2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 5 to 19 February 2019.[1] A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.[2]

Teams

The following 27 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:

  • 6 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • 13 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
  • 8 teams entered in the play-off round.
Region Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round 2 Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Region
East Region

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slot entered the AFC Cup group stage.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.[1][3]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 1 5 February 2019
Preliminary round 2 12 February 2019
Play-off round 19 February 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region, determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018.[4] Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie.

Play-off West 1
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Nasr 1
Pakhtakor 2
Pakhtakor 2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1

Play-off West 2
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Nassr 4
AGMK 0
AGMK 4
Istiklol 2

Play-off West 3
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Rayyan 3
Saipa 1
Saipa 4
Minerva Punjab 0

Play-off West 4
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Al-Gharafa 2
Zob Ahan 3
Zob Ahan (a.e.t.) 1
Al-Wehdat 2 Al-Kuwait 0
Al-Kuwait 3

Play-off East 1
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Ulsan Hyundai 5
Perak 1
Perak (p) 1 (6)
Kitchee 1 (5)

Play-off East 2
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Shandong Luneng 4
Hà Nội 1
Bangkok United 0
Hà Nội 1

Play-off East 3
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (p) 0 (4)
Chiangrai United 0 (3)
Chiangrai United 3
Ceres–Negros 1 Yangon United 1
Yangon United 2

Play-off East 4
Preliminary round 2 Play-off round Final
Kashima Antlers 4
Newcastle Jets 1
Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) 3
Home United 1 Persija Jakarta 1
Persija Jakarta 3

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of six teams played in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wehdat 2–3 Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ceres–Negros 1–2 Yangon United
Home United 1–3 Persija Jakarta

West Region
Al-Wehdat 2–3 Al-Kuwait
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,313
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

East Region
Ceres–Negros 1–2 Yangon United
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 7,029
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Home United 1–3 Persija Jakarta
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,893

Preliminary round 2

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 13 teams which entered in this round, and three winners of the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Pakhtakor 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
AGMK 4–2 Istiklol
Saipa 4–0 Minerva Punjab
Zob Ahan 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Perak 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Kitchee
Bangkok United 0–1 Hà Nội
Chiangrai United 3–1 Yangon United
Newcastle Jets 3–1 (a.e.t.) Persija Jakarta

West Region
Pakhtakor 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 15,572
AGMK 4–2 Istiklol
 Live Report
Stats Report
  • Hasan  2'
  • Kimsanov  62'
Attendance: 7,920
Saipa 4–0 Minerva Punjab
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,210
Zob Ahan 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Kuwait
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

East Region
Perak 1–1 (a.e.t.) Kitchee
 Live Report
Stats Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 8,605
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Bangkok United 0–1 Hà Nội
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 5,384
Chiangrai United 3–1 Yangon United
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Newcastle Jets 3–1 (a.e.t.) Persija Jakarta
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,647
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Play-off round

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: eight teams which entered in this round, and eight winners of the preliminary round 2.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Nasr 1–2 Pakhtakor
Al-Nassr 4–0 AGMK
Al-Rayyan 3–1 Saipa
Al-Gharafa 2–3 Zob Ahan
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai 5–1 Perak
Shandong Luneng 4–1 Hà Nội
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Chiangrai United
Kashima Antlers 4–1 Newcastle Jets

West Region
Al-Nasr 1–2 Pakhtakor
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Nassr 4–0 AGMK
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,915
Al-Rayyan 3–1 Saipa
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Gharafa 2–3 Zob Ahan
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 677

East Region
Ulsan Hyundai 5–1 Perak
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 2,178
Kashima Antlers 4–1 Newcastle Jets
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 5,477

Notes
  1. The identity of the second play-off team from Uzbekistan, and the play-off teams from South Korea, China, Japan and Indonesia was not known at the time of the group stage draw.

References
  1. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 14 November 2018.
  2. "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "AFC Champions League 2019 Official Match Schedule". AFC.
  4. "Continent's elite set for 2019 campaign". AFC. 22 November 2018.
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