2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

The following 7 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:

• 4 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
• 3 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.

The schedule of each round was as follows.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/afc-club-competitions-group-stages-to-be-played-in-centralised-venues |title=AFC Club Competitions’ Group Stages to be played in centralised venues|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/2021-afc-cup-match-schedule-preliminary-play-off-stage|title=2021 AFC Cup Preliminary & Playoff Stage match schedule|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}

• Both teams advanced to Group C.{{refn|group=note|name="PO/West"}}

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||{{fbaicon|PLE}} Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari|—|{{fbaicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait|—}}

• Bengaluru advanced to Group D.

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|7 April|{{fbaicon|NEP}} Nepal Army Club|5|{{fbaicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka Police|1

|7 April|{{fbaicon|MDV}} Eagles|2|{{fbaicon|BHU}} Thimphu City|0

|14 April|{{fbaicon|IND}} Bengaluru|5|{{fbaicon|NEP}} Nepal Army Club|0

||{{fbaicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka|—|{{fbaicon|MDV}} Eagles ({{w/o}})|—

|15 August|{{fbaicon|IND}} Bengaluru|1|{{fbaicon|MDV}} Eagles|0

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• Winners of Preliminary round 2 would have advanced to Group G.{{refn|group=note|name="PO/ASEAN"|}}

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||{{fbaicon|LAO}} Chanthabouly|—|{{fbaicon|BRU}} Kasuka|—

||{{fbaicon|MYA}} Hanthawady United|—|{{fbaicon|}} Winners of ASEAN 2.1 ({{w/o}})|—}}

• Persipura Jayapura advanced to Group H, while Visakha and Lalenok United advanced to Group I.{{refn|group=note|name="PO/ASEAN"}}

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||{{fbaicon|CAM}} Visakha|—|{{fbaicon|TLS}} Lalenok United|

—||{{fbaicon|IDN}} Persipura Jayapura|—|{{fbaicon|}} Winners of ASEAN 2.2|—}}

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round 1.

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|id = South Asia 1.1

|date = {{Start date|2021|4|7|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:30|5:45}}

|team1 = Nepal Army Club {{fbaicon|NEP}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka Police

|goals1 =

• Tamang {{goal|41}}
• Shrestha {{goal|43||90+3}}
• Basnet {{goal|50}}
• Rai {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

• Asante {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu

|attendance = 2,470

|referee = Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20598

}}

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|id = South Asia 1.2

|date = {{Start date|2021|4|7|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|5}}

|team1 = Eagles {{fbaicon|MDV}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BHU}} Thimphu City

|goals1 =

• Ahmed {{goal|10}}
• Naim {{goal|90}}

|stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé

|attendance = 25

|referee = Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20599

}}

A total of eight teams played in the preliminary round 2: six teams which entered in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round 1.

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|id = South Asia 2.1

|date = {{Start date|2021|4|14|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|5:30}}

|team1 = Bengaluru {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|NEP}} Nepal Army Club

|goals1 =

• Bheke {{goal|51||65}}
• Chhetri {{goal|52}}
• Silva {{goal|61||65}}

|stadium = GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

|attendance = 0

|referee = Ali Reda (Lebanon)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20600

}}

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|id = South Asia 2.2

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="Abahani Limited Dhaka v Eagles"|The preliminary round 2 match between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Eagles was originally scheduled to be played on 14 April 2021, 16:30 UTC+6, at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, but was initially rescheduled to be played on 21 April 2021, 17:30 UTC+5:45, at Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu (Nepal), due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh which caused a lockdown starting from 14 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/135112/abahani-eagles-match-likely-in-nepal|title=Abahani, Eagles match likely in Nepal|publisher=newagebd.net|date=11 April 2021}} However, it was later further postponed,{{cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/135456/abahani-eagles-match-still-in-doldrums|title=Abahani, Eagles match still in doldrums|publisher=newagebd.net|date=15 April 2021}} before it was eventually cancelled.}}

