2019 AFC Cup group stage

The 2019 AFC Cup group stage was played from 25 February to 26 June 2019.^[1] A total of 36 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 22 November 2018, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3] 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 cannot be drawn into the same group.

The mechanism of the draw was as follows:

• For the West Asia Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon) to determine the order of associations occupying the following group positions (higher-seeded team of each association allocated to first position, lower-seeded team of each association allocated to second position): A1 and B2, B1 and C2, C1 and A2, A3 and B4, B3 and C4. The direct entrant from Oman and the play-off winners were allocated to positions C3 and A4 respectively.
• For the ASEAN Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar) to determine the order of associations occupying the following group positions (higher-seeded team of each association allocated to first position, lower-seeded team of each association allocated to second position): F1 and G2, G1 and H2, H1 and F2, F3 and G4, G3 and H4. The direct entrants from Laos and Cambodia were allocated to positions H3 and F4 respectively.
• For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, no draw was held. The direct entrants were allocated to group positions 1, 2 and 3 according to their association ranking (Central Asia Zone: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan; South Asia Zone: India, Bangladesh, Nepal; East Asia Zone: Hong Kong, North Korea, Chinese Taipei), and the play-off winners were allocated to group positions 4.

The following 36 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 32 direct entrants and the four winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Zone	Groups	Teams
West Asia Zone	A–C	Al-Jaish	Al-Ittihad	Al-Najma	Malkiya
		Al-Wehdat	Al-Jazeera	Al-Ahed	Nejmeh
		Al-Kuwait	Al-Qadsia	Al-Suwaiq	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	Minerva Punjab	Abahani Limited Dhaka[note 1]	Manang Marshyangdi Club[note 1]	Chennaiyin (Winners of Play-off South Asia)
ASEAN Zone	F–H	Hà Nội	Becamex Bình Dương	Persija Jakarta[note 1]	PSM Makassar[note 1]
		Ceres–Negros	Kaya–Iloilo	Yangon United	Shan United
		Home United	Tampines Rovers	Lao Toyota	Nagaworld
East Asia Zone	I	Kitchee	April 25	Hang Yuen	Tai Po (Winners of Play-off East Asia)

Standby teams^{[note 2]}

• Al-Faisaly (for Al-Wehdat)
• Kazma (for Al-Kuwait)
• Regar-TadAZ (for Istiklol)
• Davao Aguilas (for Ceres–Negros)^{[note 3]}
• Bhayangkara (for Persija Jakarta)^{[note 1]}
• Zwekapin United (for Yangon United)
• Pegasus (for Kitchee)

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

• The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
• The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

In the event that a group contains only three teams, it might be played on a double round-robin basis hosted by two of the teams if at least two of the three teams agree to this format (Regulations Article 10.1.7).^[2]

Tiebreakers

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):^[2]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group were tied;
9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
10. Association ranking.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).^[1][4]

• Matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays. One or two groups were played on each day, with the following groups played on Mondays:
  • Matchdays 1 and 2: Groups A and B
  • Matchday 3: Groups A and C
  • Matchday 4: Group B
  • Matchdays 5 and 6: Group C
• Matches in the ASEAN Zone were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One or two groups were played on each day, with the following groups played on Tuesdays:
  • Matchdays 1 and 2: Groups F and G
  • Matchday 3: Groups F and H
  • Matchday 4: Group G
  • Matchdays 5 and 6: Group H
• Matches in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone were played on Wednesdays. If two teams from the same association were scheduled to play at home on the same matchday, the home match of the lower-seeded team was moved to Tuesday.

Matchday	Dates		Matches
	W, A	C, S, E
Matchday 1	25–27 February 2019	3 April 2019	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2	11–13 March 2019	17 April 2019	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3	1–3 April & 3 May 2019	30 April – 1 May 2019	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	15–17 & 23 April & 6 May 2019	15 May 2019	Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	29 April – 1 May 2019	19 June 2019	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6	13–15 May 2019	26 June 2019	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WEH	JAI	HAQ	NEJ
1	Al-Wehdat	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–1	2–0	1–0
2	Al-Jaish	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	10			1–0	—	1–1	2–2
3	Hilal Al-Quds	6	2	2	2	7	11	−4	8			2–6	0–0	—	2–1
4	Nejmeh	6	0	1	5	4	10	−6	1			0–2	0–1	1–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Al-Jaish	1–1	Hilal Al-Quds
Ashkar 49'	Live Report Stats Report	Obaid 18'

