2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup was the 16th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
This season follows a transitional calendar which allows the CAF club competitions to switch from a February-to-November schedule to an August–to-May schedule, as per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017. It started in December 2018, right after the 2018 season has finished, and concluded in May 2019, before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Zamalek won the title for the first time, defeating RS Berkane in the final 5–3 on penalties after being tied 1–1 on aggregate, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League in the 2020 CAF Super Cup in February.
Raja Casablanca were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.For the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2013–2017 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
| Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
| Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 3 points | 2 points |
| 3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
| 4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2017 – 5
- 2016 – 4
- 2015 – 3
- 2014 – 2
- 2013 – 1
Teams
- Nine teams received a bye to the [|first round].
- The other 46 teams entered the [|preliminary round].
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
| Étoile du Sahel | 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place | |
| CS Sfaxien | 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place | |
| Al-Masry | 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League third place | |
| Zamalek | 2017–18 Egypt Cup winners | |
| DC Motema Pembe | 2017–18 Linafoot third place | |
| AS Nyuki | 2018 Coupe du Congo DR winners | |
| Hassania Agadir | 2017–18 Botola third place | |
| RS Berkane | 2018 Moroccan Throne Cup winners | |
| Raja Casablanca | Title holders | |
| NA Hussein Dey | 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place | |
| USM Bel Abbès | 2017–18 Algerian Cup winners | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2017–18 South African Premier Division third place | |
| Free State Stars | 2017–18 Nedbank Cup winners | |
| El-Hilal El-Obeid | 2018 Sudan Premier League third place | |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | 2018 Sudan Premier League fourth place | |
| Green Buffaloes | 2018 Zambia Super League third place | |
| Green Eagles | 2018 Zambia Super League fourth place | |
| Al-Ahli Tripoli | 2017–18 Libyan Premier League third place | |
| Al-Ittihad | 2018 Libyan Cup winners | |
| New Star | 2018 Elite One fourth place | |
| Eding Sport | 2018 Cameroonian Cup finalists | |
| FC San Pédro | 2017–18 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place | |
| Stade d'Abidjan | 2018 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire runners-up |
A further 15 teams eliminated from the 2018–19 CAF Champions League enter the [|play-off round].
 ASC Diaraf |  Ittihad Tanger |  Coton Sport |  ZESCO United |  African Stars |
 Al-Ahly Benghazi |  Gor Mahia | Nkana |  Jimma Aba Jifar |  Vipers |
 Stade Malien |  Bantu |  Al-Hilal | Al-Nasr |  AS Otohô |
;Notes
;Associations which did not enter a team
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows. Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches are played on Sundays while midweek matches are played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times are also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
First round
Play-off round
Group stage
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