AFC Cup 2017 slot allocation and draw date set

Published on: 07 December 2016

Kuala Lumpur: The slot allocations for the 2017 AFC Cup Preliminary, Play-off and Group Stages have been finalised.

The official draw for the AFC Cup will be held at 1430hrs (local time), December 13, 2016 at the Hilton Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

The slots are allocated into any of the three stages according to the Clubs’ Member Associations’ rankings.

Clubs winning the AFC Cup Preliminary matches will advance to AFC Cup Play-off Stage, from which in turn, the winners will book a place in the Group Stage. The losers in the Preliminary and Play-off Stages will be eliminated from the competition.

The slot allocations are as follows:

West Asia Zone - Slot Allocation and Entries

Ranking

Member Association

Group Stage

Preliminary Stage

/ Playoff Stage

1

Iraq

2

 

2

Syria

2

 

3

Jordan

2

 

4

Bahrain

1

1

5

Lebanon

1

1

6

Oman

1

1

7

Palestine

 

1

 

ASEAN Zone - Slot Allocation and Entries

Ranking

Member Association

Group Stage

Preliminary Stage

/ Playoff Stage

1

Vietnam

2

 

2

Malaysia

2

 

3

Myanmar

2

 

4

Philippines

1

1

5

Singapore

1

1

6

Laos

1

1

7

Cambodia

 

2

 

Central Asia Zone - Slot Allocation and Entries

Ranking

Member Association

Group Stage

Preliminary Stage

/ Playoff Stage

1

Tajikistan

1

1

2

Turkmenistan

1

1

3

Kyrgyzstan

1

1

4

Afghanistan

 

1

 

South Asia Zone - Slot Allocation and Entries

Ranking

Member Association

Group Stage

Preliminary Stage

/ Playoff Stage

1

India

1

1

2

Maldives

1

1

3

Bangladesh

1

1

4

Bhutan

 

1

5

Sri Lanka

 

1

 

East Asia Zone - Slot Allocation and Entries

Ranking

Member Association

Group Stage

Preliminary Stage

/ Playoff Stage

1

DPR Korea

1

1

2

Chinese Taipei

1

1

3

Guam

1

1

4

Mongolia

 

1

Source: the-afc.com

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