2014 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup were played from 7 February to 27 April 2014, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.[1]
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco.[2][3] The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.
Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[4]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 7–9 February 2014 | 14–16 February 2014 |
| First round | 28 February – 2 March 2014 | 7–9 March 2014 |
| Second round | 21–23 March 2014 | 28–30 March 2014 |
| Play-off round | 18–20 April 2014 | 25–27 April 2014 |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Malakia  |
1–5 |  CARA Brazzaville |
0–1 | 1–4 |
AFC Leopards  |
4–1 |  Defence Force |
2–0 | 2–1 |
SuperSport United  |
3–0 |  Gaborone United |
2–0 | 1–0 |
AS Kigali  |
2–1 |  Académie Tchité |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Difaâ El Jadidi  |
1–0 |  AS SONABEL |
1–0 | 0–0 |
RSLAF  |
0–3 |  Gamtel |
0–1 | 0–2 |
The Panthers  |
1–4 |  Medeama |
1–2 | 0–2 |
Azam  |
1–2 |  Ferroviário da Beira |
1–0 | 0–2 |
St Michel United  |
3–3 (7–6 p) |  ASSM Elgeco Plus |
2–1 | 1–2 |
How Mine  |
6–1 |  Chuoni |
4–0 | 2–1 |
| AS Kondzo |
3–3 (a) |  Young Sports Academy |
2–0 | 1–3 |
ASN Nigelec  |
3–4 |  CS Constantine |
2–0 | 1–4 |
Red Lions  |
w/o |  Estrela de Cantanhez |
— | — |
Al-Ahli Tripoli  |
1–2 |  Club Olympique de Bamako |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Ahli Atbara  |
1–1 (a) |  MK Etanchéité |
1–1 | 0–0 |
African Stars  |
2–3 |  Petro de Luanda |
2–0 | 0–3 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs |
1–0 |  ASC Diaraf |
1–0 | 0–0 |
AS Douanes Lomé  |
3–1 |  CI Kamsar |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| CS Don Bosco |
3–1 |  Victoria University |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Union Douala |
4–2 |  ASLAD |
3–0 | 1–2 |
CF Mounana  |
3–4 | Desportivo da Huíla |
3–1 | 0–3 |
Note: The first leg was played outside of South Sudan due to security concerns.[6]
CARA Brazzaville won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AFC Leopards won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
SuperSport United won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Gamtel won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Medeama won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Ferroviário da Beira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
3–3 on aggregate. St Michel United won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.
How Mine won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
3–3 on aggregate. AS Kondzo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
| CS Constantine |
4–1 | ASN Nigelec |
|---|---|---|
Issoufou  36' (o.g.)Henaini 44'Sameur 54'Bezzaz 90+7' (pen.) |
Report | Talatou 90+4' |
CS Constantine won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Red Lions advanced to the first round after Estrela de Cantanhez withdrew.[7]
Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.[8]
Club Olympique de Bamako won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
1–1 on aggregate. MK Etanchéité won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
Petro de Luanda won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Ebusua Dwarfs won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AS Douanes Lomé won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
CS Don Bosco won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Union Douala won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Desportivo da Huíla won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 21 winners of the preliminary round, and the 11 teams that received byes to this round.[9]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARA Brazzaville |
1–3 |  Étoile du Sahel |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| SuperSport United |
4–2 | AFC Leopards |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| AS Kigali |
1–1 (5–4 p) | Al-Ahly Shendi |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Gamtel |
0–6 | Difaâ El Jadidi |
0–2 | 0–4 |
| Medeama |
4–2 | MAS Fez |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Ferroviário da Beira |
0–1 |  ZESCO United |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| How Mine |
6–4 | St Michel United |
5–1 | 1–3 |
| AS Kondzo |
0–2 |  Bayelsa United |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Red Lions |
0–3 | CS Constantine |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Club Olympique de Bamako |
1–3 |  ASEC Mimosas |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| MK Etanchéité |
0–0 (3–4 p) |  Ismaily |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs |
2–4 | Petro de Luanda |
2–0 | 0–4 |
| AS Douanes Lomé |
1–3 | Wadi Degla |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Don Bosco |
2–2 (a) | Djoliba |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Union Douala |
3–4 | Warri Wolves |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| Desportivo da Huíla |
0–3 | CA Bizertin |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
SuperSport United won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
1–1 on aggregate. AS Kigali won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Medeama won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
ZESCO United won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| How Mine |
5–1 | St Michel United |
|---|---|---|
| Musharu 20', 90' Masuku 60'Sithole 73'Mupera 84' (pen.) |
Report | Fenosoa 36' (pen.) |
How Mine won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Bayelsa United won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
ASEC Mimosas won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
0–0 on aggregate. Ismaily won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.
Petro de Luanda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Wadi Degla won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
Warri Wolves won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
CA Bizertin won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.[10]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel |
5–1 | SuperSport United |
1–0 | 4–1 |
| AS Kigali |
1–3 | Difaâ El Jadidi |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Medeama |
2–1 | ZESCO United |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| How Mine |
2–3 | Bayelsa United |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Constantine |
1–6 | ASEC Mimosas |
1–0 | 0–6 |
| Ismaily |
0–1 | Petro de Luanda |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Wadi Degla |
2–2 (2–3 p) | Djoliba |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Warri Wolves |
1–2 | CA Bizertin |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| SuperSport United |
1–4 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Manyama 45' (pen.) |
Report | Dramé 36', 63' Mouihbi 74'Troudi 90+1' |
Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Medeama won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Bayelsa United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
ASEC Mimosas won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Petro de Luanda won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the play-off round.
CA Bizertin won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off 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.[11]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 1 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12] 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.[1] Four ties contained a seeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot A) and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot B), and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot C) and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot D).[13] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.
The following 16 teams were entered into the draw:
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
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The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly |
2–2 (a) | Difaâ El Jadidi |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| AS Real Bamako |
2–1 | Djoliba |
2–1 | 0–0 |
| AC Léopards |
2–2 (5–4 p) | Medeama |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs |
1–3 | ASEC Mimosas |
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Coton Sport |
4–3 | Petro de Luanda |
2–1 | 2–2 |
| Horoya |
0–1 | Étoile du Sahel |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Séwé Sport |
3–0 | Bayelsa United |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Nkana |
1–1 (a) | CA Bizertin |
0–0 | 1–1 |
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.
AS Real Bamako won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage.
ASEC Mimosas won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Séwé Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
1–1 on aggregate. Nkana won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.
References
- 1 2 3 "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Fixtures of 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup". Cafonline.com. 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Fixtures of 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Cafonline.com. 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup 2014 – Preliminary Round". African Soccer Weebly.
- ↑ "When Sudan united for 90 minutes". A Football Report. 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Red Lions Advance In CAF Cup". Liberian Observer. 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "Coupes Africaines : Les clubs libyens joueront à Tunis" (in French). GlobalNet. 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup 2014 – First Round". African Soccer Weebly.
- ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup 2014 – Second Round". African Soccer Weebly.
- ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup 2014 – Play-off Round". African Soccer Weebly.
- ↑ "Results of draw of 2nd 1/8th round". Cafonline.com. 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014 playoff draw procedure explained". Confederation of African Football. 31 March 2014.
External links
- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014, CAFonline.com