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
Al-Hidd 2
K-Electric 0

Play-off 2

Tripoli advanced to Group B.

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

Play-off 3

Al-Wahda advanced to Group C.

Play-off round
Al-Wahda 2
Balkan 0

Play-off 4

Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to Group D.

Play-off round
Ahli Al-Khaleel 1
Khujand 0

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Hidd 2–0 K-Electric
Tripoli 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Alay Osh
Al-Wahda 2–0 Balkan
Ahli Al-Khaleel 1–0 Khujand
Tripoli 0–0 (a.e.t.) Alay Osh
Report
Penalties
Helegbe
Ali
Estanbelli
El Hussein
Taleb
Diab
Fattouh 		7–6 Sylla
Rustamov
Alimov
Rakhmonov
Kydyraliev
Zholdoshov
Akhmedov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Al-Wahda 2–0 Balkan
Rafe  17'
Mobayed  53'		 Report
Attendance: 80
Ahli Al-Khaleel 1–0 Khujand
Wadi  22' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Hidd 2–0 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. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "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.
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