2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 13 February to 3 May 2015. A total of 63 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]

2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates13 February – 3 May 2015
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Draw edit

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 22 December 2014 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2010–2014.

The following 55 teams were entered into the draw:

Byes to first round Entrants to preliminary round

Format edit

Qualification ties were 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 level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

Schedule edit

The schedule of each round was as follows.[3]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 13–15 February 2015 27 February–1 March 2015
First round 13–15 March 2015 3–5 April 2015
Second round 17–19 April 2015 1–3 May 2015
Play-off round 15–17 May 2015 5–7 June 2015

Bracket edit

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.[4]

Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  RS Berkane 2 0 2
  Onze Créateurs (a) 1 1 2
  Onze Créateurs 2 0 2
  Sahel SC 1 0 1
  MC Alger 0 0 0
  Sahel SC 0 2 2
  Onze Créateurs 0 0 0
  ASEC Mimosas 1 2 3
  ASEC Mimosas
Bye
  ASEC Mimosas 1 2 3
  Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
  Al-Ittihad 6 1 7
  Elect-Sport 1 0 1
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  Djoliba
Bye
  Djoliba 2 0 2
  Petrojet 1 0 1
  Al-Ghazal 0 1 1
  Petrojet 1 6 7
  Djoliba 1 1 2
  Hearts of Oak (a) 2 0 2
  Hearts of Oak 1 0 1
  AS Police 0 0 0
  Hearts of Oak 2 3 5
  Olympique de Ngor 1 2 3
  Unisport Bafang 1 1 2
  Olympique de Ngor 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  Horoya 1 3 4
  Fassell 0 3 3
  Horoya 1 0 1(3)
  ASO Chlef (pen.) 0 1 1(5)
  ASO Chlef 2 0 2
  Kamboi Eagles 0 1 1
  ASO Chlef 1 0 1
  Club Africain 1 1 2
  Club Africain
Bye
  Club Africain (w/o)
  Dolphins
  Leones Vegetarianos 1 0 1(3)
  Dolphins (pen.) 0 1 1(5)
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  RC Bobo 0 0 0
  Warri Wolves 1 3 4
  Warri Wolves 2 0 2
  Dedebit 0 0 0
  Côte d'Or 2 0 2
  Dedebit 3 2 5
  Warri Wolves 2 1 3
  MK Étanchéité 1 0 1
  Al-Ahly Shendi
Bye
  Al-Ahly Shendi 2 1 3
  MK Étanchéité 1 5 6
  Étoile du Congo 1 1 2
  MK Étanchéité 2 1 3
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  Zamalek
Bye
  Zamalek 3 3 6
  Rayon Sports 1 0 1
  Panthère du Ndé 0 0 0
  Rayon Sports 1 1 2
  Zamalek 0 3 3
  FUS Rabat 0 2 2
  FUS Rabat
Bye
  FUS Rabat 3 1 4
  AS Togo-Port 0 2 2
  AS Togo-Port 2 3 5
  CARA Brazzaville 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  CF Mounana 5 3 8
  Polisi 0 1 1
  CF Mounana 4 0 4
  Power Dynamos 0 3 3
  Al-Khartoum 1 0 1
  Power Dynamos 0 2 2
  CF Mounana 2 0 2
  Orlando Pirates 2 3 5
  Orlando Pirates
Bye
  Orlando Pirates 2 2 4
  URA 1 2 3
  URA 3 1 4
  ASSM Elgeco Plus 2 0 2
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  Young Africans 2 1 3
  Botswana Defence Force 0 2 2
  Young Africans 5 0 5
  FC Platinum 1 1 2
  Sofapaka 1 1 2
  FC Platinum 2 2 4
  Young Africans 1 0 1
  Étoile du Sahel 1 1 2
  Étoile du Sahel
Bye
  Étoile du Sahel 1 1 2
  Benfica de Luanda 0 1 1
  Benfica de Luanda 2 1 3
  Le Messager Ngozi 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
  Bidvest Wits 3 0 3(6)
  Royal Leopards (pen.) 0 3 3(7)
  Royal Leopards 2 1 3
  Petro de Luanda 2 0 2
  Volcan Club 0 0 0
  Petro de Luanda 1 4 5
  Royal Leopards 1 1 2
  AS Vita Club 0 4 4
  AS Vita Club
Bye
  AS Vita Club 3 0 3
  Ferroviário da Beira 0 1 1
  Petite Rivière Noire 1 2 3
  Ferroviário da Beira 2 5 7

