2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round was played from 19 to 25 August 2016.[1] A total of nine teams competed in the qualifying round to decide three places in the competition proper of the 2017 AFC Cup.[2]
Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 17 June 2016, 11:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[4]
For the draw, the pre-selected hosts were placed in their own pot, while the remaining teams were seeded according to the performance of their association in the 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round, with associations participating ranked and associations not participating unranked.
| Pot 1 (Hosts) | Pot 2 (Ranked teams) | Pot 3 (Unranked teams) |
|---|---|---|
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Format
In the qualifying round, each group is played on a single round-robin basis at the pre-selected hosts. The winners of each group advance to the qualifying play-off.
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 are applied in the following order:[2]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1]
| Matchday | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Groups B & C | ||
| Matchday 1 | 19 August 2016 | 21 August 2016 | Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 21 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 23 August 2016 | 25 August 2016 | Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
Groups
Group A
- All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed were UTC+6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | BEN | ROV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dordoi (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualifying play-off | — | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 |  Benfica de Macau |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 3 |  Rovers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — | — |
21 August 2016 17:30 |
| Benfica de Macau |
4–2 | Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Leonel  5', 9'Torrão 33'Chan Man 74' (pen.) |
Report | Cunliffe 78' McDonald 84' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TSC | ERC | NAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Three Star Club |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Qualifying play-off | — | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Erchim (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Nagaworld |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | — | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | TAT | SHR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tertons (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Qualifying play-off | — | — | 4–3 | |
| 2 |  Tatung |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 |  Sheikh Russel |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | — | 1–1 | — |
25 August 2016 18:00 |
| Tertons |
4–3 | Sheikh Russel |
|---|---|---|
| Gyeltshen 18', 41' Dorji 30'Wangdi 35' |
Report | Ikanga 20', 70' Rony 66' |
References
- 1 2 "2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers draw result" (PDF).
- 1 2 "AFC Cup 2017 Play-Off Qualifiers Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ↑ "Stage set for 2017 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers draw". AFC. 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Teams learn 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers opponents". 17 June 2016.
External links
- AFC Cup, the-AFC.com