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2022 AFC Cup

December 07, 2023

The 2022 AFC Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

2022 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5 – 19 April
Competition proper:
18 May – 22 October
TeamsCompetition proper: 38 (originally)
Total: 44 (from 27 associations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Seeb (1st title)
Runners-up Kuala Lumpur City
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored204 (3.29 per match)
Attendance268,576 (4,332 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paulo Josué
Pedro Paulo
Jasur Hasanov (5 goals each)
Best player(s) Eid Al-Farsi[1]
← 2021
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; from 2023 the competition was switched to an autumn-to-spring schedule.[2]

Bahraini club Al-Muharraq were the title holders, having won their second AFC Cup title in 2021. As they failed to obtain the AFC license, they did not defend their title. Al-Seeb of Oman won its first continental title. They automatically qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and entered the qualifying play-offs, since Omani teams were unable to qualify through their domestic performance.[3]

Association team allocation edit

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).[4] The slots were allocated according to the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:[5]

  • The associations were split into five zones (Article 5.1):
  • 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).[6]
    • 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:[7]
    • 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 this 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).

Association ranking edit

For the 2022 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their AFC Club Competitions Ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,[8][9] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

Participation for 2022 AFC Cup
Participating
Not participating
(N) Number of teams/associations originally entered, before withdrawal of teams from the competition after the draw
Notes
  1. ^
    AFC Licensing (AFC1): Association did not implement the club licensing system.[10]
  2. ^
    AFC Licensing (AFC2): Association did not have a licensed club.[10]
  3. ^
    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.[11]
  4. ^
    Jordan (JOR): Jordan's only team granted a license are playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League.
  5. ^
    Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait is given an additional slot due to unallocated slots in West Zone (Entry Manual Article 5.2).
  6. ^
    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).
  7. ^
    Myanmar (MYA): The teams from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Cup, Shan United and Hantharwady United, withdrew from the competition after the draw.[12]
  8. ^
    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.
  9. ^
    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.
  10. ^
    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).

Teams edit

 
 
Lebanon
 
Syria
 
Bahrain
 
 
 
Palestine
 
Kuwait
 
 
 
Pamir (H)
 
Ashgabat
 
Dordoi (H)
 
 
 
 
Dhaka
 
Malé
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Singapore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong
 
 
 
 
Syria teams
  Tishreen
  Jableh

Lebanon teams
  Al-Ansar
  Nejmeh

Palestine teams
  Shabab Al-Khalil
  Hilal Al-Quds

Kuwait teams
  Al-Arabi (H)
  Al-Kuwait

 
Bahrain teams
  Al-Riffa
  East Riffa (H)

Ashgabat teams
  Altyn Asyr
  Köpetdag Aşgabat

Dhaka teams
  Bashundhara Kings
  Dhaka Abahani

Malé teams
  Maziya
  Valencia

 
Hong Kong teams
  Eastern
  Lee Man

Singapore teams
  Hougang United
  Tampines Rovers

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Location of teams of the 2021 AFC Cup.
  Brown: Group A;   Red: Group B;   Orange: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;   Pink: Group E;
  Green: Group F;   Blue: Group G;   Cyan: Group H;   Turquoise: Group I;   Purple: Group J;
(H) Group stage hosts
  Qualifying play-offs
Withdrawn teams
Notes
  1. ^
    AFC Champions League (ACL): Standby team replacing another team qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.
  2. ^
    Bangladesh (BAN): The second-placed team Sheikh Jamal were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license.
  3. ^
    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.[14]
  4. ^
    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.[15][16]
  5. ^
    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.
  6. ^
    Macau (MAC): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, Must CPK withdrew from the competition after the draw.
  7. ^
    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.[17]
  8. ^
    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.[18]
  9. ^
    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.
  10. ^
    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.
  11. ^
    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.[19] 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).
  12. ^
    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.
  13. ^
    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.[20] 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.
  14. ^
    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.[21] The teams from Singapore playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2021 Singapore Premier League.
  15. ^
    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.[22][10]
  16. ^
    Turkmenistan (TKM2):2021 Turkmenistan Cup winners[23] 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.[22][10]
  17. ^
    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,[24] with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second and third placed teams.[25] Subsequently, third-placed team Than Quang Ninh were omitted from V-League competitions, after loss of their main sponsor and other financial difficulties.[26] Nam Dinh, who were fourth at the time of the suspension, should be given the AFC Cup slot but declined.

