2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between July and September 2011. The matchdays were: 15–17 July, 29–31 July, 12–14 August, 26–28 August, 9–11 September, and 16–18 September.[1]
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.[2]
Seeding
The draw for the group stage (which followed the draw for the play-off round) took place on 15 May 2011, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[3]
The procedures for the group stage draw were announced on 12 May 2011.[4] The winners of the eight play-off round ties were divided into two pots. The winners of the ties involving the two top-seeded teams in the play-off round draw were in Pot 1, while the other six winners were in Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.
| Play-off round ties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 (CL 2nd round losers) | v | Team 2 (CC 2nd round winners) | |
| Pot 1 | (top seed) ES Sétif  |
 Kaduna United | |
Diaraf  |
JS Kabylie (top seed) | ||
| Pot 2 | Club Africain  |
 Sofapaka | |
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Sunshine Stars | ||
ZESCO United  |
 Maghreb de Fès | ||
†Simba  |
 Motema Pembe | ||
ASEC Mimosas  |
 1º de Agosto | ||
| Inter Luanda |
Difaa El Jadida | ||
Notes:
- Winners of each tie shown in bold
- † Loser of play-off due to disqualification of TP Mazembe
Tiebreakers
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[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;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Africain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
| Inter Luanda |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| ASEC Mimosas |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
| Kaduna United |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maghreb de Fès |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 |
| Sunshine Stars |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
| Motema Pembe |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| JS Kabylie |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Maghreb de Fès |
3 – 0 | Motema Pembe |
|---|---|---|
Hamza Abourazzouk  10'Chemseddine Chtibi 69' (pen.)Mohammed Ali Bamaamar 74' |
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