The 2016 AFC Cup group stage was played from 23 February to 11 May 2016. [1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2016 AFC Cup. [2]
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2015, 15:00 MYT ( UTC+8 ), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . [3] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. [4] [5]
The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows: [6]
The following 32 teams (16 from West Zone, 16 from East Zone) entered into the group-stage draw, which included the 28 direct entrants and the four winners of the qualifying play-off, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw. [3]
Zone | Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
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East Zone (Groups E–H) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 . [2]
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 11.5): [2]
The schedule of each matchday was as follows. [1] [2]
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 23–24 February 2016 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 2 | 8–9 March 2016 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 3 | 15–16 March 2016 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 4 | 12–13 April 2016 | Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 5 | 26–27 April 2016 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 6 | 10–11 May 2016 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHE | WEH | HID | ALT | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | 2–5 | 6–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Al-Wehdat ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Wagsley ![]() Abu Kabeer ![]() | Report |
Al-Hidd ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hasan ![]() | Report | Geldiýew ![]() |
Al-Wehdat ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Wagsley ![]() | Report | Gurbani ![]() |
Al-Hidd ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Agba ![]() Adnan ![]() Salman ![]() | Report | Wagsley ![]() Deeb ![]() |
Altyn Asyr ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Muhadow ![]() | Report | Al-Khattal ![]() Agba ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAF | FAI | TRI | IST | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |
Istiklol ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Naft Al-Wasat ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Waleed ![]() | Report |
Al-Faisaly ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Bakhit ![]() Al-Ajalin ![]() | Report | Waleed ![]() |
Naft Al-Wasat ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammed ![]() Mardikian ![]() | Report |
Tripoli ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al Mal ![]() | Report | Al-Jada ![]() |
Al-Faisaly ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Abdel-Rahman ![]() Nahar ![]() Al-Rawashdeh ![]() | Report | Al Mal ![]() |
Istiklol ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Mohammed ![]() |
Al-Faisaly ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Bani Attiah ![]() Al-Rifai ![]() Al-Bakhit ![]() | Report | Kablash ![]() Umarbayev ![]() |
Naft Al-Wasat ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammed ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUW | WAH | DHA | ORU | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | 5–2 | — | 0–3 [a] | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–3 [b] | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Ahmad ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 0–3 Awarded [9] | ![]() |
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Report |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ahmad ![]() Saeed ![]() | Report | Koné ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Rafe ![]() Omari ![]() | Report | Ahmad ![]() |
Al-Orouba ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al Shibli ![]() | Report | Morjan ![]() |
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Morjan ![]() Fouda ![]() | Report |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ahmad ![]() | Report |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Ahmad ![]() Wahid ![]() Rasan ![]() | Report | Thiab ![]() |
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya ![]() | 0–3 Awarded [11] | ![]() |
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Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MHQ | JAI | KHA | FAN | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 16 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–3 [a] | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | — |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Showaiter ![]() Abdullatif ![]() | Report | Wadi ![]() |
Ahli Al-Khaleel ![]() | 0–3 Awarded [11] | ![]() |
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Report |
Ahli Al-Khaleel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wadi ![]() | Report | Al-Muqbali ![]() |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Abdullatif ![]() | Report |
Fanja ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Ghassani ![]() Al-Hosni ![]() | Report | Maher ![]() Wadi ![]() |
Al-Jaish ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Abdullatif ![]() Gadoyev ![]() |
Ahli Al-Khaleel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Saleh ![]() | Report | Ćatović ![]() |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ćatović ![]() | Report |
Al-Jaish ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hamdoko ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | TAM | SEL | SJD | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | — |
Tampines Rovers ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Mehmet ![]() Abu Sujad ![]() Yunos ![]() Barman ![]() | Report |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Gallardo ![]() |
Selangor ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Fazrul ![]() |
Tampines Rovers ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Abu Sujad ![]() | Report | Gallardo ![]() |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Darboe ![]() Onuoha ![]() Anselme ![]() | Report | Wleh ![]() Gopinathan ![]() Olivi ![]() |
Selangor ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hazwan ![]() Wleh ![]() | Report | Darboe ![]() |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Darboe ![]() Onuoha ![]() | Report | Mustafić ![]() Mehmet ![]() |
Tampines Rovers ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hanapi ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KIT | KAY | BAL | NRA | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 13 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
New Radiant ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Baree ![]() Rilwan ![]() | Report | Fazli ![]() Fadhil ![]() |
Kaya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Porteria ![]() | Report |
Balestier Khalsa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Zulkiffli ![]() | Report |
Kaya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ugarte ![]() | Report |
Kitchee ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
New Radiant ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Rufino ![]() |
Balestier Khalsa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Zulkiffli ![]() Jamil ![]() Fadhil ![]() | Report |
Kitchee ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Jordi ![]() Rufino ![]() Cheng Chin Lung ![]() | Report |
New Radiant ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOH | SCA | YAN | MAZ | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | Knockout stage | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
Yangon United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kyaw Ko Ko ![]() Fernandes ![]() | Report | Griffiths ![]() |
Mohun Bagan ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Norde ![]() Lalpekhlua ![]() Glen ![]() | Report | Imaz ![]() Gaikwad ![]() |
Maziya ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rasheed ![]() | Report | Kyaw Ko Ko ![]() |
South China ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Rodrigues ![]() Norde ![]() Glen ![]() Lalpekhlua ![]() |
Maziya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Rasheed ![]() Cheung Kin Fung ![]() | Report | Chan Siu Kwan ![]() |
Mohun Bagan ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Norde ![]() Lalpekhlua ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() |
Yangon United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Adilson ![]() | Report | Glen ![]() |
South China ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Law Hiu Chung ![]() Chan Siu Ki ![]() | Report |
Maziya ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Abdulla ![]() | Report | Lalpekhlua ![]() |
South China ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Griffiths ![]() Awal ![]() | Report | Yamashita ![]() |
Mohun Bagan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Law Hiu Chung ![]() Griffiths ![]() Awal ![]() |
Yangon United ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Fernandes ![]() Kyi Lin ![]() Zaw Min Tun ![]() | Report | Abdulla ![]() Easa ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | BFC | AYE | LAO | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 18 | Knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |
Lao Toyota FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Honma ![]() Syvilay ![]() | Report | Vineeth ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Safiq ![]() Díaz ![]() António ![]() Lucero ![]() Aidil ![]() | Report | Thiha Zaw ![]() |
Ayeyawady United ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Chizoba ![]() Aung Kyaw Naing ![]() | Report | Khanthavong ![]() |
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Safiq ![]() |
Ayeyawady United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Chhetri ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Safiq ![]() Amri ![]() | Report |
Lao Toyota FC ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Syvilay ![]() | Report | Safee ![]() Fadhli ![]() Amri ![]() Díaz ![]() |
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Vineeth ![]() George ![]() Doungel ![]() Beingaichho ![]() | Report | Thiha Zaw ![]() Chizoba ![]() |
Ayeyawady United ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Thiha Zaw ![]() | Report | Amirul Hadi ![]() Safee ![]() |
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lyngdoh ![]() Kim Song-yong ![]() | Report | Honma ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Safiq ![]() Safee ![]() Shaari ![]() | Report |
Lao Toyota FC ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Phommasane ![]() Khanthavong ![]() | Report | Chizoba ![]() Min Min Thu ![]() |