2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 30 January to 28 February 2017.[1] A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide five of the 34 places in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.[2]
Teams
The following 14 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone) entered the qualifying play-offs, which consisted of two rounds:[3][4][5]
- 8 teams entered in the preliminary round.
- 6 teams entered in the play-off round.
Originally 17 teams entered the qualifying play-offs (10 entered in the preliminary round, 7 entered in the play-off round) before the withdrawal of teams in the East Asia Zone.
| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
|---|---|---|
| West Asia Zone | ||
| Central Asia Zone | ||
| South Asia Zone | ||
| ASEAN Zone | ||
| East Asia Zone |
Format
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.[2]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone).[1]
| Round | W, A | C, S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | |
| Preliminary round | Not played | 31 January 2017 | 7 February 2017 | |
| Play-off round | 30–31 January 2017 | 6–7 February 2017 | 21 February 2017 | 28 February 2017 |
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs 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.[4]
Play-off West Asia
| Play-off round | |||||
 Shabab Al-Khalil |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Suwaiq |
1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Play-off Central Asia
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||||||||
 Dordoi |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Balkan |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Dordoi |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Khosilot |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Shaheen Asmayee |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Khosilot |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
Play-off South Asia
Mohun Bagan advanced to Group E.[5]
| Preliminary round | Play-off round | |||||||||||
 Thimphu City |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Club Valencia |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Club Valencia |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan |
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
 Colombo |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Play-off ASEAN 1
Home United advanced to Group H.[5]
| Play-off round | |||||
 Phnom Penh Crown |
3 | 0 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home United |
4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Play-off ASEAN 2
- Boeung Ket Angkor advanced to Group F.[5]
| Play-off round | |||||
| Boeung Ket Angkor |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lao Toyota |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Play-off East Asia
The East Asia Zone qualifying play-offs were not played due to the withdrawal of teams.
Kigwancha advanced directly to Group I after Rovers (Guam) withdrew from the group stage.
Erchim advanced directly to Group I after Taiwan Power Company and Tatung (both Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the group stage and qualifying play-offs respectively.
Preliminary round
A total of 8 teams played in the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Asia Zone | ||||
| Shaheen Asmayee |
0–1 | Khosilot |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dordoi |
3–2 | Balkan |
1–1 | 2–1 |
| South Asia Zone | ||||
| Colombo |
2–4 | Mohun Bagan |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Thimphu City |
0–3 | Club Valencia |
0–0 | 0–3 |
Central Asia Zone
| Shaheen Asmayee |
0–1 | Khosilot |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 2] Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
Khosilot won 1–0 on aggregate.
Dordoi won 3–2 on aggregate.
South Asia Zone
Mohun Bagan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Club Valencia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Play-off round
A total of 10 teams played in the play-off round: 6 teams which entered in this round, and 4 winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Asia Zone | ||||
| Shabab Al-Khalil |
3–4 | Al-Suwaiq |
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Central Asia Zone | ||||
| Dordoi |
2–1 | Khosilot |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| South Asia Zone | ||||
| Club Valencia |
2–5 | Mohun Bagan |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| ASEAN Zone | ||||
| Phnom Penh Crown |
3–7 | Home United |
3–4 | 0–3 |
| Boeung Ket Angkor |
2–1 | Lao Toyota |
1–1 | 1–0 |
West Asia Zone
Al-Suwaiq won 4–3 on aggregate.
Central Asia Zone
Dordoi won 2–1 on aggregate.
South Asia Zone
| Mohun Bagan |
4–1 | Club Valencia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Mohun Bagan won 5–2 on aggregate.
ASEAN Zone
Home United won 7–3 on aggregate.
Boeung Ket Angkor won 2–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Rovers (Guam) and Taiwan Power Company (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the group stage after the draw, and Tatung (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the qualifying play-offs, 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 competed in the East Asia Zone group stage, and the East Asia Zone qualifying play-offs were not played.
- ↑ Teams from Afghanistan were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security reasons.[6]
References
- 1 2 "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
- 1 2 "2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ↑ "Stage set for AFC Cup 2017 draw". AFC. 12 December 2016.
- 1 2 "AFC Cup 2017 Draw Mechanism" (PDF). AFC.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "AFC Cup contenders learn 2017 opponents". AFC. 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Кубок АФК-2017: оба матча между «Хосилотом» и «Шахин Асмаи» пройдут в Душанбе — Федерация Футбола Таджикистана" (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- AFC Cup, the-AFC.com