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2019 AFC Cup#Association ranking

{{Short description|16th secondary club football tournament organized by the}}

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Cup

| year = 2019

| dates = Qualifying:
{{nowrap|5 February – 13 March 2019}}
Competition proper:
{{nowrap|25 February – 4 November 2019}}

| num_teams = Competition proper: 36
Total: 43

| associations = 26

| champion_other = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

| matches = 127

| goals = 386

| attendance = {{#expr: + 48 + 4395 + 8000 + 54 + 230 + 3504 + 3257 + 423 + 682 + 98 + 33 + 7817 + 627 + 100 + 467 + 343 + 511 + 80 + 363 + 1121 + 211 + 254 + 50 + 300 + 2325 + 500 + 437 + 1200 + 1000 + 2300 + 385 + 1384 + 147 + 1600 + 2155 + 150 + 12800 + 8101 + 7200 + 11300 + 5200 + 13200 + 12300 + 4435 + 6850 + 11250 + 14000 + 1100 + 1776 + 1656 + 1700 + 1271 + 1224 + 2532 + 1527 + 850 + 850 + 975 + 927 + 857 + 675 + 5000 + 352 + 1671 + 320 + 3921 + 524 + 1283 + 396 + 1827 + 3678 + 241 + 35282 + 5748 + 512 + 3300 + 545 + 5878 + 2548 + 26923 + 420 + 2688 + 5347 + 8633 + 1589 + 1200 + 527 + 626 + 723 + 1247 + 743 + 327 + 397 + 517 + 963 + 230 + 250 + 2481 + 3800 + 3533 + 4341 + 1797 + 3800 + 410 + 3100 + 2688 + 1242 + 386 + 10912 + 7573 + 50 + 505 + 6007 + 4839 + 2313 + 1839 + 5032 + 10422 + 10225 + 6710 + 6250 + 10755 + 3640 + 3600 + 6683 + 5500 + 500}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} Bienvenido Marañón
(10 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|LIB}} Mehdi Khalil

| fair_play = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

| prevseason = 2018

| nextseason = 2020

| extra information =

|image=File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png|size=275px|caption=Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Kuala Lumpur hosted the final}}

The 2019 AFC Cup was the 16th 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/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-cup-2019-competition-regulations|title=2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

Al-Ahed from Lebanon won the title for the first time, defeating April 25 from North Korea in the final. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the title holders, having won the previous three editions of the tournament. However, they were unable to defend the title as Iraqi teams played in the AFC Champions League instead of the AFC Cup in the 2019 edition.

Association team allocation

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 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.3):{{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.

=Association ranking=

For the 2019 AFC Cup, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-club-competitions-ranking-2017-as-of-15-december-2017|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking (as of 15 December 2017)|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, between 2014 and 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-club-competitions-ranking-mechanics-34582|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics (2017 version)|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=1 style="font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse"
bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2019 AFC Cup
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20|

|Participating

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=3|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

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

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

16align=left|{{fba|SYR}}

|28.983

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

18align=left|{{fba|JOR}}

|25.649

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

19align=left|{{fba|KUW}}

|24.798

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

20align=left|{{fba|BHR}}

|24.337

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

22align=left|{{fba|LIB}}

|21.367

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

27align=left|{{fba|OMA}}

|13.921

110
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 7

29align=left|{{fba|PLE}}

|10.552

010
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

34align=left|{{fba|YEM}}{{Cref2|YEM}}

| 3.358

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|11

20
colspan=3|2
colspan=4|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=3|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

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

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

12align=left|{{fba|TJK}}

|30.725

110
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

26align=left|{{fba|TKM}}

|14.163

101
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

31align=left|{{fba|KGZ}}

| 5.680

101
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

37align=left|{{fba|AFG|2013}}{{Cref2|AFG}}

| 2.454

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

12
colspan=2|3
colspan=3|6

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

15align=left|{{fba|IND}}

|29.291

110
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

28align=left|{{fba|MDV}}{{Cref2|MDV}}

|11.970

000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

33align=left|{{fba|BAN}}{{Cref2|BAN}}

| 3.365

100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

38align=left|{{fba|NEP}}

| 1.228

100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

39align=left|{{fba|BHU}}

| 0.875

001
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

44align=left|{{fba|SRI}}

| 0.325

001
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

46align=left|{{fba|PAK}}{{Cref2|PAK}}

| 0.188

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

12
colspan=2|3
colspan=3|6

{{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=3|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

