2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage Dates 4 August – 21 October 2012 Tournament statistics Matches played 24 Goals scored 58 (2.42 per match)
International football competition
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between August and October 2012.[ 1] The matchdays were 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, 14–16 September, 5–7 October, and 19–21 October.[ 2]
The group stage featured the eight winners from the play-off 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 play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[ 4] For the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving the two teams seeded in the play-off round (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking)[ 5] were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.[ 6]
Notes Winners of each tie shown in bold
Tiebreakers The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[ 3]
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 4 August 2012
22:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Mehdi Abid-Charef (
Algeria )
5 August 2012
22:00 UTC+03:00
18 August 2012
22:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
19 August 2012
17:00 UTC+01:00
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (
Namibia )
31 August 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Ghead Grisha (
Egypt )
1 September 2012
17:00 UTC+01:00
Referee: Anthony Ramsy Raphael (
Malawi )
14 September 2012
20:30 UTC+03:00
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (
Rwanda )
16 September 2012
21:00 UTC+03:00
5 October 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (
Kenya )
6 October 2012
15:30 UTC+01:00
20 October 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (
Ethiopia )
20 October 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (
Zambia )
Group B 4 August 2012
15:30 UTC+01:00
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (
Zambia )
5 August 2012
16:00 UTC±00:00
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (
Guinea )
18 August 2012
16:30 UTC±00:00
Referee: William Agbovi (
Ghana )
18 August 2012
22:00 UTC±00:00
Referee: Mohammed Farouk (
Egypt )
1 September 2012
16:30 UTC±00:00
Referee: Ali Kalyango (
Uganda )
2 September 2012
16:00 UTC±00:00
15 September 2012
20:30 UTC+01:00
16 September 2012
15:30 UTC+01:00
6 October 2012
19:30 UTC±00:00
7 October 2012
15:30 UTC±00:00
21 October 2012
17:00 UTC+01:00
21 October 2012
16:00 UTC±00:00
References ^ "Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012" (PDF) . Confédération Africaine de Football . 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011 . ^ "Orange Confederation Cup fixtures" (PDF) . Confédération Africaine de Football . 15 May 2012. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (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 Confederation Cup Draw procedure" (PDF) . Confédération Africaine de Football . 15 May 2012.
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