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2016 AFC Cup group stage

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The 2016 AFC Cup group stage was played from 23 February to 11 May 2016.^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2016 AFC Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2015, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.^[4]^[5]

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows:^[6]

For the West Zone, a draw was held for the three associations with two direct entrants (Iraq, Jordan, Oman) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
For the East Zone, a draw was held for the seven associations with two direct entrants (Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Maldives, Philippines) to determine the four associations occupying seeds 1 and 2, with seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E, F, G and H, and the three associations occupying seeds 3 and 4, with seeds 3 placed in order for Groups E, F and G. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

The following 32 teams (16 from West Zone, 16 from East Zone) entered into the group-stage draw, which included the 28 direct entrants and the four winners of the qualifying play-off, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.^[3]

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Notes

^† Teams played in the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by another team from the same association).
^‡ Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi advanced directly to the group stage due to lack of teams in the East Zone.

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[cnote_†] † Teams played in the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by another team from the same association).

[cnote_‡] ‡ Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi advanced directly to the group stage due to lack of teams in the East Zone.

[table_note_WAH_DHA0.48420473350408-12] The Al-Wahda v Shabab Al-Dhahiriya match on matchday 2 (9 March 2016) was not played as scheduled. It was awarded 3–0 to Al-Wahda by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 28 April 2016, as it found Shabab Al-Dhahiriya as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.^[7]^[8] The decision was reversed and awarded 3–0 to Shabab Al-Dhahiriya by the AFC Appeal Committee on 24 June 2016, as it found Al-Wahda as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.^[9]^[10]

[table_note_DHA_WAH0.48420473350408-15] The Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v Al-Wahda match on matchday 6 (11 May 2016) was not played as scheduled. It was awarded 3–0 to Al-Wahda by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 13 May 2016, as it found Shabab Al-Dhahiriya as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.^[11]^[12]

[table_note_KHA_JAI0.81677949559725-19] The Ahli Al-Khaleel v Al-Jaish match on matchday 2 (9 March 2016) was delayed to 3 or 4 May 2016, but was not played as scheduled. It was awarded 3–0 to Al-Jaish by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 13 May 2016, as it found Ahli Al-Khaleel as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.^[11]^[12]

[Iraq-7] [N 1]
Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

[Syria-16] [N 2]
Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

[Shabab_Al-Dhahiriya_v_Al-Wahda-18] [N 3]
The Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v Al-Wahda match was required by the AFC to be played at a neutral venue due to restriction of Syrians entering Palestine.^[13] However, Shabab Al-Dhahiriya were unable to secure a neutral venue and the match was forfeited.^[11]

[Ahli_Al-Khaleel_v_Al-Jaish-20] [N 4]
The Ahli Al-Khaleel v Al-Jaish match was initially postponed due to the Syrians' inability to obtain the necessary entry visas for Jordan. It was required by the AFC to be played on 3 or 4 May 2016 at a neutral venue due to restriction of Syrians entering Palestine.^[13] However, Ahli Al-Khaleel were unable to secure a neutral venue and the match was forfeited.^[11]

[calendar-1] [1]
"AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.

[regulations-2] [2]
"2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.

[entries-3] [3]
"Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw". AFC. 4 December 2015.

[draw1-4] [4]
"AFC Cup 2016 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2015.

[draw2-5] [5]
"AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.

[6] [6]
"AFC Cup 2016: Official Draw". AFC.

[Al-Wahda_v_Shabab_Al-Dhahiriya-8] [7]
"AFC Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Al Wahda v Al Dharia match". AFC. 29 April 2016.

[9] [8]
"17th AFC Disciplinary Committee on 28 April 2016" (PDF). AFC. 28 April 2016.

[Al-Wahda_v_Shabab_Al-Dhahiriya_appeal-10] [9]
"AFC Appeal Committee decisions". AFC. 24 June 2016.

[11] [10]
"4th AFC Appeal Committee on 24 June 2016" (PDF). AFC. 24 June 2016.

[Groups_C_and_D-13] [11]
"AFC Cup 2016: Final standings in Groups C and D confirmed". AFC. 13 May 2016.

