2016 AFC Cup group stage

Draw

• For the West Zone, a draw was held for the three associations with two direct entrants to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
• For the East Zone, a draw was held for the seven associations with two direct entrants to determine the four associations occupying seeds 1 and 2, with seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E, F, G and H, and the three associations occupying seeds 3 and 4, with seeds 3 placed in order for Groups E, F and G. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

Zone	Seed 1	Seed 2	Seed 3	Seed 4
West Zone	Format Tiebreakers Schedule The schedule of each matchday was as follows. Matchday Dates Matches Matchday 1 23–24 February 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 Matchday 2 8–9 March 2016 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 Matchday 3 15–16 March 2016 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 Matchday 4 12–13 April 2016 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1 Matchday 5 26–27 April 2016 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 Matchday 6 10–11 May 2016 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 Groups Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group H ---- ---- ---- ---- ----