| Dates | 28 January – 6 March 2011 |
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←2010 2012 → | |
This page provides the summaries of the matches of thequalifying rounds for the group stage of the2011 CAF Champions League.
The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2010,[1] and the draw for all three rounds was held in Cairo on 20 December 2010.[2]
Qualification ties were decided overtwo legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, theaway goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to apenalty shootout (noextra time is played).[3]
This was a knock-out stage of the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
First legs: 28–30 January 2011; Second legs: 11–13, 25–27 February and 4–6 March 2011.[4]
JC Abidjan | 3 – 0 |  ASFAN |
|---|---|---|
Laciné Traoré 36'Djémory Coulibaly 55'Hamadou Diabaté 57' | Report |
JC Abidjan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé | 0 – 1 |  Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nnaemeka Anyanwu 40' |
Enyimba won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Aggregate 0–0.US Bitam won thepenalty shootout and advanced to thefirst round.
Olympic Real de Bangui | 1 – 1 |  MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaise Kelebona 90+2' | Report | Abdelmalek Mokdad 28' |
MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Interclube advanced to thefirst round afterTownship Rollers withdrew.
Djoliba | 2 – 0 |  East End Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Cissé 32' Amadou Karembé 80' |
Djoliba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Ports Authority | 0 – 2 |  Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Babacar Ndiour 32' Pape Maka Sarr 82' |
Diaraf won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
ASPAC won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
| ASEC Mimosas | 7 – 0 |  CF Cansado |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Sankara 3' Patrick N'doua 15'Adama Bakayoko 21',28',84'Zahui Okou 77'Jean Imère Yao Krizo 87' | Report |
ASEC Mimosas won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
CNaPS Sport | 0 – 1 |  Motor Action |
|---|---|---|
| Kudakwashe Musharu 80' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 4 | ||
Aggregate 1–1.Motor Action won thepenalty shootout and advanced to thefirst round.
Raja CA | 10 – 1 |  Tourbillon |
|---|---|---|
| Abdessamad Ouhakki 10' Hassan Tair 13',29',50'Ismail Belmaalem 19'Bouchaib El Moubarki 25'Mohsine Moutouali 33'Hicham Aboucherouane 63'Lanciné Koné 68'Hassan Souari 82' | Report | Habib Mahamat 67' |
Raja CA advanced to thefirst round afterTourbillon withdrew after the first leg.
Ulinzi Stars | 0 – 4 |  Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mahmoud Fathalla 61' (pen.) Hassan Mostafa 69'Mohamed Amine Aoudia 76'Ibrahim Salah 90+1' |
Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
APR | 2 – 2 |  Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Ngabo 43' Eugene Twite 75' (pen.) | Report | Khaled Melliti 16' Hamza Messaadi 44' |
| Club Africain | 4 – 0 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Bilel Ifa 20' Wissem Ben Yahia 49' (pen.)Ezechiel Ndouassel 73'Youssef Mouihbi 75' | Report |
Club Africain won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Recreativo Caála won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Simba | 4 – 2 |  Élan Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mbwana Samata 45',56' Patrick Ochan 47'Amri Kiemba 71' | Report | Madaha Mohamed 43' Abdoulkarim Sandjema 63' |
Simba won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Kano Pillars won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to thefirst round.
Wydad AC won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
ASFA Yennenga | 3 – 0 |  Fello Star |
|---|---|---|
| Issa Gouo 12' Solomon Asante 41'Abasse Bundu 69' |
ASFA Yennenga won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Vital'O | 2 – 2 |  Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Amissi Tambwe 20' Sutche Wambo 25' | Jacques Haman 41' Osmaila Baba 73' |
Aggregate 3–3.Coton Sport advanced on theaway goals rule to thefirst round.
Zanzibar Ocean View | 1 – 1 |  AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Lukong 88' (o.g.) | Alfred M'Fongang 76' |
AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Supersport United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
Young Buffaloes won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to thefirst round.
This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 23 teams advancing from thepreliminary round, and 9 teams that received byes into this round.
First legs: 18–20 March 2011; Second legs: 1–3 April 2011.
Al-Ittihad advanced to thesecond round afterJC Abidjan withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg at a neutral venue (atBamako,Mali on 3 April 2011) due to the political situations inCôte d'Ivoire andLibya,[7] but match did not take place.
| Enyimba | 2 – 1 |  US Bitam |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Barnabas 53' (pen.) Josiah Maduabuchi 90+7' | Report | Serge Patrick Beh Za'a 30' |
Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| Dynamos | 4 – 1 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Zhokinyi 17' Roderick Mutuma 45+2'Denver Mukamba 76'Farai Vimisai 83' | Report | Réda Babouche 88' |
| MC Alger | 3 – 0 | Dynamos |
|---|---|---|
| Brahim Bedbouda 41',90' Abdelmalek Mokdad 76' (pen.) | Report |
Aggregate 4–4.MC Alger advanced on theaway goals rule to thesecond round.
