2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

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]

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]

Zone Teams 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. 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]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 1 27 January 2016
Preliminary round 2 2 February 2016
Play-off round 9 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
      
               
               
            Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2
            Jordan Al-Wehdat 1
          
              
      

Play-off West 2

El Jaish advanced to Group D.

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

Play-off West 3

Bunyodkor advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
      
               
               
            Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2
            United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 0
             
                 
      

Play-off West 4

Al-Jazira advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
      
               
               
            United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira (p) 2 (5)
            Qatar Al-Sadd 2 (4)
          
              
      

Play-off East 1

Pohang Steelers advanced to Group H.

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

Play-off East 2

FC Tokyo advanced to Group E.

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

Play-off East 3

Shandong Luneng advanced to Group F.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
      
               
               
            Australia Adelaide United 1
            China Shandong Luneng 2
          China Shandong Luneng 6
 India Mohun Bagan 3      India Mohun Bagan 0    
 Singapore Tampines Rovers 1  

Play-off East 4

Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group G.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
      
               
               
            China Shanghai SIPG 3
            Thailand Muangthong United 0
          Thailand Muangthong United (p) 0 (3)
          Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)    
      

Preliminary round 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Mohun Bagan India 3–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers

27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
19:00 UTC+5:30
Mohun Bagan India 3–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Lalpekhlua  6'
Glen  42'
Yusa  84' 		Report Hanapi  44'
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 Vietnam 1–0 Hong Kong Kitchee
Chonburi Thailand 3–2 (a.e.t.) Myanmar Yangon United
Shandong Luneng China 6–0 India Mohun Bagan
Muangthong United Thailand 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
15:00 UTC+8
Shandong Luneng China 6–0 India Mohun Bagan
Montillo  24'
Tardelli  40'
Yang Xu  55', 69'
Zheng Zheng  76'
Wang Yongpo  88' 		Report

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
18:00 UTC+7
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam 1–0 Hong Kong Kitchee
Marronkle  61' Report
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
19:00 UTC+7
Chonburi Thailand 3–2 (a.e.t.) Myanmar Yangon United
Anderson  63'
Suttinan  81'
Kroekrit  105+1' 		Report Fernandes  19'
Kyaw Ko Ko  79'
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 3,886
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–1 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Naft Tehran Iran 0–2 Qatar El Jaish
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Qatar Al-Sadd
East Zone
Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–0 Vietnam Hà Nội T&T
FC Tokyo Japan 9–0 Thailand Chonburi
Adelaide United Australia 1–2 China Shandong Luneng
Shanghai SIPG China 3–0 Thailand Muangthong United

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
14:00 UTC+9
Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–0 Vietnam Hà Nội T&T
Shim Dong-woon  35', 62', 84' Report

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
19:30 UTC+10:30
Adelaide United Australia 1–2 China Shandong Luneng
Cirio  90' Report Yang Xu  17'
Tardelli  39'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 8,487
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
19:30 UTC+9
FC Tokyo Japan 9–0 Thailand Chonburi
Careca  6' (o.g.)
Abe  9'
Higashi  34'
Maeda  54'
Yonemoto  55'
Mizunuma  61'
Kawano  73', 90+2' (pen.)
Chonlatit  84' (o.g.) 		Report
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 10,801
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
19:30 UTC+8
Shanghai SIPG China 3–0 Thailand Muangthong United
Wu Lei  45', 88'
Conca  83' 		Report
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 25,136
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
17:00 UTC+5:00
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Shomurodov  2', 35' Report

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
18:00 UTC+3:30
Naft Tehran Iran 0–2 Qatar El Jaish
Report Hamdallah  63'
Romarinho  90+4'

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
20:15 UTC+4
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–2 (a.e.t.) Qatar Al-Sadd
Jones  45'
Mabkhout  65' 		Report Senhadji  22', 88'
  Penalties  
Mabkhout
Juma
Rashid
Saeed
Neves
Park Jong-woo
Mousa 		5–4 Xavi
Al-Haidos
Pedro Miguel
Pouraliganji
Belhadj
Hassan
Senhadji

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
20:20 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–1 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Rivas  17'
Fallatah  45' (pen.) 		Report Tall  11'

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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