2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 12 February to 18 May 2016. A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.
The entry round of the 55 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons.
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| Teams | FormatIn 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. ScheduleThe schedule of each round was as follows.
BracketThe eight winners of the second round advanced to the [|play-off round], where they were joined by the eight losers of the Champions League second round. Preliminary roundThe preliminary round included the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.First roundThe first round included 32 teams: the 19 winners of the preliminary round, and the 13 teams that received byes to this round.Second roundThe second round included the 16 winners of the first round.Play-off roundThe 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 21 April 2016, 14:00 EET, 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. The 16 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons :
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