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| Dates | 27 November 2018 – 20 January 2019 |
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The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2018 to 20 January 2019.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.[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 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) |
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| Teams |
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Format
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 |
| Play-off round | 11–14 January 2019 | 18–20 January 2019 |
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2018.[5]
As there were 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, but only 15 losers of the Champions League first round for this season, the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking (in bold italics) advanced directly to the group stage.[6] The remaining 15 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 15 losers of the Champions League first round.
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Étoile du Sahel
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Stade d'Abidjan
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Nouakchott King's
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Stade d'Abidjan
| 2 | 0 | 2 (a) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Al-Ahly Shendi
| 1 | 0 | 1 (1 p) | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS Nyuki
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | |||||||||
| AS Nyuki
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Petro de Luanda
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Petro de Luanda
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Orapa United
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Zamalek
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Zamalek
| 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
 AS CotonTchad
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | AS CotonTchad
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Gomido
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Hassania Agadir
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS GNN
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hassania Agadir
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Génération Foot
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Génération Foot
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Djoliba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  USM Bel Abbès
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  LISCR
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| USM Bel Abbès
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Enugu Rangers
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Enugu Rangers
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Defence Force
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Masry
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Masry
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Salitas
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Salitas
| 2 | 1 | 3 (a) | |||||||||
| 2 |  Wakriya
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  KCCA
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| KCCA
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Mtibwa Sugar
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Mtibwa Sugar
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Northern Dynamo
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | DC Motema Pembe
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Anges de Fatima
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| DC Motema Pembe
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FC San Pédro
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | FC San Pédro
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Armed Forces
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raja Casablanca
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Cercle Mbéri Sportif
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cercle Mbéri Sportif
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4 p) | |||||||||
| 2 |  Silver Strikers
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Kaizer Chiefs
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Zimamoto
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kaizer Chiefs
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
 ASSM Elgeco Plus
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ASSM Elgeco Plus
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Deportivo Unidad
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | RS Berkane
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Al-Ittihad
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Miracle Club
| 0 | — | ||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ittihad
| 8 | — | w/o | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Ahli Tripoli
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli Tripoli
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
 New Star
| 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||
| 3 | New Star
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Vital'O
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Kariobangi Sharks
| 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Arta/Solar7
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Kariobangi Sharks
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Asante Kotoko
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Asante Kotoko
| — | — | w/o | |||||||||
| 2 | Eding Sport
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | El-Hilal El-Obeid
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| El-Hilal El-Obeid
| 0 | 0 | 0 (4 p) | ||||||||||
 Mukura Victory Sports
| 0 | 0 | 0 (5 p) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Free State Stars
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Mukura Victory Sports
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Green Eagles
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Young Buffaloes
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Green Eagles
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| NA Hussein Dey
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Diables Noirs
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CS Sfaxien
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| CS Sfaxien
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Green Buffaloes
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Green Buffaloes
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Al-Merreikh Juba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.