The 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off was contested by nine teams (five from West Zone, four from East Zone).

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[1] The draw, without any seeding or country protection, determined the brackets as well as host of each play-off match. The semi-final round was played on 10 February 2012, and the final round was played 16 and 18 February 2012.[2]

Extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[3] The four winners of the final round (two from West Zone, two from East Zone) advanced to the group stage to join the 28 teams which directly entered the group stage. The three losers of the final round (two from West Zone, one from East zone) advanced to the 2012 AFC Cup group stage, except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura.[4]

Matches

West Zone

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final Round
Esteghlal Iran 2–0 Iran Zob Ahan
Final Round
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 3–0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Esteghlal Iran 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq

Semi-final round

Esteghlal Iran2–0Iran Zob Ahan
Heyrdari 23'
Borhani 67'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 33,750
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Final round

Esteghlal Iran3–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Jerković 37'
Heydari 62'
Borhani 65'		 Report Al-Salem 59'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 61,120
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates3–0Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Obaid 6', 60'
Haydarov 90+3'		 Report
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

East Zone

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Final Round
Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0 Thailand Chonburi
Adelaide United Australia 3–0 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura

The following team was also slated to enter the qualifying play-off in the East Zone, but did not enter the competition:

Final round

Adelaide United Australia3–0Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
Boogaard 12'
Levchenko 57'
van Dijk 84'		 Report
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pohang Steelers South Korea2–0Thailand Chonburi
Hwang Jin-Sung 28'
Park Sung-Ho 70'		 Report
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

References

  1. ^ "Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff". AFC. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  4. ^ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.

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