2019 AFC Cup group stage

The 2019 AFC Cup group stage was played from 25 February to 26 June 2019.[1] A total of 36 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 22 November 2018, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), and one group each in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I). Teams from the same association in the West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone could not be drawn into the same group.

The mechanism of the draw was as follows:

  • For the West Asia Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon) to determine the order of associations occupying the following group positions (higher-seeded team of each association allocated to first position, lower-seeded team of each association allocated to second position): A1 and B2, B1 and C2, C1 and A2, A3 and B4, B3 and C4. The direct entrant from Oman and the play-off winners were allocated to positions C3 and A4 respectively.
  • For the ASEAN Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar) to determine the order of associations occupying the following group positions (higher-seeded team of each association allocated to first position, lower-seeded team of each association allocated to second position): F1 and G2, G1 and H2, H1 and F2, F3 and G4, G3 and H4. The direct entrants from Laos and Cambodia were allocated to positions H3 and F4 respectively.
  • For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, no draw was held. The direct entrants were allocated to group positions 1, 2 and 3 according to their association ranking (Central Asia Zone: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan; South Asia Zone: India, Bangladesh, Nepal; East Asia Zone: Hong Kong, North Korea, Chinese Taipei), and the play-off winners were allocated to group positions 4.

The following 36 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 32 direct entrants and the four winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Zone Groups Teams
West Asia Zone A–C Al-Jaish Al-Ittihad Al-Najma Malkiya
Al-Wehdat Al-Jazeera Al-Ahed Nejmeh
Al-Kuwait Al-Qadsia Al-Suwaiq Hilal Al-Quds (Winners of Play-off West Asia)
Central Asia Zone D Istiklol Altyn Asyr Dordoi Khujand (Winners of Play-off Central Asia)
South Asia Zone E Minerva Punjab Abahani Limited Dhaka[note 1] Manang Marshyangdi Club[note 1] Chennaiyin (Winners of Play-off South Asia)
ASEAN Zone F–H Hà Nội Becamex Bình Dương Persija Jakarta[note 1] PSM Makassar[note 1]
Ceres–Negros Kaya–Iloilo Yangon United Shan United
Home United Tampines Rovers Lao Toyota Nagaworld
East Asia Zone I Kitchee April 25 Hang Yuen Tai Po (Winners of Play-off East Asia)
Standby teams[note 2]

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

  • The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

In the event that a group contains only three teams, it might be played on a double round-robin basis hosted by two of the teams if at least two of the three teams agree to this format (Regulations Article 10.1.7).[2]

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5):[2]

  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. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group were tied;
  9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  10. Association ranking.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[1][4]

  • Matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays. One or two groups were played on each day, with the following groups played on Mondays:
    • Matchdays 1 and 2: Groups A and B
    • Matchday 3: Groups A and C
    • Matchday 4: Group B
    • Matchdays 5 and 6: Group C
  • Matches in the ASEAN Zone were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One or two groups were played on each day, with the following groups played on Tuesdays:
    • Matchdays 1 and 2: Groups F and G
    • Matchday 3: Groups F and H
    • Matchday 4: Group G
    • Matchdays 5 and 6: Group H
  • Matches in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone were played on Wednesdays. If two teams from the same association were scheduled to play at home on the same matchday, the home match of the lower-seeded team was moved to Tuesday.
Matchday Dates Matches
W, A C, S, E
Matchday 1 25–27 February 2019 3 April 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2 11–13 March 2019 17 April 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 1–3 April & 3 May 2019 30 April – 1 May 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 15–17 & 23 April & 6 May 2019 15 May 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 29 April – 1 May 2019 19 June 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 13–15 May 2019 26 June 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEH JAI HAQ NEJ
1 Al-Wehdat 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Al-Jaish 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10 1–0 — 1–1 2–2
3 Hilal Al-Quds 6 2 2 2 7 11 −4 8 2–6 0–0 — 2–1
4 Nejmeh 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1 0–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Jaish 1–1 Hilal Al-Quds
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  • Obaid  18'
Attendance: 48
Al-Wehdat 1–0 Nejmeh
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Attendance: 4,395
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Hilal Al-Quds 2–6 Al-Wehdat
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Attendance: 8,000
Nejmeh 0–1 Al-Jaish
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  • Moustafa  39'
Attendance: 54
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Al-Jaish 1–0 Al-Wehdat
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Attendance: 230
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Wehdat 1–1 Al-Jaish
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  • Moustafa  53'
Attendance: 3,504
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Nejmeh 0–2 Al-Wehdat
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Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Hilal Al-Quds 2–1 Nejmeh
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Attendance: 682
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Nejmeh 1–2 Hilal Al-Quds
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Attendance: 98
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Jaish 2–2 Nejmeh
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Attendance: 33
Al-Wehdat 2–0 Hilal Al-Quds
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Attendance: 7,817