25 February 2019 (2019-02-25)

19:00 UTC+3

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 48

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Al-Wehdat	1–0	Nejmeh
Murjan 11'	Live Report Stats Report

25 February 2019 (2019-02-25)

19:00 UTC+2

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 4,395

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

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Hilal Al-Quds	2–6	Al-Wehdat
Abdallah 26' Dabbagh 89' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Basha 16' Faisal 35', 38', 41', 86' Rateb 78'

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11)

16:00 UTC+2

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Nejmeh	0–1	Al-Jaish
	Live Report Stats Report	Moustafa 39'

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11)

19:00 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 54

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

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Al-Jaish	1–0	Al-Wehdat
Ashkar 72'	Live Report Stats Report

1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)

19:00 UTC+3

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 230

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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Al-Wehdat	1–1	Al-Jaish
Abdel-Fattah 86'	Live Report Stats Report	Moustafa 53'

16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)

19:00 UTC+3

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 3,504

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

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Nejmeh	0–2	Al-Wehdat
	Live Report Stats Report	Faisal 5' Rateb 66'

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

19:00 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 3,257

Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Hilal Al-Quds	0–0	Al-Jaish
	Live Report Stats Report

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

19:25 UTC+3^{[note 5]}

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 423

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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Hilal Al-Quds	2–1	Nejmeh
Dabbagh 38' Yameen 69'	Live Report Stats Report	Maatouk 80'

3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)^{[note 6]}

19:25 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 682

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Nejmeh	1–2	Hilal Al-Quds
Hamam 54'	Live Report Stats Report	Dabbagh 78', 90+2'

6 May 2019 (2019-05-06)^{[note 7]}

21:00 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 98

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

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Al-Jaish	2–2	Nejmeh
Al Wakid 45' Moustafa 59'	Live Report Stats Report	Maatouk 56' Hamam 67'

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

22:00 UTC+3

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 33

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Al-Wehdat	2–0	Hilal Al-Quds
Ayed 51' Faisal 86'	Live Report Stats Report

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

22:00 UTC+3

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 7,817

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JAZ	KUW	NAJ	ITH
1	Al-Jazeera	6	5	1	0	13	2	+11	16	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–0	3–0	4–0
2	Al-Kuwait	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10			1–2	—	2–1	0–0
3	Al-Najma	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7			1–1	0–1	—	2–1
4	Al-Ittihad	6	0	1	5	2	12	−10	1			0–2	0–2	1–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Al-Kuwait	0–0	Al-Ittihad
	Live Report Stats Report

25 February 2019 (2019-02-25)

18:15 UTC+3

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 627

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Najma	1–1	Al-Jazeera
Habeeb 31'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Mardi 18'

25 February 2019 (2019-02-25)

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 100

Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

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Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Najma
Muhtadi 38'	Live Report Stats Report	Madan 32' Dramé 60'

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11)

19:15 UTC+4

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 467

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Al-Jazeera	1–0	Al-Kuwait
Za'tara 59'	Live Report Stats Report

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11)

17:30 UTC+2

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 343

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

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Al-Jazeera	4–0	Al-Ittihad
Tannous 50' Al-Mardi 53' Al-Rawabdeh 82' Samir 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

17:30 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 511

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Al-Najma	0–1	Al-Kuwait
	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Khamees 90+5'

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 80

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

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Al-Ittihad	0–2	Al-Jazeera
	Live Report Stats Report	Shelbaieh 13' (pen.) Al-Rawabdeh 43'

15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)

19:30 UTC+4

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 363

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

Al-Kuwait	2–1	Al-Najma
Husain 45+6' Saeed 61'	Live Report Stats Report	Dramé 66'

15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)

18:50 UTC+3

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 1,121

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

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Al-Jazeera	3–0	Al-Najma
Tannous 62' Khairullah 70' Samir 89'	Live Report Stats Report

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

17:30 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 211

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ittihad	0–2	Al-Kuwait
	Live Report Stats Report	Saeed 41', 79'

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

19:30 UTC+4

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 254

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

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Al-Najma	2–1	Al-Ittihad
Muneer 13' Madan 36'	Live Report Stats Report	Al Shaban 72'

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

22:00 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 50

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Al-Kuwait	1–2	Al-Jazeera
Al Hajri 70'	Live Report Stats Report	Za'tara 74' Samir 90' (pen.)

