Wikipedia

2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 19 March 2017.[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.[2]

2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 19 March 2017
← 2016
2018 →

Draw edit

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 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
(9 teams) 		Preliminary round
(46 teams)
Teams

Format edit

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 edit

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

Bracket edit

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

Preliminary round First round
          
1   USM Alger Bye
4  
  USM Alger 2 0 2
  Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 1 1
3   Rail Club du Kadiogo 3 0 3
2   Diables Noirs 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1   AS Real Bamako 0 0 0
4   Rivers United 0 4 4
  Rivers United 3 0 3
  Al-Merrikh 0 4 4
3   Sony Elá Nguema 0 1 1
2   Al-Merrikh 1 4 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
  Étoile du Sahel 3 2 5
  AS Tanda 0 1 1
3   AS Tanda 3 1 4
2   AS FAN 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Espérance de Tunis Bye
4  
  Espérance de Tunis 3 1 4
  Horoya 1 2 3
3   US Gorée 0 1 1
2   Horoya 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Wa All Stars 1 0 1
4   Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 2 5
  Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 3 (a)
  FUS Rabat 0 3 3 (a)
3   Johansen 1 0 1
2   FUS Rabat 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
4  
  Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
  KCCA 1 1 2
3   KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
2   1º de Agosto 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Wydad AC Bye
4  
  Wydad AC 1 0 1 (5 p)
  CF Mounana 0 1 1 (4 p)
3   CF Mounana 2 1 3
2   Vital'O 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Ngaya Club 1 1 2
4   Young Africans 5 1 6
  Young Africans 1 0 1 (a)
  Zanaco 1 0 1 (a)
3   Zanaco 0 1 1
2   APR 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Zimamoto 2 1 3
4   Ferroviário Beira 1 3 4
  Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 (4 p)
  Barrack Young Controllers 0 2 2 (1 p)
3   Barrack Young Controllers 1 0 1 (7 p)
2   Stade Malien 0 1 1 (6 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Zamalek Bye
4  
  Zamalek 4 1 5
  Enugu Rangers 1 2 3
3   JS Saoura 1 0 1 (a)
2   Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
4   Séwé Sport 0 0 0
  Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
  AS Vita Club 1 2 3
3   Royal Leopards 0 1 1
2   AS Vita Club 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Coton Sport 2 5 7
4   Atlabara 0 2 2
  Coton Sport 1 1 2
  CNaPS Sport 0 1 1
3   CNaPS Sport 2 2 4 (a)
2   Township Rollers 1 3 4 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Al-Ahly Bye
4  
  Al-Ahly 1 0 1
  Bidvest Wits 0 0 0
3   Saint-Louisienne 2 1 3
2   Bidvest Wits 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1   TP Mazembe Bye
4  
  TP Mazembe 1 0 1 (a)
  CAPS United 1 0 1 (a)
3   Lioli 0 1 1
2   CAPS United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1   AC Léopards 1 1 2 (a)
4   UMS de Loum 0 2 2 (a)
  AC Léopards 0 0 0
  Saint George 1 2 3
3   Côte d'Or 0 0 0
2   Saint George 2 3 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1   Al-Hilal Bye
4  
  Al-Hilal 3 2 5
  AS Port-Louis 2000 0 2 2
3   Tusker 1 1 2
2   AS Port-Louis 2000 1 2 3

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
Rail Club du Kadiogo   3–1   Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema   1–5   Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako   0–4   Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda   4–3   AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée   1–2   Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen   1–4   FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars   1–5   Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA   2–2 (a)   1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana   3–0   Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco   1–0   APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club   2–6   Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers   1–1 (7–6 p)   Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto   3–4   Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura   1–1 (a)   Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards   1–4   AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority   1–0   Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport   4–4 (a)   Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport   7–2   Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne   3–4   Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli   1–2   CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or   0–5   Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards   2–2 (a)   UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker   2–3   AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo  3–0  Diables Noirs
  • Jeremiah   23', 64'
  • Sylla   84'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sony Elá Nguema  0–1  Al-Merrikh
Report
Al-Merrikh  4–1  Sony Elá Nguema
 Report

Al-Merrikh won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako  0–0  Rivers United
Report
Rivers United  4–0  AS Real Bamako
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Rivers United won 4–0 on aggregate.

AS Tanda  3–0  AS FAN
 Report
AS FAN  3–1  AS Tanda
 Report

AS Tanda won 4–3 on aggregate.

