The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017. A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.<section end=Draw />
The entry round of the 52 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).
<section begin=Format /> 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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).<section end=Format />
The schedule of each round was as follows.
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016. <section begin=Bracket /> The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.<section end=Bracket />
The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round. <section begin=Preliminary round />
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JS Kabylie won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
ÃÂtoile du Congo won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Al-Masry won 3âÂÂ0 on penalties.
Yong Sports Academy won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
IR Tanger won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
SuperSport United won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Renaissance du Congo won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
MC Alger won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
RSLAF won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Platinum Stars won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Vipers won on away goals.
Mbabane Swallows won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Le Messager Ngozi won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. APEJES Academy won on away goals.
Rayon Sports won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
SC Gagnoa won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
MAS Fez won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Ngezi Platinum won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Ulinzi Stars won 5âÂÂ4 on penalties.
The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round. <section begin=First round />
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JS Kabylie won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.
CS Sfaxien won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
IR Tanger won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
SuperSport United won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
MC Alger won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.
Platinum Stars won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Mbabane Swallows won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
ZESCO United won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.
MAS Fez won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Recreativo do Libolo won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 5âÂÂ3 on penalties.
Smouha won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round. <section begin=Play-off round /> The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.<noinclude>
The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.
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The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
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MC Alger won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
TP Mazembe won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Mbabane Swallows won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
FUS Rabat won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
ZESCO United won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
CF Mounana won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
CS Sfaxien won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Smouha won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. KCCA won 4âÂÂ3 on penalties.
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Club Africain won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Rivers United won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
SuperSport United won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Platinum Stars won 5âÂÂ4 on penalties.
Horoya won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.