2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds will be played from 12 February to 18 May 2016.^[1] A total of 59 teams compete in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.^[3][4]

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).

Byes to first round

Entrants to preliminary round

Espérance de Tunis (35 pts) FUS Rabat (3 pts) Al-Ahly Shendi (2 pts) ENPPI CS Don Bosco CS Constantine Medeama Zanaco CF Mounana AS Kaloum Barrack Young Controllers II Liga Desportiva de Maputo Azam

Stade Gabèsien Misr El-Makasa FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Mouloudia d'Oran Khartoum SC Gagnoa Africa Sports Kawkab Marrakech New Star de Douala UMS de Loum Vita Club Mokanda Diables Noirs USFAS Bamako AS Bakaridjan Nasarawa United Akwa United Bidvest Wits Ajax Cape Town Sagrada Esperança Al-Ittihad Tripoli Defence Force AS SONIDEP Harare City Gaborone United USFA Atlético Olympic Renaissance Fomboni Club Deportivo Mongomo Wallidan Bandari AS Adema Police Génération Foot Light Stars Atlabara SC Villa JKU

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	12–14 February 2016	26–28 February 2016
First round	11–13 March 2016	18–20 March 2016
Second round	8–10 April 2016	19–20 April 2016
Play-off round	6–8 May 2016	17–18 May 2016

Bracket

The eight winners of the second round advance to the play-off round, where they are joined by the eight losers of the Champions League second round.

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Vita Club Mokanda	0
	Akwa United	1
							Winner 1
							Winner 2
	Police	3
	Atlabara	1
													Winner A
													Winner B
	Sagrada Esperança	1
	Ajax Cape Town	2
							Winner 3
							Liga Desportiva de Maputo
	Liga Desportiva de Maputo	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Wallidan	—	—	—
	Mouloudia d'Oran (w/o)	—	—	—
							Mouloudia d'Oran
							Winner 5
	SC Gagnoa	2
	USFAS Bamako	0
													Winner C
													Winner D
	Kawkab Marrakech	3
	USFA	0
							Winner 6
							Barrack Young Controllers II
	Barrack Young Controllers II	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Light Stars	0
	Bidvest Wits	3
							Winner 7
							Azam
	Azam	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner E
													Winner F
	Renaissance	1
	New Star de Douala	0
							Winner 8
							Espérance de Tunis
	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Harare City	3
	AS Adema	2
							Winner 9
							Zanaco
	Zanaco	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner G
													Winner H
	AS Bakaridjan	1
	Stade Gabèsien	1
							Winner 10
							AS Kaloum
	AS Kaloum	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Nasarawa United	2
	Génération Foot	1
							Winner 11
							CS Constantine
	CS Constantine	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner I
													Winner J
	Defence Force	1
	Misr El-Makasa	3
							Winner 12
							CS Don Bosco
	CS Don Bosco	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	2
	Bandari	0
							Winner 13
							Al-Ahly Shendi
	Al-Ahly Shendi	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner K
													Winner L
	Al-Ittihad Tripoli	4
	AS SONIDEP	1
							Winner 14
							Medeama
	Medeama	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	UMS de Loum	0
	Deportivo Mongomo	0
							Winner 15
							FUS Rabat
	FUS Rabat	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner M
													Winner N
	Khartoum	0
	SC Villa	1
							Winner 16
							JKU
	JKU (w/o)	—	—	—
	Gaborone United	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Fomboni Club	1
	Atlético Olympic	0
							Winner 18
							CF Mounana
	CF Mounana	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Winner O
													Winner P
	Diables Noirs	1
	Africa Sports	2
							Winner 19
							ENPPI
	ENPPI	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round

The preliminary round includes the 38 teams that do not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1	Akwa United	0–1	26–28 Feb
Police	2	Atlabara	3–1	28 Feb
Sagrada Esperança	3	Ajax Cape Town	1–2	26–28 Feb
Wallidan	w/o	Mouloudia d'Oran	—	—
SC Gagnoa	5	USFAS Bamako	2–0	28 Feb
Kawkab Marrakech	6	USFA	3–0	27 Feb
Light Stars	7	Bidvest Wits	0–3	27 Feb
Renaissance	8	New Star de Douala	1–0	27 Feb
Harare City	9	AS Adema	3–2	28 Feb
AS Bakaridjan	10	Stade Gabèsien	1–1	26–28 Feb
Nasarawa United	11	Génération Foot	2–1	27 Feb
Defence Force	12	Misr El-Makasa	1–3	27 Feb
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	13	Bandari	2–0	28 Feb
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	14	AS SONIDEP	4–1	27 Feb
UMS de Loum	15	Deportivo Mongomo	0–0	27 Feb
Khartoum	16	SC Villa	0–1	27 Feb
JKU	w/o	Gaborone United	—	—
Fomboni Club	18	Atlético Olympic	1–0	27 Feb
Diables Noirs	19	Africa Sports	1–2	27 Feb

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Mouloudia d'Oran won on walkover after Wallidan withdrew.^[5]

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Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.

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JKU won on walkover after Gaborone United withdrew.^[6]

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First round

The first round includes 32 teams: the 19 winners of the preliminary round, and the 13 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Winner 1	A	Winner 2	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 3	B	Liga Desportiva de Maputo	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Mouloudia d'Oran	C	Winner 5	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 6	D	Barrack Young Controllers II	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 7	E	Azam	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 8	F	Espérance de Tunis	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 9	G	Zanaco	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 10	H	AS Kaloum	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 11	I	CS Constantine	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 12	J	CS Don Bosco	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 13	K	Al-Ahly Shendi	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 14	L	Medeama	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 15	M	FUS Rabat	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 16	N	JKU	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 18	O	CF Mounana	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar
Winner 19	P	ENPPI	11–13 Mar	18–20 Mar

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Second round

The second round includes the 16 winners of the first round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Winner A		Winner B	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner C		Winner D	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner E		Winner F	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner G		Winner H	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner I		Winner J	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner K		Winner L	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner M		Winner N	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr
Winner O		Winner P	8–10 Apr	19–20 Apr

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References

External links

• Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2016, CAFonline.com

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