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ KUW NAJ ITH
1 Al-Jazeera 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 16 Zonal semi-finals — 1–0 3–0 4–0
2 Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 1–2 — 2–1 0–0
3 Al-Najma 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
4 Al-Ittihad 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Kuwait 0–0 Al-Ittihad
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Attendance: 627
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Jazeera
  • Habeeb  31'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Najma
  • Muhtadi  38'
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Attendance: 467
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Al-Jazeera 1–0 Al-Kuwait
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Attendance: 343
Al-Jazeera 4–0 Al-Ittihad
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Attendance: 511
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Al-Najma 0–1 Al-Kuwait
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  • Al-Khamees  90+5'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Jazeera
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Attendance: 363
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Al-Kuwait 2–1 Al-Najma
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  • Dramé  66'
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Al-Jazeera 3–0 Al-Najma
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Attendance: 211
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Kuwait
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Attendance: 254
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Al-Najma 2–1 Al-Ittihad
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  • Al Shaban  72'
Attendance: 50
Al-Kuwait 1–2 Al-Jazeera
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Attendance: 300

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHE MAL QAD SUW
1 Al-Ahed 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Zonal semi-finals — 2–1 0–0 4–2
2 Malkiya 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 0–0 — 1–2 2–2
3 Al-Qadsia 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 1–2 — 2–0
4 Al-Suwaiq 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 0–1 1–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ahed 0–0 Al-Qadsia
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Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Suwaiq 1–2 Malkiya
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  • Isa  31'
  • Al-Bari  59'
Attendance: 500
Malkiya 0–0 Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 437
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al-Qadsia 2–0 Al-Suwaiq
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Al-Ahed 4–2 Al-Suwaiq
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  • Al Zaabi  37'
  • K. Al Alawi  85'
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Qadsia 1–2 Malkiya
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  • Isa  42', 72'
Attendance: 2,300
Al-Suwaiq 0–1 Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 385
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Malkiya 1–2 Al-Qadsia
  • Al-Bari  43'
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Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Malkiya 2–2 Al-Suwaiq
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Attendance: 147
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Al-Qadsia 0–1 Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 1,600
Al-Ahed 2–1 Malkiya
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  • Al-Bari  14'
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Al-Suwaiq 2–1 Al-Qadsia
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Attendance: 150

