# 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

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 of the 2020 AFC Champions League.

## 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.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
| West Region | Al-Ain Al-Ahli Al-Sailiya Al-Rayyan | Esteghlal Shahr Khodro Lokomotiv Tashkent Bunyodkor Al-Zawraa Istiklol | Chennai City Al-Faisaly Al-Kuwait Al-Riffa |
| East Region | FC Seoul Shanghai SIPG FC Tokyo Kashima Antlers | Melbourne Victory Port Buriram United Kedah Tai Po Ho Chi Minh City | Ceres–Negros Tampines Rovers Bali United Shan United |

## Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2).

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | Match date |
| Preliminary round 1 | 14 January 2020 |
| Preliminary round 2 | 21 January 2020 |
| Play-off round | 28 January 2020 |

## 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 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

* Al-Ain advanced to Group D.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Ain | Al-Ain | 1 |
| | | | Bunyodkor | Bunyodkor | 0 |
| Bunyodkor | Bunyodkor | 4 | | | |
| Al-Zawraa | Al-Zawraa | 1 | | | |

### Play-off West 2

* Al-Ahli advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Ahli | Al-Ahli | 1 |
| | | | Istiklol | Istiklol | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 0 | | | |
| Istiklol | Istiklol | 1 | | | |

### Play-off West 3

* Shahr Khodro advanced to Group B.
| 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 |
| | | | | | | Al-Sailiya | Al-Sailiya | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | Shahr Khodro (p) | Shahr Khodro (p) | 0 (5) |
| | | | Shahr Khodro | Shahr Khodro | 2 | | | |
| Chennai City | Chennai City | 0 | Al-Riffa | Al-Riffa | 1 | | | |
| Al-Riffa | Al-Riffa | 1 | | | | | | |

### Play-off West 4

* 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 |
| | | | | | | Al-Rayyan | Al-Rayyan | 0 |
| | | | | | | Esteghlal | Esteghlal | 5 |
| | | | Esteghlal | Esteghlal | 3 | | | |
| Al-Faisaly | Al-Faisaly | 1 | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 0 | | | |
| Al-Kuwait (a.e.t.) | Al-Kuwait (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |

### Play-off East 1

* FC Seoul advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 4 |
| | | | Kedah | Kedah | 1 |
| Kedah | Kedah | 5 | | | |
| Tai Po | Tai Po | 1 | | | |

### Play-off East 2

* Shanghai SIPG advanced to Group H.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 3 |
| | | | Buriram United | Buriram United | 0 |
| Buriram United | Buriram United | 2 | | | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | 1 | | | |

### Play-off East 3

* FC Tokyo advanced to Group F.
| 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 |
| | | | | | | FC Tokyo | FC Tokyo | 2 |
| | | | | | | Ceres–Negros | Ceres–Negros | 0 |
| | | | Port | Port | 0 | | | |
| Ceres–Negros | Ceres–Negros | 3 | Ceres–Negros | Ceres–Negros | 1 | | | |
| Shan United | Shan United | 2 | | | | | | |

### Play-off East 4

* Melbourne Victory 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 |
| | | | | | | Kashima Antlers | Kashima Antlers | 0 |
| | | | | | | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| | | | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | 5 | | | |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Rovers | 3 | Bali United | Bali United | 0 | | | |
| Bali United (a.e.t.) | Bali United (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round 1
### Summary

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

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

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