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2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

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2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 19 March 2017
2016
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The 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 19 March 2017.[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

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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 55 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
(9 teams)
Preliminary round
(46 teams)
Teams

Format

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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

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017

Bracket

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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 group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Algeria USM Alger Bye
4  
Algeria USM Alger 2 0 2
Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 1 1
3 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 3 0 3
2 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali AS Real Bamako 0 0 0
4 Nigeria Rivers United 0 4 4
Nigeria Rivers United 3 0 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 4 4
3 Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema 0 1 1
2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 4 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 2 5
Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 1 1
3 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 3 1 4
2 Niger AS FAN 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Bye
4  
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 1 4
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
3 Senegal US Gorée 0 1 1
2 Guinea Horoya 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Wa All Stars 1 0 1
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 2 5
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 3 (a)
Morocco FUS Rabat 0 3 3 (a)
3 Sierra Leone Johansen 1 0 1
2 Morocco FUS Rabat 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
4  
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
Uganda KCCA 1 1 2
3 Uganda KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
2 Angola 1º de Agosto 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Wydad AC Bye
4  
Morocco Wydad AC 1 0 1 (5 p)
Gabon CF Mounana 0 1 1 (4 p)
3 Gabon CF Mounana 2 1 3
2 Burundi Vital'O 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Ngaya Club 1 1 2
4 Tanzania Young Africans 5 1 6
Tanzania Young Africans 1 0 1 (a)
Zambia Zanaco 1 0 1 (a)
3 Zambia Zanaco 0 1 1
2 Rwanda APR 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zanzibar Zimamoto 2 1 3
4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 1 3 4
Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 (4 p)
Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 0 2 2 (1 p)
3 Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 1 0 1 (7 p)
2 Mali Stade Malien 0 1 1 (6 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Zamalek Bye
4  
Egypt Zamalek 4 1 5
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 2 3
3 Algeria JS Saoura 1 0 1 (a)
2 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
4 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 0 0 0
The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 2 3
3 Eswatini Royal Leopards 0 1 1
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Cameroon Coton Sport 2 5 7
4 South Sudan Atlabara 0 2 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 1 1 2
Madagascar CNaPS Sport 0 1 1
3 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2 2 4 (a)
2 Botswana Township Rollers 1 3 4 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Al-Ahly Bye
4  
Egypt Al-Ahly 1 0 1
South Africa Bidvest Wits 0 0 0
3 Réunion Saint-Louisienne 2 1 3
2 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1 (a)
Zimbabwe CAPS United 1 0 1 (a)
3 Lesotho Lioli 0 1 1
2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 1 1 2 (a)
4 Cameroon UMS de Loum 0 2 2 (a)
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 0 0 0
Ethiopia Saint George 1 2 3
3 Seychelles Côte d'Or 0 0 0
2 Ethiopia Saint George 2 3 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Hilal Bye
4  
Sudan Al-Hilal 3 2 5
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 2 2
3 Kenya Tusker 1 1 2
2 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 2 3

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 3–1 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1–5 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako Mali 0–4 Nigeria Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 4–3 Niger AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée Senegal 1–2 Guinea Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen Sierra Leone 1–4 Morocco FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars Ghana 1–5 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA Uganda 2–2 (a) Angola 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana Gabon 3–0 Burundi Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco Zambia 1–0 Rwanda APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club Comoros 2–6 Tanzania Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers Liberia 1–1 (7–6 p) Mali Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 3–4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura Algeria 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards Eswatini 1–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–0 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport Madagascar 4–4 (a) Botswana Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport Cameroon 7–2 South Sudan Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne Réunion 3–4 South Africa Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or Seychelles 0–5 Ethiopia Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 2–2 (a) Cameroon UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker Kenya 2–3 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso3–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
  • Jeremiah 23', 64'
  • Sylla 84'
Report

Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea0–1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–1Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema
Report

Al-Merrikh won 5–1 on aggregate.


AS Real Bamako Mali0–0Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Rivers United Nigeria4–0Mali AS Real Bamako
Report

Rivers United won 4–0 on aggregate.


AS Tanda Ivory Coast3–0Niger AS FAN
Report
AS FAN Niger3–1Ivory Coast AS Tanda
Report

AS Tanda won 4–3 on aggregate.


US Gorée Senegal0–0Guinea Horoya
Report
Horoya Guinea2–1Senegal US Gorée
Report N'Diaye 39'

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.


Johansen Sierra Leone1–1Morocco FUS Rabat
Report
FUS Rabat Morocco3–0Sierra Leone Johansen
Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

FUS Rabat won 4–1 on aggregate.


Wa All Stars Ghana1–3Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Report
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Ghana Wa All Stars
Report

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.


KCCA Uganda1–0Angola 1º de Agosto
Report
1º de Agosto Angola2–1Uganda KCCA
Report

2–2 on aggregate. KCCA won on away goals.


CF Mounana Gabon2–0Burundi Vital'O
Report
Vital'O Burundi0–1Gabon CF Mounana
Report

CF Mounana won 3–0 on aggregate.


Zanaco Zambia0–0Rwanda APR
Report
APR Rwanda0–1Zambia Zanaco
Report

Zanaco won 1–0 on aggregate


Ngaya Club Comoros1–5Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Young Africans Tanzania1–1Comoros Ngaya Club
Report

Young Africans won 6–2 on aggregate.


1–1 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers won 7–6 on penalties.


Zimamoto Zanzibar2–1Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
Report
Ferroviário Beira Mozambique3–1Zanzibar Zimamoto
Report

Ferroviário Beira won 4–3 on aggregate.


JS Saoura Algeria1–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report
Enugu Rangers Nigeria0–0Algeria JS Saoura
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.


Royal Leopards Eswatini0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
Report

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate.


Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
Report

Gambia Ports Authority won 1–0 on aggregate.


4–4 on aggregate. CNaPS Sport won on away goals.


Coton Sport Cameroon2–0South Sudan Atlabara
Report
Atlabara South Sudan2–5Cameroon Coton Sport
Report

Coton Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.


Saint-Louisienne Réunion2–1South Africa Bidvest Wits
Report
Bidvest Wits South Africa3–1Réunion Saint-Louisienne
Report

Bidvets Wits won 4–3 on aggregate.


Lioli Lesotho0–0Zimbabwe CAPS United
Report
CAPS United Zimbabwe2–1Lesotho Lioli
Report

CAPS United won 2–1 on aggregate.


Côte d'Or Seychelles0–2Ethiopia Saint George
Report

Saint George won 5–0 on aggregate.


UMS de Loum Cameroon2–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Report

2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on away goals.


Tusker Kenya1–1Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
Report
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius2–1Kenya Tusker
Report

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

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The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger Algeria 2–1 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 2–0 0–1
Rivers United Nigeria 3–4 Sudan Al-Merrikh 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 5–1 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 3–0 2–1
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 4–3 Guinea Horoya 3–1 1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya 3–3 (a) Morocco FUS Rabat 2–0 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 3–2 Uganda KCCA 2–1 1–1
Wydad AC Morocco 1–1 (5–4 p) Gabon CF Mounana 1–0 0–1
Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 (a) Zambia Zanaco 1–1 0–0
Ferroviário Beira Mozambique 2–2 (4–1 p) Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 0–2
Zamalek Egypt 5–3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 4–1 1–2
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–1 0–2
Coton Sport Cameroon 2–1 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 1–0 1–1
Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–1 (a) Zimbabwe CAPS United 1–1 0–0
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 0–3 Ethiopia Saint George 0–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Sudan 5–2 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 3–0 2–2
USM Alger Algeria2–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.


Rivers United Nigeria3–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–0Nigeria Rivers United
Report

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.


AS Tanda Ivory Coast1–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.


Espérance de Tunis Tunisia3–1Guinea Horoya
Report
Horoya Guinea2–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report

Espérance de Tunis won 4–3 on aggregate.


Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Morocco FUS Rabat
Report
FUS Rabat Morocco3–1Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Report

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals.


KCCA Uganda1–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.


Wydad AC Morocco1–0Gabon CF Mounana
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad AC won 5–4 on penalties.


Young Africans Tanzania1–1Zambia Zanaco
Report
Zanaco Zambia0–0Tanzania Young Africans
Report

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


2–2 on aggregate. Ferroviário Beira won 4–1 on penalties.


Zamalek Egypt4–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–1Egypt Zamalek
Report

Zamalek won 5–3 on aggregate.


Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report

AS Vita Club won 3–1 on aggregate.


Coton Sport Cameroon1–0Madagascar CNaPS Sport
Report

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al Ahly Egypt1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Bidvest Wits South Africa0–0Egypt Al Ahly
Report

Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.


TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Zimbabwe CAPS United
Report
CAPS United Zimbabwe0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report

1–1 on aggregate. CAPS United won on away goals.


Saint George Ethiopia2–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Report

Saint George won 3–0 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Sudan3–0Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
Report
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius2–2Sudan Al-Hilal
Report

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ The Saint George v Côte d'Or match was interrupted after 60 minutes due to heavy rain, and was completed the next day.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Total CAF Champions League draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "Africa: CAF Champions League - St. George Defeat Cote D'Or 5-0 On Aggregate". AllAfrica. 20 February 2017.
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