2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds


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 round]Entrants 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.

    Schedule

    The schedule of each round was as follows.
    RoundFirst legSecond leg
    Preliminary round13–15 February 201527 February–1 March 2015
    First round13–15 March 20153–5 April 2015
    Second round17–19 April 20151–3 May 2015
    Play-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.

    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.

    Second round

    The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.

    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, 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 and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round, and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round. 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:
    The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.