2017_CAF_Confederation_Cup_qualifying_rounds

2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

International football competition


The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017.[1] A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

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Draw

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 52 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).

More information Entry round, First round (12 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.[1]

More information Round, First leg ...

Bracket

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

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 2 1 3
4 Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng 0 0 0
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 0 0 0
Algeria JS Kabylie 0 1 1
3 Liberia Monrovia Club Breweries 3 0 3
2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0 4 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Djoliba Bye
4  
Mali Djoliba 2
Egypt Al-Masry 0 w/o
3 Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah 1 0 1 (0 p)
2 Egypt Al-Masry 0 1 1 (3 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Bye
4  
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 5 1 6
Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 0 1 1
3 Ethiopia Defence Force 1 0 1
2 Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Guinea AS Kaloum Bye
4  
Guinea AS Kaloum 1 0 1
Morocco IR Tanger 0 3 3
3 Niger AS Douanes Niamey 1 0 1
2 Morocco IR Tanger 2 1 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi Bye
4  
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3 0 3
South Africa SuperSport United 2 4 6
3 Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus 0 1 1
2 South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Bechem United 2 1 3
4 Algeria MC Alger 1 4 5
Algeria MC Alger 2 1 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 0 2 2
3 Gabon Akanda 0 0 0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Club Africain Bye
4  
Tunisia Club Africain 9 w/o
Sierra Leone RSLAF 1
3 Sierra Leone RSLAF 2 0 2
2 Nigeria Wikki Tourists 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Uganda Vipers 0 1 1 (a)
4 Comoros Volcan Club 0 1 1 (a)
Uganda Vipers 1 1 2
South Africa Platinum Stars 0 3 3
3 South Africa Platinum Stars 1 1 2
2 Mozambique UD Songo 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Azam Bye
4  
Tanzania Azam 1 0 1
Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 0 3 3
3 Botswana Orapa United 0 2 2
2 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zambia ZESCO United Bye
4  
Zambia ZESCO United 2 2 4
Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 0 2 2
3 Zanzibar KVZ 2 0 2
2 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Bye
4  
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 0 2
Cameroon APEJES Academy 0 1 1
3 Cameroon APEJES Academy 1 1 2 (a)
2 Senegal ASC Niarry Tally 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Onze Créateurs Bye
4  
Mali Onze Créateurs 1
Rwanda Rayon Sports 0 w/o
3 South Sudan Wau Salaam 0 0 0
2 Rwanda Rayon Sports 4 2 6
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco MAS Fez 3 0 3
4 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 2 2
Morocco MAS Fez 3 0 3
Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 1 1 1
3 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL 0 0 0
2 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Angola Recreativo do Libolo Bye
4  
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 2
Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 1 0 1
3 Mauritius Pamplemousses 1 0 1
2 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo SM Sanga Balende Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo SM Sanga Balende 1 0 1 (3 p)
Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0 1 1 (5 p)
3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 2 1 3
2 Seychelles St Michel United 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Smouha Bye
4  
Egypt Smouha 4 0 4
Kenya Ulinzi Stars 0 3 3
3 Libya Al-Hilal Benghazi 1 0 1 (4 p)
2 Kenya Ulinzi Stars 0 1 1 (5 p)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

More information Monrovia Club Breweries, 3–0 ...
More information JS Kabylie, 4–0 ...
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi (Tunisia)

JS Kabylie won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Étoile du Congo, 2–0 ...
More information Racing de Micomeseng, 0–1 ...
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Ifeanyi Ubah, 1–0 ...
Ifeanyi Ubah Stadium, Nnewi
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)
More information Al-Masry, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Esam Al Jahani (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Masry won 3–0 on penalties.


More information Defence Force, 1–0 ...
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)
More information Yong Sports Academy, 2–0 ...
Referee: Fabrice Nguembi Boulingui (Gabon)

Yong Sports Academy won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information AS Douanes Niamey, 1–2 ...
More information IR Tanger, 1–0 ...
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information ASSM Elgeco Plus, 0–0 ...
More information SuperSport United, 2–1 ...

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Akanda, 0–0 ...
Referee: Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon)
More information Renaissance du Congo, 1–0 ...
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Renaissance du Congo won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Bechem United, 2–1 ...
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
More information MC Alger, 4–1 ...
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

MC Alger won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information RSLAF, 2–0 ...
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
More information Wikki Tourists, 1–0 ...
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

RSLAF won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Platinum Stars, 1–0 ...
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
More information UD Songo, 0–1 ...
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Platinum Stars won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Vipers, 0–0 ...
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)
More information Volcan Club, 1–1 ...
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

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


More information Orapa United, 0–1 ...
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
More information Mbabane Swallows, 3–2 ...
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information KVZ, 2–1 ...
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)
More information Le Messager Ngozi, 3–0 ...
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Le Messager Ngozi won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information APEJES Academy, 1–0 ...
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
More information ASC Niarry Tally, 2–1 ...
Referee: Abderahmane Kelly (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. APEJES Academy won on away goals.


