| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 February – 18 October 2014 |
| Teams | 34 (from 19 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Qadsia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Erbil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 369 (3.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 336,085 (2,824 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Juan Belencoso (11 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Saif Al Hashan |
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The 2014 AFC Cup was the 11th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.[1] Al-Kuwait were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Persipura Jayapura in the quarter-finals.
In the final, Al-Qadsia of Kuwait defeated Erbil of Iraq 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in regulation time, to win their first AFC Cup title after losing in the previous year's final.[2]
The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.[3] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2013 AFC Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:
The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:
Each participating association was given either two entries to the group stage or one entry to the qualifying play-off, based on the AFC Technical Ranking and the number of associations in each zone.[5]
| Evaluation for 2014 AFC Cup | |
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| Ranked top 23, allocated two direct slots | |
| Ranked 24–34, allocated two direct slots | |
| Ranked 24–34, allocated one play-off slot | |
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The following teams entered the competition. Teams in italics played in the 2014 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to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).
Alay Osh (p)
Ravshan Kulob (p)
West Asia Zone
East Asia ZoneThe schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[5][8]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying play-off | Round 1 | No draw | 2 February 2014 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 10 December 2013 | 25–26 February 2014 | |
| Matchday 2 | 11–12 March 2014 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 18–19 March 2014 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 1–2 April 2014 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 8–9 April 2014 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 22–23 April 2014 | |||
| Knock-out stage | Round of 16 | 13–14 May 2014 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 28 May 2014 | 19 August 2014 | 26 August 2014 | |
| Semi-finals | 16 September 2014 | 30 September 2014 | ||
| Final | 18 October 2014 | |||
The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC.[5] Each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 30 automatic qualifiers.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Ravshan Kulob 
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2–1 |  Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda
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Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 
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1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) |
 Alay Osh
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The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013.[9] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. 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.
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]
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAF | THR | SUW | RAV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Safa
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
 That Ras
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
 Al-Suwaiq
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Ravshan Kulob
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 |
| Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KUW | NEJ | FAN | JAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kuwait
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Al-Nejmeh
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Fanja
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 6 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
 Al-Jaish
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | HID | SHO | WAH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Qadsia
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11[a] | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
 Al-Hidd
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11[a] | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Al-Shorta
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Al-Wahda
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ERB | RIF | ORD | ALA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erbil
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 15 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–0 | ||
| Riffa
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Shabab Al-Ordon
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Alay Osh
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PSJ | CHB | HOM | NRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Persipura Jayapura
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | ||
 Churchill Brothers
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10[a] | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
 Home United
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10[a] | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
 New Radiant
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HNT | ARE | SEL | MAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hà Nội T&T
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| Arema Cronus
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
 Selangor
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| Maziya
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VNB | YAN | SCA | KEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissai Ninh Bình
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
 Yangon United
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 9 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 5–3 | ||
 South China
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 4–0 | ||
| Kelantan
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIT | NPT | TAM | PUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchee
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | ||
| Nay Pyi Taw
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | ||
| Tampines Rovers
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6[a] | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Pune
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6[a] | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Hà Nội T&T
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nay Pyi Taw
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hà Nội T&T
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Erbil
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Erbil (p)
| 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Nejmeh
| 0 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erbil
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vissai Ninh Bình
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vissai Ninh Bình
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arema Cronus
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erbil
| 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia (p)
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| That Ras
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia (a)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hidd
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Safa
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hidd
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia
| 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Persipura Jayapura
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuwait
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riffa
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuwait
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Persipura Jayapura
| 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Persipura Jayapura
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yangon United
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| West Asia Zone | ||
| Safa
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0–1 | Al-Hidd
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| Al-Qadsia
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4–0 | That Ras
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| Al-Kuwait
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3–0 | Riffa
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| Erbil
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) |
Al-Nejmeh
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| East Asia Zone | ||
| Persipura Jayapura
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9–2 | Yangon United
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| Vissai Ninh Bình
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4–2 | Churchill Brothers
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| Hà Nội T&T
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5–0 | Nay Pyi Taw
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| Kitchee
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2–0 | Arema Cronus
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014.[10] Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and the "country protection" rule was applied, so teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội T&T
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0–3 | Erbil
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0–1 | 0–2 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình
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3–4 | Kitchee
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2–4 | 1–0 |
| Al-Qadsia
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3–3 (a) | Al-Hidd
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1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Kuwait
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4–8 | Persipura Jayapura
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3–2 | 1–6 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erbil
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3–2 | Kitchee
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1–1 | 2–1 |
| Al-Qadsia
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10–2 | Persipura Jayapura
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4–2 | 6–0 |
The draw to decide the host team of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[10]
| Erbil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Radhi  Hawar  Barzan Faez |
2–4 | Al-Mutawa Said Al Ansari El Ebrahim Subotić |
Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player[11] | Saif Al Hashan
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Al-Qadsia
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| Top Goalscorer | Juan Belencoso
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Kitchee
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| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | 0F0 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Belencoso
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Kitchee
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| 2 | Omar Al Soma
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Al-Qadsia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
 César
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Yangon United
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Paulo Rangel
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Selangor
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1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kyaw Ko Ko
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Yangon United
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Nguyễn Văn Quyết
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Hà Nội T&T
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Boaz Solossa
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Persipura Jayapura
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 8 | Saif Al Hashan
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Al-Qadsia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Bader Al-Mutawa
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Al-Qadsia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| Đinh Văn Ta
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Vissai Ninh Bình
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1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Boakay Eddie Foday
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Persipura Jayapura
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5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Borja Rubiato
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Erbil
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted (see regulations, Article 74c).[12]
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