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]

  • Two teams (both from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • Seven teams (all from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 2.
  • Twelve teams (8 from West Zone, 4 from East Zone) entered in the play-off round.
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 (Regulations Article 10.2). 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
     
             
             
          Al-Ittihad 2
          Al-Wehdat 1
       
           
     

Play-off West 2

El Jaish advanced to Group D.

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

Play-off West 3

Bunyodkor advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
     
             
             
          Bunyodkor 2
          Al-Shabab 0
           
               
     

Play-off West 4

Al-Jazira advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
     
             
             
          Al-Jazira (p) 2 (5)
          Al-Sadd 2 (4)
       
           
     

Play-off East 1

Pohang Steelers advanced to Group H.

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
     
             
             
          Pohang Steelers 3
          Hà Nội T&T 0
        Hà Nội T&T 1
        Kitchee 0    
     

Play-off East 2

FC Tokyo advanced to Group E.

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

Play-off East 3

Shandong Luneng advanced to Group F.

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

Play-off East 4

Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group G.

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

Preliminary round 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Mohun Bagan 3–1 Tampines Rovers
Mohun Bagan 3–1 Tampines Rovers
Lalpekhlua  6'
Glen  42'
Yusa  84'		 Report Hanapi  44'
Attendance: 12,640

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Hà Nội T&T 1–0 Kitchee
Chonburi 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yangon United
Shandong Luneng 6–0 Mohun Bagan
Muangthong United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Shandong Luneng 6–0 Mohun Bagan
Montillo  24'
Tardelli  40'
Yang Xu  55', 69'
Zheng Zheng  76'
Wang Yongpo  88'		 Report
Attendance: 15,109
Hà Nội T&T 1–0 Kitchee
Marronkle  61' Report
Attendance: 1,500
Chonburi 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yangon United
Anderson  63'
Suttinan  81'
Kroekrit  105+1'		 Report Fernandes  19'
Kyaw Ko Ko  79'
Attendance: 3,886

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Naft Tehran 0–2 El Jaish
Bunyodkor 2–0 Al-Shabab
Al-Jazira 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Al-Sadd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Pohang Steelers 3–0 Hà Nội T&T
FC Tokyo 9–0 Chonburi
Adelaide United 1–2 Shandong Luneng
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 Muangthong United

West Zone
Bunyodkor 2–0 Al-Shabab
Shomurodov  2', 35' Report
Attendance: 9,485
Naft Tehran 0–2 El Jaish
Report Hamdallah  63'
Romarinho  90+4'
Attendance: 3,860
Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Rivas  17'
Fallatah  45' (pen.)		 Report Elhadji Malick  11'
Attendance: 58,555

East Zone
Pohang Steelers 3–0 Hà Nội T&T
Shim Dong-woon  35', 62', 84' Report
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Adelaide United 1–2 Shandong Luneng
Cirio  90' Report Yang Xu  17'
Tardelli  39'
Attendance: 8,487
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
FC Tokyo 9–0 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
Attendance: 10,801
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 Muangthong United
Wu Lei  45', 88'
Conca  83'		 Report
Attendance: 25,136

References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  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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