2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played on 9 February 2016.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Cup.[2]

Teams

The following eight teams (all from West Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only (play-off round):[3]

Zone Teams entering in play-off round
West Zone

No qualifying play-off was held in the East Zone due to lack of teams (all teams directly entered the group stage).

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 four winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round Match date
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.[4][5]

Play-off 1

Al-Hidd advanced to Group A.

Play-off round
Bahrain Al-Hidd 2
Pakistan K-Electric 0

Play-off 2

Tripoli advanced to Group B.

Play-off round
Lebanon Tripoli (p) 0 (7)
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 0 (6)

Play-off 3

Al-Wahda advanced to Group C.

Play-off round
Syria Al-Wahda 2
Turkmenistan Balkan 0

Play-off 4

Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to Group D.

Play-off round
State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel 1
Tajikistan Khujand 0

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Hidd Bahrain 2–0 Pakistan K-Electric
Tripoli Lebanon 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p) 		Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
Al-Wahda Syria 2–0 Turkmenistan Balkan
Ahli Al-Khaleel State of Palestine 1–0 Tajikistan Khujand
Al-Wahda Syria2–0Turkmenistan Balkan
Rafe 17'
Mobayed 53'		 Report
Attendance: 80
Ahli Al-Khaleel State of Palestine1–0Tajikistan Khujand
Wadi 22' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Hidd Bahrain2–0Pakistan K-Electric
Omosuyi 55'
Hasan 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Notes

  1. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw". AFC. 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "AFC Cup 2016 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.