2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017.[1] A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 22 April 2017
2016
2018

Draw

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The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

The entry round of the 52 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
(12 teams)
Preliminary round
(40 teams)
Teams

Format

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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]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017
Play-off round 7–9 April 2017 14–16 April 2017

Bracket

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The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.[3][4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1   Étoile du Congo 2 1 3
4   Racing de Micomeseng 0 0 0
  Étoile du Congo 0 0 0
  JS Kabylie 0 1 1
3   Monrovia Club Breweries 3 0 3
2   JS Kabylie 0 4 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Djoliba Bye
4  
  Djoliba 2
  Al-Masry 0 w/o
3   Ifeanyi Ubah 1 0 1 (0 p)
2   Al-Masry 0 1 1 (3 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   CS Sfaxien Bye
4  
  CS Sfaxien 5 1 6
  Yong Sports Academy 0 1 1
3   Defence Force 1 0 1
2   Yong Sports Academy 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1   AS Kaloum Bye
4  
  AS Kaloum 1 0 1
  IR Tanger 0 3 3
3   AS Douanes Niamey 1 0 1
2   IR Tanger 2 1 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Al-Ahly Shendi Bye
4  
  Al-Ahly Shendi 3 0 3
  SuperSport United 2 4 6
3   ASSM Elgeco Plus 0 1 1
2   SuperSport United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Bechem United 2 1 3
4   MC Alger 1 4 5
  MC Alger 2 1 3
  Renaissance du Congo 0 2 2
3   Akanda 0 0 0
2   Renaissance du Congo 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Club Africain Bye
4  
  Club Africain 9 w/o
  RSLAF 1
3   RSLAF 2 0 2
2   Wikki Tourists 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Vipers 0 1 1 (a)
4   Volcan Club 0 1 1 (a)
  Vipers 1 1 2
  Platinum Stars 0 3 3
3   Platinum Stars 1 1 2
2   UD Songo 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Azam Bye
4  
  Azam 1 0 1
  Mbabane Swallows 0 3 3
3   Orapa United 0 2 2
2   Mbabane Swallows 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   ZESCO United Bye
4  
  ZESCO United 2 2 4
  Le Messager Ngozi 0 2 2
3   KVZ 2 0 2
2   Le Messager Ngozi 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   ASEC Mimosas Bye
4  
  ASEC Mimosas 2 0 2
  APEJES Academy 0 1 1
3   APEJES Academy 1 1 2 (a)
2   ASC Niarry Tally 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Onze Créateurs Bye
4  
  Onze Créateurs 1
  Rayon Sports 0 w/o
3   Wau Salaam 0 0 0
2   Rayon Sports 4 2 6
Preliminary round First round
          
1   MAS Fez 3 0 3
4   CARA Brazzaville 0 2 2
  MAS Fez 3 0 3
  SC Gagnoa 1 1 1
3   AS SONABEL 0 0 0
2   SC Gagnoa 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Recreativo do Libolo Bye
4  
  Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 2
  Ngezi Platinum 1 0 1
3   Pamplemousses 1 0 1
2   Ngezi Platinum 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1   SM Sanga Balende Bye
4  
  SM Sanga Balende 1 0 1 (3 p)
  Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0 1 1 (5 p)
3   Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 2 1 3
2   St Michel United 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Smouha Bye
4  
  Smouha 4 0 4
  Ulinzi Stars 0 3 3
3   Al-Hilal Benghazi 1 0 1 (4 p)
2   Ulinzi Stars 0 1 1 (5 p)

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monrovia Club Breweries   3–4   JS Kabylie 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Congo   3–0   Racing de Micomeseng 2–0 1–0
Ifeanyi Ubah   1–1 (0–3 p)   Al-Masry 1–0 0–1
Defence Force   1–2   Yong Sports Academy 1–0 0–2
AS Douanes Niamey   1–3   IR Tanger 1–2 0–1
ASSM Elgeco Plus   1–2   SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Akanda   0–1   Renaissance du Congo 0–0 0–1
Bechem United   3–5   MC Alger 2–1 1–4
RSLAF   2–1   Wikki Tourists 2–0 0–1
Platinum Stars   2–0   UD Songo 1–0 1–0
Vipers   1–1 (a)   Volcan Club 0–0 1–1
Orapa United   2–4   Mbabane Swallows 0–1 2–3
KVZ   2–4   Le Messager Ngozi 2–1 0–3
APEJES Academy   2–2 (a)   ASC Niarry Tally 1–0 1–2
Wau Salaam   0–6   Rayon Sports 0–4 0–2
AS SONABEL   0–3   SC Gagnoa 0–0 0–3
MAS Fez   3–2   CARA Brazzaville 3–0 0–2
Pamplemousses   1–2   Ngezi Platinum 1–1 0–1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid   3–0   St Michel United 2–0 1–0
Al-Hilal Benghazi   1–1 (4–5 p)   Ulinzi Stars 1–0 0–1
Monrovia Club Breweries  3–0  JS Kabylie
Report
JS Kabylie  4–0  Monrovia Club Breweries
Report

JS Kabylie won 4–3 on aggregate.


