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2017 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
19–25 August 2016
Competition proper:
30 January – 4 November 2017
TeamsCompetition proper: 47
Total: 52 (from 29 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored188 (2.41 per match)
Attendance220,510 (2,827 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Kim Yu-song (5 goals)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 4 April 2017.

The 2017 AFC Cup is the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the defending champions.

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 Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN, and East Asia, with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off between the other four zones playing in the final, hosted on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.[2] 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 AFC rankings:[3]

  • The associations are split into five zones:
  • 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-off), 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 gets two direct slots.
      • The associations ranked 4th to 6th each gets one direct slot and one play-off slot.
      • The associations ranked 7th or below each gets 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 gets one direct slot and one play-off slot.
      • The associations ranked 4th or below each gets one play-off slot.
  • 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.

The final association ranking used to determine the slot allocation was published on 30 November 2016.[4] The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016.[5] The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.[6][7]

Participation for 2017 AFC Cup
Participating in the competition proper only
(qualifying play-off and/or group stage)
Participating in both the qualifying round
and the competition proper
Participating in the qualifying round,
but not in the competition proper
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Bangladesh (BAN): Bangladesh submitted only one club entry, despite being eligible to submit two (one direct slot and one play-off slot).
  2. ^
    Brunei (BRU): Brunei did not submit any club entry.
  3. ^
    Cambodia (CAM): Cambodia were initially eligible to submit only one club entry, but were given one additional play-off slot as per a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[7][8]
  4. ^
    Chinese Taipei (TPE): Chinese Taipei submitted two club entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their two teams withdrew from the group stage and qualifying play-off respectively after the draw.
  5. ^
    Guam (GUM): Guam submitted only one club 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.
  6. ^
    Indonesia (IDN): Indonesia did not submit any club entry.
  7. ^
    Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[9]
  8. ^
    Laos (LAO): Laos submitted two club entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their first team withdrew from the group stage after the draw.
  9. ^
    Macau (MAC): Macau did not submit any club entry.
  10. ^
    Nepal (NEP): Nepal did not submit any club entry.
  11. ^
    Pakistan (PAK): Pakistan did not submit any club entry.
  12. ^
    Timor-Leste (TLS): Timor-Leste did not submit any club entry.
  13. ^
    Yemen (YEM): Yemen did not submit any club entry.

Teams

The following 47 teams from 27 associations entered the competition proper.[6] Only 43 teams would compete after the withdrawal of four teams.

Notes
  1. ^
    AFC Champions League (ACL): Teams played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. Had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by the standby team from the same association.
  2. ^
    ASEAN Zone (ASZ): Lanexang United (Laos) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (originally drawn in Group H), and were not replaced, and only 11 teams would compete in the ASEAN Zone group stage.[10]
  3. ^
    Cambodia (CAM): 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-off as an additional entry.[8]
  4. ^
    East Asia Zone (EAZ): Rovers (Guam) and Taiwan Power Company (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (both originally drawn in Group I), and Tatung (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the qualifying play-off, and thus Kigwancha (North Korea) and Erchim (Mongolia) advanced directly from the play-off round and preliminary round respectively to the group stage to replace them, and only three teams would compete in the East Asia Zone group stage, and the East Asia Zone qualifying play-off would not be played.
  5. ^
    Oman (OMA): Since Fanja, the 2015–16 Oman Professional League champions, did not enter the AFC Cup, their place was taken by Saham, the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners, which entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-off, and the qualifying play-off place was taken by Al-Suwaiq, the league runners-up.
  6. ^
    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 was taken by Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, which entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-off, and the qualifying play-off place was taken by Home United, the league 4th place, 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.
  7. ^
    Sri Lanka (SRI): The 2016 Sri Lanka Football League was postponed and thus the 2015 Sri Lanka Football League champions, Colombo, entered the 2017 AFC Cup.[11]
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Location of teams of the 2017 AFC Cup competition proper.
West Asia Zone
Central Asia Zone
South Asia Zone
ASEAN Zone
East Asia Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants
Withdrawn teams

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[12] Starting from 2017, matches in the West Asia Zone will be played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[13]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Qualifying round 17 June 2016[14] 19–25 August 2016[15]
Preliminary stage Preliminary round No draw 31 January 2017 (C, S) 7 February 2017 (C, S)
Play-off stage Play-off round 30–31 January 2017 (W, A),
21 February 2017 (C, S) 		6–7 February 2017 (W, A),
28 February 2017 (C, S)
Group stage Matchday 1 13 December 2016
(Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)[5] 		20–22 February 2017 (W, A), 14 March 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 2 6–8 March 2017 (W, A), 4 April 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 3 13–15 March 2017 (W, A), 18–19 April 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 4 3–5 April 2017 (W, A), 3 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 5 17–19 April 2017 (W, A), 17 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 6 1–3 May 2017 (W, A), 31 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 15–17 May 2017 (W, A) 29–31 May 2017 (W, A)
Zonal finals TBA 1–2 August 2017 (A),
11–12 September (W) 		8–9 August 2017 (A),
25–26 September (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 22–23 August 2017 12–13 September 2017
Inter-zone play-off final 26–27 September 2017 17–18 October 2017
Final 4 November 2017

Qualifying round

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round

The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round.[16] Teams were not split into zones for the qualifying round.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count all those since the 2004 season (including both competition proper and qualifying rounds).

