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
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
of the
2016 AFC Cup
The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq defeated India's Bengaluru FC in the 2016 AFC ...
.
Teams
The following eight teams (all from West Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only (play-off round):
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
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
and
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
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
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
to join the 28 direct entrants.
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
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
Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived touring cars for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles wer ...
.
Play-off 2
Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to:
Places Greece
*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...
advanced to
Group B
Group B was a set of regulations for Grand tourer, grand touring (GT) cars used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Although permitted to enter a GT class of the World S ...
.
Play-off 3
Al-Wahda advanced to
Group C
Group C was a category of sports car racing introduced by the FIA in 1982 and continuing until 1993, with ''Group A'' for Touring car racing, touring cars and ''Group B'' for Grand tourer, GTs.
It was designed to replace both Group 5 (motorspor ...
.
Play-off 4
Ahli Al-Khaleel
Ahli al-Khaleel () is a Palestinian professional football team from the city of Hebron, that plays in the West Bank Premier League.
History
Ahli Al-Khaleel won the 2015 edition of the Palestine Cup and qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
The 2016 ...
advanced to
Group D Group D may refer to:
* FIA Group D - International Formula racing cars:
** Formula Two
** Formula Three
** Formula 3000
* One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D
** 2018 FIFA Worl ...
.
Play-off round
, -
!colspan=3, West Zone
----
----
----
Notes
References
External links
AFC Cup the-AFC.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Afc Cup Qualifying Play-off
*1