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