2014 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup were played from 7 February to 27 April 2014, 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 16 December 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco. The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.| Byes to [|first round] | Entrants to [|preliminary round] |
|  Al-Ahli Atbara Difaâ El Jadidi CS Don Bosco MK Etanchéité CS Constantine Club Olympique de Bamako AS Kondzo CARA Brazzaville Petro de Luanda Desportivo da Huíla Union Douala Yong Sports Academy Ebusua Dwarfs Medeama How Mine Al-Ahli Tripoli ASN Nigelec Gaborone United AS SONABEL Académie Tchité ASLAD The Panthers Defence Force CF Mounana Gamtel CI Kamsar Estrela de Cantanhez AFC Leopards Red Lions ASSM Elgeco Plus Ferroviário da Beira African Stars AS Kigali ASC Diaraf St Michel United RSLAF SuperSport United Al-Malakia Azam AS Douanes Lomé Victoria University Chuoni |
Ismaily Format
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.| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 7–9 February 2014 | 14–16 February 2014 |
| First round | 28 February – 2 March 2014 | 7–9 March 2014 |
| Second round | 21–23 March 2014 | 28–30 March 2014 |
| Play-off round | 18–20 April 2014 | 25–27 April 2014 |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 21 winners of the preliminary round, and the 11 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 draw for the play-off round was held on 1 April 2014, 11:00, 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 seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.
The following 16 teams were entered into the draw:
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|  Bayelsa United Difaâ El Jadidi Medeama Petro de Luanda | Djoliba  CA Bizertin Étoile du Sahel  ASEC Mimosas | AS Real Bamako Kaizer Chiefs  Nkana Horoya |