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2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates27 November 2018 – 20 January 2019
2018

The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2018 to 20 January 2019.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 3 November 2018 in Rabat, Morocco, and was officially announced by the CAF on 9 November due to a special situation with the transitional calendar.[3][4][5]

The entry round of the 55 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).

Entry round First round
(9 teams)
Preliminary round
(46 teams)
Teams

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 27–28 November 2018 4–5 December 2018
First round 14–16 December 2018 21–23 December 2018
Play-off round 11–14 January 2019 18–20 January 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2018.[5]

As there were 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, but only 15 losers of the Champions League first round for this season, the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking (in bold italics) advanced directly to the group stage.[6] The remaining 15 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 15 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 0 3
Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 0 1 1
3 Mauritania Nouakchott King's 1 1 2 (a)
2 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 2 0 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 1 0 1 (1 p)
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Nyuki 0 1 1 (3 p)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Nyuki 0 0 0
Angola Petro de Luanda 1 1 2
3 Angola Petro de Luanda 4 2 6
2 Botswana Orapa United 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Zamalek Bye
4  
Egypt Zamalek 7 0 7
Chad AS CotonTchad 0 2 2
3 Chad AS CotonTchad 2 1 3
2 Togo Gomido 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Hassania Agadir 4 0 4
4 Niger AS GNN 0 0 0
Morocco Hassania Agadir 2 0 2
Senegal Génération Foot 0 1 1
3 Senegal Génération Foot 0 1 1
2 Mali Djoliba 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Algeria USM Bel Abbès 4 0 4
4 Liberia LISCR 0 1 1
Algeria USM Bel Abbès 0 0 0
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 0 2 2
3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 2 3 5
2 Ethiopia Defence Force 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Al-Masry Bye
4  
Egypt Al-Masry 0 0 0
Burkina Faso Salitas 2 0 2
3 Burkina Faso Salitas 2 1 3 (a)
2 Guinea Wakriya 0 3 3 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Uganda KCCA Bye
4  
Uganda KCCA 3 2 5
Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar 0 1 1
3 Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar 4 1 5
2 Seychelles Northern Dynamo 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 4 1 5
4 Central African Republic Anges de Fatima 1 1 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1 0 1
Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 1 2 3
3 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 1 1 2
2 The Gambia Armed Forces 1 0 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca Bye
4  
Morocco Raja Casablanca 5 0 5
Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif 0 1 1
3 Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif 1 0 1 (4 p)
2 Malawi Silver Strikers 0 1 1 (3 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 4 1 5
4 Zanzibar Zimamoto 0 2 2
South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 3 3 6
Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus 0 0 0
3 Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus 3 1 4
2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Unidad 1 2 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco RS Berkane Bye
4  
Morocco RS Berkane 3 1 4
Libya Al-Ittihad 0 0 0
3 Comoros Miracle Club 0
2 Libya Al-Ittihad 8 w/o
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli Bye
4  
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 0 1 (a)
Cameroon New Star 1 0 1 (a)
3 Cameroon New Star 0 4 4
2 Burundi Vital'O 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Kenya Kariobangi Sharks 6 3 9
4 Djibouti Arta/Solar7 1 0 1
Kenya Kariobangi Sharks 0 1 1
Ghana Asante Kotoko 0 2 2
3 Ghana Asante Kotoko w/o
2 Cameroon Eding Sport
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan El-Hilal El-Obeid Bye
4  
Sudan El-Hilal El-Obeid 0 0 0 (4 p)
Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports 0 0 0 (5 p)
3 South Africa Free State Stars 0 0 0
2 Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zambia Green Eagles 2 3 5
4 Eswatini Young Buffaloes 0 2 2
Zambia Green Eagles 0 1 1
Algeria NA Hussein Dey 0 2 2
3 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 2 1 3
2 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Bye
4  
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 0 4
Zambia Green Buffaloes 1 1 2
3 Zambia Green Buffaloes 2 0 2
2 South Sudan Al-Merreikh Juba 0 0 0

