2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

Dates	10 February – 18 March 2018
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The 2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 18 March 2018.^[1] A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League.^[2]

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[3][4]

The entry round of the 59 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 (5 teams)	Preliminary round (54 teams)
Teams	TP Mazembe (75 pts) Al Ahly (58 pts) Étoile du Sahel (49 pts) Wydad AC (46 pts) Mamelodi Sundowns (39 pts)	ZESCO United (26 pts) Espérance de Tunis (24.5 pts) Al-Merrikh (22 pts) Al-Hilal (21 pts) ES Sétif (18.5 pts) AS Vita Club (15 pts) Saint George (10.5 pts) MC Alger (10 pts) Zanaco (10 pts) AC Léopards (10 pts) Stade Malien (6 pts)[note 1] ASEC Mimosas (5 pts) Horoya (5 pts) Mbabane Swallows (5 pts) KCCA (5 pts) CF Mounana (2.5 pts) AS Real Bamako (2 pts)[note 1] Young Africans (2 pts) Misr Lel-Makkasa Bidvest Wits Difaâ El Jadidi Williamsville AC AS Otôho Plateau United MFM Eding Sport Al-Tahaddy Aduana Stars 1º de Agosto Buffles du Borgou[note 2] Township Rollers Rail Club du Kadiogo LLB Académic FC Olympic Real de Bangui Ngaya Club Leones Vegetarianos Armed Forces Sport Bissau e Benfica Gor Mahia Bantu LISCR CNaPS Sport Mighty Wanderers ASAC Concorde Pamplemousses UD Songo AS FAN Rayon Sports Génération Foot Saint Louis Suns United Al-Salam Wau AS Togo-Port JKU FC Platinum

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 (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	9–11 February 2018	20–21 February 2018
First round	6–7 March 2018	16–18 March 2018

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.^[3][4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Saint George	—	—	w/o
	4	Al-Salam Wau	—	—
								Saint George		0	0	0
								KCCA		0	1	1
	3	CNaPS Sport	2	0	2 (a)
	2	KCCA	1	1	2 (a)

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Zanaco	3	3	6
	4	Armed Forces	0	1	1
								Zanaco		1	0	1
								Mbabane Swallows		2	1	3
	3	Bantu	2	3	5 (a)
	2	Mbabane Swallows	4	1	5 (a)

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Wydad AC			Bye
	4
								Wydad AC		7	0	7
								Williamsville AC		2	2	4
	3	Stade Malien	1	0	1
	2	Williamsville AC	1	1	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Al-Tahaddy	1	0	1
	4	Aduana Stars	0	2	2
								Aduana Stars		1	0	1
								ES Sétif		0	4	4
	3	ES Sétif	6	0	6
	2	Olympic Real de Bangui	0	0	0

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Al-Ahly			Bye
	4
								Al-Ahly		4	3	7
								CF Mounana		0	1	1
	3	Rail Club du Kadiogo	1	0	1
	2	CF Mounana	0	2	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	AS Real Bamako	1	0	1
	4	MFM	1	1	2
								MFM		2	0	2
								MC Alger		1	6	7
	3	AS Otôho	2	0	2
	2	MC Alger	0	9	9

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	AS FAN	1	0	1
	4	Horoya	3	0	3
								Horoya		2	2	4
								Génération Foot		1	0	1
	3	Génération Foot	2	0	2
	2	Misr Lel-Makkasa	0	0	0

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Young Africans	1	1	2
	4	Saint Louis Suns United	0	1	1
								Young Africans		1	0	1
								Township Rollers		2	0	2
	3	Township Rollers	3	1	4
	2	Al-Merrikh	0	2	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Gor Mahia	2	1	3
	4	Leones Vegetarianos	0	1	1
								Gor Mahia		0	0	0
								Espérance de Tunis		0	1	1
	3	ASAC Concorde	1	0	1
	2	Espérance de Tunis	1	5	6

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Étoile du Sahel			Bye
	4
								Étoile du Sahel		4	0	4
								Plateau United		2	1	3
	3	Plateau United	3	1	4
	2	Eding Sport	0	0	0

