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{{Short description|14th secondary club football tournament organized by the}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = AFC Cup
| year           = 2017
| dates          = ''Qualifying round:''<br />19–25 August 2016<br />''Competition proper:''<br />{{nowrap|30 January – 4 November 2017}}
| num_teams      = ''Competition proper:'' 43<br />''Total:'' 50
| associations   = 29
| champion_other = [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]
| count          = 2
| second_other   = [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]
| matches        = 142
| goals          = 407
| attendance     = {{#expr: <!--Qualifying round-->+ 850 + 350 + 950 + 750 + 100 + 200 + 2000 + 766 + 2000 <!--Preliminary round-->+ 10000 + 6000 + 8000 + 9700 + 3800 + 3156 + 4200 + 1114 <!--Play-off round-->+ 4500 + 1085 + 2500 + 7000 + 850 + 4250 + 1700 + 642 + 7175 + 700 <!--Group A-->+ 50 + 100 + 1200 + 1300 + 750 + 100 + 231 + 100 + 500 + 150 + 100 + 25 <!--Group B-->+ 300 + 295 + 31 + 50 + 10 + 175 + 50 + 80 + 23 + 150 + 40 + 50 <!--Group C-->+ 1400 + 10000 + 2700 + 1500 + 2100 + 4000 + 1200 + 300 + 2800 + 400 + 3800 + 180 <!--Group D-->+ 5000 + 16500 + 2000 + 8500 + 3000 + 14500 + 3000 + 8200 + 8285 + 1000 + 1500 + 9000 <!--Group E-->+ 800 + 3692 + 846 + 2128 + 2012 + 1842 + 200 + 3200 + 1349 + 1298 + 3173 + 800 <!--Group F-->+ 456 + 9850 + 350 + 3000 + 975 + 11090 + 155 + 458 + 150 + 1277 + 10190 + 310 <!--Group G-->+ 2600 + 1277 + 200 + 8000 + 2600 + 8965 + 250 + 1565 + 8366 + 2252 + 1800 + 856 <!--Group H-->+ 2100 + 2579 + 1971 + 2860 + 1535 + 1500 <!--Group I-->+ 8000 + 2850 + 8700 + 8000 + 1020 + 2500 <!--Zonal semi-finals-->+ 11509 + 75 + 20 + 13000 + 486 + 1370 + 14220 + 5687 <!--Zonal finals-->+ 30 + 306 + 3024 + 7534 <!--Inter-zone play-off semi-finals-->+ 13800 + 4752 + 4709 + 6500 <!--Inter-zone play-off final-->+ 11000 + 7862 <!--Final-->+ 20000}}
| top_scorer     = [[Kim Yu-song (footballer, born 1995)|Kim Yu-song]] (9 goals)<!--Starting from group stage, excluding qualifying round and play-off-->
| player         = [[Manuchekhr Dzhalilov]]
| fair_play      = [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
| prevseason     = [[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
| nextseason     = [[2018 AFC Cup|2018]]
}}

The '''2017 AFC Cup''' was the 14th edition of the [[AFC Cup]], [[Asia]]'s secondary club [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC).<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/hfkpbo5advjk0bqceqyp.pdf|title=2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Defending champions [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] defeated [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]] in the [[2017 AFC Cup Final|final]] to win their second AFC Cup title.

