The 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 24 January to 8 February 2017.
A total of 23 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the
group stage
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of the
2017 AFC Champions League
The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
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Teams
The following 23 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
*2 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
*11 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
*10 teams entered in the play-off round.
Format
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match.
Extra time
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and
penalty shoot-out
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were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the
group stage
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to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the
AFC Cup group stage.
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined by the AFC based on the
association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same play-off.
Play-off West 1
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Al-Wahda advanced to
Group D Group D may refer to:
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** Formula Two
** Formula Three
** Formula 3000
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Play-off West 2
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Al-Fateh advanced to
Group B
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.
Play-off West 3
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Esteghlal advanced to
Group A
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Play-off West 4
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advanced to
Group C
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Play-off East 1
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Ulsan Hyundai
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advanced to
Group E Group E may refer to:
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Play-off East 2
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Gamba Osaka
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advanced to
Group H Group H may refer to:
* A set of international motor racing regulations used in touring car racing
* One of eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H
** 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H
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Play-off East 3
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Shanghai SIPG
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advanced to
Group F Group F may refer to:
* A set of international motor racing regulations used in touring car racing
* One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F
** 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F
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Play-off East 4
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Brisbane Roar
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advanced to
Group E Group E may refer to:
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* Group E (vase painting) Group E (or E Group) was a group of Attic vase painters of the black-figure style. They were a ...
.
Preliminary round 1
A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.
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East Region
Preliminary round 2
A total of 12 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 11 teams which entered in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round 1.
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Play-off round
A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: 10 teams which entered in this round, and 6 winners of the preliminary round 2.
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Notes
References
External links
*, the-AFC.com
AFC Champions League 2017 stats.the-AFC.com
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January 2017 sports events in Asia
February 2017 sports events in Asia