2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
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]
| Dates | 27 November – 23 December 2018 |
|---|---|
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) |
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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 |
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 | First round | |||||||||||
 Wydad Casablanca |
Bye | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad Casablanca |
2 | 1 | 3 (a) | |||||||||
 ASC Diaraf |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| ASC Diaraf |
1 | 0 | 1 (4 p) | |||||||||
 US Koroki |
0 | 1 | 1 (2 p) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 JS Saoura |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SC Gagnoa |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| JS Saoura |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ittihad Tanger |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ittihad Tanger |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 Elect-Sport |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 Le Messager Ngozi |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ismaily |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Ismaily |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 Coton Sport |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 ASF Bobo Dioulasso |
3 | 1 | 4 (3 p) | |||||||||
| Coton Sport |
1 | 3 | 4 (5 p) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 TP Mazembe |
Bye | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 ZESCO United |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 AS SONIDEP |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| ZESCO United |
2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 Orlando Pirates |
5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Light Stars |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Orlando Pirates |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 African Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 Volcan Club |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| African Stars |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 FC Nouadhibou |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Ahly Benghazi |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Al-Ahly Benghazi |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 Leones Vegetarianos |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 Gor Mahia |
1 | 0 | 1 (4 p) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Big Bullets |
0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | |||||||||
| Gor Mahia |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
 Lobi Stars |
1 | 2 | 3 (a) | |||||||||
| UMS de Loum |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lobi Stars |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 UD Songo |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkana |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Nkana |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 Simba |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Simba |
4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
 Mbabane Swallows |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round
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| Al-Ahly |
Bye | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
 Jimma Aba Jifar |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 ASAS Djibouti Télécom |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Jimma Aba Jifar |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
| CS Constantine |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GAMTEL |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| CS Constantine |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 Vipers |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 Al-Merrikh |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Vipers |
1 | 1 | 2 (a) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 Stade Centrafricaine |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stade Malien |
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Stade Malien |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 AS Mangasport |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
| AS Vita Club |
Bye | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Vita Club |
4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 Bantu |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Township Rollers |
1 | 1 | 2 (2 p) | |||||||||
| Bantu |
1 | 1 | 2 (4 p) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 APR |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Club Africain |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Club Africain |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Al-Hilal |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Al-Hilal |
4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
 JKU |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
| Al-Nasr |
5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Hilal Wau |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Al-Nasr |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
 Horoya |
0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Horoya |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Barrack Young Controllers |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | |||||||||||
 1º de Agosto |
4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AS Otohô |
2 | 2 | 4 (a) | |||||||||
| AS Otohô |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 FC Platinum |
1 | 0 | 1 (a) | |||||||||
 CNaPS Sport |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FC Platinum |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
| ASC Diaraf | 1–0 | US Koroki |
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Report |
| US Koroki | 1–0 | ASC Diaraf |
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| Penalties | ||
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2–4 | |
1–1 on aggregate. ASC Diaraf won 4–2 on penalties.
| JS Saoura | 2–0 | SC Gagnoa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| SC Gagnoa | 0–0 | JS Saoura |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
JS Saoura won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Ittihad Tanger | 1–0 | Elect-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Elect-Sport | 0–0 | Ittihad Tanger |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ittihad Tanger won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Le Messager Ngozi | 0–1 | Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Ismaily | 2–1 | Le Messager Ngozi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Ismaily won 3–1 on aggregate.
| ASF Bobo Dioulasso | 3–1 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Coton Sport | 3–1 | ASF Bobo Dioulasso |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 |
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4–4 on aggregate. Coton Sport won 5–3 on penalties.
| AS SONIDEP | 1–2 | ZESCO United |
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Report |
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| ZESCO United | 3–0 | AS SONIDEP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
ZESCO United won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Orlando Pirates | 5–1 | Light Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Light Stars | 1–3 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Orlando Pirates won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Volcan Club | 0–0 | African Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| African Stars | 2–1 | Volcan Club |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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African Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.
| FC Nouadhibou | 2–1 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
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| Report |
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| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2–0 | FC Nouadhibou |
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Report |
Al-Ahly Benghazi won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Leones Vegetarianos | 0–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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| Report |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 5–1 | Leones Vegetarianos |
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| Report |
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Mamelodi Sundowns won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Gor Mahia | 1–0 | Nyasa Big Bullets |
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Report |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | 1–0 | Gor Mahia |
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Report | |
| Penalties | ||
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3–4 | |
1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won 4–3 on penalties.
