2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 5 to 19 February 2019.^[1] A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.^[2]

Teams

The following 27 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:

• 6 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
• 13 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
• 8 teams entered in the play-off round.

Region	Teams entering in play-off round	Teams entering in preliminary round 2	Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Region	Al-Nasr Al-Nassr Al-Rayyan Al-Gharafa	Zob Ahan Saipa AGMK Pakhtakor[note 1] Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Istiklol Minerva Punjab	Al-Wehdat Al-Kuwait
East Region	Ulsan Hyundai[note 1] Shandong Luneng[note 1] Sanfrecce Hiroshima[note 1] Kashima Antlers[note 1]	Newcastle Jets Chiangrai United Bangkok United Perak Kitchee Hanoi	Ceres–Negros Home United Persija Jakarta[note 1] Yangon 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 (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slot entered the AFC Cup group stage.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.^[1][3]

Round	Match date
Preliminary round 1	5 February 2019
Preliminary round 2	12 February 2019
Play-off round	19 February 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region, determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018.^[4] Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie.

Play-off West 1

• Pakhtakor advanced to Group D.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Al-Nasr

1

Pakhtakor

2

Pakhtakor

2

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

1

Play-off West 2

• Al-Nassr advanced to Group A.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Al-Nassr

4

AGMK

0

AGMK

4

Istiklol

2

Play-off West 3

• Al-Rayyan advanced to Group B.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Al-Rayyan

3

Saipa

1

Saipa

4

Minerva Punjab

0

Play-off West 4

• Zob Ahan advanced to Group A.

	Preliminary round 1					Preliminary round 2					Play-off round
											Al-Gharafa		2
											Zob Ahan		3
						Zob Ahan (a.e.t.)		1
	Al-Wehdat		2			Al-Kuwait		0
	Al-Kuwait		3

Play-off East 1

• Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group H.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Ulsan Hyundai

5

Perak

1

Perak (p)

1 (6)

Kitchee

1 (5)

Play-off East 2

• Shandong Luneng advanced to Group E.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Shandong Luneng

4

Hanoi

1

Bangkok United

0

Hanoi

1

Play-off East 3

• Sanfrecce Hiroshima advanced to Group F.

	Preliminary round 1					Preliminary round 2					Play-off round
											Sanfrecce Hiroshima (p)		0 (4)
											Chiangrai United		0 (3)
						Chiangrai United		3
	Ceres–Negros		1			Yangon United		1
	Yangon United		2

Play-off East 4

• Kashima Antlers advanced to Group E.

	Preliminary round 1					Preliminary round 2					Play-off round
											Kashima Antlers		4
											Newcastle Jets		1
						Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.)		3
	Home United		1			Persija Jakarta		1
	Persija Jakarta		3

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of six teams played in the preliminary round 1.

West Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Wehdat	2–3	Al-Kuwait

East Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ceres–Negros	1–2	Yangon United
Home United	1–3	Persija Jakarta

West Region

Al-Wehdat	2–3	Al-Kuwait
Al-Dardour 10' Murjan 31'	Live Report Stats Report	Zayid 38', 44' (pen.) Saeed 68'

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)

19:00 UTC+2

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 8,313

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

East Region

Ceres–Negros	1–2	Yangon United
Schröck 44'	Live Report Stats Report	Miller 29' Kaung Htet Soe 59'

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)

19:30 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 7,029

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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Home United	1–3	Persija Jakarta
Song Ui-young 43'	Live Report Stats Report	Ho Wai Loon 9' (o.g.) Beto 54' Šimić 84'

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,893

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Preliminary round 2

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 13 teams which entered in this round, and three winners of the preliminary round 1.

West Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pakhtakor	2–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
AGMK	4–2	Istiklol
Saipa	4–0	Minerva Punjab
Zob Ahan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Kuwait

East Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Perak	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Kitchee
Bangkok United	0–1	Hanoi
Chiangrai United	3–1	Yangon United
Newcastle Jets	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Persija Jakarta

West Region

Pakhtakor	2–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Masharipov 77' Bikmaev 84'	Live Report Stats Report	Ahmad 87'

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

15:00 UTC+5

Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 15,572

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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AGMK	4–2	Istiklol
Juraev 25' Shikhov 72' Khakimov 78' Polvonov 82'	Live Report Stats Report	Hasan 2' Kimsanov 62'

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

16:00 UTC+5

AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq

Attendance: 7,920

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

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Saipa	4–0	Minerva Punjab
Rezavand 8' (pen.), 81' Ramezani 24' Sarfo 73'	Live Report Stats Report

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

17:10 UTC+3:30

Shahr-e Qods Stadium, Qods

Attendance: 1,210

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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Zob Ahan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Kuwait
Osaguona 110'	Live Report Stats Report

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

19:00 UTC+3:30

Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

East Region

Perak	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Kitchee
Wander 14'	Live Report Stats Report	Li Ngai Hoi 86'
Penalties
Wander Amirul Parthiban Leandro Gilmar Shahrul Kenny	6–5	Tarrés Silva Vadócz Hélio Li Ngai Hoi Tong Kin Man Cancela

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

21:00 UTC+8

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 8,605

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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Bangkok United	0–1	Hanoi
	Live Report Stats Report	Nguyễn Văn Quyết 89' (pen.)

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

19:00 UTC+7

Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani

Attendance: 5,384

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

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Chiangrai United	3–1	Yangon United
Lee Yong-rae 12' Suriya 38' Bill 86'	Live Report Stats Report	Pyae Phyo Zaw 36'

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

19:00 UTC+7

Singha Stadium, Chiang Rai

Attendance: 3,177

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

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Newcastle Jets	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Persija Jakarta
Vargas 49' Boogaard 101' Ridenton 120'	Live Report Stats Report	Ramdani 72'

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

19:00 UTC+11

Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle

Attendance: 6,647

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Play-off round

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: eight teams which entered in this round, and eight winners of the preliminary round 2.

West Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Nasr	1–2	Pakhtakor
Al-Nassr	4–0	AGMK
Al-Rayyan	3–1	Saipa
Al-Gharafa	2–3	Zob Ahan

East Region

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ulsan Hyundai	5–1	Perak
Shandong Luneng	4–1	Hanoi
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Chiangrai United
Kashima Antlers	4–1	Newcastle Jets

West Region

Al-Nasr	1–2	Pakhtakor
Negredo 59' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Ćeran 31' (pen.) Bikmaev 50'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 4,254

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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Al-Nassr	4–0	AGMK
Hawsawi 55' Al-Ghanam 62' Giuliano 80', 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

18:00 UTC+3

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 6,915

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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Al-Rayyan	3–1	Saipa
Rivas 27', 90' Soria 89'	Live Report Stats Report	Ramezani 3'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

18:00 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 1,416

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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Al-Gharafa	2–3	Zob Ahan
Alaaeldin 21' Taremi 36'	Live Report Stats Report	Osaguona 47' Motahari 63' Nejadmehdi 79'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

18:00 UTC+3

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 677

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

East Region

Ulsan Hyundai	5–1	Perak
Azhan 23' (o.g.) Diskerud 56', 58' Lee Dong-kyeong 70' Negrão 87'	Live Report Stats Report	Naim 90'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

19:30 UTC+9

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 2,178

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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Shandong Luneng	4–1	Hanoi
Liu Junshuai 65' Pellè 73' Liu Binbin 86' Zhou Haibin 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report	Nguyễn Văn Quyết 39'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

15:30 UTC+8

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 12,169

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Chiangrai United
	Live Report Stats Report
Penalties
Patric Kashiwa Nogami Kawabe Matsumoto	4–3	Bill Tanasak Phitiwat Chaiyawat Peerapong

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

19:00 UTC+9

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 2,570

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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Kashima Antlers	4–1	Newcastle Jets
S. Ito 18' Yamamoto 32' Serginho 67' (pen.), 90+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Vargas 23'

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)

19:00 UTC+9

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 5,477

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Notes

1. The identity of the second play-off team from Uzbekistan, and the play-off teams from South Korea, China, Japan and Indonesia was not known at the time of the group stage draw.