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

|score = Cancelled{{refn|group=note|name="PO/South"}}

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MDV}} Eagles

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20601

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|id = ASEAN 2.1

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="ASEAN Zone preliminary round 2"|The preliminary round 2 matches in the ASEAN Zone were originally scheduled to be played on 28 April 2021, but were initially rescheduled to be played on 19 May 2021, and later on 20 June 2021.{{cite web |title=2021 AFC Cup: Visakha could advance directly to group stage |publisher=Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50846208/2021-afc-cup-visakha-could-advance-directly-to-group-stage/ |date=26 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/kasuka-faces-fc-chantabouly-test-afc-cup/|title=Kasuka faces FC Chantabouly test in AFC Cup|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=10 May 2021}} However, they were later further postponed.}}

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|team1 = Chanthabouly {{fbaicon|LAO}}

|score = Cancelled

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BRU}} Kasuka

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20596

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|id = ASEAN 2.2

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="ASEAN Zone preliminary round 2"}}

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|team1 = Visakha {{fbaicon|CAM}}

|score = Cancelled

|team2 = {{fbaicon|TLS}} Lalenok United

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20597

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A total of eight teams played in the play-off round: four teams which entered in this round, and four winners of the preliminary round 2.

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|id = West Asia 3.1

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari v Al-Kuwait"|The play-off round match between Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari and Al-Kuwait was originally scheduled to be played on 20 April 2021, 22:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, but was later rescheduled to be played on 27 April 2021 in Kuwait, due to the difficulty of Al-Kuwait to travel to the West Bank,{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1021150|title=الكويت يحصل على موافقة صحية لاستضافة الأمعري|publisher=kooora.com|date=13 April 2021}} before it was eventually cancelled.}}

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|team1 = Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari {{fbaicon|PLE}}

|score = Cancelled{{refn|group=note|name="PO/West"}}

|team2 = {{fbaicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20602

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|id = South Asia 3.1

|date = {{Start date|2021|8|15|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|name="Bengaluru v Eagles"|The play-off round match in the South Asia Zone was originally scheduled to be played on 21 April 2021, but was initially rescheduled to be played on 28 April 2021 due to the postponement of the preliminary round 2 match between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Eagles. After the withdrawal of Abahani Limited Dhaka, the play-off round match between Bengaluru and Eagles was then scheduled to be played on 11 May 2021, 21:05 UTC+5, at National Football Stadium, Malé, prior to the start of Group D matches hosted by the centralised venue of Maldives. However, it was postponed indefinitely.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/latest-update-on-afc-cup-south-group-d-matches|title=Latest update on AFC Cup (South) Group D matches|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=9 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.therahnuma.com/afc-cup-matches-postponed-after-bengaluru-breach-covid-protocols/|title=AFC Cup matches postponed after Bengaluru breach Covid protocols|publisher=therahnuma.com|date=9 May 2021}} The match is later rescheduled to 15 August 2021.}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|5}}

|team1 = Bengaluru {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MDV}} Eagles

|goals1 = Rane {{goal|26}}

|stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé

|attendance = 0

|referee = Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20603

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|id = ASEAN 3.1

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="ASEAN Zone play-off round"|The play-off round matches in the ASEAN Zone were originally scheduled to be played on 19 May 2021, before they were eventually cancelled.}}

|time =

|team1 = Hanthawady United {{fbaicon|MYA}}

|score = Cancelled{{refn|group=note|name="PO/ASEAN"}}

|team2 = {{fbaicon|}} Winners of ASEAN 2.1

|goals1 =

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20604

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|id = ASEAN 3.2

|date = {{refn|group=note|name="ASEAN Zone play-off round"}}

|time =

|team1 = Persipura Jayapura {{fbaicon|IDN}}

|score = Cancelled{{refn|group=note|name="PO/ASEAN"}}

|team2 = {{fbaicon|}} Winners of ASEAN 2.2

|goals1 =

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|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20605

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{{reflist|group=note}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/}}
• [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/414 AFC Cup 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521141500/http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/414 |date=2021-05-21 }}, stats.the-AFC.com

{{2021 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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