2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

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

The draw for the preliminary, first and second 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).

Entry round	First round	Preliminary round
Teams	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 Lel Makkasa FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo MC 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

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]

The schedule of each round was 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

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

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Vita Club Mokanda (p)	0	1	1 (6)
	Akwa United	1	0	1 (5)
							Vita Club Mokanda	0	1	1
							Police	0	0	0
	Police	3	1	4
	Atlabara	1	2	3
													Vita Club Mokanda	1	0	1
													Sagrada Esperança	2	2	4
	Sagrada Esperança	1	2	3
	Ajax Cape Town	2	0	2
							Sagrada Esperança	1	1	2
							Liga Desportiva de Maputo	0	1	1
	Liga Desportiva de Maputo	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Wallidan	—	—	—
	MC Oran (w/o)	—	—	—
							MC Oran	2	2	4
							SC Gagnoa	0	2	2
	SC Gagnoa	2	0	2
	USFAS Bamako	0	0	0
													MC Oran	0	0	0
													Kawkab Marrakech	0	1	1
	Kawkab Marrakech (p)	3	0	3 (5)
	USFA	0	3	3 (4)
							Kawkab Marrakech	3	0	3
							Barrack Young Controllers II	0	2	2
	Barrack Young Controllers II	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Light Stars	0	0	0
	Bidvest Wits	3	6	9
							Bidvest Wits	0	3	3
							Azam	3	4	7
	Azam	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Azam	2	0	2
													Espérance de Tunis	1	3	4
	Renaissance	1	2	3
	New Star de Douala	0	2	2
							Renaissance	0	0	0
							Espérance de Tunis	2	5	7
	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Harare City	3	3	6
	AS Adema	2	1	3
							Harare City	1	1	2
							Zanaco	2	3	5
	Zanaco	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Zanaco	1	0	1
													Stade Gabèsien	1	3	4
	AS Bakaridjan	1	1	2 (3)
	Stade Gabèsien (p)	1	1	2 (4)
							Stade Gabèsien	2	0	2
							AS Kaloum	1	0	1
	AS Kaloum	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Nasarawa United	2	0	2
	Génération Foot	1	0	1
							Nasarawa United	1	1	2
							CS Constantine	0	4	4
	CS Constantine	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													CS Constantine	1	1	2
													Misr Lel Makkasa	0	3	3
	Defence Force	1	0	1
	Misr Lel Makkasa	3	3	6
							Misr Lel Makkasa	3	0	3
							CS Don Bosco	1	1	2
	CS Don Bosco	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2	1	3
	Bandari	0	1	1
							FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2	0	2
							Al-Ahly Shendi (a)	1	1	2
	Al-Ahly Shendi	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													Al-Ahly Shendi	0	0	0
													Medeama	0	2	2
	Al-Ittihad Tripoli	4	1	5
	AS SONIDEP	1	3	4
							Al-Ittihad Tripoli	1	0	1
							Medeama	0	2	2
	Medeama	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	UMS de Loum (w/o)	0	0	0 (2)
	Deportivo Mongomo (p) (d/q)	0	0	0 (4)
							UMS de Loum	1	1	2
							FUS Rabat	1	2	3
	FUS Rabat	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													FUS Rabat	7	0	7
													SC Villa	0	1	1
	Khartoum	0	0	0
	SC Villa	1	1	2
							SC Villa	4	1	5
							JKU	0	0	0
	JKU (w/o)	—	—	—
	Gaborone United	—	—	—

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round
	Fomboni Club	1	0	1
	Atlético Olympic	0	2	2
							Atlético Olympic	0	0	0
							CF Mounana	2	3	5
	CF Mounana	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—
													CF Mounana (p)	2	0	2 (5)
													ENPPI	0	2	2 (4)
	Diables Noirs	1	1	2
	Africa Sports	2	2	4
							Africa Sports	0	1	1
							ENPPI	2	4	6
	ENPPI	—	—	—
	Bye	—	—	—

The preliminary round included the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1–1 (6–5 p)	Akwa United	0–1	1–0
Police	4–3	Atlabara	3–1	1–2
Sagrada Esperança	3–2	Ajax Cape Town	1–2	2–0
Wallidan	w/o	MC Oran	—	—
SC Gagnoa	2–0	USFAS Bamako	2–0	0–0
Kawkab Marrakech	3–3 (5–4 p)	USFA	3–0	0–3
Light Stars	0–9	Bidvest Wits	0–3	0–6
Renaissance	3–2	New Star de Douala	1–0	2–2
Harare City	6–3	AS Adema	3–2	3–1
AS Bakaridjan	2–2 (3–4 p)	Stade Gabèsien	1–1	1–1
Nasarawa United	2–1	Génération Foot	2–1	0–0
Defence Force	1–6	Misr Lel Makkasa	1–3	0–3
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	3–1	Bandari	2–0	1–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	5–4	AS SONIDEP	4–1	1–3
UMS de Loum	0–0 (2–4 p) w/o; d/q	Deportivo Mongomo	0–0	0–0
Khartoum	0–2	SC Villa	0–1	0–1
JKU	w/o	Gaborone United	—	—
Fomboni Club	1–2	Atlético Olympic	1–0	0–2
Diables Noirs	2–4	Africa Sports	1–2	1–2

1–1 on aggregate. Vita Club Mokanda won 6–5 on penalties.

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Police won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.

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MC Oran won on walkover after Wallidan withdrew.^[5]

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SC Gagnoa won 2–0 on aggregate.

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3–3 on aggregate. Kawkab Marrakech won 5–4 on penalties.

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Bidvest Wits won 9–0 on aggregate.

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Renaissance won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Harare City won 6–3 on aggregate.

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2–2 on aggregate. Stade Gabèsien won 4–3 on penalties.

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Nasarawa United won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Misr Lel Makkasa won 6–1 on aggregate.

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FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 5–4 on aggregate.

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0–0 on aggregate. Deportivo Mongomo won 4–2 on penalties.
The CAF announced on 2 March 2016 that UMS de Loum won on walkover after Deportivo Mongomo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.^[7]

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SC Villa won 2–0 on aggregate.

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JKU won on walkover after Gaborone United withdrew.^[8]

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Atlético Olympic won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Africa Sports won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1–0	Police	0–0	1–0
Sagrada Esperança	2–1	Liga Desportiva de Maputo	1–0	1–1
MC Oran	4–2	SC Gagnoa	2–0	2–2
Kawkab Marrakech	3–2	Barrack Young Controllers II	3–0	0–2
Bidvest Wits	3–7	Azam	0–3	3–4
Renaissance	0–7	Espérance de Tunis	0–2	0–5
Harare City	2–5	Zanaco	1–2	1–3
Stade Gabèsien	2–1	AS Kaloum	2–1	0–0
Nasarawa United	2–4	CS Constantine	1–0	1–4
Misr Lel Makkasa	3–2	CS Don Bosco	3–1	0–1
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2–2 (a)	Al-Ahly Shendi	2–1	0–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	1–2	Medeama	1–0	0–2
UMS de Loum	2–3	FUS Rabat	1–1	1–2
SC Villa	5–0	JKU	4–0	1–0
Atlético Olympic	0–5	CF Mounana	0–2	0–3
Africa Sports	1–6	ENPPI	0–2	1–4

Vita Club Mokanda won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Sagrada Esperança won 2–1 on aggregate.

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MC Oran won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Kawkab Marrakech won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Azam won 7–3 on aggregate.

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Espérance de Tunis won 7–0 on aggregate.

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Zanaco won 5–2 on aggregate.

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