2019 AFC Cup explained

Tourney Name:AFC Cup
Year:2019
Dates:Qualifying:

Competition proper:
Num Teams:Competition proper: 36
Total: 43
Associations:26
Champion Other: Al-Ahed
Count:1
Second Other: April 25
Matches:127
Goals:386
Top Scorer: Bienvenido Marañón
(10 goals)
Player: Mehdi Khalil
Fair Play: Al-Ahed
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 AFC Cup was the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

Al-Ahed from Lebanon won the title for the first time, defeating April 25 from North Korea in the final. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the title holders, having won the previous three editions of the tournament. However, they were unable to defend the title as Iraqi teams played in the AFC Champions League instead of the AFC Cup in the 2019 edition.

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):[2]

Association ranking

For the 2019 AFC Cup, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017,[3] 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, between 2014 and 2017.[2] [4]

bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2Participation for 2019 AFC Cup
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20Participating
bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20Not participating
+West Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
Group
stage		Play-off
11628.983200
21825.649200
31924.798200
42024.337200
52221.367200
62713.921110
72910.552010
—343.358000
Total1120
2
13
+Central Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
Group
stage		Play-off
11230.725110
22614.163101
3315.680101
—372.454000
Total312
3
6
+South Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
Group
stage		Play-off
11529.291110
—2811.970000
2333.365100
3381.228100
4390.875001
5440.325001
—460.188000
Total312
3
6
+ASEAN Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
Group
stage		Play-off
11727.426200
22121.405200
32317.084200
42416.871200
52514.753200
6323.439100
7353.312100
—410.564000
—430.401000
Total1200
0
12
+East Asia Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
Group
stage		Play-off
11429.300110
2307.797101
3362.769100
—400.815000
—420.539000
4450.213001
Total312
3
6
Notes

Teams

The following 43 teams from 26 associations entered the competition.

+Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–C)
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Al-Jaish2017–18 Syrian Premier League champions and 2018 Syrian Cup winners9th
Al-Ittihad2017–18 Syrian Premier League runners-up4th
Al-Wehdat2017–18 Jordanian Pro League champions11th
Al-Jazeera2017–18 Jordan FA Cup winners
2017–18 Jordanian Pro League runners-up		3rd
Al-Kuwait2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League champions and 2017–18 Kuwait Emir Cup winners8th
Al-Qadsia2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up7th
Al-Najma2017–18 Bahraini Premier League runners-up
2017–18 Bahraini King's Cup winners		2nd
Malkiya2017–18 Bahraini Premier League 4th place2nd
Al-Ahed2017–18 Lebanese Premier League champions and 2017–18 Lebanese FA Cup winners9th
Nejmeh2017–18 Lebanese Premier League runners-up9th
Al-Suwaiq2017–18 Oman Professional League champions7th
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
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Al-Nasr2017–18 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners2nd
Hilal Al-Quds2017–18 West Bank Premier League champions3rd

+Group stage direct entrants (Group D)
width=25%Teamwidth=60%Qualifying methodwidth=15%App
Istiklol2018 Tajik League champions and 2018 Tajik Cup winners5th
Altyn Asyr2018 Ýokary Liga champions5th
Dordoi2018 Kyrgyzstan League champions and 2018 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners4th
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
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Khujand2018 Tajik League runners-up3rd
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round
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Ahal2018 Ýokary Liga runners-up3rd
Alay2018 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up5th

