2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates27 November – 23 December 2018
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The 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 27 November to 23 December 2018.[1] A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide 15 of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 3 November 2018 in Rabat, Morocco, and was officially announced by the CAF on 9 November due to a special situation with the transitional calendar.[3][4][5]

The entry round of the 56 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
(4 teams) 		Preliminary round
(52 teams)
Teams

Format

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

The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 27–28 November 2018 4–5 December 2018
First round 14–16 December 2018 21–23 December 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2018.[5]

The 15 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage to join Espérance de Tunis, who received a bye to the group stage as the title holders, while the 15 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Wydad AC Bye
4  
Wydad AC 2 1 3 (a)
ASC Diaraf 0 3 3
3 ASC Diaraf 1 0 1 (4 p)
2 US Koroki 0 1 1 (2 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 JS Saoura 2 0 2
4 SC Gagnoa 0 0 0
JS Saoura 2 0 2
Ittihad Tanger 0 1 1
3 Ittihad Tanger 1 0 1
2 Elect-Sport 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Le Messager Ngozi 0 1 1
4 Ismaily 1 2 3
Ismaily 2 1 3
Coton Sport 0 2 2
3 ASF Bobo Dioulasso 3 1 4 (3 p)
2 Coton Sport 1 3 4 (5 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 TP Mazembe Bye
4  
TP Mazembe 1 1 2
ZESCO United 0 1 1
3 AS SONIDEP 1 0 1
2 ZESCO United 2 3 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Orlando Pirates 5 3 8
4 Light Stars 1 1 2
Orlando Pirates 0 1 1
African Stars 0 0 0
3 Volcan Club 0 1 1
2 African Stars 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 FC Nouadhibou 2 0 2
4 Al-Ahly Benghazi 1 2 3
Al-Ahly Benghazi 0 0 0
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 4 4
3 Leones Vegetarianos 0 1 1
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 5 7
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Gor Mahia 1 0 1 (4 p)
4 Big Bullets 0 1 1 (3 p)
Gor Mahia 3 0 3
Lobi Stars 1 2 3 (a)
3 UMS de Loum 1 0 1
2 Lobi Stars 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 UD Songo 1 0 1
4 Nkana 2 1 3
Nkana 2 1 3
Simba 1 3 4
3 Simba 4 4 8
2 Mbabane Swallows 1 0 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Al-Ahly Bye
4  
Al-Ahly 2 0 2
Jimma Aba Jifar 0 1 1
3 ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1 2 3
2 Jimma Aba Jifar 3 2 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 CS Constantine 0 1 1
4 GAMTEL 0 0 0
CS Constantine 1 2 3
Vipers 0 0 0
3 Al-Merrikh 2 0 2
2 Vipers 1 1 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Stade Centrafricaine 0 0 0
4 Stade Malien 1 4 5
Stade Malien 0 0 0
ASEC Mimosas 1 1 2
3 ASEC Mimosas 1 0 1
2 AS Mangasport 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 AS Vita Club Bye
4  
AS Vita Club 4 1 5
Bantu 1 1 2
3 Township Rollers 1 1 2 (2 p)
2 Bantu 1 1 2 (4 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 APR 0 1 1
4 Club Africain 0 3 3
Club Africain 3 0 3
Al-Hilal 1 1 2
3 Al-Hilal 4 2 6
2 JKU 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Al-Nasr 5 4 9
4 Al-Hilal Wau 1 2 3
Al-Nasr 3 2 5
Horoya 0 6 6
3 Horoya 1 1 2
2 Barrack Young Controllers 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 1º de Agosto 4 0 4
4 AS Otohô 2 2 4 (a)
AS Otohô 1 0 1
FC Platinum 1 0 1 (a)
3 CNaPS Sport 1 0 1
2 FC Platinum 1 1 2

