Naft Tehran to play Qatar’s El Jaish at AFC Champions League play-off

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Iran’s Naft Tehran will play El Jaish of Qatar in the 2016 AFC Champions League play-off.

Naft Tehran will host El Jaish in one-off match in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Frbruary 9.

Action in the West Zone will commence with the play-off matches of Al Ittihad (KSA) v Al Wehdat (JOR), Naft Tehran v (IRN) v El Jaish (QAT), Bunyodkor (UZB) v Al Shabab (UAE) and Al Jazira (UAE) v Al Sadd (QAT), with all four winners punching their ticket to the Group Stage.

West Asia Zone
* Naft Tehran (Iran) – El Jaish (Qatar)
* Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) – Al-Wehdat (Jordan)
* Bunyodkor (Uzbekistan) – Al-Shabab (UAE)
* Al-Jazira (UAE) – Al-Sadd (Qatar)

The clubs who have qualified directly for the Group Stage are:
WEST ZONE
Iran: Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan, Zobahan, Tractorsazi Tabriz
Saudi Arabia: Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ahli
Uzbekistan: Pakhtakor, Nasaf, Lokomotiv
UAE: Al Ain, Al Nasr
Qatar: Lekhwiya