The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds decided the eight teams which played in the group stage.
The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2011, and the draw for the first three rounds was held in Cairo on 9 December 2011.
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 was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time was played).
This was a knock-out stage of the 32 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
First legs: 17âÂÂ19 February; Second legs: 2âÂÂ4 March.
ÃÂtoile Filante won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
FC Séquence advanced to the first round after Nania withdrew.
FC Kallon won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Black Leopards won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Royal Leopards won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Saint George SA won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Simba won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
<small>Note: Second leg postponed per request from Ferroviário de Maputo.</small>
Ferroviário de Maputo won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Unisport Bafang won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AC Léopards won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
LLB Académic won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Renaissance won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Invincible Eleven advanced to the first round after ADR Desportivo de Mansabá withdrew.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Gamtel won the penalty shootout and advanced to the first round.
Tana Formation won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Hwange won 7âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 16 teams advancing from the preliminary round, and 16 teams that received byes into this round.
First legs: 23âÂÂ25 March; Second legs: 6âÂÂ9 April.
ASEC Mimosas won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
CODM Meknès won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Warri Wolves won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Black Leopards won 6âÂÂ4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Royal Leopards won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Club Africain won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Simba won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
Al-Ahly Shendi won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Heartland won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
AC Léopards won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
ENPPI won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Cercle Olympique won 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Wydad AC won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
AS Real Bamako won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Interclube won the penalty shootout and advanced to the second round.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Alamal Atbara won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from the first round; winners advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the eight losers from the CAF Champions League second round.
First legs: 27âÂÂ29 April; Second legs 11âÂÂ13 May.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. CODM Meknès won on the away goals rule and advanced to the play-off round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Black Leopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the play-off round.
Club Africain won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Al-Ahly Shendi won the penalty shootout and advanced to the play-off round.
4âÂÂ4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the play-off round.
Cercle Olympique de Bamako won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Wydad AC won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Interclube won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
This was a knock-out stage of 16 teams: the eight teams that advanced from the second round, and the eight teams that were eliminated in the CAF Champions League second round. In each tie, a winner from the Confederation Cup second round played against a loser from the Champions League second round, with the Confederation Cup winner hosting the second leg at home. Winners advanced to the group stage.
The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012, 14:00 , at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo. For the play-off round draw, two teams were seeded (using their individual 2007âÂÂ2011 5-Year team Ranking).
First legs: 29 JuneâÂÂ1 July; Second legs: 13âÂÂ15 July.
AC Léopards won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Al-Hilal won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Wydad AC won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Al-Merreikh won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
<small>Note: First leg postponed due to heavy rains in Bamako.</small>
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Djoliba won the penalty shootout and advanced to the group stage.
Interclube won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Stade Malien won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Al-Ahly Shendi won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.