Schedule edit

The tournament ran from April to October 2022, so as not to clash with the World Cup.[27]

The final schedule of the competition was as follows:

Stage Round Draw dates Match dates
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 17 January 2022 5 April 2022 (S)
Preliminary round 2 12 April 2022 (S)
Play-off stage Play-off round 19 April 2022 (S, E)
Group stage Matchday 1 18 May 2022 (W, S), 24 June 2022 (C, A, E)
Matchday 2 21 May 2022 (W, S), 27 June 2022 (C, A, E)
Matchday 3 24 May 2022 (W, S), 30 June 2022 (C, A, E)
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 9–10 August 2022 (A), 5–6 September 2022 (W)
Zonal finals 14 July 2022 17 August 2022 (C)
24 August 2022 (A), 4 October 2022 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 6–7 September 2022
Inter-zone play-off final 5 October 2022
Final 22 October 2022
Notes
  • W: West Asia Zone
  • S: South Asia Zone
  • C: Central Asia Zone
  • A: ASEAN Zone
  • E: East Asia Zone

Qualifying play-offs edit

Main article: 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[28] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. The three winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 36 direct entrants.

Preliminary round 1 edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Machhindra   1–2   Blue Star
Valencia   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Paro

Preliminary round 2 edit

Play-off round edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
ATK Mohun Bagan   3–1   Abahani Limited Dhaka
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Visakha FC   Cancelled[note 2]   Young Elephants
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Lee Man   2–1   Athletic 220

Group stage edit

Main article: 2022 AFC Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 39 teams were 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.

In the group stage, each group is played on a single round-robin basis in centralised venues. The following teams will 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 advance to the Zonal finals.
  • The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone and the East Asia Zone advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEB KSC JAB ANS
1   Al-Seeb (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Zonal semi-finals — — 1–0 —
2   Al-Kuwait 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 2–1 — — —
3   Jableh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 — 0–0 — 1–0
4   Al-Ansar 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1 0–4 1–1 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARA RIF DHO SAK
1   Al-Arabi (H) 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Zonal semi-finals — — — 1–0
2   Al-Riffa 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6 2–3 — — 3–1
3   Dhofar 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 1–1 2–3 — —
4   Shabab Al-Khalil 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 — — 0–3 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAR TIS NEJ HAQ
1   East Riffa (H) 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Zonal semi-finals — 2–0 — 2–2
2   Tishreen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a] — — 3–1 0–0
3   Nejmeh 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] 1–1 — — —
4   Hilal Al-Quds 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 — — 0–2 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK MAZ GOK
1   ATK Mohun Bagan (H) 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 4–0 — —
2   Bashundhara Kings 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6[a] — — 1–0 —
3   Maziya 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3[b] 2–5 — — 1–0
4   Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[b] 4–2 1–2 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ATK Mohun Bagan 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SOG ALT CPD NEF
1   Sogdiana Jizzakh 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Zonal finals — 3–1 — 2–0
2   Altyn Asyr 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 — — 1–1 —
3   CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (H) 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 2–3 — — 0–0
4   Neftchi 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 — 0–1 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group F edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KHU KPD DOR
1   Khujand 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Zonal finals — — 0–0
2   Köpetdag 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 1–3 — —
3   Dordoi (H) 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 — 0–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group G edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KED VIS BAL KAY
1   Kedah Darul Aman 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6[a] Zonal semi-finals — 5–1 — 4–1
2   Visakha FC 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6[a] — — 5–2 —
3   Bali United (H) 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a] 2–0 — — —
4   Kaya F.C.–Iloilo 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 — 1–2 0–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head standings:
    • Tied on head-to-head points.
    • Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1.
    • Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

Group H edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM KLC TAM
1   PSM Makassar 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a] Zonal semi-finals — 0–0 —
2   Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4[a] — — 2–1
3   Tampines Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–3 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.

Group I edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIE HOU PPC YEL
1   Viettel (H) 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Zonal semi-finals — 5–2 — 5–1
2   Hougang United 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6 — — 4–3 —
3   Phnom Penh Crown 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 0–1 — — 4–2
4   Young Elephants 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0 — 1–3 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group J edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAS LEE TNC CPK
1   Eastern 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — — 3–1 Canc.
2   Lee Man 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 1–3 — — Canc.
3   Tainan City 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 — 1–3 — —
4   MUST CPK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[32] — — Canc. —
Source: AFC

Ranking of runner-up teams edit

West Asia Zone edit

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Al-Riffa 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6 Zonal semi-finals
2 A   Al-Kuwait 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 C   Tishreen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

ASEAN Zone edit

Since Group H only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups G and I were omitted for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H   Kuala Lumpur City 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Zonal semi-finals
2 G   Visakha FC 2 1 0 1 6 7 −1 3
3 I   Hougang United 2 1 0 1 6 8 −2 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage edit

Main article: 2022 AFC Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 12 teams played a single-elimination tournament. The extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3 and 10.1).

Bracket edit

The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 14 July 2022.