[Disciplinary_Committee-14] [12]
"18th AFC Disciplinary Committee on 13 May 2016" (PDF). AFC. 13 May 2016.

[palestine-17] [13]
"AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 12 April 2016.

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Zone	Seed 1	Seed 2	Seed 3	Seed 4
West Zone (Groups A–D)	Naft Al-Wasat	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Jaish	Al-Hidd (Winner Play-off 1)
	Al-Wehdat^[†]	Al-Faisaly	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	Tripoli (Winner Play-off 2)
	Al-Orouba	Fanja	Istiklol	Al-Wahda (Winner Play-off 3)
	Al-Muharraq	Al-Ahed	Altyn Asyr	Ahli Al-Khaleel (Winner Play-off 4)
East Zone (Groups E–H)	Kitchee^[†]	South China	Yangon United^[†]	Ayeyawady United
	Johor Darul Ta'zim^[†]	Selangor	New Radiant	Maziya
	Mohun Bagan^[†]	Bengaluru FC	Ceres	Kaya
	Tampines Rovers^[†]	Balestier Khalsa	Lao Toyota FC	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi (Winner qualifying round Group B)^[‡]

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	23–24 February 2016	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2	8–9 March 2016	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3	15–16 March 2016	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	12–13 April 2016	Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	26–27 April 2016	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6	10–11 May 2016	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AHE	WEH	HID	ALT
1	Al-Ahed	6	4	0	2	14	9	+5	12	Knockout stage	—	3–2	1–0	3–0
2	Al-Wehdat	6	2	2	2	10	12	−2	8	Knockout stage	3–2	—	2–0	1–1
3	Al-Hidd	6	2	1	3	11	12	−1	7		2–5	6–2	—	1–1
4	Altyn Asyr	6	1	3	2	5	7	−2	6		2–0	0–0	1–2	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NAF	FAI	TRI	IST
1	Naft Al-Wasat	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15	Knockout stage	—	1–0	1–0	2–0
2	Al-Faisaly	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Knockout stage	2–1	—	3–1	4–2
3	Tripoli	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7		1–3	1–1	—	2–1
4	Istiklol	6	0	1	5	4	12	−8	1		0–1	0–0	1–3	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	QUW	WAH	DHA	ORU
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	5	0	1	15	7	+8	15	Knockout stage	—	1–0	4–1	2–1
2	Al-Wahda	6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	9	Knockout stage	5–2	—	0–3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2–1
3	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7		0–2	0–3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	—	2–0
4	Al-Orouba	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4		0–4	2–1	1–1	—

2016_AFC_Cup_group_stage

2016 AFC Cup group stage

Draw

Format

Tiebreakers

Schedule

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Notes

References

External links

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KIT	KAY	BAL	NRA
1	Kitchee	6	4	1	1	8	1	+7	13	Knockout stage	—	1–0	4–0	0–0
2	Kaya	6	3	1	2	5	2	+3	10	Knockout stage	0–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	Balestier Khalsa	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7		1–0	0–3	—	3–0
4	New Radiant	6	0	3	3	2	8	−6	3		0–2	0–0	2–2	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOH	SCA	YAN	MAZ
1	Mohun Bagan	6	3	2	1	14	9	+5	11	Knockout stage	—	0–3	3–2	5–2
2	South China	6	3	0	3	9	9	0	9	Knockout stage	0–4	—	2–1	2–0
3	Yangon United	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8		1–1	2–1	—	3–2
4	Maziya	6	1	2	3	8	13	−5	5		1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JDT	BFC	AYE	LAO
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	6	0	21	3	+18	18	Knockout stage	—	3–0	8–1	3–0
2	Bengaluru FC	6	3	3	9	10	−1	9	Knockout stage	0–1	—	5–3	2–1
3	Ayeyawady United	6	2	4	12	20	−8	6		1–2	0–1	—	4–2
4	Lao Toyota FC	6	1	5	8	17	−9	3		1–4	2–1	2–3	—