2017 AFC Cup

2017 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying round:
19–25 August 2016
Competition proper:
24 January – 4 November 2017
Teams Competition proper: Maximum of 43
Total: Maximum of 49 (from Maximum of 34 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 9
Goals scored 25 (2.78 per match)
Attendance 7,966 (885 per match)
This tournament has completed the Qualifying round.

The 2017 AFC Cup will be the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the defending champions.

The AFC Competitions Committee has recommended a new format for the AFC Cup which will be played in the AFC’s five zones (West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN and East Asia). The winner of the West Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off between the other four zones will play in the final, which will be played on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.[1]

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,[2] which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.[3] The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 rankings:[4]

The final association ranking used to determine the slot allocation was published on 27 November 2016, after the completion of the 2016 AFC Champions League and 2016 AFC Cup.[5]

Participation for 2017 AFC Cup
Participating
Not participating

West Zone
Rank Member
Association
Points[5] Slots
ACL
Play-off
Group
stage
Play-off
round
Qualif.
round
610Iraq Iraq 37.24000
711Kuwait Kuwait[Note KUW] 36.4570000
813Syria Syria 34.25700
915Jordan Jordan 31.2130
1019Bahrain Bahrain 27.3530
1120Lebanon Lebanon 22.07700
1222Oman Oman 19.31300
1323Tajikistan Tajikistan 18.32800
1428State of Palestine Palestine 12.34200
1529Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 11.51400
1631Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 10.30701
1732Afghanistan Afghanistan 7.11400
1833Yemen Yemen 6.92600
1937Bangladesh Bangladesh 4.15801
2038Bhutan Bhutan 3.87701
2139Nepal Nepal 3.38801
2244Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1.65600
2345Pakistan Pakistan 1.50600
Total  4

East Zone
Rank Member
Association
Points[5] Slots
ACL
Play-off
Group
stage
Play-off
round
Qualif.
round
716Vietnam Vietnam 29.2730
817Malaysia Malaysia 28.8650
918India India 27.9300
1021Indonesia Indonesia 20.37200
1124Myanmar Myanmar 17.2200
1225Philippines Philippines 17.18800
1326Maldives Maldives 15.34500
1427Singapore Singapore 13.6640
1530North Korea North Korea 10.31400
1634Laos Laos 6.88600
1735Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5.60901
1836Cambodia Cambodia 4.85601
1940Macau Macau 3.08701
2041Guam Guam 3.04901
2142Brunei Brunei 2.78500
2243East Timor East Timor 2.40900
2346Mongolia Mongolia 1.43001
Total  5

Notes
  1. ^ Kuwait (KUW): The Kuwait Football Association is currently suspended by FIFA (as of November 2016).[6]

Teams

Teams in italics will play in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, and will play in the AFC Cup group stage if they fail to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (should they advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, they will be replaced by another team from the same association).

West Zone
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Iraq Al-Zawraa 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League champions 3rd 2012
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup winners 2nd 2016
Syria Al-Jaish 2015–16 Syrian Premier League champions 7th 2016
Syria Al-Wahda 2016 Syrian Cup winners 6th 2016
Jordan Al-Wehdat 2015–16 Jordan League champions 10th 2016
Bahrain Al-Hidd 2015–16 Bahrain First Division League champions 4th 2016
Lebanon Safa 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League champions 6th 2014
Oman Fanja 2015–16 Oman Professional League champions 5th 2016
Tajikistan Istiklol 2016 Tajik League champions
2016 Tajik Cup winners
3rd 2016
State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil 2015–16 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 2016 Ýokary Liga champions
2016 Turkmenistan Cup winners
3rd 2016
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 2016 Kyrgyzstan League champions 3rd 2016
Entering in qualifying play-off
Jordan Al-Ahli 2015–16 Jordan FA Cup winners 1st none
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2016 Bahraini King's Cup winners 6th 2016
Lebanon Nejmeh 2015–16 Lebanese FA Cup winners 8th 2015
Oman Saham 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 2nd 2010
Tajikistan Khosilot 2016 Tajik League runners-up 1st none
State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel 2015–16 Palestine Cup winners 2nd 2016
Turkmenistan Balkan 2016 Ýokary Liga runners-up 5th 2016

