2015 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 2015 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 13 February to 3 May 2015. A total of 57 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2015 CAF Champions League.[1]
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 22 December 2014 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2] 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 57 teams were entered into the draw:
Byes to first round | Entrants to preliminary round |
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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 (no extra time would be played).[1]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[3]
Round | First leg | Second leg |
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Preliminary round | 13–15 February 2015 | 27 February–1 March 2015 |
First round | 13–15 March 2015 | 3–5 April 2015 |
Second round | 17–19 April 2015 | 1–3 May 2015 |
Bracket
The eight winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the eight losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.[4]
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
USM Alger | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
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Foullah Edifice | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
USM Alger | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
AS Pikine | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
AS Pikine | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Étoile Filante | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
USM Alger | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
AS Kaloum | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mbabane Swallows | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
ZESCO United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
ZESCO United | 1 | 1 | 2(4) | |||||||||||||
AS Kaloum (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2(5) | |||||||||||||
Séwé Sport | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
AS Kaloum | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
Coton Sport | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
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Bye | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Coton Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
SM Sanga Balende | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Recreativo do Libolo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
SM Sanga Balende (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
SM Sanga Balende | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Al-Hilal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Al-Hilal | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
KMKM | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Al-Hilal | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Big Bullets | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fomboni Club | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Big Bullets | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
Azam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Al-Merrikh | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Al-Merrikh | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Kabuscorp | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
LLB Académic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kabuscorp | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Al-Merrikh (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kampala City Council | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cosmos de Bafia | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Cosmos de Bafia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Espérance de Tunis | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Espérance de Tunis | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
MC El Eulma (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Saint George | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
MC El Eulma | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Asante Kotoko | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
East End Lions | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Asante Kotoko (w/o) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
MC El Eulma (pen.) | 1 | 0 | 1(7) | |||||||||||||
CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1(6) | |||||||||||||
Sony Elá Nguema | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
AC Semassi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
AC Semassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
CS Sfaxien | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
CS Sfaxien | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
Gor Mahia (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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CNaPS Sport | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Gor Mahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
AC Léopards | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
AC Léopards | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
AC Léopards | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Smouha | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Enyimba | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Buffles du Borgou | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Enyimba | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Smouha | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Al-Ahli Tripoli | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | |||||||||||||
Smouha (pen.) | 0 | 1 | 1(5) |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
Club Olympique de Bamako | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Moghreb Tétouan | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Moghreb Tétouan | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Kano Pillars | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Al-Malakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kano Pillars | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Moghreb Tétouan (pen.) | 1 | 0 | 1(4) | |||||||||||||
Al-Ahly | 0 | 1 | 1(3) | |||||||||||||
Liga Muçulmana | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
APR | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
APR | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Al-Ahly | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Al-Ahly | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Township Rollers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kaizer Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Diables Noirs | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 2 | 2 | 4(1) | |||||||||||||
ES Sétif (pen.) | 2 | 2 | 4(4) | |||||||||||||
Real Banjul | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Barrack Young Controllers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Real Banjul | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
ES Sétif | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
ES Sétif | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — |
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||
AS Mangasport | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Bantu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
AS Mangasport | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stade Malien | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Stade Malien (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
AS GNN | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stade Malien | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
St Michel United | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Bye | — | — | — |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 50 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
ZESCO United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
AS Kaloum won 3–2 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 4–3 on aggregate.
AS Pikine won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Big Bullets won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. SM Sanga Balende won on away goals.
Cosmos de Bafia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Al-Merrikh won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kabuscorp won 1–0 on aggregate.
AC Semassi won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. MC El Eulma won on away goals.
Asante Kotoko won on walkover after East End Lions withdrew.[5]
Enyimba won 4–0 on aggregate.
Smouha | 1–0 | Al-Ahli Tripoli |
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Amin 52' (pen.) | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Farid Nabil Said Al Mounofi Amin |
5–3 | El-Anoudi H. El-Masry Sanad E. El-Masry |
Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.
1–1 on aggregate. Smouha won on penalties.
3–3 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.
APR won 2–1 on aggregate.
Moghreb Tétouan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kano Pillars won 5–0 on aggregate.
Note: The second leg was played outside of Liberia due to Ebola outbreak. The match was scheduled to take place in the Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako (Mali), on 1 March 2015 but the Mali Football Federation eventually did not allow Barrack Young Controllers to play there.[6][7] The match was moved to take place in the Gambia the following week.[8]
Real Banjul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Kaizer Chiefs won 3–1 on aggregate.
Raja Casablanca won 6–2 on aggregate.
Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–1 on aggregate.
AS Mangasport won 1–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.
First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 25 winners of the preliminary round, and the 7 teams that received byes to this round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ZESCO United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | AS Kaloum | 1–1 | 1–1 |
USM Alger | 6–2 | AS Pikine | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Al-Hilal | 5–1 | Big Bullets | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Coton Sport | 0–2 | SM Sanga Balende | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Cosmos de Bafia | 1–4 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Al-Merrikh | 3–2 | Kabuscorp | 2–0 | 1–2 |
AC Semassi | 0–6 | CS Sfaxien | 0–5 | 0–1 |
MC El Eulma | 2–1 | Asante Kotoko | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Enyimba | 1–2 | Smouha | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Gor Mahia | 0–2 | AC Léopards | 0–1 | 0–1 |
APR | 0–4 | Al-Ahly | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Moghreb Tétouan | 5–2 | Kano Pillars | 4–0 | 1–2 |
Real Banjul | 1–3 | ES Sétif | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 0–3 | Raja Casablanca | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–3 | TP Mazembe | 1–0 | 1–3 |
AS Mangasport | 2–5 | Stade Malien | 1–3 | 1–2 |
AS Kaloum | 1–1 | ZESCO United |
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Kassongo 77' (pen.) | Report | Zulu 41' |
Penalties | ||
Kassongo Diawara Thiam Camara Banh |
5–4 | Ching'andu Chaila Oluwafemi Zulu Mwanza |
Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
2–2 on aggregate. AS Kaloum won on penalties.
USM Alger | 5–1 | AS Pikine |
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Bouchema 12' Beldjilali 22' Meftah 53' (pen.), 81' Belaïli 70' |
Report | Niang 10' |
USM Alger won 6–2 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 5–1 on aggregate.
SM Sanga Balende won 2–0 on aggregate.
Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | Cosmos de Bafia |
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N'Djeng 32' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Chaalali 67' |
Report | Chaalali 28' (o.g.) |
Espérance de Tunis won 4–1 on aggregate.
Al-Merrikh won 3–2 on aggregate.
CS Sfaxien won 6–0 on aggregate.
MC El Eulma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Smouha won 2–1 on aggregate.
AC Léopards won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.
Note: The first leg was postponed by a week after five Kano Pillars players were wounded in a shooting on 5 March 2015.[9]
Moghreb Tétouan won 5–2 on aggregate.
ES Sétif won 3–1 on aggregate.
Raja Casablanca won 3–0 on aggregate.
TP Mazembe won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stade Malien won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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USM Alger | 3–2 | AS Kaloum | 2–1 | 1–1 |
SM Sanga Balende | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Merrikh | 2–2 (a) | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 1–2 |
MC El Eulma | 1–1 (7–6 p) | CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | 0–1 |
AC Léopards | 1–2 | Smouha | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Moghreb Tétouan | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Al-Ahly | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Raja Casablanca | 4–4 (1–4 p) | ES Sétif | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Stade Malien | 3–4 | TP Mazembe | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
USM Alger won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Merrikh won on away goals.
CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | MC El Eulma |
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Hannachi 46' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Maâloul Louati Meriah Khenissi Hannachi El Bahri Challouf |
6–7 | Hamiti Derrardja Belhadi Abbes Namane Maïza Mbingui |
1–1 on aggregate. MC El Eulma won on penalties.
Smouha won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly | 1–0 | Moghreb Tétouan |
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Said 42' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Zakaria Said Trezeguet Sobhi Ghaly |
3–4 | Iajour Hidalgo Rafik El Maimouni |
1–1 on aggregate. Moghreb Tétouan won on penalties.
ES Sétif | 2–2 | Raja Casablanca |
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Belameiri 7' Delhoum 47' |
Report | Hafidi 58' Karrouchy 90+3' |
Penalties | ||
Delhoum Benyettou Zerara Lamri |
4–1 | Guehi Hafidi Salhi |
4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on penalties.
TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Draws made for 2015 Orange Champions League, Confederations Cup". CAF. 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "19th Edition of CAF Champions League CL 2015" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ "CAF Clubs Competitions across Africa, Hearts in Action whilst Kotoko gets a walkover". SpyGhana. 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: BYC vs Real de Banjul return leg in Bamako off". Real de Banjul Football Club. 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Real de Banjul's decision on BYC away match". Real de Banjul Football Club. 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Real to play Champions League return leg with BYC in Banjul". Real de Banjul Football Club. 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "CAF shifts Kano Pillars game by one week". News24 Nigeria. 10 March 2015.
External links
- Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com