2014 AFC Cup

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2014 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates 2 February – 18 October 2014
Teams 34 (from 19 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2
Goals scored 5 (2.5 per match)
Attendance 12,000 (6,000 per match)
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The 2014 AFC Cup is the 11th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.[1] Al-Kuwait are the defending champions.

Both finalists will qualify for the 2015 AFC Champions League, as long as the club meets the minimum criteria.

Allocation of entries per association

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.[2] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2013 AFC Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:

  • An association originally participating in the AFC Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Champions League. An association may participate in both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup if it only partially fulfills the AFC Champions League criteria.
  • An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Cup.

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

  • Kyrgyzstan and Palestine clubs' participation were upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2014 by the AFC.[3]

Each participating association is given either two entries to the group stage or one entry to the qualifying play-off, based on the AFC Technical Ranking and the number of associations in each zone.[4]

Evaluation for 2014 AFC Cup
Ranked top 23, allocated two direct slots
Ranked 24–34, allocated two direct slots
Ranked 24–34, allocated one play-off slot

West Asia Zone
Rank Member
Association		 Slots
Group stage Play-off
10Jordan Jordan20
11Kuwait Kuwait20
13Iraq Iraq20
14Syria Syria20
15Oman Oman20
16Bahrain Bahrain20
18Lebanon Lebanon20
26Tajikistan Tajikistan01
31Palestinian territories Palestine01
32Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan01
33Yemen Yemen01
Total144
East Asia Zone
Rank Member
Association		 Slots
Group stage Play-off
17Vietnam Vietnam20
19Hong Kong Hong Kong20
20Indonesia Indonesia20
21Singapore Singapore20
22Malaysia Malaysia20
23India India20
25Maldives Maldives20
27Myanmar Myanmar20
Total160

Teams

The following teams entered the competition.

West Asia Zone
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Bahrain Al-Hidd[Note ACL] 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 3rd place 1st none
Bahrain Riffa 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 4th place 2nd 2010
Iraq Al-Shorta[Note ACL] 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League champions 1st none
Iraq Erbil 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League runners-up 5th 2013
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon[Note ACL] 2012–13 Jordan League champions 4th 2010
Jordan That Ras 2012–13 Jordan FA Cup winners 1st none
Kuwait Al-Kuwait[Note ACL] 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 6th 2013
Kuwait Al-Qadsia[Note ACL] 2013 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 5th 2013
Lebanon Safa 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League champions
2012–13 Lebanese FA Cup winners		 5th 2013
Lebanon Nejmeh 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League runners-up 6th 2010
Oman Al-Suwaiq[Note ACL] 2012–13 Omani League champions
2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners		 4th 2012
Oman Fanja 2012–13 Omani League runners-up 2nd 2013
Syria Al-Jaish 2013 Syrian Premier League champions 4th 2011
Syria Al-Wahda 2013 Syrian Cup winners 3rd 2013
Qualifying play-off participants
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 2013 Kyrgyzstan League champions 1st none
Palestinian territories Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2012–13 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 2013 Tajik League champions 2nd 2013
Yemen Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda 2013 Yemeni League champions 1st none
East Asia Zone
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)
Hong Kong South China[Note ACL] 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League champions 5th 2011
Hong Kong Kitchee 2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off winners 4th 2013
India Pune[Note ACL] 2012–13 I-League runners-up[Note IND] 1st none
India Churchill Brothers 2012–13 I-League champions 3rd 2013
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 2013 Indonesia Super League champions[Note IDN] 2nd 2011
Indonesia Arema 2013 Indonesia Super League runners-up[Note IDN] 2nd 2012
Malaysia Selangor 2013 Malaysia Super League runners-up[Note MAS] 4th 2013
Malaysia Kelantan 2013 Malaysia FA Cup winners 3rd 2013
Maldives New Radiant 2013 Dhivehi League champions
2013 Maldives FA Cup winners		 6th 2013
Maldives Maziya 2013 Dhivehi League runners-up 2nd 2013
Myanmar Yangon United 2013 Myanmar National League champions 3rd 2013
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Myanmar National League runners-up[Note MYA] 1st none
Singapore Tampines Rovers[Note ACL] 2013 S.League champions 7th 2013
Singapore Home United 2013 Singapore Cup winners 7th 2012
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T[Note ACL] 2013 V.League 1 champions 2nd 2011
Vietnam Vissai Ninh Binh 2013 Vietnamese Cup winners 1st none

Notes
  1. ^ India (IND): Since the submission deadline came before the Indian Federation Cup, the league runners-up were chosen to represent India in the AFC Cup.[5]
  2. ^ a b Indonesia (IDN): Persipura Jayapura and Arema, the 2013 Indonesia Super League champions and runners-up respectively, were chosen to represent Indonesia in the AFC Cup.[6]
  3. ^ Malaysia (MAS): Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2013 Malaysia Super League, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.[7]
  4. ^ Myanmar (MYA): Since the MFF Cup had to be cancelled due to tightness of schedule in preparation for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Myanmar in the AFC Cup.
  5. AFC Champions League (ACL): These teams will play in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off. They will play in the AFC Cup group stage if they fail to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage. If they qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will be replaced by another team from the same association (see table below).
Replacement teams for AFC Champions League group stage qualifiers
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bahrain Manama 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 5th place 1st none
Kuwait Al-Arabi 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place 2nd 2009
Kuwait Al-Nasr 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League 4th place 2nd 2011
Hong Kong Sun Pegasus 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League 5th place 2nd 2011
Vietnam SHB Ðà Nẵng 2013 V.League 1 runners-up 3rd 2013

