# 2022 AFC Cup

The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; from 2023 the competition was switched to an autumn-to-spring schedule.
Bahraini club Al-Muharraq were the title holders, having won their second AFC Cup title in 2021. As they failed to obtain the AFC license, they did not defend their title. Al-Seeb of Oman won its first continental title. They automatically qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and entered the qualifying play-offs, since Omani teams were unable to qualify through domestic performance.

## Association team allocation

The 47 AFC member associations were ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered). The slots were allocated according to the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:
* The associations were split into five zones (Article 5.1):
** West Asia Zone consisted of the 12 associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
** South Asia Zone consisted of the 7 associations from the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
** Central Asia Zone consisted of the 6 associations from Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
** ASEAN Zone consisted of the 12 associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
** East Asia Zone consisted of the 10 associations from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
** The AFC may reallocate one or more associations to another zone if necessary for sporting reasons.
* Excluding the top five associations in each region for AFC Champions League slot allocation, all other associations were eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
* The teams from associations ranked 6th, 11th and 12th which were eliminated in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, entered the AFC Cup group stage (Article 3.2). The following rules were applied:
** The associations ranked 6th in both the West Region and the East Region, while allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations, were not ranked in each zone for AFC Cup slot allocation (Article 5.3).
** If they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, the AFC Cup group stage slot would be filled by the standby team from their association if such team would be available (Article 5.12).
** The rules above dud not apply to the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders, which were allocated AFC Champions League play-off slots if they did not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance.
* In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone are distributed as follows:
** The associations ranked 1st to 3rd were each allocated two direct slots.
** The associations ranked 4th to 6th were each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
** The associations ranked 7th or below were each allocated one play-off slot.
** If any zone had an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, they were allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage. There were 10 direct slots, with the 2 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs.
* In the South Asia Zone, the Central Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there was a single group in the group stage, including 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone were distributed as follows:
** The associations ranked 1st to 3rd were each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
** The associations ranked 4th or below were each allocated one play-off slot.
** If any zone has an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, they were allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage. There were 4 direct slots, and to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group was added to this zone in the group stage, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.1).
** If any zone had at least 7 play-off slots, to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group was added to this zone in the group stage, with the 5 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.2).
* If any association with direct slots did not fulfill any one of the AFC Cup criteria, they had all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots would be redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 5.7 and 5.8):
** For each association, the maximum number of total slots would be two (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
** If any association was allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot was annulled and not redistributed.
* If any association with only play-off slot(s), including those mentioned above, did not fulfill the minimum AFC Cup criteria, the play-off slot(s) would be annulled and not redistributed (Articles 5.10 and 5.11).
* For each association, the maximum number of total slots was one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 5.6). Based on this rule, any direct slots given up would be redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
* All participating teams had to be granted an AFC Champions League or AFC Cup license, and (apart from cup winners) finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association did not have enough teams which satisfied these criteria, any direct slots given up would be redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
* If any team granted a license refused to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

### Association ranking

For the 2022 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their AFC Club Competitions 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.
Participation for 2022 AFC Cup :
| | Participating |
| | Not participating |
| (N) | Number of teams/associations originally entered, before withdrawal of teams from the competition after the draw |

#### Notes

* ^ AFC Licensing (AFC1): Association did not implement the club licensing system.
* ^ AFC Licensing (AFC2): Association did not have a licensed club.
* ^ Bangladesh (BAN): Maldives' representative Valencia withdrew from the competition after the preliminary round 1. As a result, Bangladesh's representative Abahani Limited Dhaka directly advanced to the play-off round.
* ^ Jordan (JOR): Jordan's only team granted a license are playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League.
* ^ Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait is given an additional slot due to unallocated slots in West Zone (Entry Manual Article 5.2).
* ^ Macau (MAC): Macau's indirect slot is annulled as Benfica Macau, the Liga de Elite runners-up, refuses to enter the AFC Cup (Entry Manual Article 9.11).
* ^ Myanmar (MYA): The teams from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Cup, Shan United and Hantharwady United, withdrew from the competition after the draw.
* ^ Philippines (PHI): Philippines are ranked 6th in the East Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.
* ^ Uzbekistan (UZB): Uzbekistan are ranked 6th in the West Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.
* ^ Vietnam (VIE): Vietnam had only one entry as Nam Dinh, the 2021 V.League 1 fourth place, refuses to enter the AFC Cup (Entry Manual Article 9.11).

