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.

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.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
BangladeshSheikh Russel2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up2nd2015
BhutanTertons2015 Bhutan National League champions1stnone
CambodiaNagaworld2015 Cambodian League runners-up1stnone
Chinese TaipeiTatung2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up1stnone
GuamRovers2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions1stnone
KyrgyzstanDordoi2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up2nd2015
MacauBenfica de Macau2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions2nd2016
MongoliaErchim2015 Mongolian Premier League champions1stnone
NepalThree Star Club2015 Nepal National League champions1stnone

Rovers were the first team from Guam to play in an AFC club competition.

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

  • Dordoi
  • Terton
  • Erchim
  • Sheikh Russel
  • Benfica de Macau
  • Three Star Club
  • Nagaworld
  • Tatung
  • Rovers

    • 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 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

    • All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
    • Times listed were.


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    Group B

    • All matches were held in Mongolia.
    • Times listed were.


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    Group C

    • All matches were held in Bhutan.
    • Times listed were.


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