2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage will begin on 26 November 2023 and end on 3 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 Confederation Cup.
| Dates | 26 November 2023 – 3 March 2024 |
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Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023, 12:00 GMT (14:00 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 contains one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.
| Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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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):
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
The schedule of each matchday will be as follows.
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 26 November 2023 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 3 December 2023 | Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 10 December 2023 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 20 December 2023 | Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 25 February 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 6 | 3 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 | USMA | FUT | SSU | HIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USM Alger |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 10 Dec | 3 Mar | 26 Nov | |
| 2 |  Future |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec | — | 26 Nov | 3 Mar | ||
| 3 |  SuperSport United |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Dec | 25 Feb | — | 20 Dec | ||
| 4 |  Al Hilal Benghazi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Feb | 3 Dec | 10 Dec | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZSC | GDSE | SOAR | ABS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 10 Dec | 3 Mar | 26 Nov | |
| 2 |  Sagrada Esperança |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec | — | 26 Nov | 3 Mar | ||
| 3 |  Académie SOAR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Dec | 25 Feb | — | 20 Dec | ||
| 4 | Abu Salim |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Feb | 3 Dec | 10 Dec | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | CA | DFC | APL | |
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| 1 |  Rivers United |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 10 Dec | 3 Mar | 26 Nov | |
| 2 |  Club Africain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec | — | 26 Nov | 3 Mar | ||
| 3 |  Dreams FC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Dec | 25 Feb | — | 20 Dec | ||
| 4 | Académica do Lobito |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Feb | 3 Dec | 10 Dec | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | DBL | SM | SEU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RS Berkane |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 10 Dec | 3 Mar | 26 Nov | |
| 2 |  Diables Noirs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec | — | 26 Nov | 3 Mar | ||
| 3 |  Stade Malien |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Dec | 25 Feb | — | 20 Dec | ||
| 4 | Sekhukhune United |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Feb | 3 Dec | 10 Dec | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
References
- "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw to be conducted on Friday". Confederation of African Football. 6 October 2023.