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2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

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]

Format

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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]

Teams

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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

Schedule

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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

Bracket

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West Zone

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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

East Zone

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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

Round 1

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
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
East Zone
Tampines Rovers   1–2 (a.e.t.)   South China
Pune   0–3   Hà Nội T&T

West Zone

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Al-Suwaiq  0–1  Al-Qadsia
Report Keita   90+4'
Attendance: 6,200
Shabab Al-Ordon  1–3 (a.e.t.)  Al-Hidd
Mubaideen   42' Report Tuca   83' (pen.)
Orok   96', 102'
Attendance: 579

East Zone

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Tampines Rovers  1–2 (a.e.t.)  South China
Mrdaković   64' Report Barisić   20', 103'
Attendance: 1,192
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Round 2

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
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
East Zone
Chonburi   3–0   South China
Muangthong United   2–0   Hà Nội T&T

West Zone

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Lekhwiya  2–1  Al-Hidd
Nam Tae-hee   35'
Nasief   48' (o.g.)		 Report Nasief   60'
Attendance: 927
Baniyas  0–4  Al-Qadsia
Report Neda   10'
Al Soma   35'
Al Sheikh   73'
Al Ansari   83'
Attendance: 1,932
El Jaish  5–1  Nasaf Qarshi
Go Seul-ki   4', 27', 80'
Nilmar   36'
Abubakar   49'		 Report Sayfiev   76'
Attendance: 5,400
Lokomotiv Tashkent  1–3  Al-Kuwait
Nagaev   66' Report Jemâa   22', 37', 86'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Notes
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    Lokomotiv Tashkent v Al-Kuwait was originally scheduled to be played on 8 February 2014, 15:00 UTC+5, but was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[5]

East Zone

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Muangthong United  2–0  Hà Nội T&T
Gjurovski   36'
Bothroyd   62'		 Report
Attendance: 7,927
Chonburi  3–0  South China
Pipob   19'
Cunha   37', 55'		 Report
Attendance: 7,336

Round 3

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
El Jaish   3–0   Al-Qadsia
Lekhwiya   4–1   Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Beijing Guoan   4–0   Chonburi
Melbourne Victory   2–1   Muangthong United

West Zone

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Lekhwiya  4–1  Al-Kuwait
Soria   29'
Msakni   72'
Boudiaf   78'
Luiz Ceará   90+3'		 Report Nekounam   34' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,075
El Jaish  3–0  Al-Qadsia
Nilmar   36'
Muntari   63'
El-Sayed   85'		 Report
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

East Zone

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Melbourne Victory  2–1  Muangthong United
Troisi   58'
Broxham   83'		 Report Gjurovski   22'
Attendance: 8,304
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Beijing Guoan  4–0  Chonburi
Guerrón   1', 11'
Utaka   18'
Shao Jiayi   89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,055

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "ACL Playoff Picture complete". AFC. 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ "Lokomotiv-Kuwait SC match postponed". Asian Football Confederation. 8 February 2014.
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