2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round

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

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification-Play-off Round
Tournament details
Dates2 June 2016 & 6-7 June 2016
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
Attendance95,310 (5,957 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Jeje Lalpekhlua & Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Hazwan Bakri (3 Goals)
2023

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 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
B Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
C Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
D Flag of India.svg  India
E Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
F Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg  Chinese Taipei
G Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
H Flag of Yemen.svg  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 1Round 2
Pot 1Pot 2
  1. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan

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 21st leg2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg2–4Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–2 0–2
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–4Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0–2 0–2
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg6–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5–0 1–0
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 3–0
(Forfeited)
[7]
3–0
(Forfeited)
[7]
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–7Flag of India.svg  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.

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg2–2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report
National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg2–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg  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.


Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg2–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report

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


Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg5–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 8,332
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report

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


Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–0
Forfeited [7]
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg0–3
Forfeited [7]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report

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


Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report
Lao National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
India  Flag of India.svg6–1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report

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 21st leg2nd leg
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg5–1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4–0 1–1
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0–0 1–3
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg2–4Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–2 1–2
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg4–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report

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


Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Report
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg3–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report

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


Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg1–2Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg2–1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
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

Source: Asian Football Confederation

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.

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