2022 AFC Cup group stage

Last updated February 20, 2025

The 2022 AFC Cup group stage was played from 18 May to 30 June 2022.^[1] A total of 39 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 12 places in the knockout stage of the 2022 AFC Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 39 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.

Zone	Groups	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
West Asia Zone	A–C	Al-Ansar	Al-Seeb	Jableh	Hilal Al-Quds
		Tishreen	Shabab Al-Khalil	East Riffa	Al-Arabi
		Al-Riffa	Nejmeh	Dhofar	Al-Kuwait

South Asia Zone	D	Gokulam Kerala	Bashundhara Kings	Maziya	Mohun Bagan SG (Winners of South Asia Play-off)

Central Asia Zone	E–F	Sogdiana Jizzakh ~~(Nasaf Qarshi)~~^{[note 1]}	Altyn Asyr	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Neftchi
Central Asia Zone	E–F	Khujand	Dordoi	Köpetdag	—

ASEAN Zone	G–I	Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	Hougang United	Phnom Penh Crown	Young Elephants ( ~~Hantharwady United~~ )^{[note 2]}
		Viettel	~~Shan United~~ ^{[note 2]}	Kedah Darul Aman	PSM Makassar
		Kuala Lumpur City	Bali United	Tampines Rovers	Visakha FC (~~Winners of ASEAN Play-off~~ )^{[note 2]}

East Asia Zone	J	Eastern	~~MUST CPK~~ ^{[note 3]}	Tainan City	Lee Man (Winners of East Asia Play-off)

Standby teams^{[note 1]}

~~Ayeyawady United (for Shan United)~~^{[note 2]}

Format

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

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

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 were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):^[2]

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
~~Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams~~(Not applicable since matches will be played in centralised venues);
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;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
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);
Association ranking;
Drawing of lots.

Schedule

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

Matchday	Dates					Matches
Matchday	West	South	Central	ASEAN	East	Four-team groups	Three-team group
Matchday 1	18 May 2022		24 June 2022			1 v 4, 2 v 3	3 v 1
Matchday 2	21 May 2022		27 June 2022			4 v 2, 3 v 1	2 v 3
Matchday 3	24 May 2022		30 June 2022			1 v 2, 3 v 4	1 v 2

Centralised venues

On 24 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the group stage.^[6]^[7] on 25 April 2022, the Chinese Taipei Football Association withdrew from hosting the Group J matches.^[8] Later, on 5 May, Buriram were declared as the centralised venue to host the Group J matches.^[9]

Group A: Muscat, Oman (Al-Seeb Stadium)
Group B: Kuwait City, Kuwait (Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium)
Group C: Arad, Bahrain (Al Muharraq Stadium)
Group D: Kolkata, India (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)
Group E: Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Pamir Stadium)
Group F: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Dolen Omurzakov Stadium)
Group G: Gianyar, Indonesia (Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium)
Group H: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Stadium)
Group I: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Thống Nhất Stadium)
Group J: Buriram, Thailand (Buriram Stadium)

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SEB	KSC	JAB	ANS
1	Al-Seeb (H)	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	Zonal semi-finals	—	—	1–0	—
2	Al-Kuwait	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5		2–1	—	—	—
3	Jableh	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4		—	0–0	—	1–0
4	Al-Ansar	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1		0–4	1–1	—	—

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

18 May 2022

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb	1–0	Jableh
Al-Farsi 45+1'	Report

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

18 May 2022

23:00 UTC+4

Al-Ansar	1–1	Al-Kuwait
Siaj 75'	Report	Khenissi 27'

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 77

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

21 May 2022

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Kuwait	2–1	Al-Seeb
Khenissi 45+1' Hammoud 64'	Report	Al-Ghassani 45+5'

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 2,843

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

21 May 2022

23:00 UTC+4

Jableh	1–0	Al-Ansar
Jwayed 90+3'	Report

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 135

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

24 May 2022

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Ansar	0–4	Al-Seeb
	Report	Al-Braiki 11', 44' Al-Farsi 40' Al-Busaidi 89' (pen.)

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 1,225

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

24 May 2022

23:00 UTC+4

Jableh	0–0	Al-Kuwait
	Report

Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 135

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARA	RIF	DHO	SAK
1	Al-Arabi (H)	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Zonal semi-finals	—	—	—	1–0
2	Al-Riffa	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6	Zonal semi-finals	2–3	—	—	3–1
3	Dhofar	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4		1–1	2–3	—	—
4	Shabab Al-Khalil	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0		—	—	0–3	—

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

18 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Riffa	2–3	Al-Arabi
Saeed 24' Al-Shaikh 34'	Report	Khalaf 45' Mbengue 59' Al-Fadhel 74'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

18 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

Shabab Al-Khalil	0–3	Dhofar
	Report	Awadh 11' Al-Malki 57' Al-Shahri 77'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 110

Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)

21 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Arabi	1–0	Shabab Al-Khalil
Mbengue 34'	Report

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 3,700

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

21 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

Dhofar	2–3	Al-Riffa
Al-Malki 13' Al-Maashani 60'	Report	Al-Aswad 1', 90+1' (pen.) Isa 9'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 123

Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

24 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Dhofar	1–1	Al-Arabi
Al-Nahar 19'	Report	Mbengue 32'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 2,469

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

24 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

Al-Riffa	3–1	Shabab Al-Khalil
Fawaz 22' Al-Aswad 71' Isa 90+1'	Report	Darwish 76'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 65

Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EAR	TIS	NEJ	HAQ
1	East Riffa (H)	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5	Zonal semi-finals	—	2–0	—	2–2
2	Tishreen	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4^[a]		—	—	3–1	0–0
3	Nejmeh	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^[a]		1–1	—	—	—
4	Hilal Al-Quds	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2		—	—	0–2	—

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

1 2 Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

18 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Tishreen	0–0	Hilal Al-Quds
	Report

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 118

Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

18 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

Nejmeh	1–1	East Riffa
Alaaeddine 64' (pen.)	Report	Bodahoom 76'

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 485

Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

21 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Hilal Al-Quds	0–2	Nejmeh
	Report	Sarr 53' Alaaeddine 90+1'

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 111

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

21 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

East Riffa	2–0	Tishreen
Al-Husaini 45+2' Aggreh 90+1'	Report

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 550

Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

24 May 2022

18:00 UTC+3

Tishreen	3–1	Nejmeh
Bashmani 26' Sabagh 42' Koaeh 45+1'	Report	Ansah 70'

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 78

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

24 May 2022

22:00 UTC+3

East Riffa	2–2	Hilal Al-Quds
Khelaif 50' Fernando 73' (pen.)	Report	Maraaba 24', 38'

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 604

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MBSG	BSK	MAZ	GOK
1	Mohun Bagan SG (H)	3	2	1	11	6	+5	6^[a]	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	—	4–0	—	—
2	Bashundhara Kings	3	2	1	3	5	−2	6^[a]		—	—	1–0	—
3	Maziya	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3^[b]		2–5	—	—	1–0
4	Gokulam Kerala	3	1	2	5	5	0	3^[b]		4–2	1–2	—	—

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

1 2 Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan SG 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.
1 2 Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

18 May 2022

16:30 UTC+5:30

Gokulam Kerala	4–2	Mohun Bagan SG
Majcen 50', 65' Rishad 57' Jithin 89'	Report	Kotal 53' Colaco 80'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 31,790

Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

18 May 2022

20:30 UTC+5:30

Bashundhara Kings	1–0	Maziya
Marong 33'	Report

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 259

Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

21 May 2022

16:30 UTC+5:30

Mohun Bagan SG	4–0	Bashundhara Kings
Colaco 25', 34', 53' Williams 77'	Report

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 34,595

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

21 May 2022

20:30 UTC+5:30

Maziya	1–0	Gokulam Kerala
Stewart 50'	Report

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 395

Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

24 May 2022

16:30 UTC+5:30

Gokulam Kerala	1–2	Bashundhara Kings
Fletcher 75'	Report	Robinho 36' Marong 54'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 497

Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

24 May 2022

20:30 UTC+5:30

Maziya	2–5	Mohun Bagan SG
Tana 45', 73'	Report	Kauko 26', 37' Krishna 56' Bose 58' McHugh 71'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 33,729

Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SOG	ALT	CPD	NEF
1	Sogdiana Jizzakh	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Zonal finals	—	3–1	—	2–0
2	Altyn Asyr	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4		—	—	1–1	—
3	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (H)	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2		2–3	—	—	0–0
4	Neftchi	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1		—	0–1	—	—

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

24 June 2022

19:00 UTC+5

Sogdiana Jizzakh	2–0	Neftchi
Čermelj 45+2' Kolaković 53'	Report

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 840

Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)

24 June 2022

22:00 UTC+5

Altyn Asyr	1–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
Rashidbekov 85' (o.g.)	Report	Sharipov 90+3'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 5,720

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

27 June 2022

19:00 UTC+5

Neftchi	0–1	Altyn Asyr
	Report	Annaýew 34' (pen.)