East Zone
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 2016 V.League 1 champions 3rd 2014
Vietnam Than Quảng Ninh 2016 Vietnamese Cup winners 1st none
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 Malaysia Super League champions
2016 Malaysia FA Cup winners
4th 2016
Malaysia Felda United 2016 Malaysia Super League runners-up 1st none
India Bengaluru FC 2015–16 I-League champions 3rd 2016
Indonesia Persib Bandung 2014 Indonesia Super League champions[Note IDN] 2nd 2015
Myanmar Yadanarbon 2016 Myanmar National League champions 2nd 2015
Philippines Global 2016 UFL Division 1 champions
2016 UFL Cup winners
2nd 2015
Maldives Maziya 2016 Dhivehi Premier League champions 5th 2016
Singapore Tampines Rovers 2016 S.League runners-up[Note SIN] 9th 2016
North Korea Hwaebul 2016 DPR Korea League champions 1st none
Laos Lanexang United 2016 Lao Premier League champions 1st none
Entering in qualifying play-off
India Mohun Bagan 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup winners 4th 2016
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 2014 Indonesia Super League runners-up[Note IDN] 4th 2015
Myanmar Magwe 2016 General Aung San Shield winners 1st none
Philippines Ceres 2016 UFL Division 1 runners-up 3rd 2016
Maldives Club Valencia 2016 Maldives FA Cup winners 4th 2009
Singapore Home United 2016 S.League 4th place[Note SIN] 8th 2014
North Korea April 25 2016 Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games winners 1st none
Laos Lao Toyota 2016 Lao Premier League runners-up 3rd 2016

Team Qualifying method App Last App
Entering in qualifying round
(teams not split into zones for qualifying round)[7]
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up 2nd 2015
Chinese Taipei Tatung 2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up 1st none
Cambodia Nagaworld 2015 Cambodian League runners-up 1st none
Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2015
Bhutan Tertons 2015 Bhutan National League champions 1st none
Nepal Three Star Club 2015 Nepal National League champions 1st none
Macau Benfica de Macau 2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions 2nd 2016
Guam Rovers 2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions 1st none
Mongolia Erchim 2015 Mongolian Premier League champions 1st none

Rovers are the first team from Guam to play in an AFC club competition.[8]

Notes
  1. ^ Indonesia (IDN): Due to FIFA's suspension of the Football Association of Indonesia between 2015 and 2016, no official competition was held in Indonesia during this period. As a result, the champions and runners-up of the 2014 Indonesia Super League, which was the last official competition completed (the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A was not officially sanctioned), will represent Indonesia in the AFC Cup.[9]
  2. ^ Singapore (SIN): Since Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2016 S.League champions and 2016 Singapore Cup winners, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions, their place will be taken by Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up. Moreover, since Brunei DPMM, the league 3rd place, is a team managed by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions, their place will be taken by Home United, the league 4th place.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[10] Starting from 2017, matches in the West Zone will be played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[11]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Qualifying round 17 June 2016[7] 19–25 August 2016[12]
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 24 January 2017
Preliminary round 2 31 January 2017
Play-off stage Play-off round 7 February 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 12 December 2016 20–22 February 2017
Matchday 2 6–8 March 2017
Matchday 3 13–15 March 2017
Matchday 4 3–5 April 2017
Matchday 5 17–19 April 2017
Matchday 6 1–3 May 2017
Knockout stage Round of 16 15–17 May 2017
Quarter-finals TBA 21–23 August 2017 11–13 September 2017
Semi-finals 25–27 September 2017 16–18 October 2017
Final 4 November 2017

Qualifying round

In the qualifying round, each group is played on a single round-robin basis at the pre-selected hosts. The winners of each group advance to the qualifying play-off.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 17 June 2016, 11:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[13]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR BEN ROV
1 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi (H) 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualifying play-off 2–1
2 Macau Benfica de Macau 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 4–2
3 Guam Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 0 0–2
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TSC ERC NAG
1 Nepal Three Star Club 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualifying play-off 2–0
2 Mongolia Erchim (H) 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 1–0
3 Cambodia Nagaworld 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1–1
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TER TAT SHR
1 Bhutan Tertons (H) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Qualifying play-off 4–3
2 Chinese Taipei Tatung 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0
3 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 1–1
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

Qualifying play-off

The three winners of the qualifying round join the other play-off entrants which will be confirmed by December 2016.

Qualified teams

See also

References

External links

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