2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup were played from 16 February to 2 June 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.
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 51 teams were entered into the draw:
;Byes to [|first round]
- USM Alger
- Petro Luanda
- DC Motema Pembe
- ASEC Mimosas
- ENPPI
- Ismaily
- FAR Rabat
- Wydad AC
- Heartland
- Lobi Stars
- Al-Ahly Shendi
- CS Sfaxien
- Étoile du Sahel
- Recreativo da Caála
- Mogas 90
- Gaborone United
- Rail Club du Kadiogo
- LLB Académic
- Panthère du Ndé
- Unisport Bafang
- Anges de Fatima
- Elect-Sport
- Diables Noirs
- CS Don Bosco
- The Panthers
- Dedebit
- US Bitam
- Gamtel
- New Edubiase United
- Séquence
- Stella Club d'Adjamé
- Gor Mahia
- Barrack Young Controllers II
- Al-Nasr
- TCO Boeny
- Onze Créateurs
- US Bougouni
- Liga Muçulmana
- Sahel
- Police
- Desportivo de Guadalupe
- HLM
- Anse Réunion
- Johansen
- SuperSport United
- El Nasir
- Al-Khartoum
- Mbabane Highlanders
- Azam
- AS Douanes Lomé
- Power Dynamos
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.| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 15–17 February 2013 | 1–3 March 2013 |
| First round | 15–17 March 2013 | 5–7 April 2013 |
| Second round | 19–21 April 2013 | 3–5 May 2013 |
| Play-off round | 17–19 May 2013 | 31 May–2 June 2013 |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 19 winners of the preliminary round, and the 13 teams that received byes to this round.Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.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 winners of each tie advanced to the group stage.The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 May 2013, 12:00 UTC+2, 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 and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round, and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round.
The following 16 teams were entered into the draw:
;Pot A
;Pot B
;Pot C
;Pot D