The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches took place between August and October 2012. The matchdays were 3âÂÂ5 August, 17âÂÂ19 August, 31 AugustâÂÂ2 September, 14âÂÂ16 September, 5âÂÂ7 October, and 19âÂÂ21 October.
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 play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 , at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo. For the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving the two teams seeded in the play-off round (using their individual 2007âÂÂ2011 5-Year team Ranking) were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is: