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DRAW MECHANISM Preliminary Stage, Playoff Stage, Group Stage and Round of 16


Draw Mechanism: Preliminary Stage and Playoff Stage

1. Entries

WEST - Slot Allocation

MA Ranking 15 Dec 2017

Member Association Group Stage Preliminary Stage /

Playoff Stage

1 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 Saudi Arabia 3 1 3 Qatar 2 2 4 Islamic Republic of Iran 2 2 5 Uzbekistan 1 2 6 Iraq 1 1 7 Tajikistan

1

8 India

1 9 Syria

1

10 Jordan

1 11 Kuwait

1

12 Bahrain

1

WEST - Club Entries

MA Ranking Clubs in Preliminary / Playoff Stage

United Arab Emirates 1 AL NASR (UAE) Saudi Arabia 2 AL NASSR (KSA)

Qatar 3.1 AL RAYYAN SC (QAT) 3.2 AL GHARAFA SC (QAT)

Islamic Republic of Iran 4.1 ZOBAHAN FC (IRN) 4.2 SAIPA FC (IRN)*

Uzbekistan 5.1 AGMK FC (UZB) 5.2 PAKHTAKOR (UZB)

Iraq 6 AIR FORCE CLUB (IRQ) Tajikistan 7 FC ISTIKLOL (TJK)

India 8 MINERVA PUNJAB (IND) Syria 9 (Not eligible - failed in being granted Club License)

Jordan 10 AL WEHDAT (JOR) Kuwait 11 KUWAIT SC (KUW) Bahrain 12 (Not eligible - failed in being granted Club License)

* The club license is under review


EAST - Slot Allocation

MA Ranking 15 Dec 2017

Member Association Group Stage Preliminary Stage /

Playoff Stage

1 Korea Republic 3 1

2 China PR 3 1

3 Japan 2 2

4 Australia** 2 1

5 Thailand 1 2

6 Malaysia 1 1

7 Hong Kong

1

8 Vietnam

1

9 Philippines

1

10 Singapore

1

11 Indonesia

1

12 Myanmar

1

** Article 5.4 of the Entry Manual applied.

EAST - Club Entries

MA Ranking Clubs in Preliminary / Playoff Stage

Korea Republic 1 KOREA 4TH CLUB

China PR 2 CHINA PR 4TH CLUB

Japan 3.1 JAPAN 3RD CLUB

3.2 JAPAN 4TH CLUB

Australia 4 NEWCASTLE JETS (AUS)

Thailand 5.1 CHIANGRAI UNITED (THA)

5.2 BANGKOK UNITED (THA)

Malaysia 6 PERAK (MAS)*

Hong Kong 7 KITCHEE SC (HKG)

Vietnam 8 HANOI FC (VIE)

Philippines 9 CERES NEGROS FC (PHI)

Singapore 10 HOME UNITED FC (SIN)*

Indonesia 11 INDONESIA 1ST CLUB

Myanmar 12 YANGON UNITED (MYA)

* PERAK (MAS) & HOME UNITED FC (SIN) entered into AFC Champions League 2019 Preliminary / Playoff Stage based on Article 12.5 of the Entry Manual.


2. Principles

• Country Protection.

• A club from a higher ranked Member Association (MA) plays at a later stage of the AFC Champions League (ACL) Preliminary / Playoff Stage.

• Clubs who win all their matches in the Preliminary Stage shall qualify to the Playoff Stage, with victory guaranteeing a place in the Group Stage.

• Losing clubs from MAs with an ACL Group Stage slot will not participate in the AFC Cup group stage, which is reserved only for losing clubs from MAs with an ACL Preliminary / Playoff slot.

• If a club from the MA with ACL Preliminary / Playoff slot qualifies for the ACL Group Stage, then the next eligible club (standby club) will take its place in the AFC Cup Group Stage.

• In the ACL Preliminary Stage and Playoff Stage, a club from the highest ranked MA will play and host the match against a club from the lowest ranked MA.

3. Preliminary Stage and Playoff Stage Match Schedule

Region Stage Match Date

Match No.

