2022 AFC Cup#Preliminary round 1

The 47 AFC member associations were ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered).{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PDFFiles/afc-club-competitions-ranking-mechanics|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}} The slots were allocated according to the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/entry-manual-for-afc-club-competitions-2021-edition|title=Entry Manual for AFC Club Competitions (2021 Edition)|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}

• The associations were split into five zones (Article 5.1):
• West Asia Zone consisted of the 12 associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
• South Asia Zone consisted of the 7 associations from the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
• Central Asia Zone consisted of the 6 associations from Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
• ASEAN Zone consisted of the 12 associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
• East Asia Zone consisted of the 10 associations from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
• The AFC may reallocate one or more associations to another zone if necessary for sporting reasons.
• Excluding the top five associations in each region for AFC Champions League slot allocation, all other associations were eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
• The teams from associations ranked 6th, 11th and 12th which were eliminated in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, entered the AFC Cup group stage (Article 3.2). The following rules were applied:
• The associations ranked 6th in both the West Region and the East Region, while allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations, were not ranked in each zone for AFC Cup slot allocation (Article 5.3).{{cite web|url=https://www.pfl.uz/uz/news/detail/12218|title=2021-2022 йилги ОЧЛ ва ОФК кубоги мусобақалари учун йўлланмалар тақсимоти эълон қилинди|publisher=Uzbekistan Professional Football League|date=29 July 2020|language=ru|access-date=24 October 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027181308/https://www.pfl.uz/uz/news/detail/12218|url-status=dead}}
• If they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, the AFC Cup group stage slot would be filled by the standby team from their association if such team would be available (Article 5.12).
• The rules above dud not apply to the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders, which were allocated AFC Champions League play-off slots if they did not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance.
• In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone are distributed as follows:
• The associations ranked 1st to 3rd were each allocated two direct slots.
• The associations ranked 4th to 6th were each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
• The associations ranked 7th or below were each allocated one play-off slot.
• If any zone had an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, they were allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage. There were 10 direct slots, with the 2 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs.
• In the South Asia Zone, the Central Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there was a single group in the group stage, including 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone were distributed as follows:{{cite web|url=http://fft.tj/ofitsialno-chempion-tadzhikistana-2020-vystupit-v-gruppovom-etape-ligi-chempionov-afk-2021/|title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ЧЕМПИОН ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2020 ВЫСТУПИТ В ГРУППОВОМ ЭТАПЕ ЛИГИ ЧЕМПИОНОВ АФК-2021!|publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation|language=ru|date=9 December 2019}}
• The associations ranked 1st to 3rd were each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
• The associations ranked 4th or below were each allocated one play-off slot.
• If any zone has an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, they were allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage. There were 4 direct slots, and to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group was added to this zone in the group stage, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.1).
• If any zone had at least 7 play-off slots, to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group was added to this zone in the group stage, with the 5 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.2).
• If any association with direct slots did not fulfill any one of the AFC Cup criteria, they had all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots would be redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 5.7 and 5.8):
• For each association, the maximum number of total slots would be two (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
• If any association was allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot was annulled and not redistributed.
• If any association with only play-off slot(s), including those mentioned above, did not fulfill the minimum AFC Cup criteria, the play-off slot(s) would be annulled and not redistributed (Articles 5.10 and 5.11).
• For each association, the maximum number of total slots was one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 5.6). Based on this rule, any direct slots given up would be redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
• All participating teams had to be granted an AFC Champions League or AFC Cup license, and (apart from cup winners) finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association did not have enough teams which satisfied these criteria, any direct slots given up would be redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
• If any team granted a license refused to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

For the 2022 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their AFC Club Competitions Ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-ranking/|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}{{cite web|url=https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2019/|title=AFC Country Ranking 2019|publisher=FootyRankings|date=24 November 2019|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609161839/https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2019/|archive-date=9 June 2019|url-status=dead}} which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

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{{Cnote2|AFC1|AFC Licensing (AFC1): Association did not implement the club licensing system.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Cup-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|title=List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Cup|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}}}

{{Cnote2|AFC2|AFC Licensing (AFC2): Association did not have a licensed club.}}

{{Cnote2|BAN|Bangladesh (BAN): Maldives' representative Valencia withdrew from the competition after the preliminary round 1. As a result, Bangladesh's representative Abahani Limited Dhaka directly advanced to the play-off round.{{cite web |title=Latest update on the AFC Cup 2022 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_cup_2022%E2%84%A2.html |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=12 April 2022 |date=11 April 2022}}}}

