The 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 5 February to 13 March 2019.
A total of 11 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide four of the 36 places in the
group stage
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of the
2019 AFC Cup
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.
Teams
The following 11 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
*6 teams entered in the preliminary round.
*5 teams entered in the play-off round.
Format
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away
two-legged basis. The
away goals rule
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,
extra time
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(away goals do not apply in extra time) and
penalty shoot-out
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were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3). The four winners of the play-off round (one each from West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, East Asia Zone) advanced to the
group stage
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to join the 32 direct entrants.
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone, determined based on the
association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018.
Play-off West Asia
*
Hilal Al-Quds advanced to
Group A
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.
Play-off Central Asia
*
Khujand
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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
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.
Play-off South Asia
*
Chennaiyin 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.
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.
Play-off East Asia
*
Tai Po
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advanced to
Group I Group 1 may refer to:
* Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for Alkali metal
* Group 1 (racing), a historic (until 1981) classification for Touring car racing, applied to standard touring cars. Comparable to modern FIA Group N
* Group ...
.
Preliminary round
Summary
A total of six teams played in the preliminary round.
, +Central Asia Zone
, +South Asia Zone
, +East Asia Zone
Central Asia Zone
''Ahal won 3–1 on aggregate.''
South Asia Zone
''Colombo won 9–2 on aggregate.''
East Asia Zone
''Ryomyong won 6–0 on aggregate.''
Play-off round
Summary
A total of eight teams played in the play-off round: five teams which entered in this round, and three winners of the preliminary round.
, +West Asia Zone
, +Central Asia Zone
, +South Asia Zone
, +East Asia Zone
West Asia Zone
''Hilal Al-Quds won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Central Asia Zone
''1–1 on aggregate. Khujand won on away goals.''
South Asia Zone
''Chennaiyin won 1–0 on aggregate.''
East Asia Zone
''0–0 on aggregate. Tai Po won 5–3 on penalties.''
Notes
References
External links
*, the-AFC.com
AFC Cup 2019 stats.the-AFC.com
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February 2019 sports events in Asia
March 2019 sports events in Asia