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.
Draw The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 22 December 2014 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. 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 roundEntrants to preliminary round Al-Ahly Espérance de Tunis TP Mazembe CS Sfaxien ES Sétif Coton Sport AC Léopards Al-Hilal Séwé Sport Stade Malien Enyimba Al-Merrikh Recreativo do Libolo Saint George Raja Casablanca Smouha SM Sanga Balende Moghreb Tétouan Kano Pillars USM Alger MC El Eulma Club Olympique de Bamako Cosmos de Bafia Diables Noirs Mamelodi Sundowns Kaizer Chiefs Kabuscorp Asante Kotoko Al-Ahli Tripoli ZESCO United AS GNN Buffles du Borgou Township Rollers Étoile Filante LLB Académic Foullah Edifice Fomboni Club Sony Elá Nguema AS Mangasport Real Banjul AS Kaloum Gor Mahia Bantu Barrack Young Controllers CNaPS Sport Big Bullets Liga Muçulmana APR AS Pikine St Michel United East End Lions Al-Malakia Mbabane Swallows Azam AC Semassi Kampala City Council KMKM
Format 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).
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundFirst legSecond legPreliminary round13–15 February 201527 February–1 March 2015First round13–15 March 20153–5 April 2015Second round17–19 April 20151–3 May 2015
Bracket 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.
Preliminary round The preliminary round included the 50 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
ZESCO United won 2–1 on aggregate.
AS Kaloum won 3–2 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 4–3 on aggregate.
AS Pikine won 1–0 on aggregate.
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 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kabuscorp won 1–0 on aggregate.
AC Semassi won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. MC El Eulma won on away goals.
Asante Kotoko won on walkover after East End Lions withdrew.
Enyimba won 4–0 on aggregate.
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.
Kano Pillars won 5–0 on aggregate.
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.
1–1 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.
First round The first round included 32 teams: the 25 winners of the preliminary round, and the 7 teams that received byes to this round.
2–2 on aggregate. AS Kaloum won on penalties.
USM Alger won 6–2 on aggregate.
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 won 3–2 on aggregate.
CS Sfaxien won 6–0 on aggregate.
MC El Eulma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Smouha won 2–1 on aggregate.
AC Léopards won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.
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 The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.
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.
4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on penalties.
TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.
References
External links Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com