2023–24 CAF Champions League group stage

The 2023–24 CAF Champions League group stage will begin on 24 November 2023 and end on 2 March 2024. A total of 16 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.

2023–24 CAF Champions League group stage
Dates24 November 2023 – 2 March 2024

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.[1]

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 contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot 1
Team Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 83
Morocco Wydad AC 74
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 56
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 51
Pot 2
Team Pts
Algeria CR Belouizdad 36
Egypt Pyramids 35
Tanzania Simba 35
Angola Petro de Luanda 33.5
Pot 3
Team Pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 30.5
Sudan Al Hilal 23
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 20
Tanzania Young Africans 20
Pot 4
Team Pts
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 20
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 4
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1
Ghana Medeama —

Format

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

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 were still 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

The schedule of each matchday will be as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 24–25 November 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 1–2 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 8–9 December 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 19 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 23–24 February 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 1–2 March 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

All times are local.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD PYR TPM FCN
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 8–9 Dec 1–2 Mar 24–25 Nov
2 Egypt Pyramids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Dec — 24–25 Nov 1–2 Mar
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1–2 Dec 23–24 Feb — 19 Dec
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23–24 Feb 1–2 Dec 8–9 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 24 or 25 November 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricavMauritania FC Nouadhibou
Pyramids EgyptvDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the CongovSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
FC Nouadhibou MauritaniavEgypt Pyramids
FC Nouadhibou MauritaniavDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricavEgypt Pyramids
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the CongovMauritania FC Nouadhibou
Pyramids EgyptvSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the CongovEgypt Pyramids
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricavDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Pyramids EgyptvMauritania FC Nouadhibou

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC SIM ASEC JFC
1 Morocco Wydad AC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 8–9 Dec 1–2 Mar 24–25 Nov
2 Tanzania Simba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Dec — 24–25 Nov 1–2 Mar
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1–2 Dec 23–24 Feb — 19 Dec
4 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23–24 Feb 1–2 Dec 8–9 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 24 or 25 November 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wydad AC MoroccovBotswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Simba TanzaniavIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastvMorocco Wydad AC
Jwaneng Galaxy BotswanavTanzania Simba
Jwaneng Galaxy BotswanavIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Wydad AC MoroccovTanzania Simba
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastvBotswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Simba TanzaniavMorocco Wydad AC
Jwaneng Galaxy BotswanavMorocco Wydad AC
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastvTanzania Simba
Wydad AC MoroccovIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Simba TanzaniavBotswana Jwaneng Galaxy

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST APL HIL ESS
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 8–9 Dec 1–2 Mar 24–25 Nov
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Dec — 24–25 Nov 1–2 Mar
3 Sudan Al Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1–2 Dec 23–24 Feb — 19 Dec
4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23–24 Feb 1–2 Dec 8–9 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 24 or 25 November 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Espérance de Tunis TunisiavTunisia Étoile du Sahel
Petro de Luanda AngolavSudan Al Hilal
Étoile du Sahel TunisiavAngola Petro de Luanda
Étoile du Sahel TunisiavSudan Al Hilal
Espérance de Tunis TunisiavAngola Petro de Luanda
Al Hilal SudanvTunisia Étoile du Sahel
Petro de Luanda AngolavTunisia Espérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel TunisiavTunisia Espérance de Tunis
Al Hilal SudanvAngola Petro de Luanda
Espérance de Tunis TunisiavSudan Al Hilal

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL CRB YNG MED
1 Egypt Al Ahly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 8–9 Dec 1–2 Mar 24–25 Nov
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Dec — 24–25 Nov 1–2 Mar
3 Tanzania Young Africans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1–2 Dec 23–24 Feb — 19 Dec
4 Ghana Medeama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23–24 Feb 1–2 Dec 8–9 Dec —
First match(es) will be played: 24 or 25 November 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al Ahly EgyptvGhana Medeama
CR Belouizdad AlgeriavTanzania Young Africans
Young Africans TanzaniavEgypt Al Ahly
Medeama GhanavAlgeria CR Belouizdad
Medeama GhanavTanzania Young Africans
Al Ahly EgyptvAlgeria CR Belouizdad
Young Africans TanzaniavGhana Medeama
CR Belouizdad AlgeriavEgypt Al Ahly
Medeama GhanavEgypt Al Ahly
Young Africans TanzaniavAlgeria CR Belouizdad
Al Ahly EgyptvTanzania Young Africans
CR Belouizdad AlgeriavGhana Medeama

See also

Notes
  1. Al Hilal will play their group stage home matches at Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo (Egypt), instead of their regular home stadium Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, due to the 2023 Sudanese War.

References
  1. "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw to be conducted on Friday". Confederation of African Football. 6 October 2023.
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