# 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 5 November 2019. A total of 69 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.

## Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The entry round of the 53 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 (11 teams) | Preliminary round (42 teams) |
| Teams | RS Berkane (28 pts) CS Sfaxien (21.5 pts) Al-Masry (12 pts) Hassania Agadir (10 pts) Zanaco (6 pts) Enugu Rangers (5 pts) Salitas (2.5 pts) Djoliba (2 pts) Bidvest Wits FC San Pédro CNaPS Sport | US Ben Guerdane Pyramids Paradou AC CR Belouizdad DC Motema Pembe AS Maniema Union TS Galaxy Buildcon Al-Ahly Shendi Al-Khartoum Niger Tornadoes Santoba CI Kamsar Azam KMC Bandari Étoile du Congo Proline Al-Ittihad Ashanti Gold AS Kigali Triangle United Young Buffaloes Fasil Kenema Jwaneng Galaxy Maranatha Stade Renard de Melong AS Pélican ESAE Rukinzo AS CotonTchad Arta/Solar7 Akonangui LISCR Masters Security ASC Snim Bolton City USGN Saint Louis Suns United Mogadishu City Amarat United Malindi |

## 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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 9–11 August 2019 | 23–25 August 2019 |
| First round | 13–15 September 2019 | 27–29 September 2019 |
| Play-off round | 27 October 2019 | 3 November 2019 |

## Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | ASC Snim | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | ESAE | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | ESAE | 5 | 2 | 7 | ESAE (p) | ESAE (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) |
| | | | | | Salitas | Salitas | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 3 | Salitas | | | Bye | Salitas | Salitas | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | USGN | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 2 | 3 | Al-Ittihad | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Hassania Agadir (a) | Hassania Agadir (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hassania Agadir | | | Bye | Hassania Agadir (a) | Hassania Agadir (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Maranatha | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | LISCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | LISCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maranatha | Maranatha | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Djoliba | Djoliba | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Djoliba | | | Bye | Djoliba | Djoliba | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | AS Pélican (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | |
| 4 | AS Maniema Union | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | | | | | |
| 4 | AS Maniema Union | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | AS Pélican | AS Pélican | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | Enugu Rangers | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | | | Bye | Enugu Rangers | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Paradou AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | CI Kamsar | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | CI Kamsar | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paradou AC | Paradou AC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | CS Sfaxien | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | CS Sfaxien | | | Bye | CS Sfaxien | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Bolton City | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 1 | 1 | 2 | Bolton City | Bolton City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Zanaco | Zanaco | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Zanaco | | | Bye | Zanaco | Zanaco | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Mogadishu City | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Malindi | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Malindi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malindi | Malindi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Al-Masry | Al-Masry | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Al-Masry | | | Bye | Al-Masry | Al-Masry | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Akonangui | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ashanti Gold | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ashanti Gold | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ashanti Gold | Ashanti Gold | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | RS Berkane | RS Berkane | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | RS Berkane | | | Bye | RS Berkane | RS Berkane | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santoba | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santoba | 2 | 3 | 5 | Santoba | Santoba | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | FC San Pédro | FC San Pédro | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | FC San Pédro | | | Bye | FC San Pédro | FC San Pédro | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | TS Galaxy | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis Suns United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis Suns United | 0 | 0 | 0 | TS Galaxy | TS Galaxy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | CNaPS Sport | CNaPS Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | CNaPS Sport | | | Bye | CNaPS Sport | CNaPS Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Buildcon | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Young Buffaloes | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Young Buffaloes | 1 | 1 | 2 | Young Buffaloes | Young Buffaloes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Bidvest Wits | Bidvest Wits | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Bidvest Wits | | | Bye | Bidvest Wits | Bidvest Wits | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Arta/Solar7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Khartoum | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Khartoum | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Khartoum | Al-Khartoum | 1 | 2 | 3 (1) |
| | | | | | DC Motema Pembe | DC Motema Pembe | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) |
| 3 | DC Motema Pembe | 2 | 2 | 4 | DC Motema Pembe | DC Motema Pembe | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) |
| 2 | Stade Renard de Melong | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | AS Kigali | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | KMC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | KMC | 0 | 1 | 1 | AS Kigali | AS Kigali | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Proline | Proline | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Proline | 3 | 0 | 3 | Proline | Proline | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Masters Security | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Bandari (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Ahly Shendi | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Ahly Shendi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bandari | Bandari | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | US Ben Guerdane | US Ben Guerdane | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | US Ben Guerdane | 5 | 0 | 5 | US Ben Guerdane | US Ben Guerdane | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Amarat United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Fasil Kenema | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Azam | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Azam | 0 | 3 | 3 | Azam | Azam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | Triangle United | Triangle United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Triangle United | 5 | 0 | 5 | Triangle United | Triangle United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Rukinzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 1 | Pyramids | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Étoile du Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Étoile du Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pyramids | Pyramids | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | CR Belouizdad | CR Belouizdad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | CR Belouizdad | 2 | 2 | 4 | CR Belouizdad | CR Belouizdad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | AS CotonTchad | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |

## Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ASC Snim | 0–7 | ESAE | 0–5 | 0–2 |
| USGN | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Maranatha | 3–0 | LISCR | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| AS Pélican | 2–2 (4–1 p) | AS Maniema Union | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Paradou AC | 3–1 | CI Kamsar | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Bolton City | 3–2 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Mogadishu City | 0–1 | Malindi | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Akonangui | 1–4 | Ashanti Gold | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 4–5 | Santoba | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| TS Galaxy | 2–0 | Saint Louis Suns United | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Buildcon | 1–2 | Young Buffaloes | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Arta/Solar7 | 1–4 | Al-Khartoum | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| DC Motema Pembe | 4–0 | Stade Renard de Melong | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| AS Kigali | 2–1 | KMC | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Proline | 3–0 | Masters Security | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Bandari | 1–1 (a) | Al-Ahly Shendi | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| US Ben Guerdane | 5–1 | Amarat United | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| Fasil Kenema | 2–3 | Azam | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Triangle United | 5–0 | Rukinzo | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Pyramids | 5–1 | Étoile du Congo | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| CR Belouizdad | 4–0 | AS CotonTchad | 2–0 | 2–0 |
ESAE won 7–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ittihad won 3–1 on aggregate.
Maranatha won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. AS Pélican won 4–1 on penalties.
Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bolton City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Malindi won 1–0 on aggregate.
Ashanti Gold won 4–1 on aggregate.
Santoba won 5–4 on aggregate.
TS Galaxy won 2–0 on aggregate.
Young Buffaloes won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Khartoum won 4–1 on aggregate.
DC Motema Pembe won 4–0 on aggregate.
AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate.
Proline won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Bandari won on away goals.
US Ben Guerdane won 5–1 on aggregate.
Azam won 3–2 on aggregate.
Triangle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
CR Belouizdad won 4–0 on aggregate.

## First round

The first round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 11 teams that received byes to this round, and the 21 winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ESAE | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Salitas | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 (a) | Hassania Agadir | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Maranatha | 2–3 | Djoliba | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| AS Pélican | 3–4 | Enugu Rangers | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Paradou AC | 3–1 | CS Sfaxien | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Bolton City | 1–5 | Zanaco | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Malindi | 2–7 | Al-Masry | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Ashanti Gold | 3–4 | RS Berkane | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Santoba | 0–3 | FC San Pédro | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| TS Galaxy | 4–1 | CNaPS Sport | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Young Buffaloes | 1–3 | Bidvest Wits | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Al-Khartoum | 3–3 (1–3 p) | DC Motema Pembe | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| AS Kigali | 2–3 | Proline | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Bandari | 3–2 | US Ben Guerdane | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Azam | 0–2 | Triangle United | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Pyramids | 2–1 | CR Belouizdad | 1–1 | 1–0 |
0–0 on aggregate. ESAE won 3–2 on penalties.
1–1 on aggregate. Hassania Agadir won on away goals.
Djoliba won 3–2 on aggregate.
Enugu Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
Zanaco won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won 7–2 on aggregate.
RS Berkane won 4–3 on aggregate.
FC San Pédro won 3–0 on aggregate.
TS Galaxy won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bidvest Wits won 3–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on penalties.
Proline won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bandari won 3–2 on aggregate.
Triangle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Pyramids won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Play-off round

The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
* Pot A contained the eight seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
* Pot B contained the six seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
* Pot C contained the eight unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
* Pot D contained the ten unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into eight ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into six ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last two ties.
| Pot | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
| Qualified from | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Champions League | Confederation Cup |
| Teams | Génération Foot Horoya (30 pts) Enyimba (16 pts) Gor Mahia (14 pts) KCCA (11 pts) Asante Kotoko (5 pts) UD Songo (4 pts) Young Africans (3 pts) | RS Berkane (28 pts) Al-Masry (12 pts) Hassania Agadir (10 pts) Zanaco (6 pts) Enugu Rangers (5 pts) Djoliba (2 pts) | Elect-Sport Cano Sport Al-Nasr Fosa Juniors FC Nouadhibou Côte d'Or ASC Kara Green Eagles | Paradou AC ESAE DC Motema Pembe FC San Pédro Pyramids Bandari Bidvest Wits TS Galaxy Proline Triangle United |
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Horoya | 5–2 | Bandari | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Young Africans | 1–5 | Pyramids | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Enyimba | 4–1 | TS Galaxy | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Génération Foot | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ESAE | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Asante Kotoko | 1–2 | FC San Pédro | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| KCCA | 1–4 | Paradou AC | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Gor Mahia | 2–3 | DC Motema Pembe | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| UD Songo | 1–8 | Bidvest Wits | 1–2 | 0–6 |
| Elect-Sport | 0–5 | Djoliba | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Green Eagles | 2–3 | Hassania Agadir | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cano Sport | 2–8 | Zanaco | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Fosa Juniors | 2–5 | RS Berkane | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Côte d'Or | 0–6 | Al-Masry | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| ASC Kara | 2–2 (a) | Enugu Rangers | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Nouadhibou | 4–3 | Triangle United | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Al-Nasr | 4–2 | Proline | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Horoya won 5–2 on aggregate.
Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
Enyimba won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. ESAE won 4–3 on penalties.
FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
Paradou AC won 4–1 on aggregate.
DC Motema Pembe won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bidvest Wits won 8–1 on aggregate.
Djoliba won 5–0 on aggregate.
Hassania Agadir won 3–2 on aggregate.
Zanaco won 8–2 on aggregate.
RS Berkane won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won 6–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.
FC Nouadhibou won 4–3 on aggregate.
Al-Nasr won 4–2 on aggregate.