# 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The qualifying play-off of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 29 January to 15 February 2014, to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage.

## Format

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds. Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off. Each tie was played as a single match, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in round 3 advanced to the group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.

## Teams

The following 19 teams (11 from West Zone, 8 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
| Zone | Teams entering in Round 3 | Teams entering in Round 2 | Teams entering in Round 1 |
| West Zone | | Baniyas Lekhwiya El Jaish Lokomotiv Tashkent Nasaf Qarshi | Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Suwaiq Al-Hidd Al-Shorta Al-Kuwait Al-Qadsia |
| East Zone | Beijing Guoan Melbourne Victory | Muangthong United Chonburi | Pune Tampines Rovers South China Hà Nội T&T |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | Match date |
| Round 1 | 2 February 2014 |
| Round 2 | 8 February 2014 |
| Round 3 | 15 February 2014 |

## Bracket
### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Advance to group stage | Advance to group stage | Advance to group stage |
| | | | El Jaish | El Jaish | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nasaf Qarshi | Nasaf Qarshi | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | El Jaish | El Jaish | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Al-Qadsia | Al-Qadsia | 0 | | | |
| | | | Baniyas | Baniyas | 0 | | | | | | |
| Al-Suwaiq | Al-Suwaiq | 0 | Al-Qadsia | Al-Qadsia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Al-Qadsia | Al-Qadsia | 1 | | | | | | | El Jaish | El Jaish | — |
| | | | | | | | | | Lekhwiya | Lekhwiya | — |
| | | | Lekhwiya | Lekhwiya | 2 | | | | | | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1 | Al-Hidd | Al-Hidd | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al-Hidd (a.e.t.) | Al-Hidd (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Lekhwiya | Lekhwiya | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 1 | | | |
| | | | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 1 | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 3 | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta | Al-Shorta | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Advance to group stage | Advance to group stage | Advance to group stage |
| | | | | | | Beijing Guoan | Beijing Guoan | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chonburi | Chonburi | 0 | | | |
| | | | Chonburi | Chonburi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Rovers | 1 | South China | South China | 0 | | | | | | |
| South China (a.e.t.) | South China (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | Beijing Guoan | Beijing Guoan | — |
| | | | | | | | | | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | — |
| | | | | | | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Muangthong United | Muangthong United | 1 | | | |
| | | | Muangthong United | Muangthong United | 2 | | | | | | |
| Pune | Pune | 0 | Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội T&T | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội T&T | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Round 1

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### East Zone
## Round 2

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### West Zone
#### Notes

* ^ Lokomotiv Tashkent v Al-Kuwait was originally scheduled to be played on 8 February 2014, 15:00 UTC+5, but was postponed due to heavy snowfall.

### East Zone
## Round 3

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |