The 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played from 9 to 17 February 2015. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide five of the 32 places in the
group stage
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of the
2015 AFC Cup
The 2015 AFC Cup was the 12th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Johor Darul Ta'zim from Malaysia won the tournament after defeating Istiklol from Tajikistan in ...
.
Format
The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of two rounds (preliminary round and play-off round), was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team.
Each tie was played as a single match, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.
Extra time
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and
penalty shoot-out
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were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in the play-off round advanced to the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
to join the 27 automatic qualifiers.
Teams
The following 13 teams (11 from West Zone, 2 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
Bracket
Play-off West 1
Ahal advanced to
Group C
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It was designed to replace both Group 5 (motorspor ...
.
Play-off West 2
Al-Hidd
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advanced to
Group B
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.
Play-off West 3
Salam Zgharta
Salam Zgharta Football Club (), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the .
Founded in 1933 as Salam Achrafieh, the club was renamed Salam Zgharta in 1971; their supporters are ...
advanced to
Group A
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.
Play-off West 4
Al-Jaish 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 East
Maziya
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advanced to
Group E Group E may refer to:
* E-Group: E-Groups are unique architectural complexes found among a number of ancient Maya settlements
* Group E (vase painting), a group of Attic vase painters of the black-figure style, active between 560 and 540 BC.
* On ...
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Preliminary round
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Manang Marshyangdi Club withdrew.
Play-off round
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References
External links
AFC Cup the-AFC.com
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