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2019 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 17 June to 4 November 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2019|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2019|publisher=AFC|date=11 January 2018}} A total of 11 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 AFC Cup.{{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}}

Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage:

  • The winners of each of the three groups and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I) advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

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Key to colours
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|Teams which enter the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

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|Teams which enter the Zonal semi-finals

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width=120|Zone

!Group

!width=200|Winners

!width=200|Best runners-up

rowspan=3|West Asia Zone

!A

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF rowspan=3|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Jaish
{{small|(Group A)}}

B

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

C

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

Central Asia Zone

!D

|bgcolor=#BBF3BB|{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|align=center|—

South Asia Zone

!E

|bgcolor=#BBF3BB|{{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

|align=center|—

rowspan=3|ASEAN Zone

!F

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF rowspan=3|{{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương
{{small|(Group G)}}

G

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

H

|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|{{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

East Asia Zone

!I

|bgcolor=#BBF3BB|{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|align=center|—

Format

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone). Matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the ASEAN Zone and the Inter-zone play-offs were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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Round

!First leg

!Second leg

Zonal semi-finals

|17–19 June 2019 (W, A)

|24–26 June 2019 (W, A)

Zonal finals

|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|4 November 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

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Round

!Matchups

Zonal semi-finals

|(Matchups and order of legs determined by identity of best runners-up: first team listed host first leg, second team listed host second leg)

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;West Asia Zone

  • If best runners-up from Group A
  • WSF1: Group A winners vs. Group C winners
  • WSF2: Group A runners-up vs. Group B winners
  • If best runners-up from Group B
  • WSF1: Group B winners vs. Group A winners
  • WSF2: Group B runners-up vs. Group C winners
  • If best runners-up from Group C
  • WSF1: Group C winners vs. Group B winners
  • WSF2: Group C runners-up vs. Group A winners

{{col-2}}

;ASEAN Zone

  • If best runners-up from Group F
  • ASF1: Group F winners vs. Group H winners
  • ASF2: Group F runners-up vs. Group G winners
  • If best runners-up from Group G
  • ASF1: Group G winners vs. Group F winners
  • ASF2: Group G runners-up vs. Group H winners
  • If best runners-up from Group H
  • ASF1: Group H winners vs. Group G winners
  • ASF2: Group H runners-up vs. Group F winners

{{col-end}}

Zonal finals

|(Order of legs decided by draw)

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{{col-2}}

;West Asia Zone

  • WF: Winners of WSF1 vs. Winners of WSF2

{{col-2}}

;ASEAN Zone

  • AF: Winners of ASF1 vs. Winners of ASF2

{{col-end}}

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

|(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners of Group D, Group E, Group I, and AF)

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  • IZSF1

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  • IZSF2

{{col-end}}

Inter-zone play-off final

|(Winners of IZSF1 host first leg, Winners of IZSF2 host second leg)

  • IZF: Winners of IZSF1 vs. Winners of IZSF2
Final

|(Winners of IZF host match, as alternated from previous season's final)

  • Winners of IZF vs. Winners of WF

The bracket was decided after the draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, which was held on 2 July 2019, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/asian-clubs-continue-pursuit-for-glory|title=Asian clubs continue pursuit for glory|publisher=AFC|date=1 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/afc-cup-2019-knockout-stage-draw-confirmed|title=AFC Cup 2019 knockout stage draw confirmed|publisher=AFC|date=2 July 2019}}

