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]

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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]

ZoneTeams 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]

RoundMatch date
Preliminary round 127 January 2016
Preliminary round 22 February 2016
Play-off round9 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
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 2
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 1

Play-off West 2

El Jaish advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran 0
Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 2

Play-off West 3

Bunyodkor advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Shabab 0

Play-off West 4

Al-Jazira advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira (p) 2 (5)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 2 (4)

Play-off East 1

Pohang Steelers advanced to Group H.

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

Play-off East 2

FC Tokyo advanced to Group E.

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

Play-off East 3

Shandong Luneng advanced to Group F.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng 6
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 3 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 0
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 1

Play-off East 4

Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group G.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 3
Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United 0
Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United (p) 0 (3)
Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)

Preliminary round 1

Team 1 Score Team 2
East Zone
Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 3–1 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 3–1 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg6'
Glen Soccerball shade.svg42'
Yusa Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Yasir Soccerball shade.svg44'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 12,640
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Preliminary round 2

Team 1 Score Team 2
East Zone
Hà Nội T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United
Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 6–0 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
Muangthong United Flag of Thailand.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim
Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 6–0 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
Montillo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tardelli Soccerball shade.svg40'
Yang Xu Soccerball shade.svg55', 69'
Zheng Zheng Soccerball shade.svg76'
Wang Yongpo Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
Hà Nội T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee
Marronkle Soccerball shade.svg61' Report
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Suttinan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Kroekrit Soccerball shade.svg105+1'		 Report Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kyaw Ko Ko Soccerball shade.svg79'
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 3,886
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Muangthong United Flag of Thailand.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report
Penalties
Cleiton Silva Soccerball shad check.svg
Peerapat Soccerball shad check.svg
Sarach Soccerball shad check.svg		3–0Soccerball shade cross.svg Díaz
Soccerball shade cross.svg António
Soccerball shade cross.svg Harun
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 11,446
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

Play-off round

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 0–2 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish
Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Shabab
Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Zone
Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội T&T
FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg 9–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United

West Zone

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Shabab
Shomurodov Soccerball shade.svg2', 35' Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 9,485
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 0–2 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish
Report Hamdallah Soccerball shade.svg63'
Romarinho Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg17'
Fallatah Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)		 Report Elhadji Malick Soccerball shade.svg11'
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 58,555
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

East Zone

Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội T&T
Shim Dong-woon Soccerball shade.svg35', 62', 84' Report
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Cirio Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Yang Xu Soccerball shade.svg17'
Tardelli Soccerball shade.svg39'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 8,487
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg 9–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi
Careca Soccerball shade.svg6' (o.g.)
Abe Soccerball shade.svg9'
Higashi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Maeda Soccerball shade.svg54'
Yonemoto Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mizunuma Soccerball shade.svg61'
Kawano Soccerball shade.svg73', 90+2' (pen.)
Chonlatit Soccerball shade.svg84' (o.g.)		 Report
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 10,801
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United
Wu Lei Soccerball shade.svg45', 88'
Conca Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 25,136
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. 1 2 "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.
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