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALT IST DOR KHU
1 Altyn Asyr 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–1 3–1 1–0
2 Istiklol 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 1–1 — 4–1 3–0
3 Dordoi 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–1 — 3–0
4 Khujand 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 3–2 3–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Khujand 3–1 Dordoi, Dordoi 3–0 Khujand.
Istiklol 3–0 Khujand
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Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Dordoi 1–1 Altyn Asyr
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Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Khujand 3–1 Dordoi
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Attendance: 7,200
Altyn Asyr 1–1 Istiklol
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Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Khujand 0–0 Altyn Asyr
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Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Istiklol 4–1 Dordoi
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Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Altyn Asyr 1–0 Khujand
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Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Dordoi 2–1 Istiklol
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Attendance: 4,435
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Khujand 3–2 Istiklol
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Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Altyn Asyr 3–1 Dordoi
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Attendance: 11,250
Istiklol 1–1 Altyn Asyr
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Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Dordoi 3–0 Khujand
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Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABD CFC MIN MMC
1 Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 3–2 2–2 5–0
2 Chennaiyin 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
3 Minerva Punjab 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5 0–1 1–1 — 2–2
4 Manang Marshyangdi Club 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 0–1 2–3 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Manang Marshyangdi Club 0–1 Abahani Limited Dhaka
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Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Chennaiyin 0–0 Minerva Punjab
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Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–2 Minerva Punjab
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Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Chennaiyin 2–0 Manang Marshyangdi Club
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Attendance: 1,271
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Chennaiyin 1–0 Abahani Limited Dhaka
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Attendance: 1,224
Minerva Punjab 2–2 Manang Marshyangdi Club
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Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali Ismaeel (Bahrain)
Manang Marshyangdi Club 1–1 Minerva Punjab
  • Azeez  81'
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Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–2 Chennaiyin
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Attendance: 850
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Minerva Punjab 1–1 Chennaiyin
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Attendance: 850
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Abahani Limited Dhaka 5–0 Manang Marshyangdi Club
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Attendance: 975
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Manang Marshyangdi Club 2–3 Chennaiyin
  • Oladipo  71', 79'
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Attendance: 857
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAN TAM YAN NAG
1 Hà Nội 6 4 1 1 23 5 +18 13[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — 2–0 0–1 10–0
2 Tampines Rovers 6 4 1 1 17 10 +7 13[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 4–3 4–2
3 Yangon United 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 6 2–5 1–3 — 2–0
4 Nagaworld 6 1 0 5 6 27 −21 3 1–5 1–5 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Tampines Rovers 1–1 Hà Nội, Hà Nội 2–0 Tampines Rovers.
Yangon United 1–3 Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 675
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Hà Nội 10–0 Nagaworld
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Nagaworld 2–1 Yangon United
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Attendance: 352
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Tampines Rovers 1–1 Hà Nội
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Attendance: 1,671
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Nagaworld 1–5 Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 320
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Hà Nội 0–1 Yangon United
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Attendance: 3,921
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Yangon United 2–5 Hà Nội
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Attendance: 524
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Tampines Rovers 4–2 Nagaworld
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Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Nagaworld 1–5 Hà Nội
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Attendance: 396
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Tampines Rovers 4–3 Yangon United
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Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Hà Nội 2–0 Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 3,678
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Yangon United 2–0 Nagaworld
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Attendance: 241

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER BBD PSJ SHA
1 Ceres–Negros 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15 Zonal semi-finals — 0–1 1–0 3–2
2 Becamex Bình Dương 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 1–3 — 3–1 6–0
3 Persija Jakarta 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 7 2–3 0–0 — 6–1
4 Shan United 6 0 0 6 5 25 −20 0 0–5 1–2 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Persija Jakarta 0–0 Becamex Bình Dương
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Attendance: 35,282
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Ceres–Negros 3–2 Shan United
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Attendance: 5,748
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Shan United 1–3 Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 512
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Becamex Bình Dương 1–3 Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Shan United 1–2 Becamex Bình Dương
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Attendance: 545
Referee: Choe Kwang-hyon (North Korea)
Ceres–Negros 1–0 Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 5,878
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Becamex Bình Dương 6–0 Shan United
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Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Persija Jakarta 2–3 Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 26,923
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Shan United 0–5 Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 420
Becamex Bình Dương 3–1 Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Ceres–Negros 0–1 Becamex Bình Dương
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Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Persija Jakarta 6–1 Shan United
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Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM HOM KAY LAO
1 PSM Makassar 6 4 2 0 17 8 +9 14 Zonal semi-finals — 3–2 1–1 7–3
2 Home United 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Kaya–Iloilo 6 2 2 2 13 7 +6 8 1–2 5–0 — 5–1
4 Lao Toyota 6 0 1 5 7 20 −13 1 0–3 2–3 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Home United 1–1 PSM Makassar
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Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Lao Toyota 1–1 Kaya–Iloilo
  • Aphideth  87'
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Kaya–Iloilo 5–0 Home United
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Attendance: 527
PSM Makassar 7–3 Lao Toyota
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Attendance: 626
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
PSM Makassar 1–1 Kaya–Iloilo
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Attendance: 723
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Home United 1–0 Lao Toyota
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Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Kaya–Iloilo 1–2 PSM Makassar
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Attendance: 743
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Lao Toyota 2–3 Home United
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Attendance: 327
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Kaya–Iloilo 5–1 Lao Toyota
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Attendance: 397
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
PSM Makassar 3–2 Home United
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Attendance: 517
Home United 2–0 Kaya–Iloilo
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Attendance: 963
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Lao Toyota 0–3 PSM Makassar
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Attendance: 230
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APR KIT TAI HYU
1 April 25 6 5 0 1 17 2 +15 15 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 2–0 4–0 5–0
2 Kitchee 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10 1–0 — 2–4 3–0
3 Tai Po 6 2 2 2 13 15 −2 8 1–3 3–3 — 4–2
4 Hang Yuen 6 0 1 5 4 18 −14 1 0–3 1–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Hang Yuen 0–3 April 25
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Hsinchu County Second Stadium, Zhubei
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Kitchee 2–4 Tai Po
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Attendance: 2,481
April 25 2–0 Kitchee
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Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Tai Po 4–2 Hang Yuen
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Attendance: 3,533
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
Tai Po 1–3 April 25
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Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Kitchee 3–0 Hang Yuen
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Attendance: 1,797
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
April 25 4–0 Tai Po
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Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Hang Yuen 1–2 Kitchee
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Attendance: 410
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
April 25 5–0 Hang Yuen
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Attendance: 3,100
Tai Po 3–3 Kitchee
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Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Kitchee 1–0 April 25
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Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Hang Yuen 1–1 Tai Po
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Attendance: 386
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Al-Jaish 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals
2 B Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10[lower-alpha 1]
3 C Malkiya 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Al-Jaish −6, Al-Kuwait −11.

