2016 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2016 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 18 June to 24 August 2016.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2016 CAF Champions League.[2]

2016 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates18 June – 24 August 2016

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.

The eight teams, all winners of the second round, were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses): two teams in Pot 1, two teams in Pot 2, two teams in Pot 3, and two teams in Pot 4. One team from each of the four pots were drawn into each group, with each team then assigned a random "position" in the group to determine the fixtures.[5]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams
  • Zamalek (22 pts)
  • Wydad Casablanca (6 pts)

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 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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 17–19 June 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 28–29 June 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 15–17 July 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 4 26–27 July 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 5 12–14 August 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 23–24 August 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC ZES AHL MIM
1 Wydad Casablanca 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 2–1
2 ZESCO United 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 1–1 — 3–2 3–1
3 Al-Ahly 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 0–0 2–2 — 1–2
4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ZESCO United 3–2 Al-Ahly
Ching'andu  27'
Chama  49', 55'		 Report Antwi  30', 68'
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
ASEC Mimosas 0–1 Wydad Casablanca
Report Saidi  38'
Al-Ahly 1–2 ASEC Mimosas
Hegazy  53' Report Zakri  29'
Niamke  80'
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Wydad Casablanca 2–0 ZESCO United
El Karti  12'
Owino  50' (o.g.)		 Report
ZESCO United 3–1 ASEC Mimosas
Mwanza  32'
Ching'andu  36'
Mbombo  78'		 Report Dao  76'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Al-Ahly 0–0 Wydad Casablanca
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
ASEC Mimosas 1–1 ZESCO United
Koné  75' Report Mwanza  80'
Wydad Casablanca 0–1 Al-Ahly
Report Rabia  46'
Al-Ahly 2–2 ZESCO United
Rabia  31'
Moteab  85'		 Report Were  6', 35'
Wydad Casablanca 2–1 ASEC Mimosas
Khadrouf  59'
Ondama  89'		 Report Zakri  68'
ASEC Mimosas 0–0 Al-Ahly
Report
ZESCO United 1–1 Wydad Casablanca
Owino  16' Report Chikatara  55'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD ZAM ENY ESS
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9 Knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 —
2 Zamalek 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 1–2 — 1–0 —
3 Enyimba 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 3 3–1 0–1 — —
4 ES Sétif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 — — —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. The CAF announced on 23 June 2016 that ES Sétif were disqualified for a pitch invasion and other incidents at their home match against Mamelodi Sundowns on 18 June 2016.[7] The result of this match was annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations.
ES Sétif Annulled
(originally 0–2)		 Mamelodi Sundowns
Report Mabunda  33'
Billiat  63'
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Enyimba 0–1 Zamalek
Report Morsy  8'
Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 Enyimba
Castro  42'
Arendse  78'		 Report Ojo  59'
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Zamalek Cancelled ES Sétif
Report
Enyimba Cancelled ES Sétif
Report
Zamalek 1–2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Ibrahim  36' Report Mabunda  17'
Billiat  66'
ES Sétif Cancelled Enyimba
Report
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 Zamalek
Gabr  79' (o.g.) Report
Mamelodi Sundowns Cancelled ES Sétif
Report
Zamalek 1–0 Enyimba
Morsy  63' (pen.) Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
ES Sétif Cancelled Zamalek
Report
Enyimba 3–1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Uche  24'
Udoh  45', 49' (pen.)		 Report Tau  33'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

References
  1. "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "Accreditation for Interclubs Group Phase draw". CAF. 9 May 2016.
  4. "CL draw results: Group phase". CAF. 24 May 2016.
  5. "Draw for Orange CAF Champions League & Orange CAF Confederation Cup". YouTube. 24 May 2016.
  6. "Fixtures of the Group Matches of the CL 2016" (PDF). CAF.
  7. "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAF. 23 June 2016.
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