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The 2020 AFC Cup group stage was played from 10 February to 11 March 2020,[1] before the remaining matches were initially suspended, and eventually cancelled by the AFC on 10 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Under the original competition format, a total of 36 teams would compete in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2020 AFC Cup.[3]
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] 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:[5]
The following 36 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 29 direct entrants and the seven winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
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West Asia Zone | A–C | Al-Jaish | Al-Wathba | Al-Riffa | Manama |
Al-Faisaly | Al-Jazeera | Al-Ahed | Al-Ansar | ||
Al-Kuwait | Al-Qadsia | Dhofar | 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 | Chennai City | TC Sports | Bashundhara Kings | Maziya (Winners of Play-off South Asia) |
ASEAN Zone | F–H | Hồ Chí Minh City | Than Quảng Ninh | Bali United | PSM Makassar (Winners of Play-off ASEAN 1) |
Ceres–Negros | Kaya–Iloilo | Shan United | Yangon United (Winners of Play-off ASEAN 2) | ||
Tampines Rovers | Hougang United | Lao Toyota | Svay Rieng (Winners of Play-off ASEAN 3) | ||
East Asia Zone | I | Tai Po[note 1] | Tatung | MUST CPK | TBD (Winners of Play-off East Asia) |
In the group stage, each group was played on a double round-robin basis, with matches played home-and-away before the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but to be moved to centralised venues after restart which was eventually cancelled. The following teams would have advanced to the knockout stage:
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):[3]
The original schedule of each matchday was as follows.[8]
Matchday | Original dates | Original scheduled matches | |
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West Asia, ASEAN | Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia | ||
Matchday 1 | 10–12 February 2020 (all 12 matches played) | 11 March 2020 (3 matches played, 3 cancelled) | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 2 | 24–26 February 2020 (11 matches played, 1 cancelled) | 15 April 2020 (all 6 matches cancelled) | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 3 | 9–11 March 2020 (6 matches played, 6 cancelled) | 29 April 2020 (all 6 matches cancelled) | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 4 | 13–15 April 2020 (all 12 matches cancelled) | 13 May 2020 (all 6 matches cancelled) | Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 5 | 27–29 April 2020 (all 12 matches cancelled) | 27 May 2020 (all 6 matches cancelled) | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 6 | 11–13 May 2020 (all 12 matches cancelled) | 17 June 2020 (all 6 matches cancelled) | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the AFC announced on 11 February 2020 that the East Asia Zone group stage matches would be postponed to 6 May, 13 May, 20 May, 27 May, 17 June and 24 June.[9]
The following matches were postponed to a later date between late February and early March, prior to AFC's announcement to postpone all matches:[10][11]
The AFC announced on 12 March 2020 that all remaining West Asia Zone group stage matches would be postponed to new dates yet to be confirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.[13]
The AFC announced on 18 March 2020 that all matches would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15] Only 32 group stage matches out of the 108 scheduled had been played by then.
On 9 July 2020, the AFC announced the new schedule for the remaining matches, with all group stage matches played at centralised venues.[16][17]
Matchday | West Asia | Central Asia | South Asia | ASEAN | East Asia |
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Matchday 1 | — | 20 October 2020 (1 match) | — | — | 20 October 2020 |
Matchday 2 | 23 October 2020 (1 match) | 23 October 2020 | 23 October 2020 | — | 23 October 2020 |
Matchday 3 | 26 October 2020 | 26 October 2020 | 26 October 2020 | — | 26 October 2020 |
Matchday 4 | 29 October 2020 | 29 October 2020 | 29 October 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 29 October 2020 |
Matchday 5 | 1 November 2020 | 1 November 2020 | 1 November 2020 | 26 September 2020 | 1 November 2020 |
Matchday 6 | 4 November 2020 | 4 November 2020 | 4 November 2020 | 29 September 2020 | 4 November 2020 |
The AFC announced the cancellation of the remainder of the competition on 10 September 2020, due to logistics in coordinating the five zones.[2]
On 30 July 2020, AFC announced that the ASEAN Zone matches of Groups F and G would be played at the Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City and Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, both in Vietnam. Moreover, AFC had earlier confirmed Maldives as the host for the South Asia Zone matches of Group E, which would be played at the National Football Stadium, Malé.[18] On 5 August 2020, AFC announced that Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan had been confirmed as the hosts for the West Asia Zone matches of Groups A, B and C respectively.[19]
Al-Ahed | 2–1 | Hilal Al-Quds |
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Al-Ahed | Cancelled | Al-Jaish |
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Manama | Cancelled | Hilal Al-Quds |
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Al-Jaish | Cancelled | Al-Ahed |
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Hilal Al-Quds | Cancelled | Al-Ahed |
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Manama | Cancelled | Al-Jaish |
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Al-Ahed | Cancelled | Manama |
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Al-Jaish | Cancelled | Hilal Al-Quds |
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Al-Wathba | Cancelled | Al-Ansar |
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Al-Faisaly | Cancelled | Al-Kuwait |
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Al-Ansar | Cancelled | Al-Wathba |
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Al-Kuwait | Cancelled | Al-Faisaly |
