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-Oruba 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 FC Ceres Kaya
Tampines Rovers[†] Balestier Khalsa Lao Toyota FC 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
Attendance: 8,000
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'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
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'
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Hidd 2–5 Al-Ahed
Al Daoud  52'
Al Khattal  59'		 Report Chaito  4'
Zreik  16'
Dramé  61', 74'
Iguma  85'
Attendance: 300
Al-Ahed 1–0 Al-Hidd
Dramé  60' Report
Attendance: 1,035
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
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

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
Attendance: 150
Al-Faisaly 2–1 Naft Al-Wasat
Al-Bakhit  55'
Al-Ajalin  78'		 Report Waleed  90'
Attendance: 3,000
Tripoli 2–1 Istiklol
Yusif  58'
Fattouh  87'		 Report Kablash  55'
Attendance: 4,000
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
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'
Attendance: 1,500
Tripoli 1–3 Naft Al-Wasat
Yusif  78' Report Ali  8' (o.g.)
Waleed  45+4'
Karim  90+1'
Attendance: 3,000
Naft Al-Wasat 1–0 Al-Faisaly
Mohammed  52' Report
Attendance: 30
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[lower-alpha 1] 2–1
3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 2] — 2–0
4 Al-Oruba 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-Oruba 2–1 Al-Wahda
Al-Matari  54'
Al-Lawati  89'		 Report Rafe  88'
Attendance: 1,500
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Oruba
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.)
Attendance: 200
Al-Oruba 1–1 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Al Shibli  67' Report Morjan  31'
Attendance: 1,000
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2–0 Al-Oruba
Morjan  4'
Fouda  65'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Al-Wahda
Ahmad  45+1' Report
Attendance: 250
Al-Wahda 2–1 Al-Oruba
Rafe  45+2'
Al Nakdali  66' (pen.)		 Report Peters  60'
Attendance: 40
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–1 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Ahmad  10', 61'
Wahid  34'
Rasan  67'		 Report Thiab  79'
Attendance: 200
Al-Oruba 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
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

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[lower-alpha 1] — 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'
Attendance: 120
Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–3
Awarded[11]		 Al-Jaish
Report
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
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
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Fanja 3–3 Ahli Al-Khaleel
Al-Ghassani  15', 33'
Al-Hosni  86'		 Report Maher  4', 62'
Wadi  46'
Attendance: 300
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'
Attendance: 300
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
Attendance: 20

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
Attendance: 2,378
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'
Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 3–2 Tampines Rovers
Darboe  20', 82'
Onuoha  56' (pen.)		 Report Mustafić  44'
Mehmet  70'
Attendance: 550
Selangor 0–0 Ceres
Report
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
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'
Attendance: 900
Kitchee 1–0 Kaya
Rufino  69' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,996
Kaya 1–0 New Radiant
Porteria  90+4' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Balestier Khalsa 1–0 Kitchee
Zulkiffli  31' Report
Attendance: 1,048
Kaya 1–0 Balestier Khalsa
Ugarte  48' Report
Attendance: 1,200
Kitchee 0–0 New Radiant
Report
Attendance: 1,603
New Radiant 0–2 Kitchee
Report Rufino  17', 31'
Attendance: 950
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
Attendance: 706
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
Attendance: 870

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.)
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
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
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 FC 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 FC 6 1 0 5 8 17 −9 3 1–4 2–1 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lao Toyota FC 2–1 Bengaluru FC
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
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Ayeyawady United 4–2 Lao Toyota FC
Chizoba  22', 32', 55'
Aung Kyaw Naing  78'		 Report Khanthavong  64', 89'
Attendance: 242
Bengaluru FC 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report Safiq  55'
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Ayeyawady United 0–1 Bengaluru FC
Report Chhetri  34'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Lao Toyota FC
Safiq  62' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Amri  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Lao Toyota FC 1–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Syvilay  42' Report Safee  47' (pen.)
Fadhli  65'
Amri  78'
Díaz  82'
Attendance: 200
Bengaluru FC 5–3 Ayeyawady United
Vineeth  21'
George  61', 89'
Doungel  66'
Beingaichho  81'		 Report Thiha Zaw  44'
Chizoba  69', 78'
Attendance: 3,081
Ayeyawady United 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Thiha Zaw  27' Report Amirul Hadi  31'
Safee  87'
Attendance: 207
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Bengaluru FC 2–1 Lao Toyota FC
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 FC
Safiq  70'
Safee  78'
Shaari  90+1' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,545
Lao Toyota FC 2–3 Ayeyawady United
Phommasane  29'
Khanthavong  87'		 Report Chizoba  41'
Min Min Thu  50', 81'
Attendance: 297

Notes
  1. Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. 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. 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]

References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. "Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw". AFC. 4 December 2015.
  4. "AFC Cup 2016 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2015.
  5. "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
  6. "AFC Cup 2016: Official Draw". AFC.
  7. "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Al Wahda v Al Dharia match". AFC. 29 April 2016.
  8. "17th AFC Disciplinary Committee on 28 April 2016" (PDF). AFC. 28 April 2016.
  9. "AFC Appeal Committee decisions". AFC. 24 June 2016.
  10. "4th AFC Appeal Committee on 24 June 2016" (PDF). AFC. 24 June 2016.
  11. "AFC Cup 2016: Final standings in Groups C and D confirmed". AFC. 13 May 2016.
  12. "18th AFC Disciplinary Committee on 13 May 2016" (PDF). AFC. 13 May 2016.
  13. "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 12 April 2016.
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