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	AC Léopards	2	1	3 (3 p)
	4	AS Togo-Port	1	2	3 (4 p)
								AS Togo-Port		2	1	3 (a)
								Al-Hilal		0	3	3 (a)
	3	LISCR	1	0	1
	2	Al-Hilal	0	3	3

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	JKU	0	0	0
	4	ZESCO United	0	7	7
								ZESCO United		0	2	2 (a)
								ASEC Mimosas		1	1	2 (a)
	3	Buffles du Borgou	1	2	3
	2	ASEC Mimosas	1	3	4

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	TP Mazembe			Bye
	4
								TP Mazembe		4	0	4
								UD Songo		0	3	3
	3	Ngaya Club	1	0	1
	2	UD Songo	1	2	3

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Difaâ El Jadidi	10	0	10
	4	Sport Bissau e Benfica	0	0	0
								Difaâ El Jadidi		1	2	3
								AS Vita Club		0	2	2
	3	AS Vita Club	4	2	6
	2	Mighty Wanderers	0	1	1

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	1º de Agosto	3	2	5
	4	FC Platinum	0	1	1
								1º de Agosto		1	0	1 (3 p)
								Bidvest Wits		0	1	1 (2 p)
	3	Bidvest Wits	2	0	2
	2	Pamplemousses	0	1	1

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Rayon Sports	1	1	2
	4	LLB Académic FC	1	0	1
								Rayon Sports		0	0	0
								Mamelodi Sundowns		0	2	2
	3	Mamelodi Sundowns			Bye
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The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Saint George	w/o[w/o 1]	Al-Salam Wau	—	—
CNaPS Sport	2–2 (a)	KCCA	2–1	0–1
Zanaco	6–1	Armed Forces	3–0	3–1
Bantu	5–5 (a)	Mbabane Swallows	2–4	3–1
Stade Malien	1–2	Williamsville AC	1–1	0–1
Al-Tahaddy	1–2	Aduana Stars	1–0	0–2
ES Sétif	6–0	Olympic Real de Bangui	6–0	0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo	1–2	CF Mounana	1–0	0–2
AS Real Bamako	1–2	MFM	1–1	0–1
AS Otôho	2–9	MC Alger	2–0	0–9
AS FAN	1–3	Horoya	1–3	0–0
Génération Foot	2–0	Misr Lel-Makkasa	2–0	0–0
Young Africans	2–1	Saint Louis Suns United	1–0	1–1
Township Rollers	4–2	Al-Merrikh	3–0	1–2
Gor Mahia	3–1	Leones Vegetarianos	2–0	1–1
ASAC Concorde	1–6	Espérance de Tunis	1–1	0–5
Plateau United	4–0	Eding Sport	3–0	1–0
AC Léopards	3–3 (3–4 p)	AS Togo-Port	2–1	1–2
LISCR	1–3	Al-Hilal	1–0	0–3
JKU	0–7	ZESCO United	0–0	0–7
Buffles du Borgou	3–4	ASEC Mimosas	1–1	2–3
Ngaya Club	1–3	UD Songo	1–1	0–2
Difaâ El Jadidi	10–0	Sport Bissau e Benfica	10–0	0–0
AS Vita Club	6–1	Mighty Wanderers	4–0	2–1
1º de Agosto	5–1	FC Platinum	3–0	2–1
Bidvest Wits	2–1	Pamplemousses	2–0	0–1
Rayon Sports	2–1	LLB Académic FC	1–1	1–0

Notes:

Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.^[6][5]

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2–2 on aggregate. KCCA won on away goals.

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Zanaco won 6–1 on aggregate.

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5–5 on aggregate. Mbabane Swallows won on away goals.

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Williamsville AC won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Aduana Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

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ES Sétif won 6–0 on aggregate.

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CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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MFM won 2–1 on aggregate.

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MC Alger won 9–2 on aggregate.

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Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Génération Foot won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Township Rollers won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Gor Mahia won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Espérance de Tunis won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Plateau United won 4–0 on aggregate.

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3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won 4–3 on penalties.

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Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

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ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate.

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ASEC Mimosas won 4–3 on aggregate.

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UD Songo won 3–1 on aggregate.

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