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Al-Wathba | Cancelled | Al-Faisaly |
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Al-Ansar | Cancelled | Al-Kuwait |
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Al-Faisaly | Cancelled | Al-Ansar |
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Al-Kuwait | Cancelled | Al-Wathba |
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Al-Riffa | 1–2 | Al-Qadsia |
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Dhofar | 1–0 | Al-Jazeera |
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Al-Riffa | Cancelled | Dhofar |
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Al-Jazeera | Cancelled | Al-Qadsia |
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Dhofar | Cancelled | Al-Riffa |
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Al-Qadsia | Cancelled | Al-Riffa |
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Al-Jazeera | Cancelled | Dhofar |
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Al-Riffa | Cancelled | Al-Jazeera |
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Dhofar | Cancelled | Al-Qadsia |
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Istiklol | 2–0 | Khujand |
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Dordoi | Cancelled | Altyn Asyr |
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Khujand | Cancelled | Dordoi |
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Altyn Asyr | Cancelled | Istiklol |
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Khujand | Cancelled | Altyn Asyr |
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Istiklol | Cancelled | Dordoi |
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Altyn Asyr | Cancelled | Khujand |
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Dordoi | Cancelled | Istiklol |
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Khujand | Cancelled | Istiklol |
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Altyn Asyr | Cancelled | Dordoi |
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Istiklol | Cancelled | Altyn Asyr |
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Dordoi | Cancelled | Khujand |
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Chennai City | 2–2 | Maziya |
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Maziya | Cancelled | Bashundhara Kings |
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TC Sports | Cancelled | Chennai City |
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Maziya | Cancelled | TC Sports |
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TC Sports | Cancelled | Maziya |
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Maziya | Cancelled | Chennai City |
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Chennai City | Cancelled | TC Sports |
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Bashundhara Kings | Cancelled | Maziya |
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1 | Hồ Chí Minh City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | — | ||||
2 | Yangon United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
3 | Hougang United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2–3 | — | |||
4 | Lao Toyota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Yangon United | 2–2 | Hồ Chí Minh City |
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Yangon United | 3–2 | Lao Toyota |
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Hougang United | 2–3 | Hồ Chí Minh City |
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Lao Toyota | 0–2 | Hồ Chí Minh City |
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Hougang United | Cancelled | Lao Toyota |
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Lao Toyota | Cancelled | Yangon United |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CER | TQN | SVR | BAL | |
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1 | Ceres–Negros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Than Quảng Ninh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | — | ||||
3 | Svay Rieng | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Bali United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 4–1 | — |
Bali United | 4–1 | Than Quảng Ninh |
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Svay Rieng | 1–4 | Than Quảng Ninh |
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Than Quảng Ninh | Cancelled | Svay Rieng |
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Bali United | Cancelled | Ceres–Negros |
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Bali United | Cancelled | Svay Rieng |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TAM | KAY | PSM | SHA | |
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1 | Tampines Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0–0 | — | |||
3 | PSM Makassar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Shan United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
PSM Makassar | 1–1 | Kaya–Iloilo |
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Kaya–Iloilo | Cancelled | PSM Makassar |
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Kaya–Iloilo | Cancelled | Shan United |
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Shan United | Cancelled | PSM Makassar |
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Kitchee | Cancelled | Winners of Play-off East Asia |
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MUST CPK | Cancelled | Tatung |
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Winners of Play-off East Asia | Cancelled | MUST CPK |
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Tatung | Cancelled | Kitchee |
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Kitchee | Cancelled | MUST CPK |
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Tatung | Cancelled | Winners of Play-off East Asia |
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MUST CPK | Cancelled | Kitchee |
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Tatung | Cancelled | MUST CPK |
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Kitchee | Cancelled | Tatung |
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MUST CPK | Cancelled | Winners of Play-off East Asia |
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