2020–21 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2020–21 CAF Champions League group stage will be played from 12 February to 10 April 2021.[1] A total of 16 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League.[2]

2020–21 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates12 February – 10 April 2021

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021, 12:30 GMT (14:30 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four.

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 allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.[5][6]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams

Format

In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be 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 will be as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 12–13 February 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 23–24 February 2021 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 5–6 March 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 16–17 March 2021 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 2–3 April 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 9–10 April 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL VIT SIM MER
1 Al Ahly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 5–6 Mar 9–10 Apr 16 Feb
2 AS Vita Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Mar — 12 Feb 9–10 Apr
3 Simba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Feb 2–3 Apr — 16–17 Mar
4 Al Merrikh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2–3 Apr 23 Feb 5–6 Mar —
First match(es) will be played on 12 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al Ahly v Al Merrikh
AS Vita Club v Simba
Simba v Al Ahly
Al Merrikh v AS Vita Club
Al Merrikh v Simba
Al Ahly v AS Vita Club
Simba v Al Merrikh
AS Vita Club v Al Ahly
Simba v AS Vita Club
Al Merrikh v Al Ahly
Al Ahly v Simba
AS Vita Club v Al Merrikh

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM MSD HIL CRB
1 TP Mazembe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 5–6 Mar 9–10 Apr 13 Feb
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Mar — 13 Feb 9–10 Apr
3 Al Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Feb 2–3 Apr — 16–17 Mar
4 CR Belouizdad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2–3 Apr 24 Feb 5–6 Mar —
First match(es) will be played on 13 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
TP Mazembe v CR Belouizdad
Mamelodi Sundowns v Al Hilal
Al Hilal v TP Mazembe
CR Belouizdad v Mamelodi Sundowns
CR Belouizdad v Al Hilal
TP Mazembe v Mamelodi Sundowns
Al Hilal v CR Belouizdad
Mamelodi Sundowns v TP Mazembe
Al Hilal v Mamelodi Sundowns
CR Belouizdad v TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe v Al Hilal
Mamelodi Sundowns v CR Belouizdad

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC HOR PET KZC
1 Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 5–6 Mar 9–10 Apr 13 Feb
2 Horoya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Mar — 13 Feb 9–10 Apr
3 Petro de Luanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Feb 2–3 Apr — 16–17 Mar
4 Kaizer Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2–3 Apr 23 Feb 5–6 Mar —
First match(es) will be played on 13 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wydad Casablanca v Kaizer Chiefs
Horoya v Petro de Luanda
Petro de Luanda v Wydad Casablanca
Kaizer Chiefs v Horoya
Kaizer Chiefs v Petro de Luanda
Wydad Casablanca v Horoya
Petro de Luanda v Kaizer Chiefs
Horoya v Wydad Casablanca
Petro de Luanda v Horoya
Kaizer Chiefs v Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Casablanca v Petro de Luanda
Horoya v Kaizer Chiefs

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST ZAM MCA TEU
1 Espérance de Tunis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 5–6 Mar 9–10 Apr 13 Feb
2 Zamalek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Mar — 12 Feb 9–10 Apr
3 MC Alger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Feb 2–3 Apr — 16–17 Mar
4 Teungueth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2–3 Apr 23 Feb 5–6 Mar —
First match(es) will be played on 12 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Espérance de Tunis v Teungueth
Zamalek v MC Alger
MC Alger v Espérance de Tunis
Teungueth v Zamalek
Teungueth v MC Alger
Espérance de Tunis v Zamalek
MC Alger v Teungueth
Zamalek v Espérance de Tunis
MC Alger v Zamalek
Teungueth v Espérance de Tunis
Espérance de Tunis v MC Alger
Zamalek v Teungueth

References
  1. "2020 - 2021 IC Season (Final)" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "What you should know on CAF Interclub competitions 2020/21?". CAF. 5 January 2021.
  4. "Thrilling pairings as 2020/21 CL Group Stage draw conducted". CAF. 8 January 2021.
  5. "Draw Procedure of the 2020-21 Total CAF CL". CAF. 8 January 2021.
  6. "Draw Procedure of Total CAF Champions League 2020/21 - Group Matches" (PDF). CAF. 8 January 2021.
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