ASEAN Zone
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G Becamex Bình Dương 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Zonal semi-finals
2 F Tampines Rovers 6 4 1 1 17 10 +7 13
3 H Home United 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10
Source: AFC

Notes
  1. The identity of the teams from Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia (both group stage and standby teams) was not known at the time of the group stage draw.
  2. The standby teams would replace a team from the same association which played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage. There were no standby teams from India (for Minerva Punjab), Vietnam (for Hà Nội), and Singapore (for Home United).
  3. Davao Aguilas were the standby team from Philippines at the time of the draw, but were not active in 2019.
  4. Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  5. The Hilal Al-Quds v Al-Jaish match, originally scheduled to be played on 30 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was moved to a neutral venue.
  6. The Hilal Al-Quds v Nejmeh match, originally scheduled to be played on 1 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was postponed as Nejmeh failed to arrive for the match.[5][6] The match was rescheduled to 3 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue.[7]
  7. The Nejmeh v Hilal Al-Quds match, originally scheduled to be played on 16 April 2019, 19:00 UTC+3, at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, was rescheduled to 6 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue.[7]
  8. The matches between Minerva Punjab and Chennaiyin on Matchdays 1 and 5, were reversed from the original scheduled dates of 3 April 2019 and 19 June 2019.
  9. The Persija Jakarta v Ceres–Negros match was rescheduled from the original date of 16 April to 23 April due to its proximity to the general election held in Indonesia the next day.
  10. PSM Makassar played their home matches at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, instead of their home Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar, since the stadium did not meet AFC regulations.[8]

References
  1. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 11 January 2018.
  2. "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Draw unveils exciting 2019 challenge". AFC. 22 November 2018.
  4. "AFC Cup 2019 Official Match Schedule". AFC.
  5. "AFC Cup 2019: Lebanon club Nejmeh SC withdraws in match against Hilal Al-Quds". Fox Sports Asia. 1 April 2019.
  6. "AFC statement on Hilal Alquds v Nejmeh". Asian Football Confederation. 1 April 2019.
  7. "كأس الاتحاد الآسيوي - مباراة النجمة وهلال القدس على أرض محايدة" (in Arabic). BeIN Sports MENA. 8 April 2018.
  8. "AFC Cup 2019 Grup H, PSM Makassar Ngungsi ke Stadion Pakansari". Topskor.id. 10 December 2018.
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