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

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

17align=left|{{fba|VIE}}

|27.426

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

21align=left|{{fba|PHI}}

|21.405

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

23align=left|{{fba|SIN}}

|17.084

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

24align=left|{{fba|IDN}}

|16.871

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

25align=left|{{fba|MYA}}

|14.753

200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

32align=left|{{fba|LAO}}{{Cref2|LAO}}

| 3.439

100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 7

35align=left|{{fba|CAM}}

| 3.312

100
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

41align=left|{{fba|BRU}}{{Cref2|BRU}}

| 0.564

000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

43align=left|{{fba|TLS}}{{Cref2|TLS}}

| 0.401

000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|12

00
colspan=3|0
colspan=4|12

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=3|Play-off

{{small|Zone}}

!{{small|AFC}}

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

!{{small|Prelim.
round}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

14align=left|{{fba|HKG}}

|29.300

110
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

30align=left|{{fba|PRK}}

| 7.797

101
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

36align=left|{{fba|TPE}}{{Cref2|TPE}}

| 2.769

100
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

40align=left|{{fba|MAC}}{{Cref2|MAC}}

| 0.815

000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| —

42align=left|{{fba|GUM}}{{Cref2|GUM}}

| 0.539

000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

45align=left|{{fba|MNG}}

| 0.213

001
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|3

12
colspan=3|3
colspan=4|6

{{col-end}}

;Notes

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

{{Cnote2|AFG|Afghanistan (AFG): Afghanistan did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/list-of-licensed-clubs-for-the-2019-afc-cup|title=List of Licensed Clubs for the 2019 AFC Cup|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}}}

{{Cnote2|BAN|Bangladesh (BAN): The 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League was not completed in time for the 2019 AFC Cup, so Bangladesh could only get one total slot, where they were represented by the 2018 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/sports/bangladesh-lose-one-spot-1617349|title=Bangladesh to lose one spot?|publisher=The Daily Star|date=8 August 2018}}}}

{{Cnote2|BRU|Brunei (BRU): Brunei did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2|TPE|Chinese Taipei (TPE): Chinese Taipei had only one team which had an AFC Cup license.}}

{{Cnote2|GUM|Guam (GUM): Guam did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2|LAO|Laos (LAO): Laos had only one team which had an AFC Cup license and finished in the top half of the league to meet the sporting criteria (Entry Manual 12.6).}}

{{Cnote2|MAC|Macau (MAC): Macau did not have any teams which had an AFC Cup license.}}

{{Cnote2|MDV|Maldives (MDV): Maldives did not submit the list of licensed teams to the AFC.{{cite web|url=https://maldivesoccer.com/4702|title=No Maldivian Clubs for AFC Cup 2019|publisher=MaldiveSoccer|date=23 November 2018|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-date=11 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911143400/https://maldivesoccer.com/4702|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|PAK|Pakistan (PAK): Pakistan did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2|TLS|Timor-Leste (TLS): Timor-Leste did not submit the list of licensed teams to the AFC.}}

{{Cnote2|YEM|Yemen (YEM): Yemen did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Teams

The following 43 teams from 26 associations entered the competition.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+West Asia Zone

|+Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–C)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Jaish

|2017–18 Syrian Premier League champions and 2018 Syrian Cup winners

|9th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Ittihad

|2017–18 Syrian Premier League runners-up

|4th {{small|(2012)}}

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|2017–18 Jordanian Pro League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|11th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|2017–18 Jordan FA Cup winners
2017–18 Jordanian Pro League runners-up

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

|2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}} and 2017–18 Kuwait Emir Cup winners

|8th {{small|(2015)}}

{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Qadsia

|2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up

|7th {{small|(2015)}}

{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Najma

|2017–18 Bahraini Premier League runners-up
2017–18 Bahraini King's Cup winners

|2nd {{small|(2008)}}

{{flagicon|BHR}} Malkiya

|2017–18 Bahraini Premier League 4th place{{Cref2|Note BHR}}

|2nd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|2017–18 Lebanese Premier League champions and 2017–18 Lebanese FA Cup winners

|9th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

|2017–18 Lebanese Premier League runners-up

|9th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq

|2017–18 Oman Professional League champions

|7th {{small|(2018)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Nasr

|2017–18 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners

|2nd {{small|(2006)}}

{{flagicon|PLE}} Hilal Al-Quds

|2017–18 West Bank Premier League champions

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}


class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Central Asia Zone

|+Group stage direct entrants (Group D)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|2018 Tajik League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}} and 2018 Tajik Cup winners

