2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
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| Dates | 4 August – 21 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 58 (2.42 per match) |
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The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between August and October 2012.[1] The matchdays were 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, 14–16 September, 5–7 October, and 19–21 October.[2]
The group stage featured the eight winners from the play-off round. They were divided into two groups of four, where they played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals.[3]
The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[4] For the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving the two teams seeded in the play-off round (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking)[5] were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.[6]
| Play-off round ties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 (CL 2nd round losers) | v | Team 2 (CC 2nd round winners) | |
| Pot 1 | (top seed) Maghreb de Fès  |
 AC Léopards | |
(top seed) Al-Hilal  |
 Cercle Olympique de Bamako | ||
| Pot 2 | AFAD Djékanou  |
Wydad AC | |
| Al-Merreikh |
 Black Leopards | ||
| Djoliba |
 Club Africain | ||
Dynamos  |
 Interclube | ||
| Stade Malien |
CODM Meknès | ||
Coton Sport  |
Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
- Notes
- Winners of each tie shown in bold
Tiebreakers
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[3]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
- Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
- Goal difference in all games
- Goals scored in all games
