The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between July and September 2011. The matchdays were: 15âÂÂ17 July, 29âÂÂ31 July, 12âÂÂ14 August, 26âÂÂ28 August, 9âÂÂ11 September, and 16âÂÂ18 September.
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.
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.
The procedures for the group stage draw were announced on 12 May 2011. 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.
Notes:
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:
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