2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played on 9 February 2016.^[1] 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.^[2]

Teams

The following eight teams (all from West Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only (play-off round):^[3]

Zone	Teams entering in play-off round
West Zone	Al-Hidd Tripoli Al-Wahda Ahli Al-Khaleel Khujand Balkan Alay Osh K-Electric (Winner qualifying round Group A)

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.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.^[1]

Round	Match date
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.^[4][5]

Play-off 1

Al-Hidd advanced to Group A.

	Play-off round
	Al-Hidd	2
	K-Electric	0

Play-off 2

Tripoli advanced to Group B.

	Play-off round
	Tripoli (p)	0 (7)
	Alay Osh	0 (6)

Play-off 3

Al-Wahda advanced to Group C.

	Play-off round
	Al-Wahda	2
	Balkan	0

Play-off 4

Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to Group D.

	Play-off round
	Ahli Al-Khaleel	1
	Khujand	0

Play-off round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Zone
Al-Hidd	2–0	K-Electric
Tripoli	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Alay Osh
Al-Wahda	2–0	Balkan
Ahli Al-Khaleel	1–0	Khujand

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

13:45 UTC+2

Tripoli	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Alay Osh
	Report
Penalties
Helegbe Ali Estanbelli El Hussein Taleb Diab Fattouh	7–6	Sylla Rustamov Alimov Rakhmonov Kydyraliev Zholdoshov Akhmedov

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

14:15 UTC+2

Al-Wahda	2–0	Balkan
Rafe 17' Mobayed 53'	Report

Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida (Lebanon)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 80

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

16:00 UTC+2

Ahli Al-Khaleel	1–0	Khujand
Wadi 22'	Report

Dora International Stadium, Hebron

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Hidd	2–0	K-Electric
Omosuyi 55' Hasan 90+3'	Report

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Notes

1. Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.