AFC Cup 2009

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AFC Cup 2009 will be the 6th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League and are expected to make significant changes to way the competition is run, the teams that will qualify for the AFC Cup is also expected to be from different countries compared to the previous editions.

Contents 1 Allocation of entries per association 2 Participating Countries in Region 2.1 West 2.2 East 3 Matchday 4 Reference

[edit] Allocation of entries per association

A total of 24 clubs will participate in the 2009 AFC Cup. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Cup.

• 2 teams to qualify: Bahrain, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Oman.

• 1 team to qualify: India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

• 6 losers from AFC Champions League 2009 playoffs.

[edit] Participating Countries in Region

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[edit] West

•  Bahrain (2)
  • Muharraq
•  India (1)
•  Jordan (1)
•  Kuwait (1)
•  Oman (2)
•  Qatar (1)
  • Umm-Salal
•  Syria (1)
•  Uzbekistan (1)
• 3 losers of AFC Champions League Playoff West

[edit] East

•  Hong Kong (2)
  • South China
  • Eastern
•  Indonesia (1)
•  Malaysia (2)
  • Kedah
•  Singapore (1)
•  Thailand (1)
•  Vietnam (1)
• 3 losers of AFC Champions League Playoff East

[edit] Matchday

• Group Match
  • Day 1: 2009-03-10
  • Day 2: 2009-03-17
  • Day 3: 2009-04-15
  • Day 4: 2009-04-29
  • Day 5: 2009-05-13
  • Day 6: 2009-05-27
• Quarter-Final
  • 1st leg: 2009-09-15
  • 2nd leg: 2009-09-30
• Semi-Final
  • 1st leg: 2009-10-15
  • 2nd leg: 2009-10-21
• Final
  • 1st leg: 2009-10-27
  • 2nd leg: 2009-11-03

[edit] Reference

AFC Cup Seasons v • d • e
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2009 in Asian Football (AFC) v • d • e
AFC Domestic Leagues Afghanistan | Australia '08-'09 | Bahrain '08-'09 | Bangladesh | China | Chinese Taipei | Hong Kong '08-'09 | India '08-'09 | Iran '08-'09 | Iraq '08-'09 | Japan | Jordan '08-'09 | Kuwait '08'-09 | Lebanon '08'-09 | Malaysia '08-'09 | Saudi Arabia '08-'09 | Singapore | South Korea | Syria '08-'09 | Thailand | Turkmenistan | UAE '08-'09 | Uzbekistan | Vietnam AFC Competitions AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | AFC President's Cup