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2017 AFC Cup

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

2017 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
19–25 August 2016
Competition proper:
30 January – 4 November 2017
TeamsCompetition proper: 43
Total: 50 (from 29 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2nd title)
Runners-upTajikistan Istiklol
Tournament statistics
Matches played142
Goals scored407 (2.87 per match)
Attendance468,894 (3,302 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Kim Yu-song (9 goals)
Best player(s)Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
Fair play awardPhilippines Ceres–Negros
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Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the 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 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 among 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 (Entry Manual Article 2.2):[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-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 association ranking published on 30 November 2016,[4] 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.[3][5]

The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016.[6] The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.[7][8]

Participation for 2017 AFC Cup
Participating in the competition proper only
(qualifying play-offs 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
Central Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		Points[4]Slots
Group
stage		Play-off
ZoneAFCPlay-off
round		Prelim.
round
123 Tajikistan18.328101
229 Turkmenistan11.514101
331 Kyrgyzstan10.307101
432 Afghanistan7.114001
Total304
4
7
South Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		Points[4]Slots
Group
stage		Play-off
ZoneAFCPlay-off
round		Prelim.
round
118 India27.930101
226 Maldives15.345101
337 Bangladesh[Note BAN]4.158100
438 Bhutan3.877001
—39 Nepal[Note NEP]3.388000
544 Sri Lanka1.656001
—45 Pakistan[Note PAK]1.506000
Total304
4
7
ASEAN Zone
RankMember
Association		Points[4]Slots
Group
stage		Play-off
ZoneAFCPlay-off
round		Prelim.
round
116 Vietnam29.273200
217 Malaysia28.865200
—21 Indonesia[Note IDN]20.372000
324 Myanmar17.220200
425 Philippines17.188200
527 Singapore13.664110
634 Laos[Note LAO]6.886010
736 Cambodia[Note CAM]4.856020
—42 Brunei[Note BRU]2.785000
—43 East Timor[Note TLS]2.409000
Total940
4
13
East Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		Points[4]Slots
Group
stage		Play-off
ZoneAFCPlay-off
round		Prelim.
round
130 North Korea10.314200
235 Chinese Taipei[Note TPE]5.609000
—40 Macau[Note MAC]3.087000
341 Guam[Note GUM]3.049000
446 Mongolia1.430100
Total300
0
3

Notes

Teams

The following 47 teams from 27 associations entered the competition proper.[7] Only 43 teams from 25 associations competed after the withdrawal of four teams.

Central Asia Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Group D)
Istiklol2016 Tajik League champions
2016 Tajik Cup winners		3rd2016
Altyn Asyr2016 Ýokary Liga champions
2016 Turkmenistan Cup winners		3rd2016
Alay Osh2016 Kyrgyzstan League champions3rd2016
Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in preliminary round)
Khosilot2016 Tajik League runners-up1stnone
Balkan2016 Ýokary Liga runners-up5th2016
Dordoi2016 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners2nd2015
Shaheen Asmayee2016 Afghan Premier League champions1stnone
South Asia Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Group E)
Bengaluru FC2015–16 I-League champions[Note ACL]3rd2016
Maziya2016 Dhivehi Premier League champions5th2016
Abahani Limited Dhaka2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners1stnone
Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in preliminary round)
Mohun Bagan2015–16 Indian Federation Cup winners4th2016
Club Valencia2016 Maldives FA Cup winners4th2009
Thimphu City2016 Bhutan National League champions1stnone
Colombo2015 Sri Lanka Football League champions[Note SRI]1stnone
ASEAN Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups F–H)
Hà Nội2016 V.League 1 champions[Note ACL]3rd2014
Than Quảng Ninh2016 Vietnamese Cup winners1stnone
Johor Darul Ta'zim2016 Malaysia Super League champions[Note ACL]
2016 Malaysia FA Cup winners		4th2016
FELDA United2016 Malaysia Super League runners-up1stnone
Yadanarbon2016 Myanmar National League champions[Note ACL]2nd2015
Magwe2016 General Aung San Shield winners1stnone
Global Cebu2016 UFL Division 1 champions[Note ACL]
2016 UFL Cup winners		2nd2015
Ceres–Negros2016 UFL Division 1 runners-up3rd2016
Tampines Rovers2016 S.League runners-up[Note ACL][Note SIN]9th2016
Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in play-off round)
Home United2016 S.League 4th place[Note SIN]8th2014
Lao Toyota2016 Lao Premier League runners-up3rd2016
Boeung Ket Angkor2016 Cambodian League champions1stnone
Phnom Penh Crown2015 Cambodian League champions[Note CAM]1stnone
Withdrawn teams[Note ASZ]
Lanexang United2016 Lao Premier League champions1stnone
East Asia Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Group I)

