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
West Zone
  • Qatar Al-Sadd
  • Qatar El Jaish
  • Kuwait Al-Qadsia
  • Jordan Al-Wehdat
  • Oman Al-Nahda
  • Bahrain Riffa
East Zone

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[3]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 1 4 February 2015
Preliminary round 2 10 February 2015
Play-off round 17 February 2015

Bracket

Play-off West 1

Al-Ahli advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (a.e.t.) 2
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1
Jordan Al-Wehdat 0

Play-off West 2

Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.

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

Play-off West 3

Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1

Play-off West 4

Al-Sadd advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 4(4)
Qatar Al-Sadd (p) 4(5)
Qatar Al-Sadd (p) 1(11)
Bahrain Riffa 1(10)

Play-off East 1

FC Seoul advanced to Group H.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
South Korea FC Seoul 7
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 0
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 4
Indonesia Persib Bandung 0

Play-off East 2

Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Japan Kashiwa Reysol (a.e.t.) 3
Thailand Chonburi 2
Thailand Chonburi 4
Hong Kong Kitchee 1

Play-off East 3

Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
Australia Central Coast Mariners 1
China Guangzhou R&F 3
China Guangzhou R&F 3
Myanmar Yadanarbon 1(5) Singapore Warriors 0
Singapore Warriors (p) 1(6)

Play-off East 4

Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
China Beijing Guoan 3
Thailand Bangkok Glass 0
Thailand Bangkok Glass 3
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim (a.e.t.) 2 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0
India Bengaluru FC 1

Preliminary round 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Yadanarbon Myanmar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p) 		Singapore Warriors
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 2–1 (a.e.t.) India Bengaluru FC
Yadanarbon Myanmar1–1 (a.e.t.)Singapore Warriors
Ye Win Aung 102' Report Andy 99'
Penalties
Djawa soccer ball with check mark
Yan Paing soccer ball with check mark
Okpechi soccer ball with check mark
Thiha Sithu soccer ball with check mark
Boakay soccer ball with check mark
Sithu Aung soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with check mark Shi J.Y.
soccer ball with check mark Beattie
soccer ball with check mark Bennett
soccer ball with check mark Vidošević
soccer ball with check mark Vélez
soccer ball with check mark Andy
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia2–1 (a.e.t.)India Bengaluru FC
Hariss 47'
Chanturu 97'		 Report Lyngdoh 90'
Attendance: 17,455

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
El Jaish Qatar 2–1 Oman Al-Nahda
Al-Sadd Qatar 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(11–10 p) 		Bahrain Riffa
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam 4–0 Indonesia Persib Bandung
Chonburi Thailand 4–1 Hong Kong Kitchee
Guangzhou R&F China 3–0 Singapore Warriors
Bangkok Glass Thailand 3–0 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam4–0Indonesia Persib Bandung
Marronkle 33' (pen.), 57'
Samson 46', 71'		 Report
Guangzhou R&F China3–0Singapore Warriors
Jiang Zhipeng 53'
Jang Hyun-soo 60'
Zhang Shuo 75'		 Report
Attendance: 7,883
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Chonburi Thailand4–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Assumpção 8', 39', 55'
Nurul 27'		 Report E. Wan 35'
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
Bangkok Glass Thailand3–0Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Narong 28'
Kaimbi 52', 62'		 Report
Attendance: 5,299
El Jaish Qatar2–1Oman Al-Nahda
Wagner Ribeiro 78'
Romarinho 90+2'		 Report Voullany 4'
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–0Jordan Al-Wehdat
Said 60' Report
Al-Sadd Qatar0–0 (a.e.t.)Bahrain Riffa
Report
Penalties
Ibrahim soccer ball with check mark
Al-Haydos soccer ball with check mark
Majid soccer ball with red X
Hassan soccer ball with check mark
Belhadj soccer ball with check mark
Kasola soccer ball with check mark
Nabeel soccer ball with check mark
Lee J.S. soccer ball with check mark
Yahia soccer ball with check mark
Khoder soccer ball with check mark
Al-Sheeb soccer ball with check mark
Ibrahim soccer ball with check mark		 11–10 soccer ball with red X Ozéia
soccer ball with check mark João Luiz
soccer ball with check mark Galeb
soccer ball with check mark Deeb
soccer ball with check mark Salman
soccer ball with check mark Saeed
soccer ball with check mark Mubarak
soccer ball with check mark Al Amer
soccer ball with check mark Shalal
soccer ball with check mark Al-Hooti
soccer ball with check mark Alawi
soccer ball with red X Ozéia

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Naft Tehran Iran 1–0 Qatar El Jaish
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p) 		Qatar Al-Sadd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
FC Seoul South Korea 7–0 Vietnam Hà Nội T&T
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 3–2 (a.e.t.) Thailand Chonburi
Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–3 China Guangzhou R&F
Beijing Guoan China 3–0 Thailand Bangkok Glass
Central Coast Mariners Australia1–3China Guangzhou R&F
Trifiro 90+2' Report Jiang Ning 8'
Lu Lin 57'
J. Rose 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Kashiwa Reysol Japan3–2 (a.e.t.)Thailand Chonburi
Taketomi 8'
Leandro 58' (pen.), 115'		 Report Assumpção 10'
Kroekrit 65'
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Beijing Guoan China3–0Thailand Bangkok Glass
Song Boxuan 17'
Batalla 64' (pen.), 72'		 Report
Attendance: 21,017
FC Seoul South Korea7–0Vietnam Hà Nội T&T
Yun Il-lok 14'
Éverton Santos 20'
Jung Jo-gook 30', 46'
Escudero 40'
Lee Seok-hyun 70'
Koh Myong-jin 72'		 Report
Attendance: 6,718
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Shodiev 23'
Rashidov 52'		 Report Mabkhout 45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,263
Naft Tehran Iran1–0Qatar El Jaish
Motahari 50' Report
Attendance: 5,750
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates4–4 (a.e.t.)Qatar Al-Sadd
Díaz 8'
Omar 72'
Al-Shehhi 90+2'
Matar 108'		 Report Ahmed 55'
Ibrahim 66', 90+7', 98'
Penalties
Al-Shehhi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Noubi soccer ball with check mark
Omar soccer ball with red X
Matar soccer ball with check mark
Saleh soccer ball with check mark
Fadhel soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Ibrahim
soccer ball with check mark Al-Haidos
soccer ball with red X Grafite
soccer ball with check mark Majid
soccer ball with check mark Belhadj
soccer ball with check mark Hassan
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–1 (a.e.t.)Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Al Soma 85' (pen.)
Al-Bassas 115'		 Report Al-Mutawa 33'

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.

External links

  • AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
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