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2016 AFC Cup#Semi-finals

{{Short description|13th secondary club football tournament organized by the}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Cup

| year = 2016

| dates = Qualifying round:
11–15 August 2015
Competition proper:
{{nowrap|9 February – 5 November 2016}}

| num_teams = Competition proper: 32
Total: 40

| associations = 23

| champion_other = {{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC

| matches = 127

| goals = 361

| attendance = {{#expr: + 3000 + 1000 + 2500 + 5000 + 1000 + 8000 + 4000 + 80 + 5000 + 200 + 8000 + 6000 + 600 + 100 + 4000 + 300 + 1035 + 16500 + 700 + 550 + 4192 + 18300 + 8500 + 150 + 3000 + 4000 + 150 + 4500 + 1910 + 8000 + 1500 + 3000 + 30 + 6000 + 8000 + 1500 + 50 + 200 + 1000 + 800 + 250 + 40 + 200 + 50 + 500 + 2500 + 120 + 500 + 500 + 300 + 700 + 300 + 200 + 200 + 20 + 8000 + 2378 + 950 + 5985 + 2241 + 550 + 6400 + 2487 + 550 + 1950 + 11875 + 8000 + 900 + 1996 + 2000 + 1048 + 1200 + 1603 + 950 + 1143 + 573 +706 + 1699 + 870 + 1034 + 5322 + 937 + 1937 + 900 + 2748 + 590 + 1254 + 400 + 1814 + 472 + 584 + 800 + 11560 + 242 + 2792 + 300 + 16860 + 200 + 3081 + 207 + 2487 + 6545 + 297 + 1200 + 2500 + 50 + 5000 + 8000 + 282 + 2806 + 17322 + 400 + 312 + 3200 + 2500 + 3938 + 17350 + 120 + 1985 + 189 + 3700 + 18000 + 21379 + 5806}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmed {{nowrap|(16 goals)}}

| player = {{flagicon|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmed

| fair_play = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

|image=File:Interior view of Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in 2020.jpg|caption=The Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha hosted the final|size=275px}}

The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_cup_2016_competition_regulation_30062016.pdf|title=2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF|date=28 November 2015}}

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq defeated India's Bengaluru FC in the final to win their first AFC Cup title, becoming the first Iraqi team to win the competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-president-afc-cup-2016/afc-president-congratulates-air-force-club-for-historic-title-win|title=AFC President congratulates Air Force Club for historic|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}} Johor Darul Ta'zim, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bengaluru FC.

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/revamp-of-afc-competitions|title=Revamp of AFC competitions|publisher=AFC|date=25 January 2014}} which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/executive-committee/exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals|title=ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals|publisher=AFC|date=16 April 2014}} The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2014 rankings:{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/rankings/afc_ma_rankings_03_11_2014.pdf|title=AFC MA Ranking as at 3 November 2014|publisher=AFC}}

  • The associations are split into West Zone and East Zone, with 23 associations in each zone:
  • West Zone consists of the associations from West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, except India and Maldives
  • East Zone consists of the associations from ASEAN and East Asia, plus India and Maldives
  • In each zone, there are a total of 12 direct slots in the group stage, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
  • All associations which do not receive direct slots in the AFC Champions League group stage are eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
  • The associations ranked 7th to 16th in each zone get at least one direct slot in the group stage (including losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off), while the remaining associations get only play-off slots:
  • The associations ranked 7th and 8th each get two direct slots.
  • The associations ranked 9th to 12th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot (in play-off round).
  • The associations ranked 13th to 16th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot (in preliminary round).
  • The associations ranked 17th or below each get one play-off slot (in qualifying round).

The AFC Competitions Committee decided on the participation of member associations in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC Cup on 28 November 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/standing-committee/afc-competitions-committee-meeting|title=AFC Competitions Committee meeting|publisher=AFC|date=28 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2015/afc-cup-slots-decided-for-2015-2016-editions|title=AFC Cup slots decided for 2015–2016 editions|publisher=AFC|date=4 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/slot_allocation_for_AFC_Cup_2015.pdf|title=Slot allocation for AFC Cup 2015 – 2016|publisher=AFC}}

The following table shows the slot allocation for the 2016 AFC Cup, which are adjusted accordingly since some of the slots are unused.

