2021 AFC Cup group stage

The 2021 AFC Cup group stage was played from 14 May to 24 August 2021. ^[1] A total of 38 teams should have competed in the group stage to decide the 12 places in the knockout stage of the 2021 AFC Cup. ^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 January 2021, 14:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^[3] The 38 teams were drawn into nine groups of four and one group of three (in the Central Asia Zone): three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups G–I), two groups in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E–F), and one group each in the South Asia Zone (Group D) and the East Asia Zone (Group J). For each zone, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association in zones with more than one group (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, and ASEAN Zone) could not be drawn into the same group. ^[4]

Originally, 39 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 35 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. However, after the withdrawal of teams from Oman and Myanmar, and promotion of Kaya–Iloilo to AFC Champions League group stage, only 37 teams would compete, including 34 direct entrants, one winner of the play-off round, and two winners of the preliminary round.

Zone	Groups	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
West Asia Zone	A–C	Al-Salt	Al-Hidd	Al-Faisaly	Al-Muharraq
		Al-Ahed	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari ( Al-Seeb ) [note 1]	Al-Ansar	Al-Nasr [note 1]
		Tishreen	Markaz Balata	Al-Wahda	Al-Kuwait (Winners of Play-off West Asia) [note 1]
South Asia Zone	D	Mohun Bagan	Bashundhara Kings	Maziya	Bengaluru (Winners of Play-off South Asia)
Central Asia Zone	E–F	Nasaf (AGMK) [note 2]	Altyn Asyr	Khujand	Alay
		Ravshan Kulob	Dordoi	Ahal	—
ASEAN Zone	G–I	Visakha ( Kaya–Iloilo )	Lion City Sailors	Boeung Ket	Geylang International
		Hà Nội	Lalenok United (Winners of Preliminary ASEAN 2.2 ) ( Shan United ) [note 3]	Sài Gòn	TBD (Winners of Preliminary ASEAN 2.1) (Winners of Play-off ASEAN 1) [note 3]
		Kedah	Bali United	Terengganu	Persipura Jayapura (Winners of Play-off ASEAN 2) [note 3]
East Asia Zone	J	Eastern	Tainan City	Athletic 220	Lee Man

Standby teams ^{[note 2]}

• Ayeyawady United (for Shan United) ^{[note 3]}

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis in centralised venues. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

• The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
• The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone advanced to the Zonal finals.
• The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone and the East Asia Zone advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

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 8.3): ^[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; (not applicable since the matches were played in a centralised venue)
5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 are 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;
11. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows. ^[1]

Matchday	Dates					Matches
	West Asia [7]	Central Asia [8]	South Asia [9]	ASEAN [10]	East Asia [11]	Four-team groups	Three-team group
Matchday 1	21 May 2021	14 May 2021	18 August 2021	Cancelled	23 June 2021	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3	Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2	24 May 2021	17 May 2021	21 August 2021		26 June 2021	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1	Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3	27 May 2021	20 May 2021	24 August 2021		29 June 2021	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4	Team 1 vs. Team 2

Centralised venues

On 1 March 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for the group stage, except for Group G whose hosts were decided later. ^[12]

• Group A: Manama, Bahrain (Al Muharraq Stadium)
• Group B: Amman, Jordan (King Abdullah II Stadium)
• Group C: Amman, Jordan (Amman International Stadium)
• Group D: Malé, Maldives (National Football Stadium)
• Group E: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Dolen Omurzakov Stadium)
• Group F: Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Pamir Stadium)
• Group J: Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium & Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground)

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHE	WAH	HID
1	Al-Ahed	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Zonal semi-finals		—	—	2–1
2	Al-Wahda	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2			0–0	—	—
3	Al-Hidd (H)	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1			—	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Wahda	0–0	Al-Ahed
	Live Report Stats Report

Al Muharraq Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 0

Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

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24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Hidd	1–1	Al-Wahda
Al-Shamrani 48'	Live Report Stats Report	Omari 45+5' (pen.)