{{11TeamBracket-AFC|legs=2|aggregate=y|RD5-legs=1

| RD1 = Zonal semi-finals

| RD2 = Zonal finals

| RD1-team1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương (a)}}

| RD1-score1-1 = 1

| RD1-score1-2 = 1

| RD1-score1-agg = 2

| RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

| RD1-score2-1 = 0

| RD1-score2-2 = 2

| RD1-score2-agg = 2

| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

| RD1-score3-1 = 1

| RD1-score3-2 = 1

| RD1-score3-agg = 2

| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

| RD1-score4-1 = 1

| RD1-score4-2 = 2

| RD1-score4-agg = 3

| RD1-team5 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Jaish

| RD1-score5-1 = 3

| RD1-score5-2 = 0

| RD1-score5-agg = 3

| RD1-team6 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

| RD1-score6-1 = 0

| RD1-score6-2 = 4

| RD1-score6-agg = 4

| RD1-team7 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

| RD1-score7-1 = 0

| RD1-score7-2 = 0

| RD1-score7-agg = 0

| RD1-team8 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

| RD1-score8-1 = 1

| RD1-score8-2 = 0

| RD1-score8-agg = 1

| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

| RD2-score1-1 = 0

| RD2-score1-2 = 0

| RD2-score1-agg = 0

| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

| RD2-score2-1 = 1

| RD2-score2-2 = 1

| RD2-score2-agg = 2

| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

| RD2-score3-1 = 0

| RD2-score3-2 = 0

| RD2-score3-agg = 0

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

| RD2-score4-1 = 0

| RD2-score4-2 = 1

| RD2-score4-agg = 1

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

| RD3-score1-1 = 3

| RD3-score1-2 = 2

| RD3-score1-agg = 5

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

| RD3-score2-1 = 2

| RD3-score2-2 = 2

| RD3-score2-agg = 4

| RD3-team3 = {{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

| RD3-score3-1 = 4

| RD3-score3-2 = 0

| RD3-score3-agg = 4

| RD3-team4 = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

| RD3-score4-1 = 3

| RD3-score4-2 = 2

| RD3-score4-agg = 5

| RD4-team1 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

| RD4-score1-1 = 2

| RD4-score1-2 = 0

| RD4-score1-agg = 2

| RD4-team2 = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25 (a)

| RD4-score2-1 = 2

| RD4-score2-2 = 0

| RD4-score2-agg = 2

| RD5-team1 = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

| RD5-score1 = 0

| RD5-team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

| RD5-score2 = 1

}}

Zonal semi-finals

=Summary=

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) played in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|+West Asia Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Wehdat|JOR|0–1|Al-Ahed|LIB|0–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Jaish|SYR|var1=1980|3–4|Al-Jazeera|JOR|3–0|0–4}}

{{end}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

|+ASEAN Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Ceres–Negros|PHI|2–3|Hà Nội|VIE|1–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Becamex Bình Dương|VIE|2–2 (a)|PSM Makassar|IDN|1–0|1–2}}

{{end}}

=West Asia Zone=

{{Football box

|id = West Asia SF1.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|17|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Wehdat {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

|attendance = 10,912

|referee = Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057482 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15568 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = West Asia SF1.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|24|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Ahed {{flagicon|LIB}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

|attendance = 7,573

|referee = Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057507 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15570 Stats Report]

}}

Al-Ahed won 1–0 on aggregate.

----

{{Football box

|id = West Asia SF2.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|18|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:15|3}}

|team1 = Al-Jaish {{flagicon|SYR|1980}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain){{refn|group=note|name="Syria home"|Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.}}

|attendance = 50

|referee = Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057483 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15569 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = West Asia SF2.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|25|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}

|team1 = Al-Jazeera {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Jaish

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance = 505

|referee = Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057508 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15571 Stats Report]

}}

Al-Jazeera won 4–3 on aggregate.

=ASEAN Zone=

{{Football box

|id = ASEAN SF1.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|18|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}

|team1 = Ceres–Negros {{flagicon|PHI}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

|attendance = 6,007

|referee = Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057484 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15564 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = ASEAN SF1.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|25|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|7}}

|team1 = Hà Nội {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 4,839

|referee = Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057505 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15566 Stats Report]

}}

Hà Nội won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = ASEAN SF2.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|19|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|7}}

|team1 = Becamex Bình Dương {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

|attendance = 2,313

|referee = Rowan Arumughan (India)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057485 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15565 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = ASEAN SF2.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|26|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:30|7}}

|team1 = PSM Makassar {{flagicon|IDN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Luiz {{goal|45+3}}

|stadium = Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong{{refn|group=note|name="PSM home"|PSM Makassar played their home matches at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, instead of their home Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar, since the stadium did not meet AFC regulations.{{cite news |url=https://www.topskor.id/detail/87886/AFC-Cup-2019-Grup-H-PSM-Makassar-Ngungsi-ke-Stadion-Pakansari |title=AFC Cup 2019 Grup H, PSM Makassar Ngungsi ke Stadion Pakansari |date=10 December 2018 |work=Topskor.id |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-date=9 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009192734/https://www.topskor.id/detail/87886/AFC-Cup-2019-Grup-H-PSM-Makassar-Ngungsi-ke-Stadion-Pakansari |url-status=dead }}}}

|attendance = 1,839

|referee = Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1057506 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15567 Stats Report]

}}

2–2 on aggregate. Becamex Bình Dương won on away goals.

