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The 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs will be played from 7 April to 19 May 2021.[1] A total of 14 teams will compete in the qualifying play-offs to decide four of the 39 places in the group stage of the 2021 AFC Cup.[2]

Teams

The following 14 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), will enter the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:

  • 4 teams enter in the preliminary round 1.
  • 6 teams enter in the preliminary round 2.
  • 4 teams enter in the play-off round.
Zone Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round 2 Teams entering in preliminary round 1
West Asia Zone
South Asia Zone
Central Asia Zone
None
ASEAN Zone
East Asia Zone
None

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie will be played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.[1][3][4]

Round West Asia Zone South Asia Zone ASEAN Zone
Preliminary round 1 Not played 7 April 2021 Not played
Preliminary round 2 Not played 14 April 2021 28 April 2021
Play-off round 20 April 2021 21 April 2021 19 May 2021

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. The four winners of the play-off round (one each from West Asia Zone and South Asia Zone, and two from ASEAN Zone) will advance to the group stage to join the 35 direct entrants.[5]

Play-off West Asia

 
Play-off round
 
  
 
20 April
 
 
State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
 
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait
 

Play-off South Asia

 
Preliminary round 1Preliminary round 2Play-off round
 
          
 
 
 
 
14 April
 
 
India Bengaluru
 
7 April
 
 Winners of South Asia 1.1
 
Nepal Nepal Army Club
 
21 April
 
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Police
 
 Winners of South Asia 2.1[†]
 
 
 Winners of South Asia 2.2[†]
 
 
14 April
 
 
Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
 
7 April
 
 Winners of South Asia 1.2
 
Maldives Eagles
 
 
Bhutan Thimphu City
 
  1. † Home team to be decided, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.

Play-off ASEAN 1

 
Preliminary round 2Play-off round
 
      
 
 
 
 
19 May
 
 
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
 
28 April
 
 Winners of ASEAN 2.1
 
Cambodia Visakha
 
 
East Timor Lalenok United
 

Play-off ASEAN 2

 
Preliminary round 2Play-off round
 
      
 
 
 
 
19 May
 
 
Myanmar Hanthawady United
 
28 April
 
 Winners of ASEAN 2.2
 
Laos Lao Toyota
 
 
Brunei Kasuka
 

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of four teams will play in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Nepal Army Club Nepal 7 Apr (South Asia 1.1) Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Police
Eagles Maldives 7 Apr (South Asia 1.2) Bhutan Thimphu City

South Asia Zone

Nepal Army Club NepalvSri Lanka Sri Lanka Police
Eagles MaldivesvBhutan Thimphu City

Preliminary round 2

Summary

A total of eight teams will play in the preliminary round 2: six teams which enter in this round, and two winners of the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Bengaluru India 14 Apr (South Asia 2.1) Winners of South Asia 1.1
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh 14 Apr (South Asia 2.2) Winners of South Asia 1.2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Lao Toyota Laos 28 Apr (ASEAN 2.1) Brunei Kasuka
Visakha Cambodia 28 Apr (ASEAN 2.2) East Timor Lalenok United

South Asia Zone

Bengaluru Indiav Winners of South Asia 1.1
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladeshv Winners of South Asia 1.2

ASEAN Zone

Lao Toyota LaosvBrunei Kasuka
Visakha CambodiavEast Timor Lalenok United

Play-off round

Summary

A total of eight teams will play in the play-off round: four teams which enter in this round, and four winners of the preliminary round 2.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari State of Palestine 20 Apr (West Asia 3.1) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Winners of South Asia 2.1 21 Apr (South Asia 3.1)[†] Winners of South Asia 2.2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Hanthawady United Myanmar 19 May (ASEAN 3.1) Winners of ASEAN 2.1
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia 19 May (ASEAN 3.2) Winners of ASEAN 2.2
  1. † Home team to be decided, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.

West Asia Zone

Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari State of PalestinevKuwait Al-Kuwait

South Asia Zone

Winners of South Asia 2.1 v Winners of South Asia 2.2

ASEAN Zone

Hanthawady United Myanmarv Winners of ASEAN 2.1
Persipura Jayapura Indonesiav Winners of ASEAN 2.2

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2021 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "AFC Club Competitions' Group Stages to be played in centralised venues". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 AFC Cup Preliminary & Playoff Stage match schedule". AFC.
  5. ^ "AFC CUP 2021 Draw Mechanism". youtube.com. AFC. 26 January 2021.
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