Match

WEST

Prel

imin

ary

St

age

1

Tue, 5 Feb 2019

PS 1.1 AIR FORCE CLUB

(IRQ) vs. Bye

PS 1.2 FC ISTIKLOL

(TJK) vs. Bye

PS 1.3 MINERVA PUNJAB

(IND) vs. Bye

PS 1.4 AL WEHDAT

(JOR) vs.

KUWAIT SC (KUW)


Match No.

Match

WEST

Prel

imin

ary

St

age

2

Tue, 12 Feb 2019

PS 2.1 PAKHTAKOR

(UZB) vs.

AIR FORCE CLUB (IRQ)

PS 2.2 AGMK FC

(UZB) vs.

FC ISTIKLOL (TJK)

PS 2.3 SAIPA FC

(IRN) vs.

MINERVA PUNJAB (IND)

PS 2.4 ZOBAHAN FC

(IRN) vs. Winner of PS 1.4



Match No.

Match

WEST Playoff Stage

Tue, 19 Feb 2019

PO 1 AL NASR (UAE) vs. Winner of PS 2.1

PO 2 AL NASSR (KSA) vs. Winner of PS 2.2

PO 3 AL RAYYAN SC

(QAT) vs. Winner of PS 2.3

PO 4 AL GHARAFA SC

(QAT) vs. Winner of PS 2.4


Match No.

Match

EAST

Prel

imin

ary

Stag

e 1

Tue, 5 Feb 2019

PS 1.1 KITCHEE SC

(HKG) vs. Bye

PS 1.2 HANOI FC

(VIE) vs. Bye

PS 1.3 CERES NEGROS FC

(PHI) vs.

YANGON UNITED (MYA)

PS 1.4 HOME UNITED

FC (SIN) vs.

INDONESIA 1ST CLUB


Match No.

Match

EAST

Prel

imin

ary

Stag

e 2

Tue, 12 Feb 2019

PS 2.1 PERAK (MAS)

vs. KITCHEE SC

(HKG)

PS 2.2 BANGKOK

UNITED (THA) vs. HANOI FC (VIE)

PS 2.3 CHIANGRAI

UNITED (THA)

vs. Winner of PS 1.3

PS 2.4 NEWCASTLE JETS

(AUS) vs. Winner of PS 1.4


Match No.

Match

EAST Playoff Stage

Tue, 19 Feb 2019

PO 1 KOREA 4TH CLUB vs. Winner of PS 2.1

PO 2 CHINA PR 4TH CLUB vs. Winner of PS 2.2

PO 3 JAPAN 3RD CLUB vs. Winner of PS 2.3

PO 4 JAPAN 4TH CLUB vs. Winner of PS 2.4


Draw Mechanism: Group Stage

1. Entries

Region MA 1st Club 2nd Club 3rd Club

WEST

United Arab Emirates

AL AIN FC (UAE) AL WAHDA FSCC

(UAE) AL WASL FC (UAE)

Saudi Arabia AL HILAL SFC (KSA)

AL ITTIHAD (KSA)

AL AHLI SAUDI FC (KSA)

Qatar AL DUHAIL SC (QAT)*

AL SADD SC (QAT)

-

Islamic Republic of Iran

PERSEPOLIS FC (IRN)*

ESTEGHLAL FC (IRN)*

-

Uzbekistan PFC LOKOMOTIV (UZB)

- -

Iraq AL ZAWRAA CLUB

(IRQ) - -

Winner of Playoff 1 (West)




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Region MA 1st Club 2nd Club 3rd Club

EAST

Korea Republic JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS FC (KOR)

KOREA 2ND CLUB KOREA 3RD CLUB

China PR SHANGHAI SIPG (CHN)

CHINA 2ND CLUB GUANGZHOU

EVERGRANDE FC (CHN)

Japan KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN)

JAPAN 2ND CLUB -

Australia SYDNEY FC (AUS) MELBOURNE

VICTORY (AUS) -

Thailand BURIRAM UNITED (THA)

- -

Malaysia JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM (MAS)

- -

Winner of Playoff 1 (East)





2. Draw Principles

- Group A, B, C, D (West) - Group E, F, G, H (East)

• Country Protection shall apply.

