2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

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The 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was contested by nine teams (five from West Zone, four from East Zone).

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The draw for the qualifying play-off was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00. [1] The draw, without any seeding or country protection, determined the brackets as well as host of each play-off match. The semi-final round was played on 10 February 2012, and the final round was played 16 and 18 February 2012. [2]

Extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. [3] The four winners of the final round (two from West Zone, two from East Zone) advanced to the group stage to join the 28 teams which directly entered the group stage. The three losers of the final round (two from West Zone, one from East zone) advanced to the 2012 AFC Cup group stage, except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura. [4]

Matches

West Zone

Team 1 Score Team 2
Semi-final Round
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
Final Round
Al-Shabab Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Farg'ona
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 3–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq

Semi-final round

Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
Heyrdari Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Borhani Soccerball shade.svg 67'		 Report
Attendance: 33,750
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Final round

Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 3–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq
Jerković Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Heydari Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Borhani Soccerball shade.svg 65'		 Report Al-Salem Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Attendance: 61,120
Al-Shabab Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Farg'ona
Obaid Soccerball shade.svg 6', 60'
Haydarov Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

East Zone

Team 1 Score Team 2
Final Round
Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura

The following team was also slated to enter the qualifying play-off in the East Zone, but did not enter the competition:

Final round

Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura
Boogaard Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Levchenko Soccerball shade.svg 57'
van Dijk Soccerball shade.svg 84'		 Report
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi
Hwang Jin-Sung Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Park Sung-Ho Soccerball shade.svg 70'		 Report
Attendance: 5,344

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References

  1. ↑ "Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff". AFC. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  4. ↑ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
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