2014 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 16 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1][2]

2014 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates16 May – 24 August 2014

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots.[4] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

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 draw, 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 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014.[5][6]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM ASV HIL ZAM
1 TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11[lower-alpha 1] Semi-finals — 1–0 3–1 1–0
2 AS Vita Club 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 — 2–1 2–1
3 Al-Hilal 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
4 Zamalek 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club are ranked on head-to-head record.
AS Vita Club 2–1 Zamalek
Mubele  18'
Ngudikana  80'		 Report Zakaria  76'
Attendance: 5,000
AS Vita Club 2–1 Al-Hilal
Basisila  81'
Etekiama  90+7' (pen.)		 Report Bisha  18'
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
TP Mazembe 3–1 Al-Hilal
Kalaba  27'
Asante  60'
Traoré  76'		 Report Careca  90+3'
Al-Hilal 2–1 Zamalek
Bisha  35'
Almadina  84'		 Report Fathi  61'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSS ESS EST AHB
1 CS Sfaxien 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Semi-finals — 1–1 1–0 3–1
2 ES Sétif 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 1–1 — 2–2 1–1
3 Espérance de Tunis 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 2–1 1–2 — 1–0
4 Al-Ahly Benghazi 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–1 0–2 3–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns.

CS Sfaxien 3–1 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Khenissi  15'
Ben Salah  34'
Challouf  86'		 Report Boulaabi  27' (o.g.)
ES Sétif 1–1 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Nadji  44' Report Fetori  90+1' (pen.)
ES Sétif 2–2 Espérance de Tunis
Djahnit  29' (pen.), 50' Report Akaïchi  7', 72'

References
  1. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. "CAF Champions League 2014 – Group Stage". African Soccer Weebly. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. "Congolese and Tunisian clubs paired in CL group stage". Cafonline.com. 29 April 2014.
  4. "CL and CC: Procedure for the draw". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
  5. "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  6. "18th Edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
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