2022 AFC Cup group stage

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The 2022 AFC Cup group stage will be played from 18 May to 30 June 2022.[1] A total of 39 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 12 places in the knockout stage of the 2022 AFC Cup.[2]

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage will be held on 17 January 2022, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 39 teams will be drawn into nine groups of four and one group of three (in the Central Asia Zone): three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups G–I), two groups in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E–F), and one group each in the South Asia Zone (Group D) and the East Asia Zone (Group J). For each zone, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association in zones with more than one group (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, and ASEAN Zone) could not be drawn into the same group.

Zone Groups Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Asia Zone A–C Lebanon Al-Ansar Oman Al-Seeb Syria Jableh State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Syria Tishreen State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil Bahrain East Riffa Kuwait Al-Arabi
Bahrain Al-Riffa Lebanon Nejmeh Oman Dhofar Kuwait Al-Kuwait
South Asia Zone D India Gokulam Kerala Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings Maldives Maziya TBD
(Winners of Play-off South Asia)
Central Asia Zone E–F Uzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh (Nasaf Qarshi) Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Kyrgyzstan Neftchi
Tajikistan Khujand Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Turkmenistan Köpetdag N/A
ASEAN Zone G–I Philippines Kaya F.C.–Iloilo Singapore Hougang United Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown Laos Young Elephants
(Myanmar Hantharwady United)
Vietnam Viettel Myanmar Shan United Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman Indonesia PSM Makassar
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Indonesia Bali United Singapore Tampines Rovers Cambodia Visakha FC
(Winners of Play-off ASEAN)
East Asia Zone J Hong Kong Eastern Macau MUST CPK Chinese Taipei Tainan City TBD
(Winners of Play-off East Asia)
Standby teams[note 1]

Format[]

In the group stage, each group will be played on a single round-robin basis in centralised venues. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

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

Tiebreakers[]

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams (Not applicable since matches will be played in centralised venues);
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
  9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  10. Association ranking;
  11. Drawing of lots.

Schedule[]

The schedule of each matchday is as follows.[1]

Matchday Dates Matches
West Asia South Asia Central Asia ASEAN East Asia Four-team groups Three-team group
Matchday 1 18 May 2022 24 June 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3 Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 21 May 2022 27 June 2022 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1 Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 24 May 2022 30 June 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 Team 1 vs. Team 2

Centralised venues[]

On 24 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the group stage.[3]

Groups[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ANS SEB JAB KSC
1 Lebanon Al-Ansar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 24 May — 18 May
2 Oman Al-Seeb (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 18 May —
3 Syria Jableh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 May — — 24 May
4 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 21 May — —
First match(es) will be played on 18 May 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Al-Ansar LebanonvKuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Seeb OmanvSyria Jableh
Al-Kuwait KuwaitvOman Al-Seeb
Jableh SyriavLebanon Al-Ansar
Al-Ansar LebanonvOman Al-Seeb
Jableh SyriavKuwait Al-Kuwait

Group B[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIF SAK DHO ARA
1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 24 May — 18 May
2 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 18 May —
3 Oman Dhofar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 May — — 24 May
4 Kuwait Al-Arabi (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 21 May — —
First match(es) will be played on 18 May 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Al-Riffa BahrainvKuwait Al-Arabi
Shabab Al-Khalil State of PalestinevOman Dhofar
Al-Arabi KuwaitvState of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
Dhofar OmanvBahrain Al-Riffa
Al-Riffa BahrainvState of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
Dhofar OmanvKuwait Al-Arabi

Group C[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TIS NEJ EAR HAQ
1 Syria Tishreen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 24 May — 18 May
2 Lebanon Nejmeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 18 May —
3 Bahrain East Riffa (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 May — — 24 May
4 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 21 May — —
First match(es) will be played on 18 May 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Tishreen SyriavState of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Nejmeh LebanonvBahrain East Riffa
Hilal Al-Quds State of PalestinevLebanon Nejmeh
East Riffa BahrainvSyria Tishreen
Tishreen SyriavLebanon Nejmeh
East Riffa BahrainvState of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds

Group D[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOK BSK MAZ D4
1 India Gokulam Kerala (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 24 May — 18 May
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 18 May —
3 Maldives Maziya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 May — — 24 May
4 Winners of Play-off South Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 21 May — —
First match(es) will be played on 18 May 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Gokulam Kerala Indiav Winners of Play-off South Asia
Bashundhara Kings BangladeshvMaldives Maziya
Winners of Play-off South Asia vBangladesh Bashundhara Kings
Maziya MaldivesvIndia Gokulam Kerala
Gokulam Kerala IndiavBangladesh Bashundhara Kings
Maziya Maldivesv Winners of Play-off South Asia

Group E[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SOG ALT CPD NEF
1 Uzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal finals — 30 Jun — 24 Jun
2 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 Jun —
3 Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Jun — — 30 Jun
4 Kyrgyzstan Neftchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 27 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Sogdiana Jizzakh UzbekistanvKyrgyzstan Neftchi
Altyn Asyr TurkmenistanvTajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
Neftchi KyrgyzstanvTurkmenistan Altyn Asyr
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe TajikistanvUzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh
Sogdiana Jizzakh UzbekistanvTurkmenistan Altyn Asyr
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe TajikistanvKyrgyzstan Neftchi

Group F[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KHU DOR KPD
1 Tajikistan Khujand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal finals — 30 Jun —
2 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 27 Jun
3 Turkmenistan Köpetdag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Köpetdag TurkmenistanvTajikistan Khujand
Dordoi KyrgyzstanvTurkmenistan Köpetdag
Khujand TajikistanvKyrgyzstan Dordoi

Group G[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY BAL KED VIS
1 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 30 Jun — 24 Jun
2 Indonesia Bali United (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 24 Jun —
3 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Jun — — 30 Jun
4 Cambodia Visakha FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 27 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Kaya F.C.–Iloilo PhilippinesvCambodia Visakha FC
Bali United IndonesiavMalaysia Kedah Darul Aman
Visakha FC CambodiavIndonesia Bali United
Kedah Darul Aman MalaysiavPhilippines Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
Kaya F.C.–Iloilo PhilippinesvIndonesia Bali United
Kedah Darul Aman MalaysiavCambodia Visakha FC

Group H[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KLC TAM PSM
1 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 30 Jun —
2 Singapore Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 27 Jun
3 Indonesia PSM Makassar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
PSM Makassar IndonesiavMalaysia Kuala Lumpur City
Tampines Rovers SingaporevIndonesia PSM Makassar
Kuala Lumpur City MalaysiavSingapore Tampines Rovers

Group I[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIE HOU PPC YEL
1 Vietnam Viettel (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals — 30 Jun — 24 Jun
2 Singapore Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Zonal semi-finals — — 24 Jun —
3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Jun — — 30 Jun
4 Laos Young Elephants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 27 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Hougang United SingaporevCambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Young Elephants LaosvSingapore Hougang United
Viettel VietnamvSingapore Hougang United

Group J[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAS CPK TNC J4
1 Hong Kong Eastern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 30 Jun — 24 Jun
2 Macau MUST CPK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 Jun —
3 Chinese Taipei Tainan City (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Jun — — 30 Jun
4 Winners of Play-off East Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 27 Jun — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Eastern Hong Kongv Winners of Play-off East Asia
MUST CPK MacauvChinese Taipei Tainan City
Winners of Play-off East Asia vMacau MUST CPK
Tainan City Chinese TaipeivHong Kong Eastern
Eastern Hong KongvMacau MUST CPK
Tainan City Chinese Taipeiv Winners of Play-off East Asia

Ranking of runner-up teams[]

West Asia Zone[]

Pos Grp Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals
2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 May 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

ASEAN Zone[]

Due to Group H having only three teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in Groups G and I are not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals
2 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Notes[]

  1. ^ The standby teams would replace a team from the same association which played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage. There is no standby team from Philippines (for Kaya–Iloilo)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup 2022™ Group Stage centralised venues confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2022.

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