2017 AFC Cup qualifying round

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2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
2017 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Dates19–25 August 2016
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored25 (2.78 per match)
Attendance7,966 (885 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cameroon.svg Jean Jules Ikanga (3 goals)
← 2016

The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round was played from 19 to 25 August 2016. [1] A total of nine teams competed in the qualifying round to decide three places in the qualifying play-offs of the 2017 AFC Cup. [2]

Contents

Teams

The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round. [3] 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
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up2nd 2015
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Tertons 2015 Bhutan National League champions1stnone
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Nagaworld 2015 Cambodian League runners-up1stnone
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Tatung 2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up1stnone
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Rovers 2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions1stnone
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up2nd 2015
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Benfica de Macau 2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions2nd 2016
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Erchim 2015 Mongolian Premier League champions1stnone
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Three Star Club 2015 Nepal National League champions1stnone

Rovers were the first team from Guam to play in an AFC club competition. [4]

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. [5] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three. [6]

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. [7]

Pot 1 (Hosts)Pot 2 (Ranked teams)Pot 3 (Unranked teams)

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): [2]

  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. [1]

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

Flag of Bhutan.svg Thimphu Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Bishkek
Changlimithang Stadium MFF Football Centre Dordoi Stadium
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 3,000
Changlimithang Stadium-Field Level.jpg Mff-football-centre-ulaanbaatar.jpg

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DOR BEN ROV
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi (H)220041+36 Qualifying play-offs — 2–1 —
2 Flag of Macau.svg Benfica de Macau 210154+13—— 4–2
3 Flag of Guam.svg Rovers 200226−40 0–2 ——
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Rovers Flag of Guam.svg 0–2 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi
Report
  • Vlasichev Soccerball shade.svg65', 89' (pen.)
Dordoi Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 850
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Benfica de Macau Flag of Macau.svg 4–2 Flag of Guam.svg Rovers
Report
Dordoi Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 350
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
Dordoi Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2–1 Flag of Macau.svg Benfica de Macau
Report
Dordoi Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 950
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TSC ERC NAG
1 Flag of Nepal.svg Three Star Club 211031+24 Qualifying play-offs [lower-alpha 1] — 2–0 —
2 Flag of Mongolia.svg Erchim (H)210112−13—— 1–0
3 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld 201112−11 1–1 ——
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ The All Nepal Football Association failed to register Three Star Club by the competition deadline for the qualifying play-offs. [8]
Three Star Club Flag of Nepal.svg 2–0 Flag of Mongolia.svg Erchim
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 750
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Nagaworld Flag of Cambodia.svg 1–1 Flag of Nepal.svg Three Star Club
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Erchim Flag of Mongolia.svg 1–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld
  • Davaajav Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TER TAT SHR
1 Flag of Bhutan.svg Tertons (H)211043+14 Qualifying play-offs [lower-alpha 1] —— 4–3
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tatung 20201102 0–0 ——
3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Russel 201145−11— 1–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Bhutan Football Federation registered Thimphu City, instead of Tertons, as their representative for the qualifying play-offs.
Tatung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 0–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Tertons
Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Sheikh Russel Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tatung
Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 766
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Tertons Flag of Bhutan.svg 4–3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Russel
Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

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References

  1. 1 2 "2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers draw result" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2017 Play-Off Qualifiers Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifiers: All You Need to Know". AFC. 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifiers: Meet the Teams". AFC. 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stage set for 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers draw". AFC. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Teams learn 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers opponents". AFC. 17 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "AFC Cup 2017 Playoff Qualifiers Draw". AFC. 17 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "ANFA negligence deprives Three Star from AFC Asia Cup". myRepublica. 8 December 2016.
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