AFC Cup 2009

AFC Cup 2009 will be the 6th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League and are expected to make significant changes to way the competition is run, the teams that will qualify for the AFC Cup is also expected to be from different countries compared to the previous editions.

Allocation of entries per association

A total of 24 clubs will participate in the 2009 AFC Cup. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Cup.

*2 teams to qualify: flagicon|Bahrain Bahrain, flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia, flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong, flagicon|Oman Oman.

*1 team to qualify: flagicon|India India, flagicon|Indonesia Indonesia, flagicon|Kuwait Kuwait, flagicon|Jordan Jordan, flagicon|Qatar Qatar, flagicon|Singapore Singapore, flagicon|Syria Syria, Flagicon|Thailand Thailand, flagicon|Uzbekistan Uzbekistan, flagicon|Vietnam Vietnam

*6 losers from AFC Champions League 2009 playoffs.

Participating Countries in Region

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Matchday

*Group Match
**Day 1: 2009-03-10
**Day 2: 2009-03-17
**Day 3: 2009-04-15
**Day 4: 2009-04-29
**Day 5: 2009-05-13
**Day 6: 2009-05-27
*Quarter-Final
**1st leg: 2009-09-15
**2nd leg: 2009-09-30
*Semi-Final
**1st leg: 2009-10-15
**2nd leg: 2009-10-21
*Final
**1st leg: 2009-10-27
**2nd leg: 2009-11-03

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