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

Zonal semi-finals edit

Summary edit

The Zonal semi-finals were played over one leg, with the home team determined by the following tables based on which group runners-up qualified. The group winner hosts the match against a group runner-up. If two group winners played each other, one of the group winners hosted the match.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Al-Arabi   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Al-Seeb
East Riffa   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p) 		  Al-Riffa
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
PSM Makassar   2–1   Kedah Darul Aman
Viettel   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p) 		  Kuala Lumpur City

West Asia Zone edit

Al-Arabi  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Al-Seeb
  • Eduwo   112'
 Report
Attendance: 5,200
East Riffa  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Al-Riffa
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

ASEAN Zone edit

PSM Makassar  2–1  Kedah Darul Aman
 Report
Attendance: 368
Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan)

Zonal finals edit

Summary edit

The Zonal finals were played over one leg, with the home team decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the Central Asia Zonal final and ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Al-Seeb   4–0   Al-Riffa
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Asia Zone
Khujand   0–4   Sogdiana Jizzakh
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Kuala Lumpur City   5–2   PSM Makassar

West Asia Zone edit

Al-Seeb  4–0  Al-Riffa
 Report
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Central Asia Zone edit

Khujand  0–4  Sogdiana Jizzakh
Report
Attendance: 5,600

ASEAN Zone edit

Kuala Lumpur City  5–2  PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals edit

Attendance: 7,150
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)
ATK Mohun Bagan  1–3  Kuala Lumpur City
  • Fardin Ali Molla   90'
 Report
Attendance: 18,594
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Inter-zone play-off final edit

Summary edit

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the home team determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sogdiana Jizzakh   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p) 		  Kuala Lumpur City

Match edit

Sogdiana Jizzakh  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Kuala Lumpur City
Report
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Final edit

Main article: 2022 AFC Cup Final

The final was played over one leg at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final, Kuala Lumpur City, and the winners of the West Asia Zonal final, Al-Seeb.

