2017 AFC Cup qualifying round explained

Tourney Name:AFC Cup qualifying round
Year:2017
Other Titles:2017 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers
Dates:19–25 August 2016
Num Teams:9
Associations:9
Matches:9
Goals:25
Prevseason:2016

The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round was played from 19 to 25 August 2016. A total of nine teams competed in the qualifying round to decide three places in the qualifying play-offs of the 2017 AFC Cup.[1]

Teams

The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round.[2] 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

Rovers were the first team from Guam to play in an AFC club competition.[3]

Draw

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.[4] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[5]

For the draw, the pre-selected hosts were placed in their own pot, while the remaining teams were seeded according to the performance of their association in the 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round, with associations participating ranked and associations not participating unranked.[6]

Format

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.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.4):[1]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  7. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  8. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[7]

MatchdayDateMatch
Group AGroups B & C
Matchday 119 August 201621 August 2016Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 221 August 201623 August 2016Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 323 August 201625 August 2016Team 1 vs. Team 2

Host Countries

Thimphu Ulaanbaatar Bishkek
Changlimithang StadiumMFF Football CentreDordoi Stadium
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 3,000

Groups

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

  • All matches were held in Bhutan.
  • Times listed were UTC+6.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC Cup 2017 Play-Off Qualifiers Competition Regulations. AFC.
  2. Web site: 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifiers: All You Need to Know. AFC. 19 August 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifiers: Meet the Teams. AFC. 17 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Stage set for 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers draw . AFC . 16 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616150839/http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2016/stage-set-for-2017-afc-cup-playoff-qualifiers-draw . 16 June 2016 .
  5. Web site: Teams learn 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers opponents. AFC. 17 June 2016.
  6. Web site: AFC Cup 2017 Playoff Qualifiers Draw. AFC. 17 June 2016.
  7. Web site: 2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers draw result.

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