2016 AFC Cup group stage

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]

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 Ceres Kaya
Tampines Rovers[†] Balestier Khalsa Lao Toyota Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi (Winner qualifying round Group B)[‡]
Notes
  1. 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).
  2. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi advanced directly to the group stage due to lack of teams in the East Zone.

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.[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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 11.5):[2]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Greater number of away goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  7. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  9. 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);
  10. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][2]

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

Groups

Group A

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 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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Altyn Asyr 2–0 Al-Ahed
Mansour 57' (o.g.)
Gurbani 74'
Report
Al-Wehdat 2–0 Al-Hidd
Wagsley 35'
Abu Kabeer 55'
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Ahed 3–2 Al-Wehdat
Dramé 31'
Zreik 74'
Mansour 88' (pen.)
Report Wagsley 36'
Faisal 85'
Al-Hidd 1–1 Altyn Asyr
Hasan 78' Report Geldiýew 69'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Al-Wehdat 1–1 Altyn Asyr
Wagsley 15' Report Gurbani 2'
Al-Hidd 2–5 Al-Ahed
Al Daoud 52'
Al Khattal 59'
Report Chaito 4'
Zreik 16'
Dramé 61', 74'
Iguma 85'

Al-Ahed 1–0 Al-Hidd
Dramé 60' Report
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Altyn Asyr 0–0 Al-Wehdat
Report
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Al-Ahed 3–0 Altyn Asyr
Atwi 28'
Chaito 36'
Mansour 45'
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Al-Hidd 6–2 Al-Wehdat
Agba 6', 45+1'
Adnan 49', 60', 64'
Salman 83' (pen.)
Report Wagsley 18'
Deeb 53'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Al-Wehdat 3–2 Al-Ahed
Hisham 22'
Mustafa 32'
Faisal 87'
Report Haidar 3'
Zreik 83'
Attendance: 4,192
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Altyn Asyr 1–2 Al-Hidd
Muhadow 58' Report Al-Khattal 75'
Agba 76'
Attendance: 18,300

Group B

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 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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Istiklol 0–0 Al-Faisaly
Report
Attendance: 8,500
Naft Al-Wasat 1–0 Tripoli
Waleed 90+2' Report

Al-Faisaly 2–1 Naft Al-Wasat
Al-Bakhit 55'
Al-Ajalin 78'
Report Waleed 90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Tripoli 2–1 Istiklol
Yusif 58'
Fattouh 87'
Report Kablash 55'

Naft Al-Wasat 2–0 Istiklol
Mohammed 45+1'
Mardikian 71'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Tripoli 1–1 Al-Faisaly
Al Mal 45' Report Al-Jada 84'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Al-Faisaly 3–1 Tripoli
Abdel-Rahman 31'
Nahar 33'
Al-Rawashdeh 43'
Report Al Mal 78'
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Istiklol 0–1 Naft Al-Wasat
Report Mohammed 90+2'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Al-Faisaly 4–2 Istiklol
Bani Attiah 33', 86'
Al-Rifai 38'
Al-Bakhit 59'
Report Kablash 69'
Umarbayev 78'
Tripoli 1–3 Naft Al-Wasat
Yusif 78' Report Ali 8' (o.g.)
Waleed 45+4'
Karim 90+1'

Naft Al-Wasat 1–0 Al-Faisaly
Mohammed 52' Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Istiklol 1–3 Tripoli
Fatkhuloev 69' Report Youssef 46'
Helegbe 82'
Fattouh 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Group C

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 5–2 0–3[a] 2–1
3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 0–2 0–3[b] 2–0
4 Al-Orouba 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 0–4 2–1 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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]
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Ahmad 12', 41'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Al-Orouba 2–1 Al-Wahda
Al-Matari 54'
Al-Lawati 89'
Report Rafe 88'
Attendance: 1,500

Al-Wahda 0–3
Awarded[9]
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Report
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Orouba
Ahmad 14'
Saeed 66'
Report Koné 77'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Al-Wahda 5–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rafe 10', 32', 55', 56'
Omari 63'
Report Ahmad 59', 80' (pen.)
Al-Orouba 1–1 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Al Shibli 67' Report Morjan 31'
Attendance: 1,000

Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2–0 Al-Orouba
Morjan 4'
Fouda 65'
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Al-Wahda
Ahmad 45+1' Report

Al-Wahda 2–1 Al-Orouba
Rafe 45+2'
Al Nakdali 66' (pen.)
Report Peters 60'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–1 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Ahmad 10', 61'
Wahid 34'
Rasan 67'
Report Thiab 79'

Al-Orouba 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Ahmad 52' (pen.), 56', 78'
Ajan 83'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 0–3
Awarded[11]
Al-Wahda
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MHQ JAI KHA FAN
1 Al-Muharraq 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16 Knockout stage 1–0 2–1 1–0
2 Al-Jaish 6 3 1 2 5 3 +2 10 0–2 1–0 1–0
3 Ahli Al-Khaleel 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 1–1 0–3[a] 2–1
4 Fanja 6 0 2 4 5 9 −4 2 1–2 0–0 3–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ 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]
Al-Jaish 1–0 Fanja
Kalfa 78' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Al-Muharraq 2–1 Ahli Al-Khaleel
Showaiter 5'
Abdullatif 23' (pen.)
Report Wadi 15'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Fanja 1–2 Al-Muharraq
Al-Hosni 30' Report Rashid 21'
Kanú 73'
Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–3
Awarded[11]
Al-Jaish
Report

Ahli Al-Khaleel 2–1 Fanja
Wadi 24', 65' Report Al-Muqbali 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Muharraq 1–0 Al-Jaish
Abdullatif 29' Report

Fanja 3–3 Ahli Al-Khaleel
Al-Ghassani 15', 33'
Al-Hosni 86'
Report Maher 4', 62'
Wadi 46'
Al-Jaish 0–2 Al-Muharraq
Report Abdullatif 34'
Gadoyev 47'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Ahli Al-Khaleel 1–1 Al-Muharraq
Saleh 60' Report Ćatović 32'
Fanja 0–0 Al-Jaish
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Al-Muharraq 1–0 Fanja
Ćatović 60' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Al-Jaish 1–0 Ahli Al-Khaleel
Hamdoko 85' Report

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER TAM SEL SJD
1 Ceres 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Knockout stage 2–1 2–2 5–0
2 Tampines Rovers 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 1–1 1–0 4–0
3 Selangor 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 0–0 0–1 2–1
4 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 6 1 0 5 7 19 −12 3 0–2 3–2 3–4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ceres 2–2 Selangor
Schröck 18'
Gallardo 87'
Report Olivi 34'
Hafiz 60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Tampines Rovers 4–0 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
Mehmet 2'
Abu Sujad 33'
Yunos 52'
Barman 54' (o.g.)
Report

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 0–2 Ceres
Report Gallardo 25', 29'
Attendance: 950
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Selangor 0–1 Tampines Rovers
Report Fazrul 26'
Attendance: 5,985
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Tampines Rovers 1–1 Ceres
Abu Sujad 69' Report Gallardo 88'
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 3–4 Selangor
Darboe 29'
Onuoha 65'
Anselme 66'
Report Wleh 39'
Gopinathan 53'
Olivi 70', 83'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Ceres 2–1 Tampines Rovers
Bienve 21' (pen.)
Gallardo 36' (pen.)
Report Mehmet 64'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Selangor 2–1 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
Hazwan 16'
Wleh 89'
Report Darboe 35'

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 3–2 Tampines Rovers
Darboe 20', 82'
Onuoha 56' (pen.)
Report Mustafić 44'
Mehmet 70'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Selangor 0–0 Ceres
Report

Tampines Rovers 1–0 Selangor
Hanapi 31' Report
Attendance: 11,875
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Ceres 5–0 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
Bienve 7'
Gallardo 9', 57', 64'
Reichelt 70'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Group F

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 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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
New Radiant 2–2 Balestier Khalsa
Baree 50'
Rilwan 90+3'
Report Fazli 36'
Fadhil 69'
Kitchee 1–0 Kaya
Rufino 69' (pen.) Report

Kaya 1–0 New Radiant
Porteria 90+4' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Balestier Khalsa 1–0 Kitchee
Zulkiffli 31' Report

Kaya 1–0 Balestier Khalsa
Ugarte 48' Report
Kitchee 0–0 New Radiant
Report
Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

