2019 AFC Cup group stage

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The 2019 AFC Cup group stage was played from 25 February to 26 June 2019. [1] A total of 36 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Cup. [2]

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Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 22 November 2018, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), and one group each in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I). Teams from the same association in the West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone cannot be drawn into the same group.

The mechanism of the draw was as follows:

The following 36 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 32 direct entrants and the four winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

ZoneGroupsTeams
West Asia ZoneA–C Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds (Winners of Play-off West Asia)
Central Asia ZoneD Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Flag of Tajikistan.svg Khujand (Winners of Play-off Central Asia)
South Asia ZoneE Flag of India.svg Minerva Punjab Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka [note 1] Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marshyangdi Club [note 1] Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin (Winners of Play-off South Asia)
ASEAN ZoneF–H Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta [note 1] Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar [note 1]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United
Flag of Singapore.svg Home United Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers Flag of Laos.svg Lao Toyota Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld
East Asia ZoneI Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po (Winners of Play-off East Asia)
Standby teams [note 2]

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

In the event that a group contains only three teams, it might be played on a double round-robin basis hosted by two of the teams if at least two of the three teams agree to this format (Regulations Article 10.1.7). [2]

Tiebreakers

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 were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5): [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. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group were tied;
  9. 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);
  10. Association ranking.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone). [1] [4]

MatchdayDatesMatches
W, AC, S, E
Matchday 125–27 February 20193 April 2019Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 211–13 March 201917 April 2019Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 31–3 April & 3 May 201930 April – 1 May 2019Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 415–17 & 23 April & 6 May 201915 May 2019Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 529 April – 1 May 201919 June 2019Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 613–15 May 201926 June 2019Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WEH JAI HAQ NEJ
1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 6411124+813 Zonal semi-finals 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 624064+210 1–0 1–1 2–2
3 Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds 622271148 2–6 0–0 2–1
4 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh 601541061 0–2 0–1 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 1–1 Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds
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Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 1–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh
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King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 4,395
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Hilal Al-Quds Flag of Palestine.svg 2–6 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
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Nejmeh Flag of Lebanon.svg 0–1 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
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Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 1–0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
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Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain) [note 4]
Attendance: 230
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 1–1 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
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King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,504
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Nejmeh Flag of Lebanon.svg 0–2 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
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Nejmeh Flag of Lebanon.svg 1–2 Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds
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King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) [note 7]
Attendance: 98
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 2–2 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh
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Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 2–0 Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds
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King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 7,817
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JAZ KUW NAJ ITH
1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 6510132+1116 Zonal semi-finals 1–0 3–0 4–0
2 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 631264+210 1–2 2–1 0–0
3 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma 62136937 1–1 0–1 2–1
4 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad 6015212101 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 0–0 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad
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Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 627
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Najma Flag of Bahrain.svg 1–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
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Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 1–0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
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Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 4–0 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad
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Al-Najma Flag of Bahrain.svg 0–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
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Al-Ittihad Flag of Syria.svg 0–2 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
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Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
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Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 3–0 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
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Al-Ittihad Flag of Syria.svg 0–2 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
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Al-Najma Flag of Bahrain.svg 2–1 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad
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Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–2 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
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Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AHE MAL QAD SUW
1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 642083+514 Zonal semi-finals 2–1 0–0 4–2
2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 62228808 0–0 1–2 2–2
3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 62136607 0–1 1–2 2–0
4 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 611471254 0–1 1–2 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg 0–0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Suwaiq Flag of Oman.svg 1–2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya
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Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Malkiya Flag of Bahrain.svg 0–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–0 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq
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Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg 4–2 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq
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Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya
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Al-Suwaiq Flag of Oman.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
Attendance: 385
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Malkiya Flag of Bahrain.svg 1–2 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia
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Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Malkiya Flag of Bahrain.svg 2–2 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq
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Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg 2–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya
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Al-Suwaiq Flag of Oman.svg 2–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia
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Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ALT IST DOR KHU
1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 624074+310 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1–1 3–1 1–0
2 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 6222128+48 1–1 4–1 3–0
3 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi 621391237 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–1 3–0
4 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Khujand 621361047 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 3–2 3–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Khujand 3–1 Dordoi, Dordoi 3–0 Khujand.
Istiklol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 3–0 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Khujand
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Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Dordoi Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 1–1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr
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Khujand Flag of Tajikistan.svg 3–1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi
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Altyn Asyr Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 1–1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol
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Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Khujand Flag of Tajikistan.svg 0–0 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr
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Istiklol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 4–1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi
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Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Altyn Asyr Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 1–0 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Khujand
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Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Dordoi Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2–1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol
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Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 4,435
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Khujand Flag of Tajikistan.svg 3–2 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol
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Altyn Asyr Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 3–1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi
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Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Istiklol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 1–1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr
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Dordoi Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 3–0 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Khujand
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Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ABD CFC MIN MMC
1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka 6411125+713 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 3–2 2–2 5–0
2 Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin 632196+311 1–0 0–0 2–0
3 Flag of India.svg Minerva Punjab 60516715 0–1 1–1 2–2
4 Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marshyangdi Club 602451492 0–1 2–3 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Manang Marshyangdi Club Flag of Nepal.svg 0–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
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ANFA Complex, Lalitpur
Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Chennaiyin Flag of India.svg 0–0 Flag of India.svg Minerva Punjab
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The Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)

Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2–2 Flag of India.svg Minerva Punjab
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Chennaiyin Flag of India.svg 2–0 Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marshyangdi Club
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The Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1,271
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Chennaiyin Flag of India.svg 1–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
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The Arena, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Manang Marshyangdi Club Flag of Nepal.svg 1–1 Flag of India.svg Minerva Punjab
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Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 3–2 Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin
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Manang Marshyangdi Club Flag of Nepal.svg 2–3 Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin
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ANFA Complex, Lalitpur
Attendance: 857
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification HAN TAM YAN NAG
1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 6411235+1813 [lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals 2–0 0–1 10–0
2 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 64111710+713 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 4–3 4–2
3 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United 6204101446 2–5 1–3 2–0
4 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld 6105627213 1–5 1–5 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Tampines Rovers 1–1 Hà Nội, Hà Nội 2–0 Tampines Rovers.
Yangon United Flag of Myanmar.svg 1–3 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
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Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 10–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Nagaworld Flag of Cambodia.svg 2–1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United
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Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg 1–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Nagaworld Flag of Cambodia.svg 1–5 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
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Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 0–1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 3,921
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Yangon United Flag of Myanmar.svg 2–5 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 524
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg 4–2 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld
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Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Nagaworld Flag of Cambodia.svg 1–5 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg 4–3 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United
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Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 2–0 Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 3,678
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Yangon United Flag of Myanmar.svg 2–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagaworld
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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 241
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CER BBD PSJ SHA
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros 6501156+915 Zonal semi-finals 0–1 1–0 3–2
2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương 6411135+813 1–3 3–1 6–0
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 6213129+37 2–3 0–0 6–1
4 Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United 6006525200 0–5 1–2 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Persija Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg 0–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương
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Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg 3–2 Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United
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Shan United Flag of Myanmar.svg 1–3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
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Becamex Bình Dương Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros
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Shan United Flag of Myanmar.svg 1–2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương
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Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
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Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 5,878
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

Becamex Bình Dương Flag of Vietnam.svg 6–0 Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United
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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 420
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

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Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Persija Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg 6–1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United
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Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PSM HOM KAY LAO
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 6420178+914 Zonal semi-finals 3–2 1–1 7–3
2 Flag of Singapore.svg Home United 6312911210 1–1 2–0 1–0
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo 6222137+68 1–2 5–0 5–1
4 Flag of Laos.svg Lao Toyota 6015720131 0–3 2–3 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Home United Flag of Singapore.svg 1–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
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Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Lao Toyota Flag of Laos.svg 1–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo
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Kaya–Iloilo Flag of the Philippines.svg 5–0 Flag of Singapore.svg Home United
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Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 527
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
PSM Makassar Flag of Indonesia.svg 7–3 Flag of Laos.svg Lao Toyota
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PSM Makassar Flag of Indonesia.svg 1–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo
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Home United Flag of Singapore.svg 1–0 Flag of Laos.svg Lao Toyota
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Lao Toyota Flag of Laos.svg 2–3 Flag of Singapore.svg Home United
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Home United Flag of Singapore.svg 2–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo
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Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 963
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Lao Toyota Flag of Laos.svg 0–3 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
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New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 230
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification APR KIT TAI HYU
1 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 6501172+1515 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 2–0 4–0 5–0
2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 63121110+110 1–0 2–4 3–0
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po 6222131528 1–3 3–3 4–2
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen 6015418141 0–3 1–2 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Hang Yuen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 0–3 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25
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Kitchee Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2–4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po
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Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,481
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee
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Tai Po Flag of Hong Kong.svg 4–2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen
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Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,533
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Tai Po Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1–3 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25
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Kitchee Flag of Hong Kong.svg 3–0 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen
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April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 4–0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Tai Po Flag of Hong Kong.svg 3–3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee
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Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

Kitchee Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1–0 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25
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Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
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Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 624064+210 [lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals
2 B Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 631264+210 [lower-alpha 1]
3 C Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 62228808
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Al-Jaish −6, Al-Kuwait −11.

ASEAN Zone

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 G Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương 6411135+813 Zonal semi-finals
2 F Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 64111710+713
3 H Flag of Singapore.svg Home United 6312911210
Source: AFC

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The identity of the teams from Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia (both group stage and standby teams) was not known at the time of the group stage draw.
  2. The standby teams would replace a team from the same association which played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage. There were no standby teams from India (for Minerva Punjab), Vietnam (for Hà Nội), and Singapore (for Home United).
  3. Davao Aguilas were the standby team from Philippines at the time of the draw, but were not active in 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  5. 1 2 The Hilal Al-Quds v Al-Jaish match, originally scheduled to be played on 30 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was moved to a neutral venue.
  6. 1 2 The Hilal Al-Quds v Nejmeh match, originally scheduled to be played on 1 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was postponed as Nejmeh failed to arrive for the match. [5] [6] The match was rescheduled to 3 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue. [7]
  7. 1 2 The Nejmeh v Hilal Al-Quds match, originally scheduled to be played on 16 April 2019, 19:00 UTC+3, at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, was rescheduled to 6 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue. [7]
  8. 1 2 The matches between Minerva Punjab and Chennaiyin on Matchdays 1 and 5, were reversed from the original scheduled dates of 3 April 2019 and 19 June 2019.
  9. The Persija Jakarta v Ceres–Negros match was rescheduled from the original date of 16 April to 23 April due to its proximity to the general election held in Indonesia the next day.
  10. 1 2 3 PSM Makassar played their home matches at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, instead of their home Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar, since the stadium did not meet AFC regulations. [8]

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