The 2011 CAF Champions League 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]
| Dates | 16 July – 16 September 2011 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.25 per match) |
The group stage featured the eight winners from the second 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 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 teams were seeded into four pots, and each group contains one team from each pot.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Notes:
- Ranking score for teams is by their individual team 2006–2010 CAF 5-Year Ranking, the same ranking used to seed teams in the qualifying rounds.
- † Winner 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Enyimba | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Al-Hilal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Coton Sport FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Raja Casablanca | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 |
| Enyimba | 2 – 2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
Valentine Nwabili  48'Uche Kalu 60' | Report | Edward Sadomba 22', 76' |
| Coton Sport | 2 – 3 | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Chardin Madila Mfoutou 46' Saidou Idrissa 63' | Report | Uche Kalu 8', 85' Chidozie Johnson 40' |
| Enyimba | 2 – 0 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Uche Kalu 9' Chidozie Johnson 25' | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 2 – 1 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Haitham Mustafa 28' (pen.) Edet Otobong 82' | Report | Chardin Madila Mfoutou 10' |
| Coton Sport | 2 – 0 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Haman 28' Brice Zimbori 55' | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 1 – 2 | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Sadomba 6' | Report | Valentine Nwabili 68' Samuel Tswanya 90' (pen.) |
| Coton Sport | 2 – 1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Osmaila Baba 54', 64' | Report | Abdessamad Ouhakki 16' |
| Enyimba | 2 – 0 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Ifeanyi Ede 45' (pen.) Valentine Nwabili 90' | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Espérance ST | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wydad AC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Al-Ahly | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6[a] | |
| 4 |  MC Alger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
Notes:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad AC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Al-Ahly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al-Ahly | 3 – 3 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Emad Moteab 2' Wael Gomaa 21' Dominique Da Silva 75' | Report | Sherif Abdel-Fadil 1' (o.g.) Mouhcine Iajour 66', 88' |
| Wydad AC | 4 – 0 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrice N'Guessi 1' Ahmed Ajeddou 30' (pen.)Ayoub El Khaliqi 74'Jean Louis Pascal Angan 90' | Report |
| Al-Ahly | 2 – 0 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Emad Moteab 10', 31' | Report |
| Wydad AC | 2 – 2 | Espérance ST |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrice N'Guessi 65' Youssef Kaddioui 78' (pen.) | Report | Wajdi Bouazzi 22' Walid Hichri 37' |
| Espérance ST | 4 – 0 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Mejdi Traoui 8' Yannick N'Djeng 21', 43', 55' | Report |
| MC Alger | 3 – 1 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Réda Babouche 32', 36' Hervé Oussalé 61' | Report | Ahmed Ajeddou 79' (pen.) |