## Teams

West Asia Zone :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Al-Ansar | 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League champions and 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup winners | 8th (2021) |
| Nejmeh | 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League runners-up | 10th (2019) |
| Tishreen | 2020–21 Syrian Premier League champions | 2nd (2021) |
| Jableh | 2020–21 Syrian Cup winners | 1st |
| Al-Riffa | 2020–21 Bahraini Premier League champions and 2020–21 Bahraini King's Cup winners | 6th (2020) |
| East Riffa | 2020–21 Bahraini Premier League runners-up | 1st |
| Al-Seeb | 2019–20 Oman Professional League champions | 1st |
| Dhofar | 2020–21 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners | 6th (2020) |
| Shabab Al-Khalil | 2020–21 West Bank Premier League champions | 2nd (2017) |
| Hilal Al-Quds | 2020–21 West Bank Premier League third place | 5th (2020) |
| Al-Arabi | 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League champions | 2nd (2009) |
| Al-Kuwait | 2020–21 Kuwait Emir Cup winners | 11th (2021) |
South Asia Zone :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 I-League champions | 1st |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2021 Bangladesh Premier League champions and 2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners | 3rd (2021) |
| Maziya | 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League champions | 8th (2021) |
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round :
| Team | Qualifying method | App (Last) |
| Dhaka Abahani | 2021 Bangladesh Premier League third place | 5th (2020) |
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 2 :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season runners-up | 6th (2021) |
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 1 :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Valencia | 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League runners-up | 5th (2017) |
| Machhindra | 2021 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Matchday 7 leaders | 1st |
| Blue Star | 2021 Sri Lanka Super League champions | 1st |
| Paro | 2021 Bhutan Premier League champions | 2nd (2020) |
Central Asia Zone :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Sogdiana Jizzakh | 2021 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up | 1st |
| Khujand | 2021 Tajikistan Cup winners | 6th (2021) |
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2021 Tajikistan Higher League third place | 1st |
| Altyn Asyr | 2021 Ýokary Liga champions | 8th (2021) |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 2021 Ýokary Liga fourth place | 1st |
| Dordoi Bishkek | 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League champions | 7th (2021) |
| Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 2021 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners | 2nd (2020) |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Kaya F.C.–Iloilo | 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara winners | 4th (2020) |
| Viettel | 2021 V.League 1 second place | 1st |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 2021 Malaysia Cup winners | 1st |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 Malaysia Super League runners-up | 4th (2021) |
| Hougang United | 2021 Singapore Premier League third place | 2nd (2020) |
| Tampines Rovers | 2021 Singapore Premier League fourth place | 13th (2020) |
| Bali United | 2019 Liga 1 champions | 4th (2021) |
| PSM Makassar | 2018–19 Piala Indonesia winners | 3rd (2020) |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 2021 C-League champions | 2nd (2017) |
| Visakha FC | 2021 Hun Sen Cup winners | 2nd (2021) |
| Young Elephants | 2020 Lao Premier League third place | 1st |
Withdrawn teams :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Shan United | 2020 Myanmar National League champions | 4th (2020) |
| Hantharwady United | 2020 Myanmar National League runners-up | 1st |
East Asia Zone :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Eastern | 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League runners-up | 3rd (2021) |
| Tainan City | 2021 Taiwan Premier League champions | 2nd (2021) |
Qualifying play-off participants :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| Lee Man | 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League third place | 2nd (2021) |
| Athletic 220 | 2021 Mongolian Premier League champions | 2nd (2021) |
Withdrawn teams :
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
| MUST CPK | 2021 Liga de Elite champions and 2021 Taça de Macau winners | 2nd (2020) |

