The 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 21 January to 26 February 2020, [1] before the remaining matches were suspended, and eventually cancelled by the AFC on 10 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Under the original competition format, a total of 19 teams would compete in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 36 places in the group stage of the 2020 AFC Cup. [3]
The following 19 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
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In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3). [3]
The original schedule of each round was as follows. [1] [6]
Round | West Asia | Central Asia | South Asia | ASEAN | East Asia | |||||
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First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | |
Preliminary round 1 | Not played | Not played | 22 January 2020 | 29 January 2020 | Not played | Not played | ||||
Preliminary round 2 | 5 February 2020 | 12 February 2020 | 5 February 2020 | 12 February 2020 | 5 February 2020 (cancelled) | 12 February 2020 (cancelled) | ||||
Play-off round | 21 January 2020 | 28 January 2020 | 19 February 2020 | 26 February 2020 | 19 February 2020 | 26 February 2020 | 22 January 2020 | 29 January 2020 | 19 February 2020 (cancelled) | 26 February 2020 (cancelled) |
The East Asia Zone preliminary round 2 first leg between Ulaanbaatar City and Taipower, originally scheduled to be played on 5 February 2020 and hosted by Ulaanbaatar City, was not played as scheduled because the Mongolian government had banned Chinese nationals, including people from Taiwan, from entering Mongolia due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. [7] [8]
The AFC announced on 11 February 2020 that the East Asia Zone preliminary round and play-off round matches would be postponed to 7 and 14 April, and 21 and 28 April. [9]
The AFC announced on 18 March 2020 that all matches would be postponed until further notice. [10] [11]
On 9 July 2020, the AFC announced the new schedule for the remaining matches. [12] [13] The tie between Taipower and Ulaanbaatar City, now in the play-off round after Tai Po's withdrawal, [5] would be played as a single match on 30 September, later rescheduled to 16 October, and hosted by Taipower as they were from the higher-ranked association. [14]
The AFC announced the cancellation of the remainder of the competition on 10 September 2020, due to logistics in coordinating the five zones. [2]
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg. [15] The seven winners of the play-off round (one each from West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, East Asia Zone, and three from ASEAN Zone) would advance to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.
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A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Defenders ![]() | 5–5 (a) | ![]() | 3–3 | 2–2 |
Defenders ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Paro ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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5–5 on aggregate. Paro won on away goals.
A total of 8 teams played in the preliminary round 2: seven teams which entered in this round, and one winner of the preliminary round 1.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Neftchi ![]() | w/o [†] | ![]() | — | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Paro ![]() | 1–10 | ![]() | 0–1 | 1–9 |
Abahani Limited Dhaka ![]() | 2–2 (a) | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Neftchi won on walkover after Ahal were disqualified by the AFC for failing to travel to Kyrgyzstan for the first leg due to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. [17] [18] [19] [16] [9]
Bengaluru ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() |
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Bengaluru won 10–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Maziya won on away goals.
A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round: ten teams which entered in this round, and four winners of the preliminary round 2.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hilal Al-Quds ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Neftchi ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Maziya ![]() | 4–4 (4–3 p) | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lalenok United ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() | 1–4 | 1–3 |
Indera ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | 1–6 | 1–3 |
Svay Rieng ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | 4–1 | 3–0 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Taipower ![]() | | ![]() |
Hilal Al-Quds ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sur ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Hilal Al-Quds won 2–0 on aggregate.
Khujand won 3–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Maziya won 4–3 on penalties.
Lalenok United ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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PSM Makassar ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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PSM Makassar won 7–2 on aggregate.
Indera ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Yangon United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Yangon United won 9–2 on aggregate.
Svay Rieng ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Master 7 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Svay Rieng won 7–1 on aggregate.
Taipower ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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