• Wherever possible, highest ranked MAs with the same number of slots will be drawn:

o West – draw is not possible due to country protection (all available slots utilised by respective MAs with direct slots);

o East – draw is possible.

• “NEW” - Clubs from MAs ranked 1-4 in each Geographical Ranking will be allocated into respective MA pots and then drawn into reserved slots.

o The winners of Playoffs will be identified with different coloured balls then drawn, wherever possible, or placed into reserved slots for country protection.

o Clubs from MAs ranked 5-6 in each Geographical Ranking will be placed into next available slots accordingly.

• Implementation of Double Match Date System (Mon/Tue for West, Tue/Wed for East) to secure maximum coverage to the matches for spectators and TV.

• Each club will play three matches on Mon/Tue for West and Tue/Wed for East.

• Clubs which share the stadium will not play its home matches on the same day.

• Avoid more than two (2) matches playing in same day in the same country/city, wherever possible.

3. Draw Mechanism – West

a) Draw Pots: Four (4) Club Pots for Clubs from MAs ranked 1-4 in the Geographical Ranking

b) Procedure: (MAs in accordance to the AFC Club Competitions Ranking)

• United Arab Emirates (3 clubs) – AL AIN FC (UAE), AL WAHDA FSCC (UAE), AL WASL FC (UAE) + Winner of Playoff 1 (West) as country protection

• Saudi Arabia (3 clubs) – AL HILAL SFC (KSA), AL ITTIHAD (KSA), AL AHLI SAUDI FC (KSA) + Winner of Playoff 2 (West) as country protection

• Qatar (2 clubs) – AL DUHAIL SC (QAT)*, AL SADD SC (QAT) + Winner of Playoff 3 (West) & Winner of Playoff 4 (West) as country protection

• Islamic Republic of Iran (2 clubs) – PERSEPOLIS FC (IRN)* and ESTEGHLAL FC (IRN)*


Club Pots (in accordance to the AFC Club Competitions Ranking):

c) Club Labels: Two (2) labels from MAs ranked 5-6 in the Geographical Ranking

• Uzbekistan (1 club) – PFC LOKOMOTIV (UZB)

• Iraq (1 club) – AL ZAWRAA CLUB (IRQ)

Simulation – West

Pos. Group A Group B Group C Group D

1 1 – UAE 5 – KSA 9 – QAT 13 – IRN

2 16 – IRQ 2 – UAE 6 – KSA 10 – QAT

3 11 - (PO3 or 4) QAT/IRN/IND or

QAT/IRN/JOR/KUW 15 – UZB 3 – UAE 7 – KSA

4 8 - (PO2)

KSA/UZB/TJK

12 - (PO3 or 4) QAT/IRN/JOR/KUW

or QAT/IRN/IND 14 – IRN

4 - (PO1) UAE/UZB/IRQ

d) Order of Draw

i) 1st drawn club from POT1 (UAE) will go to position A1, 2nd and 3rd drawn clubs will go to position B2 and C3 while the winner of Playoffs 1 will be placed into position D4 respectively.

A B C D

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

KSA1

KS

A2

KSA3

W P

O2

UAE

1 U

AE2

UAE

3

W P

O1

W P

O4

QAT

1 Q

AT2

W P

O3

IRN

1

IRN

2


ii) 1st drawn club from POT2 (KSA) will go to position B1, 2nd and 3rd drawn clubs will go to position C2 and D3 while the winner of Playoffs 2 will be placed into position A4 respectively.

A B C D

1 1 5

2 2 6

3 3 7

4 8 4

iii) 1st drawn club from POT3 (QAT) will go to position C1, 2nd drawn in D2 while the winner of Playoffs 3 and 4 will be drawn into position A3 and B4.

A B C D

1 1 5 9

2 2 6 10

3 11 3 7

4 8 12 4

iv) 1st drawn club from POT4 (IRN) will go to position D1 while 2nd drawn clubs will go to position C4 respectively.

A B C D

1 1 5 9 13

2 2 6 10

3 11 3 7

4 8 12 14 4

v) Based on draw principles, Uzbekistan league champion will go to the remaining available position in B3 while Iraq league champion will go to position A2 accordingly.