Kuala Lumpur City  0–3  Al-Seeb
Report
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The 2022 AFC Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Cup Asia s secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation AFC 2022 AFC CupTournament detailsDatesQualifying 5 19 April Competition proper 18 May 22 OctoberTeamsCompetition proper 38 originally Total 44 from 27 associations Final positionsChampionsAl Seeb 1st title Runners upKuala Lumpur CityTournament statisticsMatches played62Goals scored204 3 29 per match Attendance268 576 4 332 per match Top scorer s Paulo Josue Pedro Paulo Jasur Hasanov 5 goals each Best player s Eid Al Farsi 1 20212023 24 Note All statistics do not include qualifying play offs This season was the last in an all year round spring to autumn schedule from 2023 the competition was switched to an autumn to spring schedule 2 Bahraini club Al Muharraq were the title holders having won their second AFC Cup title in 2021 As they failed to obtain the AFC license they did not defend their title Al Seeb of Oman won its first continental title They automatically qualified for the 2023 24 AFC Champions League and entered the qualifying play offs since Omani teams were unable to qualify through their domestic performance 3 Contents 1 Association team allocation 1 1 Association ranking 2 Teams 3 Schedule 4 Qualifying play offs 4 1 Preliminary round 1 4 2 Preliminary round 2 4 3 Play off round 5 Group stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 5 3 Group C 5 4 Group D 5 5 Group E 5 6 Group F 5 7 Group G 5 8 Group H 5 9 Group I 5 10 Group J 5 11 Ranking of runner up teams 5 11 1 West Asia Zone 5 11 2 ASEAN Zone 6 Knockout stage 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Zonal semi finals 6 3 Summary 6 4 West Asia Zone 6 5 ASEAN Zone 6 6 Zonal finals 6 7 Summary 6 8 West Asia Zone 6 9 Central Asia Zone 6 10 ASEAN Zone 6 11 Inter zone play off semi finals 6 12 Inter zone play off final 6 13 Summary 6 14 Match 6 15 Final 7 Top scorers 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksAssociation team allocation editThe 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 4 The slots were allocated according to the following criteria according to the Entry Manual 5 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 6 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 7 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 this 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 Association ranking edit For the 2022 AFC Cup the associations were allocated slots according to their AFC Club Competitions Ranking which was published on 29 November 2019 8 9 which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019 Participation for 2022 AFC CupParticipatingNot participating N Number of teams associations originally entered before withdrawal of teams from the competition after the drawWest Asia Zone 3 groups Rank MemberAssociation Points 8 SlotsGroupstage Play offZone AFC Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 12 nbsp Jordan JOR 33 852 0 0 0 02 21 nbsp Lebanon 24 746 2 0 0 03 22 nbsp Syria 22 505 2 0 0 04 24 nbsp Bahrain 17 749 2 0 0 05 29 nbsp Oman 8 531 2 0 0 06 30 nbsp Palestine 7 297 2 0 0 07 34 nbsp Kuwait KUW 4 711 2 0 0 08 42 nbsp Yemen AFC1 0 000 0 0 0 0Total Participating associations 6 12 0 0 0012Central Asia Zone 2 groups Rank MemberAssociation Points 8 SlotsGroupstage Play offZone AFC Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 10 nbsp Uzbekistan UZB 45 562 1 0 0 02 17 nbsp Tajikistan 28 361 2 0 0 03 20 nbsp Turkmenistan 26 532 2 0 0 04 33 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 5 466 2 0 0 05 41 nbsp Afghanistan AFC1 0 206 0 0 0 0Total Participating associations 4 7 0 0 007South Asia Zone 1 group Rank MemberAssociation Points 8 SlotsGroupstage Play offZone AFC Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 15 nbsp India 23 888 1 0 1 02 25 nbsp Bangladesh BAN 16 690 1 1 0 0 1 03 26 nbsp Maldives 14 798 1 0 0 14 36 nbsp Nepal 1 148 0 0 0 15 37 nbsp Sri Lanka 0 774 0 0 0 16 38 nbsp Bhutan 0 688 0 0 0 17 42 nbsp Pakistan AFC1 0 000 0 0 0 0Total Participating associations 6 3 1 1 469 ASEAN Zone 3 groups Rank MemberAssociation Points 8 SlotsGroupstage Play offZone AFC Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 13 nbsp Philippines PHI 32 130 1 0 0 02 16 nbsp Vietnam VIE 28 571 1 0 0 03 18 nbsp Malaysia 26 960 2 0 0 04 19 nbsp Singapore 26 607 2 0 0 05 27 nbsp Myanmar MYA 12 756 0 2 0 0 06 28 nbsp Indonesia 12 550 2 0 0 07 31 nbsp Cambodia 6 770 2 1 0 1 0 08 35 nbsp Laos 2 241 1 0 0 1 0 09 42 nbsp Brunei AFC2 0 000 0 0 0 010 42 nbsp Timor Leste AFC2 0 000 0 0 0 0Total Participating associations 7 8 11 0 2 0 00 2 11 13 East Asia Zone 1 group Rank MemberAssociation Points 8 SlotsGroupstage Play offZone AFC Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 14 nbsp North Korea AFC1 30 100 0 0 0 02 23 nbsp Hong Kong 19 945 1 1 0 03 32 nbsp Macau MAC 5 489 0 1 0 0 04 39 nbsp Chinese Taipei 0 457 1 0 0 05 40 nbsp Mongolia 0 274 0 1 0 06 42 nbsp Guam AFC1 0 000 0 0 0 07 42 nbsp Northern Mariana Islands AFC1 0 000 0 0 0 0Total Participating associations 4 2 3 2 0 024 5 Notes AFC Licensing AFC1 Association did not implement the club licensing system 10 AFC Licensing AFC2 Association did not have a licensed club 10 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 11 Jordan JOR Jordan s only team granted a license are playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League Kuwait KUW Kuwait is given an additional slot due to unallocated slots in West Zone Entry Manual Article 5 2 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 Myanmar MYA The teams from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Cup Shan United