The qualifying rounds of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup were played from 7 February to 27 April 2014, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco. The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009âÂÂ2013.
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 shoot-out (no extra time was played).
The schedule of each round was as follows.
The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
<br /> CARA Brazzaville won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AFC Leopards won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
SuperSport United won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AS Kigali won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Gamtel won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Medeama won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Ferroviário da Beira won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. St Michel United won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.
How Mine won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. AS Kondzo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
CS Constantine won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Red Lions advanced to the first round after Estrela de Cantanhez withdrew.
<br /> Club Olympique de Bamako won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. MK Etanchéité won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
Petro de Luanda won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Ebusua Dwarfs won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AS Douanes Lomé won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
CS Don Bosco won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Union Douala won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Desportivo da HuÃÂla won 4âÂÂ3 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.
ÃÂtoile du Sahel won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
SuperSport United won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. AS Kigali won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Medeama won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
ZESCO United won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
How Mine won 6âÂÂ4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Bayelsa United won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
CS Constantine won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
ASEC Mimosas won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
0âÂÂ0 on aggregate. Ismaily won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.
Petro de Luanda won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Wadi Degla won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
Warri Wolves won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
CA Bizertin won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.
ÃÂtoile du Sahel won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Difaâ El Jadidi won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Medeama won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Bayelsa United won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
ASEC Mimosas won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Petro de Luanda won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Djoliba won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the play-off round.
CA Bizertin won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the 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 , 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 2009âÂÂ2013.
The following 16 teams were entered into the draw:
The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.
AS Real Bamako won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage.
ASEC Mimosas won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Coton Sport won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
ÃÂtoile du Sahel won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Séwé Sport won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Nkana won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.