The qualifying play-off of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 29 January to 15 February 2014, to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage.
Format The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds. Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off. 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 round 3 advanced to the group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.
Teams The following 19 teams (11 from West Zone, 8 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
ZoneTeams entering in Round 3Teams entering in Round 2Teams entering in Round 1West Zone Baniyas Lekhwiya El Jaish Lokomotiv Tashkent Nasaf Qarshi Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Suwaiq Al-Hidd Al-Shorta Al-Kuwait Al-QadsiaEast Zone Beijing Guoan Melbourne Victory Muangthong United Chonburi Pune Tampines Rovers South China Hà Nội T&T
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.
RoundMatch dateRound 12 February 2014Round 28 February 2014Round 315 February 2014
Bracket West Zone
East Zone
Round 1
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West Zone
East Zone
Round 2
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West Zone
Notes
East Zone
Round 3
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West Zone
East Zone
References
External links AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com