2020 AFC Cup

The 2020 AFC Cup is the 17th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

2020 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
21 January – 28 April 2020
Competition proper:
10 February – 12 December 2020
Originally until 7 November 2020
TeamsCompetition proper: 36
Total: 48 (from 28 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance52,237 (1,632 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bienvenido Marañón
(5 goals)

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they have not qualified through their domestic performance, the first time since 2014 that an AFC Cup holders are guaranteed automatic qualification.[2]

Al-Ahed of Lebanon are the defending champions.

The competition will suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic until at least the end of June 2020.[3]

On 9 July, it was announced that the AFC Cup would return on 23 September and conclude on 12 December, with the ASEAN group stage matches to be held in centralised venues.[4][5]

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):[6]

  • The associations are split into five zones:
  • 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 2020 AFC Cup, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017,[7] 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 2014 and 2017.[6][8]

Participation for 2020 AFC Cup
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Yemen (YEM): Yemen did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.[9]
  2. ^
    Afghanistan (AFG): Afghanistan did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.[9]
  3. ^
    Nepal (NEP): Nepal did not have any teams which had an AFC Cup license.[9]
  4. ^
    Pakistan (PAK): Pakistan did not implement the AFC Cup club licensing system.[9]
  5. ^
    North Korea (PRK): North Korea did not have any teams entering the competition.
  6. ^
    Macau (MAC): Macau only had one club which had an AFC Cup license.[9]
  7. ^
    Guam (GUM): Guam did not submit any list of licensed teams.[9]

Teams

The following 48 teams from 28 associations enter the competition. Teams from Brunei and Timor-Leste entered the AFC Cup for the first time.[10]

Notes
  1. ^
    Title holders (TH): Al-Ahed are the title holders.
  2. ^
    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.
  3. ^
    Brunei (BRU): MS ABDB, the 2018–19 Brunei Super League champions, failed to obtain an AFC license. As a result, Indera, the league 4th place (only team with an AFC license), enter the qualifying play-offs.[11]
  4. ^
    East Asia Zone (EAZ): Tai Po (Hong Kong) withdrew from the group stage after the draw (originally drawn in Group I).[12] As a result, Kitchee (Hong Kong) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round to replace Tai Po, and Taipower (Chinese Taipei) and Ulaanbaatar City (Mongolia) entered the play-off round instead of the preliminary round 2, which was cancelled.[13]
  5. ^
    Philippines (PHI): Ceres–Negros underwent a management change mid-competition in July 2020, with MMC Sportz Asia taking over. The club renamed as United City. It is to be determined if the club would be able to continue their campaign in the AFC Cup under the new name and management.[14]
  6. ^
    Singapore (SIN): DPMM, the 2019 Singapore Premier League champions, is a team from Brunei and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Hougang United, the league 3rd place, enter the group stage.
  7. ^
    Vietnam (VIE): Hà Nội, the 2019 V.League 1 champions and 2019 Vietnamese Cup winners, failed to obtain an AFC license (as their U15 team did not participate in Vietnam National U15 Youth League).[15] As a result, Than Quảng Ninh, the league 3rd place, enter the group stage.
Amman
Kuwait
Bahrain
Beirut
Sur (p)
Ashgabat-Ahal Region
Malé
Paro (p)
Defenders (p)
Singapore
PSM (p)
Vientiane
Indera (p)
Hong Kong
Beirut teams
Al-Ahed
Al-Ansar

Amman teams
Al-Faisaly
Al-Jazeera

Bahrain teams
Al-Riffa
Manama
Ashgabat-Ahal Region teams
Altyn Asyr
Ahal (p)

Kuwait teams
Al-Kuwait
Al-Qadsia

Malé teams
TC Sports
Maziya (p)
Hong Kong teams
Tai Po
Kitchee

Singapore teams
Tampines Rovers
Hougang United

Vientiane teams
Lao Toyota
Master 7 (p)
Location of teams of the 2020 AFC Cup.
Red: West Asia Zone; Yellow: Central Asia Zone; Green: South Asia Zone; Blue: ASEAN Zone; Purple: East Asia Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants
Withdrawn teams

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).[16]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following changes to the schedule had been made:

