2016 CAF Champions League group stage


The 2016 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 18 June to 24 August 2016. 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.

Draw


The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. 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 : 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.
PotPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Teams
  • Al-Ahly
  • ES Sétif
  • Zamalek
  • Wydad Casablanca
  • ASEC Mimosas
  • Enyimba
  • Mamelodi Sundowns
  • ZESCO United

    • 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. If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order :
    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.
    MatchdayDatesMatches
    Matchday 117–19 June 2016Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
    Matchday 228–29 June 2016Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
    Matchday 315–17 July 2016Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
    Matchday 426–27 July 2016Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
    Matchday 512–14 August 2016Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
    Matchday 623–24 August 2016Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4

    Groups

    Group A

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    Group B

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