2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

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The 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was played from 27 January to 9 February 2016.[1] A total of 21 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League.[2]

Teams

The following 21 teams (8 from West Zone, 13 from East Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of three rounds (preliminary round 1, preliminary round 2, play-off round):[3]

  • Two teams (both from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • Seven teams (all from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 2.
  • Twelve teams (8 from West Zone, 4 from East Zone) entered in the play-off round.
Zone Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round 2 Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Zone
East Zone

Format

In the qualifying play-off, each tie was played as a single match.

Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round which were from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 1 27 January 2016
Preliminary round 2 2 February 2016
Play-off round 9 February 2016

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting each match. Teams from the same association could not be placed in the same play-off.[4][5]

Play-off West 1

Al-Ittihad advanced to Group A
.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Al-Ittihad
2
Jordan Al-Wehdat 1

Play-off West 2

El Jaish advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Iran Naft Tehran 0
Qatar El Jaish 2

Play-off West 3

Bunyodkor advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2
Al-Shabab
0

Play-off West 4

Al-Jazira advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira (p) 2 (5)
Qatar Al-Sadd 2 (4)

Play-off East 1

Pohang Steelers advanced to Group H.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
South Korea Pohang Steelers 3
Hà Nội T&T
0
Hà Nội T&T
1
Hong Kong Kitchee 0

Play-off East 2

FC Tokyo advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Japan FC Tokyo 9
Thailand Chonburi 0
a.e.t.
) 		3
Myanmar Yangon United 2

Play-off East 3

Shandong Luneng advanced to Group F
.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Australia Adelaide United 1
Shandong Luneng
2
Shandong Luneng
6
Mohun Bagan
3
Mohun Bagan
0
Singapore Tampines Rovers 1

Play-off East 4

Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group G
.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Shanghai SIPG
3
Thailand Muangthong United 0
Thailand Muangthong United (p) 0 (3)
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)

Preliminary round 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Mohun Bagan India
 3–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
19:00 UTC+5:30
Mohun Bagan India
3–1Singapore Tampines Rovers
Lalpekhlua 6'
Glen 42'
Yusa 84'		 Report Hanapi 44'
Australia
)

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam
 1–0 Hong Kong Kitchee
Chonburi Thailand 3–2 (
a.e.t.
) 		Myanmar Yangon United
Shandong Luneng China
 6–0
Mohun Bagan
Muangthong United Thailand 0–0 (
a.e.t.)
(3–0 p
) 		Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Mohun Bagan
Montillo 24'
Tardelli 40'
Yang Xu 55', 69'
Zheng Zheng 76'
Wang Yongpo 88'		 Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)
18:00 UTC+7
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam
1–0Hong Kong Kitchee
Marronkle
61'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Chonburi Thailand3–2 (a.e.t.)Myanmar Yangon United
Anderson 63'
Suttinan 81'
Kroekrit 105+1'		 Report Fernandes 19'
Kyaw Ko Ko 79'
Chonburi
Attendance: 3,886
)

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
 2–1 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Naft Tehran Iran 0–2 Qatar El Jaish
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–0
Al-Shabab
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–2 (
a.e.t.)
(5–4 p
) 		Qatar Al-Sadd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–0
Hà Nội T&T
FC Tokyo Japan 9–0 Thailand Chonburi
Adelaide United Australia 1–2
Shandong Luneng
Shanghai SIPG China
 3–0 Thailand Muangthong United

West Zone

17:00 UTC+5
Al-Shabab
Shomurodov 2', 35' Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 9,485
)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
2–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
Rivas 17'
Fallatah 45' (pen.)		 Report Elhadji Malick 11'
Attendance: 58,555

East Zone

Hà Nội T&T
Shim Dong-woon 35', 62', 84' Report
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore
)
FC Tokyo Japan9–0Thailand Chonburi
Careca 6' (o.g.)
Abe 9'
Higashi 34'
Maeda 54'
Yonemoto 55'
Mizunuma 61'
Kawano 73', 90+2' (pen.)
Chonlatit 84' (o.g.
)		 Report
Attendance: 10,801
Shanghai SIPG China
3–0Thailand Muangthong United
Wu Lei 45', 88'
Conca 83'		 Report
Australia
)

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Champions Guangzhou Evergrande to learn ACL 2016 opponents". AFC. 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League 2016 Group Stage Draw". AFC. 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "ACL 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.

External links

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