This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2011 CAF Champions League. The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2010, and the draw for all three rounds was held in Cairo on 20 December 2010. Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a

penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

(no extra time is played).Regulations of the CAF Champions League
/ref>

Preliminary round

This was a knock-out stage of the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round. First legs: 28–30 January 2011; Second legs: 11–13, 25–27 February and 4–6 March 2011. ---- JC Abidjan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ----

Enyimba Aba is a city in the southeast of Nigeria and the commercial center of Abia State. Upon the creation of Abia state in 1991, Aba was divided into two local government areas namely; Aba South and Aba North. Aba south is the main city centre an ...

won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Aggregate 0–0.

US Bitam Union Sportive de Bitam is a Gabonese professional association football club based in Bitam, Gabon, that competes in the Gabon Championnat National D1. Crest Achievements *Gabon Championnat National D1: 3 :: 2003, 2010, 2013. * Coupe du Gabo ...

won the

and advanced to the first round. ----

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home s ...

won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Interclube advanced to the first round after

Township Rollers Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone, Botswana. Rollers are also known as Popa, The Blues or Tse Tala, the official nicknames of the club. The club is also often referred to as Mapalastina, a nickname that develop ...

withdrew. ---- Djoliba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Diaraf won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- ASPAC won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- ASEC Mimosas won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Aggregate 1–1.

Motor Action Motor Action Football Club was a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare. They played in the top division in Zimbabwean football. In early 2000, the idea of owning a Premier League side by the current owners became reality. Out of the ashes of ...

won the

and advanced to the first round. ----

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

advanced to the first round after

Tourbillon In horology, a tourbillon (; "whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to increase accuracy. It was developed around 1795 and patented by the Swiss-French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet on June 26, 1801. In a tourbill ...

withdrew after the first leg. ----

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east ...

won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Club Africain won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Recreativo Caála won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ----

Simba Simba is a fictional character and the protagonist of Disney's ''The Lion King'' franchise. Introduced in the 1994 film ''The Lion King'', Walt Disney Animation's 32nd animated feature, the character subsequently appears in '' The Lion King II: ...

won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Kano Pillars won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the first round. ----

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ----

ASFA Yennenga Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. The club's home games are played at Stade du 4-Août. The club was founded in 1947 and won its first title in 1973 as ''Jeanne d'Arc''. History The club w ...

won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Aggregate 3–3. Coton Sport advanced on the away goals rule to the first round. ---- AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Supersport United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ---- Young Buffaloes won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. ----

ZESCO United ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola in Zambia, that competes in the Zambia Super League, Founded in 1974. The team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. ...

won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 23 teams advancing from the

preliminary round A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

, and 9 teams that received byes into this round. First legs: 18–20 March 2011; Second legs: 1–3 April 2011. ----

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

advanced to the second round after JC Abidjan withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg at a neutral venue (at

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

on 3 April 2011) due to the political situations in Côte d'Ivoire and

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

,CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
/ref> but match did not take place. ----

won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ---- Aggregate 4–4.

advanced on the away goals rule to the second round. ---- Aggregate 2–2. Interclube won on penalties and advanced to the second round. ---- Diaraf won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ----

Espérance ST :''See also Esperance (disambiguation)'' Espérance is one of the two French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to most of the common ...

won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ---- ASEC Mimosas won on penalties and advanced to the second round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire. ---- Aggregate 2–2.

advanced on the away goals rule to the second round. ---- Second leg abandoned on 90+5 minutes with Zamalek leading 2–1 (Club Africain leading 5–4 on aggregate) when

fans invaded the pitch. Club Africain advanced to the second round. ---- Al-Hilal won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ----

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, ''

'' played against Moroccan side

, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in a

play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

for a place in the group stage. ----

won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ----

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in ...

won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ---- Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ---- Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ----

won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from the first round; winners advanced to the

group stage A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...

, with the losers advancing to the Confederation Cup play-off round. First legs: 22–24 April 2011; Second legs 7–8 May 2011. ----

advanced to the

advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in

.Orange CAF Champions League postponed matches
/ref> ----

won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. Interclube advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. ----

won 6–0 and advanced to the

. Diaraf advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. ----

won on penalties and advanced to the

. ASEC Mimosas advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire. ---- Second leg abandoned on 81 minutes with the score at 1–1 (Al-Hilal leading 2–1 on aggregate) when Club Africain fans invaded the pitch.Club Africain Hilal game abandoned after pitch invasion
/ref> Al-Hilal advanced to the

. Club Africain advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. ----

won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, ''

'' played against Tanzanian side

, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a

for a place in the group stage. ---- Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Note: First leg postponed following a request from Coton Sport who had four players in the Cameroon U-20 team playing in the

2011 African Youth Championship The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to postpone the tourna ...

in South Africa. ---- Al-Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Special play-off

On 14 May 2011, the CAF announced that

from Congo DR were disqualified from the Champions League group stage following a complaint about the eligibility of TP Mazembe's player Janvier Besala Bokungu from Tanzanian side

, which lost to them in the first round. As a result, the Organising Committee decided that a replacement for the group stage would be determined by a play-off match at a neutral venue, between Simba and Moroccan side

, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.TP Mazembe disqualified from the Orange CL group stage fielding ineligible player
/ref>Mazembe are disqualified from the Champions League
/ref>

advanced to the

advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

References

External links

CAF Champions League
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Caf Champions League Qualification Qualifying rounds