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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Play-off West 1
[edit]Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
0 |
Play-off West 2
[edit]Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
1 |
Play-off West 3
[edit]Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
1 |
Play-off West 4
[edit]Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
4(4) | ||||||||||||||
4(5) | ||||||||||||||
1(11) | ||||||||||||||
1(10) |
Play-off East 1
[edit]Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
0 |
Play-off East 2
[edit]Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
1 |
Play-off East 3
[edit]Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
1(5) | 0 | |||||||||||||
1(6) |
Play-off East 4
[edit]Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.
Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 |
Preliminary round 1
[edit]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 |
Preliminary round 2
[edit]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 | |
---|---|---|
Jiang Zhipeng Jang Hyun-soo Zhang Shuo |
Report |
Bangkok Glass | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|
Narong Kaimbi |
Report |
Play-off round
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
External links
[edit]- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com