Preliminary round

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
ASC Diaraf 1–1 (4–2 p) US Koroki 1–0 0–1
JS Saoura 2–0 SC Gagnoa 2–0 0–0
Ittihad Tanger 1–0 Elect-Sport 1–0 0–0
Le Messager Ngozi 1–3 Ismaily 0–1 1–2
ASF Bobo Dioulasso 4–4 (3–5 p) Coton Sport 3–1 1–3
AS SONIDEP 1–5 ZESCO United 1–2 0–3
Orlando Pirates 8–2 Light Stars 5–1 3–1
Volcan Club 1–2 African Stars 0–0 1–2
FC Nouadhibou 2–3 Al-Ahly Benghazi 2–1 0–2
Leones Vegetarianos 1–7 Mamelodi Sundowns 0–2 1–5
Gor Mahia 1–1 (4–3 p) Nyasa Big Bullets 1–0 0–1
UMS de Loum 1–2 Lobi Stars 1–0 0–2
UD Songo 1–3 Nkana 1–2 0–1
Simba 8–1 Mbabane Swallows 4–1 4–0
ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3–5 Jimma Aba Jifar 1–3 2–2
CS Constantine 1–0 GAMTEL 0–0 1–0
Al-Merrikh 2–2 (a) Vipers 2–1 0–1
Stade Centrafricaine 0–5 Stade Malien 0–1 0–4
ASEC Mimosas 1–0 AS Mangasport 1–0 0–0
Township Rollers 2–2 (2–4 p) Bantu 1–1 1–1
APR 1–3 Club Africain 0–0 1–3
Al-Hilal 6–0 JKU 4–0 2–0
Al-Nasr 9–3 Al-Hilal Wau 5–1 4–2
Horoya 2–0 Barrack Young Controllers 1–0 1–0
1º de Agosto 4–4 (a) AS Otohô 4–2 0–2
CNaPS Sport 1–2 FC Platinum 1–1 0–1
ASC Diaraf 1–0 US Koroki
  • O. Guèye 2'
 Report
Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)
US Koroki 1–0 ASC Diaraf
  • Fofana 67'
 Report
Penalties
  • Boukari
  • Oke
2–4
Referee: Ousmane Sidibé (Mali)

1–1 on aggregate. ASC Diaraf won 4–2 on penalties.

JS Saoura 2–0 SC Gagnoa
 Report
Referee: Haithem Kossaï (Tunisia)
SC Gagnoa 0–0 JS Saoura
Report
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

JS Saoura won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ittihad Tanger 1–0 Elect-Sport
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Elect-Sport 0–0 Ittihad Tanger
Report
Referee: Douglas Kouete Lemouchele (Cameroon)

Ittihad Tanger won 1–0 on aggregate.

Le Messager Ngozi 0–1 Ismaily
Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Ismaily 2–1 Le Messager Ngozi
 Report
  • Urasenga 44' (pen.)
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Ismaily won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASF Bobo Dioulasso 3–1 Coton Sport
 Report
  • Kalamou 33'
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Coton Sport 3–1 ASF Bobo Dioulasso
 Report
  • Hien 75'
Penalties
 5–3
  • Ouattara
Stade Militaire, Yaoundé
Referee: David Ndong (Equatorial Guinea)

4–4 on aggregate. Coton Sport won 5–3 on penalties.

AS SONIDEP 1–2 ZESCO United
  • Dognon 77'
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
ZESCO United 3–0 AS SONIDEP
 Report
Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

ZESCO United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Orlando Pirates 5–1 Light Stars
 Report
  • Ravo 17'
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Light Stars 1–3 Orlando Pirates
  • Esther 76'
 Report
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)

Orlando Pirates won 8–2 on aggregate.

