2017 CAF Champions League group stage


The 2017 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 12 May to 9 July 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.

Draw


The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons.
PotPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Teams
  • Al-Ahly
  • Zamalek
  • Étoile du Sahel
  • Mamelodi Sundowns
  • Al-Hilal
  • Espérance de Tunis
  • Wydad Casablanca
  • USM Alger
  • Al-Merrikh
  • Coton Sport
  • AS Vita Club
  • Al-Ahli Tripoli
  • Saint George
  • Ferroviário Beira
  • Zanaco
  • CAPS United

    • 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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

    Tiebreakers


    The teams were ranked according to points. If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order :
    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 are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 was as follows.
    MatchdayDatesMatches
    Matchday 112–14 May 2017Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
    Matchday 223–24 May 2017Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
    Matchday 32–4 June 2017Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
    Matchday 420–21 June 2017Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
    Matchday 530 June – 2 July 2017Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
    Matchday 67–9 July 2017Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

    Groups

    Group A

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    Group B

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    Group C

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    Group D

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