==Association team allocation==
The AFC Competitions Committee recommended a new format for the AFC Cup starting from 2017 which is played in the AFC's five zones: [[West Asian Football Federation|West Asia]], [[Central Asian Football Association|Central Asia]], [[South Asian Football Federation|South Asia]], [[ASEAN Football Federation|ASEAN]], and [[East Asian Football Federation|East Asia]], with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off among the other four zones playing in the final, hosted on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.<ref name="format">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-recommends-new-afc-cup-format|title=AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format|publisher=AFC|date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The 46 [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] member associations (excluding the associate member [[Northern Mariana Islands Football Association|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 [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|AFC rankings]] (Entry Manual Article 2.2):<ref name="manual">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/entry-manual-afc-club-competitions-2017-2020-33728|title=Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref>
*The associations are split into five zones:
**'''West Asia Zone''' consists of the associations from the [[West Asian Football Federation]] (WAFF).
**'''Central Asia Zone''' consists of the associations from [[Central Asian Football Association]] (CAFA).
**'''South Asia Zone''' consists of the associations from the [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF).
**'''ASEAN Zone''' consists of the associations from the [[ASEAN Football Federation]] (AFF).
**'''East Asia Zone''' consists of the associations from the [[East Asian Football Federation]] (EAFF).
*All associations which do not receive direct slots in the [[AFC Champions League]] group stage are eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
*In each zone, the number of groups in the group stage is determined based on the number of entries, with the number of slots filled through play-offs same as the number of groups:
**In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including a total of 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
**In the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there is one group in the group stage, including a total of 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through play-offs.
*The top associations participating in the AFC Cup in each zone as per the AFC rankings get at least one direct slot in the group stage (including losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs), while the remaining associations get only play-off slots:
**For the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN zone:
***The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each get two direct slots.
***The associations ranked 4th to 6th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
***The associations ranked 7th or below each get one play-off slot.
**For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia zone:
***The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
***The associations ranked 4th or below each get one play-off slot.
*The maximum number of slots for each association is one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
*If any association gives up its direct slots, they are redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of two direct slots.
*If any association gives up its play-off slots, they are annulled and not redistributed to any other association.
*If the number of teams in the play-offs in any zone is fewer than twice the number of group stage slots filled through play-offs, the play-off teams of the highest eligible associations are given byes to the group stage.