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

22:00 UTC+3

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 300

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHE	MAL	QAD	SUW
1	Al-Ahed	6	4	2	0	8	3	+5	14	Zonal semi-finals		—	2–1	0–0	4–2
2	Malkiya	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8			0–0	—	1–2	2–2
3	Al-Qadsia	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7			0–1	1–2	—	2–0
4	Al-Suwaiq	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4			0–1	1–2	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Al-Ahed	0–0	Al-Qadsia
	Live Report Stats Report

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

17:00 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 2,325

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Suwaiq	1–2	Malkiya
Al-Ghassani 23'	Live Report Stats Report	Isa 31' Al-Bari 59'

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

19:30 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 500

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Malkiya	0–0	Al-Ahed
	Live Report Stats Report

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

19:00 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 437

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Al-Qadsia	2–0	Al-Suwaiq
Nasser 30' Al-Dhefiri 89'	Live Report Stats Report

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

19:30 UTC+3

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

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Al-Ahed	4–2	Al-Suwaiq
Mansour 1' Kdouh 16', 60', 69'	Live Report Stats Report	Al Zaabi 37' K. Al Alawi 85'

1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)

17:00 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Al-Qadsia	1–2	Malkiya
Nasser 70' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Isa 42', 72'

1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)

19:45 UTC+3

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

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Al-Suwaiq	0–1	Al-Ahed
	Live Report Stats Report	Kdouh 62'

16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)

19:30 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 385

Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Malkiya	1–2	Al-Qadsia
Al-Bari 43'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Mutawa 7', 36'

16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)

19:00 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 1,384

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

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Malkiya	2–2	Al-Suwaiq
Hassan 41' Isa 66' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Ghassani 71' K. Al Alawi 87'

29 April 2019 (2019-04-29)

19:00 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 147

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Al-Qadsia	0–1	Al-Ahed
	Live Report Stats Report	Al Salih 42'

29 April 2019 (2019-04-29)

20:15 UTC+3

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 1,600

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

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Al-Ahed	2–1	Malkiya
Zreik 34' Khamis 52'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Bari 14'

13 May 2019 (2019-05-13)

21:00 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 2,155

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Al-Suwaiq	2–1	Al-Qadsia
K. Al Alawi 20' Al-Ghassani 53'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Dhefiri 87'

13 May 2019 (2019-05-13)

22:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 150

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ALT	IST	DOR	KHU
1	Altyn Asyr	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	1–1	3–1	1–0
2	Istiklol	6	2	2	2	12	8	+4	8			1–1	—	4–1	3–0
3	Dordoi	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7[a]			1–1	2–1	—	3–0
4	Khujand	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7[a]			0–0	3–2	3–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Khujand 3–1 Dordoi, Dordoi 3–0 Khujand.

Istiklol	3–0	Khujand
Koryan 50', 71' A. Dzhalilov 68' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

19:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 12,800

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Dordoi	1–1	Altyn Asyr
Orazsähedow 45+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Annasähedow 85'

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

20:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 8,101

Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

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Khujand	3–1	Dordoi
Vasiev 42', 63' J. Ergashev 90' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Sagynbaev 17'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

16:00 UTC+5

20 Years of Independence Stadium, Khujand

Attendance: 7,200

Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)

Altyn Asyr	1–1	Istiklol
Nurmyradow 80'	Live Report Stats Report	Boboev 79'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

17:00 UTC+5

Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 11,300

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

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Khujand	0–0	Altyn Asyr
	Live Report Stats Report

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

16:00 UTC+5

20 Years of Independence Stadium, Khujand

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Istiklol	4–1	Dordoi
A. Dzhalilov 15' (pen.) Fatkhuloev 43' (pen.) Cakić 49' Samiev 81'	Live Report Stats Report	Murzaev 50'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

19:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 13,200

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

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Altyn Asyr	1–0	Khujand
Ýakşiýew 32'	Live Report Stats Report

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

18:30 UTC+5

Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 12,300

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Dordoi	2–1	Istiklol
Orazsähedow 57' Murzaev 77'	Live Report Stats Report	A. Dzhalilov 29'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

20:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 4,435

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

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Khujand	3–2	Istiklol
J. Ergashev 4' Rustamov 40' Vasiev 72'	Live Report Stats Report	Kimsanov 30' Panjshanbe 64'

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

17:30 UTC+5

20 Years of Independence Stadium, Khujand

Attendance: 6,850

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Altyn Asyr	3–1	Dordoi
Annadurdyýew 23' Baimatov 62' (o.g.) Ýakşiýew 89'	Live Report Stats Report	Batyrkanov 86'

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

19:00 UTC+5

Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 11,250

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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Istiklol	1–1	Altyn Asyr
Fatkhuloev 57'	Live Report Stats Report	Annadurdyýew 49'

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

19:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Dordoi	3–0	Khujand
Orazsähedow 6' Murzaev 45+1' (pen.) Valikayev 60'	Live Report Stats Report

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

20:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ABD	CFC	MIN	MMC
1	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	3–2	2–2	5–0
2	Chennaiyin	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11			1–0	—	0–0	2–0
3	Minerva Punjab	6	0	5	1	6	7	−1	5			0–1	1–1	—	2–2
4	Manang Marshyangdi Club	6	0	2	4	5	14	−9	2			0–1	2–3	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Manang Marshyangdi Club	0–1	Abahani Limited Dhaka
	Live Report Stats Report	Saighani 28'

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

15:00 UTC+5:45

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur

Attendance: 1,776

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Chennaiyin	0–0	Minerva Punjab
	Live Report Stats Report

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)^{[note 8]}

19:30 UTC+5:30

The Arena, Ahmedabad

Attendance: 1,656

Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)

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Abahani Limited Dhaka	2–2	Minerva Punjab
Jibon 20' Chizoba 48'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Amnah 16' Gopalan 42'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

17:45 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 1,700

Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Chennaiyin	2–0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Herd 51' Maílson 53'	Live Report Stats Report

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

19:30 UTC+5:30

The Arena, Ahmedabad

Attendance: 1,271

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

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Chennaiyin	1–0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
Thapa 79'	Live Report Stats Report

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

19:30 UTC+5:30

The Arena, Ahmedabad

Attendance: 1,224

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Minerva Punjab	2–2	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Gopalan 8' Omolaja 86' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Rijal 69' Somide 90'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

18:30 UTC+5:30

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Attendance: 2,532

Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali Ismaeel (Bahrain)

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Manang Marshyangdi Club	1–1	Minerva Punjab
Azeez 81'	Live Report Stats Report	T. Singh 39'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

15:00 UTC+5:45

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur

Attendance: 1,527

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Abahani Limited Dhaka	3–2	Chennaiyin
Belfort 64' Saighani 69' Mamunul 88'	Live Report Stats Report	Vineeth 6' Vanmalsawma 74'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

19:00 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 850

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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Minerva Punjab	1–1	Chennaiyin
Lalmuanpuia 62'	Live Report Stats Report	Rafi 90'

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)^{[note 8]}

15:00 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 850

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Abahani Limited Dhaka	5–0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Jibon 11' Belfort 45+2' Jewel 63' Chizoba 75' Mamunul 90+5'	Live Report Stats Report

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

17:45 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 975

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

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Minerva Punjab	0–1	Abahani Limited Dhaka
	Live Report Stats Report	Saighani 90+3'

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

16:00 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 927

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Manang Marshyangdi Club	2–3	Chennaiyin
Oladipo 71', 79'	Live Report Stats Report	Rafi 53', 88' Sabiá 66'

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

16:15 UTC+5:45

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur

Attendance: 857

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HAN	TAM	YAN	NAG
1	Hà Nội	6	4	1	1	23	5	+18	13[a]	Zonal semi-finals		—	2–0	0–1	10–0
2	Tampines Rovers	6	4	1	1	17	10	+7	13[a]			1–1	—	4–3	4–2
3	Yangon United	6	2	0	4	10	14	−4	6			2–5	1–3	—	2–0
4	Nagaworld	6	1	0	5	6	27	−21	3			1–5	1–5	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Tampines Rovers 1–1 Hà Nội, Hà Nội 2–0 Tampines Rovers.

