The group stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 20 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3.

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Pot 1

Pot 2

Pot 3

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 tie, 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
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. Goals scored in all games.

Groups

The matchdays were 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Egypt Al-Ahly632187+111Advance to knockout stage
2South Africa Orlando Pirates622284+48
3Egypt Zamalek62131012−27
4Republic of the Congo AC Léopards621347−37
Tiebreaker
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDAGPts
Egypt Zamalek210142+23
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards210124−23
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Zamalek Egypt1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Gaafar 8'Aboutrika 54' (pen.)

Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.

AC Léopards Republic of the Congo1–0Egypt Zamalek
Ntela 37' (pen.)
Al-Ahly Egypt0–3South Africa Orlando Pirates
Ntshumayelo 12' Jali 73' (pen.) Myeni 76'
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo0–1Egypt Al-Ahly
Soliman 41'
Orlando Pirates South Africa4–1Egypt Zamalek
Bacela 27' Segolela 52' Myeni 74' Klate 82'Shikabala 29'
Al-Ahly Egypt2–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
El-Said 37' Soliman 68'Beaullia 84'
Zamalek Egypt2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Abdel Malek 6' (pen.) Soliman 51'Bacela 33'
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo1–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Bissiki 72'
Al-Ahly Egypt4–2Egypt Zamalek
Soliman 9' Abd El-Zaher 15' Aboutrika 52' Ahmed Fathy 71'Gaber 4' Hassan 82'
Zamalek Egypt4–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Ibrahim 33' Shikabala 45+1' Gaafar 57', 65'Bhebey Ndey 26'
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Egypt Al-Ahly

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis650194+515Advance to knockout stage
2Cameroon Coton Sport622256−18
3Ivory Coast Séwé Sport612356−15
4Angola Recreativo do Libolo6123811−35
Head-to-head
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport211053+24
Angola Recreativo do Libolo201135−21
Recreativo do Libolo Angola1–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Aguinaldo 90+4'
Séwé Sport Ivory Coast3–1Angola Recreativo do Libolo
Zougoula 24', 39', 45+4' (pen.)Sidnei 34'
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–0Cameroon Coton Sport
Belaïli 61' Msakni 90+1'
Coton Sport Cameroon1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
Yougouda 58'

Note: The Coton Sport v Séwé Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to FIFA's suspension on 4 July 2013 of the Cameroonian Football Federation, which was lifted on 22 July 2013.

Coton Sport Cameroon2–1Angola Recreativo do Libolo
Yougouda 31' Mbongo 47'Rúben Gouveia 89'
Séwé Sport Ivory Coast0–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Darragi 48'
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
Yahia 58'
Recreativo do Libolo Angola1–1Cameroon Coton Sport
Aguinaldo 24'Yedan 32'
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia3–2Angola Recreativo do Libolo
N'Djeng 2', 80' Darragi 53'Rúben Gouveia 46', 55'
Séwé Sport Ivory Coast0–0Cameroon Coton Sport
Recreativo do Libolo Angola2–2Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
João Tomás 4' Nuno Silva 11' (pen.)Halidou 8' Binaté 41'
Coton Sport Cameroon1–2Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Kamilou 90+1'Gharsellaoui 7' Akaïchi 24'

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