The 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 14 to 28 January 2020.
A total of 28 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide the remaining eight of the 32 places in the
group stage
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of the
2020 AFC Champions League
The 2020 AFC Champions League was the 39th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Ulsan Hyundai won their second Champion ...
.
Teams
The following 28 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
*8 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
*12 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
*8 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 a
penalty shoot-out
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were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2).
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined 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 tie. The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) 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.
Play-off West 1
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Al-Ain
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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 West 2
*
Al-Ahli advanced to
Group A
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.
Play-off West 3
*
Shahr Khodro advanced to
Group B
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.
Play-off West 4
*
Esteghlal advanced to
Group A
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.
Play-off East 1
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FC Seoul
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Group E Group E may refer to:
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.
Play-off East 2
*
Shanghai SIPG
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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
** 2014 FIFA Worl ...
.
Play-off East 3
*
FC Tokyo
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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
** 2014 FIF ...
.
Play-off East 4
*
Melbourne Victory
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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 ...
.
Preliminary round 1
Summary
A total of eight teams played in the preliminary round 1.
, +West Region
, +East Region
West Region
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East Region
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Preliminary round 2
Summary
A total of 16 teams played in the preliminary round 2: twelve teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the preliminary round 1.
, +West Region
, +East Region
West Region
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East Region
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Play-off round
Summary
A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: eight teams which entered in this round, and the eight winners of the preliminary round 2.
, +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 2020 stats.the-AFC.com
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January 2020 sports events in Asia