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nouakchott King's Mauritania 2–2 (a) Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 1–2 1–0
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan 1–1 (1–3 p) Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Nyuki 1–0 0–1
Petro de Luanda Angola 6–0 Botswana Orapa United 4–0 2–0
AS CotonTchad Chad 3–1 Togo Gomido 2–0 1–1
Hassania Agadir Morocco 4–0 Niger AS GNN 4–0 0–0
Génération Foot Senegal 1–0 Mali Djoliba 0–0 1–0
USM Bel Abbès Algeria 4–1 Liberia LISCR 4–0 0–1
Enugu Rangers Nigeria 5–1 Ethiopia Defence Force 2–0 3–1
Salitas Burkina Faso 3–3 (a) Guinea Wakriya 2–0 1–3
Mtibwa Sugar Tanzania 5–0 Seychelles Northern Dynamo 4–0 1–0
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 5–2 Central African Republic Anges de Fatima 4–1 1–1
FC San Pédro Ivory Coast 2–1 The Gambia Armed Forces 1–1 1–0
Cercle Mbéri Sportif Gabon 1–1 (4–3 p) Malawi Silver Strikers 1–0 0–1
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 5–2 Zanzibar Zimamoto 4–0 1–2
ASSM Elgeco Plus Madagascar 4–3 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Unidad 3–1 1–2
Miracle Club Comoros w/o[w/o 1] Libya Al-Ittihad 0–8
New Star Cameroon 4–1 Burundi Vital'O 0–0 4–1
Kariobangi Sharks Kenya 9–1 Djibouti Arta/Solar7 6–1 3–0
Asante Kotoko Ghana w/o[w/o 2] Cameroon Eding Sport
Free State Stars South Africa 0–1 Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports 0–0 0–1
Green Eagles Zambia 5–2 Eswatini Young Buffaloes 2–0 3–2
NA Hussein Dey Algeria 3–1 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 2–0 1–1
Green Buffaloes Zambia 2–0 South Sudan Al-Merreikh Juba 2–0 0–0

Notes:

  1. ^ Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Miracle Club withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]
  2. ^ Asante Kotoko won on walkover after FECAFOOT was not able to confirm the engagement of their second representative by the CAF deadline.[8]
Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast0–1Mauritania Nouakchott King's
Report

2–2 on aggregate. Stade d'Abidjan won on away goals.


Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Nyuki
Report

1–1 on aggregate. AS Nyuki won 3–1 on penalties.


Petro de Luanda Angola4–0Botswana Orapa United
Report
Orapa United Botswana0–2Angola Petro de Luanda
Report

Petro de Luanda won 6–0 on aggregate.


Gomido Togo1–1Chad AS CotonTchad
Report

AS CotonTchad won 3–1 on aggregate.


Hassania Agadir Morocco4–0Niger AS GNN
Report
AS GNN Niger0–0Morocco Hassania Agadir
Report

Hassania Agadir won 4–0 on aggregate.


Génération Foot Senegal0–0Mali Djoliba
Report
Djoliba Mali0–1Senegal Génération Foot
Report

Génération Foot won 1–0 on aggregate.


USM Bel Abbès Algeria4–0Liberia LISCR
Report
LISCR Liberia1–0Algeria USM Bel Abbès
Report

USM Bel Abbès won 4–1 on aggregate.


Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–0Ethiopia Defence Force
Report
Defence Force Ethiopia1–3Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report

Enugu Rangers won 5–1 on aggregate.


Salitas Burkina Faso2–0Guinea Wakriya
Report
Wakriya Guinea3–1Burkina Faso Salitas
Report

3–3 on aggregate. Salitas won on away goals.


Mtibwa Sugar Tanzania4–0Seychelles Northern Dynamo
Report
Northern Dynamo Seychelles0–1Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar
Report

Mtibwa Sugar won 5–0 on aggregate.


DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo4–1Central African Republic Anges de Fatima
Report

DC Motema Pembe won 5–2 on aggregate.


FC San Pédro Ivory Coast1–1The Gambia Armed Forces
Report
Armed Forces The Gambia0–1Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
Report

FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.


1–1 on aggregate. Cercle Mbéri Sportif won 4–3 on penalties.


Kaizer Chiefs South Africa4–0Zanzibar Zimamoto
Report
Zimamoto Zanzibar2–1South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Report

Kaizer Chiefs won 5–1 on aggregate.


Deportivo Unidad Equatorial Guinea2–1Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus
Report

ASSM Elgeco Plus won 4–3 on aggregate.


