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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]

2015 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates13 February – 3 May 2015
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Draw edit

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

Format edit

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 edit

The schedule of each round was as follows.[3]

Round First leg Second leg
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 edit

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
  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 — — —
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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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 edit

The preliminary round included the 50 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mbabane Swallows   1–2   ZESCO United 1–1 0–1
Séwé Sport   2–3   AS Kaloum 1–2 1–1
USM Alger   4–3   Foullah Edifice 3–0 1–3
AS Pikine   1–0   Étoile Filante 1–0 0–0
Al-Hilal   2–1   KMKM 2–0 0–1
Fomboni Club   2–3   Big Bullets 0–1 2–2
Recreativo do Libolo   3–3 (a)   SM Sanga Balende 3–1 0–2
Kampala City Council   1–3   Cosmos de Bafia 1–0 0–3
Azam   2–3   Al-Merrikh 2–0 0–3
LLB Académic   0–1   Kabuscorp 0–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema   1–2   AC Semassi 1–1 0–1
MC El Eulma   2–2 (a)   Saint George 1–0 1–2
East End Lions   w/o   Asante Kotoko — —
Enyimba   4–0   Buffles du Borgou 3–0 1–0
Al-Ahli Tripoli   1–1 (3–5 p)   Smouha 1–0 0–1
Gor Mahia   3–3 (a)   CNaPS Sport 1–0 2–3
Liga Muçulmana   1–2   APR 0–0 1–2
Club Olympique de Bamako   2–3   Moghreb Tétouan 2–0 0–3
Al-Malakia   0–5   Kano Pillars 0–2 0–3
Real Banjul   2–1   Barrack Young Controllers 1–1 1–0
Kaizer Chiefs   3–1   Township Rollers 2–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca   6–2   Diables Noirs 4–0 2–2
St Michel United   1–4   Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 0–3
AS Mangasport   1–0   Bantu 1–0 0–0
Stade Malien   1–1 (a)   AS GNN 0–0 1–1
Mbabane Swallows  1–1  ZESCO United
Badenhorst   89' Report Zulu   44'

ZESCO United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Séwé Sport  1–2  AS Kaloum
Pathinvo   68' Report Ballo   18'
Konté   74'

Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
AS Kaloum won 3–2 on aggregate.

USM Alger  3–0  Foullah Edifice
Chafaï   4'
Belaïli   56' (pen.)
Carolus   90'		 Report
Referee: Wahid Tamuni (Libya)

USM Alger won 4–3 on aggregate.

AS Pikine won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal  2–0  KMKM
Hamid   27'
Kébé   49'		 Report
KMKM  1–0  Al-Hilal
Mwalim   69' Report
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

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  3–0  Azam
Al-Madina   12'
Abdalla   86'
Wanga   89'		 Report

Al-Merrikh won 3–2 on aggregate.

Kabuscorp won 1–0 on aggregate.

AC Semassi  1–0  Sony Elá Nguema
Fousseni   88' Report
Attendance: 10,000

AC Semassi won 2–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. MC El Eulma won on away goals.

East End Lions  Cancelled  Asante Kotoko
Report
Asante Kotoko  Cancelled  East End Lions
Report

Asante Kotoko won on walkover after East End Lions withdrew.[5]

Enyimba won 4–0 on aggregate.

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.

Al-Malakia  0–2  Kano Pillars
Report Gambo   49'
Obiazor   63'
Kano Pillars  3–0  Al-Malakia
Gambo   38', 90+2'
Hassan   89'		 Report
Referee: Kossi Azaleko (Togo)

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 Malian 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.

AS GNN  1–1  Stade Malien
Talatou   63' (pen.) Report Bangoura   82'

1–1 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.

First round edit

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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
Bouchema   12'
Beldjilali   22'
Meftah   53' (pen.), 81'
Belaïli   70'		 Report Niang   10'
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
AS Pikine  1–1  USM Alger
Sow   26' Report Koudri   79'

USM Alger won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal  4–0  Big Bullets
Careca   9', 48'
Kébé   12'
Hamid   84'		 Report

Al-Hilal won 5–1 on aggregate.

SM Sanga Balende won 2–0 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis won 4–1 on aggregate.

Al-Merrikh  2–0  Kabuscorp
Abdalla   16'
Coffie   49'		 Report

Al-Merrikh won 3–2 on aggregate.

AC Semassi  0–5  CS Sfaxien
Report Egbuna   9' (o.g.)
Moncer   19'
Khenissi   77'
Hkimi   86'
Maâloul   89'

CS Sfaxien won 6–0 on aggregate.

MC El Eulma won 2–1 on aggregate.

Smouha  2–0  Enyimba
El-Agazy   85' (pen.)
Kouao   90'		 Report

Smouha won 2–1 on aggregate.

AC Léopards won 2–0 on aggregate.

APR  0–2  Al-Ahly
Report Moteab   66'
Soliman   83'

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 edit

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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.

1–1 on aggregate. MC El Eulma won on penalties.

Smouha won 2–1 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Moghreb Tétouan won on penalties.

Raja Casablanca  2–2  ES Sétif
Salhi   48'
Karrouchy   74' (pen.)		 Report Benyettou   45+2', 65'

4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on penalties.

Stade Malien  2–2  TP Mazembe
Koné   75', 77' Report Traoré   26'
Adjei   51'

TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Draws made for 2015 Orange Champions League, Confederations Cup". CAF. 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "19th Edition of CAF Champions League CL 2015" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "CAF Clubs Competitions across Africa, Hearts in Action whilst Kotoko gets a walkover". SpyGhana. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: BYC vs Real de Banjul return leg in Bamako off". Real de Banjul Football Club. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: Real de Banjul's decision on BYC away match". Real de Banjul Football Club. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Real to play Champions League return leg with BYC in Banjul". Real de Banjul Football Club. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015.
  9. ^ "CAF shifts Kano Pillars game by one week". News24 Nigeria. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

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