A B C D

1 1 5 9 13

2 16 2 6 10

3 11 15 3 7

4 8 12 14 4


4. Draw Mechanism – East

a) Draw Pots: Four (4) Club Pots for Clubs from MAs ranked 1-4 in the Geographical Ranking

b) Procedure: (MAs in accordance to the AFC Club Competitions Ranking)

• Korea Republic (3 clubs) – JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS FC (KOR), KOREA 2ND CLUB, KOREA 3RD CLUB + Winner of Playoff 1 (East) as country protection

• China PR (3 clubs) – SHANGHAI SIPG (CHN), CHINA 2ND CLUB, GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE FC (CHN) + Winner of Playoff 2 (East) as country protection

• Japan (2 clubs) – KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN), JAPAN 2ND CLUB + Winner of Playoff 3 (East) & Winner of Playoff 4 (East) as country protection

• Australia (2 clubs) – SYDNEY FC (AUS) and MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS)

Country Pot (in alphabetical order):

CHINA PR KOREA REPUBLIC

Club Pots (in accordance to the AFC Club Competitions Ranking):

c) Club Labels: Two (2) labels each from MAs ranked 5-6 in the Geographical Ranking

• Thailand (1 club) – BURIRAM UNITED (THA)

• Malaysia (1 club) – JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM (MAS)

CHN

1 CH

N2

CHN

3

E PO

2

KOR1

KO

R2

KOR3

E PO

1

E PO

4

JPN

1 JP

N2

E PO

3

AUS1

AUS2


Simulation – East scenario 1 (if KOR comes first)

Pos. Group E Group F Group G Group H

1 1 – KOR 5 – CHN 9 – JPN 13 – AUS

2 16 – MAS 2 – KOR 6 – CHN 10 – JPN

3 12 – (PO4)

JPN/AUS/SIN/IDN 14 – AUS 3 – KOR 7 – CHN

4 8 – (PO2)

CHN/THA/VIE 11 – (PO3)

JPN/THA/PHI/MYA 15 – THA

4 – (PO1) KOR/MAS/HKG

Simulation – East scenario 2.1 (if CHN comes first and then PO3 in Group E)


1 1 – CHN 5 – KOR 9 – JPN 13 – AUS

2 14 – AUS 2 – CHN 6 – KOR 10 – JPN

3 11 – (PO3 or 4)

po3 JPN/THA/PHI/MYA

15 – THA 3 – CHN 7 – KOR

4 8 – (PO1)

KOR/MAS/HKG

12 – (PO3 or 4) po4

JPN/AUS/SIN/IDN 16 – MAS

4 – (PO2) CHN/THA/VIE

Simulation – East scenario 2.2 (if CHN comes first and then PO4 in Group E)


1 1 – CHN 5 – KOR 9 – JPN 13 – AUS

2 15 – THA 2 – CHN 6 – KOR 10 – JPN

3 11 – (PO3 or 4) PO4 JPN/AUS/SIN/IDN

14 – AUS 3 – CHN 7 – KOR

4 8 – (PO1)

KOR/MAS/HKG 12 – (PO3 or 4) PO3 JPN/THA/PHI/MYA

16 – MAS 4 – (PO2)

CHN/THA/VIE

d) Order of Draw

East scenario 1 (KOR comes first from Country Pot)

i) 1st club drawn from POT1 (KOR) will go to position E1, 2nd and 3rd drawn into F2 and G3 while the winner of Playoffs 1 will be placed into position H4 respectively.


E F G H 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

ii) 1st drawn club from POT2 (CHN) will go to position F1, 2nd and 3rd drawn

clubs will go to position G2 and H3 while the winner of Playoffs 2 will be placed into position E4 respectively.

E F G H 1 1 5 2 2 6 3 3 7 4 8 4

iii) 1st drawn club from POT3 (JPN) will go to position G1, 2nd club drawn will

go to position H2 while the winners of Playoffs 3 and 4 will be placed into position F4 and E3 respectively, based on the draw principles.

E F G H 1 1 5 9 2 2 6 10 3 12 3 7 4 8 11 4

iv) 1st drawn club from POT4 (AUS) will go to position H1 while 2nd drawn into

F3 respectively.

