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

Group A

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Lobi Stars Nigeria2–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
 Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Lobi Stars Nigeria0–1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Report
Wydad Casablanca Morocco0–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Nigeria Lobi Stars
 Report
Lobi Stars Nigeria2–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report

Group B

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Horoya Guinea1–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Orlando Pirates South Africa3–0Guinea Horoya
 Report
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–1Guinea Horoya
Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Horoya Guinea2–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
 Report
Orlando Pirates South Africa2–2Zimbabwe FC Platinum
 Report
FC Platinum Zimbabwe1–2Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Horoya Guinea2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
 Report

Group C

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Club Africain Tunisia0–1Algeria CS Constantine
Report
Attendance: 17,000
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Egypt Ismaily
 Report
Ismaily Egypt0–3
Awarded		Tunisia Club Africain
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo8–0Tunisia Club Africain
 Report
Club Africain Tunisia0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Attendance: 25;000
Ismaily Egypt1–1Algeria CS Constantine
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Ismaily Egypt1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Algeria CS Constantine
 Report
Club Africain Tunisia1–0Egypt Ismaily
 Report
Attendance: 35,000

Group D

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Simba Tanzania3–0Algeria JS Saoura
 Report
Al-Ahly Egypt2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
JS Saoura Algeria1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo5–0Tanzania Simba
 Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2Algeria JS Saoura
 Report
Al-Ahly Egypt5–0Tanzania Simba
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Simba Tanzania1–0Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
JS Saoura Algeria1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
JS Saoura Algeria2–0Tanzania Simba
 Report
Al-Ahly Egypt3–0Algeria JS Saoura
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Simba Tanzania2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report

Notes

  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.[8]
  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.[9]
  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.[8]

References

  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. ^ a b "Schedule of Day 3 & 4 matches of Ismaily". CAF. 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ "DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF 17TH FEBRUARY 2019" (PDF). CAF. 17 February 2019.

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