2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds


The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Champions League were played from 15 February to 5 May 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.
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Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.
The following 56 teams were entered into the draw:
;Byes to [|first round]
;Entrants to [|preliminary round]

Format

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.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary round15–17 February 20131–3 March 2013
First round15–17 March 20135–7 April 2013
Second round19–21 April 20133–5 May 2013

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 48 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 24 winners of the preliminary round, and the 8 teams that received byes to this round.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.