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
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
     
             
             
          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

Al-Sadd advanced to Group C.

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

FC Seoul advanced to Group H.

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
East Zone
Yadanarbon 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Warriors
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bengaluru FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bengaluru FC
Harun  47'
Chanturu  97'		 Report Lyngdoh  90'
Attendance: 17,455

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
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
East Zone
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
Attendance: 2,500
Guangzhou R&F 3–0 Warriors
Jiang Zhipeng  53'
Jang Hyun-soo  60'
Zhang Shuo  75'		 Report
Attendance: 7,883
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Chonburi 4–1 Kitchee
Assumpção  8', 39', 55'
Nurul  27'		 Report E. Wan  35'
Attendance: 3,432
Bangkok Glass 3–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Narong  28'
Kaimbi  52', 62'		 Report
Attendance: 5,299
El Jaish 2–1 Al-Nahda
Wagner Ribeiro  78'
Romarinho  90+2'		 Report Voullany  4'
Attendance: 5,507
Al-Qadsia 1–0 Al-Wehdat
Said  60' Report
Attendance: 9,200
Al-Sadd 0–0 (a.e.t.) Riffa
Report
Penalties
Ibrahim
Al Haidos
Majid
Hassan
Belhadj
Kasola
Nabeel
Lee Jung-soo
Yahia
Khoder
Al Sheeb
Ibrahim 		11–10 Ozéia
João Luiz
Galeb
Deeb
Salman
Saeed
Mubarak
Al Amer
Shalal
Al-Hooti
Alawi
Ozéia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahli 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Qadsia
Naft Tehran 1–0 El Jaish
Bunyodkor 2–1 Al-Jazira
Al-Wahda 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Al-Sadd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
FC Seoul 7–0 Hà Nội T&T
Kashiwa Reysol 3–2 (a.e.t.) Chonburi
Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Guangzhou R&F
Beijing Guoan 3–0 Bangkok Glass
Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Guangzhou R&F
Trifiro  90+2' Report Jiang Ning  8'
Lu Lin  57'
J. Rose  89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,776
Kashiwa Reysol 3–2 (a.e.t.) Chonburi
Taketomi  8'
Leandro  58' (pen.), 115'		 Report Assumpção  10'
Kroekrit  65'
Attendance: 6,344
Beijing Guoan 3–0 Bangkok Glass
Song Boxuan  17'
Batalla  64' (pen.), 72'		 Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 21,017
FC Seoul 7–0 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 2–1 Al-Jazira
Shodiev  23'
Rashidov  52'		 Report Mabkhout  45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,263
Naft Tehran 1–0 El Jaish
Motahari  50' Report
Attendance: 5,750
Al-Wahda 4–4 (a.e.t.) Al-Sadd
Díaz  8'
Omar  72'
Al-Shehhi  90+2'
Matar  108'		 Report Ahmed  55'
Ibrahim  66', 90+7', 98'
Penalties
Al-Shehhi
Al-Noubi
Omar
Matar
Saleh
Fadhel 		4–5 Ibrahim
Al-Haidos
Grafite
Majid
Belhadj
Hassan
Attendance: 4,208
Al-Ahli 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Qadsia
Al Soma  85' (pen.)
Al-Bassas  115'		 Report Al-Mutawa  33'
Attendance: 34,028

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