2014 AFC Cup group stage
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The group stage of the 2014 AFC Cup was played from 25 February to 23 April 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]
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Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
The following 32 teams (16 from West Asia Zone, 16 from East Asia Zone) were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 30 automatic qualifiers and the two qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:
| Zone | Teams |
|---|---|
| West Asia Zone (Groups A–D) |
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| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) |
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Note: Teams in italics played in the 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to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).
Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots
Groups
The matchdays were 25–26 February, 11–12 March, 18–19 March, 1–2 April, 8–9 April, and 22–23 April 2014.[3]
Group A
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Ravshan Kulob  |
2–3 |  That Ras |
|---|---|---|
Hakimov  35'Takyi 79' |
Report | Mjarmesh 21' Muwafi 37'Abdel-Rahman 89' |
|
Stadium Metallurg 1st District, Tursunzoda
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
Safa  |
1–0 |  Al-Suwaiq |
|---|---|---|
| Karaki 74' |
Report |
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 200 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Safa |
8–0 | Ravshan Kulob |
|---|---|---|
| Nasseredine 13', 52' Azar 33'Tahan 40'Karaki 56'Mansour 68' (pen.)Chouman 69'Dyab 80' |
Report |
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 150 Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan) |
Group B
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| Al-Nejmeh |
1–0 | Fanja |
|---|---|---|
| Moghrabi 60' |
Report |
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 500 Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan) |
Al-Jaish  |
0–2 |  Al-Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jemâa 67', 90+1' |
|
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[A]
Attendance: 750 Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan) |
| Al-Nejmeh |
1–1 | Al-Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Moghrabi 90+2' |
Report | Al Kandari 82' |
|
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 350 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) |
| Al-Jaish |
0–1 | Al-Nejmeh |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moghrabi 27' |
|
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut (Lebanon)[A]
Attendance: 50 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
- Notes
Group C
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- Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.
Al-Shorta  |
0–0 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah (Qatar)[B]
Attendance: 200 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) |
| Al-Wahda |
1–3 | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
| Buyuk 30' |
Report | Kalaf 59', 60' Karim 90+3' (pen.) |
|
Saida International Stadium, Sidon (Lebanon)[C]
Attendance: 0 Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan) |
| Al-Shorta |
0–0 |  Al-Hidd |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah (Qatar)[B]
Attendance: 100 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
- Notes
Group D
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- Notes
Group E
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- Churchill Brothers and Home United are ranked on head-to-head record.
Group F
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Hà Nội T&T  |
5–1 |  Maziya |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Văn Quyết 18', 75', 84' Nguyễn Ngọc Duy 77'Phạm Văn Thành 88' |
Report | Nashid 43' |
Arema Cronus  |
1–3 | Hà Nội T&T |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzáles 27' (pen.) |
Report | Marronkle 20', 33' (pen.) Nguyễn Văn Quyết 89' |
Group G
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|
Yangon United  |
5–3 |  Kelantan |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson 8', 45' Kyaw Ko Ko 28', 52', 89' |
Report | Zaharulnizam 47' Badhri 63', 90+4' |
South China  |
5–3 | Yangon United |
|---|---|---|
| M. Luk 8' Kajkut 15', 36'Chan Siu Ki 56'Lee Hong Lim 61' |
Report | Kyaw Ko Ko 21' Htan 45+1'César 76' |
| Kelantan |
2–3 | Yangon United |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Izuan 50' Zaharulnizam 55' |
Report | César 25' Emerson 64'Kyaw Ko Ko 80' |
| Yangon United |
1–4 | Vissai Ninh Bình |
|---|---|---|
| César 54' (pen.) |
Report | Đinh Văn Ta 4', 85' Bryan 6'Hoàng Vissai 65' (pen.) |
Group H
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|
- Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.
Pune  |
2–5 |  Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha 12' D'Souza 14' |
Report | Mrdaković 5' Ali 43'Đurić 57', 69'Fahrudin 60' (pen.) |
| Nay Pyi Taw |
3–3 | Pune |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Kyaw Naing 41' Nyein Tayzar Win 62'Khine Htoo 72' |
Report | Haokip 36' Izumi 55'Angus 80' |
References
External links
- AFC Cup, the-AFC.com
