2015 CAF Confederation Cup#Play-off round

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders can also enter if they have not qualified for the CAF Champions League. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.

For the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2009–2013 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:{{cite web|title=CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites|url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/10006-caf-disowns-club-ranking-published-by-some-websites.html|work=Cafonline.com|date=9 June 2011|access-date=14 December 2011}}

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:

• 2013 – 5
• 2012 – 4
• 2011 – 3
• 2010 – 2
• 2009 – 1

The following 63 teams from 43 associations entered the competition.

Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.

Associations are shown according to their 2009–2013 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=SYnbfWTSgixTydDKgA3%2fOA%3d%3d|title=Two South African clubs for each Interclub Competition|publisher=CAF|date=29 November 2014}}

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws are held at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).{{cite web|title=CAF Full Calendar |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx |publisher=CAFonline.com |access-date=28 February 2015 |date=28 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161053/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx |archive-date=14 February 2015 }}

{{main|2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds}}

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 22 December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/CC%20-%2056.pdf|title=12th Edition of CAF Confederation Cup CC 2015|publisher=CAF}}

Qualification ties were 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 level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

{{#lst:2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds|Preliminary round}}

{{#lst:2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds|First round}}

;Notes

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{{Cnote2|A|Club Africain won on walkover after Dolphins did not arrive on time for the first leg.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4065/africa/2015/03/14/9827332/dolphins-bundled-out-of-caf-confederation-cup|title=Dolphins bundled out of Caf Confederation Cup|publisher=Goal.com|date=14 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=3uHMn5avX1iMmAFGTIMikw%3d%3d|title=Dolphins Eliminated|publisher=CAF|date=19 March 2015}}}}

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{{#lst:2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds|Second round}}

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 May 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ZIvT82AIC5hL7kzmD3%2b1Gg%3d%3d|title=Live report: CAF Interclubs draw|publisher=CAFonline.com|date=5 May 2015}} 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.

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{{main|2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage}}

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The draw for the group stage was held on 5 May 2015. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

;Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:

1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
6. Goal difference in all games;
7. Goals scored in all games;
8. Away goals scored in all games;
9. Drawing of lots.

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{{main|2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage}}

Knockout ties were 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 level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

{{#lst:2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.

{{#lst:2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

{{main|2015 CAF Confederation Cup Final}}

In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw.

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Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

• 2015 CAF Champions League
• 2016 CAF Super Cup

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• [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditionofcafconfederationcup/home Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015], CAFonline.com

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