2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
The 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 5 February to 13 March 2019.[1] A total of 11 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide four of the 36 places in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Cup.[2]
Teams
The following 11 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
- 6 teams entered in the preliminary round.
- 5 teams entered in the play-off round.
Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
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West Asia Zone | ||
Central Asia Zone | ||
South Asia Zone |
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ASEAN Zone | None | |
East Asia Zone |
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Format
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[1][3]
Round | West Asia Zone | Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, East Asia Zone | ||
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First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | |
Preliminary round | Not played | 20 February 2019 | 27 February 2019 | |
Play-off round | 5 February 2019 | 12 February 2019 | 6 March 2019 | 13 March 2019 |
Bracket
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone, determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018.[4]
Play-off West Asia
- Hilal Al-Quds advanced to Group A.
Play-off round | |||||
Hilal Al-Quds | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Al-Nasr | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-off Central Asia
Preliminary round | Play-off round | ||||||||||
Alay | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Ahal | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Ahal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Khujand (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-off South Asia
- Chennaiyin advanced to Group E.
Preliminary round | Play-off round | ||||||||||
Colombo | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
Transport United
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Colombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Chennaiyin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-off East Asia
Preliminary round | Play-off round | ||||||||||
Erchim
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Ryomyong | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
Ryomyong | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||
Tai Po (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
Preliminary round
Summary
A total of six teams played in the preliminary round.
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Alay | 1–3 | Ahal | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Colombo | 9–2 | Transport United
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7–1 | 2–1 |
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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0–6 | Ryomyong | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Central Asia Zone
Alay | 1–2 | Ahal |
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Report |
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Ahal won 3–1 on aggregate.
South Asia Zone
Colombo won 9–2 on aggregate.
East Asia Zone
0–3 | Ryomyong | |
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Report |
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Erchim | ||
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Report |
Ryomyong won 6–0 on aggregate.
Play-off round
Summary
A total of eight teams played in the play-off round: five teams which entered in this round, and three winners of the preliminary round.
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hilal Al-Quds | 3–1 | Al-Nasr | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ahal | 1–1 (a) | Khujand | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Colombo | 0–1 | Chennaiyin | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ryomyong | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Tai Po | 0–0 | a.e.t. )
|
West Asia Zone
Hilal Al-Quds | 2–1 | Al-Nasr |
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Report |
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Al-Nasr | 0–1 | Hilal Al-Quds |
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Report |
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Hilal Al-Quds won 3–1 on aggregate.
Central Asia Zone
Ahal | 1–1 | Khujand |
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Report |
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1–1 on aggregate. Khujand won on away goals.
South Asia Zone
Colombo | 0–0 | Chennaiyin |
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Report |
Chennaiyin | 1–0 | Colombo |
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Report |
Chennaiyin won 1–0 on aggregate.
East Asia Zone
Ryomyong | 0–0 | Tai Po |
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Report |
0–0 on aggregate. Tai Po won 5–3 on penalties.
Notes
References
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "AFC Cup 2019 Official Match Schedule". AFC.
- ^ "Draw unveils exciting 2019 challenge". AFC. 22 November 2018.
External links
- AFC Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Cup 2019, stats.the-AFC.com