2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 19 March 2017
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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]

Draw

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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

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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

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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

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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 Algeria USM Alger Bye
4  
Algeria USM Alger 2 0 2
Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 1 1
3 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 3 0 3
2 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali AS Real Bamako 0 0 0
4 Nigeria Rivers United 0 4 4
Nigeria Rivers United 3 0 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 4 4
3 Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema 0 1 1
2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 4 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 2 5
Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 1 1
3 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 3 1 4
2 Niger AS FAN 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Bye
4  
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 1 4
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
3 Senegal US Gorée 0 1 1
2 Guinea Horoya 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Wa All Stars 1 0 1
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 2 5
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 3 (a)
Morocco FUS Rabat 0 3 3 (a)
3 Sierra Leone Johansen 1 0 1
2 Morocco FUS Rabat 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
4  
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
Uganda KCCA 1 1 2
3 Uganda KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
2 Angola 1º de Agosto 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Wydad AC Bye
4  
Morocco Wydad AC 1 0 1 (5 p)
Gabon CF Mounana 0 1 1 (4 p)
3 Gabon CF Mounana 2 1 3
2 Burundi Vital'O 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Ngaya Club 1 1 2
4 Tanzania Young Africans 5 1 6
Tanzania Young Africans 1 0 1 (a)
Zambia Zanaco 1 0 1 (a)
3 Zambia Zanaco 0 1 1
2 Rwanda APR 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zanzibar Zimamoto 2 1 3
4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 1 3 4
Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 (4 p)
Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 0 2 2 (1 p)
3 Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 1 0 1 (7 p)
2 Mali Stade Malien 0 1 1 (6 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Zamalek Bye
4  
Egypt Zamalek 4 1 5
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 2 3
3 Algeria JS Saoura 1 0 1 (a)
2 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
4 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 0 0 0
The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 2 3
3 Eswatini Royal Leopards 0 1 1
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Cameroon Coton Sport 2 5 7
4 South Sudan Atlabara 0 2 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 1 1 2
Madagascar CNaPS Sport 0 1 1
3 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2 2 4 (a)
2 Botswana Township Rollers 1 3 4 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Al-Ahly Bye
4  
Egypt Al-Ahly 1 0 1
South Africa Bidvest Wits 0 0 0
3 Réunion Saint-Louisienne 2 1 3
2 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1 (a)
Zimbabwe CAPS United 1 0 1 (a)
3 Lesotho Lioli 0 1 1
2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 1 1 2 (a)
4 Cameroon UMS de Loum 0 2 2 (a)
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 0 0 0
Ethiopia Saint George 1 2 3
3 Seychelles Côte d'Or 0 0 0
2 Ethiopia Saint George 2 3 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Hilal Bye
4  
Sudan Al-Hilal 3 2 5
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 2 2
3 Kenya Tusker 1 1 2
2 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 2 3

Preliminary round

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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 Burkina Faso 3–1 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1–5 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako Mali 0–4 Nigeria Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 4–3 Niger AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée Senegal 1–2 Guinea Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen Sierra Leone 1–4 Morocco FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars Ghana 1–5 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA Uganda 2–2 (a) Angola 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana Gabon 3–0 Burundi Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco Zambia 1–0 Rwanda APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club Comoros 2–6 Tanzania Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers Liberia 1–1 (7–6 p) Mali Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 3–4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura Algeria 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards Eswatini 1–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–0 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport Madagascar 4–4 (a) Botswana Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport Cameroon 7–2 South Sudan Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne Réunion 3–4 South Africa Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or Seychelles 0–5 Ethiopia Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 2–2 (a) Cameroon UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker Kenya 2–3 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso3–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
  • Jeremiah 23', 64'
  • Sylla 84'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea0–1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–1Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema
 Report

Al-Merrikh won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako Mali0–0Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Rivers United Nigeria4–0Mali AS Real Bamako
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Rivers United won 4–0 on aggregate.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast3–0Niger AS FAN
 Report
AS FAN Niger3–1Ivory Coast AS Tanda
 Report

AS Tanda won 4–3 on aggregate.

US Gorée Senegal0–0Guinea Horoya
Report
Horoya Guinea2–1Senegal US Gorée
 Report N'Diaye 39'

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Johansen Sierra Leone1–1Morocco FUS Rabat
 Report
FUS Rabat Morocco3–0Sierra Leone Johansen
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

FUS Rabat won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wa All Stars Ghana1–3Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Ghana Wa All Stars
 Report

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

KCCA Uganda1–0Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
1º de Agosto Angola2–1Uganda KCCA
 Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

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

CF Mounana Gabon2–0Burundi Vital'O
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Vital'O Burundi0–1Gabon CF Mounana
Report

CF Mounana won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zanaco Zambia0–0Rwanda APR
Report
APR Rwanda0–1Zambia Zanaco
Report

Zanaco won 1–0 on aggregate

Ngaya Club Comoros1–5Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Young Africans Tanzania1–1Comoros 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 Zanzibar2–1Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
 Report
Ferroviário Beira Mozambique3–1Zanzibar Zimamoto
 Report

Ferroviário Beira won 4–3 on aggregate.

JS Saoura Algeria1–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Enugu Rangers Nigeria0–0Algeria JS Saoura
Report

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

Royal Leopards Eswatini0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
 Report

Gambia Ports Authority won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

Coton Sport Cameroon2–0South Sudan Atlabara
 Report
Atlabara South Sudan2–5Cameroon Coton Sport
 Report

Coton Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.

Saint-Louisienne Réunion2–1South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Bidvest Wits South Africa3–1Réunion Saint-Louisienne
 Report
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Bidvets Wits won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lioli Lesotho0–0Zimbabwe CAPS United
Report
CAPS United Zimbabwe2–1Lesotho Lioli
 Report

CAPS United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Côte d'Or Seychelles0–2Ethiopia Saint George
Report

Saint George won 5–0 on aggregate.

UMS de Loum Cameroon2–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
 Report

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

Tusker Kenya1–1