| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 19–25 August 2016 Competition proper: 30 January – 4 November 2017 |
| Teams | Competition proper:43 Total: 50 (from 29 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Istiklol |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 142 |
| Goals scored | 407 (2.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 468,894 (3,302 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kim Yu-song (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov |
| Fair play award |  Ceres–Negros |
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The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]
Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cup title.
The AFC Competitions Committee recommended a new format for the AFC Cup starting from 2017 which is played in the AFC's five zones: West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN, and East Asia, with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off among the other four zones playing in the final, hosted on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.[2] The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.2):[3]
For the 2017 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016,[4] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2013 and 2016.[3][5]
The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016.[6] The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.[7][8]
| Participation for 2017 AFC Cup | |
|---|---|
| Participating in the competition proper only (qualifying play-offs and/or group stage) | |
| Participating in both the qualifying round and the competition proper | |
| Participating in the qualifying round, but not in the competition proper | |
| Not participating | |
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The following 47 teams from 27 associations entered the competition proper.[7] Only 43 teams from 25 associations competed after the withdrawal of four teams.
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Al-Suwaiq (p)
Shabab Al-Khalil (p)
Khosilot (p)
Balkan (p)
Dordoi (p)
Shaheen Asmayee (p)
Mohun Bagan (p)
Thimphu City (p)
Colombo (p)
Tampines R
Home U (p)
Phnom Penh Crown (p)
West Asia Zone
Central Asia Zone
South Asia Zone
ASEAN Zone
East Asia ZoneThe schedule of the competition was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[14] Starting from 2017, matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[15]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Qualifying round | 17 June 2016 | 19–25 August 2016 | |
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round | No draw | 31 January 2017 (C, S) | 7 February 2017 (C, S) |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 30–31 January 2017 (W, A), 21 February 2017 (C, S) |
6–7 February 2017 (W, A), 28 February 2017 (C, S) | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 13 December 2016 | 20–22 February 2017 (W, A), 14 March 2017 (C, S, E) | |
| Matchday 2 | 6–8 March 2017 (W, A), 4 April 2017 (C, S, E) | |||
| Matchday 3 | 13–15 March 2017 (W, A), 18–19 April 2017 (C, S, E) | |||
| Matchday 4 | 3–5 April 2017 (W, A), 3 May 2017 (C, S, E) | |||
| Matchday 5 | 17–19 April 2017 (W, A), 17 May 2017 (C, S, E) | |||
| Matchday 6 | 1–3 May 2017 (W, A), 31 May 2017 (C, S, E) | |||
| Knockout stage | Zonal semi-finals | 16–17, 22 May 2017 (W, A) | 29–31 May 2017 (W, A) | |
| Zonal finals | 6 June 2017 | 2 August 2017 (A), 12 September 2017 (W) |
9 August 2017 (A), 26 September 2017 (W) | |
| Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | 22–23 August 2017 | 12–13 September 2017 | ||
| Inter-zone play-off final | 27 September 2017 | 18 October 2017 | ||
| Final | 4 November 2017 | |||
The following nine teams from nine associations entered the qualifying round.[16] Teams were not split into zones for the qualifying round.
In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count all those since the 2004 season (including both competition proper and qualifying rounds).
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh
|
Sheikh Russel | 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League runners-up | 2nd | 2015 |
 Bhutan
|
Tertons | 2015 Bhutan National League champions | 1st | none |
 Cambodia
|
Nagaworld | 2015 Cambodian League runners-up | 1st | none |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Tatung | 2015–16 Intercity Football League runners-up | 1st | none |
 Guam
|
Rovers | 2015–16 Guam Soccer League champions | 1st | none |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
Dordoi | 2015 Kyrgyzstan League runners-up | 2nd | 2015 |
 Macau
|
Benfica de Macau | 2016 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol champions | 2nd | 2016 |
 Mongolia
|
Erchim | 2015 Mongolian Premier League champions | 1st | none |
 Nepal
|
Three Star Club | 2015 Nepal National League champions | 1st | none |
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 17 June 2016, 11:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[17] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three.[18]
In the qualifying round, each group was played on a single round-robin basis at the pre-selected hosts. The winners of each group advanced to the qualifying play-offs.
