2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 24 January to 8 February 2017.[1] A total of 23 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.[2]

Teams

The following 23 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:[3][4][5]

  • 2 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • 11 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
  • 10 teams entered in the play-off round.
Region Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round 2 Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Region
East Region

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round 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 24 January 2017
Preliminary round 2 25 & 31 January 2017
Play-off round 7–8 February 2017

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same play-off.[4]

Play-off West 1
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Wahda 3
Al-Wehdat 0
Al-Wehdat 2
Bengaluru FC 1

Play-off West 2
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Fateh 1
Nasaf Qarshi 0
Nasaf Qarshi 4
Al-Hidd 0

Play-off West 3
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Esteghlal (p) 0 (4)
Al-Sadd 0 (3)

Play-off West 4
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
El Jaish 0 (1)
Bunyodkor (p) 0 (3)

Play-off East 1
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Ulsan Hyundai (p) 1 (4)
Kitchee 1 (3)
Kitchee (a.e.t.) 3
Hà Nội 2

Play-off East 2
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Gamba Osaka 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim 0
Bangkok United 1 (4)
Johor Darul Ta'zim (p) 1 (5)

Play-off East 3
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Shanghai SIPG 3
Sukhothai 0
Sukhothai 5
Yadanarbon 0

Play-off East 4
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Shanghai Shenhua 0
Brisbane Roar 2
Brisbane Roar 6
Global 2 Global 0
Tampines Rovers 0

Preliminary round 1

A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Global 2–0 Tampines Rovers

East Region
Global 2–0 Tampines Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 1,120

Preliminary round 2

A total of 12 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 11 teams which entered in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wehdat 2–1 Bengaluru FC
Nasaf Qarshi 4–0 Al-Hidd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Kitchee 3–2 (a.e.t.) Hà Nội
Bangkok United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Sukhothai 5–0 Yadanarbon
Brisbane Roar 6–0 Global

West Region
Al-Wehdat 2–1 Bengaluru FC
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Nasaf Qarshi 4–0 Al-Hidd
 Report
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

East Region
Kitchee 3–2 (a.e.t.) Hà Nội
 Report
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Sukhothai 5–0 Yadanarbon
 Report
Attendance: 4,865
Brisbane Roar 6–0 Global
 Report
Attendance: 3,657

Play-off round

A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: 10 teams which entered in this round, and 6 winners of the preliminary round 2.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wahda 3–0 Al-Wehdat
Al-Fateh 1–0 Nasaf Qarshi
Esteghlal 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Al-Sadd
El Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Bunyodkor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Kitchee
Gamba Osaka 3–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 Sukhothai
Shanghai Shenhua 0–2 Brisbane Roar

West Region
Al-Wahda 3–0 Al-Wehdat
 Report
Attendance: 10,061
Al-Fateh 1–0 Nasaf Qarshi
 Report
Attendance: 7,439
Esteghlal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Sadd
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 74,560
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

East Region
Gamba Osaka 3–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim
 Report
Attendance: 8,149
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 Sukhothai
 Report
Attendance: 25,860
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Shanghai Shenhua 0–2 Brisbane Roar
Report
Attendance: 23,980

Notes
  1. On 18 January 2017, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were excluded from the 2017 AFC Champions League due to bribery scandal.[6] As a result, Jeju United entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs to replace them, while Ulsan Hyundai entered the qualifying play-offs to replace Jeju United.[7]
  2. The identity of the play-off team from Japan was not known at the time of the group stage draw.[8]
  3. The Kitchee v Hà Nội match was brought forward from 31 January 2017 due to Kitchee's participation in the 2017 Lunar New Year Cup.

References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "2017 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Champions Jeonbuk to learn ACL 2017 opponents on Tuesday". AFC. 12 December 2016.
  4. "AFC Champions League 2017 Draw Mechanism" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "AFC Champions League 2017 draw concluded". AFC. 14 December 2016.
  6. "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ineligible for AFC Champions League 2017". AFC. 18 January 2017.
  8. "Japanese clubs confirm 2017 AFC Champions League opponents". AFC. 1 January 2017.
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