# 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

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.

## 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.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
| West Region | Al-Wahda Al-Fateh Esteghlal El Jaish Al-Sadd Bunyodkor | Nasaf Qarshi Al-Wehdat Bengaluru FC Al-Hidd | |
| East Region | Jeju United Ulsan Hyundai Gamba Osaka Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Shenhua | Brisbane Roar Sukhothai Bangkok United Kitchee Hà Nội Johor Darul Ta'zim Yadanarbon | Global Tampines Rovers |

## 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.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | Match date |
| Preliminary round 1 | 24 January 2017 |
| Preliminary round 2 | 25 & 31 January 2017 |
| Play-off round | 7–8 February 2017 |

## 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

* Al-Wahda advanced to Group D.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Wahda | Al-Wahda | 3 |
| | | | Al-Wehdat | Al-Wehdat | 0 |
| Al-Wehdat | Al-Wehdat | 2 | | | |
| Bengaluru FC | Bengaluru FC | 1 | | | |

### Play-off West 2

* Al-Fateh advanced to Group B.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Fateh | Al-Fateh | 1 |
| | | | Nasaf Qarshi | Nasaf Qarshi | 0 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Nasaf Qarshi | 4 | | | |
| Al-Hidd | Al-Hidd | 0 | | | |

### Play-off West 3

* Esteghlal advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | | | | Esteghlal (p) | Esteghlal (p) | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | Al-Sadd | Al-Sadd | 0 (3) |

### Play-off West 4

* Bunyodkor advanced to Group C.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | | | | El Jaish | El Jaish | 0 (1) |
| | | | | | | Bunyodkor (p) | Bunyodkor (p) | 0 (3) |

### Play-off East 1

* Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | Kitchee | Kitchee | 1 (3) |
| Kitchee (a.e.t.) | Kitchee (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| Hà Nội | Hà Nội | 2 | | | |

### Play-off East 2

* Gamba Osaka advanced to Group H.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Gamba Osaka | Gamba Osaka | 3 |
| | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 |
| Bangkok United | Bangkok United | 1 (4) | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim (p) | Johor Darul Ta'zim (p) | 1 (5) | | | |

### Play-off East 3

* Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group F.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 3 |
| | | | Sukhothai | Sukhothai | 0 |
| Sukhothai | Sukhothai | 5 | | | |
| Yadanarbon | Yadanarbon | 0 | | | |

### Play-off East 4

* Brisbane Roar advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | | | | Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 |
| | | | | | | Brisbane Roar | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
| | | | Brisbane Roar | Brisbane Roar | 6 | | | |
| Global | Global | 2 | Global | Global | 0 | | | |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Rovers | 0 | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round 1

A total of 2 teams played in the preliminary round 1.
East Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### 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.
West Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### East Region
## 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.
West Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |