2017 AFC Cup qualifying round


The 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round was played from 19 to 25 August 2016. A total of nine teams competed in the qualifying round to decide three places in the qualifying play-offs of the 2017 AFC Cup.
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Teams


The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round. Teams were not split into zones for the qualifying round.
In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count all those since the 2004 season.
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Draw


The draw for the qualifying round was held on 17 June 2016, 11:00 MYT, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.

For the draw, the pre-selected hosts were placed in their own pot, while the remaining teams were seeded according to the performance of their association in the 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round, with associations participating ranked and associations not participating unranked.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Format


In the qualifying round, each group was played on a single round-robin basis at the pre-selected hosts. The winners of each group advanced to the qualifying play-offs.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to [Three Three points for a win|points for a win|points]. If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order :
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  7. Disciplinary points ;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Groups

Group A



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Group B



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Group C

  • All matches were held in Bhutan.
  • Times listed were UTC+6.


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