title: 2013 CAF Champions League group stage
text: # 2013 CAF Champions League group stage
  
  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
  
  * Espérance de Tunis
  * Al-Ahly
  
  ### Pot 2
  
  * AC Léopards
  * Coton Sport
  
  ### Pot 3
  
  * Zamalek
  * Séwé Sport
  * Orlando Pirates
  * Recreativo do Libolo
  
  ## 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:
  
  * 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 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Al-Ahly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Zamalek | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 | |
  | 4 | AC Léopards | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
  
  * 1 2 Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record).
  
  Tiebreaker :
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | | 3 |
  | AC Léopards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | | 3 |
  
  Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Coton Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Séwé Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Recreativo do Libolo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
  
  * 1 2 Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.
  
  Head-to-head :
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Séwé Sport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
  | Recreativo do Libolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
  
  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.
  
  