2012 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2012 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2012.[1] The matchdays were 6–8 July, 20–22 July, 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, and 14–16 September.[2]

2012 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates7 July – 16 September 2014

The group stage featured the eight winners from the second round. They were divided into two groups of four, where they played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals.[3]

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[4] The eight teams were seeded into four pots (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking).[5] Each group contained one team from each pot.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  • Al-Ahly 36 pts
  • Étoile du Sahel 17 pts

Tiebreakers

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[3]

  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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST SST ASO ESS
1 Espérance de Tunis 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Semi-finals — 1–0 3–2 1–0
2 Sunshine Stars 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 0–2 — 2–0 –
3 ASO Chlef 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 1–0 1–2 — 0–1
4 Étoile du Sahel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–0 – —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. The match Étoile du Sahel v Espérance ST on Matchday 4 was abandoned due to crowd disturbance. The CAF decided to disqualify Étoile du Sahel as a result and all results obtained previously by Étoile du Sahel within Group A were cancelled.[7]
ASO Chlef 0–1
Annulled		 Étoile du Sahel
Report Belaïd  9'
Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Espérance ST 3–2 ASO Chlef
Mouelhi  29' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
N'Djeng  90+3'		 Report Mellouli  42'
Messaoud  85'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Étoile du Sahel 0–0
Annulled		 Sunshine Stars
Report
Sunshine Stars 2–0 ASO Chlef
Olorundare  48'
Azuka  59'		 Report
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Espérance ST 1–0
Annulled		 Étoile du Sahel
Mouelhi  41' (pen.) Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
ASO Chlef 1–2 Sunshine Stars
Eyenga  48' Report Tamen  45+2'
Ukeyima  76'
Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)
Étoile du Sahel 0–2
Suspended and Annulled		 Espérance ST
Report Aouadhi  41'
N'Djeng  74'
Espérance ST 1–0 Sunshine Stars
Ebitogwa  52' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Étoile du Sahel Cancelled ASO Chlef
ASO Chlef 1–0 Espérance ST
Eyenga  26' Report
Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, Chlef
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Sunshine Stars Cancelled Étoile du Sahel

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL TPM BER ZAM
1 Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Semi-finals — 2–1 4–1 1–1
2 TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 2–0 — 2–2 2–0
3 Berekum Chelsea 6 2 3 1 9 10 −1 9 1–1 1–0 — 3–2
4 Zamalek SC 6 0 2 4 5 10 −5 2 0–1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Berekum Chelsea 3–2 Zamalek
Clottey  29', 46', 90+1' Report Cissé  22', 34'
Al-Ahly 2–1 TP Mazembe
Moteab  12'
Geddo  90+2'		 Report Samatta  85'
Attendance: 0
TP Mazembe 2–2 Berekum Chelsea
Mputu  11', 32' Report Clottey  70' (pen.), 84'
Zamalek 0–1 Al-Ahly
Report Aboutrika  79'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
TP Mazembe 2–0 Zamalek
Kasongo  70'
Samata  77'		 Report
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Al-Ahly 4–1 Berekum Chelsea
Said  17'
Nagieb  33'
Soliman  68', 72'		 Report Clottey  41' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Berekum Chelsea 1–1 Al-Ahly
Opoku  52' Report Anicet  43'
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Zamalek 1–2 TP Mazembe
Omotoyossi  36' Report Himoonde  34'
Samata  44'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Zamalek 1–1 Berekum Chelsea
Ibrahim  13' Report Nafiu  24'
Attendance: 3,000
TP Mazembe 2–0 Al-Ahly
Samata  49'
Kanda  61'		 Report
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Berekum Chelsea 1–0 TP Mazembe
Opoku  80' Report
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Al-Ahly 1–1 Zamalek
Barakat  62' Report Ibrahim  42'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

References
  1. "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. "Orange Champions League fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  3. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. "CAF interclubs final draw result". Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  5. "Orange Champions League and Orange Confederation Cup club ranking" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  6. "Orange Champions League Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
  7. "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 August 2012.
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