| Tourney Name: | CAF Champions League qualifying rounds |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
| Updated: | 18 August 2024 |
The 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 16 August and will end on 22 September 2024. 59 teams are competing in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.
All times are local.
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1] [2]
The entry round of the 59 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).
| Entry round | width=30% | Second round (5 teams) | width=70% | First round (54 teams) | |
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| Teams | valign=top | valign=top |
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In the qualifying rounds, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, extra time is not played, and a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 11 July 2024 | 16–18 August 2024 | 23–25 August 2024 |
| Second round | 13–15 September 2024 | 20–22 September 2024 |
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.
The first round, also called the first preliminary round, includes the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.
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The second round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 5 teams that received byes to this round, and the 27 winners of the first round.
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