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bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2016 AFC Cup
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20|

|Participating

bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20|

|Not participating

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+West Zone
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=2 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=2|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

ACL
{{nowrap|Play-off}}

!Group
stage

!{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round

!Qualif.
round

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

10align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Iraq{{Cref2|A}}

|47.106

0200
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 7

11align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait{{Cref2|B}}

|45.423

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 8

12align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan

|44.309

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 9

14align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Oman{{Cref2|C}}

|30.586

0200
bgcolor=#90ee77

|10

16align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Bahrain{{Cref2|D|1}}

|25.547

0110
bgcolor=#90ee77

|11

17align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Lebanon{{Cref2|D|2}}

|25.043

0110
bgcolor=#90ee77

|12

19align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Syria{{Cref2|D|3}}

|22.883

0110
bgcolor=#90ee77

|13

25align=left|{{flagicon|PLE}} Palestine{{Cref2|E|1}}

|15.911

0110
bgcolor=#90ee77

|14

28align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Tajikistan{{Cref2|E|2}}

|11.761

0110
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|15

29align=left|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Afghanistan{{Cref2|F}}

|11.464

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|16

30align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Turkmenistan{{Cref2|E|3}}

|10.554

0110
bgcolor=#90ee77

|17

32align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Kyrgyzstan{{Cref2|G}}

| 8.761

0011
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|18

35align=left|{{flagicon|YEM}} Yemen{{Cref2|H|1}}

| 5.249

0000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|19

36align=left|{{flagicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka{{Cref2|H|2}}

| 4.071

0000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|20

38align=left|{{flagicon|NEP}} Nepal{{Cref2|H|3}}

| 3.268

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|21

39align=left|{{flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan

| 2.732

0001
bgcolor=#90ee77

|22

46align=left|{{flagicon|BHU}} Bhutan

| 0.000

0001
colspan=4 rowspan=2|Total

!1

1173
colspan=4|22

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+East Zone
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=2 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=2|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

ACL
{{nowrap|Play-off}}

!Group
stage

!{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round

!Qualif.
round

bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 7

18align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia{{Cref2|I}}

|25.004

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 8

20align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong

|20.077

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 9

21align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} Myanmar{{Cref2|J|1}}

|18.949

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|10

22align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia{{Cref2|J|2}}

|18.153

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|11

23align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} India{{Cref2|J|3}}

|16.756

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|12

24align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore{{Cref2|J|4}}

|16.097

1100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|13

26align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} Maldives{{Cref2|K|1}}

|15.884

0200
bgcolor=#90ee77

|14

27align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines{{Cref2|K|2}}

|12.268

0200
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|15

31align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} North Korea{{Cref2|L}}

| 9.000

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|16

33align=left|{{flagicon|LAO}} Laos{{Cref2|M}}

| 7.554

0100
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|17

34align=left|{{flagicon|GUM}} Guam{{Cref2|N|1}}

| 5.946

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|18

37align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh{{Cref2|O}}

| 3.643

0001
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|19

39align=left|{{flagicon|TLS}} East Timor{{Cref2|N|2}}

| 2.732

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|20

41align=left|{{flagicon|MAC}} Macau

| 2.625

0001
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|21

42align=left|{{flagicon|CAM}} Cambodia{{Cref2|N|3}}

| 2.464

0000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|22

43align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chinese Taipei{{Cref2|N|4}}

| 2.089

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

|23

44align=left|{{flagicon|MNG}} Mongolia

| 1.554

0001
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|24

45align=left|{{flagicon|BRU}} Brunei{{Cref2|N|5}}

| 0.804

0000
colspan=4 rowspan=2|Total

!5

1003
colspan=4|18

{{col-end}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin}}

{{Cnote2|A|Iraq were given special permission to participate in the AFC Cup, since they were not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League as none of their teams passed the club licensing requirements.}}

{{Cnote2|B|Kuwait were allocated one AFC Champions League play-off slot and one group stage slot, but could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of its football association.}}

{{Cnote2|C|Oman were not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League as none of their teams passed the club licensing requirements, so their champions directly entered the AFC Cup group stage. They also had their second team directly entering the group stage instead of the play-off round due to unused slots.}}

{{Cnote2|D|n=3|Bahrain, Lebanon and Syria were not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League as none of their teams passed the club licensing requirements, so their champions directly entered the AFC Cup group stage.}}

{{Cnote2|E|n=3|Palestine, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan all had their second team entering the play-off round instead of the preliminary round due to unused slots.}}

{{Cnote2|F|Afghanistan were allocated one group stage slot and one preliminary round slot, but did not enter a team.}}

{{Cnote2|G|Kyrgyzstan were originally allocated one qualifying round slot, but were given an additional play-off round slot.}}

{{Cnote2|H|Yemen, Sri Lanka and Nepal were allocated one qualifying round slot, but did not enter a team.}}

{{Cnote2|I|Indonesia were allocated one AFC Champions League play-off slot and one group stage slot, but could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of its football association.}}

{{Cnote2|J|n=4|Myanmar, Malaysia, India and Singapore all had their second team directly entering the group stage instead of the play-off round due to unused slots.}}