Racing de Micomeseng  0–1  Étoile du Congo
Report

Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.


Ifeanyi Ubah  1–0  Al-Masry
Report
Al-Masry  1–0  Ifeanyi Ubah
Report
Penalties
3–0
Attendance: 7,000

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Masry won 3–0 on penalties.


Yong Sports Academy  2–0  Defence Force
Report

Yong Sports Academy won 2–1 on aggregate.


AS Douanes Niamey  1–2  IR Tanger
Sacko   5' Report
IR Tanger  1–0  AS Douanes Niamey
Report

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.


SuperSport United  2–1  ASSM Elgeco Plus
Report

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.


Akanda  0–0  Renaissance du Congo
Report
Renaissance du Congo  1–0  Akanda
Report

Renaissance du Congo won 1–0 on aggregate.


Bechem United  2–1  MC Alger
Report
MC Alger  4–1  Bechem United
Report

MC Alger won 5–3 on aggregate.


RSLAF  2–0  Wikki Tourists
Report
Wikki Tourists  1–0  RSLAF
Report

RSLAF won 2–1 on aggregate.


Platinum Stars  1–0  UD Songo
Report
UD Songo  0–1  Platinum Stars
Report

Platinum Stars won 2–0 on aggregate.


Vipers  0–0  Volcan Club
Report
Volcan Club  1–1  Vipers
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Vipers won on away goals.


Orapa United  0–1  Mbabane Swallows
Report
Mbabane Swallows  3–2  Orapa United
Report

Mbabane Swallows won 4–2 on aggregate.


KVZ  2–1  Le Messager Ngozi
Report
Le Messager Ngozi  3–0  KVZ
Report

Le Messager Ngozi won 4–2 on aggregate.


APEJES Academy  1–0  ASC Niarry Tally
Report
ASC Niarry Tally  2–1  APEJES Academy
Report Acha   65'

2–2 on aggregate. APEJES Academy won on away goals.


Wau Salaam  0–4  Rayon Sports
Report
Rayon Sports  2–0  Wau Salaam
Report

Rayon Sports won 6–0 on aggregate.


AS SONABEL  0–0  SC Gagnoa
Report
SC Gagnoa  3–0  AS SONABEL
Report

SC Gagnoa won 3–0 on aggregate.


MAS Fez  3–0  CARA Brazzaville
Report

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.


Pamplemousses  1–1  Ngezi Platinum
Report
Ngezi Platinum  1–0  Pamplemousses
Report

Ngezi Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid  2–0  St Michel United
Report

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 3–0 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Benghazi  1–0  Ulinzi Stars
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Ulinzi Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

First round

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The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Congo   0–1   JS Kabylie 0–0 0–1
Djoliba   w/o[w/o 1]   Al-Masry 2–0
CS Sfaxien   6–1   Yong Sports Academy 5–0 1–1
AS Kaloum   1–3   IR Tanger 1–0 0–3
Al-Ahly Shendi   3–6   SuperSport United 3–2 0–4
MC Alger   3–2   Renaissance du Congo 2–0 1–2
Club Africain   w/o[w/o 2]   RSLAF 9–1
Vipers   2–3   Platinum Stars 1–0 1–3
Azam   1–3   Mbabane Swallows 1–0 0–3
ZESCO United   4–2   Le Messager Ngozi 2–0 2–2
ASEC Mimosas   2–1   APEJES Academy 2–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs   w/o[w/o 1]   Rayon Sports 1–0
MAS Fez   3–2   SC Gagnoa 3–1 0–1
Recreativo do Libolo   2–1   Ngezi Platinum 2–1 0–0
SM Sanga Balende   1–1 (3–5 p)   Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–0 0–1
Smouha   4–3   Ulinzi Stars 4–0 0–3

Notes:

  1. ^ a b FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5] As a result, both Djoliba and Onze Créateurs could not play the second leg, and their opponents Al-Masry and Rayon Sports won on walkover.[6]
  2. ^ Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]

JS Kabylie won 1–0 on aggregate.


Djoliba  2–0  Al-Masry
Report
Al-Masry  Cancelled  Djoliba
Report

Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]


CS Sfaxien  5–0  Yong Sports Academy
Report
Yong Sports Academy  1–1  CS Sfaxien
Report

CS Sfaxien won 6–1 on aggregate.


AS Kaloum  1–0  IR Tanger
Report
IR Tanger  3–0  AS Kaloum
Report

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ahly Shendi  3–2  SuperSport United
Report

SuperSport United won 6–3 on aggregate.


MC Alger  2–0  Renaissance du Congo
Report
Renaissance du Congo  2–1  MC Alger
Report

MC Alger won 3–2 on aggregate.


Club Africain  9–1  RSLAF
Report
RSLAF  Cancelled  Club Africain
Report

Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]


Vipers  1–0  Platinum Stars
Report
Platinum Stars  3–1  Vipers
Report

Platinum Stars won 3–2 on aggregate.


