# 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 15 March 2022. A total of 16 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 40 places in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League.

## Teams

The following 14 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
* 2 teams entered in the preliminary round.
* 12 teams entered in the play-off round.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
| West Region | Al-Taawoun Baniyas Sharjah Al-Zawraa Nasaf Qarshi Al-Jaish | |
| East Region | Changchun Yatai Vissel Kobe Ulsan Hyundai Daegu FC Buriram United Port Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Kaya FC–Iloilo Shan 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.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | Match date |
| Preliminary round | 8 March 2022 |
| Play-off round | 15 March 2022 |

## Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, 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 seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 33 direct entrants.

### Play-off West 1

* Al-Taawoun advanced to Group D.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Al-Taawoun (p) | 1 (5) |
| | | Al-Jaish | 1 (4) |

### Play-off West 2

* Nasaf Qarshi advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Baniyas | 0 |
| | | Nasaf Qarshi | 2 |

### Play-off West 3

* Sharjah advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Sharjah (p) | 1 (6) |
| | | Al-Zawraa | 1 (5) |

### Play-off East 1

* Sydney FC advanced to Group H.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Changchun Yatai | |
| | | Sydney FC | w/o |
| Sydney FC | 5 | Sydney FC | w/o |
| Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | | |

### Play-off East 2

* Vissel Kobe advanced to Group J.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Vissel Kobe (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | Melbourne Victory | 3 |
| Melbourne Victory | w/o | Melbourne Victory | 3 |
| Shan United | | | |

### Play-off East 3

* Ulsan Hyundai advanced to Group I.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 |
| | | Port | 0 |

### Play-off East 4

* Daegu FC advanced to Group F.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Daegu FC (p) | 1 (3) |
| | | Buriram United | 1 (2) |

## Preliminary round
### Summary

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

### East Region
## Play-off round
### Summary

A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round: 12 teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round.
West Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |