2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#Al-Jazira v Al-Sadd

The 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was played from 27 January to 9 February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2016.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016|format=PDF}} A total of 21 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/acl_2016_competition_regulation_30062016.pdf|title=2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF|date=28 November 2015}}

Teams

The following 21 teams (8 from West Zone, 13 from East Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of three rounds (preliminary round 1, preliminary round 2, play-off round):{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2015/champions-guangzhou-evergrande-to-learn-acl-2016-opponents|title=Champions Guangzhou Evergrande to learn ACL 2016 opponents|publisher=AFC|date=4 December 2015}}

  • Two teams (both from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • Seven teams (all from East Zone) entered in the preliminary round 2.
  • Twelve teams (8 from West Zone, 4 from East Zone) entered in the play-off round.

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Zone

!Teams entering in play-off round

!Teams entering in preliminary round 2

!Teams entering in preliminary round 1

West Zone

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East Zone

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Format

In the qualifying play-off, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round which were from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

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Round

!Match date

Preliminary round 1

|27 January 2016

Preliminary round 2

|2 February 2016

Play-off round

|9 February 2016

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting each match. Teams from the same association could not be placed in the same play-off.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2016/afc-champions-league-2016-group-stage-draw|title=AFC Champions League 2016 Group Stage Draw|publisher=AFC|date=10 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/acl_2016_draw_results.pdf|title=ACL 2016 Draw Results|publisher=AFC}}

=Play-off West 1=

Al-Ittihad advanced to Group A.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

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| RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

| RD3-score1 = 2

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

| RD3-score2 = 1

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=Play-off West 2=

El Jaish advanced to Group D.

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| RD3 = Play-off round

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| RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Naft Tehran

| RD3-score1 = 0

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} El Jaish

| RD3-score2 = 2

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=Play-off West 3=

Bunyodkor advanced to Group B.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Bunyodkor

| RD3-score1 = 2

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Shabab

| RD3-score2 = 0

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=Play-off West 4=

Al-Jazira advanced to Group C.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

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| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira {{pso}}

| RD3-score1 = 2 {{small|(5)}}

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

| RD3-score2 = 2 {{small|(4)}}

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=Play-off East 1=

Pohang Steelers advanced to Group H.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

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| RD2-score3 = 1

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

| RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers

| RD3-score1 = 3

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội T&T

| RD3-score2 = 0

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=Play-off East 2=

FC Tokyo advanced to Group E.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi {{aet}}

| RD2-score3 = 3

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|MYA}} Yangon United

| RD2-score4 = 2

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} FC Tokyo

| RD3-score1 = 9

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

| RD3-score2 = 0

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=Play-off East 3=

Shandong Luneng advanced to Group F.

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| RD2 = Preliminary round 2

| RD3 = Play-off round

| RD1-team7 = {{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

| RD1-score7 = 3

| RD1-team8 = {{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

| RD1-score8 = 1

| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shandong Luneng

| RD2-score3 = 6

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

| RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

| RD3-score1 = 1

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shandong Luneng

| RD3-score2 = 2

}}

=Play-off East 4=

Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group G.

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| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

| RD2-score4 = 0 {{small|(0)}}

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai SIPG

| RD3-score1 = 3

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Muangthong United

| RD3-score2 = 0

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Preliminary round 1

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{{OneLegResult|Mohun Bagan|IND|3–1|Tampines Rovers|SIN}}

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|date={{Start date|2016|1|27|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}

|team1=Mohun Bagan {{flagicon|IND}}

|score=3–1

|team2={{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|goals1=Lalpekhlua {{goal|6}}
Glen {{goal|42}}
Yusa {{goal|84}}

|goals2=Yasir {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

|attendance=12,640

|referee=Jarred Gillett (Australia)

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Preliminary round 2

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

|+East Zone

{{OneLegResult|Hà Nội T&T|VIE|1–0|Kitchee|HKG}}

{{OneLegResult|Chonburi|THA|3–2 {{aet}}|Yangon United|MYA}}

{{OneLegResult|Shandong Luneng|CHN|6–0|Mohun Bagan|IND}}

{{OneLegResult|Muangthong United|THA|0–0 {{aet}}
(3–0 p)|Johor Darul Ta'zim|MAS}}

|}

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|date={{Start date|2016|2|2|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|15:00|8}}

|team1=Shandong Luneng {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score=6–0

|team2={{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|goals1=Montillo {{goal|24}}
Tardelli {{goal|40}}
Yang Xu {{goal|55||69}}
Zheng Zheng {{goal|76}}
Wang Yongpo {{goal|88}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

|attendance=15,109

|referee=Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

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|id=Hà Nội T&T v Kitchee

|date={{Start date|2016|2|2|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|18:00|7}}

|team1=Hà Nội T&T {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|goals1=Marronkle {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=1,500

|referee=Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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|id=Chonburi v Yangon United

