2015 CECAFA Cup

The 2015 CECAFA Cup is the 38th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Ethiopia from 21 November to 5 December 2015.[1]

2015 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates21 November–5 December
Teams12 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uganda (14th title)
Runners-up Rwanda
Third place Ethiopia
Fourth place Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored52 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Athar El Tahir
(5 goals)

The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted in Rwanda.[2] However, in June 2015, it was announced that Ethiopia replaced Rwanda as host due to Rwanda's preparation to host the 2016 African Nations Championship.[1]

Participants

The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament:

National Team FIFA Ranking
(November 2015)
 Burundi107
 Djibouti207
 Ethiopia114
 Kenya125
 Malawi97
 Rwanda96
 Somalia203
 South Sudan134
 Sudan128
 Tanzania135
 Uganda68
 Zanzibar300N/A
Notes
  • Eritrea national football team refused to participate due to the country's political tensions with hosts Ethiopia.[3]
  • A draw containing Zambia was released to the press on 9 November 2015 but appeared to be inaccurate due to Malawi's inclusion.

Venues
Addis Ababa
Yidnekachew Tessema Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Hawassa
Hawassa International Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Match officials
Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage
Further information: 2015 CECAFA Cup group stage

The draw result was announced by CECAFA on 11 November 2015.[4]

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania (A) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Rwanda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Ethiopia (H, A) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Somalia (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings table
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)
Ethiopia 0–1 RwandaAddis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Somalia 0–4 TanzaniaAddis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
Rwanda 1–2 TanzaniaAwassa, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Somalia 0–2 EthiopiaAwassa, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Rwanda 3–0 SomaliaAwassa, Ethiopia
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)
Tanzania 1–1 EthiopiaAwassa, Ethiopia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kenya (A) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Burundi (E) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Zanzibar (E) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings table
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)
Burundi 1–0 ZanzibarAddis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Kenya 2–0 UgandaAddis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
Zanzibar 0–4 UgandaAwassa, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Kenya 1–1 BurundiAwassa, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Zanzibar 3–1 KenyaAwassa, Ethiopia
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)
Uganda 1–0 BurundiAwassa, Ethiopia

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Sudan (A) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malawi (G, A) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Sudan (A) 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Djibouti (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2015. Source:
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (G) Guest.
23 November 2015 (2015-11-23)
South Sudan 2–0 DjiboutiBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Sudan 1–2 MalawiBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Malawi 3–0 DjiboutiBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
South Sudan 0–0 SudanBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
South Sudan 2–0 MalawiBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Djibouti 0–4 SudanBahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Ranking of third-placed teams

The two best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the quarter-finals.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 C  Sudan 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 A  Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 B  Burundi 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Source:

Knockout stage
Further information: 2015 CECAFA Cup knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November - Addis Ababa
 
 
  Uganda 2
 
3 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Malawi 0
 
  Uganda (pen.) 0 (5)
 
30 November - Addis Ababa
 
 Ethiopia 0 (3)
 
  Tanzania 1 (3)
 
5 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Ethiopia (pen.) 1 (4)
 
  Uganda 1
 
1 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Rwanda 0
 
  Rwanda (pen.) 0 (5)
 
3 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Kenya 0 (3)
 
  Rwanda (pen.) 1 (4)
 
1 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Sudan 1 (2) Third place
 
  South Sudan 0 (3)
 
5 December - Addis Ababa
 
 Sudan (pen.) 0 (5)
 
  Ethiopia (pen.) 1 (5)
 
 
 Sudan 1 (4)
 

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  2–0  Malawi
Tanzania  1–1 (3–4 p.)  Ethiopia
South Sudan  0–0 (3–5 p.)  Sudan
Rwanda  0–0 (5–3 p.)  Kenya

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p.)  Ethiopia
Rwanda  1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.)  Sudan

Third place playoff
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ethiopia  1–1 (5–4 p.)  Sudan

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Uganda  1–0  Rwanda

Goalscorers
5 goals
  • Athar El Tahir
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Salim Mbonde (playing against Ethiopia)

Source:

References
  1. Andrew Jackson Oryada (29 June 2015). "2015 Cecafa: Ethiopia replace Rwanda as hosts". BBC Sport.
  2. "Challenge Cup coming to Rwanda ; Tanzania to host Kagame Cup". FERWAFA. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11543238
  4. "2016 Cecafa: Draw pits Sudans in the same group". BBC. 11 November 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.