Zonal finals

=Summary=

The draw for the Zonal finals was held on 2 July 2019. In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|+West Asia Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Jazeera|JOR|0–1|Al-Ahed|LIB|0–0|0–1}}

{{end}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

|+ASEAN Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Becamex Bình Dương|VIE|0–2|Hà Nội|VIE|0–1|0–1}}

{{end}}

=West Asia Zone=

{{Football box

|id = West Asia F.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|9|24|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}

|team1 = Al-Jazeera {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance = 5,032

|referee = Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076675 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15907 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = West Asia F.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|10|1|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Ahed {{flagicon|LIB}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

|attendance = 10,422

|referee = Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076680 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15908 Stats Report]

}}

Al-Ahed won 1–0 on aggregate.

=ASEAN Zone=

{{Football box

|id = ASEAN F.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|7|31|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|7}}

|team1 = Becamex Bình Dương {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

|attendance = 10,225

|referee = Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076683 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15901 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = ASEAN F.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|7|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|7}}

|team1 = Hà Nội {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 6,710

|referee = Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076684 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15902 Stats Report]

}}

Hà Nội won 2–0 on aggregate.

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

=Summary=

The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 2 July 2019. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties, i.e., the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hà Nội|VIE|5–4|Altyn Asyr|TKM|3–2|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Abahani Limited Dhaka|BAN|4–5|April 25|PRK|4–3|0–2}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone SF1.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|20|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|7}}

|team1 = Hà Nội {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 6,250

|referee = Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076685 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15903 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone SF1.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|27|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|5}}

|team1 = Altyn Asyr {{flagicon|TKM}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat

|attendance = 10,755

|referee = Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076686 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15905 Stats Report]

}}

Hà Nội won 5–4 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone SF2.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|21|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:45|6}}

|team1 = Abahani Limited Dhaka {{flagicon|BAN}}

|score = 4–3

|team2 = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 3,640

|referee = Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076687 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15904 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone SF2.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|28|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|9}}

|team1 = April 25 {{flagicon|PRK}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 3,600

|referee = Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/1076688 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15906 Stats Report]

}}

April 25 won 5–4 on aggregate.

Inter-zone play-off final

=Summary=

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advance to the final.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hà Nội|VIE|2–2 (a)|April 25|PRK|2–2|0–0}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone F.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|9|25|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|7}}

|team1 = Hà Nội {{flagicon|VIE}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 6,683

|referee = Fu Ming (China)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/2026886 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15909 Stats Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = Inter-zone F.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|10|2|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|9}}

|team1 = April 25 {{flagicon|PRK}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 5,500

|referee = Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/2026887 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15910 Stats Report]

}}

2–2 on aggregate. April 25 won on away goals.

Final

{{main article|2019 AFC Cup Final}}

In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final played each other, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.{{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 match was originally to be hosted by April 25 at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on 2 November 2019. However, on 22 October 2019, due to North Korea's decision to ban television transmission of football games, the AFC announced that the final would be held in Shanghai, China in order for the match to be transmitted.{{Cite web|url=https://lebanonfg.com/single/2175|title=نهائي كأس الاتحاد الآسيوي في الصين|website=lebanonfg.com|language=ar|access-date=18 October 2019|date=17 October 2019|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018213810/https://lebanonfg.com/single/2175|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=AFC Cup 2019 final to be played in Shanghai |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/afc-cup-2019-final-to-be-played-in-shanghai |publisher=AFC |date=22 October 2019}} On 25 October 2019, the match was rescheduled from 2 November to 4 November and the host city was shifted from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web |title=AFC Cup 2019 final to be played on November 4 in Kuala Lumpur |url=https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-cup-2019-final-to-be-played-on-november-4-in-kuala-lumpur |publisher=AFC |date=25 October 2019}}

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Notes

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References

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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

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