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The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs are scheduled to play from 5 to 19 February 2019.^[1] A total of at most 28 teams (exact number to be confirmed) compete in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.^[2]

Teams

The following teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:

Preliminary round 1.
Preliminary round 2.
Play-off round.

Region	Teams entering in play-off round	Teams entering in preliminary round 2	Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Region	Al-Ain Al-Nassr Al-Rayyan Al-Gharafa	Zob Ahan Saipa Uzbekistan 2 Uzbekistan 3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Tajikistan 1 Minerva Punjab Al-Jaish Al-Wehdat Al-Kuwait Al-Muharraq
East Region	Korea 4 China 4 Japan 3 Japan 4	Newcastle Jets Thailand 2 Thailand 3 Perak Kitchee Hà Nội	Ceres–Negros Home United Indonesia 1 Yangon United

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and 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.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.^[1]

Round	Match date
Preliminary round 1	5 February 2019
Preliminary round 2	12 February 2019
Play-off round	19 February 2019

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.^[3]

Play-off West 1

Winner will advance to Group A, Group B, Group C or Group D.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Al-Ain

Winner West 2.1

Uzbekistan 3

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Play-off West 2

Winner will advance to Group A, Group B, Group C or Group D.

Winner West 2.2

Uzbekistan 2

Tajikistan 1

Winner West 1.2

Al-Muharraq

Play-off West 3

Winner will advance to Group A, Group B, Group C or Group D.

Winner West 2.3

Saipa

Minerva Punjab

Winner West 1.3

Al-Kuwait

Play-off West 4

Winner will advance to Group A, Group B, Group C or Group D.

Winner West 2.4

Winner West 1.4

Play-off East 1

Winner will advance to Group E, Group F, Group G or Group H.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Korea 4

Winner East 2.1

Perak

Kitchee

Play-off East 2

Winner will advance to Group E, Group F, Group G or Group H.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

China 4

Winner East 2.2

Thailand 3

Hà Nội

Play-off East 3

Winner will advance to Group E, Group F, Group G or Group H.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Japan 3

Winner East 2.3

Thailand 2

Ceres–Negros

Winner East 1.3

Yangon United

Play-off East 4

Winner will advance to Group E, Group F, Group G or Group H.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Play-off round

Japan 4

Winner East 2.4

Newcastle Jets

Home United

Winner East 1.4

Indonesia 1

Preliminary round 1

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary

A total of ten teams play in the preliminary round 1.

West Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Tajikistan 1	5 Feb (West 1.2)	Al-Muharraq
Minerva Punjab	5 Feb (West 1.3)	Al-Kuwait
Al-Jaish	5 Feb (West 1.4)	Al-Wehdat

East Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ceres–Negros	5 Feb (East 1.3)	Yangon United
Home United	5 Feb (East 1.4)	Indonesia 1

West Region

5 February 2019

--:-- UTC+5

Tajikistan 1	v	Al-Muharraq

5 February 2019

--:-- UTC+5:30

Minerva Punjab	v	Al-Kuwait

16 January 2019

--:--

Al-Jaish	v	Al-Wehdat

East Region

5 February 2019

--:-- UTC+8

Ceres–Negros	v	Yangon United

5 February 2019

--:-- UTC+8

Home United	v	Indonesia 1

Preliminary round 2

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: eleven teams which entered in this round, and five winners of the preliminary round 2.

West Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Uzbekistan 3	12 Feb (West 2.1)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Uzbekistan 2	12 Feb (West 2.2)	Winner West 1.2
Saipa	12 Feb (West 2.3)	Winner West 1.3
Zob Ahan	12 Feb (West 2.4)	Winner West 1.4

East Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Perak	12 Feb (East 2.1)	Kitchee
Thailand 3	12 Feb (East 2.2)	Hà Nội
Thailand 2	12 Feb (East 2.3)	Winner East 1.3
Newcastle Jets	12 Feb (East 2.4)	Winner East 1.4

West Region

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+5

Uzbekistan 3	v	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+5

Uzbekistan 2	v	Winner West 1.2

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+3:30

Zob Ahan	v	Winner West 1.3

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+3:30

Saipa	v	Winner West 1.4

East Region

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+8

Perak	v	Kitchee

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+7

Bangkok United	v	Hà Nội

12 February 2019

--:-- UTC+7

Chiangrai United	v	Winner East 1.3

12 February 2019

--:--

Newcastle Jets	v	Winner East 1.4

Play-off round

Note: The following entries and orders are to be confirmed.

Summary

A total of 16 teams play in the play-off round: eight teams which enter in this round, and eight winners of the preliminary round 2.

West Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Ain	19 Feb (West 3.1)	Winner West 2.1
Al-Nassr	19 Feb (West 3.2)	Winner West 2.2
Al-Rayyan	19 Feb (West 3.3)	Winner West 2.3
Al-Gharafa	19 Feb (West 3.4)	Winner West 2.4

East Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Korea 4	19 Feb (East 3.1)	Winner East 2.1
China 4	19 Feb (East 3.2)	Winner East 2.2
Japan 3	19 Feb (East 3.3)	Winner East 2.3
Japan 4	19 Feb (East 3.4)	Winner East 2.4

West Region

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+4

Al-Ain	v	Winner West 2.1

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+3

Al-Nassr	v	Winner West 2.2

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+3

Al-Rayyan	v	Winner West 2.3

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+3

Al-Gharafa	v	Winner West 2.4

East Region

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+9

Korea 4	v	Winner East 2.1

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+8

China 4	v	Winner East 2.2

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+9

Japan 3	v	Winner East 2.3

19 February 2019

--:-- UTC+9

Japan 4	v	Winner East 2.4

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 11 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
^ "AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded". AFC. 6 December 2017.

External links

AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com

*1 Category:January 2019 sports events in Asia

[calendar-1] "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 11 January 2018.

[regulations-2] "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.

[gs_draw-3] "AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded". AFC. 6 December 2017.

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