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 | ScheduleThe schedule of the competition was as follows.
BracketPlay-off West 1Al-Ahli advanced to Group D.Play-off West 2Naft Tehran advanced to Group B.Play-off West 3Bunyodkor advanced to Group A.Play-off West 4Al-Sadd advanced to Group C.Play-off East 1FC Seoul advanced to Group H.Play-off East 2Kashiwa Reysol advanced to Group E.Play-off East 3Guangzhou R&F advanced to Group F.Play-off East 4Beijing Guoan advanced to Group G.Preliminary round 1Preliminary round 2Play-off round |