Preliminary round edit

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MC Alger   0–2   Sahel SC 0–0 0–2
RS Berkane   2–2 (a)   Onze Créateurs 2–1 0–1
Al-Ittihad   7–1   Elect-Sport 6–1 1–0
Al-Ghazal   1–7   Petrojet 0–1 1–6
Unisport Bafang   2–3   Olympique de Ngor 1–0 1–3
Hearts of Oak   1–0   AS Police 1–0 0–0
ASO Chlef   2–1   Kamboi Eagles 2–0 0–1
Horoya   4–3   Fassell 1–0 3–3
Leones Vegetarianos   1–1 (3–5 p)   Dolphins 1–0 0–1
Côte d'Or   2–5   Dedebit 2–3 0–2
RC Bobo   0–4   Warri Wolves 0–1 0–3
Étoile du Congo   2–3   MK Étanchéité 1–2 1–1
Panthère du Ndé   0–2   Rayon Sports 0–1 0–1
AS Togo-Port   5–3   CARA Brazzaville 2–0 3–3
Al-Khartoum   1–2   Power Dynamos 1–0 0–2
CF Mounana   8–1   Polisi 5–0 3–1
URA   4–2   ASSM Elgeco Plus 3–2 1–0
Sofapaka   2–4   FC Platinum 1–2 1–2
Young Africans   3–2   Botswana Defence Force 2–0 1–2
Benfica de Luanda   3–0   Le Messager Ngozi 2–0 1–0
Volcan Club   0–5   Petro de Luanda 0–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits   3–3 (6–7 p)   Royal Leopards 3–0 0–3
Petite Rivière Noire   3–7   Ferroviário da Beira 1–2 2–5
Sahel SC  2–0  MC Alger
Ali   16'
Dan Kowa   52'
Report

Sahel SC won 2–0 on aggregate.


RS Berkane  2–1  Onze Créateurs
Baltam   39'
Aziz   51'
Report Sissoko   71'

2–2 on aggregate. Onze Créateurs won on away goals.


Al-Ittihad  6–1  Elect-Sport
Abushnaf   40' (pen.), 42', 63'
Mohamed   46'
Al Badri   48'
Sabbou   81'
Report Ndoubam   44'

Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.
Al-Ittihad won 7–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ghazal  0–1  Petrojet
Report Shebeita   28'
Petrojet  6–1  Al-Ghazal
El-Masry   12', 48'
Ragab   42', 88'
Gamal   65'
Owoboskini   85'
Report Rakuba   59'

Petrojet won 7–1 on aggregate.


Olympique de Ngor won 3–2 on aggregate.


Hearts of Oak won 1–0 on aggregate.


Note: The second leg was played outside of Sierra Leone due to Ebola outbreak (also brought forward by a week).
ASO Chlef won 2–1 on aggregate.


Horoya  1–0  Fassell
Nikièma   57' Report
Fassell  3–3  Horoya
Vitalis   27', 29', 39' (pen.) Report Dipita   11'
Koulibaly   32'
Kouyaté   56'

Note: Both legs were played outside of Guinea and Liberia due to Ebola outbreak (second leg also brought forward by a week).
Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.


1–1 on aggregate. Dolphins won on penalties.


Côte d'Or  2–3  Dedebit
Rosette   35'
Ravelmanatsoa   87'
Report Fekadu   50', 64'
Sanumi   80'
Dedebit  2–0  Côte d'Or
Tesfaye   11'
Fekadu   67'
Report

Dedebit won 5–2 on aggregate.


