Login
Login

2017 AFC Cup#Group stage

{{Short description|14th secondary club football tournament organized by the}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Cup

| year = 2017

| dates = Qualifying round:
19–25 August 2016
Competition proper:
{{nowrap|30 January – 4 November 2017}}

| num_teams = Competition proper: 43
Total: 50

| associations = 29

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

| count = 2

| second_other = {{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

| matches = 142

| goals = 407

| attendance = {{#expr: + 850 + 350 + 950 + 750 + 100 + 200 + 2000 + 766 + 2000 + 10000 + 6000 + 8000 + 9700 + 3800 + 3156 + 4200 + 1114 + 4500 + 1085 + 2500 + 7000 + 850 + 4250 + 1700 + 642 + 7175 + 700 + 50 + 100 + 1200 + 1300 + 750 + 100 + 231 + 100 + 500 + 150 + 100 + 25 + 300 + 295 + 31 + 50 + 10 + 175 + 50 + 80 + 23 + 150 + 40 + 50 + 1400 + 10000 + 2700 + 1500 + 2100 + 4000 + 1200 + 300 + 2800 + 400 + 3800 + 180 + 5000 + 16500 + 2000 + 8500 + 3000 + 14500 + 3000 + 8200 + 8285 + 1000 + 1500 + 9000 + 800 + 3692 + 846 + 2128 + 2012 + 1842 + 200 + 3200 + 1349 + 1298 + 3173 + 800 + 456 + 9850 + 350 + 3000 + 975 + 11090 + 155 + 458 + 150 + 1277 + 10190 + 310 + 2600 + 1277 + 200 + 8000 + 2600 + 8965 + 250 + 1565 + 8366 + 2252 + 1800 + 856 + 2100 + 2579 + 1971 + 2860 + 1535 + 1500 + 8000 + 2850 + 8700 + 8000 + 1020 + 2500 + 11509 + 75 + 20 + 13000 + 486 + 1370 + 14220 + 5687 + 30 + 306 + 3024 + 7534 + 13800 + 4752 + 4709 + 6500 + 11000 + 7862 + 20000}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Yu-song (9 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|TJK}} Manuchekhr Dzhalilov

| fair_play = {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2018

}}

The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/hfkpbo5advjk0bqceqyp.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135849/http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/hfkpbo5advjk0bqceqyp.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2017|title=2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cup title.

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee recommended a new format for the AFC Cup starting from 2017 which is played in the AFC's five zones: West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN, and East Asia, with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off among the other four zones playing in the final, hosted on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-recommends-new-afc-cup-format|title=AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format|publisher=AFC|date=25 November 2016}} 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 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.2):{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/entry-manual-afc-club-competitions-2017-2020-33728|title=Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

  • The associations are split into five zones:
  • West Asia Zone consists of the associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
  • Central Asia Zone consists of the associations from Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
  • South Asia Zone consists of the associations from the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
  • ASEAN Zone consists of the associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
  • East Asia Zone consists of the associations from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
  • All associations which do not receive direct slots in the AFC Champions League group stage are eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
  • In each zone, the number of groups in the group stage is determined based on the number of entries, with the number of slots filled through play-offs same as the number of groups:
  • In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including a total of 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
  • In the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there is one group in the group stage, including a total of 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through play-offs.
  • The top associations participating in the AFC Cup in each zone as per the AFC rankings get at least one direct slot in the group stage (including losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs), while the remaining associations get only play-off slots:
  • For the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN zone:
  • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each get two direct slots.
  • The associations ranked 4th to 6th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
  • The associations ranked 7th or below each get one play-off slot.
  • For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia zone:
  • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
  • The associations ranked 4th or below each get one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association is one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gives up its direct slots, they are redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of two direct slots.
  • If any association gives up its play-off slots, they are annulled and not redistributed to any other association.
  • If the number of teams in the play-offs in any zone is fewer than twice the number of group stage slots filled through play-offs, the play-off teams of the highest eligible associations are given byes to the group stage.