Miracle Club Comoros0–8Libya Al-Ittihad
Report
Al-Ittihad LibyaCancelledComoros Miracle Club
Report

Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Miracle Club withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]


New Star Cameroon0–0Burundi Vital'O
Report
Vital'O Burundi1–4Cameroon New Star
Report

New Star won 4–1 on aggregate.


Kariobangi Sharks Kenya6–1Djibouti Arta/Solar7
Report

Kariobangi Sharks won 9–1 on aggregate.


Asante Kotoko GhanaCancelledCameroon Eding Sport
Report
Eding Sport CameroonCancelledGhana Asante Kotoko
Report

Asante Kotoko won on walkover after the Cameroonian Football Federation was not able to confirm the engagement of Eding Sport by the CAF deadline.[9]


Mukura Victory Sports won 1–0 on aggregate.


Green Eagles Zambia2–0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
Report
Young Buffaloes Eswatini2–3Zambia Green Eagles
Report

Green Eagles won 5–2 on aggregate.


NA Hussein Dey Algeria2–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
Report

NA Hussein Dey won 3–1 on aggregate.


Green Buffaloes Zambia2–0South Sudan Al-Merreikh Juba
Report
Al-Merreikh Juba South Sudan0–0Zambia Green Buffaloes
Report

Green Buffaloes won 2–0 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 9 teams that received byes to this round, and the 23 winners of the preliminary round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–1 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 3–0 0–1
AS Nyuki Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–2 Angola Petro de Luanda 0–1 0–1
Zamalek Egypt 7–2 Chad AS CotonTchad 7–0 0–2
Hassania Agadir Morocco 2–1 Senegal Génération Foot 2–0 0–1
USM Bel Abbès Algeria 0–2 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 0–0 0–2
Al-Masry Egypt 0–2 Burkina Faso Salitas 0–2 0–0
KCCA Uganda 5–1 Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar 3–0 2–1
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–3 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 1–1 0–2
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–1 Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif 5–0 0–1
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 6–0 Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus 3–0 3–0
RS Berkane Morocco 4–0 Libya Al-Ittihad 3–0 1–0
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya 1–1 (a) Cameroon New Star 1–1 0–0
Kariobangi Sharks Kenya 1–2 Ghana Asante Kotoko 0–0 1–2
El-Hilal El-Obeid Sudan 0–0 (4–5 p) Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports 0–0 0–0
Green Eagles Zambia 1–2 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 0–0 1–2
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 4–2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–1 0–1

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.


AS Nyuki Democratic Republic of the Congo0–1Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Petro de Luanda Angola1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Nyuki
Report

Petro de Luanda won 2–0 on aggregate.


Zamalek Egypt7–0Chad AS CotonTchad
Report
AS CotonTchad Chad2–0Egypt Zamalek
Report

Zamalek won 7–2 on aggregate.


Hassania Agadir Morocco2–0Senegal Génération Foot
Report
Génération Foot Senegal1–0Morocco Hassania Agadir
Report

Hassania Agadir won 2–1 on aggregate.


Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–0Algeria USM Bel Abbès
Report

Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.


Al-Masry Egypt0–2Burkina Faso Salitas
Report
Salitas Burkina Faso0–0Egypt Al-Masry
Report

Salitas won 2–0 on aggregate.


KCCA Uganda3–0Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar
Report
Mtibwa Sugar Tanzania1–2Uganda KCCA
Report

KCCA won 5–1 on aggregate.


FC San Pédro Ivory Coast2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
Report

FC San Pédro won 3–1 on aggregate.


Raja Casablanca Morocco5–0Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif
Report

Raja Casablanca won 5–1 on aggregate.


Kaizer Chiefs South Africa3–0Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus
Report
ASSM Elgeco Plus Madagascar0–3South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Report

Kaizer Chiefs won 6–0 on aggregate.


RS Berkane Morocco3–0Libya Al-Ittihad
Report

RS Berkane won 4–0 on aggregate.


Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya1–1Cameroon New Star
Report
New Star Cameroon0–0Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Report

1–1 on aggregate. New Star won on away goals.


Asante Kotoko Ghana2–1Kenya Kariobangi Sharks
Report

Asante Kotoko won 2–1 on aggregate.


0–0 on aggregate. Mukura Victory Sports won 5–4 on penalties.


Green Eagles Zambia0–0Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Report
NA Hussein Dey Algeria2–1Zambia Green Eagles
Report

NA Hussein Dey won 2–1 on aggregate.


