# 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 5 to 19 February 2019. A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.

## Teams

The following 27 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
* 6 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
* 13 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-Nasr Al-Nassr Al-Rayyan Al-Gharafa | Zob Ahan Saipa AGMK Pakhtakor Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Istiklol Minerva Punjab | Al-Wehdat Al-Kuwait |
| East Region | Ulsan Hyundai Shandong Luneng Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima Antlers | Newcastle Jets Chiangrai United Bangkok United Perak Kitchee Hanoi | Ceres–Negros Home United Persija Jakarta 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 (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 slot entered the AFC Cup group stage.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.
| 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, determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie.

### Play-off West 1

* Pakhtakor advanced to Group D.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Nasr | Al-Nasr | 1 |
| | | | Pakhtakor | Pakhtakor | 2 |
| Pakhtakor | Pakhtakor | 2 | | | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | | | |

### Play-off West 2

* Al-Nassr advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Nassr | Al-Nassr | 4 |
| | | | AGMK | AGMK | 0 |
| AGMK | AGMK | 4 | | | |
| Istiklol | Istiklol | 2 | | | |

### Play-off West 3

* Al-Rayyan advanced to Group B.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Rayyan | Al-Rayyan | 3 |
| | | | Saipa | Saipa | 1 |
| Saipa | Saipa | 4 | | | |
| Minerva Punjab | Minerva Punjab | 0 | | | |

### Play-off West 4

* Zob Ahan 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-Gharafa | Al-Gharafa | 2 |
| | | | | | | Zob Ahan | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| | | | Zob Ahan (a.e.t.) | Zob Ahan (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| Al-Wehdat | Al-Wehdat | 2 | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 0 | | | |
| Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 3 | | | | | | |

### Play-off East 1

* Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group H.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 |
| | | | Perak | Perak | 1 |
| Perak (p) | Perak (p) | 1 (6) | | | |
| Kitchee | Kitchee | 1 (5) | | | |

### Play-off East 2

* Shandong Luneng advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 4 |
| | | | Hanoi | Hanoi | 1 |
| Bangkok United | Bangkok United | 0 | | | |
| Hanoi | Hanoi | 1 | | | |

### Play-off East 3

* Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 |
| | | | | | | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (p) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (p) | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | Chiangrai United | Chiangrai United | 0 (3) |
| | | | Chiangrai United | Chiangrai United | 3 | | | |
| Ceres–Negros | Ceres–Negros | 1 | Yangon United | Yangon United | 1 | | | |
| Yangon United | Yangon United | 2 | | | | | | |

### Play-off East 4

* Kashima Antlers 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 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Newcastle Jets | Newcastle Jets | 1 |
| | | | Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| Home United | Home United | 1 | Persija Jakarta | Persija Jakarta | 1 | | | |
| Persija Jakarta | Persija Jakarta | 3 | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round 1
### Summary

A total of six 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: 13 teams which entered in this round, and three 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 eight winners of the preliminary round 2.
West Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |