2017 AFC Cup qualifying round

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2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
2017 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesFile:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
Dates19–25 August 2016
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored25 (2.78 per match)
Attendance7,966 (885 per match)
Top scorerCameroon Jean Jules Ikanga (3 goals)
← 2016

The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round was played from 19 to 25 August 2016.[1] A total of nine teams competed in the qualifying round to decide three places in the qualifying play-offs of the 2017 AFC Cup.[2]

Teams

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<section begin=Teams /> The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round.[3] Teams were not split into zones for the qualifying round.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count all those since the 2004 season (including both competition proper and qualifying rounds).

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2015
Bhutan Bhutan Tertons 2015 Bhutan National League champions 1st none
Cambodia Cambodia Nagaworld 2015 Cambodian League runners-up 1st none
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Tatung 2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up 1st none
Guam Guam Rovers 2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions 1st none
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up 2nd 2015
Macau Macau Benfica de Macau 2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions 2nd 2016
Mongolia Mongolia Erchim 2015 Mongolian Premier League champions 1st none
Nepal Nepal Three Star Club 2015 Nepal National League champions 1st none

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Rovers were the first team from Guam to play in an AFC club competition.[4]

Draw

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<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the qualifying round was held on 17 June 2016, 11:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[6]<section end=Draw />

For the draw, the pre-selected hosts were placed in their own pot, while the remaining teams were seeded according to the performance of their association in the 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round, with associations participating ranked and associations not participating unranked.[7]

Pot 1 (Hosts) Pot 2 (Ranked teams) Pot 3 (Unranked teams)

Format

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<section begin=Format /> In the qualifying round, each group was played on a single round-robin basis at the pre-selected hosts. The winners of each group advanced to the qualifying play-offs.<section end=Format />

Tiebreakers

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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.4):[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. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  7. 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);
  8. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

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

Matchday Date Match
Group A Groups B & C
Matchday 1 19 August 2016 21 August 2016 Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 21 August 2016 23 August 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 23 August 2016 25 August 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 2

Host Countries

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Bhutan Thimphu Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
Changlimithang Stadium MFF Football Centre Dordoi Stadium
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 3,000
File:Changlimithang Stadium-Field Level.jpg File:Mff-football-centre-ulaanbaatar.jpg

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR BEN ROV
1 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi (H) 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualifying play-offs — 2–1 —
2 Macau Benfica de Macau 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 — — 4–2
3 Guam Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 0–2 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

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Rovers Guam0–2Kyrgyzstan Dordoi
Report
Attendance: 850
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TSC ERC NAG
1 Nepal Three Star Club 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualifying play-offs[a] — 2–0 —
2 Mongolia Erchim (H) 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 — — 1–0
3 Cambodia Nagaworld 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–1 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The All Nepal Football Association failed to register Three Star Club by the competition deadline for the qualifying play-offs.[8]

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Erchim Mongolia1–0Cambodia Nagaworld
 Report
Attendance: 200

Group C

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  • All matches were held in Bhutan.
  • Times listed were UTC+6.

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TER TAT SHR
1 Bhutan Tertons (H) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Qualifying play-offs[a] — — 4–3
2 Chinese Taipei Tatung 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0 — —
3 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 — 1–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The Bhutan Football Federation registered Thimphu City, instead of Tertons, as their representative for the qualifying play-offs.

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Tatung Chinese Taipei0–0Bhutan Tertons
Report
Attendance: 2,000

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