{{Cnote2|JOR|Jordan (JOR): Jordan's only team granted a license are playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League.}}

{{Cnote2|KUW|Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait is given an additional slot due to unallocated slots in West Zone (Entry Manual Article 5.2).}}

{{Cnote2|MAC|Macau (MAC): Macau's indirect slot is annulled as Benfica Macau, the Liga de Elite runners-up, refuses to enter the AFC Cup (Entry Manual Article 9.11).}}

{{Cnote2|MYA|Myanmar (MYA): The teams from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Cup, Shan United and Hantharwady United, withdrew from the competition after the draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/afc_confirms_the_withdrawal_of_myanmar_clubs.html|title=AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=19 January 2022}}}}

{{Cnote2|PHI|Philippines (PHI): Philippines are ranked 6th in the East Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.}}

{{Cnote2|UZB|Uzbekistan (UZB): Uzbekistan are ranked 6th in the West Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.}}

{{Cnote2|VIE|Vietnam (VIE): Vietnam had only one entry as Nam Dinh, the 2021 V.League 1 fourth place, refuses to enter the AFC Cup (Entry Manual Article 9.11).}}

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{{Cnote2|Note ACL|AFC Champions League (ACL): Standby team replacing another team qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.}}

{{Cnote2|Note BAN|Bangladesh (BAN): The second-placed team Sheikh Jamal were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license.}}

{{Cnote2|Note HKG|Hong Kong (HKG): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, the 2020–21 Hong Kong FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Hong Kong Football Association. The teams from Hong Kong playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/體育/article/20210204/s00006/1612434098961/港足丨今屆足總盃及銀牌取消-港足主帥麥柏倫延長合約至6月|title=今屆足總盃及銀牌取消 港足主帥麥柏倫延長合約至6月|publisher=明報|date=4 February 2021|language=zh}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note IDN|Indonesia (IDN): The 2019 Liga 1 champions, Bali United and 2018–19 Piala Indonesia winners, PSM Makassar were chosen to represent Indonesia in the 2022 AFC Cup because the 2020 Liga 1 and the 2020 Piala Indonesia were cancelled and declared void by the Football Association of Indonesia and 2021–22 Liga 1 is still running and not be finished until April 2022.{{cite web |title=Kompetisi Liga 1 dan 2 Musim 2020–2021 Resmi Dibatalkan |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/kompetisi-liga-1-dan-2-musim-2020-2021-resmi-dibatalkan |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=id-ID |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127200121/https://www.pssi.org/news/kompetisi-liga-1-dan-2-musim-2020-2021-resmi-dibatalkan |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=BALI UNITED KEMBALI WAKILI INDONESIA DI AJANG PIALA AFC 2022 |url=https://www.baliutd.com/news/media-news/bali-united-kembali-wakili-indonesia-di-ajang-piala-afc-2022/ |website=Bali United Official Website |access-date=30 December 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note IND|India (IND): Since Mumbai City, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season premiers, are also the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs winners, ATK Mohun Bagan, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season runners-up, qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MAC|Macau (MAC): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, Must CPK withdrew from the competition after the draw.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MAS|Malaysia (MAS): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, the 2021 Malaysia FA Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Malaysia. The 2021 Malaysia Cup winners will qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/no-2021-malaysia-fa-cup-competition/|title=No 2021 Malaysia FA Cup competition|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|date=28 January 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note MDV|Maldives (MDV): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives, the 2021 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Maldives. The teams from Maldives playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MaldivesFA/posts/2818175291825791|title=Important decisions taken in the congress for the 2020/21 football season!|publisher=Football Association of Maldives|website=facebook.com|date=31 May 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note MYA|Myanmar (MYA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar plus the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and protests, the 2021 Myanmar National League was not held by the Myanmar Football Federation.}}

{{Cnote2|Note NEP|Nepal (NEP): Since the 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League could not be completed in time, it was agreed that the table toppers after matchday 7 would qualify for the AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|Note OMA|Oman (OMA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, the 2020–21 Oman Professional League was cancelled and declared null and void by the Oman Football Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2021/04/01/covid-19-oman-football-association-cancels-all-tournaments/|title=COVID-19: Oman Football Association cancels all tournaments|publisher=thearabianstories.com|date=1 April 2021}} One of the two teams from Oman playing in the 2022 AFC Cup was determined by the results of the previous domestic season (2019–20 Oman Professional League).}}