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | BEN | ROV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dordoi (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualifying play-offs | — | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Benfica de Macau
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | Rovers
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TSC | ERC | NAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Star Club
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 2 | Erchim (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Nagaworld
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | TAT | SHR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tertons (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | — | — | 4–3 | ||
| 2 | Tatung
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Sheikh Russel
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | — | 1–1 | — |
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3). The five winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.[1]
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association in the ASEAN Zone could not be placed into the same play-off.[8]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen Asmayee 
|
0–1 | Khosilot
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dordoi
|
3–2 |  Balkan
|
1–1 | 2–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombo 
|
2–4 |  Mohun Bagan
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Thimphu City
|
0–3 |  Club Valencia
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shabab Al-Khalil 
|
3–4 |  Al-Suwaiq
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dordoi
|
2–1 | Khosilot
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Valencia
|
2–5 | Mohun Bagan
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh Crown
|
3–7 |  Home United
|
3–4 | 0–3 |
| Boeung Ket Angkor
|
2–1 |  Lao Toyota
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
The draw for the group stage was held on 13 December 2016, 14:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the Hilton Petaling Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.[7][20][21] 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 could not be drawn into the same group.[8]
Due to the withdrawal of teams in the ASEAN Zone and the East Asia Zone after the draw, only 34 teams competed in the group stage, with Groups H and I having only three teams. In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:
| 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):[1]
|
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAW | JAI | AHL | SUW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Zawraa
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  Al-Jaish
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Ahli
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Al-Suwaiq
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUW | WAH | HID | SAF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Wahda
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Hidd
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Safa
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0–2 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WEH | MUH | SAH | NEJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Wehdat
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Saham
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Nejmeh
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IST | ALT | DOR | ALA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istiklol
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Altyn Asyr
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Dordoi
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3[a] | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Alay Osh
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3[a] | 1–4 | 1–2 | 5–4 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | MAZ | MOH | ABD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru FC
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12[a] | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Maziya
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12[a] | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Mohun Bagan
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Abahani Limited Dhaka
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GLO | JDT | BKA | MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Cebu
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1−0 | |
| 2 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Boeung Ket Angkor
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Magwe
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | HAN | TAM | FEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceres–Negros
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11[a] | Zonal semi-finals | — | 6–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  Hà Nội
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11[a] | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Tampines Rovers
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | FELDA United
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | TQN | YAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home United
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Than Quảng Ninh
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4[a] | 4–5 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Yadanarbon
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4[a] | 1–0 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APR | KIG | ERC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 25
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 8[a] | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Kigwancha
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8[a] | 2–2 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Erchim
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Grp | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Al-Wahda
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | C | Al-Muharraq
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | A | Al-Jaish
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| Pos | Grp | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Johor Darul Ta'zim
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | G | Hà Nội
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | H | Than Quảng Ninh
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 |
In the knockout stage, the 11 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the five zones until the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[1]
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 6 June 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][22][23][24]
| Zonal semi-finals | Zonal finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Cebu | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Istiklol | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home United | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home United | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ceres–Negros | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Istiklol | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceres–Negros | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 1 | 4 | Bengaluru FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bengaluru FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceres–Negros (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Istiklol | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Wehdat | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) played in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and identity of the best runner-up.[8]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
2–1 | Al-Zawraa
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Wahda
|
4–2 | Al-Wehdat
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Cebu
|
4–5 | Home United
|
2–2 | 2–3 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim
|
4–4 (a) | Ceres–Negros
|
3–2 | 1–2 |
The draw for the Zonal finals was held on 6 June 2017. In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals played each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[22][23][24] The winner of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winner of the ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda
|
2–2 (a) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home United
|
2–3 | Ceres–Negros
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 6 June 2017. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone played in two ties, i.e., the winner of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winner of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winner of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winner of the ASEAN Zonal final (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.[22][23][24]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiklol
|
5–1 | Ceres–Negros
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Bengaluru FC
|
3–0 | April 25
|
3–0 | 0–0 |
In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw.[22] The winner of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiklol
|
3–2 | Bengaluru FC
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
The draw for the final was held on 6 June 2017. In the final, the winner of the West Asia Zonal final and the winner of the Inter-zone play-off final played each other, with the host team decided by draw.[22][23][24]
| Istiklol | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player[25] | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
|
Istiklol
|
| Top Goalscorer[26] | Kim Yu-song
|
April 25
|
| Fair Play Award[27] | — | Ceres–Negros
|
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | ZSF1 | ZSF2 | ZF1 | ZF2 | ISF1 | ISF2 | IF1 | IF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yu-song
|
April 25
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Gabriel Guerra
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
 Bienvenido Marañón
|
Ceres–Negros
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Stipe Plazibat
|
Home United
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
|
Istiklol
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2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Mohammed Al-Ghassani
|
Saham
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết
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Hà Nội
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Rim Kwang-hyok
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Kigwancha
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1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Fernando Rodríguez
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Ceres–Negros
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Myrat Ýagşyýew
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Altyn Asyr
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1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Note: Goals scored in the qualifying round and qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]
Source: AFC[28]
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