2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Champions League were played from 15 February to 5 May 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.^[1]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.^[2]

The following 56 teams were entered into the draw:

Byes to first round ES Sétif TP Mazembe Al-Ahly Djoliba Stade Malien Al-Hilal Al-Merrikh Espérance de Tunis

Entrants to preliminary round JSM Béjaïa Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo ASPAC Mochudi Centre Chiefs ASFA Yennenga Vital'O Coton Sport Union Douala Olympic Real de Bangui Gazelle Djabal Club AC Léopards AS Vita Club AFAD Djékanou Séwé Sport

Zamalek Sony Elá Nguema Saint George CF Mounana Real de Banjul Asante Kotoko Horoya Tusker Lesotho Correctional Services LISCR Al-Ittihad AS Adema FUS Rabat Moghreb Tétouan Maxaquene Olympic Niamey

Enugu Rangers Kano Pillars APR Sporting Clube do Príncipe Casa Sports St Michel United Diamond Stars Orlando Pirates Mbabane Swallows Simba Dynamic Togolais CA Bizertin URA Zanaco Jamhuri Dynamos

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).^[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.^[2]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	15–17 February 2013	1–3 March 2013
First round	15–17 March 2013	5–7 April 2013
Second round	19–21 April 2013	3–5 May 2013

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 48 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	7–0	Gazelle	7–0	0–0
AS Vita Club	5–1	Dynamic Togolais	3–0	2–1
Jamhuri	0–8	Saint George	0–3	0–5
CA Bizertin	2–1	Al-Ittihad	1–1	1–0
Dynamos	3–1	Lesotho Correctional Services	3–0	0–1
St Michel United	1–7	Tusker	1–4	0–3
Zanaco	3–2	Mbabane Swallows	3–2	0–0
Orlando Pirates	9–0	Djabal Club	5–0	4–0
Maxaquene	0–2	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	0–1	0–1
APR	2–2 (a)	Vital'O	1–2	1–0
Enugu Rangers	w/o	Sporting Clube do Príncipe	—	—
Simba	0–5	Recreativo do Libolo	0–1	0–4
JSM Béjaïa	3–0	Olympic Niamey	3–0	0–0
Asante Kotoko	8–0	Sony Elá Nguema	7–0	1–0
Primeiro de Agosto	4–3	AS Adema	4–2	0–1
FUS Rabat	2–2 (a)	Real de Banjul	1–0	1–2
Union Douala	3–1	LISCR	2–1	1–0
Horoya	0–3	Séwé Sport	0–0	0–3
AFAD Djékanou	6–2	Diamond Stars	5–1	1–1
Coton Sport	0–0 (4–3 p)	URA	0–0	0–0
Moghreb Tétouan	1–1 (1–3 p)	Casa Sports	1–0	0–1
Kano Pillars	5–1	Olympic Real de Bangui	5–1	0–0
AC Léopards	2–1	CF Mounana	2–0	0–1
ASPAC	2–2 (4–5 p)	ASFA Yennenga	1–1	1–1

Zamalek won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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AS Vita Club won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Saint George won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Note: Al-Ittihad played their home match in Morocco due to security concerns in Libya.
CA Bizertin won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Dynamos won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Tusker won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Zanaco won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Orlando Pirates won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Mochudi Centre Chiefs won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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2–2 on aggregate. Vital'O won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.

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Enugu Rangers advanced to the first round after Sporting Clube do Príncipe failed to show up for the first leg.^[3]

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Recreativo do Libolo won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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JSM Béjaïa won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Asante Kotoko won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Primeiro de Agosto won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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2–2 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.

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Union Douala won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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Séwé Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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AFAD Djékanou won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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0–0 on aggregate. Coton Sport won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

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1–1 on aggregate. Casa Sports won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

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Kano Pillars won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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AC Léopards won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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2–2 on aggregate. ASFA Yennenga won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 24 winners of the preliminary round, and the 8 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	1–0	AS Vita Club	1–0	0–0
Saint George	3–1	Djoliba	2–0	1–1
CA Bizertin	3–1	Dynamos	3–0	0–1
Tusker	1–4	Al-Ahly	1–2	0–2
Zanaco	1–3	Orlando Pirates	0–1	1–2
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	0–7	TP Mazembe	0–1	0–6
Vital'O	0–2	Enugu Rangers	0–0	0–2
Recreativo do Libolo	4–2	Al-Merrikh	2–1	2–1
JSM Béjaïa	1–1 (a)	Asante Kotoko	0–0	1–1
Primeiro de Agosto	0–2	Espérance de Tunis	0–1	0–1
FUS Rabat	3–1	Union Douala	3–0	0–1
Séwé Sport	5–4	Al-Hilal	4–1	1–3
AFAD Djékanou	1–3	Coton Sport	0–1	1–2
Casa Sports	1–4	Stade Malien	1–2	0–2
Kano Pillars	4–4 (a)	AC Léopards	4–1	0–3
ASFA Yennenga	4–5	ES Sétif	2–1	2–4

Zamalek won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Saint George won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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CA Bizertin won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Orlando Pirates won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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TP Mazembe won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Recreativo do Libolo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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1–1 on aggregate. JSM Béjaïa won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

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Espérance de Tunis won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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FUS Rabat won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Séwé Sport won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Coton Sport won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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Stade Malien won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

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ES Sétif won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.^[1]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	3–3 (a)	Saint George	1–1	2–2
CA Bizertin	1–2	Al-Ahly	0–0	1–2
Orlando Pirates	3–2	TP Mazembe	3–1	0–1
Enugu Rangers	1–3	Recreativo do Libolo	0–0	1–3
JSM Béjaïa	0–1	Espérance de Tunis	0–0	0–1
FUS Rabat	1–1 (a)	Séwé Sport	1–1	0–0
Coton Sport	3–0	Stade Malien	3–0	0–0
AC Léopards	4–4 (5–4 p)	ES Sétif	3–1	1–3

3–3 on aggregate. Zamalek won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. Saint George entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. CA Bizertin entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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Orlando Pirates won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. TP Mazembe entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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Recreativo do Libolo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Enugu Rangers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. JSM Béjaïa entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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1–1 on aggregate. Séwé Sport won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. FUS Rabat entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Stade Malien entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage. ES Sétif entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

References

External links

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