2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds Dates 27 November – 23 December 2018
International football competition
The 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 27 November to 23 December 2018.[ 1] A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide 15 of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League .[ 2]
Draw The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 3 November 2018 in Rabat, Morocco, and was officially announced by the CAF on 9 November due to a special situation with the transitional calendar.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The entry round of the 56 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 (4 teams) Preliminary round (52 teams) Teams TP Mazembe (66 pts) Al-Ahly[ note 1] (62 pts) Wydad AC (51 pts) AS Vita Club[ note 2] (29 pts)
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 (matches scheduled in midweek in italics ).[ 1]
Round First leg Second leg Preliminary round 27–28 November 2018 4–5 December 2018 First round 14–16 December 2018 21–23 December 2018
Bracket The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2018.[ 5]
The 15 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage to join Espérance de Tunis , who received a bye to the group stage as the title holders, while the 15 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round .
Preliminary round The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
17:00 UTC±0
Referee: Bangaly Konaté (
Guinea )
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
15:00 UTC±0
Referee: Ousmane Sidibé (
Mali )
1–1 on aggregate. ASC Diaraf won 4–2 on penalties.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
17:45 UTC+1
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC±0
JS Saoura won 2–0 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
20:00 UTC+1
Referee: Mohamed Adel (
Egypt )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
15:00 UTC+1
Referee: Douglas Kouete Lemouchele (
Cameroon )
Ittihad Tanger won 1–0 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (
Sudan )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
17:00 UTC+2
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (
Libya )
Ismaily won 3–1 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
15:30 UTC±0
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
15:30 UTC+1
4–4 on aggregate. Coton Sport won 5–3 on penalties.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
16:30 UTC+1
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
15:00 UTC+2
Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (
Angola )
ZESCO United won 5–1 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
19:30 UTC+2
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC+4
Orlando Pirates won 8–2 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
15:00 UTC+3
Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (
Djibouti )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
19:00 UTC+2
African Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly Benghazi won 3–2 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
15:00 UTC+1
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
19:30 UTC+2
Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (
Zimbabwe )
Mamelodi Sundowns won 7–1 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
19:00 UTC+3
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (
Sudan )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
14:30 UTC+2
1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won 4–3 on penalties.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (
Chad )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC+1
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (
Togo )
Lobi Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
15:00 UTC+2
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
15:00 UTC+2
Nkana won 3–1 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (
Burundi )
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
15:30 UTC+2
Simba won 8–1 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
18:00 UTC+3
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (
Eritrea )
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
16:00 UTC+3
Jimma Aba Jifar won 5–3 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
17:00 UTC+1
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC±0
Independence Stadium, Bakau CS Constantine won 1–0 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
19:30 UTC+2
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (
Rwanda )
2–2 on aggregate. Vipers won on away goals.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
15:00 UTC+1
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (
Congo )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
17:00 UTC±0
Stade Malien won 5–0 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
16:00 UTC±0
Referee: Hassane Abdou (
Niger )
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Jean Pierre Tshiamala Kabangu (
DR Congo )
ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
19:30 UTC+2
Referee: Audrick Nkole (
Zambia )
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
18:00 UTC+2
2–2 on aggregate. Bantu won 4–2 on penalties.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
15:30 UTC+2
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
18:00 UTC+1
Club Africain won 3–1 on aggregate.
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
19:00 UTC+2
Al-Hilal 4–0 JKU Report
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
16:00 UTC+3
JKU 0–2 Al-Hilal Report
Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nasr won 9–3 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
17:00 UTC±0
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
16:00 UTC±0
Horoya won 2–0 on aggregate.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
16:00 UTC+1
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Pierre Atcho (
Gabon )
4–4 on aggregate. AS Otohô won on away goals.
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 )
14:30 UTC+3
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 )
15:00 UTC+2
FC Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.
First round The first round included 30 teams: the 4 teams that received byes to this round, and the 26 winners of the preliminary round.
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 )
19:00 UTC+1
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
17:00 UTC±0
3–3 on aggregate. Wydad AC won on away goals.
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 )
17:45 UTC+1
Referee: Boubou Traoré (
Mali )
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
16:00 UTC+1
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (
Guinea )
JS Saoura won 2–1 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
17:00 UTC+2
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Maudo Jallow (
Gambia )
Ismaily won 3–2 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
15:30 UTC+2
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (
Sudan )
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (
Rwanda )
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 )
18:00 UTC+2
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
16:00 UTC+2
Orlando Pirates won 1–0 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
17:00 UTC+2
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
15:00 UTC+2
Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–0 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
16:00 UTC+3
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
15:00 UTC+1
3–3 on aggregate. Lobi Stars won on away goals.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
15:00 UTC+2
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
16:00 UTC+3
Simba won 4–3 on aggregate.
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14 )
18:00 UTC+2
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (
Somalia )
Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate.
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14 )
19:00 UTC+1
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
16:00 UTC+3
CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate.
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 )
17:00 UTC±0
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
16:00 UTC±0
ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (
Angola )
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
16:00 UTC+2
AS Vita Club won 5–2 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
17:00 UTC+1
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
19:00 UTC+2
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (
Burundi )
Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14 )
18:00 UTC+2
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (
Mali )
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23 )
17:00 UTC±0
Horoya won 6–5 on aggregate.
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 )
15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (
Togo )
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 )
15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (
Djibouti )
1–1 on aggregate. FC Platinum won on away goals.
Notes ^ At the time of the qualifying round draw, the 2018 CAF Champions League Final had not been completed, and thus the identity of the Champions League runners-up which were given a bye to the first round was not known (the Champions League winners were given a bye to the group stage due to their participation in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup ). ^ AS Vita Club were given a bye to the first round due to their participation in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final . ^ a b c d Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
References ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF) . CAF. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF) . CAF. ^ "Interclubs season 2018-2019". CAF. 4 November 2018. ^ "Result of the drawing of lots of TOTAL CAF Champions League as well as TOTAL CAF Confederation Cup". CAF. 9 November 2018. ^ a b "Fixtures of the 23rd Edition of Total CAF Champions League" (PDF) . CAF.
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