For the 2017 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking#Format|association ranking]] published on 30 November 2016,<ref name="ranking">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-ma-ranking-as-of-30-november-2016-36584|title=AFC MA Ranking (as of 30 November 2016)|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref> which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's [[FIFA World Rankings]], during the period between 2013 and 2016.<ref name="manual"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_ma_ranking_mechanics.pdf|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics (2016 version)|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016.<ref name="slots">{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/afc-cup-2017-slot-allocation-and-draw-date-set|title=AFC Cup 2017 slot allocation and draw date set|publisher=AFC|date=7 December 2016}}</ref> The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.<ref name="entries">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/stage-set-for-afc-cup-2017-draw|title=Stage set for AFC Cup 2017 draw|publisher=AFC|date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="mechanism">{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/gd3bnjehovvkxcswempe.pdf|title=AFC Cup 2017 Draw Mechanism|publisher=AFC|access-date=2017-12-05|archive-date=2018-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106190355/http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/gd3bnjehovvkxcswempe.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|-
!bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2017 AFC Cup
|-
|bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20|
|Participating in the competition proper only<br />(qualifying play-offs and/or group stage)
|-
|bgcolor=#ccccff width=20|
|Participating in both the [[2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|qualifying round]]<br />and the competition proper
|-
|bgcolor=#ffffcc width=20|
|Participating in the [[2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|qualifying round]],<br />but not in the competition proper
|-
|bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20|
|Not participating
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+West Asia Zone
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Zone}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />round}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1||10||align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]{{Cref2|Note IRQ}}
|37.240||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||11||align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]{{Cref2|Note KUW}}
|36.457||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2||13||align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]]
|34.257||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 3||15||align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]
|31.213||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 4||19||align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]
|27.353||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 5||20||align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Lebanon Football Association|Lebanon]]
|22.077||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 6||22||align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Oman Football Association|Oman]]
|19.313||1||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 7||28||align=left|{{flagicon|PLE}} [[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]
|12.342||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||33||align=left|{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]{{Cref2|Note YEM}}
| 6.926||0||0||0
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|11!!2!!0
|-
!colspan=2|2
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+Central Asia Zone
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Zone}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />round}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1||23||align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]]
|18.328||1||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2||29||align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Football Federation of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]]
|11.514||1||0||1
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
| 3||31||align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyzstan]]
|10.307||1||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 4||32||align=left|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Afghanistan Football Federation|Afghanistan]]
| 7.114||0||0||1
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|3!!0!!4
|-
!colspan=2|4
|-
!colspan=3|7
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+South Asia Zone
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Zone}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />round}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1||18||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[All India Football Federation|India]]
|27.930||1||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2||26||align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]]
|15.345||1||0||1
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
| 3||37||align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]]{{Cref2|Note BAN}}
| 4.158||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
| 4||38||align=left|{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Bhutan Football Federation|Bhutan]]
| 3.877||0||0||1
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
| —||39||align=left|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]]{{Cref2|Note NEP}}
| 3.388||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 5||44||align=left|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri&nbsp;Lanka]]
| 1.656||0||0||1
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||45||align=left|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]]{{Cref2|Note PAK}}
| 1.506||0||0||0
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|3!!0!!4
|-
!colspan=2|4
|-
!colspan=3|7
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+ASEAN Zone
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Zone}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />round}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1||16||align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]]
|29.273||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2||17||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]]
|28.865||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||21||align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]{{Cref2|Note IDN}}
|20.372||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 3||24||align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Myanmar Football Federation|Myanmar]]
|17.220||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 4||25||align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]]
|17.188||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 5||27||align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]
|13.664||1||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 6||34||align=left|{{flagicon|LAO}} [[Lao Football Federation|Laos]]{{Cref2|Note LAO}}
| 6.886||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
| 7||36||align=left|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Football Federation of Cambodia|Cambodia]]{{Cref2|Note CAM}}
| 4.856||0||2||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||42||align=left|{{flagicon|BRU}} [[National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam|Brunei]]{{Cref2|Note BRU}}
| 2.785||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| —||43||align=left|{{flagicon|TLS}} [[East Timor Football Federation|East Timor]]{{Cref2|Note TLS}}
| 2.409||0||0||0
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|9!!4!!0
|-
!colspan=2|4
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+East Asia Zone
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Zone}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />round}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1||30||align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[DPR Korea Football Association|North&nbsp;Korea]]
|10.314||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
| 2||35||align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese&nbsp;Taipei]]{{Cref2|Note TPE}}
| 5.609||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
| —||40||align=left|{{flagicon|MAC}} [[Macau Football Association|Macau]]{{Cref2|Note MAC}}
| 3.087||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
| 3||41||align=left|{{flagicon|GUM}} [[Guam Football Association|Guam]]{{Cref2|Note GUM}}
| 3.049||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
| 4||46||align=left|{{flagicon|MNG}} [[Mongolian Football Federation|Mongolia]]
| 1.430||1||0||0
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|3!!0!!0
|-
!colspan=2|0
|-
!colspan=3|3
|}
{{col-end}}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc|2}}
{{Cnote2|Note BAN|'''Bangladesh (BAN):''' Bangladesh submitted only one entry, despite being eligible to submit two (one direct slot and one play-off slot).}}
{{Cnote2|Note BRU|'''Brunei (BRU):''' Brunei did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note CAM|'''Cambodia (CAM):''' Cambodia were initially eligible to submit only one entry, but were given one additional play-off slot as per a decision of the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref name="mechanism"/><ref name="Cambodia">{{cite web|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/crown-allowed-2017-afc-cup-after-cas-ruling|title=Crown allowed in 2017 AFC Cup after CAS ruling|publisher=AFC|date=25 August 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note TPE|'''Chinese Taipei (TPE):''' Chinese Taipei submitted two entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their two teams withdrew from the group stage and qualifying play-offs respectively after the draw.}}
{{Cnote2|Note GUM|'''Guam (GUM):''' Guam submitted only one entry, despite being eligible to submit two (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their team withdrew from the group stage after the draw.}}
{{Cnote2|Note IDN|'''Indonesia (IDN):''' Indonesia did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note IRQ|'''Iraq (IRQ):''' Iraq entered the AFC Cup instead of the AFC Champions League as they did not fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.}}
{{Cnote2|Note KUW|'''Kuwait (KUW):''' Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the [[Kuwait Football Association]] at the entry deadline.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516152844/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2016|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note LAO|'''Laos (LAO):''' Laos submitted two entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their first team withdrew from the group stage after the draw.}}
{{Cnote2|Note MAC|'''Macau (MAC):''' Macau did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note NEP|'''Nepal (NEP):''' Nepal did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note PAK|'''Pakistan (PAK):''' Pakistan did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note TLS|'''Timor-Leste (TLS):''' Timor-Leste did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2|Note YEM|'''Yemen (YEM):''' Yemen did not submit any entry.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

==Teams==
The following 47 teams from 27 associations entered the competition proper.<ref name="entries"/> Only 43 teams from 25 associations competed after the withdrawal of four teams.

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+West Asia Zone
|-
!Team
!Qualifying method
!App
!Last App
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups A–C)
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawraa]]
|[[2015–16 Iraqi Premier League]] champions
|3rd
|[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]]
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]}}
|[[2015–16 Iraq FA Cup]] winners
|2nd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Syria)|Al-Jaish]]
|[[2015–16 Syrian Premier League]] champions
|7th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Wahda SC (Syria)|Al-Wahda]]
|[[2016 Syrian Cup]] winners
|6th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
|[[2015–16 Jordan League]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
|10th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Amman)|Al-Ahli]]
|[[2015–16 Jordan FA Cup]] winners
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]]
|[[2015–16 Bahrain First Division League]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
|4th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]
|[[2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup]] winners
|6th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]]
|[[2015–16 Lebanese Premier League]] champions
|6th
|[[2014 AFC Cup|2014]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
|[[2015–16 Lebanese FA Cup]] winners
|8th
|[[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Saham Club|Saham]]
|[[2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup]] winners{{Cref2|Note OMA}}
|2nd
|[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]]
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants (Entering in [[#Play-off round|play-off round]])
|-
|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]]
|[[2015–16 Oman Professional League]] runners-up{{Cref2|Note OMA}}
|5th
|[[2014 AFC Cup|2014]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Al-Khalil SC|Shabab Al-Khalil]]
|[[2015–16 West Bank Premier League]] champions
|1st
|none
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Central Asia Zone
|-
!Team
!Qualifying method
!App
!Last App
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Group D)
|-
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]
|[[2016 Tajik League]] champions<br />[[2016 Tajik Cup]] winners
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Altyn Asyr FK|Altyn Asyr]]
|[[2016 Ýokary Liga]] champions<br />[[2016 Turkmenistan Cup]] winners
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[FC Alay|Alay Osh]]
|[[2016 Kyrgyzstan League]] champions
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants (Entering in [[#Preliminary round|preliminary round]])
|-
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Khosilot Farkhor|Khosilot]]
|[[2016 Tajik League]] runners-up
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Balkan FK|Balkan]]
|[[2016 Ýokary Liga]] runners-up
|5th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[FC Dordoi Bishkek|Dordoi]]
|[[2016 Kyrgyzstan Cup]] winners
|2nd
|[[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Shaheen Asmayee F.C.|Shaheen Asmayee]]}}
|[[2016 Afghan Premier League]] champions
|1st
|none
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+South Asia Zone
|-
!Team
!Qualifying method
!App
!Last App
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Group E)
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2015–16 I-League]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]
|[[2016 Dhivehi Premier League]] champions
|5th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]]}}
|[[2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup]] winners
|1st
|none
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants (Entering in [[#Preliminary round|preliminary round]])
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup]] winners
|4th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Club Valencia]]
|[[2016 Maldives FA Cup]] winners
|4th
|[[2009 AFC Cup|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Thimphu City F.C.|Thimphu City]]
|[[2016 Bhutan National League]] champions
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Colombo FC|Colombo]]
|[[2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League|2015 Sri Lanka Football League]] champions{{Cref2|Note SRI}}
|1st
|none
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ASEAN Zone
|-
!Team
!Qualifying method
!App
!Last App
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups F–H)
|-
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Hà Nội F.C.|Hà Nội]]
|[[2016 V.League 1]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
|3rd
|[[2014 AFC Cup|2014]]
|-
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Than Quảng Ninh F.C.|Than Quảng Ninh]]
|[[2016 Vietnamese Cup]] winners
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|[[2016 Malaysia Super League]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}<br />[[2016 Malaysia FA Cup]] winners
|4th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[FELDA United F.C.|FELDA United]]
|[[2016 Malaysia Super League]] runners-up
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yadanarbon F.C.|Yadanarbon]]
|[[2016 Myanmar National League]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
|2nd
|[[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Magwe F.C.|Magwe]]
|[[2016 General Aung San Shield]] winners
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Global Cebu F.C.|Global Cebu]]
|[[2016 United Football League (Philippines)|2016 UFL Division 1]] champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}<br />[[2016 UFL Cup]] winners
|2nd
|[[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
|[[2016 United Football League (Philippines)|2016 UFL Division 1]] runners-up
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]
|[[2016 S.League]] runners-up{{Cref2|Note ACL}}{{Cref2|Note SIN}}
|9th
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants (Entering in [[#Play-off round|play-off round]])
|-
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Home United FC|Home United]]
|[[2016 S.League]] 4th place{{Cref2|Note SIN}}
|8th
|[[2014 AFC Cup|2014]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LAO}} [[Lao Toyota F.C.|Lao Toyota]]
|[[2016 Lao Premier League]] runners-up
|3rd
|[[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Boeung Ket Angkor FC|Boeung Ket Angkor]]
|[[2016 Cambodian League]] champions
|1st
|none
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]]}}
|[[2015 Cambodian League]] champions{{Cref2|Note CAM|group=Teams}}
|1st
|none
|-
!colspan=4|Withdrawn teams{{Cref2|Note ASZ}}
|-
|{{flagicon|LAO}} [[Lanexang United F.C.|Lanexang United]]
|[[2016 Lao Premier League]] champions
|1st
|none
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+East Asia Zone
|-
!Team
!Qualifying method
!App
!Last App
|-
!colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Group I)
|-
|{{flagicon|PRK}}
[[Kigwancha Sports Club|Kigwancha]]
|[[2016 DPR Korea Football League]] champions
|1st
|none
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PRK}}}}
[[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]]
|[[2016 Hwaebul Cup]] winners
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|MNG}} [[Erchim FC|Erchim]]
|[[2016 Mongolian Premier League]] champions
|1st
|none
|-
!colspan=4|Withdrawn teams{{Cref2|Note EAZ}}
|-
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taiwan Power Company F.C.|Taipower]]
|[[2015–16 Intercity Football League]] champions
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tatung F.C.|Tatung]]
|[[2015–16 Intercity Football League]] runners-up
|1st
|none
|-
|{{flagicon|GUM}} [[Rovers FC (Guam)|Rovers]]
|[[2015–16 Guam Soccer League]] champions
|1st
|none
|}
{{col-end}}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note ACL|'''AFC Champions League (ACL):''' Teams played in the [[2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs]], but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. Had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would not have played in the AFC Cup and would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by the standby team from the same association if such team was available.}}
{{Cnote2|Note ASZ|'''ASEAN Zone (ASZ):''' [[Lanexang United F.C.|Lanexang United]] (Laos) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (originally drawn in Group H), and were not replaced, and only 11 teams competed in the ASEAN Zone group stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/afc-cup/news/detail/item575156/lanexang-united-pull-afc-cup/|date=24 January 2017|title=Lanexang United pull out of AFC Cup|website=Fox Sport Asia|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202084808/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/afc-cup/news/detail/item575156/lanexang-united-pull-afc-cup/|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note EAZ|'''East Asia Zone (EAZ):''' [[Rovers FC (Guam)|Rovers]] (Guam) and [[Taiwan Power Company F.C.|Taipower]] (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (both originally drawn in Group I), and [[Tatung F.C.|Tatung]] (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the qualifying play-offs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/862202?t=2017%E4%BA%9E%E8%B6%B3%E8%81%AF%E7%9B%83%E3%80%80%E5%8F%B0%E9%9B%BB%E3%80%81%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8C%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%83%E8%B3%BD|title=2017亞足聯盃　台電、大同都不參賽|publisher=ETNews|date=7 February 2017}}</ref> and thus [[Kigwancha Sports Club|Kigwancha]] (North Korea) and [[Erchim FC|Erchim]] (Mongolia) advanced directly from the play-off round and preliminary round respectively to the group stage to replace them, and only three teams competed in the East Asia Zone group stage, and the East Asia Zone qualifying play-offs were not played.}}
{{Cnote2|Note CAM|group=Teams|'''Cambodia (CAM):''' [[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]], the [[2015 Cambodian League]] champions, were originally to compete in the [[2017 AFC Cup qualifying round]], but were refused entry by the AFC due to match-fixing claims. After an appeal to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], they were allowed to enter the 2017 AFC Cup, but by that time the qualifying round had already finished, so they were allowed to enter the qualifying play-offs as an additional entry.<ref name="Cambodia"/>}}
{{Cnote2|Note OMA|'''Oman (OMA):''' [[Fanja SC|Fanja]], the [[2015–16 Oman Professional League]] champions, did not enter the AFC Cup. As a result, [[Saham Club|Saham]], the [[2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup]] winners, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while [[Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]], the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}
{{Cnote2|Note SIN|'''Singapore (SIN):''' [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|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. As a result, [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]], the league runners-up, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while [[Home United FC|Home United]], the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs, since [[Brunei DPMM FC|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.}}
{{Cnote2|Note SRI|'''Sri Lanka (SRI):''' The [[2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League|2016 Sri Lanka Football League]] was postponed and thus the [[2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League|2015 Sri Lanka Football League]] champions, [[Colombo FC|Colombo]], entered the 2017 AFC Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/clubs-protest-super-8s-gets-postponed-november/|title=Clubs protest as Super 8’s gets postponed to November|publisher=thepapare|date=11 December 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

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<!--Iraq-->
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<!--Bahrain-->
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<!--Lebanon-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.886944|long=35.513056|label_size=70|label=<div style="position:relative;left:5px">'''Lebanon'''</div>|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=5|long=55|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Teams from '''Lebanon''':}}<br />[[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]]<br />[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=bottom}}
<!--Oman-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=24.342|long=56.729889|label_size=70|label=[[Saham Club|Saham]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=23.680278|long=58.1825|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]] (p)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Palestine-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=31.703056|long=35.195556|label_size=70|label=<div style="position:relative;left:15px">{{nowrap|[[Shabab Al-Khalil SC|Shabab Al-Khalil]] (p)}}</div>|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Tajikistan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.586|long=68.77|label_size=70|label=[[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=37.5|long=69.4|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Khosilot Farkhor|Khosilot]] (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Turkmenistan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=37.928|long=58.35|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Altyn Asyr FK|Altyn Asyr]]}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=39.544|long=54.349|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Balkan FK|Balkan]] (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Kyrgyzstan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=40.521|long=72.805|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Alay|Alay Osh]]}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=42.88|long=74.598|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Dordoi Bishkek|Dordoi]] (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Afghanistan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=34.519|long=69.194|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Shaheen Asmayee F.C.|Shaheen Asmayee]] (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--India-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=12.966666|long=77.566666|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Bengaluru FC]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=22.56972|long=88.36972|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}}
<!--Maldives-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=4.175278|long=73.508889|label_size=70|label=[[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Club Valencia]] (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Bangladesh-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=23.728|long=90.413|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Abahani Limited Dhaka]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Bhutan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=27.47|long=89.64|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Thimphu City F.C.|Thimphu City]] (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Sri Lanka-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=7.10|long=79.90|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Colombo FC|Colombo]] (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Vietnam-->
{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.033333|long=105.85|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Hà Nội F.C.|Hà Nội]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}
{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.006365|long=107.276065|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Than Quảng Ninh F.C.|Than Quảng Ninh]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Malaysia-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=1.765589|long=103.639526|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=3.7719279|long=102.5459609|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FELDA United F.C.|FELDA]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Myanmar-->
{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.983333|long=96.1|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Yadanarbon F.C.|Yadanarbon]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}
{{location map~|AFC|lat=20.143333|long=94.925833|label_size=70|label=[[Magwe F.C.|Magwe]]|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Philippines-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=11.25|long=125|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Global Cebu F.C.|Global Cebu]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=10.666667|long=122.95|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}
<!--Singapore-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=1.309845|long=103.763015|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines R]]}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Home United FC|Home U]] (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Laos-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=17.966667|long=102.6|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|<del>[[Lanexang United F.C.|Lanexang U]]</del>}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Lao Toyota F.C.|Lao Toyota]] (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Cambodia-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=11.55|long=104.9167|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]] (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}
{{location map~|AFC|lat=12|long=105.4500|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Boeung Ket Angkor FC|Boeung Ket Angkor]] (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--North Korea-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.733|long=125.4|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]]}}|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=right}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=40.111|long=124.414|label_size=70|label=[[Kigwancha Sports Club|Kigwancha]]|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Chinese Taipei-->
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{{Location map~|AFC|lat=25.049|long=121.551|label_size=70|label=<del>[[Tatung F.C.|Tatung]]</del>|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Guam-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=13.512|long=144.831|label_size=70|label=<del>[[Rovers FC (Guam)|Rovers]]</del>|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Mongolia-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=47.92|long=106.92|label_size=70|label=[[Erchim FC|Erchim]]|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}
}}
{{clear}}

==Schedule==
The schedule of the competition was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).<ref name="calendar">{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/naozce2bn8czrxemt46m.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017|format=PDF}}</ref> Starting from 2017, matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions|title=AFC Competitions Committee decisions|publisher=AFC|date=12 April 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Stage
!Round
!Draw date
!First leg
!Second leg
|-
|Qualifying stage
|Qualifying round
|17 June 2016
|colspan=2|19–25 August 2016
|-
|Preliminary stage
|Preliminary round
|rowspan=2|No draw
|31 January 2017 (C, S)
|7 February 2017 (C, S)
|-
|Play-off stage
|Play-off round
|30–31 January 2017 (W, A),<br />21 February 2017 (C, S)
|6–7 February 2017 (W, A),<br />28 February 2017 (C, S)
|-
|rowspan=6|Group stage
|Matchday 1
|rowspan=7|13 December 2016
|colspan=2|20–22 February 2017 (W, A), 14 March 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|Matchday 2
|colspan=2|6–8 March 2017 (W, A), 4 April 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|Matchday 3
|colspan=2|13–15 March 2017 (W, A), 18–19 April 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|Matchday 4
|colspan=2|3–5 April 2017 (W, A), 3 May 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|Matchday 5
|colspan=2|17–19 April 2017 (W, A), 17 May 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|Matchday 6
|colspan=2|1–3 May 2017 (W, A), 31 May 2017 (C, S, E)
|-
|rowspan=5|Knockout stage
|Zonal semi-finals
|16–17, 22 May 2017 (W, A)
|29–31 May 2017 (W, A)
|-
|Zonal finals
|rowspan=4|6 June 2017
|2 August 2017 (A),<br />12 September 2017 (W)
|9 August 2017 (A),<br />26 September 2017 (W)
|-
|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
|22–23 August 2017
|12–13 September 2017
|-
|Inter-zone play-off final
|27 September 2017
|18 October 2017
|-
|Final
|colspan=2|4 November 2017
|}

==Qualifying round==
{{main|2017 AFC Cup qualifying round}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Teams}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Draw}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Format}}

===Group A===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group A}}

===Group B===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group B}}

===Group C===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group C}}

==Qualifying play-offs==
{{main|2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Format}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Bracket}}

===Preliminary round===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round}}

===Play-off round===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Play-off round}}

==Group stage==
{{main|2017 AFC Cup group stage}}
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Draw}}
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Format}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!Tiebreakers
|-
|{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Tiebreakers}}
|}

===Group A===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group B===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group C===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group D===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group E===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group F===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group F|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group G===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group G|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group H===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group H|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group I===
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group I|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Ranking of second-placed teams===
====West Asia Zone====
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=West Asia Zone}}

====ASEAN Zone====
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=ASEAN Zone}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|2017 AFC Cup knockout stage}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

===Bracket===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

===Zonal semi-finals===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal semi-finals}}

===Zonal finals===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal finals}}

===Inter-zone play-off semi-finals===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals}}

===Inter-zone play-off final===
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off final}}

===Final===
{{main|2017 AFC Cup Final}}
{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Award
!Player
!Team
|-
!Most Valuable Player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/fc-istiklol%E2%80%99s-manuchehr-dzhalilov-named-afc-cup-mvp|title=FC Istiklol’s Manuchehr Dzhalilov named AFC Cup MVP|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2017}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Manuchekhr Dzhalilov]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]
|-
!Top Goalscorer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/425-sc%E2%80%99s-kim-yu-song-takes-afc-cup-top-scorer-award|title=4.25 SC’s Kim Yu-song Takes AFC Cup Top Scorer Award|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2017}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kim Yu-song (footballer, born 1995)|Kim Yu-song]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]]
|-
!Fair Play Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-negros-wins-afc-fair-play-award/|title=Ceres-Negros wins AFC Fair Play Award|publisher=Ceres FC|date=22 December 2017|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215083336/http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-negros-wins-afc-fair-play-award/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|—
|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
|}

==Top scorers==
{{smalldiv|{{legend|silver|Team eliminated / inactive for this round.}}}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|MD1|Group stage Matchday 1}}
!{{Tooltip|MD2|Group stage Matchday 2}}
!{{Tooltip|MD3|Group stage Matchday 3}}
!{{Tooltip|MD4|Group stage Matchday 4}}
!{{Tooltip|MD5|Group stage Matchday 5}}
!{{Tooltip|MD6|Group stage Matchday 6}}
!{{Tooltip|ZSF1|Zonal semi-finals 1st leg}}
!{{Tooltip|ZSF2|Zonal semi-finals 2nd leg}}
!{{Tooltip|ZF1|Zonal finals 1st leg}}
!{{Tooltip|ZF2|Zonal finals 2nd leg}}
!{{Tooltip|ISF1|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1st leg}}
!{{Tooltip|ISF2|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 2nd leg}}
!{{Tooltip|IF1|Inter-zone play-off final 1st leg}}
!{{Tooltip|IF2|Inter-zone play-off final 2nd leg}}
!&thinsp;&thinsp;{{Tooltip|F|Final}}&thinsp;&thinsp;
!Total
|-
!1
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kim Yu-song (footballer, born 1995)|Kim Yu-song]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]] 
|5||bgcolor="silver"| || ||1||3||bgcolor="silver" colspan=5| || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|
!9
|-
!rowspan=3|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Miguel Guerra|Gabriel Guerra]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|1|| || ||2||1||3|| ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=7|
!rowspan=3|8
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bienvenido Marañón]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
|1||2|| || ||2||2||1|| || || || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Stipe Plazibat]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Home United FC|Home United]]
| ||bgcolor="silver"| || ||4|| ||bgcolor="silver"| ||1||2||1|| ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=5|
|-
!5
|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Manuchekhr Dzhalilov]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]
| || || ||2||3|| ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4| ||2|| || || ||
!7
|-
!6
|align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Mohammed Al-Ghassani]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Saham Club|Saham]]
|1||1||1|| || ||3||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9| 
!6
|-
!rowspan=4|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Nguyễn Văn Quyết]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Hà Nội F.C.|Hà Nội]]
|1|| ||1||1|| ||2||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9| 
!rowspan=4|5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Rim Kwang-hyok]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kigwancha Sports Club|Kigwancha]]
|bgcolor="silver"| || || ||1||bgcolor="silver"| ||4||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9| 
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)|Fernando Rodríguez]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
| ||1|| || ||1||1||1||1|| || || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Myrat Ýagşyýew]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Altyn Asyr FK|Altyn Asyr]]
| || ||1|| ||4|| ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9| 
|}

{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying round and qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).<ref name="regulations"/>}}

{{small|Source: AFC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/stats|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2017 AFC Cup (Group Stage, Zonal Semi-finals, Knock-out Stage)|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[2017 AFC Champions League]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/|name=AFC Cup}}, the-AFC.com
*[http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/192 AFC Cup 2017], stats.the-AFC.com

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