2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off explained

The qualifying play-off of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played on 9 and 13 February 2013, to decide three of the 32 places in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

The following six teams (four from West Zone, two from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off draw:

West Zone
East Zone

Format

Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 29 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Matches

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Notes

West Zone

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East Zone

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations . AFC . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302032353/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/64/52.html . 2013-03-02 .
  2. Web site: ACL 2013 – Group Stage Draw. AFC. 6 December 2012.