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.
Draw The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 22 December 2014 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. 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 roundEntrants to preliminary round AS Vita Club Zamalek Orlando Pirates Djoliba Étoile du Sahel FUS Rabat ASEC Mimosas Club Africain Al-Ahly Shendi ASO Chlef MC Alger Al-Ittihad Petrojet MK Étanchéité RS Berkane Warri Wolves Dolphins Al-Khartoum Onze Créateurs Unisport Bafang Panthère du Ndé Étoile du Congo CARA Brazzaville Bidvest Wits Benfica de Luanda Petro de Luanda Hearts of Oak Dedebit Power Dynamos FC Platinum Sahel SC AS Police Botswana Defence Force RC Bobo Le Messager Ngozi Elect-Sport Volcan Club Leones Vegetarianos CF Mounana Horoya Sofapaka Fassell ASSM Elgeco Plus Petite Rivière Noire Ferroviário da Beira Rayon Sports Olympique de Ngor Côte d'Or Kamboi Eagles Al-Ghazal Royal Leopards Young Africans AS Togo-Port URA Polisi
Format 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).
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundFirst legSecond legPreliminary round13–15 February 201527 February–1 March 2015First round13–15 March 20153–5 April 2015Second round17–19 April 20151–3 May 2015Play-off round15–17 May 20155–7 June 2015
Bracket 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.
Preliminary round The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
Sahel SC won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Onze Créateurs won on away goals.
Al-Ittihad won 7–1 on aggregate.
Petrojet won 7–1 on aggregate.
Olympique de Ngor won 3–2 on aggregate.
Hearts of Oak won 1–0 on aggregate.
ASO Chlef won 2–1 on aggregate.
Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Dolphins won on penalties.
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.
AS Togo-Port won 5–3 on aggregate.
Power Dynamos won 2–1 on aggregate.
CF Mounana won 8–1 on aggregate.
URA won 4–2 on aggregate.
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 The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.
Onze Créateurs won 2–1 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.
Djoliba won 2–1 on aggregate.
Hearts of Oak won 5–3 on aggregate.
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.
Warri Wolves won 2–0 on aggregate.
MK Étanchéité won 6–3 on aggregate.
Zamalek won 6–1 on aggregate.
FUS Rabat won 4–2 on aggregate.
CF Mounana won 4–3 on aggregate.
Orlando Pirates won 4–3 on aggregate.
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 The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.
ASEC Mimosas won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Hearts of Oak won on away goals.
Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.
Warri Wolves won 3–1 on aggregate.
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 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. 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. 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). 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 CupQualified from Champions LeagueSeeded (Pot C)Unseeded (Pot B)Seeded (Pot A)Unseeded (Pot D) AS Vita Club Zamalek Orlando Pirates Étoile du Sahel ASEC Mimosas Club Africain Hearts of Oak Warri Wolves Al-Ahly Espérance de Tunis CS Sfaxien AC Léopards Stade Malien Raja Casablanca SM Sanga Balende AS Kaloum
The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
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 won 4–3 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).
CS Sfaxien won 3–1 on aggregate (advanced to Group B).
Stade Malien won 4–3 on aggregate (advanced to Group A).
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
External links Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com