Yangon United	1–3	Tampines Rovers
Sylla 13'	Live Report Stats Report	Khairul 55' Mehmedović 61' Megumi 68'

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 675

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Hà Nội	10–0	Nagaworld
Đỗ Duy Mạnh 6' Oseni 13', 68', 75', 81' Makara 18' (o.g.) Nguyễn Văn Quyết 44' (pen.) Đỗ Hùng Dũng 48' Nguyễn Văn Dũng 72' Ngân Văn Đại 88'	Live Report Stats Report

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

19:00 UTC+7

Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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Nagaworld	2–1	Yangon United
Kipson 6' (pen.), 26' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Miller 9'

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

18:30 UTC+7

Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 352

Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

Tampines Rovers	1–1	Hà Nội
Webb 77'	Live Report Stats Report	Faye 62'

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,671

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Nagaworld	1–5	Tampines Rovers
Kouch 24'	Live Report Stats Report	Webb 45', 66' Mehmedović 57' Delimeđac 90+1' Megumi 90+3'

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

17:00 UTC+7

Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 320

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Hà Nội	0–1	Yangon United
	Live Report Stats Report	Maung Maung Lwin 42'

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

19:00 UTC+7

Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 3,921

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

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Yangon United	2–5	Hà Nội
Sylla 13' Miller 26'	Live Report Stats Report	Faye 3', 81', 83' Oseni 33', 45+3'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 524

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Tampines Rovers	4–2	Nagaworld
Irwan 3' Yasir 87' Khairul 90+1' Webb 90+7'	Live Report Stats Report	Kouch 14' Omogba 90'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,283

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

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Nagaworld	1–5	Hà Nội
Sovannara 63'	Live Report Stats Report	Faye 35' Oseni 42', 90+1' Trần Văn Kiên 70' Hoàng Vũ Samson 86'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

17:00 UTC+7

Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 396

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Tampines Rovers	4–3	Yangon United
Khairul 2', 43', 77' Irwan 90+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Soe Min Naing 58' Maung Maung Lwin 71' Kyaw Zin Oo 85'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,827

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

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Hà Nội	2–0	Tampines Rovers
Oseni 10' Nguyễn Thành Chung 31'	Live Report Stats Report

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

17:00 UTC+7

Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 3,678

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Yangon United	2–0	Nagaworld
Maung Maung Lwin 75' Miller 90+6' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

16:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 241

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CER	BBD	PSJ	SHA
1	Ceres–Negros	6	5	0	1	15	6	+9	15	Zonal semi-finals		—	0–1	1–0	3–2
2	Becamex Bình Dương	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13			1–3	—	3–1	6–0
3	Persija Jakarta	6	2	1	3	12	9	+3	7			2–3	0–0	—	6–1
4	Shan United	6	0	0	6	5	25	−20	0			0–5	1–2	1–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Persija Jakarta	0–0	Becamex Bình Dương
	Live Report Stats Report

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

15:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 35,282

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Ceres–Negros	3–2	Shan United
Porteria 19', 87' Marañón 37' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Zin Min Tun 50' Dway Ko Ko Chit 88'

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

19:30 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 5,748

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

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Shan United	1–3	Persija Jakarta
Nakamura 14'	Live Report Stats Report	Matos 66', 83' Paulle 77'

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 512

Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Becamex Bình Dương	1–3	Ceres–Negros
Luiz 72'	Live Report Stats Report	Marañón 26', 74', 78'

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)

18:00 UTC+7

Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

Attendance: 3,300

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

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Shan United	1–2	Becamex Bình Dương
Hedipo 69'	Live Report Stats Report	Tô Văn Vũ 49' Luiz 85'

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 545

Referee: Choe Kwang-hyon (North Korea)

