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 of the
2016 AFC Cup
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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
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penalty shoot-out 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 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.
Play-off 2
Tripoli
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advanced to
Group B.
Play-off 3
Al-Wahda advanced to
Group C.
Play-off 4
Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to
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Play-off round
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Notes
References
External links
AFC Cup the-AFC.com
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