2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off
# 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off was played on 9 February 2016. A total of eight teams competed in the qualifying play-off to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Cup.

## Teams

The following eight teams (all from West Zone) entered the qualifying play-off, which consisted of one round only (play-off round):

| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round |
| - | - |
| West Zone | Al-Hidd Tripoli Al-Wahda Ahli Al-Khaleel Khujand Balkan Alay Osh K-Electric (Winner qualifying round Group A) |

No qualifying play-off was held in the East Zone due to lack of teams (all teams directly entered the group stage).

## Format

In the qualifying play-off, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10.2). The four winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

| Round | Match date |
| - | - |
| Play-off round | 9 February 2016 |

## Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting each match.

### Play-off 1

Al-Hidd advanced to Group A.

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| - | - |
| Al-Hidd | 2 |
| K-Electric | 0 |

### Play-off 2

Tripoli advanced to Group B.

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| - | - |
| Tripoli (p) | 0 (7) |
| Alay Osh | 0 (6) |

### Play-off 3

Al-Wahda advanced to Group C.

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| - | - |
| Al-Wahda | 2 |
| Balkan | 0 |

### Play-off 4

Ahli Al-Khaleel advanced to Group D.

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| - | - |
| Ahli Al-Khaleel | 1 |
| Khujand | 0 |

## Play-off round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| West Zone |||
| Al-Hidd | 2–0 | K-Electric |
| Tripoli | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Alay Osh |
| Al-Wahda | 2–0 | Balkan |
| Ahli Al-Khaleel | 1–0 | Khujand |
