Kuala Lumpur: The seven sides still fighting for glory in this season’s AFC Cup will find out exactly who will have home advantage and when at Tuesday’s draw for the next stage of the competition.
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The draw will begin at 1500hours (local time).
For Air Force Club (IRQ) and Al Wahda (SYR) in the West’s Zonal Final, the club drawn first will host the first leg, with the club drawn second hosting the return leg. The winner will qualify for the AFC Cup final.
A similar process will be applied for Ceres Negros (PHI) and Home United (SIN) in the ASEAN Zonal Final, however, the ASEAN Zone’s champion will then be added to the Inter-Zone Play-off, where they will join Zonal Champions FC Istiklol (TJK) representing Central Asia, JSW Bengaluru (IND) from South Asia and East Asia’s 4.25 SC (PRK).
The clubs drawn first and third will subsequently host the first leg of the Inter-Zone SF1 and SF2 respectively, with the clubs drawn third and fourth hosting the second leg. The winner of SF1 will host the final’s first leg.
The host club for the 2017 AFC Cup final between the West Zonal Champion and Winner of the Inter-Zone Play-off will be determined by a draw.
The seven participating clubs from the five Zones are:
West Zonal finalists
- Air Force Club (IRQ)
- Al Wahda (SYR)
ASEAN Zonal finalists
- Ceres Negros (PHI)
- Home United (SIN)
Central Asia Zonal Champions
- FC Istiklol (TJK)
South Asia Zonal Champions
- JSW Bengaluru (IND)
East Asia Zonal Champions
- 4.25 SC (PRK)
Upcoming AFC Cup 2017 Knockout Stage
West Zone Final
September 12, first-leg
September 26, second-leg
ASEAN Zone final
August 2, first-leg
August 9, second-leg
Inter-Zone semi-final
SF1, August 22, first-leg
SF2, August 23, first leg
SF1, September 12, second-leg
SF2, September 13, second-leg
Inter-Zone final
September 27, first-leg
October 18, second-leg
AFC Cup final (West Zone v Inter-Zone Champion)
November 4
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Source: the-afc.com