|5th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|2018 Ýokary Liga champions

|5th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi

|2018 Kyrgyzstan League champions and 2018 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners

|4th {{small|(2018)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|TJK}} Khujand

|2018 Tajik League runners-up

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal

|2018 Ýokary Liga runners-up{{Cref2|Note TKM}}

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alay

|2018 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up

|5th {{small|(2018)}}


class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+South Asia Zone

|+Group stage direct entrants (Group E)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|IND}} Minerva Punjab

|2017–18 I-League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|1st

{{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

|2018 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|NEP}} Manang Marshyangdi Club

|2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions

|1st

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|IND}} Chennaiyin

|2017–18 Indian Super League champions

|1st

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|BHU}} Transport United

|2018 Bhutan National League champions

|2nd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|SRI}} Colombo

|2017–18 Sri Lanka Champions League champions

|2nd {{small|(2017)}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+ASEAN Zone

|+Group stage direct entrants (Groups F–H)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|2018 V.League 1 champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|4th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

|2018 Vietnamese Cup winners

|3rd {{small|(2010)}}

{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|2018 Philippines Football League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|5th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|PHI}} Kaya–Iloilo

|2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara winners

|2nd {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|SIN}} Home United

|2018 Singapore Premier League runners-up{{Cref2|Note ACL}}{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|10th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|2018 Singapore Premier League 4th place{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|11th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|IDN}} Persija Jakarta

|2018 Liga 1 champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}}

|2nd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

|2018 Liga 1 runners-up

|1st

{{flagicon|MYA}} Yangon United

|2018 Myanmar National League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}} and 2018 General Aung San Shield winners

|6th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|MYA}} Shan United

|2018 Myanmar National League runners-up

|2nd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|LAO}} Lao Toyota

|2018 Lao Premier League champions

|5th {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|CAM}} Nagaworld

|2018 Cambodian League champions

|2nd {{small|(2017)}}


class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+East Asia Zone

|+Group stage direct entrants (Group I)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League champions{{Cref2|Note ACL}} and 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup winners

|7th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|2017–18 DPR Korea Premier League champions

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

{{flagicon|TPE}} Hang Yuen

|2018 Taiwan Football Premier League 3rd place{{Cref2|Note TPE}}

|2nd {{small|(2018)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|HKG}} Tai Po

|2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League runners-up

|2nd {{small|(2010)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|PRK}} Ryomyong

|2018 Hwaebul Cup winners

|1st

{{flagicon|MNG}} Erchim

|2018 Mongolian Premier League champions

|3rd {{small|(2018)}}

{{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 play in the AFC Cup, and would be replaced by the standby team from the same association if such team were available.}}

{{Cnote2|Note BHR|Bahrain (BAH): Al-Muharraq, the 2017–18 Bahraini Premier League champions, did not have an AFC Cup license. As a result, Malkiya, the league 4th place, entered the group stage.{{cite web|url=http://alwatannews.net/article/803448/Sports/%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85|title=لحضور قرعة "كأس الاتحاد".. وفدا فريقي النجمة والمالكية يطيران لـ"كوالالامبور" الاثنين|publisher=alwatannews.net|date=14 November 2018}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note TPE|Chinese Taipei (TPE): Tatung and Taipower, the 2018 Taiwan Premier League champions and runners-up, did not have an AFC Cup license. As a result, Hang Yuen, the league 3rd place, entered the group stage.{{cite web|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1313115|title=台灣唯一國際認證職業隊　航源FC再戰明年亞洲足聯盃|publisher=ETtoday運動雲|date=22 November 2018}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note SIN|Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2018 Singapore Premier League champions and 2018 Singapore Cup winners, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. Moreover, DPMM, the 2018 Singapore Premier League 3rd place, is a team from Brunei and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Home United and Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up and 4th place respectively, entered the group stage.}}

{{Cnote2|Note TKM|Turkmenistan (TKM): Köpetdag, the 2018 Turkmenistan Cup winners, did not have an AFC Cup license. As a result, Ahal, the 2018 Ýokary Liga runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.{{cite web|url=http://www.tff.com.tm/ru/news/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%BA|title=Новый сезон Кубка АФК|publisher=Football Federation of Turkmenistan|date=23 November 2018|access-date=24 November 2018|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009130400/http://www.tff.com.tm/ru/news/%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B%25D0%25B9-%25D1%2581%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B7%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BD-%25D0%25BA%25D1%2583%25D0%25B1%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0-%25D0%25B0%25D1%2584%25D0%25BA|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is 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://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2019|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2019|publisher=AFC|date=28 November 2017}}

