2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The qualifying play-off of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played on 9 and 13 February 2013, to decide three of the 32 places in the group stage.[1]

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

The following six teams (four from West Zone, two from East Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off draw:

Format

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Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 29 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Matches

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Saba Qom   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Al-Nasr   3–2   Lokomotiv Tashkent
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Buriram United   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)[A]
  Brisbane Roar
Notes
  1. ^
    Brisbane Roar was given home advantage in the original draw, but the match was later switched to be hosted by Buriram United per agreement between the two teams due to rescheduling of the match from the original date.[3]

West Zone

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Qom  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Razaghirad   4' Report Dhahi   89'
Penalties
Bakhtiarizadeh  
Eslami  
Fallah  
Rezaian  
3–5   Edgar
  Ibrahim
  Ciel
  Masood
  Marzooq

Al-Nasr  3–2  Lokomotiv Tashkent
Morimoto   30'
Fardan   78'
Léo Lima   89' (pen.)
Report Karpenko   71'
Kholmatov   76'
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

East Zone

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References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-02.
  2. ^ "ACL 2013 – Group Stage Draw". AFC. 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ "AFC confirm play-off date". Football Federation Australia. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
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