2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
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The qualifying play-off of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 29 January to 15 February 2014, to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage.[1][2]
The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds.[2] Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off.[3] 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 round 3 advanced to the group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[1]
The following 19 teams (11 from West Zone, 8 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
| Zone | Teams entering in Round 3 | Teams entering in Round 2 | Teams entering in Round 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone | |||
| East Zone |
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]
| Round | Match date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | 2 February 2014 |
| Round 2 | 8 February 2014 |
| Round 3 | 15 February 2014 |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Advance to group stage | ||||||||||||||||
| El Jaish | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| El Jaish | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baniyas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Suwaiq | 0 | Al-Qadsia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia | 1 | El Jaish | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Lekhwiya | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lekhwiya | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1 | Al-Hidd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hidd (a.e.t.) | 3 | Lekhwiya | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuwait | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuwait | 1 | Al-Kuwait | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Advance to group stage | ||||||||||||||||
| Beijing Guoan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chonburi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chonburi | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tampines Rovers | 1 | South China | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South China (a.e.t.) | 2 | Beijing Guoan | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Muangthong United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Muangthong United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pune | 0 | Hà Nội T&T | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hà Nội T&T | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwaiq | 0–1 | Al-Qadsia |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hidd |
| Al-Kuwait | 1–0 | Al-Shorta |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampines Rovers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South China |
| Pune | 0–3 | Hà Nội T&T |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Baniyas | 0–4 | Al-Qadsia |
| El Jaish | 5–1 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| Lekhwiya | 2–1 | Al-Hidd |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–3 | Al-Kuwait |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chonburi | 3–0 | South China |
| Muangthong United | 2–0 | Hà Nội T&T |
- Notes
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| El Jaish | 3–0 | Al-Qadsia |
| Lekhwiya | 4–1 | Al-Kuwait |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 4–0 | Chonburi |
| Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Muangthong United |
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2014 and AFC Cup 2014 Competition Format - AFC Champions League & AFC Cup Play-off" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Vietnam Professional Football. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "ACL Playoff Picture complete". AFC. 10 December 2013.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "Lokomotiv-Kuwait SC match postponed". Asian Football Confederation. 8 February 2014.
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com