2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

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The 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 5 to 19 April 2022. [1] A total of ten teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide three of the 39 places in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Cup. [2]

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Teams

The following 10 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:

ZoneTeams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round 2 Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Asia Zone
None
South Asia Zone
Central Asia Zone
None
ASEAN Zone
East Asia Zone

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. [2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]

RoundMatch date
Preliminary round 15 April 2022
Preliminary round 212 April 2022
Play-off round19 April 2022

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. The three winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 36 direct entrants.

South Asia Play-off

 
 Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Play-off round
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Flag of India.svg ATK Mohun Bagan 5
 
 
 
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star 0
 
 Flag of Nepal.svg Machhindra 1
 
 
 
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star 2
 
 Flag of India.svg ATK Mohun Bagan 3
 
 
 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka 1
 
 
 
 
 
 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka w/o
 
 
 
 Flag of Maldives.svg Valencia
 
 Flag of Maldives.svg Valencia (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro 1
 

ASEAN Play-off

 
 Play-off round
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Flag of Cambodia.svg Visakha FC —
 
 
 Flag of Laos.svg Young Elephants —
 

East Asia Play-off

 
 Play-off round
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Man 2
 
 
 Flag of Mongolia.svg Athletic 220 1
 

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1 Score Team 2
South Asia Zone
Machhindra Flag of Nepal.svg 1–2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star
Valencia Flag of Maldives.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro

South Asia Zone

Machhindra Flag of Nepal.svg 1–2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star
  • S. Shrestha Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
 Report
Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Valencia Flag of Maldives.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro
Report
National Football Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Preliminary round 2

Summary

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round 2: two teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round 1.

Team 1 Score Team 2
South Asia Zone
ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 5–0 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Cancelled [note 1] Flag of Maldives.svg Valencia

South Asia Zone

ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 5–0 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Blue Star
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 25,948
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Cancelled [note 1] Flag of Maldives.svg Valencia
Report
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Referee: Akhrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)

Play-off round

Summary

A total of six teams played in the play-off round: four teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round 2.

Team 1 Score Team 2
South Asia Zone
ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 3–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
Team 1 Score Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Visakha FC Flag of Cambodia.svg Cancelled [note 2] Flag of Laos.svg Young Elephants
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Zone
Lee Man Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2–1 Flag of Mongolia.svg Athletic 220

South Asia Zone

ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 3–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 31,925
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

ASEAN Zone

East Asia Zone

Lee Man Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2–1 Flag of Mongolia.svg Athletic 220
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar [note 3]
Attendance: 482
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 On 11 April 2022, the AFC announced that Valencia withdrew from the preliminary stage of the qualification, citing financial constraints. Abahani Limited Dhaka advanced to the play-off round. [3] [4]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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. [5] 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. [6]
  3. ↑ After the 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League season was cancelled on 25 February 2022, due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant spread in Hong Kong, [7] the Hong Kong clubs announced that they would train overseas for their respective Asian campaigns. Hence, Lee Man asked their playoff round match against Athletic 220 to be moved to a different venue, which was later decided to be Athletic 220's home venue MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  2. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ↑ "Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Uncertainty over Club Valencia's arrival". The Daily Star. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "AFC's decision on withdrawal of Myanmar clubs". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Arrangement of 2021-2022 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League and cup matches". Hong Kong Football Association. 25 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Chan, Kin-wa (1 March 2022). "Hong Kong side Lee Man follow Kitchee's lead, head overseas to train for AFC Cup campaign". South China Morning Post.
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