{{Cnote2|Note PLE|Palestine (PLE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine, the 2020–21 Palestine Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Palestinian Football Association. The teams from Palestine playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 West Bank Premier League. The second-placed team Markaz Balata were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license.}}

{{Cnote2|Note PHI|Philippines (PHI): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 Philippines Football League was cancelled, with the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara used to determine the Philippine club to participate. The Azkals Development Team were the runners-up in the competition, however the club did not own an AFC club license and was thus ineligible to compete in AFC club competitions.{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=United City to skip Copa Paulino Alcantara |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/31/united-city-to-skip-copa-paulino-alcantara |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=31 October 2021}} Kaya F.C.–Iloilo first played in the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and were eliminated, but still qualified to the AFC Cup group stage.}}

{{Cnote2|Note SIN|Singapore (SIN): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the 2021 Singapore Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Singapore.{{cite web |title=2021 Singapore Premier League season to resume on 17 July |url=https://spl.sg/2021-spl-resume-17-july/ |access-date=24 June 2021}} The teams from Singapore playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2021 Singapore Premier League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note TKM1|Turkmenistan (TKM1): Only Ahal (the Ýokary Liga runners-up) were granted an AFC Champions League license; so Altyn Asyr qualified for 2022 AFC Cup instead.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Champions-League-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|title=List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Champions League|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2021-12-03|archive-date=2021-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205193729/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Champions-League-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note TKM2|Turkmenistan (TKM2):2021 Turkmenistan Cup winners{{cite web|url=https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/en/post/59772/shagadam-won-turkmenistan-football-cup-second-time|title="Shagadam" won the Turkmenistan Football Cup for the second time|publisher=turkmenistan.gov.tm|accessdate=23 December 2021}} and 2021 Ýokary Liga 3rd place Şagadam were not granted an AFC Cup license. As a result, Köpetdag, the second best team granted an AFC Cup license and not an AFC Champions League license (2021 Ýokary Liga fourth place), qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|Note VIE|Vietnam (VIE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, the 2021 V.League 1 and 2021 Vietnamese Cup were both abandoned by the Vietnam Football Federation. It was decided that the league's first placed team at the time of abandonment would take the AFC Champions League slot,{{cite web |title=Hoang Anh Gia Lai to represent Vietnam in AFC Champions League 2022 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/hoang-anh-gia-lai-to-represent-vietnam-in-afc-champions-league-2022-4395368.html|website=VN Express International|author=Duc Dong|date=27 November 2021 |access-date=1 January 2022}} with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second and third placed teams.{{cite web |title=Following the cancellation of the 2021 #vleague, it's now confirmed: no championship title awarded, no relegation / promotion, the ranking of teams after 12 rounds determines ACL & AFC allocations |url=https://twitter.com/soccervietnam/status/1440959330145091593 |website=twitter.com |access-date=24 September 2021}} Subsequently, third-placed team Than Quang Ninh were omitted from V-League competitions, after loss of their main sponsor and other financial difficulties.{{cite web |title=Than Quang Ninh Fans Heartbroken by Club's Demise. Here's why |url=https://vietreader.com/life/52378-than-quang-ninh-fans-heartbroken-by-clubs-demise-heres-why.html|website=VietReader|author=thamnguyen99|date=3 December 2021 |access-date=1 January 2022}} Nam Dinh, who were fourth at the time of the suspension, should be given the AFC Cup slot but declined.}}

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The tournament ran from April to October 2022, so as not to clash with the World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2022|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=29 November 2019}}

The final schedule of the competition was as follows:

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• W: West Asia Zone
• S: South Asia Zone
• C: Central Asia Zone
• A: ASEAN Zone
• E: East Asia Zone

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{{#lst:2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round 1}}

{{#lst:2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round 2}}

{{#lst:2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Play-off round}}

{{main|2022 AFC Cup group stage}}

{{#lst:2022 AFC Cup group stage|Draw}}

{{#lst:2022 AFC Cup group stage|Format}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group A|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group B|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group C|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group E|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group F|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group G|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group H|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group I|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group J|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group runners-up (West Asia Zone)|teamwidth=200}}

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group runners-up (ASEAN Zone)|teamwidth=200}}

{{main|2022 AFC Cup knockout stage}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal semi-finals}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal finals}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off final}}

{{#section-h:2022 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}

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• 2022 AFC Champions League

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• {{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/}}

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