  • The AFC announced on 11 February 2020 that all East Asia Zone preliminary round, play-off round and group stage matches would be postponed.[17]
    • Preliminary round: from 5 and 12 February to 7 and 14 April
    • Play-off round: from 19 and 26 February to 21 and 28 April
    • Matchday 1: from 11 March to 6 May
    • Matchday 2: from 15 April to 13 May
    • Matchday 3: from 29 April to 20 May
    • Matchday 4: from 13 May to 6 May
    • Matchday 5: from 27 May to 17 June
    • Matchday 6: from 17 June to 24 June
  • The AFC announced on 12 March 2020 that all West Asia Zone group stage matches yet to be played would be postponed to new dates yet to be confirmed, and the West Asia Zonal semi-finals would be postponed from 25–26 May and 15–16 June to 24–25 August and 14–15 September.[18]
  • The AFC announced on 18 March 2020 that all AFC Cup matches would be postponed until further notice.[19]
  • The AFC announced the calendar of remaining matches on 9 July 2020 but the venues for the centralised groups are to be confirmed.[20]
Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 22 January 2020 (S) 29 January 2020 (S)
Preliminary round 2 5 February 2020 (C, S) 12 February 2020 (C, S)
Play-off stage Play-off round 21–22 January 2020 (W, A), 19 February 2020 (C, S),
One-leg (E)		 28–29 January 2020 (W, A), 26 February 2020 (C, S),
30 September 2020 (E)
Group stage Matchday 1 10 December 2019[10] 10–12 February 2020 (W, A), 10–11 March 2020, 20 October 2020 (C, E)
Matchday 2 24–26 February 2020, 23 October 2020 (W, A, C, S, E)
Matchday 3 9–11 March 2020 (A), 26 October 2020 (W, C, S, E)
Matchday 4 29 October 2020 (W, C, S, E), 23 September 2020 (A)
Matchday 5 1 November 2020 (W, C, S, E), 26 September 2020 (A)
Matchday 6 4 November 2020 (W, C, S, E), 29 September 2020 (A)
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 20–21 October 2020 (A), 23–24 November 2020 (W)
Zonal finals TBA 4 November 2020 (A), 1 December 2020 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 24–25 November 2020
Inter-zone play-off final 2 December 2020
Final 12 December 2020

Qualifying play-offs
Main article: 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3).[1] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg.[21] The seven winners of the play-off round (one each from West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, East Asia Zone, and three from ASEAN Zone) advance to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.

Preliminary round 1
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Defenders 5–5 (a) Paro 3–3 2–2

Preliminary round 2
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Neftchi w/o[†] Ahal — —
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Paro 1–10 Bengaluru 0–1 1–9
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–2 (a) Maziya 2–2 0–0
Notes
  1. † Neftchi won on walkover after Ahal were disqualified by the AFC for failing to appear for the first leg.[22][17]

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Hilal Al-Quds 2–0 Sur 2–0 0–0
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Neftchi 1–3 Khujand 1–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Maziya 4–4 (4–3 p) Bengaluru 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Lalenok United 2–7 PSM Makassar 1–4 1–3
Indera 2–9 Yangon United 1–6 1–3
Svay Rieng 7–1 Master 7 4–1 3–0
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia Zone
Taipower 16 Oct Ulaanbaatar City

Group stage
Main article: 2020 AFC Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[23] The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), and one group each in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I). Teams from the same association in the West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone could not be drawn into the same group. In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advance to the knockout stage:

  • The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advance to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAI MAN AHE HQU
1 Al-Jaish 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — 0–0 29 Oct 4 Nov
2 Manama 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 1 Nov — 1–0 29 Oct
3 Al-Ahed 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 26 Oct 4 Nov — 2–1
4 Hilal Al-Quds 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 0–1 26 Oct 1 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 2019 AFC association ranking: Syria (Al-Jaish) 22nd, Bahrain (Manama) 27th.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KWT ANS WAT FAI
1 Al-Kuwait 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Zonal semi-finals — 1–0 4 Nov 29 Oct
2 Al-Ansar 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 1 Nov — 29 Oct 4–3
3 Al-Wathba 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0 26 Oct — 1 Nov
4 Al-Faisaly 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 26 Oct 4 Nov 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: AFC

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QAD DHO RIF JAZ
1 Al-Qadsia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — 23 Oct 1 Nov 26 Oct
2 Dhofar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 4 Nov — 29 Oct 1–0
3 Al-Riffa 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 26 Oct — 4 Nov
4 Al-Jazeera 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 29 Oct 1 Nov 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points (GD): Al-Qadsia 3 (+1), Dhofar 0 (0), Al-Riffa 0 (–1).