Volcan Club 0–0 African Stars
Report
Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (Djibouti)
African Stars 2–1 Volcan Club
 Report
  • Solonaina 13'
Referee: Tinyiko Hlungwani (South Africa)

African Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

FC Nouadhibou 2–1 Al-Ahly Benghazi
  • Voulany 5' (pen.)
  • Ba 89'
 Report
  • Daho 52'
Referee: Walid Djeridi (Tunisia)
Al-Ahly Benghazi 2–0 FC Nouadhibou
  • Kaboré 28'
  • Al-Wadawi 90'
 Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Al-Ahly Benghazi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Leones Vegetarianos 0–2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: André Kolissala (Central Africa Republic)
Mamelodi Sundowns 5–1 Leones Vegetarianos
 Report
  • Sall 47'
Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 7–1 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia 1–0 Nyasa Big Bullets
  • Ondiek 90'
 Report
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
Nyasa Big Bullets 1–0 Gor Mahia
 Report
Penalties
  • Msowoya
  • Gabeya
  • Lanjesi
  • Fodya
  • Zonda
3–4
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won 4–3 on penalties.

UMS de Loum 1–0 Lobi Stars
  • Koa 63'
 Report
Stade Militaire, Yaoundé
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)
Lobi Stars 2–0 UMS de Loum
  • Sikiru 10'
  • Koné 68' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

Lobi Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

UD Songo 1–2 Nkana
  • Awasa 89'
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Nkana 1–0 UD Songo
 Report
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Nkana won 3–1 on aggregate.

Simba 4–1 Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Mbabane Swallows 0–4 Simba
Report
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)

Simba won 8–1 on aggregate.

ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1–3 Jimma Aba Jifar
  • Odutola 53'
 Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Jimma Aba Jifar 2–2 ASAS Djibouti Télécom
 Report
  • Mahabeh 2'
  • Odutola 69'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Jimma Aba Jifar won 5–3 on aggregate.

CS Constantine 0–0 GAMTEL
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
GAMTEL 0–1 CS Constantine
Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

CS Constantine won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Merrikh 2–1 Vipers
 Report
Referee: Abderazzek Arab (Algeria)
Vipers 1–0 Al-Merrikh
  • Ndugwa 46'
 Report
St Mary's Stadium, Wakiso Town
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

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

Stade Centrafricaine 0–1 Stade Malien
Report
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
Stade Malien 4–0 Stade Centrafricaine
 Report
Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)

Stade Malien won 5–0 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas 1–0 AS Mangasport
 Report
Referee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)
AS Mangasport 0–0 ASEC Mimosas
Report
Referee: Jean Pierre Tshiamala Kabangu (DR Congo)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

Township Rollers 1–1 Bantu
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Bantu 1–1 Township Rollers
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

2–2 on aggregate. Bantu won 4–2 on penalties.

APR 0–0 Club Africain
Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
Club Africain 3–1 APR
 Report
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Club Africain won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal 4–0 JKU
 Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
JKU 0–2 Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan)

Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.

Al-Nasr 5–1 Al-Hilal Wau
  • A. Al-Haram 11'
  • Al-Mehdi 24', 35'
  • Abdelrhman 57'
  • Eisay 71'
 Report
  • Bago 37'
Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)
Al-Hilal Wau 2–4 Al-Nasr
  • Dehiya 64'
  • Manyuat 90'
 Report
  • Al-Mehdi 5', 23'
  • Al-Duweekh 6'
  • Magdi 89'
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Al-Nasr won 9–3 on aggregate.

Horoya 1–0 Barrack Young Controllers
 Report
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Barrack Young Controllers 0–1 Horoya
Report
Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Horoya won 2–0 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto 4–2 AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
AS Otohô 2–0 1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

4–4 on aggregate. AS Otohô won on away goals.

