2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round

The play-off round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was played from 2 June to 11 October 2016.

Format

A total of 11 teams (the four lowest-ranked fourth-placed teams and the seven fifth-placed teams of the Asian Cup qualifying second round) competed in the play-off round. Originally, 12 teams were supposed to compete, but there were only seven instead of eight fifth-placed teams after Indonesia were disqualified due to FIFA suspension.[1]

The play-off round consisted of two rounds of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the Asian Cup qualifying third round:[2]

The five Round 1 winners and three Round 2 winners joined the 16 teams which advanced directly from the Asian Cup qualifying second round to the third round, to compete for the final 12 slots in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[4]

The three Round 2 losers joined the six teams which lost in the Asian Cup qualifying first round, to compete for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.

Qualified teams

Group
(2nd round)		 Fourth place (Worst 4) Fifth place
A  Malaysia  Timor-Leste
B  Tajikistan  Bangladesh
C  Maldives  Bhutan
D —  India
E —  Cambodia
F  Chinese Taipei —
G —  Laos
H —  Yemen

Seeding

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 April 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

The teams were seeded based on their results in the Asian Cup qualifying second round.[2]

In Round 1, each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the team from Pot 1 hosting the first leg.

In Round 2, there were no seeding. As the draw was held before Round 1 was played, the identities of the Round 1 losers were not known at the time of the draw.

Round 1 Round 2
Pot 1 Pot 2

Matches

Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10.3).[4]

Round 1

The first legs were played on 2 June, and the second legs were played on 6–7 June 2016.[2][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  2–4  Cambodia 2–2 0–2
Maldives  0–4  Yemen 0–2 0–2
Tajikistan  6–0  Bangladesh 5–0 1–0
Malaysia  6–0  Timor-Leste 3–0
(Forfeited)[7]		 3–0
(Forfeited)[7]
Laos  1–7  India 0–1 1–6

Note: Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Malaysia due to the use of falsified documents for their players.[7] Both matches originally ended as 3–0 wins to Malaysia.

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
19:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  2–2  Cambodia
 Report
National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
19:00 UTC+7
Cambodia  2–0  Chinese Taipei
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Cambodia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Chinese Taipei entered round 2.

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
21:00 UTC+5
Maldives  0–2  Yemen
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
22:00 UTC+3
Yemen  2–0  Maldives
 Report

Yemen won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Maldives entered round 2.

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
20:00 UTC+5
Tajikistan  5–0  Bangladesh
 Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 8,332
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
16:30 UTC+6
Bangladesh  0–1  Tajikistan
Report Nazarov  8'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 800
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Tajikistan won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Bangladesh entered round 2.

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
20:45 UTC+8
Malaysia  3–0
Forfeited[7] 		 Timor-Leste
 Report
Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

6 June 2016 (2016-06-06)
22:00 UTC+8
Timor-Leste  0–3
Forfeited[7] 		 Malaysia
Report

Malaysia won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Timor-Leste entered round 2.

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
18:30 UTC+7
Laos  0–1  India
Report Lalpekhlua  55'
Lao National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Omar Al Yaquobi (Oman)

7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
19:00 UTC+5:30
India  6–1  Laos
 Report Sihavong  16'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

India won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Laos entered round 2.

Round 2

The first legs were played on 6 September and 8 October, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 October 2016.[2][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maldives  5–1  Laos 4–0 1–1
Bangladesh  1–3  Bhutan 0–0 1–3
Timor-Leste  2–4  Chinese Taipei 1–2 1–2

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
21:00 UTC+5
Maldives  4–0  Laos
 Report

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
18:00 UTC+7
Laos  1–1  Maldives
Sihavong  80' Report Nashid  90+1'

Maldives won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Laos were eligible to enter the Solidarity Cup.

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
19:00 UTC+6
Bangladesh  0–0  Bhutan
Report

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
18:00 UTC+6
Bhutan  3–1  Bangladesh
 Report Islam  63'
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

Bhutan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Bangladesh were eligible to enter the Solidarity Cup.

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
19:00 UTC+8
Timor-Leste  1–2  Chinese Taipei
Gama  5' Report Wu Chun-ching  8', 38'

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
19:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  2–1  Timor-Leste
 Report José Oliveira  85'
National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Chinese Taipei won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. Timor-Leste were eligible to enter the Solidarity Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Yemen played their round 1 home match in Qatar due to security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.
  2. ↑ Timor-Leste played their round 1 home match in Malaysia.
  3. ↑ Timor-Leste played their round 2 home match in Taiwan.

References

  1. ↑ "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia suspension". AFC. 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Stage set for UAE 2019 Qualifiers Play-off draw". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ↑ "UAE 2019 Qualifiers Play-off draw concluded". AFC. 7 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". The-AFC.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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