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[4][8]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying play-off Round 1 N/A 2 February 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 10 December 2013[9] 25–26 February 2014
Matchday 2 11–12 March 2014
Matchday 3 18–19 March 2014
Matchday 4 1–2 April 2014
Matchday 5 8–9 April 2014
Matchday 6 22–23 April 2014
Knock-out stage Round of 16 13–14 May 2014
Quarter-finals TBA 19 August 2014 26 August 2014
Semi-finals 16 September 2014 30 September 2014
Final 18 October 2014

Qualifying play-off

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC.[4] Each tie is played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advance to the group stage to join the 30 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ravshan Kulob Tajikistan 2–1 Yemen Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya Palestinian territories 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh

Group stage

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013.[10] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Oman Al-Suwaiq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan That Ras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon Safa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  SUW THR SAF RAV
Al-Suwaiq — 23 Apr 18 Mar 25 Feb
That Ras 11 Mar — 9 Apr 2 Apr
Safa 2 Apr 25 Feb — 23 Apr
Ravshan Kulob 9 Apr 18 Mar 11 Mar —

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oman Fanja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria Al-Jaish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon Nejmeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  KUW FAN JAI NEJ
Al-Kuwait — 23 Apr 19 Mar 25 Feb
Fanja 11 Mar — 9 Apr 1 Apr
Al-Jaish 1 Apr 26 Feb — 23 Apr
Nejmeh 9 Apr 19 Mar 11 Mar —
  • Al-Kuwait will be replaced by Al-Arabi if they qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Bahrain Al-Hidd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq Al-Shorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria Al-Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HID QAD SHO WAH
Al-Hidd — 22 Apr 18 Mar 26 Feb
Al-Qadsia 12 Mar — 8 Apr 2 Apr
Al-Shorta 2 Apr 26 Feb — 22 Apr
Al-Wahda 8 Apr 18 Mar 12 Mar —
  • Al-Hidd will be replaced by Manama if they qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.
  • Al-Qadsia will be replaced by Al-Arabi or Al-Nasr if they qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahrain Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq Erbil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  ORD RIF ALA ERB
Shabab Al-Ordon — 22 Apr 19 Mar 26 Feb
Riffa 12 Mar — 8 Apr 1 Apr
Alay Osh 1 Apr 26 Feb — 22 Apr
Erbil 8 Apr 19 Mar 12 Mar —

Group E

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Singapore Home United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maldives New Radiant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  PSJ HOM NRA CHB
Persipura Jayapura — 23 Apr 18 Mar 25 Feb
Home United 11 Mar — 9 Apr 2 Apr
New Radiant 2 Apr 25 Feb — 23 Apr
Churchill Brothers 9 Apr 18 Mar 11 Mar —

Group F

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia Arema 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Selangor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maldives Maziya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HNT ARE SEL MAZ
Hà Nội T&T — 23 Apr 19 Mar 25 Feb
Arema 11 Mar — 9 Apr 1 Apr
Selangor 1 Apr 25 Feb — 23 Apr
Maziya 9 Apr 19 Mar 11 Mar —

Group G

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Myanmar Yangon United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnam Vissai Ninh Binh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong South China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Kelantan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  YAN VNB SCA KEL
Yangon United — 22 Apr 18 Mar 26 Feb
Vissai Ninh Binh 12 Mar — 8 Apr 2 Apr
South China 2 Apr 26 Feb — 22 Apr
Kelantan 8 Apr 18 Mar 12 Mar —

Group H

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Singapore Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India Pune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  TAM NPT PUN KIT
Tampines Rovers — 22 Apr 19 Mar 26 Feb
Nay Pyi Taw 12 Mar — 8 Apr 1 Apr
Pune 1 Apr 26 Feb — 22 Apr
Kitchee 8 Apr 19 Mar 12 Mar —

Knock-out stage

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams play a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie is played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group play the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Winner Group A 13 May Runner-up Group C
Winner Group C 13 May Runner-up Group A
Winner Group B 14 May Runner-up Group D
Winner Group D 14 May Runner-up Group B
East Asia Zone
Winner Group E 13 May Runner-up Group G
Winner Group G 13 May Runner-up Group E
Winner Group F 14 May Runner-up Group H
Winner Group H 14 May Runner-up Group F

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) will be held after the round of 16 is completed. In this draw, teams from different zones can play each other, and the "country protection" rule is applied: if there are exactly two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two teams from the same association, they may play each other in the quarter-finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD QF1 TBD 19 Aug 26 Aug
TBD QF2 TBD 19 Aug 26 Aug
TBD QF3 TBD 19 Aug 26 Aug
TBD QF4 TBD 19 Aug 26 Aug

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD SF1 TBD 16 Sep 30 Sep
TBD SF2 TBD 16 Sep 30 Sep

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TBD 18 Oct TBD

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 
  2. ↑ "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). AFC. 
  3. ↑ ""Алай" в Кубке АФК" (in Russian). Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 29 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "AFC Champions League 2014 and AFC Cup 2014 Competition Format - AFC Champions League & AFC Cup Play-off". Asian Football Confederation. Vietnam Professional Football. 28 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "No AFC Cup slot for Federation Cup winners; Pune FC could play in Champions League playoff". Sportskeeda. 28 October 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Persipura-Arema, Wakil Indonesia di AFC Cup 2014" (in Indonesian). Bola Kompas. 29 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Dato’ Alex reiterates AFC’s stance on AFC Cup eligibility". AFC. 3 July 2013. 
  8. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC. 
  9. ↑ "Media accreditation open for Official Draws of 2014 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup". International Sports Press Association. 
  10. ↑ "AFC Cup 2014 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2013. 

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