2012 CAF Champions League group stage

2012 CAF Champions League group stage
Tournament statistics
Dates	7 July – 16 September 2014
Matches played	18
Goals scored	46 (2.56 per match)
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The 2012 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2012. The matchdays were 6–8 July, 20–22 July, 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, and 14–16 September.

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.

Seeding

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

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
ES Tunis 42 pts TP Mazembe 41 pts	Al-Ahly 36 pts Étoile du Sahel 17 pts	Sunshine Stars 10 pts Zamalek 2 pts	ASO Chlef 0 pts Berekum Chelsea 0 pts

Tiebreakers

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

Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
Goal difference in all games
Goals scored in all games

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ES Tunis	4	3	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sunshine Stars	4	2	2	4	4	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	ASO Chlef	4	1	3	4	7	−3	2
4	Étoile du Sahel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

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 July 201221:00 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	0–1 Annulled	Étoile du Sahel
	Report	Belaïd 9'

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, ChlefReferee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) 8 July 201215:00 UTC+01:00

Sunshine Stars	0–2	ES Tunis
	Report	Y. Msakni 20' N'Djeng 45'

Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu OdeReferee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

20 July 201222:00 UTC+01:00

ES Tunis	3–2	ASO Chlef
Mouelhi 29' (pen.), 87' (pen.) N'Djeng 90+3'	Report	Mellouli 42' Messaoud 85'

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisReferee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco) 21 July 201222:00 UTC+01:00

Étoile du Sahel	0–0 Annulled	Sunshine Stars
	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, SousseReferee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

5 August 201215:00 UTC+01:00

Sunshine Stars	2–0	ASO Chlef
Olorundare 48' Azuka 59'	Report

Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu OdeReferee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) 5 August 201222:00 UTC+01:00

ES Tunis	1–0 Annulled	Étoile du Sahel
Mouelhi 41' (pen.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisReferee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

17 August 201222:00 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	1–2	Sunshine Stars
Eyenga 48'	Report	Tamen 45+2' Ukeyima 76'

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, ChlefReferee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea) 18 August 201222:00 UTC+01:00

Étoile du Sahel	0–2 Suspended and Annulled	ES Tunis
	Report	Aouadhi 41' N'Djeng 74'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, SousseReferee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

2 September 201220:30 UTC+01:00

ES Tunis	1–0	Sunshine Stars
Ebitogwa 52' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisReferee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Étoile du Sahel	Cancelled	ASO Chlef

14 September 201220:30 UTC+01:00

ASO Chlef	1–0	ES Tunis
Eyenga 26'	Report

Stade Mohamed Boumezrag, ChlefReferee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Sunshine Stars	Cancelled	Étoile du Sahel

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Ahly	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	8	Advance to knockout stage
2	TP Mazembe	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Berekum Chelsea	6	2	3	1	9	10	−1	7
4	Zamalek SC	6	0	2	4	5	10	−5	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers 7 July 201214:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	3–2	Zamalek
Clottey 29', 46', 90+1'	Report	Cissé 22', 34'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Badara Diatta (Senegal) 8 July 201219:30 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	2–1	TP Mazembe
Moteab 12' Geddo 90+2'	Report	Samatta 85'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 0Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

22 July 201215:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–2	Berekum Chelsea
Mputu 11', 32'	Report	Clottey 70' (pen.), 84'

Stade TP Mazembe, LubumbashiReferee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) 22 July 201222:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	0–1	Al-Ahly
	Report	Aboutrika 79'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 0Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

4 August 201215:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–0	Zamalek
Kasongo 70' Samata 77'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, LubumbashiReferee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) 4 August 201222:00 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	4–1	Berekum Chelsea
Said 17' Nagieb 33' Soliman 68', 72'	Report	Clottey 41' (pen.)

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 0Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

19 August 201214:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	1–1	Al-Ahly
Opoku 52'	Report	Anicet 43'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco) 19 August 201222:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	1–2	TP Mazembe
Omotoyossi 36'	Report	Himoonde 34' Samata 44'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 0Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

1 September 201220:00 UTC+02:00

Zamalek	1–1	Berekum Chelsea
Ibrahim 13'	Report	Nafiu 24'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 3,000Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) 2 September 201215:30 UTC+02:00

TP Mazembe	2–0	Al-Ahly
Samata 49' Kanda 61'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, LubumbashiReferee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

16 September 201215:00 UTC±00:00

Berekum Chelsea	1–0	TP Mazembe
Opoku 80'	Report

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) 16 September 201217:00 UTC+02:00

Al-Ahly	1–1	Zamalek
Barakat 62'	Report	Ibrahim 42'

Borg El Arab Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 0Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

References

"Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
"Orange Champions League fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
"CAF interclubs final draw result". Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
"Orange Champions League and Orange Confederation Cup club ranking" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
"Orange Champions League Draw procedure" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 15 May 2012.
"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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