Al Muharraq Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 0

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Hidd	1–2	Al-Ahed
Yaser 85'	Live Report Stats Report	Al Wakid 36' Mansour 89'

Al Muharraq Stadium, Manama

Attendance: 0

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MUH	SAL	ANS	MBA
1	Al-Muharraq	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6 [lower-alpha 1]	Zonal semi-finals		—	—	—	2–3
2	Al-Salt (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6 [lower-alpha 1]			0–1	—	—	5–0
3	Al-Ansar	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3 [lower-alpha 2]			1–3	1–2	—	—
4	Markaz Balata	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3 [lower-alpha 2]			—	—	0–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Al-Muharraq 3, Al-Salt 0.
2. Head-to-head points: Al-Ansar 3, Markaz Balata 0.

21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)

16:00  UTC+3

Al-Salt	0–1	Al-Muharraq
	Live Report Stats Report	Abdullatif 42'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)

20:05  UTC+3

Markaz Balata	0–2	Al-Ansar
	Live Report Stats Report	Kojok 62' Maatouk 90+5'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

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24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)

16:00  UTC+3

Al-Muharraq	2–3	Markaz Balata
Arnaout 23' Abdulrahman 66'	Live Report Stats Report	Salem 45+1', 55', 71'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Salt	2–1	Al-Ansar
Al Daoud 20' Ngah 90' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Maatouk 45+2' (pen.)

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

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27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)

16:00  UTC+3

Al-Ansar	1–3	Al-Muharraq
Maatouk 17'	Live Report Stats Report	Saleh 40' Abdullatif 44' Tiago Real 81'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Salt	5–0	Markaz Balata
Ngah 4', 19', 55' Abu-Abed 45' Israiwah 72'	Live Report Stats Report

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KSC	FAI	TIS	MSA
1	Al-Kuwait	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Zonal semi-finals		—	—	—	4–1
2	Al-Faisaly (H)	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6			0–1	—	1–0	—
3	Tishreen	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	4			3–3	—	—	5–1
4	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0			—	0–2	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)

16:00  UTC+3

Tishreen	3–3	Kuwait SC
Sabagh 31' Marmour 71' (pen.) Malta 90+8'	Live Report Stats Report	Akaïchi 23' Al-Harbi 61', 74'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Faisaly	2–0	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Zahran 12' Ersan 75'	Live Report Stats Report

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)

16:00  UTC+3

Kuwait SC	4–1	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Akaïchi 74' (pen.), 81' Al Sanea 87' Nasser 90+1' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Abuhabib 17'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)

20:05  UTC+3

Al-Faisaly	1–0	Tishreen
Jalboush 83'	Live Report Stats Report

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

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27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)

16:00  UTC+3

Al-Faisaly	0–1	Kuwait SC
	Live Report Stats Report	Akaïchi 47'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)

20:05  UTC+3

Tishreen	5–1	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Krouma 17', 53' Mustafa 39' (pen.) Koaeh 57' Marmour 67'	Live Report Stats Report	Maraaba 70'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 0

Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AMB	BSK	BFC	MAZ
1	ATK Mohun Bagan	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	1–1	2–0	—
2	Bashundhara Kings	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5			—	—	—	2–0
3	Bengaluru	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4			—	0−0	—	—
4	Maziya (H)	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0			1–3	—	2–6	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)

16:00  UTC+5

ATK Mohun Bagan	2−0	Bengaluru
Krishna 39' Bose 46'	Live Report Stats Report

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)

21:00  UTC+5

Bashundhara Kings	2–0	Maziya
Irufaan 25' (o.g.) Robinho 40'	Live Report Stats Report

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

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21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)

16:00  UTC+5

Bengaluru	0−0	Bashundhara Kings
	Live Report Stats Report

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)

21:00  UTC+5

Maziya	1−3	ATK Mohun Bagan
Ibrahim 25'	Live Report Stats Report	Colaco 48' Krishna 63' M. Singh 77'

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

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24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)

16:00  UTC+5

ATK Mohun Bagan	1–1	Bashundhara Kings
Williams 62'	Live Report Stats Report	Fernandes 28'

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)

21:00  UTC+5

Maziya	2–6	Bengaluru
Mohamed 67' Abdulla 82'	Live Report Stats Report	U. Singh 6' Silva 19' Augustine 36' Narayanan 70' B. Singh 85', 90+2'

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 0

Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHA	DOR	RAV
1	Ahal	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Zonal finals		—	—	3–1
2	Dordoi (H)	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3			0–2	—	—
3	Ravshan Kulob	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0			—	0–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)

20:00  UTC+6

Ahal	3–1	Ravshan Kulob
Tagaýew 14', 18' Annaýew 63'	Live Report Stats Report	Shomurodov 52' (pen.)