| UMS de Loum | 1–0 | Lobi Stars |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Lobi Stars | 2–0 | UMS de Loum |
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Report |
Lobi Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Nkana | 1–0 | UD Songo |
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Report |
Nkana won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Simba | 4–1 | Mbabane Swallows |
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| Report |
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| Mbabane Swallows | 0–4 | Simba |
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| Report |
Simba won 8–1 on aggregate.
| ASAS Djibouti Télécom | 1–3 | Jimma Aba Jifar |
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Report |
| Jimma Aba Jifar | 2–2 | ASAS Djibouti Télécom |
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| Report |
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Jimma Aba Jifar won 5–3 on aggregate.
| CS Constantine | 0–0 | GAMTEL |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| GAMTEL | 0–1 | CS Constantine |
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| Report |
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CS Constantine won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Merrikh | 2–1 | Vipers |
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| Report |
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| Vipers | 1–0 | Al-Merrikh |
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Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Vipers won on away goals.
| Stade Centrafricaine | 0–1 | Stade Malien |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Stade Malien | 4–0 | Stade Centrafricaine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Stade Malien won 5–0 on aggregate.
| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | AS Mangasport |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| AS Mangasport | 0–0 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Bantu | 1–1 | Township Rollers |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Bantu won 4–2 on penalties.
| APR | 0–0 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Club Africain | 3–1 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Club Africain won 3–1 on aggregate.
| JKU | 0–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Nasr | 5–1 | Al-Hilal Wau |
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|
Report |
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| Al-Hilal Wau | 2–4 | Al-Nasr |
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Report |
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Al-Nasr won 9–3 on aggregate.
| Horoya | 1–0 | Barrack Young Controllers |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Barrack Young Controllers | 0–1 | Horoya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Horoya won 2–0 on aggregate.
| 1º de Agosto | 4–2 | AS Otohô |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| AS Otohô | 2–0 | 1º de Agosto |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
4–4 on aggregate. AS Otohô won on away goals.
| CNaPS Sport | 1–1 | FC Platinum |
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Report |
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| FC Platinum | 1–0 | CNaPS Sport |
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Report |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad Casablanca |
3–3 (a) | ASC Diaraf |
2–0 | 1–3 |
| JS Saoura |
2–1 | Ittihad Tanger |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Ismaily |
3–2 | Coton Sport |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| TP Mazembe |
2–1 | ZESCO United |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Orlando Pirates |
1–0 | African Stars |
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi |
0–4 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Gor Mahia |
3–3 (a) | Lobi Stars |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Nkana |
3–4 | Simba |
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Al-Ahly |
2–1 | Jimma Aba Jifar |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| CS Constantine |
3–0 | Vipers |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Stade Malien |
0–2 | ASEC Mimosas |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| AS Vita Club |
5–2 | Bantu |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Club Africain |
3–2 | Al-Hilal |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Nasr |
5–6 | Horoya |
3–0 | 2–6 |
| AS Otohô |
1–1 (a) | FC Platinum |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 2–0 | ASC Diaraf |
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| Report |
| ASC Diaraf | 3–1 | Wydad Casablanca |
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Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won on away goals.
| JS Saoura | 2–0 | Ittihad Tanger |
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Report |
| Ittihad Tanger | 1–0 | JS Saoura |
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Report |
JS Saoura won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Ismaily | 2–0 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Coton Sport | 2–1 | Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Ismaily won 3–2 on aggregate.
| TP Mazembe | 1–0 | ZESCO United |
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Report |
| ZESCO United | 1–1 | TP Mazembe |
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|
Report |
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TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Orlando Pirates | 0–0 | African Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| African Stars | 0–1 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Orlando Pirates won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 0–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 4–0 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Gor Mahia | 3–1 | Lobi Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Lobi Stars | 2–0 | Gor Mahia |
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Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Lobi Stars won on away goals.
| Nkana | 2–1 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Simba won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Jimma Aba Jifar | 1–0 | Al-Ahly |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate.
| CS Constantine | 1–0 | Vipers |
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Report |
| Vipers | 0–2 | CS Constantine |
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| Report |
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CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Stade Malien | 0–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
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| Report |
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| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | Stade Malien |
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Report |
ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.
| AS Vita Club | 4–1 | Bantu |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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AS Vita Club won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Club Africain | 3–1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Al-Hilal | 1–0 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.
Horoya won 6–5 on aggregate.
| AS Otohô | 1–1 | FC Platinum |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| FC Platinum | 0–0 | AS Otohô |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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.
- Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
References
- "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
- "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.
- "Fixtures of the 23rd Edition of Total CAF Champions League" (PDF). CAF.
External links
- Total CAF Champions League 2018/2019, CAFonline.com