More information Wau Salaam, 0–4 ...
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
More information Rayon Sports, 2–0 ...
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Rayon Sports won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information AS SONABEL, 0–0 ...
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)
More information SC Gagnoa, 3–0 ...
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

SC Gagnoa won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information MAS Fez, 3–0 ...
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt)
More information CARA Brazzaville, 2–0 ...

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Pamplemousses, 1–1 ...
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
More information Ngezi Platinum, 1–0 ...
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

Ngezi Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid, 2–0 ...
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
More information St Michel United, 0–1 ...
Referee: Hubert Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Al-Hilal Benghazi, 1–0 ...
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
More information Ulinzi Stars, 1–0 ...
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

1–1 on aggregate. Ulinzi Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round.

Notes:

  1. FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5] As a result, both Djoliba and Onze Créateurs could not play the second leg, and their opponents Al-Masry and Rayon Sports won on walkover.[6]
  2. Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]
More information Étoile du Congo, 0–0 ...
More information JS Kabylie, 1–0 ...
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

JS Kabylie won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Djoliba, 2–0 ...
More information Al-Masry, Cancelled ...

Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]


More information CS Sfaxien, 5–0 ...
More information Yong Sports Academy, 1–1 ...

CS Sfaxien won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information AS Kaloum, 1–0 ...
Referee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria)
More information IR Tanger, 3–0 ...

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Al-Ahly Shendi, 3–2 ...
Shendi Stadium, Shendi
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
More information SuperSport United, 4–0 ...
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

SuperSport United won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information MC Alger, 2–0 ...
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
More information Renaissance du Congo, 2–1 ...
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

MC Alger won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Club Africain, 9–1 ...
More information RSLAF, Cancelled ...
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]


More information Vipers, 1–0 ...
St Mary's Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
More information Platinum Stars, 3–1 ...
Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Platinum Stars won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Azam, 1–0 ...
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
More information Mbabane Swallows, 3–0 ...
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information ZESCO United, 2–0 ...
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
More information Le Messager Ngozi, 2–2 ...

ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information ASEC Mimosas, 2–0 ...
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
More information APEJES Academy, 1–0 ...
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Onze Créateurs, 1–0 ...
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
More information Rayon Sports, Cancelled ...
Referee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)

Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]


More information MAS Fez, 3–1 ...
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
More information SC Gagnoa, 1–0 ...
Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Recreativo do Libolo, 2–1 ...
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
More information Ngezi Platinum, 0–0 ...
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Recreativo do Libolo won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information SM Sanga Balende, 1–0 ...
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
More information Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid, 1–0 ...
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 5–3 on penalties.


More information Smouha, 4–0 ...
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Ulinzi Stars, 3–0 ...
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Smouha won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round 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 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9] 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 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):

  • Pot A contained the four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.

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

More information Young Africans, 1–0 ...
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
More information MC Alger, 4–0 ...
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

MC Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information TP Mazembe, 2–0 ...
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
More information JS Kabylie, 0–0 ...

TP Mazembe won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information AC Léopards, 1–0 ...
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
More information Mbabane Swallows, 4–2 ...
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information FUS Rabat, 2–1 ...
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
More information MAS Fez, 1–1 ...
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Enugu Rangers, 2–2 ...
More information ZESCO United, 3–0 ...

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information CF Mounana, 2–1 ...
More information ASEC Mimosas, 0–0 ...
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Rail Club du Kadiogo, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
More information CS Sfaxien, 2–0 ...

CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Bidvest Wits, 0–0 ...
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
More information Smouha, 1–0 ...
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

Smouha won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information CNaPS Sport, 1–1 ...
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
More information Recreativo do Libolo, 0–0 ...

1–1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.


More information KCCA, 1–0 ...
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Al-Masry, 1–0 ...
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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


More information Gambia Ports Authority, 1–1 ...
More information Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid, 3–0 ...
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Tinyiko Hlungwani (South Africa)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information AS Port-Louis 2000, 1–2 ...
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
More information Club Africain, 4–2 ...
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Club Africain won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Rivers United, 2–0 ...
More information Rayon Sports, 0–0 ...
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Barrack Young Controllers, 1–1 ...
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
More information SuperSport United, 5–0 ...

SuperSport United won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information AS Tanda, 2–0 ...
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
More information Platinum Stars, 2–0 ...

2–2 on aggregate. Platinum Stars won 5–4 on penalties.


More information Horoya, 2–0 ...
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
More information IR Tanger, 3–2 ...

Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. The kickoff of ZESCO United v Enugu Rangers match was delayed from 15:00 to 17:35 due to travel issues of Enugu Rangers.[10]
  3. The Rail Club du Kadiogo v CS Sfaxien match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed following incidents during the Champions League first round match between Rail Club du Kadiogo and USM Alger on 18 March 2017.[11]
  4. Both legs between Rivers United and Rayon Sports were postponed by a week at the request of the Rwandese Association Football Federation in order to commemorate the Rwandan genocide during the period of 7–14 April.[12]

References

  1. "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  3. "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  4. "CAF CC: Rayon Sports qualifies to Play-off Round". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 17 March 2017.
  5. "Change of time for Confederation Cup game". Zesco United. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "Kwibuka 23: CAF postpones Rayon Sports matches to mid April". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 27 March 2017.

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