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]
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]
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 |
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 |
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Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.
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Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.
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Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.
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Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.
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Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.
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Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Yadanarbon ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | ![]() |
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 ![]() Sithu Aung ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Hariss ![]() Chanturu ![]() | Report | Lyngdoh ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Al-Qadsia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
El Jaish ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Al-Sadd ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Hà Nội T&T ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Chonburi ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Guangzhou R&F ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
Bangkok Glass ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
Hà Nội T&T ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Marronkle ![]() Samson ![]() | Report |
Guangzhou R&F ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Jiang Zhipeng ![]() Jang Hyun-soo ![]() Zhang Shuo ![]() | Report |
Bangkok Glass ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Narong ![]() Kaimbi ![]() | Report |
El Jaish ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wagner Ribeiro ![]() Romarinho ![]() | Report | Voullany ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Al-Ahli ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Naft Tehran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Bunyodkor ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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 ![]() |
Beijing Guoan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Song Boxuan ![]() Batalla ![]() | Report |
FC Seoul ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Yun Il-lok ![]() Éverton Santos ![]() Jung Jo-gook ![]() Escudero ![]() Lee Seok-hyun ![]() Koh Myong-jin ![]() | Report |
Naft Tehran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Motahari ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |