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
Tripoli Lebanon0–0 (a.e.t.)Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
Report
Penalties
Helegbe soccer ball with check mark
Ali soccer ball with check mark
Estanbelli soccer ball with check mark
El Hussein soccer ball with check mark
Taleb soccer ball with check mark
Diab soccer ball with check mark
Fattouh soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Sylla
soccer ball with check mark Rustamov
soccer ball with check mark Alimov
soccer ball with check mark Rakhmonov
soccer ball with check mark Kydyraliev
soccer ball with check mark Zholdoshov
soccer ball with red X Akhmedov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
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. "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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