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The 2017–18 AFC Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round will begin on 27 June and end on 23 August 2017. A total of 70 teams compete in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017–18 AFC Champions League.

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, unless stated otherwise).

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 7 June 2017, 12:00 13–14 June 2017 20–21 June 2017
Second qualifying round 19 June 2017, 12:00 27–28 June 2017 4–5 July 2017
Third qualifying round 11–12 July 2017 18–19 July 2017
Fourth qualifying round 14 July 2017, 12:00 25–26 July 2017 1–2 August 2017
Play-off round 4 August 2017, 12:00 15–16 August 2017 22–23 August 2017

Format

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In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.

In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their AFC club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round is not known at the time of the draw), the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply takes the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, AFC may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.

Teams

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There are two routes which the teams are separated into during qualifying:

  • Champions Route, which include all domestic champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage.
  • League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which include all domestic non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage.

A total of 70 teams (55 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) are involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advance to the group stage to join the 22 teams which enter in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round enter the AFC Cup play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round enter the AFC Cup group stage.

Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.

First qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of twenty teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 7 June 2015. Teams were placed together based on geographic location to ease travel difficulties.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Matalele   2–2 (3–5 p)   MOEL 1 1–1 1–1
Vaiea Sting   0–24   Veitongo 0–10 0–14
Pago Youth   3–2   Puaikura 3–1 0–1
Nauruans   1–3   Kwajalein 0–1 1–2
Pohnpei   5–3   Tan Holdings 5–2 0–1
Colombo   1–2   Benfica de Macau 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
SLB Laulara   3–4   MS ABDB 2–1 1–3
Erchim   1–1 (a)   KRL 0–0 1–1
Lhasa Pure Land   0–6   Zakho 0–2 0–4
Nauti   3–5   Kramers 3–3 0–2

Matches

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Matalele  1–1  MOEL 1
Ioapo   10' Nanotaake   35'
Attendance: 35
Referee: Avinesh Narayan (Fiji)
MOEL 1  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Matalele
Yan   90+2' (pen.) Kaintikuaba   75' (o.g.)
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 215
Referee: (Tahiti)

2–2 on aggregate. MOEL 1 won 5–3 on penalties.


Vaiea Sting  0–10  Veitongo
Polovili   5', 14', 56' (pen.)
Uhatahi   8', 70'
Kite   23'
Falepapalangi   36', 90+1'
Papani   50', 54'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Veitongo  14–0  Vaiea Sting
Uhatahi   17', 24', 36', 59'
Kite   22'
Tu'ifangaloka   31'
Papani   40'
Tuiono   48'
Polovili   68', 70', 77', 84'
Lutu   76', 90'

Veitongo won 24–0 on aggregate.


Pago Youth  3–1  Puaikura
Siligi   53'
Trick   59'
Tua   74'
Best   17' (pen.)
Puaikura  1–0  Pago Youth
Tiputoa   84'
Attendance: 149
Referee: (Vanuatu)

Pago Youth won 3–2 on aggregate.


Nauruans  0–1  Kwajalein
Kibajot   56'
Attendance: 27
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Kwajalein  2–1  Nauruans
Forvins   67'
Maxwell   89'
Quadina   44'
Attendance: 30
Referee: (Guam)

Kwajalein won 3–1 on aggregate.


Pohnpei  5–2  Tan Holdings
Kariti   13'
Kognang   24', 34', 58'
Nakasone   80'
Gadad   90'
Miller   18'
Angeles   77'
Attendance: 84
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Tan Holdings  1–0  Pohnpei
Wong   70'
Attendance: 84
Referee: (China)

Pohnpei won 5–3 on aggregate.


Colombo  1–0  Benfica de Macau
Galagedera   83'
Attendance: 213
Referee: Muringothumalil Santhosh (India)
Benfica de Macau  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Colombo
Pan   19'
Torrão   110'
Attendance: 437
Referee: (Vietnam)

Benfica de Macau won 2–1 on aggregate.


SLB Laulara  2–1  MS ABDB
Abílio   44'
Jeca   76'
Ali Rahman   59'
Attendance: 180
MS ABDB  3–1  SLB Laulara
Awang Salleh   7'
Ali Rahman   32', 78'
Abílio   71'

MS ABDB won 4–3 on aggregate.


Erchim  0–0  KRL
Attendance: 240
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
KRL  1–1  Erchim
Ahmed   59' Vandelli   83'
Attendance: 480
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)

1–1 on aggregate. Erchim won on away goals.


Lhasa Pure Land  0–2  Zakho
Leca   28'
Elfaitory   75'
Attendance: 463
Referee: Kwang Hyon Choe (North Korea)
Zakho  4–0  Lhasa Pure Land
Jaber   11'
Kamal   36', 60'
Chansa   77'
Attendance: 6,831
Referee: (Palestine)

Zakho won 6–0 on aggregate.


