# 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played from 9 to 17 February 2015. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide five of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.

## Format

The bracket for the qualifying play-off, which consisted of two rounds (preliminary round and play-off round), was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team. 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 the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 27 automatic qualifiers.

## Teams

The following 13 teams (11 from West Zone, 2 from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off:
| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
| West Zone | Fanja Al-Hidd Salam Zgharta Al-Jaish Hilal Al-Quds | Hilal Al-Quds Khayr Vahdat Altyn Asyr Ahal Dordoi Al-Saqr Sheikh Russel |
| East Zone | Maziya Ceres | |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | Match date |
| Preliminary round | 9–10 February 2015 |
| Play-off round | 17 February 2015 |

## Bracket
### Play-off West 1

Ahal advanced to Group C.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Fanja | Fanja | 2 |
| Ahal | Ahal | 1 | Ahal | Ahal | 3 |
| Dordoi | Dordoi | 0 | | | |

### Play-off West 2

Al-Hidd advanced to Group B.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Hidd | Al-Hidd | 2 |
| Altyn Asyr | Altyn Asyr | 0 | Al-Saqr | Al-Saqr | 1 |
| Al-Saqr | Al-Saqr | 1 | | | |

### Play-off West 3

Salam Zgharta advanced to Group A.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Salam Zgharta | Salam Zgharta | 3 |
| Khayr Vahdat | Khayr Vahdat | 1 | Khayr Vahdat | Khayr Vahdat | 0 |
| Sheikh Russel | Sheikh Russel | 0 | | | |

### Play-off West 4

Al-Jaish advanced to Group D.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Al-Jaish (pen.) | Al-Jaish (pen.) | 0(5) |
| Hilal Al-Quds (w/o) | Hilal Al-Quds (w/o) | — | Hilal Al-Quds | Hilal Al-Quds | 0(4) |
| Manang Marshyangdi Club | Manang Marshyangdi Club | — | | | |

### Play-off East

Maziya advanced to Group E.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | | Maziya | Maziya | 1 |
| | | | Ceres | Ceres | 0 |

## Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Zone |||
| Ahal | 1–0 | Dordoi |
| Altyn Asyr | 0–1 | Al-Saqr |
| Khayr Vahdat | 1–0 | Sheikh Russel |
| Hilal Al-Quds | w/o | Manang Marshyangdi Club |
Manang Marshyangdi Club withdrew.

## Play-off round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Zone |||
| Fanja | 2–3 | Ahal |
| Al-Hidd | 2–1 | Al-Saqr |
| Salam Zgharta | 3–0 | Khayr Vahdat |
| Al-Jaish | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| East Zone |||
| Maziya | 1–0 | Ceres |

### Notes

* ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.