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2015
Bhutan Bhutan Tertons 2015 Bhutan National League champions 1st none
Cambodia Cambodia Nagaworld 2015 Cambodian League runners-up 1st none
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Tatung 2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up 1st none
Guam Guam Rovers 2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions 1st none
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up 2nd 2015
Macau Macau Benfica de Macau 2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions 2nd 2016
Mongolia Mongolia Erchim 2015 Mongolian Premier League champions 1st none
Nepal Nepal Three Star Club 2015 Nepal National League champions 1st none

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.[14] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[17]

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

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-offs — 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) Hosts

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-offs[a] — 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The All Nepal Football Association failed to register Three Star Club by the competition deadline for the qualifying play-offs.[18]

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-offs[a] — — 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The Bhutan Football Federation registered Thimphu City, instead of Tertons, as their representative for the qualifying play-offs.

Qualifying play-off

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3). The five winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.[1]

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association in the ASEAN Zone could not be placed into the same play-off.[7]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Shaheen Asmayee Afghanistan 0–1 Tajikistan Khosilot 0–1 0–0
Dordoi Kyrgyzstan 3–2 Turkmenistan Balkan 1–1 2–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Colombo Sri Lanka 2–4 India Mohun Bagan 1–2 1–2
Thimphu City Bhutan 0–3 Maldives Club Valencia 0–0 0–3

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Shabab Al-Khalil State of Palestine 3–4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 2–1 1–3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Dordoi Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Tajikistan Khosilot 1–0 1–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Club Valencia Maldives 2–5 India Mohun Bagan 1–1 1–4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia 3–7 Singapore Home United 3–4 0–3
Boeung Ket Angkor Cambodia 2–1 Laos Lao Toyota 1–1 1–0

Group stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup group stage


Group A

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group A

Group B

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group B

Group C

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group C

Group D

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group D

Group E

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group E

Group F

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group F

Group G

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group G

Group H

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group H

Group I

Template:2017 AFC Cup Group I

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

ASEAN Zone

Knockout stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the five zones until the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which is played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[1]

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage will be determined after the draw for the zonal finals and inter-zone play-offs.

Zonal semi-finals

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) play in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the identity of the best runner-up (first team listed to host the first leg, second team listed to host the second leg):[7]

West Asia Zone
  • If best runner-up from Group A: Winner Group A vs. Winner Group C; Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
  • If best runner-up from Group B: Winner Group B vs. Winner Group A; Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group C
  • If best runner-up from Group C: Winner Group C vs. Winner Group B; Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group A
ASEAN Zone
  • If best runner-up from Group F: Winner Group F vs. Winner Group H; Runner-up Group F vs. Winner Group G
  • If best runner-up from Group G: Winner Group G vs. Winner Group F; Runner-up Group G vs. Winner Group H
  • If best runner-up from Group H: Winner Group H vs. Winner Group G; Runner-up Group H vs. Winner Group F
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
– 15–16 May 29–30 May
– 15–16 May 29–30 May
ASEAN Zone
– 16–17 May 30–31 May
– 16–17 May 30–31 May

Zonal finals

In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
– 11–12 Sep 25–26 Sep
ASEAN Zone
– 1–2 Aug 8–9 Aug

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties, i.e., the winner of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winner of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winner of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winner of the ASEAN Zonal final, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
– 22–23 Aug 12–13 Sep
– 22–23 Aug 12–13 Sep

Inter-zone play-off final

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
– 26–27 Sep 17–18 Oct

Final

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup Final

In the final, the winner of the West Asia Zonal final and the winner of the Inter-zone play-off final play each other, with the host team to be confirmed by the AFC.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
4 Nov

Top scorers

Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 ZSF1 ZSF2 ZF1 ZF2 ISF1 ISF2 IF1 IF2   F   Total
1 North Korea Kim Yu-song North Korea April 25 5 5
2 Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Iraq Al-Zawraa 2 2 4
3 Oman Mohammed Al-Ghassani Oman Saham 1 1 1 3
Spain Bienvenido Marañón Philippines Ceres–Negros 1 2
5 Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan Bahrain Al-Hidd 2 2
Nigeria Uche Agba Bahrain Al-Hidd 1 1
Jordan Munther Abu Amarah Jordan Al-Wehdat 1 1
Vietnam Đỗ Hùng Dũng Vietnam Hà Nội 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Doris Fuakumputu Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2
Syria Mohammad Hamdoko Syria Al-Jaish 1 1
Philippines Paul Mulders Philippines Global 2
Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết Vietnam Hà Nội 1 1
Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Bahrain Al-Hidd 2
Malaysia Safiq Rahim Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1
South Korea Song Ui-young Singapore Home United 2
Vietnam Vũ Minh Tuấn Vietnam Than Quảng Ninh 1 1

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying round and qualifying play-off are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]

Source: AFC[19]

See also

References

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  4. ^ a b c d e f "AFC MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS RANKING (as of 30 November 2016)". AFC.
  5. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2017 slot allocation and draw date set". AFC. 7 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Stage set for AFC Cup 2017 draw". AFC. 12 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e "AFC Cup 2017 Draw Mechanism" (PDF). AFC.
  8. ^ a b "Crown allowed in 2017 AFC Cup after CAS ruling". AFC. 25 August 2016.
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  12. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
  13. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 12 April 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Stage set for 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers draw". AFC. 16 June 2016. Cite error: The named reference "qualifying draw" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  16. ^ "2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifiers: All You Need to Know". AFC. 19 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Teams learn 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers opponents". AFC. 17 June 2016.
  18. ^ "ANFA negligence deprives Three Star from AFC Asia Cup". myRepublica. 8 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage". the-afc.com. AFC.
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