2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
The 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was played from 4 to 17 February 2015. A total of 25 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League.[1]
Format
The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of three rounds (preliminary round 1, preliminary round 2, and play-off round), was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team.[2] Each tie was played as a single match, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 automatic qualifiers. All losers in each round which were from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[1]
Teams
The following 25 teams (11 from West Zone, 14 from East Zone) were involved in the qualifying play-off:[2]
Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
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West Zone | |||
East Zone |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[3]
Round | Match date |
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Preliminary round 1 | 4 February 2015 |
Preliminary round 2 | 10 February 2015 |
Play-off round | 17 February 2015 |
Bracket
Play-off West 1
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||
Play-off West 2
Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
Play-off West 3
Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
Play-off West 4
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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4(4) | ||||||||||||
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4(5) | ||||||||||||
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1(11) | ||||||||||||
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1(10) | ||||||||||||
Play-off East 1
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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7 | ||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||
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4 | ||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||
Play-off East 2
Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||
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4 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
Play-off East 3
Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||
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1(5) | ![]() |
0 | ||||||||||
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1(6) | ||||||||||||
Play-off East 4
Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() |
0 | ||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||
Preliminary round 1
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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East Zone | ||
Yadanarbon ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Yadanarbon ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Ye Win Aung ![]() |
Report | Andy ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Djawa ![]() Yan Paing ![]() Okpechi ![]() Thiha Sithu ![]() Boakay ![]() Si Thu Aung ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Preliminary round 2
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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West Zone | ||
Al-Qadsia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
El Jaish ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Al-Sadd ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) |
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East Zone | ||
Hà Nội T&T ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Chonburi ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Guangzhou R&F ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Bangkok Glass ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Said ![]() |
Report |
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) |
Al-Sadd ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Ibrahim ![]() Al Haidos ![]() Majid ![]() Hassan ![]() Belhadj ![]() Kasola ![]() Nabeel ![]() Lee Jung-soo ![]() Yahia ![]() Khoder ![]() Al Sheeb ![]() Ibrahim ![]() |
11–10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
Play-off round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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West Zone | ||
Al-Ahli ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Naft Tehran ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Bunyodkor ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() |
4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) |
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East Zone | ||
FC Seoul ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
Kashiwa Reysol ![]() |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Beijing Guoan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Trifiro ![]() |
Report | Jiang Ning ![]() Lu Lin ![]() J. Rose ![]() |
Kashiwa Reysol ![]() |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Taketomi ![]() Leandro ![]() |
Report | Assumpção ![]() Kroekrit ![]() |
FC Seoul ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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Yun Il-lok ![]() Éverton Santos ![]() Jung Jo-gook ![]() Escudero ![]() Lee Seok-hyun ![]() Koh Myong-jin ![]() |
Report |
Al-Wahda ![]() |
4–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Díaz ![]() Omar ![]() Al-Shehhi ![]() Matar ![]() |
Report | Ahmed ![]() Ibrahim ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Al-Shehhi ![]() Al-Noubi ![]() Omar ![]() Matar ![]() Saleh ![]() Fadhel ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
- 1 2 "AFC Champions League 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- 1 2 "AFC Champions League 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
External links
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com