For the 2017 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-ma-ranking-as-of-30-november-2016-36584|title=AFC MA Ranking (as of 30 November 2016)|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}} which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2013 and 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_ma_ranking_mechanics.pdf|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics (2016 version)|publisher=AFC}}

The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016.{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/afc-cup-2017-slot-allocation-and-draw-date-set|title=AFC Cup 2017 slot allocation and draw date set|publisher=AFC|date=7 December 2016}} The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/stage-set-for-afc-cup-2017-draw|title=Stage set for AFC Cup 2017 draw|publisher=AFC|date=12 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/gd3bnjehovvkxcswempe.pdf|title=AFC Cup 2017 Draw Mechanism|publisher=AFC|access-date=2017-12-05|archive-date=2018-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106190355/http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/gd3bnjehovvkxcswempe.pdf|url-status=dead}}

cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=1 style="font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse"
bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2017 AFC Cup
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20|

|Participating in the competition proper only
(qualifying play-offs and/or group stage)

bgcolor=#ccccff width=20|

|Participating in both the qualifying round
and the competition proper

bgcolor=#ffffcc width=20|

|Participating in the qualifying round,
but not in the competition proper

bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20|

|Not participating

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

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

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=2|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

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

|37.240

200
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

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

|36.457

000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

13align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Syria

|34.257

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

15align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan

|31.213

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

19align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Bahrain

|27.353

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

20align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Lebanon

|22.077

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

22align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Oman

|19.313

110
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 7

28align=left|{{flagicon|PLE}} Palestine

|12.342

010
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

33align=left|{{flagicon|YEM}} Yemen{{Cref2|Note YEM}}

| 6.926

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|11

20
colspan=2|2
colspan=3|13

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

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=2|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

23align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Tajikistan

|18.328

101
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

29align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Turkmenistan

|11.514

101
bgcolor=#ccccff

| 3

31align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Kyrgyzstan

|10.307

101
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

32align=left|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Afghanistan

| 7.114

001
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

04
colspan=2|4
colspan=3|7

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

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=2|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

18align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} India

|27.930

101
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

26align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} Maldives

|15.345

101
bgcolor=#ccccff

| 3

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

| 4.158

100
bgcolor=#ccccff

| 4

38align=left|{{flagicon|BHU}} Bhutan

| 3.877

001
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| —

39align=left|{{flagicon|NEP}} Nepal{{Cref2|Note NEP}}

| 3.388

000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

44align=left|{{flagicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka

| 1.656

001
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

45align=left|{{flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan{{Cref2|Note PAK}}

| 1.506

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

04
colspan=2|4
colspan=3|7

{{col-2}}

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

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=2|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

16align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam

|29.273

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

17align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia

|28.865

200
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

21align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia{{Cref2|Note IDN}}

|20.372

000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

24align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} Myanmar

|17.220

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

25align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines

|17.188

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

27align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore

|13.664

110
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

34align=left|{{flagicon|LAO}} Laos{{Cref2|Note LAO}}

| 6.886

010
bgcolor=#ccccff

| 7

36align=left|{{flagicon|CAM}} Cambodia{{Cref2|Note CAM}}

| 4.856

020
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

42align=left|{{flagicon|BRU}} Brunei{{Cref2|Note BRU}}

| 2.785

000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

43align=left|{{flagicon|TLS}} East Timor{{Cref2|Note TLS}}

| 2.409

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|9

40
colspan=2|4
colspan=3|13

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

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=2|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

30align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} North Korea

|10.314

200
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| 2

35align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chinese Taipei{{Cref2|Note TPE}}

| 5.609

000
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| —

40align=left|{{flagicon|MAC}} Macau{{Cref2|Note MAC}}

| 3.087

000
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| 3

41align=left|{{flagicon|GUM}} Guam{{Cref2|Note GUM}}

| 3.049

000
bgcolor=#ccccff

| 4

46align=left|{{flagicon|MNG}} Mongolia

| 1.430

100
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

00
colspan=2|0
colspan=3|3

{{col-end}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc|2}}

{{Cnote2|Note BAN|Bangladesh (BAN): Bangladesh submitted only one entry, despite being eligible to submit two (one direct slot and one play-off slot).}}

{{Cnote2|Note BRU|Brunei (BRU): Brunei did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note CAM|Cambodia (CAM): Cambodia were initially eligible to submit only one entry, but were given one additional play-off slot as per a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.{{cite web|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/crown-allowed-2017-afc-cup-after-cas-ruling|title=Crown allowed in 2017 AFC Cup after CAS ruling|publisher=AFC|date=25 August 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note TPE|Chinese Taipei (TPE): Chinese Taipei submitted two entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their two teams withdrew from the group stage and qualifying play-offs respectively after the draw.}}