{{Cnote2|K|n=2|Maldives and Philippines both had their second team directly entering the group stage instead of the preliminary round due to unused slots.}}

{{Cnote2|L|North Korea were allocated one group stage slot and one preliminary round slot, but did not enter a team.}}

{{Cnote2|M|Laos were allocated one group stage slot and one preliminary round slot, but entered only one team as Lao Toyota FC is the only team in Laos eligible to play in AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|N|Guam, East Timor, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei and Brunei were allocated one qualifying round slot, but did not enter a team.}}

{{Cnote2|O|Bangladesh was originally in the West Zone, but was moved to the East Zone due to lack of teams in the East Zone.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Teams

The following 40 teams from 23 associations entered the competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2016/stage-set-for-2016-afc-cup-draw|title=Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw|publisher=AFC|date=4 December 2015}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
+West Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
{{flagicon|IRQ}} Naft Al-Wasat

|2014–15 Iraqi Premier League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

|2014–15 Iraqi Premier League runners-up

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|2014–15 Jordan League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL|1}}

|9th

|2015

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|2014–15 Jordan FA Cup winners

|8th

|2013

{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Orouba

|2014–15 Oman Professional League champions and 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners

|4th

|2012

{{flagicon|OMA}} Fanja

|2014–15 Oman Professional League runners-up

|4th

|2015

{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Muharraq

|2014–15 Bahrain First Division League champions

|5th

|2009

{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|2014–15 Lebanese Premier League champions

|7th

|2012

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Jaish

|2014–15 Syrian Premier League champions

|6th

|2015

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PLE}} Shabab Al-Dhahiriya}}

|2014–15 West Bank Premier League champions

|2nd

|2014

{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|2015 Tajik League champions and 2015 Tajik Cup winners

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|2015 Ýokary Liga champions and 2015 Turkmenistan Cup winners

|2nd

|2015

colspan=4|Entering in qualifying play-off (play-off round)
{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Hidd

|2015 Bahraini King's Cup winners

|3rd

|2015

{{flagicon|LIB}} Tripoli

|2014–15 Lebanese FA Cup winners

|2nd

|2004

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Wahda

|2015 Syrian Cup winners

|5th

|2015

{{flagicon|PLE}} Ahli Al-Khaleel

|2014–15 Palestine Cup winners

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|TJK}} Khujand

|2015 Tajik League runners-up

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|TKM}} Balkan

|2015 Ýokary Liga runners-up

|4th

|2007

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh

|2015 Kyrgyzstan League champions

|2nd

|2014

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
+East Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)
{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL|2}}

|6th

|2015

{{flagicon|HKG}} South China

|2014–15 Hong Kong season play-off winners

|7th

|2015

{{flagicon|MYA}} Yangon United

|2015 Myanmar National League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL|3}}

|4th

|2014

{{flagicon|MYA}} Ayeyawady United

|2015 General Aung San Shield winners

|4th

|2015

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim}}

|2015 Malaysia Super League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL|4}}

|3rd

|2015

{{flagicon|MAS}} Selangor

|2015 Malaysia Super League runners-up{{Cref2|Note MAS}}

|5th

|2014

{{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|2014–15 I-League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL|5}}

|3rd

|2009

{{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC

|2014–15 Indian Federation Cup winners

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|2015 S.League runners-up{{Cref2|Note ACL|6}}{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|8th

|2014

{{flagicon|SIN}} Balestier Khalsa

|2015 S.League 4th place{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|MDV}} New Radiant

|2015 Dhivehi Premier League champions

|8th

|2015

{{flagicon|MDV}} Maziya

|2015 Maldives President's Cup winners

|4th

|2015

{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres

|2015 UFL Division 1 champions

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|PHI}} Kaya

|2015 UFL Cup winners

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|LAO}} Lao Toyota FC

|2015 Lao Premier League champions

|2nd

|2015

{{col-end}}

class="wikitable"
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Entering in qualifying round
(teams not split into zones for qualifying round)
{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alga

|2014 Kyrgyzstan League 3rd place

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|BAN}} Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi

|2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|PAK}} K-Electric

|2014–15 Pakistan Premier League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|MAC}} Benfica de Macau

|2015 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|MNG}} Khoromkhon

|2014 Mongolia Premier League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|BHU}} Druk United

|2014 Bhutan National League champions

|1st

|none

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note ACL|n=6|AFC Champions League (ACL): Teams played in the 2016 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 in the AFC Cup group stage by another team from the same association).}}

{{Cnote2|Note MAS|Malaysia (MAS): Since LionsXII, the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup winners, is a team managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in AFC club competitions, their place was taken by Selangor, the 2015 Malaysia Super League runners-up.}}

