2016 AFC Cup explained

Tourney Name:AFC Cup
Year:2016
Dates:Qualifying round:
11–15 August 2015
Competition proper:
Num Teams:Competition proper: 32
Total: 40
Associations:23
Champion Other: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Count:1
Second Other: Bengaluru FC
Matches:127
Goals:361
Player: Hammadi Ahmed
Fair Play: Bengaluru FC
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq defeated India's Bengaluru FC in the final to win their first AFC Cup title, becoming the first Iraqi team to win the competition.[2] Johor Darul Ta'zim, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bengaluru FC.

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,[3] which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.[4] 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 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2014 rankings:[5]

The AFC Competitions Committee decided on the participation of member associations in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC Cup on 28 November 2014.[6] [7] [8]

The following table shows the slot allocation for the 2016 AFC Cup, which are adjusted accordingly since some of the slots are unused.

bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2Participation for 2016 AFC Cup
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20Participating
bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20Not participating
+West Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
ACL
Group
stage
round		Qualif.
round
610 Iraq47.1060200
711 Kuwait45.4230000
812 Jordan44.3091100
914 Oman30.5860200
1016 Bahrain25.5470110
1117 Lebanon25.0430110
1219 Syria22.8830110
1325 Palestine15.9110110
1428 Tajikistan11.7610110
1529 Afghanistan11.4640000
1630 Turkmenistan10.5540110
1732 Kyrgyzstan8.7610011
1835 Yemen5.2490000
1936 Sri Lanka4.0710000
2038 Nepal3.2680000
2139 Pakistan2.7320001
2246 Bhutan0.0000001
Total11173
22
+East Zone
RankMember
Association		PointsSlots
ACL
Group
stage
round		Qualif.
round
718 Indonesia25.0040000
820 Hong Kong20.0771100
921 Myanmar18.9491100
1022 Malaysia18.1531100
1123 India16.7561100
1224 Singapore16.0971100
1326 Maldives15.8840200
1427 Philippines12.2680200
1531 North Korea9.0000000
1633 Laos7.5540100
1734 Guam5.9460000
1837 Bangladesh3.6430001
1939 East Timor2.7320000
2041 Macau2.6250001
2142 Cambodia2.4640000
2243 Chinese Taipei2.0890000
2344 Mongolia1.5540001
2445 Brunei0.8040000
Total51003
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Notes

Teams

The following 40 teams from 23 associations entered the competition.[9]

+West Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Naft Al-Wasat2014–15 Iraqi Premier League champions1stnone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2014–15 Iraqi Premier League runners-up1stnone
Al-Wehdat2014–15 Jordan League champions9th2015
Al-Faisaly2014–15 Jordan FA Cup winners8th2013
Al-Orouba2014–15 Oman Professional League champions and 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners4th2012
Fanja2014–15 Oman Professional League runners-up4th2015
Al-Muharraq2014–15 Bahrain First Division League champions5th2009
Al-Ahed2014–15 Lebanese Premier League champions7th2012
Al-Jaish2014–15 Syrian Premier League champions6th2015
2014–15 West Bank Premier League champions2nd2014
Istiklol2015 Tajik League champions and 2015 Tajik Cup winners2nd2015
Altyn Asyr2015 Ýokary Liga champions and 2015 Turkmenistan Cup winners2nd2015
Entering in qualifying play-off (play-off round)
Al-Hidd2015 Bahraini King's Cup winners3rd2015
Tripoli2014–15 Lebanese FA Cup winners2nd2004
Al-Wahda2015 Syrian Cup winners5th2015
Ahli Al-Khaleel2014–15 Palestine Cup winners1stnone
Khujand2015 Tajik League runners-up1stnone
Balkan2015 Ýokary Liga runners-up4th2007
Alay Osh2015 Kyrgyzstan League champions2nd2014
+East Zone
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)
Kitchee2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League champions6th2015
South China2014–15 Hong Kong season play-off winners7th2015
Yangon United2015 Myanmar National League champions4th2014
Ayeyawady United2015 General Aung San Shield winners4th2015
2015 Malaysia Super League champions3rd2015
Selangor2015 Malaysia Super League runners-up5th2014
Mohun Bagan2014–15 I-League champions3rd2009
Bengaluru FC2014–15 Indian Federation Cup winners2nd2015
Tampines Rovers2015 S.League runners-up8th2014
Balestier Khalsa2015 S.League 4th place2nd2015
New Radiant2015 Dhivehi Premier League champions8th2015
Maziya2015 Maldives President's Cup winners4th2015
Ceres2015 UFL Division 1 champions2nd2015
Kaya2015 UFL Cup winners1stnone
Lao Toyota FC2015 Lao Premier League champions2nd2015
TeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Entering in qualifying round
(teams not split into zones for qualifying round)
Alga2014 Kyrgyzstan League 3rd place1stnone
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions1stnone
K-Electric2014–15 Pakistan Premier League champions1stnone
Benfica de Macau2015 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions1stnone
Khoromkhon2014 Mongolia Premier League champions1stnone
Druk United2014 Bhutan National League champions1stnone
Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws are held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[10]

StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying stageQualifying round29 June 201511–15 August 2015
Play-off stagePlay-off roundNo draw9 February 2016
Group stageMatchday 110 December 201523–24 February 2016
Matchday 28–9 March 2016
Matchday 315–16 March 2016
Matchday 412–13 April 2016
Matchday 526–27 April 2016
Matchday 610–11 May 2016
Knockout stageRound of 1624–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals9 June 201613–14 September 201620–21 September 2016
Semi-finals27–28 September 201618–19 October 2016
Final5 November 2016

Qualifying round

See main article: 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round.

Group B

Qualifying play-off

See main article: 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off.

Play-off round

Group stage

See main article: 2016 AFC Cup group stage.

Group H

Knockout stage

See main article: 2016 AFC Cup knockout stage.

Final

See main article: 2016 AFC Cup Final.

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player Hammadi Ahmed[11] Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Top Goalscorer Hammadi Ahmed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Fair Play Award— Bengaluru FC[12]

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeam    Total
1 Hammadi Ahmed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2121231111116
2 Adrián Gallardo Ceres121138
Mohd Safiq Rahim Johor Darul Ta'zim312118
4 Christopher Chizoba Ayeyawady United3216
Jorge Pereyra Díaz Johor Darul Ta'zim1111116
Mouhamadou Dramé Al-Ahed12126
Jeje Lalpekhlua Mohun Bagan21216
Juan Martín Lucero Johor Darul Ta'zim2316
Raja Rafe Al-Wahda1416
Rufino Kitchee12216

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations. AFC. PDF. 28 November 2015.
  2. Web site: AFC President congratulates Air Force Club for historic. AFC. 5 November 2016. 6 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Revamp of AFC competitions. AFC. 25 January 2014.
  4. Web site: ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals. AFC. 16 April 2014.
  5. Web site: AFC MA Ranking as at 3 November 2014. AFC.
  6. Web site: AFC Competitions Committee meeting. AFC. 28 November 2014.
  7. Web site: AFC Cup slots decided for 2015–2016 editions. AFC. 4 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Slot allocation for AFC Cup 2015 – 2016. AFC.
  9. Web site: Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw. AFC. 4 December 2015.
  10. Web site: AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016. AFC. PDF.
  11. Web site: Hot-shot Hammadi bags AFC Cup MVP and Top Scorer. AFC. 5 November 2016. 6 November 2016.
  12. Web site: AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC win AFC's Fairplay award. www.goal.com. Goal. 6 November 2016. 6 November 2016. 14 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200914213255/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2016/11/06/29220982/afc-cup-bengaluru-fc-win-afcs-fairplay-award. dead.
  13. Web site: Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Group Stage. AFC. the-afc.com.
  14. Web site: Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Round of 16. AFC. the-afc.com.
  15. Web site: Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Cup Knockout Stage. AFC. the-afc.com.

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