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Stage

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Preliminary stage

|Preliminary round

|rowspan=2|No draw

|20 February 2019 (C, S, E)

|27 February 2019 (C, S, E)

Play-off stage

|Play-off round

|5 February 2019 (W),
6 March 2019 (C, S, E)

|12 February 2019 (W),
13 March 2019 (C, S, E)

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=7|22 November 2018

|colspan=2|25–27 February 2019 (W, A), 3 April 2019 (C, S, E)

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|11–13 March 2019 (W, A), 17 April 2019 (C, S, E)

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|1–3 April & 3 May 2019 (W, A), 30 April – 1 May 2019 (C, S, E)

Matchday 4

|colspan=2|15–17 & 23 April & 6 May 2019 (W, A), 15 May 2019 (C, S, E)

Matchday 5

|colspan=2|29 April – 1 May 2019 (W, A), 19 June 2019 (C, S, E)

Matchday 6

|colspan=2|13–15 May 2019 (W, A), 26 June 2019 (C, S, E)

rowspan=5|Knockout stage

|Zonal semi-finals

|17–19 June 2019 (W, A)

|24–26 June 2019 (W, A)

Zonal finals

|rowspan=4|2 July 2019

|31 July 2019 (A),
24 September 2019 (W)

|7 August 2019 (A),
1 October 2019 (W)

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

|20–21 August 2019

|27–28 August 2019

Inter-zone play-off final

|25 September 2019

|2 October 2019

Final

|colspan=2|2 November 2019 at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Qualifying play-offs

{{main|2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Format}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Bracket}}

=Preliminary round=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round}}

=Play-off round=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Play-off round}}

Group stage

{{main|2019 AFC Cup group stage}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup group stage|Draw}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup group stage|Format}}

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Tiebreakers
{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup group stage|Tiebreakers}}

=Group A=

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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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=Group I=

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=Ranking of second-placed teams=

==West Asia Zone==

{{2019 AFC Cup group tables|Group runners-up (West Asia Zone)|teamwidth=200}}

==ASEAN Zone==

{{2019 AFC Cup group tables|Group runners-up (ASEAN Zone)|teamwidth=200}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2019 AFC Cup knockout stage}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Zonal semi-finals=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal semi-finals}}

=Zonal finals=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal finals}}

=Inter-zone play-off semi-finals=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals}}

=Inter-zone play-off final=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off final}}

=Final=

{{#lst:2019 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}

Awards

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!Award

!Player

!Team

Most Valuable Player{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/al-ahed-s-khalil-named-mvp |title=Al Ahed's Khalil named MVP |website=the-afc.com |publisher=AFC |date=4 November 2019}}

| align="left" |{{flagicon|LIB}} Mehdi Khalil

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

Top Goalscorer{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/ceres-maranon-wins-topscorer-award |title=Ceres' Marañón wins Top Scorer Award |website=the-afc.com |publisher=AFC |date=4 November 2019}}

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

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

Fair Play Award

|—

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

Top scorers

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

{{smalldiv|{{legend|#DDDDDD|Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.}}}}

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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|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|ESP}} Bienvenido Marañón

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

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

!10

rowspan=2|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|NGA}} Ganiyu Oseni

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|4|| || ||2||2||1|| || || || || || || || ||bgcolor="silver"|

!rowspan=2|9

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

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

|1

122bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|21
4

|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} Pape Omar Faye

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

| ||1|| ||3||1|| ||1||1|| ||1|| || || || ||bgcolor="silver"|

!8

rowspan=2|5

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Matos

|align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} Persija Jakarta

| ||2|| ||1||1||3||bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|

!rowspan=2|7

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

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|1

11121bgcolor="silver"|
rowspan=2|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Baha' Faisal

|align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

| ||4|| || ||1||1|| || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=7|

!rowspan=2|6

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando

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

|1

1121bgcolor="silver" colspan=9|
rowspan=5|9

|align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Khairul Amri

|align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

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

!rowspan=5|5

align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Mohamad Kdouh

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

|

311bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="2"|bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wander Luiz

|align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

|

11111bgcolor="silver" colspan=5|
align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Markkanen

|align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

|1

211bgcolor="silver" colspan=7|
align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Bassel Moustafa

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

|

1112bgcolor="silver" colspan=7|

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

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/254 AFC Cup 2019], stats.the-AFC.com

{{AFC Cup seasons}}

{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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