The 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played on 9 February 2016. A total of eight teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Cup.
Teams The following eight teams (all from West Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only (play-off round):
ZoneTeams entering in play-off roundWest Zone Al-Hidd Tripoli Al-Wahda Ahli Al-Khaleel Khujand Balkan Alay Osh K-Electric
No qualifying play-off was held in the East Zone due to lack of teams (all teams directly entered the group stage).
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 four winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants.
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundMatch datePlay-off round9 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.
Play-off 1 Al-Hidd advanced to Group A.
Play-off 2 Tripoli advanced to Group B.
Play-off 3 Al-Wahda advanced to Group C.
Play-off 4 Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to Group D.
Play-off round
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Notes
References
External links AFC Cup, the-AFC.com