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2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played from 9 to 17 February 2015. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide five of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]

Format

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The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of two rounds (preliminary round and play-off round), was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team.[2] 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 27 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Teams

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The following 13 teams (11 from West Zone, 2 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:[2]

Zone Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round
West Zone
East Zone

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[3]

Round Match date
Preliminary round 9–10 February 2015
Play-off round 17 February 2015

Bracket

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Play-off West 1

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Ahal advanced to Group C.

Preliminary round Play-off round
  Fanja 2
  Ahal 1   Ahal 3
  Dordoi 0

Play-off West 2

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Al-Hidd advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round Play-off round
  Al-Hidd 2
  Altyn Asyr 0   Al-Saqr 1
  Al-Saqr 1

Play-off West 3

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Salam Zgharta advanced to Group A.

Preliminary round Play-off round
  Salam Zgharta 3
  Khayr Vahdat 1   Khayr Vahdat 0
  Sheikh Russel 0

Play-off West 4

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Al-Jaish advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round Play-off round
  Al-Jaish (pen.) 0(5)
  Hilal Al-Quds (w/o) —   Hilal Al-Quds 0(4)
  Manang Marshyangdi Club —

Play-off East

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Maziya advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round Play-off round
  Maziya 1
  Ceres 0

Preliminary round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Ahal   1–0   Dordoi
Altyn Asyr   0–1   Al-Saqr
Khayr Vahdat   1–0   Sheikh Russel
Hilal Al-Quds   w/o   Manang Marshyangdi Club
Ahal  1–0  Dordoi
Annadurdyýew   8' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Khayr Vahdat  1–0  Sheikh Russel
Rustamov   22' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Altyn Asyr  0–1  Al-Saqr
Report Ali   67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Hilal Al-Quds  Cancelled  Manang Marshyangdi Club

Manang Marshyangdi Club withdrew.[4]

Play-off round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Fanja   2–3   Ahal
Al-Hidd   2–1   Al-Saqr
Salam Zgharta   3–0   Khayr Vahdat
Al-Jaish   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) 		  Hilal Al-Quds
East Zone
Maziya   1–0   Ceres
Maziya  1–0  Ceres
Samdhooh   82' Report
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Salam Zgharta  3–0  Khayr Vahdat
Khatib   23'
Galán   48'
Boutros   87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,271
Fanja  2–3  Ahal
Ndione   67'
Danguir   83'		 Report Annadurdyýew   7'
Annaýew   41'
Şermetow   75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Jaish  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Hilal Al-Quds
Report
Penalties
Al-Awad  
Sharifa  
Al-Kaddour  
Salkeni  
Dommarani  
(Note: Order of Al-Jaish penalties not known)		 5–4   Saba'a
  Ismail
  Salem
  Saleh
  Hwaiti
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Hidd  2–1  Al-Saqr
Adnan   17'
Orok   52'		 Report Al-Worafi   64' (pen.)
Attendance: 480
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  4. ^ "MMC Not To Play AFC Cup Play Off Against Al Quids Hilal". GoalNepal.com. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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