CS Sfaxien Tunisia4–1Zambia Green Buffaloes
Report
Green Buffaloes Zambia1–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Report

CS Sfaxien won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 30 teams: 15 of the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 28 December 2018, 18:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[10][11] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.[12]

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):

  • Pot A contained the seven seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the five seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the eight unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot D contained the ten unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into seven ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into five ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last three ties.

Bye to group stage Tunisia Étoile du Sahel (50.5 pts)
Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Champions League Confederation Cup
Teams

The 15 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join Étoile du Sahel, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–1 Cameroon New Star 2–1 0–0
Al-Ahly Benghazi Libya 2–3 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 1–0 1–3
Al-Hilal Sudan 3–1 Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports 3–0 0–1
Nkana Zambia 3–0 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 3–0 0–0
Coton Sport Cameroon 3–5 Ghana Asante Kotoko 2–3 1–2
ZESCO United Zambia 5–2 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 3–1 2–1
Stade Malien Mali 2–3 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–1 1–2
African Stars Namibia 1–2 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–1 0–1
ASC Diaraf Senegal 3–5 Morocco RS Berkane 2–0 1–5
Vipers Uganda 0–3 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0–0 0–3
Ittihad Tanger Morocco 1–3 Egypt Zamalek 0–0 1–3
AS Otôho Republic of the Congo 3–2 Uganda KCCA 3–0 0–2
Bantu Lesotho 2–4 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1–2 1–2
Al-Nasr Libya 2–3 Burkina Faso Salitas 1–0 1–3
Jimma Aba Jifar Ethiopia 0–5 Morocco Hassania Agadir 0–1 0–4
Gor Mahia Kenya2–1Cameroon New Star
Report
New Star Cameroon0–0Kenya Gor Mahia
Report

Gor Mahia won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ahly Benghazi Libya1–0Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Report
NA Hussein Dey Algeria3–1Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
Report

NA Hussein Dey won 3–2 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Sudan3–0Rwanda Mukura Victory Sports
Report
Mukura Victory Sports Rwanda1–0Sudan Al-Hilal
Report

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.


Nkana Zambia3–0Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
Report
FC San Pédro Ivory Coast0–0Zambia Nkana
Report

Nkana won 3–0 on aggregate.


Coton Sport Cameroon2–3Ghana Asante Kotoko
Report
Asante Kotoko Ghana2–1Cameroon Coton Sport
Report

Asante Kotoko won 5–3 on aggregate.


ZESCO United Zambia3–1South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Report
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa1–2Zambia ZESCO United
Report

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.


Stade Malien Mali1–1Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Petro de Luanda Angola2–1Mali Stade Malien
Report

Petro de Luanda won 3–2 on aggregate.


African Stars Namibia1–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0Namibia African Stars
Report

Raja Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.


ASC Diaraf Senegal2–0Morocco RS Berkane
Report
RS Berkane Morocco5–1Senegal ASC Diaraf
Report

RS Berkane won 5–3 on aggregate.


Vipers Uganda0–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Report
CS Sfaxien Tunisia3–0Uganda Vipers
Report

CS Sfaxien won 3–0 on aggregate.


Ittihad Tanger Morocco0–0Egypt Zamalek
Report
Zamalek Egypt3–1Morocco Ittihad Tanger
Report

Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.


AS Otôho Republic of the Congo3–0Uganda KCCA
Report
KCCA Uganda2–0Republic of the Congo AS Otôho
Report

AS Otôho won 3–2 on aggregate.


Bantu Lesotho1–2Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report
Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–1Lesotho Bantu
Report

Enugu Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Nasr Libya1–0Burkina Faso Salitas
Report
Salitas Burkina Faso3–1Libya Al-Nasr
Report

Salitas won 3–2 on aggregate.


Jimma Aba Jifar Ethiopia0–1Morocco Hassania Agadir
Report
Hassania Agadir Morocco4–0Ethiopia Jimma Aba Jifar
Report

Hassania Agadir won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of the qualifying round draw, the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final had not been completed, and thus the identity of the third team from the association of the Confederation Cup winners which were given a bye to the first round was not known.
  2. ^ At the time of the qualifying round draw, the identity of the second team from Morocco which were given a bye to the first round was not known.
  3. ^ At the time of the qualifying round draw, the identity of the second team from Cameroon was not known.
  4. ^ a b c d e Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

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