2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off


The 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played on 9 February 2016. A total of eight teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Cup.

Teams

The following eight teams entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only :
ZoneTeams entering in [|play-off round]
West Zone
  • Al-Hidd
  • Tripoli
  • Al-Wahda
  • Ahli Al-Khaleel
  • Khujand
  • Balkan
  • Alay Osh
  • K-Electric
No qualifying play-off was held in the East Zone due to lack of teams.

Format


In the qualifying play-off, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The four winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundMatch date
Play-off round9 February 2016

Bracket


The bracket of the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting each match.

Play-off 1

advanced to Group A.

Play-off 2

advanced to Group B.

Play-off 3

advanced to Group C.

Play-off 4

advanced to Group D.

Play-off round


!colspan=3|West Zone