Six teams, four from West Asia and two from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[1] In order to create balance another draw was held, moving one of the teams (Al-Ain) from the West into the East side of the play-offs.[2]
Both the semi-finals and finals were played in one match, hosted by one of the teams. Extra time and penalty shootout are used to decide the winner if necessary.[3] The semi-finals were played 12 February 2011, and the finals were played 19 February 2011.[4]
The two winners from the qualifying play-off, one from West Asia and one from East Asia, advanced to the group stage to join the 30 automatic qualifiers. All losers from the qualifying play-off entered the 2011 AFC Cup group stage.[3]
Matches
editWest Asia
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | ||
Al-Sadd 
|
5–1 |  Al-Ittihad
|
| Final | ||
| Al-Sadd
|
2–0 |  Dempo
|
Semi-final
editFinal
editEast Asia
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | ||
Sriwijaya 
|
2–2 (aet)(7–6p) |
 Muangthong United
|
| Final | ||
| Sriwijaya
|
0–4 |  Al-Ain
|
Semi-final
edit| Sriwijaya | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Muangthong United |
|---|---|---|
Gumbs  49'Gathuessi 112' |
Report | Datsakorn 82' Teerasil 93' |
| Penalties | ||
Gumbs  Astaman Sudarsono Lasut Diano  Gathuessi Panggabean Nasir Jufriyanto |
7 – 6 | Datsakorn Jakkraphan P. Anon S. Naruphol Dagno Kouakou Teerasil Nattaporn Weerawut |
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "2011 AFC Champions League Playoff Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
External links
edit- AFC Champions League Official Page (in English)