2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The following 15 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds: • 2 teams entered in the preliminary round. • 13 teams entered in the play-off round. ==Format==

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. ==Schedule==

The schedule of each round was as follows. On 11 March 2021, the AFC announced that the preliminary round and play-off round matches in the East Region, which were originally scheduled to be played on 7 April and 14 April 2021, had been postponed to June/July 2021, and were played in centralised venues of their respective group stage matches. ==Bracket==

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match in the West Region. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. 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 32 direct entrants. Play-off West 1 • AGMK advanced to Group A. Play-off West 2 • Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya advanced to Group B. Play-off West 3 • Foolad advanced to Group D. Play-off West 4 • Al-Wahda advanced to Group E. Play-off East 1 • Kaya–Iloilo advanced to Group F. Play-off East 2 • Cerezo Osaka advanced to Group J after Shan United and Melbourne City both withdrew from the competition. Play-off East 3 • Pohang Steelers and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol advanced to Group G after Jiangsu withdrew from the competition and folded. Play-off East 4 • Daegu FC advanced to Group I, and Chiangrai United advanced to Group H. ==Preliminary round==

Summary A total of two teams will play in the preliminary round. East Region ---- ==Play-off round==

Summary A total of 14 teams played in the preliminary round 2: 13 teams which entered in this round, and one winner of the preliminary round. West Region ---- ---- ---- East Region ---- ---- ---- ==Notes==