2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stageDates | 17 June – 24 August 2016 |
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Matches played | 24 |
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Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) |
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International football competition
The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 17 June to 24 August 2016.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.
The eight teams, all winners of the play-off round, were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses): two teams in Pot 1 and six teams in Pot 2. One team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2 were drawn into each group, with each team then assigned a random "position" in the group to determine the fixtures.[5]
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 (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Away goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][6]
Matchday
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Dates
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Matches
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Matchday 1
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17–19 June 2016
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Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
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Matchday 2
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28–29 June 2016
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Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
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Matchday 3
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15–17 July 2016
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Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
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Matchday 4
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26–27 July 2016
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Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
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Matchday 5
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12–14 August 2016
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Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
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Matchday 6
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23–24 August 2016
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Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4
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