and Hantharwady United withdrew from the competition after the draw 12 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 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 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 Teams edit nbsp nbsp Lebanon nbsp Syria nbsp Bahrain nbsp Al Seeb H nbsp Dhofar nbsp Palestine nbsp Kuwait nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh nbsp Khujand nbsp Pamir H nbsp Ashgabat nbsp Dordoi H nbsp Neftchi Kochkor Ata nbsp Gokulam Kerala nbsp ATK Mohun Bagan H nbsp Dhaka nbsp Male nbsp Machhindra nbsp Blue Star nbsp Paro FC nbsp Kaya F C Iloilo nbsp Viettel FC nbsp Kuala Lumpur City H nbsp Kedah Darul Aman nbsp Singapore nbsp Shan United nbsp Hanthawady United nbsp Bali United H nbsp PSM Makassar nbsp Phnom Penh Crown nbsp Visakha nbsp Young Elephants nbsp Hong Kong nbsp MUST CPK nbsp Tainan City nbsp Athletic 220 nbsp Syria teams nbsp Tishreen nbsp Jableh Lebanon teams nbsp Al Ansar nbsp Nejmeh Palestine teams nbsp Shabab Al Khalil nbsp Hilal Al Quds Kuwait teams nbsp Al Arabi H nbsp Al Kuwait nbsp Bahrain teams nbsp Al Riffa nbsp East Riffa H Ashgabat teams nbsp Altyn Asyr nbsp Kopetdag Asgabat Dhaka teams nbsp Bashundhara Kings nbsp Dhaka Abahani Male teams nbsp Maziya nbsp Valencia nbsp Hong Kong teams nbsp Eastern nbsp Lee Man Singapore teams nbsp Hougang United nbsp Tampines Roversclass notpageimage Location of teams of the 2021 AFC Cup nbsp Brown Group A nbsp Red Group B nbsp Orange Group C nbsp Yellow Group D nbsp Pink Group E nbsp Green Group F nbsp Blue Group G nbsp Cyan Group H nbsp Turquoise Group I nbsp Purple Group J H Group stage hosts nbsp Qualifying play offsWithdrawn teams West Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Groups A C Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Al Ansar 2020 21 Lebanese Premier League champions and 2020 21 Lebanese FA Cup winners 8th 2021 nbsp Nejmeh 2020 21 Lebanese Premier League runners up 10th 2019 nbsp Tishreen 2020 21 Syrian Premier League champions 2nd 2021 nbsp Jableh 2020 21 Syrian Cup winners 1st nbsp Al Riffa 2020 21 Bahraini Premier League champions and 2020 21 Bahraini King s Cup winners 6th 2020 nbsp East Riffa 2020 21 Bahraini Premier League runners up 1st nbsp Al Seeb 2019 20 Oman Professional League champions Note OMA 1st nbsp Dhofar 2020 21 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 6th 2020 nbsp Shabab Al Khalil 2020 21 West Bank Premier League champions 2nd 2017 nbsp Hilal Al Quds 2020 21 West Bank Premier League third place Note PLE 5th 2020 nbsp Al Arabi 2020 21 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 2nd 2009 nbsp Al Kuwait 2020 21 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 11th 2021 South Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Group D Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Gokulam Kerala 2020 21 I League champions 1st nbsp Bashundhara Kings 2021 Bangladesh Premier League champions and 2020 21 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners 3rd 2021 nbsp Maziya 2020 21 Dhivehi Premier League champions 8th 2021 Qualifying play off participants Entering in play off round Team Qualifying method App Last nbsp Dhaka Abahani 2021 Bangladesh Premier League third place Note BAN 5th 2020 Qualifying play off participants Entering in preliminary round 2 Team Qualifying method App last nbsp ATK Mohun Bagan 2020 21 Indian Super League regular season runners up Note IND 6th 2021 13 Qualifying play off participants Entering in preliminary round 1 Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Valencia 2020 21 Dhivehi Premier League runners up Note MDV 5th 2017 nbsp Machhindra 2021 Martyr s Memorial A Division League Matchday 7 leaders Note NEP 1st nbsp Blue Star 2021 Sri Lanka Super League champions 1st nbsp Paro 2021 Bhutan Premier League champions 2nd 2020 Central Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Groups E F Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh 2021 Uzbekistan Super League runners up Note ACL 1st nbsp Khujand 2021 Tajikistan Cup winners 6th 2021 nbsp CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 2021 Tajikistan Higher League third place 1st nbsp Altyn Asyr 2021 Yokary Liga champions Note TKM1 8th 2021 nbsp Kopetdag Asgabat 2021 Yokary Liga fourth place Note TKM2 1st nbsp Dordoi Bishkek 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League champions 7th 2021 nbsp Neftchi Kochkor Ata 2021 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners 2nd 2020 ASEAN Zone Group stage direct entrants Groups G I Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Kaya F C Iloilo 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara winners Note PHI 4th 2020 nbsp Viettel 2021 V League 1 second place Note VIE 1st nbsp Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Cup winners Note MAS 1st nbsp Kedah Darul Aman 2021 Malaysia Super League runners up 4th 2021 nbsp Hougang United 2021 Singapore Premier League third place Note SIN 2nd 2020 nbsp Tampines Rovers 2021 Singapore Premier League fourth place Note SIN 13th 2020 nbsp Bali United 2019 Liga 1 champions Note IDN 4th 2021 nbsp PSM Makassar 2018 19 Piala Indonesia winners Note IDN 3rd 2020 nbsp Phnom Penh Crown 2021 C League champions 2nd 2017 nbsp Visakha FC 2021 Hun Sen Cup winners 2nd 2021 nbsp Young Elephants 2020 Lao Premier League third place 1stWithdrawn teams Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Shan United 2020 Myanmar National League champions Note MYA 4th 2020 nbsp Hantharwady United 2020 Myanmar National League runners up Note MYA 1stEast Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Group J Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Eastern 2020 21 Hong Kong Premier League runners up Note HKG 3rd 2021 nbsp Tainan City 2021 Taiwan Premier League champions 2nd 2021 Qualifying play off participants Team Qualifying method App last nbsp Lee Man 2020 21 Hong Kong Premier League third place Note HKG 2nd 2021 nbsp Athletic 220 2021 Mongolian Premier League champions 2nd 2021 Withdrawn teams Team Qualifying method App last nbsp MUST CPK 2021 Liga de Elite champions and 2021 Taca de Macau winners Note MAC 2nd 2020 Notes AFC Champions League ACL Standby team replacing another team qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage Bangladesh BAN The second placed team Sheikh Jamal were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license 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 14 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 15 16 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 Macau MAC Due to the COVID 19 pandemic travel restrictions Must CPK withdrew from the competition after the draw 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 17 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 18 Myanmar MYA Due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Myanmar plus the 2021 Myanmar coup d etat and protests the 2021 Myanmar National League was not held by the Myanmar Football Federation 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 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 19 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 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 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 20 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 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 21 The teams from Singapore playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2021 Singapore Premier League Turkmenistan TKM1 Only Ahal the Yokary Liga runners up were granted an AFC Champions League license so Altyn Asyr qualified for 2022 AFC Cup instead 22 10 Turkmenistan TKM2 2021 Turkmenistan Cup winners 23 and 2021 Yokary Liga 3rd place Sagadam were not granted an AFC Cup license As a result Kopetdag the second best team granted an AFC Cup license and not an AFC Champions League license 2021 Yokary Liga fourth place qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup 22 10 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 24 with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second and third placed teams 25 Subsequently third placed team Than Quang Ninh were omitted from V League competitions after loss of their main sponsor and other financial difficulties 26 Nam Dinh who were fourth at the time of the suspension should be given the AFC Cup slot but declined Schedule editThe tournament ran from April to October 2022 so as not to clash with the World Cup 27 The final schedule of the competition was as follows Stage Round Draw dates Match datesPreliminary stage Preliminary round 1 17 January 2022 5 April 2022 S Preliminary round 2 12 April 2022 S Play off stage Play off round 19 April 2022 S E Group stage Matchday 1 18 May 2022 W S 24 June 2022 C A E Matchday 2 21 May 2022 W S 27 June 2022 C A E Matchday 3 24 May 2022 W S 30 June 2022 C A E Knockout stage Zonal semi finals 9 10 August 2022 A 5 6 September 2022 W Zonal finals 14 July 2022 17 August 2022 C 24 August 2022 A 4 October 2022 W Inter zone play off semi finals 6 7 September 2022Inter zone play off final 5 October 2022Final 22 October 2022NotesW West Asia Zone S South Asia Zone C Central Asia Zone A ASEAN Zone E East Asia ZoneQualifying play offs editMain article 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play offs In the qualifying play offs each tie was played as a single match Extra time and penalty shoot out were used to decide the winner if necessary 28 The bracket of the qualifying play offs for each zone was determined based on each team s association ranking with the team from the higher ranked association hosting the match The three winners of the play off round advanced to the group stage to join the 36 direct entrants Preliminary round 1 edit Team 1 Score Team 2South Asia Zone Machhindra nbsp 1 2 nbsp Blue StarValencia nbsp 2 1 a e t nbsp ParoPreliminary round 2 edit Team 1 Score Team 2South Asia Zone ATK Mohun Bagan nbsp 5 0 nbsp Blue StarAbahani Limited Dhaka nbsp Cancelled note 1 nbsp ValenciaPlay off round edit Team 1 Score Team 2South Asia Zone ATK Mohun Bagan nbsp 3 1 nbsp Abahani Limited DhakaTeam 1 Score Team 2ASEAN Zone Visakha FC nbsp Cancelled note 2 nbsp Young ElephantsTeam 1 Score Team 2East Zone Lee Man nbsp 2 1 nbsp Athletic 220Group stage editMain article 2022 AFC Cup group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia The 39 teams were 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 In the group stage each group is played on a single round robin basis in centralised venues The following teams will 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 advance to the Zonal finals The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone and the East Asia Zone advance to the Inter zone play off semi finals TiebreakersThe 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 were applied in the following order Regulations Article 8 3 28 Points in head to head matches among tied teams Goal difference in head to head matches among tied teams Goals scored in head to head matches among tied teams Away goals scored in head to head matches among tied teams Not applicable since matches will be played in centralised venues 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 Goal difference in all group matches Goals scored in all group matches Penalty shoot out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied 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 Association ranking Drawing of