2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played from 9 to 17 February 2015. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide five of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]

Format

The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of two rounds (preliminary round 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 27 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Teams

The following 14 teams (12 from West Zone, 2 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:[2]

Zone Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round
West Zone
East Zone

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[3]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 9–10 February 2015
Play-off round 17 February 2015

Bracket

Play-off West 1

Ahal advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round Play-off round
     
        Fanja 2
Ahal 1     Ahal 3
Dordoi 0  

Play-off West 2

Al-Hidd advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round Play-off round
     
        Al-Hidd 2
Altyn Asyr 0     Al-Saqr 1
Al-Saqr 1  

Play-off West 3

Salam Zgharta advanced to Group A.

Preliminary round Play-off round
     
        Salam Zgharta 3
Khayr Vahdat 1     Khayr Vahdat 0
Sheikh Russel 0  

Play-off West 4

Al-Jaish advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round Play-off round
     
        Al-Jaish (pen.) 0(5)
Hilal Al-Quds (w/o)     Hilal Al-Quds 0(4)
Manang Marshyangdi Club  

Play-off East

Maziya advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round Play-off round
     
        Maziya 1
        Ceres 0
     

Preliminary round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Ahal 1–0 Dordoi
Altyn Asyr 0–1 Al-Saqr
Khayr Vahdat 1–0 Sheikh Russel
Hilal Al-Quds w/o Manang Marshyangdi Club
Ahal 1–0 Dordoi
Annadurdyýew  8' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Khayr Vahdat 1–0 Sheikh Russel
Rustamov  22' Report
Attendance: 10,000

Altyn Asyr 0–1 Al-Saqr
Report Ali  67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Hilal Al-Quds Cancelled Manang Marshyangdi Club

Manang Marshyangdi Club withdrew.[4]

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Fanja 2–3 Ahal
Al-Hidd 2–1 Al-Saqr
Salam Zgharta 3–0 Khayr Vahdat
Al-Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Hilal Al-Quds
East Zone
Maziya 1–0 Ceres
Maziya 1–0 Ceres
Samdhooh  82' Report
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Salam Zgharta 3–0 Khayr Vahdat
Khatib  23'
Galán  48'
Boutros  87'
Report
Zgharta Stadium, Zgharta
Attendance: 1,271

Fanja 2–3 Ahal
Ndione  67'
Danguir  83'
Report Annadurdyýew  7'
Annaýew  41'
Şermetow  75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.) Hilal Al-Quds
Report
Penalties
Al-Awad
Sharifa
Al-Kaddour
Salkeni
Dommarani
(Note: Order of Al-Jaish penalties not known)
5–4 Saba'a
Ismail
Salem
Saleh
Hwaiti
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Hidd 2–1 Al-Saqr
Adnan  17'
Orok  52'
Report Al-Worafi  64' (pen.)
Notes
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