{{Cnote2|Note SIN|Singapore (SIN): Since Brunei DPMM, the 2015 S.League champions, is a team managed by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions, their place was taken by Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up. Moreover, since Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2015 Singapore Cup winners and league 3rd place, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions, their place was taken by Balestier Khalsa, the league 4th place.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

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8px West Zone
8px East Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants
(q) Qualifying round participants|places=

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{{nowrap|Al-Wehdat}}
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{{nowrap|Al-Ahed}}
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{{Location map~|AFC|lat=0|long=55|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Teams from Syria:}}
{{nowrap|Al-Jaish}}
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{{nowrap|Shabab Al-Dhahiriya}}
{{nowrap|Ahli Al-Khaleel (p)}}|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=bottom}}

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{{nowrap|South China}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}}

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{{Location map~|AFC|lat=16.783861|long=96.160725|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Ayeyawady U}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=1.765589|long=103.639526|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Johor DT}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}}

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{{Location map~|AFC|lat=12.966666|long=77.566666|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Bengaluru FC}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}

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{{nowrap|Balestier K}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}

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{{Location map~|AFC|lat=10.666667|long=122.95|label_size=70|label=Ceres|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}}

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws are held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2016.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016|format=PDF}}

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Stage

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Qualifying stage

|Qualifying round

|29 June 2015

|colspan=2|11–15 August 2015

Play-off stage

|Play-off round

|No draw

|colspan=2|9 February 2016

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=7|10 December 2015

|colspan=2|23–24 February 2016

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|8–9 March 2016

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|15–16 March 2016

Matchday 4

|colspan=2|12–13 April 2016

Matchday 5

|colspan=2|26–27 April 2016

Matchday 6

|colspan=2|10–11 May 2016

rowspan=4|Knockout stage

|Round of 16

|colspan=2|24–25 May 2016

Quarter-finals

|rowspan=3|9 June 2016

|13–14 September 2016

|20–21 September 2016

Semi-finals

|27–28 September 2016

|18–19 October 2016

Final

|colspan=2|5 November 2016 at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Qualifying round

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{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup qualifying round|Draw}}

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=Group A=

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=Group B=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group B}}

Qualifying play-off

{{main|2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off}}

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off|Format}}

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off|Bracket}}

=Play-off round=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off|Play-off round}}

Group stage

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Tiebreakers
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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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=Group D=

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=Group E=

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=Group F=

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=Group G=

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=Group H=

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Knockout stage

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{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Round of 16=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Round of 16}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Quarter-finals}}

=Semi-finals=

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

=Final=

{{main|2016 AFC Cup Final}}

{{#lst:2016 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}

Awards

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Award

!Player

!Team

Most Valuable Player

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmed{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2016/hot-shot-hammadi-bags-afc-cup-mvp-and-top-scorer-awards|title=Hot-shot Hammadi bags AFC Cup MVP and Top Scorer|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

|Top Goalscorer

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmed

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Fair Play Award

|—

|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2016/11/06/29220982/afc-cup-bengaluru-fc-win-afcs-fairplay-award|title=AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC win AFC's Fairplay award|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|date=6 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914213255/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2016/11/06/29220982/afc-cup-bengaluru-fc-win-afcs-fairplay-award|url-status=dead}}

Top scorers

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!Rank

!Player

!Team

!{{Tooltip|MD1|Group stage Matchday 1}}

!{{Tooltip|MD2|Group stage Matchday 2}}

!{{Tooltip|MD3|Group stage Matchday 3}}

!{{Tooltip|MD4|Group stage Matchday 4}}

!{{Tooltip|MD5|Group stage Matchday 5}}

!{{Tooltip|MD6|Group stage Matchday 6}}

!{{Tooltip|R16|Round of 16}}

!{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}}

!  {{Tooltip|F|Final}}  

!Total

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmed

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

|2||1||2||1||2||3||1||1||1|| ||1||1

!16

rowspan=2|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Gallardo

|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres

|1||2||1||1|| ||3|| || || || || ||

!8

align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Safiq Rahim

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

|3

1211!8
rowspan=7|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|NGA}} Christopher Chizoba

|align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} Ayeyawady United

| ||3|| ||2|| ||1|| || || || || ||

!6

align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Pereyra Díaz

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

|1

11111!6
align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} Mouhamadou Dramé

|align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|

1212!6
align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Jeje Lalpekhlua

|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|2

121!6
align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín Lucero

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

|2

31!6
align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Raja Rafe

|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Wahda

|1

41!6
align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rufino

|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|1

221!6

{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-off are not counted when determining top scorer (see regulations, Article 77.4).}}

{{small|Source: the-AFC.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=393&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Group Stage|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=402&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Round of 16|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=413&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Knockout Stage|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}

See also

References

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External links

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

{{AFC Cup seasons}}

{{2016 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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