lots Group A edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEB KSC JAB ANS1 nbsp Al Seeb H 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 6 Zonal semi finals 1 0 2 nbsp Al Kuwait 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 5 2 1 3 nbsp Jableh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 04 nbsp Al Ansar 3 0 1 2 1 6 5 1 0 4 1 1 Source AFC H Hosts Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARA RIF DHO SAK1 nbsp Al Arabi H 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7 Zonal semi finals 1 02 nbsp Al Riffa 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 6 2 3 3 13 nbsp Dhofar 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 nbsp Shabab Al Khalil 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0 0 3 Source AFC H Hosts Group C edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAR TIS NEJ HAQ1 nbsp East Riffa H 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 5 Zonal semi finals 2 0 2 22 nbsp Tishreen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 a 3 1 0 03 nbsp Nejmeh 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 a 1 1 4 nbsp Hilal Al Quds 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0 2 Source AFC H HostsNotes a b Head to head points Tishreen 3 Nejmeh 0 Group D edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK MAZ GOK1 nbsp ATK Mohun Bagan H 3 2 0 1 11 6 5 6 a Inter zone play off semi finals 4 0 2 nbsp Bashundhara Kings 3 2 0 1 3 5 2 6 a 1 0 3 nbsp Maziya 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3 b 2 5 1 04 nbsp Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 b 4 2 1 2 Source AFC H HostsNotes a b Head to head points ATK Mohun Bagan 3 Bashundhara Kings 0 a b Head to head points Maziya 3 Gokulam Kerala 0 Group E edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SOG ALT CPD NEF1 nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 9 Zonal finals 3 1 2 02 nbsp Altyn Asyr 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 3 nbsp CSKA Pamir Dushanbe H 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 3 0 04 nbsp Neftchi 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 Source AFC H Hosts Group F edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KHU KPD DOR1 nbsp Khujand 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4 Zonal finals 0 02 nbsp Kopetdag 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 3 nbsp Dordoi H 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Source AFC H Hosts Group G edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KED VIS BAL KAY1 nbsp Kedah Darul Aman 3 2 0 1 9 4 5 6 a Zonal semi finals 5 1 4 12 nbsp Visakha FC 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6 a 5 2 3 nbsp Bali United H 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 a 2 0 4 nbsp Kaya F C Iloilo 3 0 0 3 2 7 5 0 1 2 0 1 Source AFC H HostsNotes a b c Head to head standings Tied on head to head points Head to head goal difference Kedah Darul Aman 2 Visakha FC 1 Bali United 1 Head to head goals scored Visakha FC 6 Bali United 4 Group H edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM KLC TAM1 nbsp PSM Makassar 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4 a Zonal semi finals 0 0 2 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City H 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 a 2 13 nbsp Tampines Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 1 3 Source AFC H HostsNotes a b Tied on head to head results Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker Group I edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIE HOU PPC YEL1 nbsp Viettel H 3 3 0 0 11 3 8 9 Zonal semi finals 5 2 5 12 nbsp Hougang United 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6 4 3 3 nbsp Phnom Penh Crown 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 0 1 4 24 nbsp Young Elephants 3 0 0 3 4 12 8 0 1 3 Source AFC H Hosts Group J edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAS LEE TNC CPK1 nbsp Eastern 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6 Inter zone play off semi finals 3 1 Canc 2 nbsp Lee Man 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 1 3 Canc 3 nbsp Tainan City 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 0 1 3 4 nbsp MUST CPK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew 32 Canc Source AFC Ranking of runner up teams edit West Asia Zone edit Pos Grp Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 B nbsp Al Riffa 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 6 Zonal semi finals2 A nbsp Al Kuwait 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 53 C nbsp Tishreen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4Source AFCRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Disciplinary points 5 Drawing of lots ASEAN Zone edit Since Group H only had three teams the results against fourth placed teams in Groups G and I were omitted for this ranking Pos Grp Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 H nbsp Kuala Lumpur City 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 Zonal semi finals2 G nbsp Visakha FC 2 1 0 1 6 7 1 33 I nbsp Hougang United 2 1 0 1 6 8 2 3Source AFCRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Disciplinary points 5 Drawing of lots Knockout stage editMain article 2022 AFC Cup knockout stage In the knockout stage the 12 teams played a single elimination tournament The extra time and penalty shoot out were used to decide the winners if necessary Regulations Article 9 3 and 10 1 Bracket edit The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter zone play off semi finals was held on 14 July 2022 The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows Zonal semi finalsZonal finalsInter zone play off semi finalsInter zone play off