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:- 2 teams entered in the [|preliminary round 1].
- 11 teams entered in the [|preliminary round 2].
- 10 teams entered in the [|play-off round].
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 | ||||||
| West Region | FormatIn 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. ScheduleThe schedule of each round was as follows.
BracketThe 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 1Play-off West 2Play-off West 3Play-off West 4Play-off East 1
Play-off East 2
Play-off East 3
Play-off East 4
Preliminary round 1A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.Preliminary round 2A 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.West Region----East Region-------- ---- Play-off roundA 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.West Region-------- ---- East Region-------- ---- |
