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2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 5 November 2019.[1] A total of 69 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

The entry round of the 53 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).

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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.[4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
Stade René Pleven, Cotonou
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

ESAE won 7–0 on aggregate.

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis (Tunisia)[note 3]
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Al-Ittihad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Kouassi Biro (Ivory Coast)
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Maranatha won 3–0 on aggregate.

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Referee: Auladyo Pariz (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Referee: Joaquín Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

2–2 on aggregate. AS Pélican won 4–1 on penalties.

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Dawdu Williams (Sierra Leone)

Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.

Stade George V, Curepipe
Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa)
Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Paulo Sérgio Moreira (Angola)

Bolton City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City (Zanzibar)[note 4]
Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan)
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)

Malindi won 1–0 on aggregate.

Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)
Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
Referee: Abdoulaye Al-Moustapha (Niger)

Ashanti Gold won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)

Santoba won 5–4 on aggregate.

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

TS Galaxy won 2–0 on aggregate.

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

Young Buffaloes won 2–1 on aggregate.

Stade El Hadj Hassan Gouled, Djibouti City
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Al-Khartoum won 4–1 on aggregate.

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

DC Motema Pembe won 4–0 on aggregate.

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Sabri Fadul (Sudan)

AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Proline won 3–0 on aggregate.

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Shendi Stadium, Shendi
Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

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

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Referee: Ahmed Sekou Touré (Guinea)
Startimes Stadium, Lugogo (Uganda)[note 6]
Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Tanzania)

US Ben Guerdane won 5–1 on aggregate.

Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar
Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)
Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

Azam won 3–2 on aggregate.

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Triangle United won 5–0 on aggregate.

30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria)
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Mutaz Al-Shalmani (Libya)
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

CR Belouizdad won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round

The first round, also called the second preliminary round,[6] included 32 teams: the 11 teams that received byes to this round, and the 21 winners of the preliminary round.

Stade René Pleven, Cotonou
Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

0–0 on aggregate. ESAE won 3–2 on penalties.

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia)[note 3]
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Stade Adrar, Agadir
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. Hassania Agadir won on away goals.

Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Djoliba won 3–2 on aggregate.

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Enugu Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel
Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Tanzania)
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

Zanaco won 5–1 on aggregate.

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Sabri Fadul (Sudan)

Al-Masry won 7–2 on aggregate.

Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

RS Berkane won 4–3 on aggregate.

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

FC San Pédro won 3–0 on aggregate.

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
CNaPS Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

TS Galaxy won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

Bidvest Wits won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

3–3 on aggregate. DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on penalties.

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Joaquín Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Proline won 3–2 on aggregate.

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

Bandari won 3–2 on aggregate.

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Triangle United won 2–0 on aggregate.

30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Pyramids won 2–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round,[7] included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf in Cairo, Egypt.[8] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into eight ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into six ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last two ties.[9]

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Horoya won 5–2 on aggregate.

CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela

Enyimba won 4–1 on aggregate.

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Stade René Pleven, Cotonou
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

1–1 on aggregate. ESAE won 4–3 on penalties.

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.

Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Paradou AC won 4–1 on aggregate.

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

DC Motema Pembe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Bidvest Wits won 8–1 on aggregate.

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

Djoliba won 5–0 on aggregate.

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)
Stade Adrar, Agadir
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Hassania Agadir won 3–2 on aggregate.

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Zanaco won 8–2 on aggregate.

CNaPS Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

RS Berkane won 5–2 on aggregate.

Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Al-Masry won 6–0 on aggregate.

Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)

FC Nouadhibou won 4–3 on aggregate.

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria (Egypt)[note 3]
Referee: Dawdu Williams (Sierra Leone)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)

Al-Nasr won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The teams from Egypt were listed as Egypt 1 (Al-Masry) and Egypt 2 (Pyramids) at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the teams had not been confirmed.
  2. ^ The team from Ethiopia was listed as Ethiopia 1 at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the team had not been confirmed.
  3. ^ a b c Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  4. ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  5. ^ The DC Motema Pembe v Stade Renard de Melong was postponed from 11 August to 12 August due to travel difficulties of Stade Renard de Melong.[5]
  6. ^ Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
  7. ^ Since the identity of the losers of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team Zamalek (44 pts) was used for seeding of the draw.
  8. ^ a b The matches between Génération Foot and ESAE were played on 30 October and 5 November 2019 due to the delay of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot.[10]
  9. ^ The Asante Kotoko v FC San Pédro match was suspended during half time due to heavy rains, and was continued on 28 October 2019, 14:00 UTC±0.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Fixtures for 2019/20 Interclubs preliminary rounds released". CAF. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "CAF Total Confederation Cup 2019/20 Preliminary Rounds Draw Results" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : DC Motema Pembe- Stade Renard reporté ?". africatopsports.com. 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Fixtures of the Second Preliminary Round of the CC 2019/20" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  7. ^ "Fixtures of the Additional Second Preliminary Round of the CC 2019/20" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  8. ^ "Results of the CC draw". CAF. 9 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Draw Procedure of the CC additional 2nd Preliminary" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ "Total CAF Champions League 2019/20: Zamalek vs Generation Foot". CAF. 8 October 2019.
  11. ^ "CAF Confed Cup: Asante Kotoko, San Pedro game to be played at 2pm". ghanaweb.com. 28 October 2019.

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