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 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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penalty shoot-out 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 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:
* 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 World ...
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Play-off West 2
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Al-Fateh advanced to
Group B.
Play-off West 3
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Esteghlal advanced to
Group A.
Play-off West 4
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Bunyodkor advanced to
Group C
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It was designed to replace both Group 5 special production cars (closed top touri ...
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Play-off East 1
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Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...
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) Group E (or E Group) was a group of Attic vase painters of the black-figure style. They were a ...
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Play-off East 2
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Gamba Osaka 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
** 2014 FIFA Worl ...
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Play-off East 3
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Shanghai SIPG 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
** 2014 FIF ...
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Play-off East 4
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Brisbane Roar 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) Group E (or E Group) was a group of Attic vase painters of the black-figure style. They were a ...
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Preliminary round 1
A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.
, +East Region
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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, +West Region
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, +East Region
West Region
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East Region
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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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, +West Region
, +East Region
West Region
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East Region
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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