The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs are scheduled to play from 5 to 19 February 2019.[1] A total of at most 28 teams (exact number to be confirmed) compete in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.[2]

Teams edit

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

  • Preliminary round 1.
  • Preliminary round 2.
  • 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
  •   Korea 4
  •   China 4
  •   Japan 3
  •   Japan 4

Format edit

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 advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[2]

Schedule edit

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

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

Bracket edit

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same play-off.[3]

Play-off West 1 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Al-Ain
  Winner West 2.1
  Uzbekistan 3
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Play-off West 2 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Al-Nassr
  Winner West 2.2
  Uzbekistan 2
  Tajikistan 1   Winner West 1.2
  Al-Muharraq

Play-off West 3 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Al-Rayyan
  Winner West 2.3
  Saipa
  Minerva Punjab   Winner West 1.3
  Al-Kuwait

Play-off West 4 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Al-Gharafa
  Winner West 2.4
  Zob Ahan
  Al-Jaish   Winner West 1.4
  Al-Wehdat

Play-off East 1 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Korea 4
  Winner East 2.1
  Perak
  Kitchee

Play-off East 2 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  China 4
  Winner East 2.2
  Thailand 3
  Hà Nội

Play-off East 3 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Japan 3
  Winner East 2.3
  Thailand 2
  Ceres–Negros   Winner East 1.3
  Yangon United

Play-off East 4 edit

Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
  Japan 4
  Winner East 2.4
  Newcastle Jets
  Home United   Winner East 1.4
  Indonesia 1

Preliminary round 1 edit

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary edit

A total of ten teams play in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Tajikistan 1   5 Feb (West 1.2)   Al-Muharraq
Minerva Punjab   5 Feb (West 1.3)   Al-Kuwait
Al-Jaish   5 Feb (West 1.4)   Al-Wehdat
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ceres–Negros   5 Feb (East 1.3)   Yangon United
Home United   5 Feb (East 1.4)   Indonesia 1

West Region edit

Tajikistan 1  v  Al-Muharraq

Minerva Punjab  v  Al-Kuwait

Al-Jaish  v  Al-Wehdat

East Region edit

Ceres–Negros  v  Yangon United

Home United  v  Indonesia 1

Preliminary round 2 edit

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary edit

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Uzbekistan 3   12 Feb (West 2.1)   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Uzbekistan 2   12 Feb (West 2.2) Winner West 1.2
Saipa   12 Feb (West 2.3) Winner West 1.3
Zob Ahan   12 Feb (West 2.4) Winner West 1.4
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Perak   12 Feb (East 2.1)   Kitchee
Thailand 3   12 Feb (East 2.2)   Hà Nội
Thailand 2   12 Feb (East 2.3) Winner East 1.3
Newcastle Jets   12 Feb (East 2.4) Winner East 1.4

West Region edit

Uzbekistan 3  v  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Uzbekistan 2  v  Winner West 1.2

Zob Ahan  v  Winner West 1.3

Saipa  v  Winner West 1.4

East Region edit

Perak  v  Kitchee

Bangkok United  v  Hà Nội

Chiangrai United  v  Winner East 1.3

Newcastle Jets  v  Winner East 1.4

Play-off round edit

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary edit

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Ain   19 Feb (West 3.1) Winner West 2.1
Al-Nassr   19 Feb (West 3.2) Winner West 2.2
Al-Rayyan   19 Feb (West 3.3) Winner West 2.3
Al-Gharafa   19 Feb (West 3.4) Winner West 2.4
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Korea 4   19 Feb (East 3.1) Winner East 2.1
China 4   19 Feb (East 3.2) Winner East 2.2
Japan 3   19 Feb (East 3.3) Winner East 2.3
Japan 4   19 Feb (East 3.4) Winner East 2.4

West Region edit

Al-Ain  v  Winner West 2.1

Al-Nassr  v  Winner West 2.2

Al-Rayyan  v  Winner West 2.3

Al-Gharafa  v  Winner West 2.4

East Region edit

Korea 4  v  Winner East 2.1

China 4  v  Winner East 2.2

Japan 3  v  Winner East 2.3

Japan 4  v  Winner East 2.4

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded". AFC. 6 December 2017.

External links edit


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