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 801

Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

27 June 2022

22:00 UTC+5

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2–3	Sogdiana Jizzakh
Rashidbekov 31' Dzhuraev 50' (pen.)	Report	Norkhonov 3', 46' Hasanov 45'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 6,300

Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

30 June 2022

19:00 UTC+5

Sogdiana Jizzakh	3–1	Altyn Asyr
Hasanov 20', 59' Kahramonov 48'	Report	Rozyýew 65'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 850

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

30 June 2022

22:00 UTC+5

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	0–0	Neftchi
	Report

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 5,750

Referee: Bold Khash-Erdene (Mongolia)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KHU	KPD	DOR
1	Khujand	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Zonal finals	—	—	0–0
2	Köpetdag	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3		1–3	—	—
3	Dordoi (H)	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1		—	0–1	—

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

24 June 2022

20:00 UTC+6

Köpetdag	1–3	Khujand
Akmämmedow 58'	Report	Yodgorov 3', 7' Malodustov 85'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 251

Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

27 June 2022

20:00 UTC+6

Dordoi	0–1	Köpetdag
	Report	Berdiýew 45'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

30 June 2022

20:00 UTC+6

Khujand	0–0	Dordoi
	Report

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 2,689

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KED	VIS	BAL	KAY
1	Kedah Darul Aman	3	2	1	9	4	+5	6^[a]	Zonal semi-finals	—	5–1	—	4–1
2	Visakha FC	3	2	1	8	8	0	6^[a]		—	—	5–2	—
3	Bali United (H)	3	2	1	5	5	0	6^[a]		2–0	—	—	—
4	Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0		—	1–2	0–1	—

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

1 2 3
Head-to-head standings:
- Tied on head-to-head points.
- Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1.
- Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

24 June 2022

17:00 UTC+8

Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	1–2	Visakha FC
Amita 30'	Report	Chansopheak 47' Ty 59'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 821

Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)

24 June 2022

21:00 UTC+8

Bali United	2–0	Kedah Darul Aman
Ngah 45+2' (o.g.) Rahmat 82'	Report

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 9,832

Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

27 June 2022

17:00 UTC+8

Visakha FC	5–2	Bali United
Victor 17', 63' Sovann 45', 88' Lee Jae-gun 55'	Report	Irfan 9' Mbarga 85'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 5,669

Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

27 June 2022

21:00 UTC+8

Kedah Darul Aman	4–1	Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
Fayadh 57', 90+3' Al-Mardi 63' Ngah 82'	Report	Gayoso 86'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 100

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

30 June 2022

17:00 UTC+8

Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	0–1	Bali United
	Report	Jajang 25'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 5,069

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

30 June 2022

21:00 UTC+8

Kedah Darul Aman	5–1	Visakha FC
Al-Mardi 28', 45+2', 54' Fayadh 67' Ngah 76'	Report	Khan 20'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 100

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PSM	KLC	TAM
1	PSM Makassar	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4^[a]	Zonal semi-finals	—	0–0	—
2	Kuala Lumpur City (H)	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4^[a]	Zonal semi-finals	—	—	2–1
3	Tampines Rovers	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0		1–3	—	—

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

1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.

24 June 2022

20:00 UTC+8

PSM Makassar	0–0	Kuala Lumpur City
	Report

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 1,259

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

27 June 2022

20:00 UTC+8

Tampines Rovers	1–3	PSM Makassar
Mehmedović 29'	Report	Rizky 48' Everton 79', 90+4' (pen.)

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 302

Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

30 June 2022

20:00 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur City	2–1	Tampines Rovers
Josué 16', 21'	Report	Kopitović 37'

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 1,354

Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIE	HOU	PPC	YEL
1	Viettel (H)	3	3	0	11	3	+8	9	Zonal semi-finals	—	5–2	—	5–1
2	Hougang United	3	2	1	9	9	0	6		—	—	4–3	—
3	Phnom Penh Crown	3	1	2	7	7	0	3		0–1	—	—	4–2
4	Young Elephants	3	0	3	4	12	−8	0		—	1–3	—	—

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

24 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Viettel	5–1	Young Elephants
Paulo 33', 40', 70' Nguyễn Đức Hoàng Minh 44' Nhâm Mạnh Dũng 82'	Report	Bounkong 6'

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 1,135

Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

24 June 2022

21:00 UTC+7

Hougang United	4–3	Phnom Penh Crown
Bortoluzo 21' Recha 29' Pisa 37' (o.g.) Moritz 60'	Report	Chanchav 15' Thiva 19' Pisa 90+2'

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 368

Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

27 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Phnom Penh Crown	0–1	Viettel
	Report	Bùi Duy Thường 9'

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 1,206

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

27 June 2022

21:00 UTC+7

Young Elephants	1–3	Hougang United
Bounkong 5'	Report	Sahil 45+1', 65' Bortoluzo 78'

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 388

Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)

30 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Viettel	5–2	Hougang United
Paulo 41' (pen.), 43' (pen.) Nguyễn Đức Hoàng Minh 55' Magno 70', 72'	Report	Bortoluzo 15' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.)