{{Cnote2|Note GUM|Guam (GUM): Guam submitted only one entry, despite being eligible to submit two (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their team withdrew from the group stage after the draw.}}

{{Cnote2|Note IDN|Indonesia (IDN): Indonesia did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note IRQ|Iraq (IRQ): Iraq entered the AFC Cup instead of the AFC Champions League as they did not fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.}}

{{Cnote2|Note KUW|Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association at the entry deadline.{{cite web|title=FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516152844/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2016|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 May 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note LAO|Laos (LAO): Laos submitted two entries (one direct slot and one play-off slot). However, their first team withdrew from the group stage after the draw.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MAC|Macau (MAC): Macau did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note NEP|Nepal (NEP): Nepal did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note PAK|Pakistan (PAK): Pakistan did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note TLS|Timor-Leste (TLS): Timor-Leste did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note YEM|Yemen (YEM): Yemen did not submit any entry.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Teams

The following 47 teams from 27 associations entered the competition proper. Only 43 teams from 25 associations competed after the withdrawal of four teams.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
+West Asia Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–C)
{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Zawraa

|2015–16 Iraqi Premier League champions

|3rd

|2012

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

|2015–16 Iraq FA Cup winners

|2nd

|2016

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Jaish

|2015–16 Syrian Premier League champions

|7th

|2016

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Wahda

|2016 Syrian Cup winners

|6th

|2016

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|2015–16 Jordan League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|10th

|2016

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Ahli

|2015–16 Jordan FA Cup winners

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Hidd

|2015–16 Bahrain First Division League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|4th

|2016

{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Muharraq

|2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup winners

|6th

|2016

{{flagicon|LIB}} Safa

|2015–16 Lebanese Premier League champions

|6th

|2014

{{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

|2015–16 Lebanese FA Cup winners

|8th

|2015

{{flagicon|OMA}} Saham

|2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners{{Cref2|Note OMA}}

|2nd

|2010

colspan=4|Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in play-off round)
{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq

|2015–16 Oman Professional League runners-up{{Cref2|Note OMA}}

|5th

|2014

{{flagicon|PLE}} Shabab Al-Khalil

|2015–16 West Bank Premier League champions

|1st

|none

class="wikitable"
+Central Asia Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Group D)
{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|2016 Tajik League champions
2016 Tajik Cup winners

|3rd

|2016

{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|2016 Ýokary Liga champions
2016 Turkmenistan Cup winners

|3rd

|2016

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh

|2016 Kyrgyzstan League champions

|3rd

|2016

colspan=4|Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in preliminary round)
{{flagicon|TJK}} Khosilot

|2016 Tajik League runners-up

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|TKM}} Balkan

|2016 Ýokary Liga runners-up

|5th

|2016

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi

|2016 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners

|2nd

|2015

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Shaheen Asmayee}}

|2016 Afghan Premier League champions

|1st

|none

class="wikitable"
+South Asia Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Group E)
{{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC

|2015–16 I-League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|3rd

|2016

{{flagicon|MDV}} Maziya

|2016 Dhivehi Premier League champions

|5th

|2016

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka}}

|2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners

|1st

|none

colspan=4|Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in preliminary round)
{{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|2015–16 Indian Federation Cup winners

|4th

|2016

{{flagicon|MDV}} Club Valencia

|2016 Maldives FA Cup winners

|4th

|2009

{{flagicon|BHU}} Thimphu City

|2016 Bhutan National League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|SRI}} Colombo

|2015 Sri Lanka Football League champions{{Cref2|Note SRI}}

|1st

|none

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
+ASEAN Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Groups F–H)
{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|2016 V.League 1 champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|3rd

|2014

{{flagicon|VIE}} Than Quảng Ninh

|2016 Vietnamese Cup winners

|1st

|none

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

|2016 Malaysia Super League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
2016 Malaysia FA Cup winners

|4th

|2016

{{flagicon|MAS}} FELDA United

|2016 Malaysia Super League runners-up

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|MYA}} Yadanarbon

|2016 Myanmar National League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|MYA}} Magwe

|2016 General Aung San Shield winners

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|PHI}} Global Cebu

|2016 UFL Division 1 champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}
2016 UFL Cup winners

|2nd

|2015

{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|2016 UFL Division 1 runners-up

|3rd

|2016

{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|2016 S.League runners-up{{Cref2|Note ACL}}{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|9th

|2016

colspan=4|Qualifying play-off participants (Entering in play-off round)
{{flagicon|SIN}} Home United

|2016 S.League 4th place{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|8th

|2014

{{flagicon|LAO}} Lao Toyota

|2016 Lao Premier League runners-up

|3rd

|2016

{{flagicon|CAM}} Boeung Ket Angkor

|2016 Cambodian League champions

|1st

|none

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown}}

|2015 Cambodian League champions{{Cref2|Note CAM|group=Teams}}

|1st

|none

colspan=4|Withdrawn teams{{Cref2|Note ASZ}}
{{flagicon|LAO}} Lanexang United

|2016 Lao Premier League champions

|1st

|none

class="wikitable"
+East Asia Zone
Team

!Qualifying method

!App

!Last App

colspan=4|Group stage direct entrants (Group I)
{{flagicon|PRK}}

Kigwancha

|2016 DPR Korea Football League champions

|1st

|none

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PRK}}}}

April 25

|2016 Hwaebul Cup winners

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|MNG}} Erchim

|2016 Mongolian Premier League champions

|1st

|none

colspan=4|Withdrawn teams{{Cref2|Note EAZ}}
{{flagicon|TPE}} Taipower

|2015–16 Intercity Football League champions

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|TPE}} Tatung

|2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up

|1st

|none

{{flagicon|GUM}} Rovers

|2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions

|1st

|none

{{col-end}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note ACL|AFC Champions League (ACL): Teams played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. Had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would not have played in the AFC Cup and would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by the standby team from the same association if such team was available.}}

{{Cnote2|Note ASZ|ASEAN Zone (ASZ): Lanexang United (Laos) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (originally drawn in Group H), and were not replaced, and only 11 teams competed in the ASEAN Zone group stage.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/afc-cup/news/detail/item575156/lanexang-united-pull-afc-cup/|date=24 January 2017|title=Lanexang United pull out of AFC Cup|website=Fox Sport Asia|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202084808/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/afc-cup/news/detail/item575156/lanexang-united-pull-afc-cup/|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note EAZ|East Asia Zone (EAZ): Rovers (Guam) and Taipower (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (both originally drawn in Group I), and Tatung (Chinese Taipei) withdrew from the qualifying play-offs,{{cite web|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/862202?t=2017%E4%BA%9E%E8%B6%B3%E8%81%AF%E7%9B%83%E3%80%80%E5%8F%B0%E9%9B%BB%E3%80%81%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8C%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%83%E8%B3%BD|title=2017亞足聯盃 台電、大同都不參賽|publisher=ETNews|date=7 February 2017}} and thus Kigwancha (North Korea) and Erchim (Mongolia) advanced directly from the play-off round and preliminary round respectively to the group stage to replace them, and only three teams competed in the East Asia Zone group stage, and the East Asia Zone qualifying play-offs were not played.}}

{{Cnote2|Note CAM|group=Teams|Cambodia (CAM): Phnom Penh Crown, the 2015 Cambodian League champions, were originally to compete in the 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round, but were refused entry by the AFC due to match-fixing claims. After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, they were allowed to enter the 2017 AFC Cup, but by that time the qualifying round had already finished, so they were allowed to enter the qualifying play-offs as an additional entry.}}

{{Cnote2|Note OMA|Oman (OMA): Fanja, the 2015–16 Oman Professional League champions, did not enter the AFC Cup. As a result, Saham, the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Al-Suwaiq, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}

{{Cnote2|Note SIN|Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2016 S.League champions and 2016 Singapore Cup winners, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Home United, the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs, since Brunei DPMM, the league 3rd place, is a team managed by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions.}}

{{Cnote2|Note SRI|Sri Lanka (SRI): The 2016 Sri Lanka Football League was postponed and thus the 2015 Sri Lanka Football League champions, Colombo, entered the 2017 AFC Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/clubs-protest-super-8s-gets-postponed-november/|title=Clubs protest as Super 8's gets postponed to November|publisher=thepapare|date=11 December 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

{{Location map+|AFC|width=1000|float=left|caption=Location of teams of the 2017 AFC Cup competition proper.
8px West Asia Zone
8px Central Asia Zone
8px South Asia Zone
8px ASEAN Zone
8px East Asia Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants
Withdrawn teams|places=

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.325|long=44.422|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Al-Zawraa}}
{{nowrap|Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.513|long=36.292|label_size=70|label=Syria|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=0|long=55|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Teams from Syria:}}
{{nowrap|Al-Jaish}}
{{nowrap|Al-Wahda}}|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=32.083333|long=36.1|label_size=70|label=Jordan|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=10|long=55|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Teams from Jordan:}}
{{nowrap|Al-Wehdat}}
{{nowrap|Al-Ahli}}|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=26.25|long=50.616667|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Al-Hidd}}
{{nowrap|Al-Muharraq}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.886944|long=35.513056|label_size=70|label=

Lebanon
|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=5|long=55|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Teams from Lebanon:}}
Safa
Nejmeh|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=24.342|long=56.729889|label_size=70|label=Saham|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=23.680278|long=58.1825|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Al-Suwaiq (p)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=31.703056|long=35.195556|label_size=70|label=

{{nowrap|Shabab Al-Khalil (p)}}
|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.586|long=68.77|label_size=70|label=Istiklol|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=37.5|long=69.4|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Khosilot (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=37.928|long=58.35|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Altyn Asyr}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=39.544|long=54.349|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Balkan (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=40.521|long=72.805|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Alay Osh}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=42.88|long=74.598|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Dordoi (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=34.519|long=69.194|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Shaheen Asmayee (p)}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

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

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=22.56972|long=88.36972|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Mohun Bagan (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=4.175278|long=73.508889|label_size=70|label=Maziya
{{nowrap|Club Valencia (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=23.728|long=90.413|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Abahani Limited Dhaka}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=27.47|long=89.64|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Thimphu City (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=7.10|long=79.90|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Colombo (p)}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}}

{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.033333|long=105.85|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Hà Nội}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}

{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.006365|long=107.276065|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Than Quảng Ninh}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}

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

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=3.7719279|long=102.5459609|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|FELDA}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}

{{location map~|AFC|lat=21.983333|long=96.1|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Yadanarbon}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}

{{location map~|AFC|lat=20.143333|long=94.925833|label_size=70|label=Magwe|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=11.25|long=125|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Global Cebu}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}

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

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=1.309845|long=103.763015|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Tampines R}}
{{nowrap|Home U (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=17.966667|long=102.6|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Lanexang U}}
{{nowrap|Lao Toyota (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=11.55|long=104.9167|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Phnom Penh Crown (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{location map~|AFC|lat=12|long=105.4500|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|Boeung Ket Angkor (p)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.733|long=125.4|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|April 25}}|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=40.111|long=124.414|label_size=70|label=Kigwancha|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=22.703|long=120.295|label_size=70|label=Taipower|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=25.049|long=121.551|label_size=70|label=Tatung|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=13.512|long=144.831|label_size=70|label=Rovers|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC|lat=47.92|long=106.92|label_size=70|label=Erchim|mark=Purple pog.svg|position=top}}

}}

{{clear}}

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/naozce2bn8czrxemt46m.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017|format=PDF}} Starting from 2017, matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions|title=AFC Competitions Committee decisions|publisher=AFC|date=12 April 2016}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Stage

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Qualifying stage

|Qualifying round

|17 June 2016

|colspan=2|19–25 August 2016

Preliminary stage

|Preliminary round

|rowspan=2|No draw

|31 January 2017 (C, S)

|7 February 2017 (C, S)

Play-off stage

|Play-off round

|30–31 January 2017 (W, A),
21 February 2017 (C, S)

|6–7 February 2017 (W, A),
28 February 2017 (C, S)

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=7|13 December 2016

|colspan=2|20–22 February 2017 (W, A), 14 March 2017 (C, S, E)

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|6–8 March 2017 (W, A), 4 April 2017 (C, S, E)

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|13–15 March 2017 (W, A), 18–19 April 2017 (C, S, E)

Matchday 4

|colspan=2|3–5 April 2017 (W, A), 3 May 2017 (C, S, E)

Matchday 5

|colspan=2|17–19 April 2017 (W, A), 17 May 2017 (C, S, E)

Matchday 6

|colspan=2|1–3 May 2017 (W, A), 31 May 2017 (C, S, E)

rowspan=5|Knockout stage

|Zonal semi-finals

|16–17, 22 May 2017 (W, A)

|29–31 May 2017 (W, A)

Zonal finals

|rowspan=4|6 June 2017

|2 August 2017 (A),
12 September 2017 (W)

|9 August 2017 (A),
26 September 2017 (W)

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

|22–23 August 2017

|12–13 September 2017

Inter-zone play-off final

|27 September 2017

|18 October 2017

Final

|colspan=2|4 November 2017

Qualifying round

{{main|2017 AFC Cup qualifying round}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Teams}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Draw}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Format}}

=Group A=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group A}}

=Group B=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group B}}

=Group C=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying round|Group C}}

Qualifying play-offs

{{main|2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Format}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Bracket}}

=Preliminary round=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round}}

=Play-off round=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Play-off round}}

Group stage

{{main|2017 AFC Cup group stage}}

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Draw}}

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Format}}

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
Tiebreakers
{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Tiebreakers}}

=Group A=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group B=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group C=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group D=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group E=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group F=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group F|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group G=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group G|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group H=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group H|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group I=

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group I|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Ranking of second-placed teams=

==West Asia Zone==

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=West Asia Zone}}

==ASEAN Zone==

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=ASEAN Zone}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2017 AFC Cup knockout stage}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Zonal semi-finals=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal semi-finals}}

=Zonal finals=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal finals}}

=Inter-zone play-off semi-finals=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals}}

=Inter-zone play-off final=

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off final}}

=Final=

{{main|2017 AFC Cup Final}}

{{#lst:2017 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}

Awards

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Award

!Player

!Team

Most Valuable Player{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/fc-istiklol%E2%80%99s-manuchehr-dzhalilov-named-afc-cup-mvp|title=FC Istiklol's Manuchehr Dzhalilov named AFC Cup MVP|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2017}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Manuchekhr Dzhalilov

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

Top Goalscorer{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/425-sc%E2%80%99s-kim-yu-song-takes-afc-cup-top-scorer-award|title=4.25 SC's Kim Yu-song Takes AFC Cup Top Scorer Award|publisher=AFC|date=5 November 2017}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Yu-song

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

Fair Play Award{{cite web|url=http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-negros-wins-afc-fair-play-award/|title=Ceres-Negros wins AFC Fair Play Award|publisher=Ceres FC|date=22 December 2017|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215083336/http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-negros-wins-afc-fair-play-award/|url-status=dead}}

|—

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

Top scorers

{{smalldiv|{{legend|silver|Team eliminated / inactive for this round.}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!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|ZSF1|Zonal semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|ZSF2|Zonal semi-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|ZF1|Zonal finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|ZF2|Zonal finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|ISF1|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|ISF2|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|IF1|Inter-zone play-off final 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|IF2|Inter-zone play-off final 2nd leg}}

! {{Tooltip|F|Final}}

!Total

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Yu-song

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|5||bgcolor="silver"| || ||1||3||bgcolor="silver" colspan=5| || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|

!9

rowspan=3|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Guerra

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

|1|| || ||2||1||3|| ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=7|

!rowspan=3|8

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Bienvenido Marañón

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

|1

2221bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|
align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Stipe Plazibat

|align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Home United

|

bgcolor="silver"|4bgcolor="silver"|121bgcolor="silver" colspan=5|
5

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Manuchekhr Dzhalilov

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

| || || ||2||3|| ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4| ||2|| || || ||

!7

6

|align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Mohammed Al-Ghassani

|align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Saham

|1||1||1|| || ||3||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|

!6

rowspan=4|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Văn Quyết

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|1|| ||1||1|| ||2||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|

!rowspan=4|5

align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} Rim Kwang-hyok

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} Kigwancha

|bgcolor="silver"|

1bgcolor="silver"|4bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|
align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Rodríguez

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

|

11111bgcolor="silver" colspan=3|
align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Myrat Ýagşyýew

|align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|

14bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|

{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying round and qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).}}

{{small|Source: AFC{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/stats|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2017 AFC Cup (Group Stage, Zonal Semi-finals, Knock-out Stage)|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/|name=AFC Cup}}, the-AFC.com
  • [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/192 AFC Cup 2017], stats.the-AFC.com

{{AFC Cup seasons}}

{{2017 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afc Cup 2017}}

2

2017

2

2