Kigwancha

2016 DPR Korea Football League champions1stnone

April 25

2016 Hwaebul Cup winners1stnone
Erchim2016 Mongolian Premier League champions1stnone
Withdrawn teams[Note EAZ]
Taipower2015–16 Intercity Football League champions1stnone
Tatung2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up1stnone
Rovers2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions1stnone

Notes
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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 was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[14] Starting from 2017, matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[15]

StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying stageQualifying round17 June 201619–25 August 2016
Preliminary stagePreliminary roundNo draw31 January 2017 (C, S)7 February 2017 (C, S)
Play-off stagePlay-off round30–31 January 2017 (W, A),
21 February 2017 (C, S)		6–7 February 2017 (W, A),
28 February 2017 (C, S)
Group stageMatchday 113 December 201620–22 February 2017 (W, A), 14 March 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 26–8 March 2017 (W, A), 4 April 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 313–15 March 2017 (W, A), 18–19 April 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 43–5 April 2017 (W, A), 3 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 517–19 April 2017 (W, A), 17 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Matchday 61–3 May 2017 (W, A), 31 May 2017 (C, S, E)
Knockout stageZonal semi-finals16–17, 22 May 2017 (W, A)29–31 May 2017 (W, A)
Zonal finals6 June 20172 August 2017 (A),
12 September 2017 (W)		9 August 2017 (A),
26 September 2017 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals22–23 August 201712–13 September 2017
Inter-zone play-off final27 September 201718 October 2017
Final4 November 2017

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).

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
BangladeshSheikh Russel2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up2nd2015
BhutanTertons2015 Bhutan National League champions1stnone
CambodiaNagaworld2015 Cambodian League runners-up1stnone
Chinese TaipeiTatung2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up1stnone
GuamRovers2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions1stnone
KyrgyzstanDordoi2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up2nd2015
MacauBenfica de Macau2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions2nd2016
MongoliaErchim2015 Mongolian Premier League champions1stnone
NepalThree Star Club2015 Nepal National League champions1stnone

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.[17] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[18]

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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationDORBENROV
1 Dordoi (H)220041+36Qualifying play-offs—2–1—
2 Benfica de Macau210154+13——4–2
3 Rovers200226−400–2——
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTSCERCNAG
1 Three Star Club211031+24Qualifying play-offs[a]—2–0—
2 Erchim (H)210112−13——1–0
3 Nagaworld201112−111–1——
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTERTATSHR
1 Tertons (H)211043+14Qualifying play-offs[a]——4–3
2 Tatung202011020–0——
3 Sheikh Russel201145−11—1–1—
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Qualifying play-offs

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.[8]

Preliminary round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Shaheen Asmayee 0–1 Khosilot0–10–0
Dordoi 3–2 Balkan1–12–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Colombo 2–4 Mohun Bagan1–21–2
Thimphu City 0–3 Club Valencia0–00–3

Play-off round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Shabab Al-Khalil 3–4 Al-Suwaiq2–11–3
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Dordoi 2–1 Khosilot1–01–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Club Valencia 2–5 Mohun Bagan1–11–4
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Phnom Penh Crown 3–7 Home United3–40–3
Boeung Ket Angkor 2–1 Lao Toyota1–11–0

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 December 2016, 14:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the Hilton Petaling Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.[7][20][21] The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), and one group each in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I). Teams from the same association in the West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone could not be drawn into the same group.[8]

Due to the withdrawal of teams in the ASEAN Zone and the East Asia Zone after the draw, only 34 teams competed in the group stage, with Groups H and I having only three teams.In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

  • The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ZAW JAI AHL SUW
1 Al-Zawraa633093+612Zonal semi-finals—3–11–10–0
2 Al-Jaish630369−390–3—1–01–2
3 Al-Ahli613256−161–11–2—2–1
4 Al-Suwaiq612335−250–10–10–0—
Source: AFC

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification QUW WAH HID SAF
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya633062+412Zonal semi-finals—1–12–12–0
2 Al-Wahda6321103+7110–0—0–22–0
3 Al-Hidd630385+390–10–1—3–1
4 Safa6015115−1410–00–60–2—
Source: AFC

