2021 AFC Cup


The 2021 AFC Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they have not qualified through their domestic performance.

Association team allocation

The 47 AFC member associations are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions. The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:
For the 2021 AFC Cup, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 29 November 2019, which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.
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Teams

Teams in italics will play in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, and will play in the AFC Cup group stage if they fail to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. Should they advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, they will not play in the AFC Cup, and will be replaced by the standby team from their association if such team are available.
Note: Only teams assured of a place are displayed.
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2020 Jordan FA Cup winners
2020 Jordanian Pro League runners-up
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Tishreen2019–20 Syrian Premier League champions1st
2019–20 Syrian Cup winners
2019–20 Bahraini Premier League champions
2019–20 Bahraini King's Cup winners
2019–20 Oman Professional League champions
Markaz Balata2019–20 West Bank Premier League champions1st

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Al-Wathba2019–20 Syrian Premier League runners-up2nd



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2020 Uzbekistan Cup winners
2020 Tajikistan Cup winners
2020 Turkmenistan Cup winners
2020 Kyrgyz Premier League champions

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2020 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up



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ATK Mohun Bagan2019–20 I-League champions
2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners
5th
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Maziya2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League champions7th

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Machhindra2019–20 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions1st
2020 Sri Lanka Champions League champions
2020 Bhutan Premier League champions
2020 Pakistan Premier League champions

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2020 Philippines Football League runners-up
2020 Vietnamese Cup winners
2020 V.League 1 runners-up
2020 Malaysia Cup winners
2020 Malaysia Super League runners-up
2020 Singapore Cup winners
2020 Singapore Premier League runners-up
2020 Myanmar National League champions
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2020 C-League champions

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2020 Philippines Football League 3rd place
2020 Myanmar National League runners-up



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2020 Hwaebul Cup winners
2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League champions
2020 Liga de Elite champions

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2020 Taiwan Premier League champions
2020 Mongolian Premier League champions
2019–20 Guam Soccer League champions
2020 M*League Division 1 champions

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.