Warri Wolves won 4–0 on aggregate.


MK Étanchéité won 3–2 on aggregate.


Rayon Sports won 2–0 on aggregate.


CARA Brazzaville  3–3  AS Togo-Port
Baleckita   11', 74'
Bagouadila   69'
Report Agbégniadan   9', 53'
Tsogbé   76' (pen.)

AS Togo-Port won 5–3 on aggregate.


Power Dynamos  2–0  Al-Khartoum
Ngonga   19', 90+4' (pen.) Report

Power Dynamos won 2–1 on aggregate.


CF Mounana  5–0  Polisi
Biyoghe   14'
Ambourouet   17', 79'
Ouédraogo   27'
Guedegbe   77'
Report
Polisi  1–3  CF Mounana
Mwita   20' Report Ambourouet   16' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Diouf   21'

CF Mounana won 8–1 on aggregate.


URA won 4–2 on aggregate.


FC Platinum  2–1  Sofapaka
Mutasa   15', 51' Report Abdul Razak   5'

FC Platinum won 4–2 on aggregate.


Young Africans won 3–2 on aggregate.


Benfica de Luanda won 3–0 on aggregate.


Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.


3–3 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on penalties.


Ferroviário da Beira won 7–3 on aggregate.

First round edit

The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Onze Créateurs   2–1   Sahel SC 2–1 0–0
ASEC Mimosas   3–2   Al-Ittihad 1–1 2–1
Djoliba   2–1   Petrojet 2–1 0–0
Hearts of Oak   5–3   Olympique de Ngor 2–1 3–2
Horoya   1–1 (3–5 p)   ASO Chlef 1–0 0–1
Club Africain   w/o   Dolphins
Warri Wolves   2–0   Dedebit 2–0 0–0
Al-Ahly Shendi   3–6   MK Étanchéité 2–1 1–5
Zamalek   6–1   Rayon Sports 3–1 3–0
FUS Rabat   4–2   AS Togo-Port 3–0 1–2
CF Mounana   4–3   Power Dynamos 4–0 0–3
Orlando Pirates   4–3   URA 2–1 2–2
Young Africans   5–2   FC Platinum 5–1 0–1
Étoile du Sahel   2–1   Benfica de Luanda 1–0 1–1
Royal Leopards   3–2   Petro de Luanda 2–2 1–0
AS Vita Club   3–1   Ferroviário da Beira 3–0 0–1

Onze Créateurs won 2–1 on aggregate.


Note: The second leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.
ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.


Djoliba  2–1  Petrojet
Tounkara   15' (pen.)
Sissoko   22'
Report Gamal   42'

Djoliba won 2–1 on aggregate.


Olympique de Ngor  2–3  Hearts of Oak
Gomis   8'
Sène   67'
Report Kumi   59'
Gnagne   62' (pen.)
Acquah   87'

Hearts of Oak won 5–3 on aggregate.


Note: The first leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
1–1 on aggregate. ASO Chlef won on penalties.


Club Africain won on walkover after Dolphins did not arrive on time for the first leg.[5][6]


Warri Wolves won 2–0 on aggregate.


MK Étanchéité  5–1  Al-Ahly Shendi
Kadima   3', 28'
Lusala   11'
Bofumbo   30'
Lwamba   48'
Report Elhussain   38'

MK Étanchéité won 6–3 on aggregate.


Zamalek  3–1  Rayon Sports
Eid   6' (pen.), 45'
Imanishimwe   37' (o.g.)
Report Muganza   53'
Rayon Sports  0–3  Zamalek
Report Eid   33'
Gabr   53'
Salah   56'

Zamalek won 6–1 on aggregate.


FUS Rabat  3–0  AS Togo-Port
Batna   20', 69'
Njie   52'
Report
AS Togo-Port  2–1  FUS Rabat
Tchatakoura   86', 89' Report Fouzair   27'

FUS Rabat won 4–2 on aggregate.


CF Mounana  4–0  Power Dynamos
Ambourouet   16' (pen.)
Biyoghe   46', 52'
Djako   77'
Report

CF Mounana won 4–3 on aggregate.


Orlando Pirates  2–1  URA
Mahamutsa   4'
Majoro   85'
Report Lwasa   90+3'

Orlando Pirates won 4–3 on aggregate.


Young Africans  5–1  FC Platinum
Telela   31'
Niyonzima   42'
Tambwe   46'
Ngasa   52', 90'
Report Musona   45'

Young Africans won 5–2 on aggregate.


Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.


Royal Leopards won 3–2 on aggregate.


AS Vita Club won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round edit

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Onze Créateurs   0–3   ASEC Mimosas 0–1 0–2
Djoliba   2–2 (a)   Hearts of Oak 1–2 1–0
ASO Chlef   1–2   Club Africain 1–1 0–1
Warri Wolves   3–1   MK Étanchéité 2–1 1–0
Zamalek   3–2   FUS Rabat 0–0 3–2
CF Mounana   2–5   Orlando Pirates 2–2 0–3
Young Africans   1–2   Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–1
Royal Leopards   2–4   AS Vita Club 1–0 1–4

ASEC Mimosas won 3–0 on aggregate.


2–2 on aggregate. Hearts of Oak won on away goals.


Club Africain  1–0  ASO Chlef
Meniaoui   43' Report
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)

Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.


Warri Wolves won 3–1 on aggregate.


FUS Rabat  2–3  Zamalek
Saâdane   40'
Batna   72'
Report Morsi   15'
Gaber   84'
Emam   90'

Zamalek won 3–2 on aggregate.


Orlando Pirates won 5–2 on aggregate.


Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.


AS Vita Club won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off round edit

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

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[7] The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg.[1] Four ties contained a seeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot A) and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot B), and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot C) and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot D).[8] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2010–2014.

The following 16 teams were entered into the draw:

Qualified from Confederation Cup Qualified from Champions League
Seeded (Pot C) Unseeded (Pot B) Seeded (Pot A) Unseeded (Pot D)

The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahly   3–3 (5–4 p)   Club Africain 2–1 1–2
Espérance de Tunis   5–1   Hearts of Oak 4–0 1–1
AC Léopards   4–3   Warri Wolves 3–0 1–3
CS Sfaxien   3–1   ASEC Mimosas 2–0 1–1
Stade Malien   4–3   AS Vita Club 2–0 2–3
AS Kaloum   1–6   Orlando Pirates 0–2 1–4
SM Sanga Balende   2–3   Zamalek 1–0 1–3
Raja Casablanca   2–3   Étoile du Sahel 2–0 0–3

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on penalties (advanced to Group A).


Espérance de Tunis won 5–1 on aggregate (advanced to Group A).


AC Léopards  3–0  Warri Wolves
Cissé   8'
Bakoua   25'
Lakolo   78' (pen.)
Report

AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).


CS Sfaxien won 3–1 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).


AS Vita Club  3–2  Stade Malien
Mubele   4'
Kupa   63'
Dayo   81' (pen.)
Report Cissé   15', 51'

Stade Malien won 4–3 on aggregate (advanced to Group A).


Orlando Pirates  4–1  AS Kaloum
Erasmus   22'
Gabuza   53', 59'
Myeni   76'
Report Camara   46'

Note: The first leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
Orlando Pirates won 6–1 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).


Zamalek won 3–2 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).


Étoile du Sahel won 3–2 on aggregate (advanced to Group A).

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Draws made for 2015 Orange Champions League, Confederations Cup". CAF. 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "12th Edition of CAF Confederation Cup CC 2015" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "Dolphins bundled out of Caf Confederation Cup". Goal.com. 14 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Dolphins Eliminated". CAF. 19 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Live report: CAF Interclubs draw". CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Ahly, Zamalek to be drawn apart". Confederation of African Football. 4 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Fixtures of the 2nd 1/8th Final of the CC 2015" (PDF). CAFonline.com. 5 May 2015.

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