### Notes

* ^ AFC Champions League (ACL): Standby team replacing another team qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.
* ^ Bangladesh (BAN): The second-placed team Sheikh Jamal were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license.
* ^ Hong Kong (HKG): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, the 2020–21 Hong Kong FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Hong Kong Football Association. The teams from Hong Kong playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League.
* ^ Indonesia (IDN): The 2019 Liga 1 champions, Bali United and 2018–19 Piala Indonesia winners, PSM Makassar were chosen to represent Indonesia in the 2022 AFC Cup because the 2020 Liga 1 and the 2020 Piala Indonesia were cancelled and declared void by the Football Association of Indonesia and 2021–22 Liga 1 is still running and not be finished until April 2022.
* ^ India (IND): Since Mumbai City, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season premiers, are also the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs winners, Mohun Bagan SG, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season runners-up, qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup.
* ^ Macau (MAC): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, Must CPK withdrew from the competition after the draw.
* ^ Malaysia (MAS): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, the 2021 Malaysia FA Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Malaysia. The 2021 Malaysia Cup winners will qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup.
* ^ Maldives (MDV): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives, the 2021 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Maldives. The teams from Maldives playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League.
* ^ Myanmar (MYA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar plus the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and protests, the 2021 Myanmar National League was not held by the Myanmar Football Federation.
* ^ Nepal (NEP): Since the 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League could not be completed in time, it was agreed that the table toppers after matchday 7 would qualify for the AFC Cup.
* ^ Oman (OMA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, the 2020–21 Oman Professional League was cancelled and declared null and void by the Oman Football Association. One of the two teams from Oman playing in the 2022 AFC Cup was determined by the results of the previous domestic season (2019–20 Oman Professional League).
* ^ Palestine (PLE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine, the 2020–21 Palestine Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Palestinian Football Association. The teams from Palestine playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2020–21 West Bank Premier League. The second-placed team Markaz Balata were ineligible as they failed to obtain an AFC license.
* ^ Philippines (PHI): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 Philippines Football League was cancelled, with the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara used to determine the Philippine club to participate. The Azkals Development Team were the runners-up in the competition, however the club did not own an AFC club license and was thus ineligible to compete in AFC club competitions. Kaya F.C.–Iloilo first played in the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and were eliminated, but still qualified to the AFC Cup group stage.
* ^ Singapore (SIN): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the 2021 Singapore Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Football Association of Singapore. The teams from Singapore playing in the 2022 AFC Cup are determined only by the results of the 2021 Singapore Premier League.
* ^ Turkmenistan (TKM1): Only Ahal (the Ýokary Liga runners-up) were granted an AFC Champions League license; so Altyn Asyr qualified for 2022 AFC Cup instead.
* ^ Turkmenistan (TKM2):2021 Turkmenistan Cup winners and 2021 Ýokary Liga 3rd place Şagadam were not granted an AFC Cup license. As a result, Köpetdag, the second best team granted an AFC Cup license and not an AFC Champions League license (2021 Ýokary Liga fourth place), qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.
* ^ Vietnam (VIE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, the 2021 V.League 1 and 2021 Vietnamese Cup were both abandoned by the Vietnam Football Federation. It was decided that the league's first placed team at the time of abandonment would take the AFC Champions League slot, with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second and third placed teams. Subsequently, third-placed team Than Quang Ninh were omitted from V-League competitions, after loss of their main sponsor and other financial difficulties. Nam Dinh, who were fourth at the time of the suspension, should be given the AFC Cup slot but declined.

## Schedule

The tournament ran from April to October 2022, so as not to clash with the World Cup.
The final schedule of the competition was as follows:
| Stage | Round | Draw dates | Match dates |
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | 17 January 2022 | 5 April 2022 (S) |
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 2 | 17 January 2022 | 12 April 2022 (S) |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 17 January 2022 | 19 April 2022 (S, E) |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 17 January 2022 | 18 May 2022 (W, S), 24 June 2022 (C, A, E) |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 17 January 2022 | 21 May 2022 (W, S), 27 June 2022 (C, A, E) |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 17 January 2022 | 24 May 2022 (W, S), 30 June 2022 (C, A, E) |
| Knockout stage | Zonal semi-finals | 17 January 2022 | 9–10 August 2022 (A), 5–6 September 2022 (W) |
| Knockout stage | Zonal finals | 14 July 2022 | 17 August 2022 (C) 24 August 2022 (A), 4 October 2022 (W) |
| Knockout stage | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | 14 July 2022 | 6–7 September 2022 |
| Knockout stage | Inter-zone play-off final | 14 July 2022 | 5 October 2022 |
| Knockout stage | Final | 14 July 2022 | 22 October 2022 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |

### Notes

* W: West Asia Zone
* S: South Asia Zone
* C: Central Asia Zone
* A: ASEAN Zone
* E: East Asia Zone

## Qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. The three winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 36 direct entrants.

