The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.
[1] In order to create balance another draw was held, moving one of the teams (Al-Ain) from the West into the East side of the play-offs.
[2] Both the semi-finals and finals were played in one match, hosted by one of the teams.
Extra time and penalty shootout are used to decide the winner if necessary.
All losers from the qualifying play-off entered the 2011 AFC Cup group stage.