Английская Википедия:2018 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
Шаблон:Short description The 2018 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 22 January to 20 February 2018.[1] A total of 13 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide five of the 36 places in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup.[2]
Teams
The following 13 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:
- 6 teams entered in the preliminary round.
- 7 teams entered in the play-off round.
| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
|---|---|---|
| West Asia Zone | ||
| Central Asia Zone | ||
| South Asia Zone | ||
| ASEAN Zone | ||
| East Asia Zone |
Format
<section begin=Format /> In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3). The five winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 31 direct entrants.[2]<section end=Format />
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[1]
| Round | W | A | C, S, E | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | First leg | Second leg | |
| Preliminary round | Not played | 23 January 2018 | 30 January 2018 | |||
| Play-off round | 22 January 2018 | 29 January 2018 | 29 January 2018 | 2 February 2018 | 13 February 2018 | 20 February 2018 |
Bracket
<section begin=Bracket /> The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg.[3]<section end=Bracket />
Play-off West Asia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Suwaiq advanced to Group A.
Play-off Central Asia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ahal advanced to Group D.
Play-off South Asia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru advanced to Group E.
Play-off ASEAN
- Шаблон:Flagicon Boeung Ket Angkor advanced to Group F.
Play-off East Asia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hwaebul advanced to Group I.
Preliminary round
Summary
A total of six teams played in the preliminary round. <section begin=Preliminary round/> Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+Central Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+South Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End<section end=Preliminary round/>
Central Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Ahal won 5–3 on aggregate.
South Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Bengaluru won 3–0 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box TC Sports won 4–1 on aggregate.
Play-off round
Summary
A total of 10 teams played in the play-off round: seven teams which entered in this round, and three winners of the preliminary round. <section begin=Play-off round/> Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+West Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+Central Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+South Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+ASEAN Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+East Asia Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:End<section end=Play-off round/>
West Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Al-Suwaiq won 2–1 on aggregate.
Central Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Ahal won 3–0 on aggregate.
South Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Bengaluru won 8–2 on aggregate.
ASEAN Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Boeung Ket Angkor won 4–3 on aggregate.
East Asia Zone
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Hwaebul won 7–0 on aggregate.
Notes
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website, the-AFC.com
- AFC Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
Шаблон:2018 in Asian football (AFC)
