The 2012 CAF Champions League group stage matches took place between July and September 2012.
[2] 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.
[3] The draw for the group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.
[6] The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:[3]