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IST ALT DOR KHU
1 Istiklol 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 4 Nov 26 Oct 2–0
2 Altyn Asyr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Oct — 1 Nov 29 Oct
3 Dordoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Oct 20 Oct — 4 Nov
4 Khujand 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 1 Nov 26 Oct 23 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: AFC

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAS MAZ CHE TCS
1 Bashundhara Kings 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 4 Nov 29 Oct 5–1
2 Maziya 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 23 Oct — 1 Nov 26 Oct
3 Chennai City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 26 Oct 2–2 — 4 Nov
4 TC Sports 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0 1 Nov 29 Oct 23 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HCM YAN HOU LTO
1 Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — 26 Sep 29 Sep 23 Sep
2 Yangon United 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 2–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 Hougang United 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 2–3 23 Sep — 26 Sep
4 Lao Toyota 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 0–2 29 Sep 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Hồ Chí Minh City 2, Yangon United 0.

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER TQN SVR BAL
1 United City 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Zonal semi-finals — 2–2 4–0 4–0
2 Than Quảng Ninh 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4 Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 29 Sep — 23 Sep 26 Sep
3 Svay Rieng 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3[lower-alpha 1] 26 Sep 1–4 — 2–1
4 Bali United 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3[lower-alpha 1] 23 Sep 4–1 29 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Svay Rieng 3, Bali United 0.

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAM KAY PSM SHA
1 Tampines Rovers 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Zonal semi-finals — 29 Sep 2–1 2–1
2 Kaya–Iloilo 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up 0–0 — 23 Sep 26 Sep
3 PSM Makassar 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 26 Sep 1–1 — 3–1
4 Shan United 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 23 Sep 0–2 29 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: AFC

Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIT TAT CPK I4
1 Kitchee[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 4 Nov 26 Oct 20 Oct
2 Tatung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Oct — 1 Nov 29 Oct
3 MUST CPK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Oct 20 Oct — 4 Nov
4 Winners of Play-off East Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nov 26 Oct 23 Oct —
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. On 29 May 2020, Tai Po announced they had withdrawn from the 2020 AFC Cup due to financial problems.[12] On 9 June 2020, the AFC confirmed that Kitchee, which were the highest-ranked team in the play-off round, had been awarded a direct slot into the group stage to replace them.[13]

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Manama 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Zonal semi-finals
2 C Dhofar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 B Al-Ansar 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F Yangon United 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Zonal semi-finals
2 H Kaya–Iloilo 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 G Than Quảng Ninh 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: AFC

Knockout stage
Main article: 2020 AFC Cup knockout stage

Zonal semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
TBD West Asia SF1 23 Nov TBD
TBD West Asia SF2 24 Nov TBD
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
TBD ASEAN SF1 20 Oct TBD
TBD ASEAN SF2 21 Oct TBD

Zonal finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
TBD West Asia F 1 Dec TBD
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
TBD ASEAN F 4 Nov TBD

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
Teams to be drawn
  • Winners of Central Asia Zone (Group D)
  • Winners of South Asia Zone (Group E)
  • Winners of East Asia Zone (Group I)
  • Winners of ASEAN Zone final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
TBD Inter-zone SF1 24 Nov TBD
TBD Inter-zone SF2 25 Nov TBD

Inter-zone play-off final

Final
Winners of West Asia Zone final v Winners of Inter-zone final

Top scorers
As of 11 March 2020
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 ZSF1 ZSF2 ZF1 ZF2 ISF1 ISF2 IF1 IF2 F Total
1 Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros 212 5
2 Hernán Barcos Bashundhara Kings 4 4
Stipe Plazibat Hougang United 22
4 Amido Baldé Hồ Chí Minh City 12 3
Jeremie Lynch Than Quảng Ninh 111
6 Aung Kyaw Naing Yangon United 2 2
Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol 2
Fito Chennai City 2
Eric Giganto Kaya–Iloilo 11
Ahmed Hamdouni Al-Faisaly 2
Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers 11
Jean Befolo Mbarga Svay Rieng 11
Nguyễn Công Phượng Hồ Chí Minh City 11
Nguyễn Hải Huy Than Quảng Ninh 11
Nguyễn Xuân Nam Hồ Chí Minh City 2
Melvin Platje Bali United 2
OJ Porteria Ceres–Negros 11
Ferdinand Sinaga PSM Makassar 11
Ilija Spasojević Bali United 11
El Hadji Malick Tall Al-Ansar 2
Jordan Webb Tampines Rovers 11

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]

See also

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  20. https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/afc-reiterates-commitment-to-complete-2020-competitions-with-new-calendar
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  22. "АФК Кубогу-2020: "Нефтчи" плей-офф баскычына автоматтык түрдө өттү" [AFC Cup 2020: "Neftchi" automatically enters the playoff stage] (in Kyrgyz). Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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