Nauti  3–3  Kramers
Iefata   27', 29', 40' Ngirngesechei   5'
Decherong   20'
Roman   55'
Kramers  2–0  Nauti
Menz   72', 78'
Attendance: 264
Referee: (Fiji)

Kramers won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica de Macau   2–7   Boeung Ket Angkor 2–4 0–3
Veitongo   2–5   Magenta 2–0 0–5
Zakho   3–1   Al-Saqr 1–1 2–0
MOEL 1   0–1   Lupe o le Soaga 0–0 0–1
Erchim   0–4   Shaheen Asmayee 0–2 0–2}
MS ABDB   3–4 (a.e.t.)   Abahani Limited 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Kwajalein   4–5   Pago Youth 2–3 2–2
Kramers   0–16   Taiwan Power Company 0–4 0–12
Thimphu City   1–1 (a)   Three Star Club 0–0 1–1
Pohnpei   2–15   Rovers 2–6 0–9

Matches

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Benfica de Macau  2–4  Boeung Ket Angkor
Torrão   87'
Hang   90+1'
Laboravy   5', 38'
Sothearath   53'
Ajayi   75'
Boeung Ket Angkor  3–0  Benfica de Macau
Sothearath   67'
Mizuno   85'
Calijuri   89'
Attendance: 1,200

Boeung Ket Angkor won 7–2 on aggregate.


Veitongo  2–0  Magenta
Polovili   29'
Uhatahi   74'
Magenta  5–0  Veitongo
Marin   7', 27', 48', 62'
Cexome   38' (pen.)

Magenta won 5–2 on aggregate.


Zakho  2–0  Al-Saqr
Jaber   79'
Chansa   82'
Al-Saqr  1–1  Zakho
Abay   78' Saad   3'
Attendance: 100

Zakho won 3–1 on aggregate.


MOEL 1  0–0  Lupe o le Soaga
Lupe o le Soaga  1–0  MOEL 1
Laloata   71'

Lupe o le Soaga won 1–0 on aggregate.


Erchim  0–2  Shaheen Asmayee
Sharifi   52', 62'
Attendance: 181
Shaheen Asmayee  2–0  Erchim
Karim   19'
Homayouni   24'
Attendance: 4,633

Shaheen Asmayee won 4–0 on aggregate.


MS ABDB  2–1  Abahani Limited
Ali Rahman   37'
bin Zoeleffendi   62'
Onuoha   31'
Abahani Limited  3–1 (a.e.t.)  MS ABDB
Shitol   26'
Jibon   44'
Badsha   99' (o.g.)
bin Hamidon   78'

Abahani Limited won 4–3 on aggregate.


Kwajalein  2–3  Pago Youth
Kibajot   30'
Delacruz   90+3'
Trick   51'
Gun-chul   69'
Fata   77'
Attendance: 371
Pago Youth  2–2  Kwajalein
Rocha   29'
Mitchell   45'
Forvins   38'
Varghese   85'

Pago Youth won 5–4 on aggregate.


Kramers  0–4  Taiwan Power Company
Chiu   46'
K. Huang   58'
C.L. Lee   78'
Fang   89'
Taiwan Power Company  12–0  Kramers
Huang Kai-chun   2', 14'
Feng Sheng-yu   8'
Chiu Yi-huan   13', 75'
Fang ching-jen   25', 67'
Huang Han-sheng   38'
Tseng Tzi-wei   43'

Taiwan Power Company won 16–0 on aggregate.


Thimphu City  0–0  Three Star Club
Three Star Club  1–1  Thimphu City
Nini   53' Subba   67'
Attendance: 635

1–1 on aggregate. Thimphu City won on away goals.


Pohnpei  2–6  Rovers
Mariano   3', 28', 51'
Surber   67'
Sandilands   75'
Mendiola   78'
Attendance: 125
Rovers  9–0  Pohnpei

Rovers won 15–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampines Rovers   3–6   Kitchee 1–2 2–4
Marist   2–8   Team Wellington 2–1 0–7
Boeung Ket Angkor   1–1 (a)   Hà Nội 1–1 0–0
Erakor Golden Star   5–13   Persipura 2–5 3–8
Al-Shabab   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Al-Ahed 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Al-Faisaly   2–0   Hilal Al-Quds 2–0 0–0
Magenta   2–3   Dragon 1–3 1–0
Zakho   0–4   Malkiya 0–1 0–3
Lupe o le Soaga   4–2   Pago Youth 2–1 2–1
Shaheen Asmayee   4–3   Istiklol 2–0 2–3
Abahani Limited   1–8   Aizawl 1–3 0–5
Taiwan Power Company   2–2 (3–4 p)   Lanexang United 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Thimphu City   2–6   Hwaebul 1–2 1–4
Rovers   1–4   Ba 1–2 0–2
Global Cebu   5–2   Yadanarbon 4–0 1–2
JDT   8–0   Maziya S&RC 6–0 2–0
Altyn Asyr   2–1   Alay Osh 2–0 0–1

Matches

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Benfica de Macau  2–4  Boeung Ket Angkor
Torrão   87'
Hang   90+1'
Laboravy   5', 38'
Sothearath   53'
Ajayi   75'
Boeung Ket Angkor  3–0  Benfica de Macau
Sothearath   67'
Mizuno   85'
Calijuri   89'
Attendance: 1,200

Boeung Ket Angkor won 7–2 on aggregate.