US Gorée  0–0  Horoya
Report
Horoya  2–1  US Gorée
 Report N'Diaye   39'

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Johansen  1–1  FUS Rabat
 Report
FUS Rabat  3–0  Johansen
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

FUS Rabat won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wa All Stars  1–3  Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Al-Ahli Tripoli  2–0  Wa All Stars
 Report

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

KCCA  1–0  1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
1º de Agosto  2–1  KCCA
 Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

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

CF Mounana  2–0  Vital'O
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Vital'O  0–1  CF Mounana
Report

CF Mounana won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zanaco  0–0  APR
Report
APR  0–1  Zanaco
Report

Zanaco won 1–0 on aggregate

Ngaya Club  1–5  Young Africans
 Report
Young Africans  1–1  Ngaya Club
 Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Young Africans won 6–2 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers won 7–6 on penalties.

Zimamoto  2–1  Ferroviário Beira
 Report
Ferroviário Beira  3–1  Zimamoto
 Report

Ferroviário Beira won 4–3 on aggregate.

JS Saoura  1–1  Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Enugu Rangers  0–0  JS Saoura
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.

Royal Leopards  0–1  AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
AS Vita Club  3–1  Royal Leopards
 Report

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority  1–0  Séwé Sport
 Report

Gambia Ports Authority won 1–0 on aggregate.

CNaPS Sport  2–1  Township Rollers
 Report
Township Rollers  3–2  CNaPS Sport
 Report

4–4 on aggregate. CNaPS Sport won on away goals.

Coton Sport  2–0  Atlabara
 Report
Atlabara  2–5  Coton Sport
 Report

Coton Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.

Saint-Louisienne  2–1  Bidvest Wits
 Report
Bidvest Wits  3–1  Saint-Louisienne
 Report
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Bidvets Wits won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lioli  0–0  CAPS United
Report
CAPS United  2–1  Lioli
 Report

CAPS United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Côte d'Or  0–2  Saint George
Report
Saint George  3–0  Côte d'Or
 Report

Saint George won 5–0 on aggregate.

UMS de Loum  2–1  AC Léopards
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on away goals.

Tusker  1–1  AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
AS Port-Louis 2000  2–1  Tusker
 Report

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 3–2 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
USM Alger   2–1   Rail Club du Kadiogo 2–0 0–1
Rivers United   3–4   Al-Merrikh 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Sahel   5–1   AS Tanda 3–0 2–1
Espérance de Tunis   4–3   Horoya 3–1 1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli   3–3 (a)   FUS Rabat 2–0 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns   3–2   KCCA 2–1 1–1
Wydad AC   1–1 (5–4 p)   CF Mounana 1–0 0–1
Young Africans   1–1 (a)   Zanaco 1–1 0–0
Ferroviário Beira   2–2 (4–1 p)   Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 0–2
Zamalek   5–3   Enugu Rangers 4–1 1–2
Gambia Ports Authority   1–3   AS Vita Club 1–1 0–2
Coton Sport   2–1   CNaPS Sport 1–0 1–1
Al Ahly   1–0   Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
TP Mazembe   1–1 (a)   CAPS United 1–1 0–0
AC Léopards   0–3   Saint George 0–1 0–2
Al-Hilal   5–2   AS Port-Louis 2000 3–0 2–2
USM Alger  2–0  Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rivers United  3–0  Al-Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Al-Merrikh  4–0  Rivers United
 Report

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel  3–0  AS Tanda
 Report
AS Tanda  1–2  Étoile du Sahel
 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis  3–1  Horoya
 Report
Horoya  2–1  Espérance de Tunis
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Tripoli  2–0  FUS Rabat
 Report
FUS Rabat  3–1  Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals.

Mamelodi Sundowns  2–1  KCCA
 Report
KCCA  1–1  Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

Wydad AC  1–0  CF Mounana
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad AC won 5–4 on penalties.

Young Africans  1–1  Zanaco
 Report
Zanaco  0–0  Young Africans
Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

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

2–2 on aggregate. Ferroviário Beira won 4–1 on penalties.

Zamalek  4–1  Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Enugu Rangers  2–1  Zamalek
 Report

Zamalek won 5–3 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority  1–1  AS Vita Club
 Report
AS Vita Club  2–0  Gambia Ports Authority
 Report

AS Vita Club won 3–1 on aggregate.

Coton Sport  1–0  CNaPS Sport
 Report
CNaPS Sport  1–1  Coton Sport
 Report

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Ahly  1–0  Bidvest Wits
 Report
Attendance: 7,000

Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe  1–1  CAPS United
 Report
CAPS United  0–0  TP Mazembe
Report

1–1 on aggregate. CAPS United won on away goals.

Saint George  2–0  AC Léopards
 Report

Saint George won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal  3–0  AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
AS Port-Louis 2000  2–2  Al-Hilal
 Report

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ The Saint George v Côte d'Or match was interrupted after 60 minutes due to heavy rain, and was completed the next day.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Total CAF Champions League draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "Africa: CAF Champions League - St. George Defeat Cote D'Or 5-0 On Aggregate". AllAfrica. 20 February 2017.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_CAF_Champions_League_qualifying_rounds&oldid=1185336424"