2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off#Preliminary round
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/acc_2015_competition_regulations_final.pdf|title=AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}
Format
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2015/afc-cup-2015-draw|title=AFC Cup 2015 Draw|publisher=AFC|date=12 December 2014}} 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.
Teams
The following 13 teams (11 from West Zone, 2 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
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| Zone
!Teams entering in play-off round !Teams entering in preliminary round |
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| West Zone
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| East Zone
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2015.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015|format=PDF}}
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| Round
!Match date |
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| Preliminary round
|9–10 February 2015 |
| Play-off round
|17 February 2015 |
Bracket
=Play-off West 1=
{{4TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| team-width = 200
| RD1 = Preliminary round
| RD2 = Play-off round
| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal
| RD1-score3 = 1
| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|OMA}} Fanja
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal
| RD2-score2 = 3
}}
=Play-off West 2=
{{4TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| team-width = 200
| RD1 = Preliminary round
| RD2 = Play-off round
| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr
| RD1-score3 = 0
| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Saqr
| RD1-score4 = 1
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Hidd
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Saqr
| RD2-score2 = 1
}}
=Play-off West 3=
Salam Zgharta advanced to Group A.
{{4TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| team-width = 200
| RD1 = Preliminary round
| RD2 = Play-off round
| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|TJK}} Khayr Vahdat
| RD1-score3 = 1
| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|BAN}} Sheikh Russel
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Salam Zgharta
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|TJK}} Khayr Vahdat
| RD2-score2 = 0
}}
=Play-off West 4=
{{4TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| team-width = 200
| RD1 = Preliminary round
| RD2 = Play-off round
| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|PLE}} Hilal Al-Quds ({{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}})
| RD1-score3 = —
| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|NEP}} Manang Marshyangdi Club
| RD1-score4 = —
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Jaish (pen.)
| RD2-score1 = 0{{small|(5)}}
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|PLE}} Hilal Al-Quds
| RD2-score2 = 0{{small|(4)}}
}}
=Play-off East=
{{4TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| team-width = 200
| RD1 = Preliminary round
| RD2 = Play-off round
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|MDV}} Maziya
| RD2-score1 = 1
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres
| RD2-score2 = 0
}}
Preliminary round
{{OneLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=3|West Zone
{{OneLegResult|Ahal|TKM|1–0|Dordoi|KGZ}}
{{OneLegResult|Altyn Asyr|TKM|0–1|Al-Saqr|YEM}}
{{OneLegResult|Khayr Vahdat|TJK|1–0|Sheikh Russel|BAN}}
{{OneLegResult|Hilal Al-Quds|PLE|2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off#Hilal Al-Quds v Manang Marshyangdi Club
|}
{{Football box |id="Ahal v Dordoi"
|date=9 February 2015
|time=17:00 UTC+5
|team1=Ahal {{flagicon|TKM}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8870&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi
|goals1=Annadurdyýew {{goal|8}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
}}
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{{Football box |id="Khayr Vahdat v Sheikh Russel"
|date=10 February 2015
|time=13:00 UTC+5
|team1=Khayr Vahdat {{flagicon|TJK}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8872&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|BAN}} Sheikh Russel
|goals1=Rustamov {{goal|22}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
}}
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{{Football box |id="Altyn Asyr v Al-Saqr"
|date=10 February 2015
|time=18:00 UTC+5
|team1=Altyn Asyr {{flagicon|TKM}}
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8871&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Saqr
|goals1=
|goals2=Ali {{goal|67}}
|stadium=Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat
|attendance=18,000
}}
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{{Football box |id="Hilal Al-Quds v Manang Marshyangdi Club"
|date=10 February 2015
|time=
|team1=Hilal Al-Quds {{flagicon|PLE}}
|score=Cancelled
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|NEP}} Manang Marshyangdi Club
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Play-off round
{{OneLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=3|West Zone
{{OneLegResult|Fanja|OMA|2–3|Ahal|TKM}}
{{OneLegResult|Al-Hidd|BHR|2–1|Al-Saqr|YEM}}
{{OneLegResult|Salam Zgharta|LIB|3–0|Khayr Vahdat|TJK}}
{{OneLegResult|Al-Jaish|SYR|0–0 {{aet}}
(5–4 p)|Hilal Al-Quds|PLE}}
|-
!colspan=3|East Zone
{{OneLegResult|Maziya|MDV|1–0|Ceres|PHI}}
|}
{{Football box |id="Maziya v Ceres"
|date=17 February 2015
|time=16:00 UTC+5
|team1=Maziya {{flagicon|MDV}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8878&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres
|goals1=Samdhooh {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
|stadium=National Football Stadium, Malé
|attendance=1,522
}}
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{{Football box |id="Salam Zgharta v Khayr Vahdat"
|date=17 February 2015
|time=13:45 UTC+2
|team1=Salam Zgharta {{flagicon|LIB}}
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8876&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|TJK}} Khayr Vahdat
|goals1=Khatib {{goal|23}}
Galán {{goal|48}}
Boutros {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Zgharta Stadium, Zgharta
|attendance=1,271
|referee=Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
}}
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{{Football box |id="Fanja v Ahal"
|date=17 February 2015
|time=19:00 UTC+4
|team1=Fanja {{flagicon|OMA}}
|score=2–3
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8874&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal
|goals1=Ndione {{goal|67}}
Danguir {{goal|83}}
|goals2=Annadurdyýew {{goal|7}}
Annaýew {{goal|41}}
Şermetow {{goal|75}}
|stadium=Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
|attendance=1,000
}}
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{{Football box |id="Al-Jaish v Hilal Al-Quds"
|date=17 February 2015
|time=18:00 UTC+3
|team1=Al-Jaish {{flagicon|SYR}}
|score=0–0
|aet=yes
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8877&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|PLE}} Hilal Al-Quds
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Al Ahli Stadium, Manama (Bahrain){{Cref2|A}}
|attendance=200
|referee=Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
|penalties1=Al-Awad {{pengoal}}
Sharifa {{pengoal}}
Al-Kaddour {{pengoal}}
Salkeni {{pengoal}}
Dommarani {{pengoal}}
{{small|(Note: Order of Al-Jaish penalties not known)}}
|penaltyscore=5–4
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Saba'a
{{penmiss}} Ismail
{{pengoal}} Salem
{{pengoal}} Saleh
{{pengoal}} Hwaiti
}}
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{{Football box |id="Al-Hidd v Al-Saqr"
|date=17 February 2015
|time=18:30 UTC+3
|team1=Al-Hidd {{flagicon|BHR}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8875&stageid=350&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Saqr
|goals1=Adnan {{goal|17}}
Orok {{goal|52}}
|goals2=Al-Worafi {{goal|64|pen.}}
|stadium=Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
|attendance=480
|referee=Jumpei Iida (Japan)
}}
;Notes
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{{Cnote2|A|Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-cup AFC Cup], the-AFC.com
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