2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
The 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was played from 4 to 17 February 2015. A total of 25 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League.
Format
The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of three rounds, was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team. 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 24 automatic qualifiers. All losers in each round which were from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.Teams
The following 25 teams were involved in the qualifying play-off:| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in [|preliminary round 2] | Teams entering in [|preliminary round 1] |
| West Zone |
|  Al-Sadd El Jaish Al-Qadsia Al-Wehdat Al-Nahda Riffa | |
| East Zone |  FC Seoul Kashiwa Reysol Central Coast Mariners Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou R&F Bangkok Glass Chonburi Hà Nội T&T Persib Bandung Kitchee |  Yadanarbon Johor Darul Ta'zim Bengaluru FC Warriors |
Al-Ahli
Naft Tehran
Bunyodkor
Al-WahdaSchedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.| Round | Match date |
| Preliminary round 1 | 4 February 2015 |
| Preliminary round 2 | 10 February 2015 |
| Play-off round | 17 February 2015 |
Bracket
Play-off West 1
advanced to Group D.Play-off West 2
advanced to Group B.Play-off West 3
advanced to Group A.Play-off West 4
advanced to Group C.Play-off East 1
advanced to Group H.Play-off East 2
advanced to Group E.Play-off East 3
advanced to Group F.Play-off East 4
advanced to Group G.Preliminary round 1
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Preliminary round 2
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Play-off round
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