Ceres–Negros	1–0	Persija Jakarta
Marañón 9'	Live Report Stats Report

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

19:30 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 5,878

Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

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Becamex Bình Dương	6–0	Shan United
Nguyễn Anh Đức 5' Tô Văn Vũ 25' Mansaray 46', 61', 64' Rabo 89'	Live Report Stats Report

16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)

17:00 UTC+7

Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

Attendance: 2,548

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Persija Jakarta	2–3	Ceres–Negros
Sandi 49' Matos 57'	Live Report Stats Report	Tanton 70' Marañón 85' Ott 90+2'

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)^{[note 9]}

15:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 26,923

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

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Shan United	0–5	Ceres–Negros
	Live Report Stats Report	Marañón 38', 43' (pen.), 71' De Murga 80' Porteria 85'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 420

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Becamex Bình Dương	3–1	Persija Jakarta
Nguyễn Anh Đức 38' Tô Văn Vũ 45+2' Luiz 51'	Live Report Stats Report	Matos 71'

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

17:00 UTC+7

Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

Attendance: 2,688

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

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Ceres–Negros	0–1	Becamex Bình Dương
	Live Report Stats Report	Luiz 88'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

20:00 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 5,347

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Persija Jakarta	6–1	Shan United
Matos 6', 90', 90+2' Novri 18' Heri 47' Riko 57'	Live Report Stats Report	Zin Min Tun 81'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

20:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 8,633

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PSM	HOM	KAY	LAO
1	PSM Makassar	6	4	2	0	17	8	+9	14	Zonal semi-finals		—	3–2	1–1	7–3
2	Home United	6	3	1	2	9	11	−2	10			1–1	—	2–0	1–0
3	Kaya–Iloilo	6	2	2	2	13	7	+6	8			1–2	5–0	—	5–1
4	Lao Toyota	6	0	1	5	7	20	−13	1			0–3	2–3	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Home United	1–1	PSM Makassar
Syahin 63'	Live Report Stats Report	Markkanen 26'

27 February 2019 (2019-02-27)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,589

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Lao Toyota	1–1	Kaya–Iloilo
Aphideth 87'	Live Report Stats Report	Bedic 18'

27 February 2019 (2019-02-27)

18:30 UTC+7

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

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Kaya–Iloilo	5–0	Home United
Roberts 2', 37' Bedic 33' Osei 49', 55'	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)

15:00 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 527

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

PSM Makassar	7–3	Lao Toyota
Pluim 12', 59' Zulham 21' Markkanen 61', 70' Ferdinand 80' Klok 85'	Live Report Stats Report	Honma 14', 90' Rafael 76'

13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)

15:00 UTC+7

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 626

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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PSM Makassar	1–1	Kaya–Iloilo
Markkanen 56' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Angeles 90+3'

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

15:00 UTC+7

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 723

Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

Home United	1–0	Lao Toyota
Abdil 45+2'	Live Report Stats Report

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,247

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

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Kaya–Iloilo	1–2	PSM Makassar
Bedic 90+1' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Rizky 21' Markkanen 24'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

15:00 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 743

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Lao Toyota	2–3	Home United
Rafael 11' Honma 75' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Song Ui-young 15', 40' (pen.) Hafiz 89'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

18:30 UTC+7

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 327

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

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Kaya–Iloilo	5–1	Lao Toyota
Mintah 11', 66', 89' Tacagni 40' Tuason 86'	Live Report Stats Report	Honma 70'

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

15:00 UTC+8

Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 397

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

PSM Makassar	3–2	Home United
Klok 60' (pen.), 78' Guy Junior 86'	Live Report Stats Report	Hafiz 51', 55'

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

15:00 UTC+7

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 517

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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Home United	2–0	Kaya–Iloilo
Adam 1' Abdil 18'	Live Report Stats Report

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

20:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 963

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

Lao Toyota	0–3	PSM Makassar
	Live Report Stats Report	Rasyid 43' Saldi 74' Guy Junior 86'

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)

19:30 UTC+7

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 230

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		APR	KIT	TAI	HYU
1	April 25	6	5	0	1	17	2	+15	15	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	2–0	4–0	5–0
2	Kitchee	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	10			1–0	—	2–4	3–0
3	Tai Po	6	2	2	2	13	15	−2	8			1–3	3–3	—	4–2
4	Hang Yuen	6	0	1	5	4	18	−14	1			0–3	1–2	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Hang Yuen	0–3	April 25
	Live Report Stats Report	O Hyok-chol 33' Son Phyong-il 45+1' Kim Yu-song 90+2'