+Group stage direct entrants (Group E)
width=25%Teamwidth=60%Qualifying methodwidth=15%App
Minerva Punjab2017–18 I-League champions1st
Abahani Limited Dhaka2018 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners3rd
Manang Marshyangdi Club2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions1st
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
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Chennaiyin2017–18 Indian Super League champions1st
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round
width=25%Teamwidth=60%Qualifying methodwidth=15%App
Transport United2018 Bhutan National League champions2nd
Colombo2017–18 Sri Lanka Champions League champions2nd
+Group stage direct entrants (Groups F–H)
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Hà Nội2018 V.League 1 champions4th
Becamex Bình Dương2018 Vietnamese Cup winners3rd
Ceres–Negros2018 Philippines Football League champions5th
Kaya–Iloilo2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara winners2nd
Home United2018 Singapore Premier League runners-up10th
Tampines Rovers2018 Singapore Premier League 4th place11th
Persija Jakarta2018 Liga 1 champions2nd
PSM Makassar2018 Liga 1 runners-up1st
Yangon United2018 Myanmar National League champions and 2018 General Aung San Shield winners6th
Shan United2018 Myanmar National League runners-up2nd
Lao Toyota2018 Lao Premier League champions5th
Nagaworld2018 Cambodian League champions2nd

+Group stage direct entrants (Group I)
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Kitchee2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League champions and 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup winners7th
April 252017–18 DPR Korea Premier League champions3rd
Hang Yuen2018 Taiwan Football Premier League 3rd place2nd
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
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Tai Po2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League runners-up2nd
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round
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Ryomyong2018 Hwaebul Cup winners1st
Erchim2018 Mongolian Premier League champions3rd
Notes

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).[5]

StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary stagePreliminary roundNo draw20 February 2019 (C, S, E)27 February 2019 (C, S, E)
Play-off stagePlay-off round5 February 2019 (W),
6 March 2019 (C, S, E)		12 February 2019 (W),
13 March 2019 (C, S, E)
Group stageMatchday 122 November 201825–27 February 2019 (W, A), 3 April 2019 (C, S, E)
Matchday 211–13 March 2019 (W, A), 17 April 2019 (C, S, E)
Matchday 31–3 April & 3 May 2019 (W, A), 30 April – 1 May 2019 (C, S, E)
Matchday 415–17 & 23 April & 6 May 2019 (W, A), 15 May 2019 (C, S, E)
Matchday 529 April – 1 May 2019 (W, A), 19 June 2019 (C, S, E)
Matchday 613–15 May 2019 (W, A), 26 June 2019 (C, S, E)
Knockout stageZonal semi-finals17–19 June 2019 (W, A)24–26 June 2019 (W, A)
Zonal finals2 July 201931 July 2019 (A),
24 September 2019 (W)		7 August 2019 (A),
1 October 2019 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals20–21 August 201927–28 August 2019
Inter-zone play-off final25 September 20192 October 2019
Final2 November 2019

Qualifying play-offs

See main article: 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.

Play-off round

Group stage

See main article: 2019 AFC Cup group stage.

Ranking of second-placed teams

ASEAN Zone

Knockout stage

See main article: 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage.

Final

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player[6] Mehdi Khalil Al-Ahed
Top Goalscorer[7] Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros
Fair Play Award— Al-Ahed

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1 Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros13113110
2 Ganiyu Oseni Hà Nội42219
Kim Yu-song April 25112221
4 Pape Omar Faye Hà Nội1311118
5 Bruno Matos Persija Jakarta21137
Nguyễn Văn Quyết Hà Nội111121
7 Baha' Faisal Al-Wehdat4116
Fernando Kitchee11121
9 Khairul Amri Tampines Rovers1135
Mohamad Kdouh Al-Ahed311
Wander Luiz Becamex Bình Dương11111
Eero Markkanen PSM Makassar1211
Bassel Moustafa Al-Jaish1112

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations. AFC. PDF.
  2. Web site: Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020. AFC. PDF.
  3. Web site: AFC Club Competitions Ranking (as of 15 December 2017). AFC. PDF.
  4. Web site: AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics (2017 version). AFC. PDF.
  5. Web site: AFC Competitions Calendar 2019. AFC. 28 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Al Ahed's Khalil named MVP . the-afc.com . AFC . 4 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Ceres' Marañón wins Top Scorer Award . the-afc.com . AFC . 4 November 2019.

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