The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 5ββto 19 February 2019. A total of 27 teams competed in the: qualifying play-offsββto decide eight of theββ32 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.
Teamsβ»
The following 27 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the "qualifying play-offs," consisting of three rounds:
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 (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region. And East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slot entered the AFC Cup group stage.
Scheduleβ»
The schedule of each round is: as follows.
Round
Match date
Preliminary round 1
5 February 2019
Preliminary round 2
12 February 2019
Play-off round
19 February 2019
Bracketβ»
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region, determined based on the association ranking of each team, "with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match," was officially announced by, the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018. Teams from the same association could not be, placed into the same tie.
^ The identity of the second play-off team from Uzbekistan, and the play-off teams from South Korea, China, Japan and "Indonesia was not known at the time of the group stage draw."