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

19:00 UTC+8

Hsinchu County Second Stadium, Zhubei

Attendance: 250

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Kitchee	2–4	Tai Po
Fernando 63' Dani Cancela 86'	Live Report Stats Report	João Emir 31' Sartori 50' Chung Wai Keung 88' Sawyer 90+4'

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,481

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

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April 25	2–0	Kitchee
Ri Hyong-jin 53' Kim Yu-song 57'	Live Report Stats Report

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

17:00 UTC+9

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 3,800

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Tai Po	4–2	Hang Yuen
Chak Ting Fung 17' Sartori 34', 55' Chan Siu Kwan 90'	Live Report Stats Report	Estama 33' Joo Ik-seong 67'

17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 3,533

Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

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Tai Po	1–3	April 25
Sawyer 54'	Live Report Stats Report	Kim Yu-song 3', 72' Son Phyong-il 43'

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 4,341

Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Kitchee	3–0	Hang Yuen
Tarrés 9' Cheng Chin Lung 85' Fernando 90'	Live Report Stats Report

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,797

Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

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April 25	4–0	Tai Po
Kim Yu-song 3', 68' Won Song 20' Rim Chol-min 40' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

17:00 UTC+9

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 3,800

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Hang Yuen	1–2	Kitchee
Smith 62' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report	Tarrés 40' Fernando 69'

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

19:00 UTC+8

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 410

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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April 25	5–0	Hang Yuen
An Il-bom 19' (pen.) O Hyok-chol 57' (pen.) Rim Chol-min 77' Jang Hyok 83', 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

17:00 UTC+9

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 3,100

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Tai Po	3–3	Kitchee
Dani Cancela 30' (o.g.) Sandro 56' Chiu Siu Wai 90+4'	Live Report Stats Report	Fernando 6', 48' Cheng Chin Lung 34'

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,688

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

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Kitchee	1–0	April 25
Fernando 39'	Live Report Stats Report

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,242

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Hang Yuen	1–1	Tai Po
Joo Ik-seong 65'	Live Report Stats Report	Chan Siu Kwan 24'

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

20:00 UTC+8

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 386

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Al-Jaish	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	10[a]	Zonal semi-finals
2	B	Al-Kuwait	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10[a]
3	C	Malkiya	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Al-Jaish −6, Al-Kuwait −11.

ASEAN Zone

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G	Becamex Bình Dương	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13	Zonal semi-finals
2	F	Tampines Rovers	6	4	1	1	17	10	+7	13
3	H	Home United	6	3	1	2	9	11	−2	10

Source: AFC

Notes

1. The identity of the teams from Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia (both group stage and standby teams) was not known at the time of the group stage draw.
2. The standby teams would replace a team from the same association which played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage. There were no standby teams from India (for Minerva Punjab), Vietnam (for Hà Nội), and Singapore (for Home United).
3. Davao Aguilas were the standby team from Philippines at the time of the draw, but were not active in 2019.
4. Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
5. The Hilal Al-Quds v Al-Jaish match, originally scheduled to be played on 30 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was moved to a neutral venue.
6. The Hilal Al-Quds v Nejmeh match, originally scheduled to be played on 1 April 2019, 17:00 UTC+3, at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was postponed as Nejmeh failed to arrive for the match.^[5][6] The match was rescheduled to 3 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue.^[7]
7. The Nejmeh v Hilal Al-Quds match, originally scheduled to be played on 16 April 2019, 19:00 UTC+3, at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, was rescheduled to 6 May 2019 and moved to a neutral venue.^[7]
8. The matches between Minerva Punjab and Chennaiyin on Matchdays 1 and 5, were reversed from the original scheduled dates of 3 April 2019 and 19 June 2019.
9. The Persija Jakarta v Ceres–Negros match was rescheduled from the original date of 16 April to 23 April due to its proximity to the general election held in Indonesia the next day.
10. PSM Makassar played their home matches at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, instead of their home Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar, since the stadium did not meet AFC regulations.^[8]