The 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 15 March 2022. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 40 places in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League. [2]
The following 14 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
- 2 teams entered in the preliminary round.
- 12 teams entered in the play-off round.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
|---|---|---|
| West Region | ||
| East Region |
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. [2]
The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]
| Round | Match date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 8 March 2022 |
| Play-off round | 15 March 2022 |
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, 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 seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 33 direct entrants.
-
Al-Taawoun advanced to
Group D.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Al-Taawoun (
p) | 1 (5) | |||||
Al-Jaish | 1 (4) | |||||
-
Nasaf Qarshi advanced to
Group E.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
Baniyas | 0 | |||||
|
Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Sharjah (
p) | 1 (6) | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 1 (5) | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
Changchun Yatai | ||||||
Sydney FC | w/o | |||||
|
Sydney FC | 5 | |||||
Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | |||||
-
Vissel Kobe advanced to
Group J.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Vissel Kobe (
a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
|
Melbourne Victory | 3 | |||||
|
Melbourne Victory | w/o | |||||
Shan United | ||||||
-
Ulsan Hyundai advanced to
Group I.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | |||||
Port | 0 | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Daegu FC (
p) | 1 (3) | |||||
|
Buriram United | 1 (2) | |||||
A total of two teams played in the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sydney FC
|
5–0 |
Kaya–Iloilo
|
|
Melbourne Victory
|
Cancelled [note 2] |
Shan United
|
|
Melbourne Victory
| Cancelled [note 2] |
Shan United |
|---|---|---|
A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round: 12 teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Al-Taawoun
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
Al-Jaish
|
|
Baniyas
|
0–2 |
Nasaf Qarshi
|
|
Sharjah
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
Al-Zawraa
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Changchun Yatai
|
Cancelled [note 1] |
Sydney FC
|
|
Vissel Kobe
|
4–3 ( a.e.t.) |
Melbourne Victory
|
|
Ulsan Hyundai
|
3–0 |
Port
|
|
Daegu FC
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (3–2 p) |
Buriram United
|
|
Al-Taawoun
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
Al-Nabit  81' |
Live Report |
Al Wakid 70' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
|
Baniyas
| 0–2 |
Nasaf Qarshi |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
Sharjah
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Al-Zawraa |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
|
Changchun Yatai
| Cancelled [note 1] |
Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
|
Vissel Kobe
| 4–3 ( a.e.t.) |
Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
Ulsan Hyundai
| 3–0 |
Port |
|---|---|---|
|
Live Report |
|
Daegu FC
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
|
Live Report |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
- ^ a b c Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition after the draw. AFC decided to cancel the play-off match, and the winner of preliminary stage, Sydney FC, automatically advanced to the group stage. [4]
- ^ a b c d Shan United withdrew from the AFC Champions League and Melbourne Victory entered the play-off round instead of the preliminary round. [3]
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation.
- ^ "AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022.
The 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 15 March 2022. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 40 places in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League. [2]
The following 14 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
- 2 teams entered in the preliminary round.
- 12 teams entered in the play-off round.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
|---|---|---|
| West Region | ||
| East Region |
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. [2]
The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]
| Round | Match date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 8 March 2022 |
| Play-off round | 15 March 2022 |
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, 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 seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 33 direct entrants.
-
Al-Taawoun advanced to
Group D.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Al-Taawoun (
p) | 1 (5) | |||||
|
Al-Jaish | 1 (4) | |||||
-
Nasaf Qarshi advanced to
Group E.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Baniyas | 0 | |||||
|
Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Sharjah (
p) | 1 (6) | |||||
|
Al-Zawraa | 1 (5) | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Changchun Yatai | ||||||
|
Sydney FC | w/o | |||||
|
Sydney FC | 5 | |||||
|
Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | |||||
-
Vissel Kobe advanced to
Group J.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Vissel Kobe (
a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
|
Melbourne Victory | 3 | |||||
|
Melbourne Victory | w/o | |||||
|
Shan United | ||||||
-
Ulsan Hyundai advanced to
Group I.
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | |||||
|
Port | 0 | |||||
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||
|
Daegu FC (
p) | 1 (3) | |||||
|
Buriram United | 1 (2) | |||||
A total of two teams played in the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sydney FC
|
5–0 |
Kaya–Iloilo
|
|
Melbourne Victory
|
Cancelled [note 2] |
Shan United
|
|
Melbourne Victory
| Cancelled [note 2] |
Shan United |
|---|---|---|
A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round: 12 teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Al-Taawoun
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
Al-Jaish
|
|
Baniyas
|
0–2 |
Nasaf Qarshi
|
|
Sharjah
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
Al-Zawraa
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Changchun Yatai
|
Cancelled [note 1] |
Sydney FC
|
|
Vissel Kobe
|
4–3 ( a.e.t.) |
Melbourne Victory
|
|
Ulsan Hyundai
|
3–0 |
Port
|
|
Daegu FC
|
1–1 (
a.e.t.) (3–2 p) |
Buriram United
|
|
Al-Taawoun
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
|
Al-Nabit 81' |
Live Report |
Al Wakid 70' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
|
Baniyas
| 0–2 |
Nasaf Qarshi |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
Sharjah
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Al-Zawraa |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
|
Changchun Yatai
| Cancelled [note 1] |
Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
|
Vissel Kobe
| 4–3 ( a.e.t.) |
Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Live Report |
|
|
Ulsan Hyundai
| 3–0 |
Port |
|---|---|---|
|
Live Report |
|
Daegu FC
| 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
|
Live Report |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
- ^ a b c Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition after the draw. AFC decided to cancel the play-off match, and the winner of preliminary stage, Sydney FC, automatically advanced to the group stage. [4]
- ^ a b c d Shan United withdrew from the AFC Champions League and Melbourne Victory entered the play-off round instead of the preliminary round. [3]
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation.
- ^ "AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022.