0 in football and some other sports, the first part of a cup competition when teams are divided into groups and the teams in each group play against each other. The winner or winners of each group then move onto the next part of the competition:
They did not advance past the group stage.
The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
The third round consisted of three group stage matches with the group winner progressing to the semi-finals.
Sixteen teams which qualified from the group stage played in the knock out stage until the finals.
Both sides met again twice in the following season of the group stage, earning a draw (00) and a defeat (04).
There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.
The teams were required to play each other team in their group once in a group stage format.
The top two teams qualify for the group stage, which join the eight teams in the group stage.