finalFinal nbsp Khujand0 nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh4 nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh1 nbsp Eastern0 nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh0 3 nbsp Viettel0 5 nbsp ATK Mohun Bagan1 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City p 0 5 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City p 0 6 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City5 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City3 nbsp PSM Makassar2 nbsp PSM Makassar2 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City0 nbsp Kedah Darul Aman1 nbsp Al Seeb3 nbsp Al Arabi1 nbsp Al Seeb a e t 2 nbsp Al Seeb4 nbsp East Riffa1 4 nbsp Al Riffa0 nbsp Al Riffa p 1 5 Zonal semi finals edit Summary edit The Zonal semi finals were played over one leg with the home team determined by the following tables based on which group runners up qualified The group winner hosts the match against a group runner up If two group winners played each other one of the group winners hosted the match Team 1 Score Team 2West Asia Zone Al Arabi nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp Al SeebEast Riffa nbsp 1 1 a e t 4 5 p nbsp Al RiffaTeam 1 Score Team 2ASEAN Zone PSM Makassar nbsp 2 1 nbsp Kedah Darul AmanViettel nbsp 0 0 a e t 5 6 p nbsp Kuala Lumpur CityWest Asia Zone edit 5 September 2022 2022 09 05 20 00 UTC 3Al Arabi nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp Al SeebEduwo nbsp 112 Report Al Ghassani nbsp 95 Al Yahyaei nbsp 99 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Kuwait CityAttendance 5 200Referee Sivakorn Pu udom Thailand 6 September 2022 2022 09 06 20 00 UTC 3East Riffa nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp Al RiffaShallal nbsp 117 Report Haram nbsp 114 PenaltiesBodahoom nbsp Al Shaikh nbsp Shallal nbsp Khelaif nbsp Al Husaini nbsp Abdulnabi nbsp 4 5 nbsp Haram nbsp Al Romaihi nbsp Marhoon nbsp Al Malki nbsp Al Aswad nbsp DerrardjaAl Muharraq Stadium MuharraqAttendance 2 554Referee Kim Woo sung South Korea ASEAN Zone edit 9 August 2022 2022 08 09 19 00 UTC 8PSM Makassar nbsp 2 1 nbsp Kedah Darul AmanYakob nbsp 31 Fernandes nbsp 54 Report Fayadh nbsp 86 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium GianyarAttendance 368Referee Akhrol Risquallev Uzbekistan 10 August 2022 2022 08 10 18 00 UTC 7Viettel nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp Kuala Lumpur CityReportPenaltiesNguyễn Hoang Đức nbsp Hồ Khắc Ngọc nbsp Nham Mạnh Dũng nbsp Trần Danh Trung nbsp Phan Tuấn Tai nbsp Dương Văn Hao nbsp Bui Duy Thường nbsp 5 6 nbsp Josue nbsp Irfan nbsp Hadin nbsp Morales nbsp Gallifuoco nbsp Zhafri nbsp AkramThống Nhất Stadium Ho Chi Minh CityAttendance 3 016Referee Ahmed Al Kaf Oman Zonal finals edit Summary edit The Zonal finals were played over one leg with the home team decided by draw The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final while the winners of the Central Asia Zonal final and ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter zone play off semi finals Team 1 Score Team 2West Asia Zone Al Seeb nbsp 4 0 nbsp Al RiffaTeam 1 Score Team 2Central Asia Zone Khujand nbsp 0 4 nbsp Sogdiana JizzakhTeam 1 Score Team 2ASEAN Zone Kuala Lumpur City nbsp 5 2 nbsp PSM MakassarWest Asia Zone edit 4 October 2022 2022 10 04 19 00 UTC 4Al Seeb nbsp 4 0 nbsp Al RiffaAl Muqbali nbsp 47 Al Siyabi nbsp 62 Al Yahyaei nbsp 79 Dauda nbsp 90 2 ReportAl Seeb Stadium SeebAttendance 11 680Referee Jumpei Iida Japan Central Asia Zone edit 17 August 2022 2022 08 17 15 30 UTC 5Khujand nbsp 0 4 nbsp Sogdiana JizzakhReport Hasanov nbsp 13 21 Norkhonov nbsp 29 Kahramonov nbsp 78 20 Years of Independence Stadium KhujandAttendance 5 600Referee Kim Hee gon South Korea ASEAN Zone edit 24 August 2022 2022 08 24 21 00 UTC 8Kuala Lumpur City nbsp 5 2 nbsp PSM MakassarMorales nbsp 33 Mintah nbsp 45 2 Josue nbsp 52 pen 84 Hadin nbsp 90 4 pen Report Sayuri nbsp 58 Tanjung nbsp 63 Kuala Lumpur Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 2 905Referee Yusuke Araki Japan Inter zone play off semi finals edit 6 September 2022 2022 09 06 18 00 UTC 5Sogdiana Jizzakh nbsp 1 0 nbsp EasternNorkhonov nbsp 85 ReportSogdiyona Sport Majmuasi JizzakhAttendance 7 150Referee Ahmed Al Alili United Arab Emirates 7 September 2022 2022 09 07 19 00 UTC 5 30ATK Mohun Bagan nbsp 1 3 nbsp Kuala Lumpur CityFardin Ali Molla nbsp 90 Report Josue nbsp 60 Fakrul nbsp 90 2 Morales nbsp 90 5 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan KolkataAttendance 18 594Referee Khalid Al Turais Saudi Arabia Inter zone play off final edit Summary edit In the Inter zone play off final the two winners of the Inter zone play off semi finals played each other with the home team determined by the Inter zone play off semi final draw The winners of the Inter zone play off final advanced to the final Team 1 Score Team 2Sogdiana Jizzakh nbsp 0 0 a e t 3 5 p nbsp Kuala Lumpur CityMatch edit 5 October 2022 2022 10 05 18 00 UTC 5Sogdiana Jizzakh nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp Kuala Lumpur CityReportPenaltiesKakhramonov nbsp Jurabekov nbsp Cermelj nbsp Gafurov nbsp 3 5 nbsp Josue nbsp Morales nbsp Hadin nbsp Akram nbsp GallifuocoSogdiyona Sport Majmuasi JizzakhAttendance 6 157Referee Ali Sabah Iraq Final edit Main article 2022 AFC Cup Final The final was played over one leg at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia between the winners of the Inter zone play off final Kuala Lumpur City and the winners of the West Asia Zonal final Al Seeb 22 October 2022 2022 10 22 19 00 UTC 8Kuala Lumpur City nbsp 0 3 nbsp Al SeebReport Al Busaidi span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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