New Radiant 0–2 Kitchee
Report Rufino 17', 31'
Balestier Khalsa 0–3 Kaya
Report Osei 15'
Daniels 25'
Clark 73'
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Kaya 0–1 Kitchee
Report Harima 86'
Attendance: 573
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Balestier Khalsa 3–0 New Radiant
Zulkiffli 23'
Jamil 32'
Fadhil 61'
Report

Kitchee 4–0 Balestier Khalsa
Jordi 38'
Rufino 50', 61'
Cheng Chin Lung 76'
Report
Attendance: 1,699
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
New Radiant 0–0 Kaya
Report

Group G

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 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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Yangon United 2–1 South China
Kyaw Ko Ko 19'
Fernandes 48'
Report Griffiths 15'
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Mohun Bagan 5–2 Maziya
Norde 19'
Lalpekhlua 33', 69'
Glen 35', 72'
Report Imaz 61'
Gaikwad 77' (o.g.)

Maziya 1–1 Yangon United
Rasheed 64' Report Kyaw Ko Ko 87'
Attendance: 937
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
South China 0–4 Mohun Bagan
Report Rodrigues 15'
Norde 39'
Glen 44'
Lalpekhlua 83'
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Maziya 2–1 South China
Rasheed 51'
Cheung Kin Fung 68' (o.g.)
Report Chan Siu Kwan 36'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Mohun Bagan 3–2 Yangon United
Norde 10'
Lalpekhlua 21', 66'
Report Fernandes 34' (pen.), 64'
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Yangon United 1–1 Mohun Bagan
Adilson 26' Report Glen 42'
Attendance: 590
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
South China 2–0 Maziya
Law Hiu Chung 35'
Chan Siu Ki 43'
Report
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Maziya 1–1 Mohun Bagan
Abdulla 65' Report Lalpekhlua 90+3'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Wang Di (China)
South China 2–1 Yangon United
Griffiths 40' (pen.)
Awal 84'
Report Yamashita 24'
Attendance: 1,814
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Mohun Bagan 0–3 South China
Report Law Hiu Chung 18'
Griffiths 24'
Awal 33'
Attendance: 472
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Yangon United 3–2 Maziya
Fernandes 18'
Kyi Lin 54'
Zaw Min Tun 66'
Report Abdulla 52'
Easa 83'
Attendance: 584

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT BFC AYE LAO
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 6 0 0 21 3 +18 18 Knockout stage 3–0 8–1 3–0
2 Bengaluru 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9 0–1 5–3 2–1
3 Ayeyawady United 6 2 0 4 12 20 −8 6 1–2 0–1 4–2
4 Lao Toyota 6 1 0 5 8 17 −9 3 1–4 2–1 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lao Toyota 2–1 Bengaluru
Honma 2'
Syvilay 34'
Report Vineeth 90'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 8–1 Ayeyawady United
Safiq 5', 49', 63'
Díaz 14'
António 31'
Lucero 82', 87'
Aidil 89'
Report Thiha Zaw 7'
Attendance: 11,560

Ayeyawady United 4–2 Lao Toyota
Chizoba 22', 32', 55'
Aung Kyaw Naing 78'
Report Khanthavong 64', 89'
Bengaluru 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report Safiq 55'
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Ayeyawady United 0–1 Bengaluru
Report Chhetri 34'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Lao Toyota
Safiq 62' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Amri 90+2'
Report
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Lao Toyota 1–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Syvilay 42' Report Safee 47' (pen.)
Fadhli 65'
Amri 78'
Díaz 82'
Bengaluru 5–3 Ayeyawady United
Vineeth 21'
George 61', 89'
Doungel 66'
Beingaichho 81'
Report Thiha Zaw 44'
Chizoba 69', 78'

Ayeyawady United 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Thiha Zaw 27' Report Amirul Hadi 31'
Safee 87'
Attendance: 207
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Bengaluru 2–1 Lao Toyota
Lyngdoh 45+1'
Kim Song-yong 60'
Report Honma 68'
Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Bengaluru
Safiq 70'
Safee 78'
Shaari 90+1' (pen.)
Report
Lao Toyota 2–3 Ayeyawady United
Phommasane 29'
Khanthavong 87'
Report Chizoba 41'
Min Min Thu 50', 81'

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  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]
  4. ^ a b 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]

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