2022 AFC Cup: Fixtures, results, tables, and top scorers
The 2022 AFC Cup kicked-off on April 5 with the qualifying playoff rounds. This is the 19th edition of Asia's secondary club football tournament. This is the last season when the competition is being held in a Spring to Autumn schedule. From the next season onwards, it will be held in an Autumn-to-Spring window.
In the group stages, 38 teams are equally divided into 10 pools, with the exception of two groups comprising of three teams. Having failed to obtain their AFC license, Al-Muharraq of Bahrain are unable to defend their title, while runners-up Nasaf are competing in the AFC Champions League this time around.
Ahead of the group stage, two preliminary rounds will precede the play-off finals. The winners of the South Asia and East Asia play-offs will join the 36 direct entrants in the group stages.
The 10 group-winners along with three best second-placed teams from West Asia and ASEAN Zone each, will qualify for the Round of 16.
Let us take a look at the fixtures and tables of the 2022 AFC Cup.
Preliminary Round 1
South Asia Zone
Date | Fixture | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
April 5 | Machhindra 1-2 Blue Star | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu |
April 5 | Valencia 2-1 Paro | National Football Stadium, Malé |
Preliminary Round 2
South Asia Zone
Date | Fixture | Stadium |
April 12 | ATK Mohun Bagan 5-0 Blue Star | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
Play-off Round
South Asia Zone
Date | Fixture | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
April 19 | ATK Mohun Bagan 3-1 Abahani Dhaka | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
East Asia Zone
Date | Fixture | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
April 19 | Lee Man 2-1 Athletic 220 | Mongolia |
Group Stage
The group stage of the 2022 AFC Cup is set to begin on May 18. All matches will be played at centralised venues.
GROUP A
All matches will be played in Muscat, Saudi Arabia.
Group A Table
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ansar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Al-Seeb (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jableh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al-Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group A Fixtures
| Date | Fixture |
May 18 | Al-Ansar vs Al-Kuwait |
May 18 | Al-Seeb vs Jableh |
May 21 | Al-Kuwait vs Al-Seeb |
May 21 | Jableh vs Al-Ansar |
May 24 | Al-Ansar vs Al-Seeb |
May 24 | Jableh vs Al-Kuwait |
GROUP B
All matches will be played in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Group B Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Riffa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Shabab Al-Khalil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Dhofar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Al-Arabi (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B Fixtures
Date | Fixtures |
|---|---|
May 18 | Al-Riffa vs Al-Arabi |
May 18 | Shabab Al-Khalil vs Dhofar |
May 21 | Al-Arabi vs Shabab Al-Khalil |
May 21 | Dhofar vs Al-Riffa |
May 24 | Al-Riffa vs Shabab Al-Khalil |
May 24 | Dhofar vs Al-Arabi |
GROUP C
All matches will be played in Manama, Bahrain.
Group C Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tishreen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Nejmeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | East Riffa (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Hilal Al-Quds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C Fixtures
May 18 | Tishreen vs Hilal Al-Quds |
|---|---|
May 18 | Nejmeh vs East Riffa |
May 21 | Hilal Al-Quds vs Nejmeh |
May 21 | East Riffa vs Tishreen |
May 24 | Tishreen vs Nejmeh |
May 24 | East Riffa vs Hilal Al-Quds |
GROUP D
All matches will be played in Kolkata, India.
Group D Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Gokulam Kerala (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Maziya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D Fixtures
Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
May 18 | Gokulam Kerala vs ATK Mohun Bagan |
May 18 | Bashundhara Kings vs Maziya |
May 21 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bashundhara |
May 21 | Maziya vs Gokulam Kerala |
May 24 | Gokulam Kerala vs Bashundhara Kings |
May 24 | Maziya vs ATK Mohun Bagan |
GROUP E
All matches will be played in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Group E Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Altyn Asyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Altyn Asyr vs CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Neftchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E Fixtures
Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
June 24 | Sogdiana Jizzakh vs Neftchi |
June 24 | Altyn Asyr vs CSKA Pamir Dushanbe |
June 27 | Neftchi vs Altyn Asyr |
June 27 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe vs Sogdiana Jizzakh |
June 30 | Sogdiana Jizzakh vs Altyn Asyr |
June 30 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe vs Neftchi |
GROUP F
All matches will be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Group F Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Khujand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Dordoi (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Köpetdag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F Fixtures
Date | Fixtures |
|---|---|
June 24 | Köpetdag vs Khujand |
June 27 | Dordoi vs Köpetdag |
June 30 | Khujand vs Dordoi |
GROUP G
All matches will be played in Denpasar, Indonesia.
Group G Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Bali United (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Visakha FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group G Fixtures
Date | Fixtures |
|---|---|
June 24 | Kaya–Iloilo vs Visakha FC |
June 24 | Bali United vs Kedah Darul Aman |
June 27 | Visakha FC vs Bali United |
June 27 | Kedah Darul Aman vs Kaya–Iloilo |
June 30 | Kaya–Iloilo vs Bali United |
June 30 | Kedah Darul Aman vs Visakha FC |
GROUP H
All matches will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Group H Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuala Lumpur City (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | PSM Makassar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group H Fixtures
Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
June 24 | PSM Makassar vs Kuala Lumpur City |
June 27 | Tampines Rovers vs PSM Makassar |
June 30 | Kuala Lumpur City vs Tampines Rovers |
GROUP I
All matches will be played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Group I Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viettel (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Hougang United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Phnom Pehn Crown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Young Elephants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group I Fixtures
Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
June 24 | Viettel vs Young Elephants |
June 24 | Hougang United vs Phnom Pehn Crown |
June 27 | Young Elephants vs Hougang United |
June 27 | Phnom Pehn Crown vs Viettel |
June 30 | Viettel vs Hougang United |
June 30 | Phnom Pehn Crown vs Young Elephants |
GROUP J
All matches will be played in Tainan, Taiwan.
Group J Table
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | MUST CPK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Tainan City (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Lee Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group J Fixtures
Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
June 24 | Eastern vs Lee Man |
June 24 | MUST CPK vs Tainan City |
June 27 | Lee Man vs MUST CPK |
June 27 | Tainan City vs Eastern |
June 30 | Eastern vs MUST CPK |
June 30 | Tainan City vs Lee Man |
Top Scorer
Brazilian forward Rico holds the record of 19 goals ina single campaign when Al-Muharraq lifted their first AFC Cup title in 2008. There are a few others who have scored in double digits in a season, including Issam Jemaa of Al-Kuwait (2012) and Hammadi Ahmed of Iraq's Air Force Club (2016) who scored 16 goals. In 2021, Uzbek forward Khusayin Norchaev of Nasaf Qarshi scored 5 times to pick the golden boot.