2015 CECAFA Cup
| CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| File:Bahir Dar Stadium.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 21 November–5 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Rwanda |
| Third place |  Ethiopia |
| Fourth place |  Sudan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 52 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Athar El Tahir (4 goals) |
The 2015 CECAFA Cup is the 38th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It is scheduled to take place in Ethiopia from 21 November to 5 December 2015.[1]
The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted in Rwanda.[2] However, in June 2015, it was announced that Ethiopia replaced Rwanda as host due to Rwanda's preparation to host the 2016 African Nations Championship.[1]
Contents
Participants
The following teams have been confirmed to participate in the tournament:
| National Team | FIFA Ranking (November 2015) |
|---|---|
 Burundi |
107 |
 Djibouti |
207 |
| Ethiopia |
114 |
 Kenya |
125 |
 Malawi |
97 |
| Rwanda |
96 |
 Somalia |
203 |
 South Sudan |
134 |
| Sudan |
128 |
 Tanzania |
135 |
| Uganda |
68 |
 Zanzibar |
N/A |
- Notes
- Eritrea national football team refused to participate due to the country's political tensions with hosts Ethiopia.[3]
- A draw containing Zambia was released to the press on 9 November 2015 but appeared to be inaccurate due to Malawi's inclusion.
Venues
| Addis Ababa | |
|---|---|
| Yidnekachew Tessema Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | |
| Bahir Dar | |
| Bahir Dar Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | |
| Hawassa | |
| Awassa Kenema Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
Match officials
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Group stage
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The draw result was announced by CECAFA on 11 November 2015.[4]
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
- Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
- Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
- Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania (A) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Rwanda (A) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia (H, A) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Somalia (E) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.
| 21 November 2015 | |||
| Ethiopia |
0–1 | Rwanda |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 22 November 2015 | |||
| Somalia |
0–4 | Tanzania |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 24 November 2015 | |||
| Rwanda |
1–2 | Tanzania |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 25 November 2015 | |||
| Somalia |
0–2 | Ethiopia |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 27 November 2015 | |||
| Rwanda |
3–0 | Somalia |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 28 November 2015 | |||
| Tanzania |
1–1 | Ethiopia |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda (A) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kenya (A) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Burundi (E) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Zanzibar (E) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
| 21 November 2015 | |||
| Burundi |
1–0 | Zanzibar |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 22 November 2015 | |||
| Kenya |
2–0 | Uganda |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 24 November 2015 | |||
| Zanzibar |
0–4 | Uganda |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 25 November 2015 | |||
| Kenya |
1–1 | Burundi |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 27 November 2015 | |||
| Zanzibar |
3–1 | Kenya |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
| 28 November 2015 | |||
| Uganda |
1–0 | Burundi |
Awassa, Ethiopia |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan (A) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Malawi (G, A) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sudan (A) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Djibouti (E) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (G) Guest.
| 23 November 2015 | |||
| South Sudan |
2–0 | Djibouti |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| Sudan |
1–2 | Malawi |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| 25 November 2015 | |||
| Malawi |
3–0 | Djibouti |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| South Sudan |
0–0 | Sudan |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| 27 November 2015 | |||
| South Sudan |
2–0 | Malawi |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| Djibouti |
0–4 | Sudan |
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
Ranking of third-placed teams
The two best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Sudan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | A | Ethiopia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | B | Burundi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Rules for classification:
Knockout stage
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Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 November - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Uganda |
2 | |||||||||
| 3 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Malawi |
0 | |||||||||
| Uganda (pen.) |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| 30 November - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Tanzania |
1 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia (pen.) |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| Uganda |
1 | |||||||||
| 1 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Rwanda |
0 | |||||||||
| Rwanda (pen.) |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Rwanda (pen.) |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| 1 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Sudan |
1 (2) | Third Place | ||||||||
| South Sudan |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 December - Addis Ababa | ||||||||||
| Sudan (pen.) |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| Ethiopia (pen.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| Sudan |
1 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda |
2–0 | Malawi |
| Tanzania |
1–1 (3–4 p.) | Ethiopia |
| South Sudan |
0–0 (3–5 p.) | Sudan |
| Rwanda |
0–0 (5–3 p.) | Kenya |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p.) | Ethiopia |
| Rwanda |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.) | Sudan |
Third place playoff
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia |
1–1 (5–4 p.) | Sudan |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda |
1–0 | Rwanda |
Goalscorers
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- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Salim Mbonde (playing against Ethiopia)
Source:
Final rankings
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