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WEH MUH SAH NEJ
1 Al-Wehdat633096+312Zonal semi-finals—3–22–11–0
2 Al-Muharraq631298+1101–1—1–01–0
3 Saham621399071–13–2—3–1
4 Nejmeh611459−441–11–22–1—
Source: AFC

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification IST ALT DOR ALA
1 Istiklol6510154+1116Inter-zone play-off semi-finals—1–02–03–1
2 Altyn Asyr6411124+8131–1—3–04–1
3 Dordoi6105616−103[a]1–40–2—1–0
4 Alay Osh6105918−93[a]1–41–25–4—
Source: AFC
Notes:

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BFC MAZ MOH ABD
1 Bengaluru FC640276+112[a]Inter-zone play-off semi-finals—1–02–12–0
2 Maziya6402104+612[a]0–1—5–22–0
3 Mohun Bagan62131011−173–10–1—3–1
4 Abahani Limited Dhaka6114410−642–00–21–1—
Source: AFC
Notes:

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification GLO JDT BKA MAG
1 Global Cebu6501139+415Zonal semi-finals—3–23–11−0
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim6411165+11134–0—3–03–1
3 Boeung Ket Angkor6114312−940–20–3—1–0
4 Magwe6024511−622–41–11–1—
Source: AFC

Group G

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CER HAN TAM FEL
1 Ceres–Negros6321168+811[a]Zonal semi-finals—6–25–00–0
2 Hà Nội63211410+411[a]1–1—4–04–1
3 Tampines Rovers6204817−962–41–2—2–1
4 FELDA United6123710−353–01–11–3—
Source: AFC
Notes:

Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification HOM TQN YAD
1 Home United4301128+49Zonal semi-finals—3–24–1
2 Than Quảng Ninh4112109+14[a]4–5—1–1
3 Yadanarbon411238−54[a]1–00–3—
Source: AFC
Notes:

Group I

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification APR KIG ERC
1 April 254220143+118[a]Inter-zone play-off semi-finals—1–16–0
2 Kigwancha4220133+108[a]2–2—7–0
3 Erchim4004021−2100–50–3—
Source: AFC
Notes:

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1B Al-Wahda6321103+711Zonal semi-finals
2C Al-Muharraq631298+110
3A Al-Jaish630369−39
Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1F Johor Darul Ta'zim4301123+99Zonal semi-finals
2G Hà Nội421198+17
3H Than Quảng Ninh4112109+14
Source: AFC
Note: Due to Group H having only three teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in Groups F and G are not considered for this ranking.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the five zones until the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was 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 were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 6 June 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][22][23][24]

Zonal semi-finals

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) played in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and identity of the best runner-up.[8]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Zawraa1–11–0
Al-Wahda 4–2 Al-Wehdat4–10–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Global Cebu 4–5 Home United2–22–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–4 (a) Ceres–Negros3–21–2

Zonal finals

The draw for the Zonal finals was held on 6 June 2017. In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals played each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[22][23][24] The winner of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winner of the ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Wahda 2–2 (a) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–10–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Home United 2–3 Ceres–Negros2–10–2

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 6 June 2017. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone played 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 (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.[22][23][24]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Istiklol 5–1 Ceres–Negros4–01–1
Bengaluru FC 3–0 April 253–00–0

Inter-zone play-off final

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw.[22] The winner of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Istiklol 3–2 Bengaluru FC1–02–2

Final

The draw for the final was held on 6 June 2017. In the final, the winner of the West Asia Zonal final and the winner of the Inter-zone play-off final played each other, with the host team decided by draw.[22][23][24]

Istiklol 0–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report
  • Mohsin 68'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 20,000

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player[25] Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol
Top Goalscorer[26] Kim Yu-song April 25
Fair Play Award[27]— Ceres–Negros

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD6ZSF1ZSF2ZF1ZF2ISF1ISF2IF1IF2  F  Total
1 Kim Yu-song April 255139
2 Gabriel Guerra Johor Darul Ta'zim121318
Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros12221
Stipe Plazibat Home United4121
5 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol2327
6 Mohammed Al-Ghassani Saham11136
7 Nguyễn Văn Quyết Hà Nội11125
Rim Kwang-hyok Kigwancha14
Fernando Rodríguez Ceres–Negros11111
Myrat Ýagşyýew Altyn Asyr14

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

Source: AFC[28]

See also

References

External links

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