The qualifying rounds of the

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were played from 7 February to 27 April 2014, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013 in

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, Morocco. The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away

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basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the

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was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no

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was played).

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
CARA Brazzaville won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

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. ---- AFC Leopards won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

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won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Difaâ El Jadidi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Gamtel won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Medeama won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Ferroviário da Beira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 3–3 on aggregate. St Michel United won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the

. ----

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won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 3–3 on aggregate. AS Kondzo won on the

and advanced to the

. ---- CS Constantine won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Red Lions advanced to the

after Estrela de Cantanhez withdrew. ----
Club Olympique de Bamako won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 1–1 on aggregate. MK Etanchéité won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

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won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Ebusua Dwarfs won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- AS Douanes Lomé won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- CS Don Bosco won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Union Douala won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Desportivo da Huíla won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 21 winners of the preliminary round, and the 11 teams that received byes to this round. Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

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. ----

won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 1–1 on aggregate. AS Kigali won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the

. ---- Difaâ El Jadidi won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Medeama won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

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 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Bayelsa United won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

ASEC Mimosas The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian Association football, football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas A ...

won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 0–0 on aggregate. Ismaily won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the

. ----

won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Wadi Degla Wadi Degla Sporting Club ( ar, نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994. In 2009–10, it was promoted to th ...

won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

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won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- CA Bizertin won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the

. Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ---- Difaâ El Jadidi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ---- Medeama won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ---- Bayelsa United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ----

won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ----

won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round. ---- 2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the play-off round. ---- CA Bizertin won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 16 teams: the eight winners of the Confederation Cup second round and the eight losers of the Champions League second round. The draw for the play-off round was held on 1 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg. Four ties contained a seeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot A) and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot B), and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot C) and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot D). The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013. The following 16 teams were entered into the draw: The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage. 2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the

and advanced to the group stage. ---- AS Real Bamako won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ---- 2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage. ----

won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ---- Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ---- Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ---- Séwé Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ---- 1–1 on aggregate. Nkana won on the

and advanced to the group stage.

References

External links

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