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 0

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

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17 May 2021 (2021-05-17)

20:00  UTC+6

Dordoi	0–2	Ahal
	Live Report Stats Report	Mishchenko 7' (o.g.) Tagaýew 78'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 0

Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

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20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)

20:00  UTC+6

Ravshan Kulob	0–3	Dordoi
	Live Report Stats Report	Kojo 16' Bokoleyev 40', 83'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 0

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAS	ALT	KHU	ALA
1	Nasaf	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Zonal finals		—	2–0	—	4–0
2	Altyn Asyr	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1	4			—	—	2–2	—
3	Khujand (H)	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4			0–3	—	—	2–0
4	Alay	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0			—	4–5	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)

17:00  UTC+5

Nasaf	4–0	Alay
Nurulloev 52' Komilov 58' Norchaev 64' Aliqulov 75'	Live Report Stats Report

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 800

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)

21:05  UTC+5

Altyn Asyr	2–2	Khujand
Annadurdyýew 15', 44'	Live Report Stats Report	Serdyuk 25' Bozorov 41'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 4,100

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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17 May 2021 (2021-05-17)

17:00  UTC+5

Alay	4–5	Altyn Asyr
Mambetaliev 29' Annagulyýew 72' (o.g.) Tursunow 84' (o.g.) Nurlan 90'	Live Report Stats Report	Abdugafforov 2' (o.g.) Annadurdyýew 41' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) Ylýasow 44' Titow 48'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 400

Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

17 May 2021 (2021-05-17)

21:05  UTC+5

Khujand	0–3	Nasaf
	Live Report Stats Report	Mozgovoy 10' Aliqulov 42' Nasrullayev 45+1'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

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20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)

17:00  UTC+5

Nasaf	2–0	Altyn Asyr
Komilov 27' Norchaev 35'	Live Report Stats Report

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 750

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)

21:05  UTC+5

Khujand	2–0	Alay
Bozorov 27' Zabirov 50'	Live Report Stats Report

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

Group G (cancelled)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HAN	BAL	BOE	G4
1	Hanoi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	Cancelled
2	Bali United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	—	Cancelled	—
3	Boeung Ket	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Cancelled	—	—	Cancelled
4	Winners of ASEAN 2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Hanoi	Cancelled	Winners of ASEAN 2.1
	Stats Report

Bali United	Cancelled	Boeung Ket
	Stats Report

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Winners of ASEAN 2.1	Cancelled	Bali United
	Stats Report

Boeung Ket	Cancelled	Hanoi
	Stats Report

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Hanoi	Cancelled	Bali United
	Stats Report

Boeung Ket	Cancelled	Winners of ASEAN 2.1
	Stats Report

Group H (cancelled)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		KED	LIO	SGN	PPR
1	Kedah Darul Aman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	Cancelled
2	Lion City Sailors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	—	Cancelled	—
3	Saigon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Cancelled	—	—	Cancelled
4	Persipura Jayapura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Kedah Darul Aman	Cancelled	Persipura Jayapura
	Stats Report

Lion City Sailors	Cancelled	Saigon
	Stats Report

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Persipura Jayapura	Cancelled	Lion City Sailors
	Stats Report

Saigon	Cancelled	Kedah Darul Aman
	Stats Report

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Kedah Darul Aman	Cancelled	Lion City Sailors
	Stats Report

Saigon	Cancelled	Persipura Jayapura
	Stats Report

Group I (cancelled)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		VIS	LAL	TER	GEY
1	Visakha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	Cancelled
2	Lalenok United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	—	Cancelled	—
3	Terengganu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Cancelled	—	—	Cancelled
4	Geylang International	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		—	Cancelled	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Visakha	Cancelled	Geylang International

Lalenok United	Cancelled	Terengganu

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Geylang International	Cancelled	Lalenok United

Terengganu	Cancelled	Visakha

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Visakha	Cancelled	Lalenok United

