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 13 teams (11 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
Oman Fanja 2
Turkmenistan Ahal 1 Turkmenistan Ahal 3
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 0

Play-off West 2

Al-Hidd advanced to Group B.

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

Play-off West 3

Salam Zgharta advanced to Group A.

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

Play-off West 4

Al-Jaish advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round Play-off round
Syria Al-Jaish (pen.) 0(5)
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds (w/o) — State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 0(4)
Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club —

Play-off East

Maziya advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round Play-off round
Maldives Maziya 1
Philippines Ceres 0

Preliminary round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Ahal Turkmenistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan 0–1 Yemen Al-Saqr
Khayr Vahdat Tajikistan 1–0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine w/o Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
Ahal Turkmenistan1–0Kyrgyzstan Dordoi
Annadurdyýew 8' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Khayr Vahdat Tajikistan1–0Bangladesh Sheikh Russel
Rustamov 22' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan0–1Yemen Al-Saqr
Report Ali 67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Hilal Al-Quds State of PalestineCancelledNepal Manang Marshyangdi Club

Manang Marshyangdi Club withdrew.[4]

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Fanja Oman 2–3 Turkmenistan Ahal
Al-Hidd Bahrain 2–1 Yemen Al-Saqr
Salam Zgharta Lebanon 3–0 Tajikistan Khayr Vahdat
Al-Jaish Syria 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
East Zone
Maziya Maldives 1–0 Philippines Ceres
Maziya Maldives1–0Philippines Ceres
Samdhooh 82' Report
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Salam Zgharta Lebanon3–0Tajikistan Khayr Vahdat
Khatib 23'
Galán 48'
Boutros 87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,271
Fanja Oman2–3Turkmenistan Ahal
Ndione 67'
Danguir 83'		 Report Annadurdyýew 7'
Annaýew 41'
Şermetow 75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Jaish Syria0–0 (a.e.t.)State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Report
Penalties
Al-Awad soccer ball with check mark
Sharifa soccer ball with check mark
Al-Kaddour soccer ball with check mark
Salkeni soccer ball with check mark
Dommarani soccer ball with check mark
(Note: Order of Al-Jaish penalties not known)		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Saba'a
soccer ball with red X Ismail
soccer ball with check mark Salem
soccer ball with check mark Saleh
soccer ball with check mark Hwaiti
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Hidd Bahrain2–1Yemen Al-Saqr
Adnan 17'
Orok 52'		 Report Al-Worafi 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 480
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  4. ↑ "MMC Not To Play AFC Cup Play Off Against Al Quids Hilal". GoalNepal.com. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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