Azam  1–0  Mbabane Swallows
Report
Mbabane Swallows  3–0  Azam
Report

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.


ZESCO United  2–0  Le Messager Ngozi
Report
Le Messager Ngozi  2–2  ZESCO United
Report

ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate.


ASEC Mimosas  2–0  APEJES Academy
Report
APEJES Academy  1–0  ASEC Mimosas
Report

ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.


Rayon Sports  Cancelled  Onze Créateurs
Report

Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]


MAS Fez  3–1  SC Gagnoa
Report
SC Gagnoa  1–0  MAS Fez
Report

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.


Recreativo do Libolo  2–1  Ngezi Platinum
Report

Recreativo do Libolo won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid  1–0  SM Sanga Balende
Report
Penalties
5–3

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 5–3 on penalties.


Smouha  4–0  Ulinzi Stars
Report
Ulinzi Stars  3–0  Smouha
Report

Smouha won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

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The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9] 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 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):

  • Pot A contained the four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.

Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Confederation Cup Champions League
Teams

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans   1–4   MC Alger 1–0 0–4
TP Mazembe   2–0   JS Kabylie 2–0 0–0
AC Léopards   3–4   Mbabane Swallows 1–0 2–4
FUS Rabat   3–2   MAS Fez 2–1 1–1
Enugu Rangers   2–5   ZESCO United 2–2 0–3
CF Mounana   2–1   ASEC Mimosas 2–1 0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo   1–4   CS Sfaxien 1–2 0–2
Bidvest Wits   0–1   Smouha 0–0 0–1
CNaPS Sport   1–1 (a)   Recreativo do Libolo 1–1 0–0
KCCA   1–1 (4–3 p)   Al-Masry 1–0 0–1
Gambia Ports Authority   1–4   Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–1 0–3
AS Port-Louis 2000   3–6   Club Africain 1–2 2–4
Rivers United   2–0   Rayon Sports 2–0 0–0
Barrack Young Controllers   1–6   SuperSport United 1–1 0–5
AS Tanda   2–2 (4–5 p)   Platinum Stars 2–0 0–2
Horoya   4–3   IR Tanger 2–0 2–3
Young Africans  1–0  MC Alger
Report
MC Alger  4–0  Young Africans
Report

MC Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.


TP Mazembe  2–0  JS Kabylie
Report

TP Mazembe won 2–0 on aggregate.


Mbabane Swallows  4–2  AC Léopards
Report

Mbabane Swallows won 4–3 on aggregate.


FUS Rabat  2–1  MAS Fez
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
MAS Fez  1–1  FUS Rabat
Report

FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate.


Enugu Rangers  2–2  ZESCO United
Report
ZESCO United  3–0  Enugu Rangers
Report

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.


ASEC Mimosas  0–0  CF Mounana
Report

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.


Rail Club du Kadiogo  1–2  CS Sfaxien
Report
CS Sfaxien  2–0  Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report

CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.


Smouha  1–0  Bidvest Wits
Report

Smouha won 1–0 on aggregate.


1–1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.


KCCA  1–0  Al-Masry
Report
Al-Masry  1–0  KCCA
Report
Penalties
3–4

1–1 on aggregate. KCCA won 4–3 on penalties.


Gambia Ports Authority  1–1  Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 4–1 on aggregate.


AS Port-Louis 2000  1–2  Club Africain
Report
Club Africain  4–2  AS Port-Louis 2000
Report

Club Africain won 6–3 on aggregate.


Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.


SuperSport United  5–0  Barrack Young Controllers
Report

SuperSport United won 6–1 on aggregate.


AS Tanda  2–0  Platinum Stars
Report
Platinum Stars  2–0  AS Tanda
Report
Penalties
5–4

2–2 on aggregate. Platinum Stars won 5–4 on penalties.


Horoya  2–0  IR Tanger
Report
IR Tanger  3–2  Horoya
Report

Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ The kickoff of ZESCO United v Enugu Rangers match was delayed from 15:00 to 17:35 due to travel issues of Enugu Rangers.[10]
  3. ^ The Rail Club du Kadiogo v CS Sfaxien match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed following incidents during the Champions League first round match between Rail Club du Kadiogo and USM Alger on 18 March 2017.[11]
  4. ^ a b Both legs between Rivers United and Rayon Sports were postponed by a week at the request of the Rwandese Association Football Federation in order to commemorate the Rwandan genocide during the period of 7–14 April.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Total CAF Confederation Cup draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b c "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "CAF CC: Rayon Sports qualifies to Play-off Round". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Sierra Leone Sports: RSLAF withdraws from CAF competition". Awoko. 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Draw for CC 2nd 1/16th final set for March 21". CAF. 20 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Derbies, rivalries headline path to CC group phase". CAF. 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Change of time for Confederation Cup game". Zesco United. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Sanctions for RC Kadiogo and coach". CAF. 4 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Kwibuka 23: CAF postpones Rayon Sports matches to mid April". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 27 March 2017.
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