Terengganu	Cancelled	Geylang International
	Stats Report

Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEE	EAS	TNC	ATH
1	Lee Man (H)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Inter-zone play-off finals [lower-alpha 1]		—	—	4–1	—
2	Eastern (H)	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6			0–1	—	1–0	—
3	Tainan City	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3			—	—	—	3–0
4	Athletic 220	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0			1–5	0–1	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

1. After matches in ASEAN Zone was cancelled, there are only three teams which qualified to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, i.e., the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group J), and the winners of the Central Zonal final. The three Zonal champions will be drawn into two pairings where one club will get a bye to the Inter-zone play-off final, which happened for Lee Man.

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

16:00  UTC+8

Tainan City	3–0	Athletic 220
Chen Jui-chieh 32', 83' Batkhishig 87' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong

Attendance: 183

Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

20:00  UTC+8

Eastern	0–1	Lee Man
	Live Report Stats Report	Gil 26'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,326

Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

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26 June 2021 (2021-06-26)

16:00  UTC+8

Athletic 220	0–1	Eastern
	Live Report Stats Report	Lee Ka Yiu 55'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,004

Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei Darussalam)

26 June 2021 (2021-06-26)

20:00  UTC+8

Lee Man	4–1	Tainan City
José Ángel 7' Acosta 10' Kim Seung-yong 11' Nakamura 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report	Estama 86'

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,107

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

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29 June 2021 (2021-06-29)

20:00  UTC+8

Athletic 220	1–5	Lee Man
Naranbold 90+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Wong Ho Chun 2' Lee Hong Lim 15' (pen.), 53' Gil 69', 72'

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,621

Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

29 June 2021 (2021-06-29)

20:00  UTC+8

Eastern	1–0	Tainan City
J. Lum 77' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 945

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

As Group A only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups B and C were not considered in this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Al-Salt	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	Zonal semi-finals
2	C	Al-Faisaly	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	A	Al-Wahda	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

ASEAN Zone (Cancelled)

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	G	G2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	H	H2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	I	I2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Notes

1. On 23 April 2021, the AFC announced that the two teams from Oman, Al-Seeb and Al-Nasr, withdrew from the group stage after the draw, after the suspension of all international and domestic sporting activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. As a result, the AFC decided to cancel the play-off round match between Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari and Al-Kuwait, and promote both teams to the group stage. ^[5] Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari would occupy position C2 (original position of Al-Seeb) and Al-Kuwait would occupy position C4 (original position of play-off round winner), while Al-Nasr (position A4) would not be replaced.
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. Since AGMK advanced from the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs to the group stage, Nasaf, which were the standby team from Uzbekistan, replaced AGMK in the AFC Cup group stage. There is no standby team from Philippines (for Kaya–Iloilo)
3. On 30 April 2021, the AFC announced that the two teams from Myanmar, Shan United and Hanthawady United, withdrew from the group stage and play-off stage respectively after the draw, due to the state of emergency caused by the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. As a result, the AFC decided to cancel the two play-off round matches, and promote Persipura Jayapura and the two preliminary stage winners to the group stage. ^[6] Persipura Jayapura would occupy position H4 (original position of play-off round winner 2), the preliminary round winner 1 would occupy position G4 (original position of play-off round winner 1), and the preliminary round winner 2 would occupy position I2 (original position of Shan United).

References

1. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
2. "AFC Cup 2021 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
3. "Group Stage draw sets stage for thrilling 2021 AFC Cup". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 January 2021.
4. "AFC Cup 2021 Draw Mechanism". Asian Football Confederation. 26 January 2021 – via YouTube.
5. "AFC's decision on the withdrawal of Oman clubs from AFC Cup". 23 April 2021.
6. "Latest updates on AFC Club Competitions". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
7. "Update on AFC Cup West Zone Group Stage matches". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 March 2021.
8. "AFC Club Competitions' Group Stages to be played in centralised venues". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021.
9. "Latest update on AFC Cup (South) Group D matches". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 9 May 2021.
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11. "AFC Cup East Zone Group Stage matches to take place in June". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 May 2021.
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External links

• Official website
• AFC Cup 2021 Archived 2021-05-21 at the Wayback Machine , stats.the-AFC.com