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2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

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]

2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 18 March 2018
← 2017

Draw edit

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

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 (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

Bracket edit

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
2  

Preliminary round edit

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:

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

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

CNaPS Sport  2–1  KCCA
 Report
KCCA  1–0  CNaPS Sport
 Report

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

Zanaco  3–0  Armed Forces
 Report
Armed Forces  1–3  Zanaco
 Report

Zanaco won 6–1 on aggregate.

Bantu  2–4  Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Mbabane Swallows  1–3  Bantu
 Report

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

Stade Malien  1–1  Williamsville AC
 Report

Williamsville AC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Tahaddy  1–0  Aduana Stars
 Report
Aduana Stars  2–0  Al-Tahaddy
 Report

Aduana Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

ES Sétif  6–0  Olympic Real de Bangui
 Report
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)

ES Sétif won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo  1–0  CF Mounana
 Report
CF Mounana  2–0  Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report
Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako  1–1  MFM
 Report
MFM  1–0  AS Real Bamako
 Report

MFM won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Otôho  2–0  MC Alger
 Report
MC Alger  9–0  AS Otôho
 Report

MC Alger won 9–2 on aggregate.

AS FAN  1–3  Horoya
 Report
Horoya  0–0  AS FAN
Report

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

Génération Foot  2–0  Misr Lel-Makkasa
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Misr Lel-Makkasa  0–0  Génération Foot
Report
Attendance: 10,000

Génération Foot won 2–0 on aggregate.

Saint Louis Suns United  1–1  Young Africans
 Report

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

Township Rollers  3–0  Al-Merrikh
 Report
Al-Merrikh  2–1  Township Rollers
 Report

Township Rollers won 4–2 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia  2–0  Leones Vegetarianos
 Report
Leones Vegetarianos  1–1  Gor Mahia
 Report

Gor Mahia won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASAC Concorde  1–1  Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
Espérance de Tunis  5–0  ASAC Concorde
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 6–1 on aggregate.

Plateau United  3–0  Eding Sport
 Report
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Plateau United won 4–0 on aggregate.

AC Léopards  2–1  AS Togo-Port
 Report
AS Togo-Port  2–1  AC Léopards
 Report
Penalties
 4–3

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

LISCR  1–0  Al-Hilal
 Report
Al-Hilal  3–0  LISCR
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

JKU  0–0  ZESCO United
Report
ZESCO United  7–0  JKU
 Report

ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas  3–2  Buffles du Borgou
 Report

ASEC Mimosas won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ngaya Club  1–1  UD Songo
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
UD Songo  2–0  Ngaya Club
 Report

UD Songo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Difaâ El Jadidi  10–0  Sport Bissau e Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 13,000

Difaâ El Jadidi won 10–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club  4–0  Mighty Wanderers
 Report
Mighty Wanderers  1–2  AS Vita Club
 Report

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto  3–0  FC Platinum
 Report
FC Platinum  1–2  1º de Agosto
 Report

1º de Agosto won 5–1 on aggregate.

Bidvest Wits  2–0  Pamplemousses
 Report
Pamplemousses  1–0  Bidvest Wits
 Report

Bidvest Wits won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rayon Sports  1–1  LLB Académic FC
 Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Rayon Sports won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round edit

The first round included 32 teams: the 27 winners of the preliminary round, and the 5 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saint George   0–1   KCCA 0–0 0–1
Zanaco   1–3   Mbabane Swallows 1–2 0–1
Wydad AC   7–4   Williamsville AC 7–2 0–2
Aduana Stars   1–4   ES Sétif 1–0 0–4
Al-Ahly   7–1   CF Mounana 4–0 3–1
MFM   2–7   MC Alger 2–1 0–6
Horoya   4–1   Génération Foot 2–1 2–0
Young Africans   1–2   Township Rollers 1–2 0–0
Gor Mahia   0–1   Espérance de Tunis 0–0 0–1
Étoile du Sahel   4–3   Plateau United 4–2 0–1
AS Togo-Port   3–3 (a)   Al-Hilal 2–0 1–3
ZESCO United   2–2 (a)   ASEC Mimosas 0–1 2–1
TP Mazembe   4–3   UD Songo 4–0 0–3
Difaâ El Jadidi   3–2   AS Vita Club 1–0 2–2
1º de Agosto   1–1 (3–2 p)   Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–1
Rayon Sports   0–2   Mamelodi Sundowns 0–0 0–2
Saint George  0–0  KCCA
Report
KCCA  1–0  Saint George
 Report
Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

KCCA won 1–0 on aggregate

Zanaco  1–2  Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Mbabane Swallows  1–0  Zanaco
 Report

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.

Wydad AC  7–2  Williamsville AC
 Report
Williamsville AC  2–0  Wydad AC
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Wydad AC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Aduana Stars  1–0  ES Sétif
 Report
ES Sétif  4–0  Aduana Stars
 Report

ES Sétif won 4–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly  4–0  CF Mounana
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
CF Mounana  1–3  Al-Ahly
 Report

Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

MFM  2–1  MC Alger
 Report
MC Alger  6–0  MFM
 Report

MC Alger won 7–2 on aggregate.

Horoya  2–1  Génération Foot
 Report

Horoya won 4–1 on aggregate.

Township Rollers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia  0–0  Espérance de Tunis
Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Espérance de Tunis  1–0  Gor Mahia
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel  4–2  Plateau United
 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 4–3 on aggregate.

AS Togo-Port  2–0  Al-Hilal
 Report
Al-Hilal  3–1  AS Togo-Port
 Report
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won on away goals.

ZESCO United  0–1  ASEC Mimosas
Report
ASEC Mimosas  1–2  ZESCO United
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. ZESCO United won on away goals.

TP Mazembe  4–0  UD Songo
 Report
UD Songo  3–0  TP Mazembe
 Report

TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Difaâ El Jadidi  1–0  AS Vita Club
 Report
AS Vita Club  2–2  Difaâ El Jadidi
 Report

Difaâ El Jadidi won 3–2 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto  1–0  Bidvest Wits
 Report
Bidvest Wits  1–0  1º de Agosto
 Report
Penalties
 2–3

1–1 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won 3–2 on penalties.

Rayon Sports  0–0  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Mamelodi Sundowns  2–0  Rayon Sports
 Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali A (Stade Malien) and Mali B (AS Real Bamako) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  2. ^ The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  3. ^ Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims". CAF. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the draw: Total CAF Champions League 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ "CAFCL: No Sign of Al-Salam Wau as Kidus Giorgis Hours Away to Progress". www.soccerethiopia.net. 11 February 2018.

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