The 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 15 March 2022. A total of 16 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 40 places in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League.
Teams The following 14 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds: 2 teams entered in the preliminary round. 12 teams entered in the play-off round.
RegionTeams entering in play-off roundTeams entering in preliminary roundWest Region Al-Taawoun Baniyas Sharjah Al-Zawraa Nasaf Qarshi Al-JaishEast Region Changchun Yatai Vissel Kobe Ulsan Hyundai Daegu FC Buriram United Port Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Kaya FC–Iloilo Shan United
Format
In 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.
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundMatch datePreliminary round8 March 2022Play-off round15 March 2022
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 33 direct entrants.
Play-off West 1 Al-Taawoun advanced to Group D.
Play-off West 2 Nasaf Qarshi advanced to Group E.
Play-off West 3
Sharjah advanced to Group A.
Play-off East 1 Sydney FC advanced to Group H.
Play-off East 2 Vissel Kobe advanced to Group J.
Play-off East 3 Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group I.
Play-off East 4 Daegu FC advanced to Group F.
Preliminary round Summary
A total of two teams played in the preliminary round.
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East Region
Play-off round Summary A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round: 12 teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round.
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West Region
East Region
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