2014 CAF Champions League group stage
International football competition
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The group stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 16 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1][2]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots.[4] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.
The following eight teams were entered into the draw:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
- 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.
Groups
The matchdays were 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014.[5][6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TP Mazembe |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 11[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | AS Vita Club |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11[a] | |
| 3 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Zamalek |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
- Tiebreakers: TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club are ranked on head-to-head record.
| Al-Hilal | 1–0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
Ibrahim  51' |
Report |
| TP Mazembe | 1–0 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Samatta 62' |
Report |
| Al-Hilal | 1–1 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio Júnior 19' |
Report | Etekiama 88' (pen.) |
| TP Mazembe | 1–0 | Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Kalaba 13' |
Report |
| Zamalek | 0–0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Zamalek | 0–1 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sentamu 55' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CS Sfaxien |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  ES Sétif |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Espérance de Tunis |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Al-Ahly Benghazi |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns.
| CS Sfaxien | 3–1 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
|---|---|---|
| Khenissi 15' Ben Salah 34'Challouf 86' |
Report | Boulaabi 27' (o.g.) |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 3–2 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Sadomba 4' Farag 12'Orkuma 44' |
Report | Akaïchi 20' Darragi 78' |
| ES Sétif | 1–1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Belameiri 12' |
Report | Maâloul 45+1' |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Darragi 65' Mhirsi 66' |
Report | Hannachi 47' |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 0–2 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Belameiri 18' Younès 90+3' |
| CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Moncer 77' |
Report |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 0–1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sassi 67' |
| CS Sfaxien | 1–1 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Maâloul 87' |
Report | Zé Ondo 64' |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
|---|---|---|
| Jerbi 70' (pen.) |
Report |