Interclube | 2 – 0 |  Al-Merreikh |
|---|---|---|
| Manucho Barros 15' Pedro Henriques 40' (pen.) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 2 | ||
Aggregate 2–2.Interclube won onpenalties and advanced to thesecond round.
| Diaraf | 3 – 0 | Djoliba |
|---|---|---|
| Djibril Sidibé 7',69' Ibrahima N'Doye 42' |
| Djoliba | 1 – 1 | Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diallo 58' | Report | Moussa N'Diaye 72' |
Diaraf won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| Espérance ST | 5 – 0 |  ASPAC |
|---|---|---|
| Youssef Msakni 8',15' Dramane Traoré 12'Singbo Maxim 25' (o.g.)Oussama Darragi 32' |
Espérance ST won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
ASEC Mimosas won onpenalties and advanced to thesecond round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation inCôte d'Ivoire.[7]
| Stade Malien | 2 – 1 | Raja CA |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Coulibaly 44',54' | Report | Bouchaib El Moubarki 7' |
Aggregate 2–2.Raja CA advanced on theaway goals rule to thesecond round.
| Club Africain | 4 – 2 | Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Ezechiel Ndouassel 3' Youssef Mouihbi 46'Karim Aouadhi 53'Bilel Ifa 86' | Shikabala 30' Ahmed Gaafar 79' |
| Zamalek | Match abandoned | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Fathallah 29' Hussein Yasser 45+2' | Report | Wissem Ben Yahia 38' |
Second leg abandoned on 90+5 minutes with Zamalek leading 2–1 (Club Africain leading 5–4 on aggregate) whenZamalek fans invaded the pitch.[8]Club Africain advanced to thesecond round.
Al-Hilal won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| TP Mazembe | 3 – 1 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Milota Kabangu 11' Narcisse Ekanga 30'Dioko Kaluyituka 64' | Report | Emmanuel Okwi 75' |
| Simba | 2 – 3 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Shija Mkina 59' Mbwana Samata 68' | Given Singuluma 17' Dioko Kaluyituka 64',72' |
TP Mazembe won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result,Simba played against Moroccan sideWydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in aplay-off for a place in the group stage.
Wydad AC won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| ASFA Yennenga | 3 – 4 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Zoungrana 49' Ocansey Mandela 66' (pen.)Mamadou Zongo 80' | Nabil Hemani 26',78' Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 45'Abderahmane Hachoud 90+5' |
ES Sétif won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
ZESCO United | 5 – 0 |  Young Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Luputa 5',10',80' Kangwa Chileshe 15'Nicholas Zulu 70' |
ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from thefirst round; winners advanced to thegroup stage, with the losers advancing to theConfederation Cup play-off round.[3]
First legs: 22–24 April 2011; Second legs 7–8 May 2011.
| Enyimba | 1 – 0 |  Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Barnabas 66' (pen.) | Report |
Enyimba advanced to thegroup stage.Al-Ittihad advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation inLibya.[9]
| Interclube | 1 – 1 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Henriques 9' | Zinedine Bensalem 90+3' |
| MC Alger | 3 – 2 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Youssef Sofiane 5' Abdelmalek Mokdad 45+2'Brahim Bedbouda 89' (pen.) | Pedro Henriques 43',67' |
MC Alger won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to thegroup stage.Interclube advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
| Espérance ST | 5 – 0 | Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Dramane Traore 11' Oussama Darragi 14',32' (pen.)Idriss Mhirsi 43'Youssef Msakni 53' | Report |
Espérance ST won 6–0 and advanced to thegroup stage.Diaraf advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
| Raja CA | 1 – 1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Mohsine Moutouali 90' | Adama Bakayoko 57' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 4 | ||
Raja CA won onpenalties and advanced to thegroup stage.ASEC Mimosas advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation inCôte d'Ivoire.[9]
| Club Africain | Match abandoned | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Melliti 71' | Edward Sadomba 18' |
Second leg abandoned on 81 minutes with the score at 1–1 (Al-Hilal leading 2–1 on aggregate) whenClub Africain fans invaded the pitch.[10]Al-Hilal advanced to thegroup stage.Club Africain advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
| Wydad AC | 1 – 0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha Allaoui 16' | Report |
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to thegroup stage, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result,Wydad AC played against Tanzanian sideSimba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in aplay-off for a place in the group stage.
| Coton Sport | 4 – 1 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo 12' Awangue Mbongo 53'Hilaire Momi 70'Lassina Abdoul Karim 86' | Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 34' |
Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to thegroup stage.ES Sétif advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
Note: First leg postponed following a request from Coton Sport who had four players in the Cameroon U-20 team playing in the2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[9]
Al-Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to thegroup stage.ZESCO United advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
On 14 May 2011, the CAF announced thatTP Mazembe from Congo DR were disqualified from the Champions League group stage following a complaint about the eligibility of TP Mazembe's playerJanvier Besala Bokungu from Tanzanian sideSimba, which lost to them in the first round. As a result, the Organising Committee decided that a replacement for the group stage would be determined by a play-off match at a neutral venue, between Simba and Moroccan sideWydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.[11][12]
| Wydad AC | 3 – 0 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrice N'Guessi 88' Ayoub El Khaliqi 90+4'Mouhcine Iajour 90+6' | Report |
Wydad AC advanced to thegroup stage.Simba advanced to theConfederation Cup play-off round.
