2013 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The qualifying play-off of the 2013 AFC Cup was played on 9 February 2013, to decide one of the 32 places in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

The following three teams (all from West Asia Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off draw:

Due to the withdrawal of Al-Muharraq after the draw was held, Regar-TadAZ, which were initially drawn to play the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz for a place in the group stage, were directly entered into Group A, while the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz would be entered into Group B to replace Al-Muharraq.[3]

Format

Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 31 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Wahda Syria 3–5 Yemen Al-Ahli Taizz
Al-Wahda Syria3–5Yemen Al-Ahli Taizz
Khribin 18', 90+1'
Al-Haj 86'
Report Aref 7'
Al-Hubaishi 31' (pen.), 78'
Mahdi 55' (pen.)
Dongue 81'
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. "AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "AFC Cup 2013 – Group Stage Draw". AFC. 6 December 2012.
  3. "Регар-ТадАЗ" попал в групповой этап Кубка АФК-2013 ["Regar-TadAZ" is in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2013] (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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