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2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage will begin on 28 November 2024 and end on 19 January 2025. 16 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup.

2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates28 November 2024 – 19 January 2025
2025–26 →

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[1] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contains one team from Pot 1 and one from Pot 2, with two groups including one team from Pot 3 and one from Pot 4, and the remaining two groups featuring two teams from Pot 4. Teams were allocated to positions in their respective groups according to their pot.

Pot 1
Team Pts
  Zamalek 48
  RS Berkane 42
  Simba 39
  USM Alger 36
Pot 2
Team Pts
  ASEC Mimosas 30
  Stade Malien 10
  Al Masry 8
  CS Sfaxien 7
Pot 3
Team Pts
  Enyimba 6
  ASC Jaraaf 4
Pot 4
Team Pts
  CS Constantine —
  Bravos do Maquis —
  Lunda Sul —
Team Pts
  Orapa United —
  Black Bulls —
  Stellenbosch —

Format

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In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams will still be tied, all head-to-head criteria above will be reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

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The schedule of each matchday will be as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 28 November 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 8 December 2024 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 15 December 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 5 January 2025 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 12 January 2025 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 19 January 2025 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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All times are local.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIM CSS CSC BRA
1   Simba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 15 Dec 19 Jan 28 Nov
2   CS Sfaxien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan — 28 Nov 19 Jan
3   CS Constantine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dec 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Bravos do Maquis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jan 8 Dec 15 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Simba  v  Bravos do Maquis
Report
CS Sfaxien  v  CS Constantine
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
CS Constantine  v  Simba
Simba  v  CS Sfaxien
CS Sfaxien  v  Simba
Bravos do Maquis  v  Simba
CS Constantine  v  CS Sfaxien
Simba  v  CS Constantine
CS Sfaxien  v  Bravos do Maquis

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB SM STE DLS
1   RS Berkane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 15 Dec 19 Jan 28 Nov
2   Stade Malien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan — 28 Nov 19 Jan
3   Stellenbosch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dec 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Desportivo da LS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jan 8 Dec 15 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Stade Malien  v  Stellenbosch
Report
Stellenbosch  v  RS Berkane
Desportivo da LS  v  Stade Malien
Desportivo da LS  v  Stellenbosch
RS Berkane  v  Stade Malien
Stellenbosch  v  Desportivo da LS
Stade Malien  v  RS Berkane
Desportivo da LS  v  RS Berkane
Stellenbosch  v  Stade Malien
RS Berkane  v  Stellenbosch
Stade Malien  v  Desportivo da LS

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA ASEC JAR ORA
1   USM Alger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 15 Dec 18 Jan 28 Nov
2   ASEC Mimosas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan — 28 Nov 19 Jan
3   ASC Jaraaf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dec 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Orapa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jan 8 Dec 15 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
USM Alger  v  Orapa United
Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
ASC Jaraaf  v  USM Alger
Orapa United  v  ASC Jaraaf
USM Alger  v  ASEC Mimosas
ASC Jaraaf  v  Orapa United
Orapa United  v  USM Alger
ASC Jaraaf  v  ASEC Mimosas
USM Alger  v  ASC Jaraaf

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM MAS ENY BUL
1   Zamalek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 15 Dec 19 Jan 28 Nov
2   Al Masry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan — 28 Nov 19 Jan
3   Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dec 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Black Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jan 8 Dec 15 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zamalek  v  Black Bulls
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Al Masry  v  Enyimba
Report
Enyimba  v  Zamalek
Black Bulls  v  Al Masry
Black Bulls  v  Enyimba
Zamalek  v  Al Masry
Al Masry  v  Zamalek
Black Bulls  v  Zamalek
Enyimba  v  Al Masry
Zamalek  v  Enyimba
Al Masry  v  Black Bulls

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw Date". Confederation of African Football. 22 September 2023.
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