2014 AFC Cup

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/sites/default/files/acl_slots_decision_by_exco_pt2.pdf|title=ACL Slots Decisions By Exco pt. 2|publisher=AFC}} The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2013 AFC Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:

• An association originally participating in the AFC Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Champions League. An association may participate in both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup if it only partially fulfills the AFC Champions League criteria.
• An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Cup.

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

• Kyrgyzstan and Palestine clubs' participation were upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2014 by the AFC.{{cite web|url=http://www.ffkr.kg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3488&catid=2&Itemid=7&lang=en|script-title=ru:"Алай" в Кубке АФК|publisher=Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic|date=29 November 2013|language=Russian}}

Each participating association was given either two entries to the group stage or one entry to the qualifying play-off, based on the AFC Technical Ranking and the number of associations in each zone.{{cite web|url=http://www.vnleague.com/images/vpf/2013/11/1385700704.pdf|title=AFC Champions League 2014 and AFC Cup 2014 Competition Format - AFC Champions League & AFC Cup Play-off|work=Asian Football Confederation|publisher=Vietnam Professional Football|date=28 November 2013|access-date=4 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213085904/http://www.vnleague.com/images/vpf/2013/11/1385700704.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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The following teams entered the competition. Teams in italics played in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).

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{{Cnote2|Note IND|India (IND): Since the submission deadline came before the Indian Federation Cup, the league runners-up were chosen to represent India in the AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|Note IDN|n=2|Indonesia (IDN): Persipura Jayapura and Arema Cronus, the 2013 Indonesia Super League champions and runners-up respectively, were chosen to represent Indonesia in the AFC Cup.{{cite web|url=http://bola.kompas.com/read/2013/11/29/1728170/Persipura-Arema.Wakil.Indonesia.di.AFC.Cup.2014|title=Persipura-Arema, Wakil Indonesia di AFC Cup 2014|publisher=Bola Kompas|date=29 November 2013|language=Indonesian}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note MAS|Malaysia (MAS): Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2013 Malaysia Super League, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-general-secretary-malaysia/dato%E2%80%99-alex-reiterates-afc%E2%80%99s-stance-on-afc-cup-eligibility|title=Dato' Alex reiterates AFC's stance on AFC Cup eligibility|publisher=AFC|date=3 July 2013}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note MYA|Myanmar (MYA): Since the MFF Cup had to be cancelled due to tightness of schedule in preparation for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Myanmar in the AFC Cup.}}

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/sites/default/files/afc_competition_calendar_2014.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014}}

{{main|2014 AFC Cup qualifying play-off}}

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC. Each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 30 automatic qualifiers.

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{{OneLegResult|Ravshan Kulob|TJK|2–1|Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda|YEM}}

{{OneLegResult|Shabab Al-Dhahiriya|PLE|1–1 {{aet}}
(7–8 p)|Alay Osh|KGZ}}

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{{main|2014 AFC Cup group stage}}

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2013/afc-cup-2014-group-stage-draw|title=AFC Cup 2014 Group Stage draw|publisher=AFC|date=10 December 2013}} The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}

;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:

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
4. Goal difference in all the group matches
5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
7. 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)
8. Drawing of lots

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{{:2014 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B}}

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;Tiebreakers

• Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.

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{{:2014 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group E}}

;Tiebreakers

• Churchill Brothers and Home United are ranked on head-to-head record.

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{{:2014 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group G}}

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• Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.

{{main|2014 AFC Cup knockout stage}}

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

{{#section:2014 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.

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!colspan=3|West Asia Zone

{{OneLegResult|Safa|LIB|0–1|Al-Hidd|BHR}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Qadsia|KUW|4–0|That Ras|JOR}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Kuwait|KUW|3–0|Riffa|BHR}}

{{OneLegResult|Erbil|IRQ|0–0 {{aet}}
(3–0 p)|Al-Nejmeh|LIB}}

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!colspan=3|East Asia Zone

{{OneLegResult|Persipura Jayapura|IDN|9–2|Yangon United|MYA}}

{{OneLegResult|Vissai Ninh Bình|VIE|4–2|Churchill Brothers|IND}}

{{OneLegResult|Hà Nội T&T|VIE|5–0|Nay Pyi Taw|MYA}}

{{OneLegResult|Kitchee|HKG|2–0|Arema Cronus|IDN}}

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2014/defending-champions-kuwait-sc-to-meet-persipura|title=Defending champions Kuwait SC to meet Persipura|publisher=AFC|date=28 May 2014}} Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and the "country protection" rule was applied, so teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.

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{{TwoLegResult|Hà Nội T&T|VIE|0–3|Erbil|IRQ|0–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vissai Ninh Bình|VIE|3–4|Kitchee|HKG|2–4|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Qadsia|KUW|3–3 (a)|Al-Hidd|BHR|1–1|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Kuwait|KUW|4–8|Persipura Jayapura|IDN|3–2|1–6}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Erbil|IRQ|3–2|Kitchee|HKG|1–1|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Qadsia|KUW|10–2|Persipura Jayapura|IDN|4–2|6–0}}

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{{main|2014 AFC Cup Final}}

The draw to decide the host team of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.

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{{small|Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted (see regulations, Article 74c).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=314&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Play-off|publisher=AFC.com}}}}

{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=315&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Group Stage|publisher=AFC.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=318&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Knock-out Stage|publisher=AFC.com}}}}

• 2014 AFC Champions League
• 2014 AFC President's Cup

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• [http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-cup AFC Cup], the-AFC.com

{{AFC Cup seasons}}

{{2014 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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