Churchill Brothers will face either Al Karamah of Syria or Al Wahda of UAE in the play-off clash on Feb 6 to qualify for the AFC Champions League 2010.

Churchill were lucky to get a bye in the three-team West Asian group as they will play only one match in the ACL play-offs. Al Karamah and Al Wahda will face off on January 30, according to the ACL draw.

The venues of the matches will be announced later.

Even if Churchill qualify for the 32-team ACL, they will be clubbed in Group B along with two-time champions and 2009 runners-up Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, Iran's Zob Ahan, big-spending Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan, which virtually is a Group of Death.

The winner of East Asian group play-offs among Singapore Armed Forces, Sriwijaya of Indonesia, Da Nang of Vietnam and Muangthong of Thailand will be clubbed in Group G along with 2008 ACL champions Gamba Osaka of Japan, newcomers Henan Jianye of China and Korean FA Cup winners Suwon Bluewings.

The play-off match will not be easy for Churchill as both the West Asian sides are strong teams.

Al Karamah were the 2006 ACL runners-up side and 2009 AFC Cup runners-up. Indian side Mohun Bagan lost both their home and away matches against Al Karamah in the 2009 AFC Cup.

Al Wahda had appeared in the Asian Champions League four times in the past as recently as 2008 and they were the semifinalists in 2007.

If Churchill lose in the play-off match, they will play in the AFC Cup. The same is the case for all the other losing teams in the play-offs.