The 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 24 October 2019.[1] A total of 61 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the
group stage of the
2019–20 CAF Champions League.[2]
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in
Cairo,
Egypt.[3][4]
The entry round of the 61 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).
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).[2]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
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
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.[4]
The first round, also called the second preliminary round,[6] included 32 teams: the 3 teams that received byes to this round, and the 29 winners of the preliminary round.
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abThe teams from Egypt were listed as Egypt 1 (Al-Ahly) and Egypt 2 (Zamalek) at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the teams had not been confirmed.
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abTeams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the
ongoing civil war.
^Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of
Juba Stadium.
^The Dekedaha v Zamalek match was postponed from 11 August to 16 August due to
Eid al-Adha celebrations.[5]
^Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the
ongoing civil war.
^The Zamalek v Génération Foot match was originally scheduled to be played on 28 September at
Petro Sport Stadium,
Cairo, but was postponed to 29 September and moved to
Borg El Arab Stadium,
Alexandria on 27 September following requests from the local security forces, but Génération Foot refused to play the match in Alexandria.[7] The CAF announced on 8 October that the match would be replayed on 24 October 2019 in Cairo.[8]