2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
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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]
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 | |||
| 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
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 Al-Ahli (a.e.t.)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Al-Qadsia
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 Al-Wehdat
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Play-off West 2
Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 Naft Tehran
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 El Jaish
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| El Jaish
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Al-Nahda
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Play-off West 3
Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 Bunyodkor
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Al-Jazira
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Play-off West 4
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda
| 4(4) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Sadd (p)
| 4(5) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Sadd (p)
| 1(11) | |||||||||||||
 Riffa
| 1(10) | |||||||||||||
Play-off East 1
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 FC Seoul
| 7 | |||||||||||||
 Hà Nội T&T
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hà Nội T&T
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Persib Bandung
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Play-off East 2
Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 Kashiwa Reysol (a.e.t.)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Chonburi
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chonburi
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Kitchee
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Play-off East 3
Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
 Central Coast Mariners
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 Guangzhou R&F
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Guangzhou R&F
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Yadanarbon
| 1(5) |  Warriors
| 0 | |||||||||||
| Warriors (p)
| 1(6) | |||||||||||||
Play-off East 4
Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||||||
| Beijing Guoan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bangkok Glass
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bangkok Glass
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Johor Darul Ta'zim (a.e.t.)
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim
| 0 | |||||||||||
 Bengaluru FC
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round 1
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yadanarbon |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) |
Warriors |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bengaluru FC |
| Yadanarbon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Warriors |
|---|---|---|
Ye Win Aung  102' |
Report | Andy 99' |
| Penalties | ||
Djawa  Yan Paing Okpechi Thiha Sithu Boakay Sithu Aung  |
5–6 | Shi J.Y. Beattie Bennett Vidošević Vélez Andy |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bengaluru FC |
|---|---|---|
| Hariss 47' Chanturu 97' |
Report | Lyngdoh 90' |
Preliminary round 2
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qadsia |
1–0 | Al-Wehdat |
| El Jaish |
2–1 | Al-Nahda |
| Al-Sadd |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) |
Riffa |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội T&T |
4–0 | Persib Bandung |
| Chonburi |
4–1 | Kitchee |
| Guangzhou R&F |
3–0 | Warriors |
| Bangkok Glass |
3–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Hà Nội T&T | 4–0 | Persib Bandung |
|---|---|---|
| Marronkle 33' (pen.), 57' Samson 46', 71' |
Report |
| Guangzhou R&F | 3–0 | Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Zhipeng 53' Jang Hyun-soo 60'Zhang Shuo 75' |
Report |
| Bangkok Glass | 3–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
|---|---|---|
| Narong 28' Kaimbi 52', 62' |
Report |
| El Jaish | 2–1 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Wagner Ribeiro 78' Romarinho 90+2' |
Report | Voullany 4' |