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 1,555

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

30 June 2022

21:00 UTC+7

Phnom Penh Crown	4–2	Young Elephants
Tina 13' Pisoth 54', 62' Sadat 65'	Report	Bounkong 45+1' Souvanny 67'

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 267

Referee: Halim Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EAS	LEE	TNC	CPK
1	Eastern	2	2	0	6	2	+4	6	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	—	—	3–1	Canc.
2	Lee Man	2	1	1	4	4	0	3		1–3	—	—	Canc.
3	Tainan City	2	0	2	2	6	−4	0		—	1–3	—	—
4	MUST CPK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew^[10]	—	—	Canc.	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

24 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Lee Man	1–3	Eastern
Gil 10'	Report	Ma Hei Wai 16' Bertomeu 45+3', 61'

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 159

Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)

24 June 2022

MUST CPK	Cancelled^{[note 3]}	Tainan City

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

27 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Tainan City	1–3	Lee Man
Fenelus 72' (pen.)	Report	Yung Hui To 55' Dutra 69' Chang Hei Yin 78'

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 122

Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

27 June 2022

Eastern	Cancelled^{[note 3]}	MUST CPK

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

30 June 2022

17:00 UTC+7

Eastern	3–1	Tainan City
Mikael 13' Sun Ming Him 50' Bertomeu 73'	Report	Kouamé 59'

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 130

Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)

30 June 2022

Lee Man	Cancelled^{[note 3]}	MUST CPK

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Al-Riffa	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6	Zonal semi-finals
2	A	Al-Kuwait	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	C	Tishreen	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4

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

ASEAN Zone

Since Group H only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups G and I were omitted for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	H	Kuala Lumpur City	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Zonal semi-finals
2	G	Visakha FC	2	1	0	1	6	7	−1	3
3	I	Hougang United	2	1	0	1	6	8	−2	3

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

Notes

1 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 Nasaf Qarshi advanced from the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs to the group stage, Sogdiana Jizzakh, which were the standby team from Uzbekistan, replaced Nasaf Qarshi in the AFC Cup group stage.
1 2 3 4 On 19 January 2022, the AFC announced that the two teams from Myanmar, Shan United and Hanthawaddy United, withdrew from the group stage after the draw.^[3] As a result, on 1 March 2022, the AFC decided to cancel the ASEAN zone play-off round match between Visakha FC and Young Elephants, and promote both the participating teams to the group stage to fill the vacant group stage spots.^[4]
1 2 3 4 MUST CPK withdrew from the competition due to travel restrictions as a result of the recent lockdown measures enforced in Macau due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

References

1 2 "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
1 2 "AFC Cup 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
↑ "AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
↑ "AFC's decision on withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
↑ "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
↑ "AFC Cup 2022 Group Stage centralised venues confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2022.
↑ "AFC Cup 2022 Group I to be held in Vietnam". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 March 2022.
↑ "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022 Group J". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 April 2022.
↑ "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022 Group J". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 May 2022.
↑ "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022™". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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[table_hth_TIS0.25011561729485-13] 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

[table_hth_MBSG0.98444487572855-14] 1 2 Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan SG 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.

[table_hth_MAZ0.98444487572855-15] 1 2 Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

[table_hth_KED0.5109406763273-16] 1 2 3 Head-to-head standings:
Tied on head-to-head points.
Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1.
Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

[mwAfI] Tied on head-to-head points.

[mwAfM] Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1.

[mwAfQ] Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

[table_hth_PSM0.65940929886857-17] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.

[Standby_teams-3] 1 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 Nasaf Qarshi advanced from the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs to the group stage, Sogdiana Jizzakh, which were the standby team from Uzbekistan, replaced Nasaf Qarshi in the AFC Cup group stage.

[ASZ-6] 1 2 3 4 On 19 January 2022, the AFC announced that the two teams from Myanmar, Shan United and Hanthawaddy United, withdrew from the group stage after the draw.^[3] As a result, on 1 March 2022, the AFC decided to cancel the ASEAN zone play-off round match between Visakha FC and Young Elephants, and promote both the participating teams to the group stage to fill the vacant group stage spots.^[4]

[MUST_CPK-8] 1 2 3 4 MUST CPK withdrew from the competition due to travel restrictions as a result of the recent lockdown measures enforced in Macau due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

[calendar-1] 1 2 "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.

[regulations-2] 1 2 "AFC Cup 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.

[Myanmar1-4] "AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[Myanmar2-5] "AFC's decision on withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[7] "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[AFC_0224-9] "AFC Cup 2022 Group Stage centralised venues confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2022.

[10] "AFC Cup 2022 Group I to be held in Vietnam". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 March 2022.

[11] "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022 Group J". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 April 2022.

[12] "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022 Group J". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 May 2022.

[MC-18] "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022™". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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2022 AFC Cup group stage

Contents

Draw

Format

Tiebreakers

Schedule

Centralised venues

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

ASEAN Zone

Notes

References

External links