The qualifying play-off of the
2014 AFC Champions League
The 2014 AFC Champions League was the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title. Guangzhou Evergrande were the defe ...
was played from 29 January to 15 February 2014, to decide four of the 32 places in the
group stage.
Format
The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds.
Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off. 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 were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in round 3 advanced to the
group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the
AFC Cup group stage.
Teams
The following 19 teams (11 from West Zone, 8 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
Bracket
West Zone
East Zone
Round 1
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, +West Zone
, +East Zone
West Zone
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East Zone
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Round 2
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, +West Zone
, +East Zone
West Zone
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East Zone
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Round 3
, -
, +West Zone
, +East Zone
West Zone
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East Zone
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References
External links
AFC Champions League the-AFC.com
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