CNaPS Sport 1–1 FC Platinum
 Report
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
FC Platinum 1–0 CNaPS Sport
 Report
Mandava Stadium, Zvishavane
Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)

FC Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 30 teams: the 4 teams that received byes to this round, and the 26 winners of the preliminary round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wydad AC 3–3 (a) ASC Diaraf 2–0 1–3
JS Saoura 2–1 Ittihad Tanger 2–0 0–1
Ismaily 3–2 Coton Sport 2–0 1–2
TP Mazembe 2–1 ZESCO United 1–0 1–1
Orlando Pirates 1–0 African Stars 0–0 1–0
Al-Ahly Benghazi 0–4 Mamelodi Sundowns 0–0 0–4
Gor Mahia 3–3 (a) Lobi Stars 3–1 0–2
Nkana 3–4 Simba 2–1 1–3
Al-Ahly 2–1 Jimma Aba Jifar 2–0 0–1
CS Constantine 3–0 Vipers 1–0 2–0
Stade Malien 0–2 ASEC Mimosas 0–1 0–1
AS Vita Club 5–2 Bantu 4–1 1–1
Club Africain 3–2 Al-Hilal 3–1 0–1
Al-Nasr 5–6 Horoya 3–0 2–6
AS Otohô 1–1 (a) FC Platinum 1–1 0–0
Wydad AC 2–0 ASC Diaraf
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
ASC Diaraf 3–1 Wydad AC
  • O. Guèye 18'
  • Diène 47'
  • Ba 88'
 Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

3–3 on aggregate. Wydad AC won on away goals.

JS Saoura 2–0 Ittihad Tanger
  • Hammia 68' (pen.)
  • Konaté 79'
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Ittihad Tanger 1–0 JS Saoura
 Report
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

JS Saoura won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ismaily 2–0 Coton Sport
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Coton Sport 2–1 Ismaily
 Report
Stade Militaire, Yaoundé
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Ismaily won 3–2 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe 1–0 ZESCO United
 Report
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
ZESCO United 1–1 TP Mazembe
 Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Orlando Pirates 0–0 African Stars
Report
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)
African Stars 0–1 Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Orlando Pirates won 1–0 on aggregate.

Mamelodi Sundowns 4–0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–0 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia 3–1 Lobi Stars
 Report
Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)
Lobi Stars 2–0 Gor Mahia
  • Sikiru 70', 87'
 Report
Referee: Tinyiko Hlungwani (South Africa)

3–3 on aggregate. Lobi Stars won on away goals.

Nkana 2–1 Simba
 Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Simba 3–1 Nkana
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Simba won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly 2–0 Jimma Aba Jifar
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Jimma Aba Jifar 1–0 Al-Ahly
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate.

CS Constantine 1–0 Vipers
 Report
Vipers 0–2 CS Constantine
Report
St Mary's Stadium, Wakiso Town

CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate.

Stade Malien 0–1 ASEC Mimosas
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
ASEC Mimosas 1–0 Stade Malien
 Report
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club 4–1 Bantu
 Report
  • Molapo 58'
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Bantu 1–1 AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

AS Vita Club won 5–2 on aggregate.

Club Africain 3–1 Al-Hilal
 Report
  • Aldai 18'
Al-Hilal 1–0 Club Africain
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Nasr 3–0 Horoya
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Horoya 6–2 Al-Nasr
 Report

Horoya won 6–5 on aggregate.

AS Otohô 1–1 FC Platinum
 Report
  • Stima 47'
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
FC Platinum 0–0 AS Otohô
Report
Mandava Stadium, Zvishavane
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

1–1 on aggregate. FC Platinum won on away goals.

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of the qualifying round draw, the 2018 CAF Champions League Final had not been completed, and thus the identity of the Champions League runners-up which were given a bye to the first round was not known (the Champions League winners were given a bye to the group stage due to their participation in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup).
  2. ^ AS Vita Club were given a bye to the first round due to their participation in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final.
  3. ^ a b c d Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Interclubs season 2018-2019". CAF. 4 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Result of the drawing of lots of TOTAL CAF Champions League as well as TOTAL CAF Confederation Cup". CAF. 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Fixtures of the 23rd Edition of Total CAF Champions League" (PDF). CAF.
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