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]
;Entrants to [|preliminary round]
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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
Play-off round17–19 May 201331 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, 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