2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was contested by nine teams (five from West Asia Zone, four from East Asia Zone).

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00.^[1] The draw, without any seeding or country protection, determined the brackets as well as host of each play-off match. The semi-final round was played on 10 February 2012, and the final round was played 16 and 18 February 2012.^[2]

Extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.^[3] The four winners of the final round (two from West Asia Zone, two from East Asia Zone) advanced to the group stage to join the 28 teams which directly entered the group stage. The three losers of the final round (two from West Asia Zone, one from East Asia zone) advanced to the 2012 AFC Cup group stage, except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura.^[4]

Matches

West Asia Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Semi-final Round
Esteghlal	2–0	Zob Ahan
Final Round
Al-Shabab	3–0	Neftchi Farg'ona
Esteghlal	3–1	Al-Ettifaq

Semi-final round

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

10 February 2012
17:15 UTC+03:30

Esteghlal	2–0	Zob Ahan
Heyrdari 23' Borhani 67'	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 33,750
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Final round

Esteghlal v Al-Ettifaq

18 February 2012
17:20 UTC+03:30

Esteghlal	3–1	Al-Ettifaq
Jerković 37' Heydari 62' Borhani 65'	Report	Al-Salem 59'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 61,120
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Al-Shabab v Neftchi Farg'ona

18 February 2012
20:00 UTC+04:00

Al-Shabab	3–0	Neftchi Farg'ona
Obaid 6', 60' Haydarov 90+3'	Report

Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

East Asia Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Final Round
Pohang Steelers	2–0	Chonburi
Adelaide United	3–0	Persipura Jayapura

The following team was also slated to enter the qualifying play-off in the East Asia Zone, but did not enter the competition:

Liaoning Whowin

Final round

Adelaide United v Persipura Jayapura

16 February 2012
19:30 UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	3–0	Persipura Jayapura
Boogaard 12' Levchenko 57' van Dijk 84'	Report

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Pohang Steelers v Chonburi

18 February 2012
15:30 UTC+09:00

Pohang Steelers	2–0	Chonburi
Hwang Jin-Sung 28' Park Sung-Ho 70'	Report

Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

References

↑ "Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff". AFC. 2011-12-06.
↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
↑ "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
↑ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012.

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