2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs


The 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 24 January to 8 February 2017. A total of 23 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.

Teams

The following 23 teams, split into two regions, entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
RegionTeams entering in play-off roundTeams entering in preliminary round 2Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Region
  • Al-Wahda
  • Al-Fateh
  • Esteghlal
  • El Jaish
  • Al-Sadd
  • Bunyodkor
  • Nasaf Qarshi
  • Al-Wehdat
  • Bengaluru FC
  • Al-Hidd
    • East Region
  • Jeju United
  • Ulsan Hyundai
  • Gamba Osaka
  • Shanghai SIPG
  • Shanghai Shenhua
  • Brisbane Roar
  • Sukhothai
  • Bangkok United
  • Kitchee
  • Hà Nội
  • Johor Darul Ta'zim
  • Yadanarbon
  • Global
  • Tampines Rovers

    • Format


    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. 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.

    Schedule

    The schedule of each round was as follows.
    RoundMatch date
    Preliminary round 124 January 2017
    Preliminary round 225 & 31 January 2017
    Play-off round7–8 February 2017

    Bracket


    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.

    Play-off West 1

    • Al-Wahda advanced to Group D.

      Play-off West 2

    • Al-Fateh advanced to Group B.

      Play-off West 3

    • Esteghlal advanced to Group A.

      Play-off West 4

    • Bunyodkor advanced to Group C.

      Play-off East 1

    • Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group E.

      Play-off East 2

    • Gamba Osaka advanced to Group H.

      Play-off East 3

    • Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group F.

      Play-off East 4

    • Brisbane Roar advanced to Group E.

      Preliminary round 1

    A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.

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    East Region

    Preliminary round 2

    A total of 12 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 11 teams which entered in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round 1.

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    Play-off round

    A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: 10 teams which entered in this round, and 6 winners of the preliminary round 2.

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