|date={{Start date|2016|2|2|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|19:00|7}}

|team1=Chonburi {{flagicon|THA}}

|score=3–2

|aet=yes

|team2={{flagicon|MYA}} Yangon United

|goals1=Anderson {{goal|63}}
Suttinan {{goal|81}}
Kroekrit {{goal|105+1}}

|goals2=Fernandes {{goal|19}}
Kyaw Ko Ko {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

|attendance=3,886

|referee=Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

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|id=Muangthong United v Johor Darul Ta'zim

|date={{Start date|2016|2|2|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|19:30|7}}

|team1=Muangthong United {{flagicon|THA}}

|score=0–0

|aet=yes

|team2={{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

|goals1=

|goals2=

|penalties1=Cleiton Silva {{pengoal}}
Peerapat {{pengoal}}
Sarach {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=3–0

|penalties2={{penmiss}} Díaz
{{penmiss}} António
{{penmiss}} Harun

|stadium=SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi

|attendance=11,446

|referee=Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

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Play-off round

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

|+West Zone

{{OneLegResult|Al-Ittihad|KSA|2–1|Al-Wehdat|JOR}}

{{OneLegResult|Naft Tehran|IRN|0–2|El Jaish|QAT}}

{{OneLegResult|Bunyodkor|UZB|2–0|Al-Shabab|UAE}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Jazira|UAE|2–2 {{aet}}
(5–4 p)|Al-Sadd|QAT}}

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{{OneLegStart}}

|+East Zone

{{OneLegResult|Pohang Steelers|KOR|3–0|Hà Nội T&T|VIE}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Tokyo|JPN|9–0|Chonburi|THA}}

{{OneLegResult|Adelaide United|AUS|1–2|Shandong Luneng|CHN}}

{{OneLegResult|Shanghai SIPG|CHN|3–0|Muangthong United|THA}}

|}

=West Zone=

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|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|17:00|5}}

|team1=Bunyodkor {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Shabab

|goals1=Shomurodov {{goal|2||35}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance=9,485

|referee=Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

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|id=Naft Tehran v El Jaish

|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|18:00|3:30}}

|team1=Naft Tehran {{flagicon|IRN}}

|score=0–2

|team2={{flagicon|QAT}} El Jaish

|goals1=

|goals2=Hamdallah {{goal|63}}
Romarinho {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance=3,860

|referee=Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

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|id=Al-Jazira v Al-Sadd

|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|20:15|4}}

|team1=Al-Jazira {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score=2–2

|aet=yes

|team2={{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|goals1=Jones {{goal|45}}
Mabkhout {{goal|65}}

|goals2=Sanhaji {{goal|22||88}}

|penalties1=Mabkhout {{pengoal}}
Juma {{pengoal}}
Rashid {{penmiss}}
Al-Shamsi {{pengoal}}
Neves {{penmiss}}
Park Jong-woo {{pengoal}}
Mousa {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=5–4

|penalties2={{penmiss}} Xavi
{{pengoal}} Al-Haidos
{{pengoal}} Pedro Miguel
{{penmiss}} Pouraliganji
{{pengoal}} Belhadj
{{pengoal}} Hassan
{{penmiss}} Sanhaji

|stadium=Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance=13,340

|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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|id=Al-Ittihad v Al-Wehdat

|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|20:20|3}}

|team1=Al-Ittihad {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|goals1=Rivas {{goal|17}}
Fallatah {{goal|45|pen.}}

|goals2=Elhadji Malick {{goal|11}}

|stadium=King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

|attendance=58,555

|referee=Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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=East Zone=

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|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|14:00|9}}

|team1=Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội T&T

|goals1=Shim Dong-woon {{goal|35||62||84}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang

|attendance=2,877

|referee=Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

|report=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9889&stageid=390&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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|id=Adelaide United v Shandong Luneng

|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|19:30|10:30}}

|team1=Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Shandong Luneng

|goals1=Cirio {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Yang Xu {{goal|17}}
Tardelli {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

|attendance=8,487

|referee=Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

|report=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9890&stageid=390&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

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| id = FC Tokyo v Chonburi

| date = {{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|9}}

| team1 = FC Tokyo {{flagicon|JPN}}

| score = 9–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Chonburi

| goals1 = Careca {{goal|6|o.g.}}
Abe {{goal|9}}
Higashi {{goal|34}}
Maeda {{goal|54}}
Yonemoto {{goal|55}}
Mizunuma {{goal|61}}
Kawano {{goal|73||90+2|pen.}}
Chonlatit {{goal|84|o.g.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo

| attendance = 10,801

| referee = Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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|id=Shanghai SIPG v Muangthong United

|date={{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time={{UTZ|19:30|8}}

|team1=Shanghai SIPG {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{flagicon|THA}} Muangthong United

|goals1=Wu Lei {{goal|45||88}}
Conca {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

|attendance=25,136

|referee=Peter Green (Australia)

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References

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