2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds


The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2018 to 20 January 2019. 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.

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.

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.
Entry roundFirst round
Preliminary round
Teams
  • Djoliba
  • DC Motema Pembe
  • AS Nyuki
  • Hassania Agadir
  • NA Hussein Dey
  • USM Bel Abbès
  • Kaizer Chiefs
  • Free State Stars
  • Al-Ahly Shendi
  • Green Buffaloes
  • Green Eagles
  • Al-Ittihad
  • New Star
  • Eding Sport
  • FC San Pédro
  • Stade d'Abidjan
  • Defence Force
  • Enugu Rangers
  • Diables Noirs
  • Petro de Luanda
  • Wakriya
  • Young Buffaloes
  • Asante Kotoko
  • Cercle Mbéri Sportif
  • Mtibwa Sugar
  • Orapa United
  • Salitas
  • Vital'O
  • Anges de Fatima
  • AS CotonTchad
  • Miracle Club
  • Arta/Solar7
  • Deportivo Unidad
  • Armed Forces
  • Kariobangi Sharks
  • LISCR
  • ASSM Elgeco Plus
  • Silver Strikers
  • Nouakchott King's
  • AS GNN
  • Mukura Victory Sports
  • Génération Foot
  • Northern Dynamo
  • Al-Merreikh Juba
  • Gomido
  • Zimamoto

    • 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.

    Schedule

    The schedule of each round was as follows.
    RoundFirst legSecond leg
    Preliminary round27–28 November 20184–5 December 2018
    First round14–16 December 201821–23 December 2018
    Play-off round11–14 January 201918–20 January 2019

    Bracket

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

    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 advanced directly to the group stage. 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

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


    2–2 on aggregate. Stade d'Abidjan won on away goals.
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    1–1 on aggregate. AS Nyuki won 3–1 on penalties.
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    Petro de Luanda won 6–0 on aggregate.
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    AS CotonTchad won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    Hassania Agadir won 4–0 on aggregate.
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    Génération Foot won 1–0 on aggregate.
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    USM Bel Abbès won 4–1 on aggregate.
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    Enugu Rangers won 5–1 on aggregate.
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    3–3 on aggregate. Salitas won on away goals.
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    Mtibwa Sugar won 5–0 on aggregate.
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    DC Motema Pembe won 5–2 on aggregate.
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    FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    1–1 on aggregate. Cercle Mbéri Sportif won 4–3 on penalties.
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    Kaizer Chiefs won 5–1 on aggregate.
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    ASSM Elgeco Plus won 4–3 on aggregate.
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    Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Miracle Club withdrew prior to the second leg.
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    New Star won 4–1 on aggregate.
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    Kariobangi Sharks won 9–1 on aggregate.
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    Asante Kotoko won on walkover after the Cameroonian Football Federation was not able to confirm the engagement of Eding Sport by the CAF deadline.
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    Mukura Victory Sports won 1–0 on aggregate.
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    Green Eagles won 5–2 on aggregate.
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    NA Hussein Dey won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    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.


    Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    Petro de Luanda won 2–0 on aggregate.
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    Zamalek won 7–2 on aggregate.
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    Hassania Agadir won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.
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    Salitas won 2–0 on aggregate.
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    KCCA won 5–1 on aggregate.
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    FC San Pédro won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    Raja Casablanca won 5–1 on aggregate.
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    Kaizer Chiefs won 6–0 on aggregate.
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    RS Berkane won 4–0 on aggregate.
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    1–1 on aggregate. New Star won on away goals.
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    Asante Kotoko won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    0–0 on aggregate. Mukura Victory Sports won 5–4 on penalties.
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    NA Hussein Dey won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    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, at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. 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.

    The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons :
    • 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 Étoile du Sahel

    PotPot APot BPot CPot D
    Qualified fromChampions LeagueConfederation CupChampions LeagueConfederation Cup
    Teams
  • Zamalek
  • Raja Casablanca
  • KCCA
  • CS Sfaxien
  • RS Berkane
  • AS Otôho
  • Jimma Aba Jifar
  • Bantu
  • Al-Nasr
  • Ittihad Tanger
  • African Stars
  • ASC Diaraf
  • Vipers
  • NA Hussein Dey
  • Petro de Luanda
  • Salitas
  • New Star
  • Asante Kotoko
  • FC San Pédro
  • Hassania Agadir
  • Enugu Rangers
  • Mukura Victory Sports
  • Kaizer Chiefs

    • 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.

    Gor Mahia won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    NA Hussein Dey won 3–2 on aggregate.
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    Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    Nkana won 3–0 on aggregate.
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    Asante Kotoko won 5–3 on aggregate.
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    ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.
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    Petro de Luanda won 3–2 on aggregate.
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    Raja Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.
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    RS Berkane won 5–3 on aggregate.
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    CS Sfaxien won 3–0 on aggregate.
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    Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.
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    AS Otôho won 3–2 on aggregate.
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    Enugu Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
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    Salitas won 3–2 on aggregate.
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    Hassania Agadir won 5–0 on aggregate.