E F G H 1 1 5 9 13 2 2 6 10 3 12 14 3 7 4 8 11 4

v) Based on draw principles, Thailand league champion will go to the remaining

available position in G4 while Malaysia league champion will go E2 accordingly.

E F G H 1 1 5 9 13 2 16 2 6 10 3 12 14 3 7 4 8 11 15 4


East scenario 2 (CHN comes first from Country Pot)

i) 1st drawn club from POT2 (CHN) will go to position E1, 2nd and 3rd drawn clubs will go to position F2 and G3 while the winner of Playoffs 2 will be placed into position H4 respectively.

E F G H 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

ii) 1st drawn club from POT1 (KOR) will go to position F1, 2nd and 3rd drawn

clubs will go to position G2 and H3 while the winner of Playoffs 1 will be placed into position E4 respectively.

E F G H 1 1 5 2 2 6 3 3 7 4 8 4

iii) 1st drawn club from POT3 (JPN) will go to position G1, 2nd drawn clubs will

go to position H2 while the winners of Playoffs 3 and 4 will be drawn into position E3 and F4.

E F G H 1 1 5 9 2 2 6 10 3 11 3 7 4 8 12 4

East scenario 2.1 (CHN comes first from Country Pot and then PO3 winner in Group E)

iv) 1st club drawn from POT4 (AUS) will go to position H1 while the 2nd drawn will go to position E2.

E F G H 1 1 5 9 13 2 14 2 6 10 3 11 3 7 4 8 12 4


v) Based on draw principles, Thailand league champion will go to the remaining available position in F3 while Malaysia league champion will go to position G4 accordingly.

E F G H

1 1 5 9 13

2 14 2 6 10

3 11 15 3 7

4 8 12 16 4

East scenario 2.2 (CHN comes first from Country Pot and then PO4 winner in Group E)

vi) 1st drawn club from POT4 (AUS) will go to position H1 while 2nd drawn

clubs will go to position F3 respectively.

E F G H

1 1 5 9 13

2 2 6 10

3 11 14 3 7

4 8 12 4

vii) Based on draw principles, Thailand league champion will go to the remaining

available position in E2 while Malaysia league champion will go to position G4 accordingly.

E F G H

1 1 5 9 13

2 15 2 6 10

3 11 14 3 7

4 8 12 16 4


Knockout Stage:

Round of 16

Principles (Home & Away) • Group runner-up will host the 1st leg and group winners will host the 2nd Leg of

respective Round of 16 matches.

• “NEW” - From the 2019 season, clubs from the groups which play Group Stage MD6 on the same day (i.e. Group A & Group B, etc.) will play against each other in the Round of 16 for sporting and fair scheduling reasons.

• If Clubs sharing the same stadium are the winners or runner-ups of the group, the AFC General Secretariat will make a final decision on the date of matches at the later stage.

Match Schedule

ROU

ND

1st L

eg

Region Date Day Match

WEST

17 June 2019 Mon Group A Runner-up vs. Group B Winner

17 June 2019 Mon Group B Runner-up vs. Group A Winner

18 June 2019 Tue Group C Runner-up vs. Group D Winner

18 June 2019 Tue Group D Runner-up vs. Group C Winner

EAST

18 June 2019 Tue Group E Runner-up vs. Group F Winner

18 June 2019 Tue Group F Runner-up vs. Group E Winner

19 June 2019 Wed Group G Runner-up vs. Group H Winner

19 June 2019 Wed Group H Runner-up vs. Group G Winner

ROU

ND

OF

16 –

2nd L

eg

Region Date Day Match

WEST

24 June 2019 Mon Group B Winner vs. Group A Runner-up

24 June 2019 Mon Group A Winner vs. Group B Runner-up

25 June 2019 Tue Group D Winner vs. Group C Runner-up

25 June 2019 Tue Group C Winner vs. Group D Runner-up

EAST

25 June 2019 Tue Group F Winner vs. Group E Runner-up

25 June 2019 Tue Group E Winner vs. Group F Runner-up

26 June 2019 Wed Group H Winner vs. Group G Runner-up

26 June 2019 Wed Group G Winner vs. Group H Runner-up

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