### Preliminary round 1

South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### Preliminary round 2

South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### Play-off round

South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 39 teams were drawn into nine groups of four and one group of three (in the Central Asia Zone): three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups G–I), two groups in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E–F), and one group each in the South Asia Zone (Group D) and the East Asia Zone (Group J). For each zone, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association in zones with more than one group (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, and ASEAN Zone) could not be drawn into the same group.
In the group stage, each group is played on a single round-robin basis in centralised venues. The following teams will advance to the knockout stage:
* The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advance to the Zonal semi-finals.
* The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone advance to the Zonal finals.
* The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone and the East Asia Zone advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
* Tiebreakers
* 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 were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams (Not applicable since matches will be played in centralised venues);
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
* Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
* Association ranking;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEB | KSC | JAB | ANS |
| 1 | Al-Seeb (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jableh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Al-Ansar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARA | RIF | DHO | SAK |
| 1 | Al-Arabi (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | Al-Riffa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | 2–3 | — | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Dhofar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Shabab Al-Khalil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 0–3 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAR | TIS | NEJ | HAQ |
| 1 | East Riffa (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 2 | Tishreen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | — | — | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Nejmeh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Hilal Al-Quds | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | | — | — | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBSG | BSK | MAZ | GOK |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 4–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Maziya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 2–5 | — | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan SG 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SOG | ALT | CPD | NEF |
| 1 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Zonal finals | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 2 | Altyn Asyr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| 3 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | | 2–3 | — | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Neftchi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | | — | 0–1 | — | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KHU | KPD | DOR |
| 1 | Khujand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Zonal finals | — | — | 0–0 |
| 2 | Köpetdag | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | 1–3 | — | — |
| 3 | Dordoi (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | | — | 0–1 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KED | VIS | BAL | KAY |
| 1 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 2 | Visakha FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 5–2 | — |
| 3 | Bali United (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head standings: Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1. Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSM | KLC | TAM |
| 1 | PSM Makassar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 0–0 | — |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur City (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | | 1–3 | — | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.

### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIE | HOU | PPC | YEL |
| 1 | Viettel (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–2 | — | 5–1 |
| 2 | Hougang United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 4–3 | — |
| 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | | 0–1 | — | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Young Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | | — | 1–3 | — | — |

### Group J

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAS | LEE | TNC | CPK |
| 1 | Eastern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | — | 3–1 | Canc. |
| 2 | Lee Man | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 1–3 | — | — | Canc. |
| 3 | Tainan City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | | — | 1–3 | — | — |
| 4 | MUST CPK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | Canc. | — |

### Ranking of runner-up teams
#### West Asia Zone

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Al-Riffa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | A | Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | C | Tishreen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |

#### ASEAN Zone

Since Group H only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups G and I were omitted for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | H | Kuala Lumpur City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | G | Visakha FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | I | Hougang United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 12 teams played a single-elimination tournament. The extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3 and 10.1).

### Bracket

The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 14 July 2022.
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
| Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off final | Inter-zone play-off final | Inter-zone play-off final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Khujand | Khujand | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 4 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eastern | Eastern | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eastern | Eastern | 0 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0 (3) | |
| Viettel | Viettel | 0 (5) | | | | | | | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0 (3) | |
| Viettel | Viettel | 0 (5) | | | | ATK Mohun Bagan | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | 0 (5) | |
| Kuala Lumpur City (p) | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | 0 (6) | | | | ATK Mohun Bagan | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | 0 (5) | |
| Kuala Lumpur City (p) | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | 0 (6) | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur City | 5 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur City | 3 | | | | | | |
| PSM Makassar | PSM Makassar | 2 | PSM Makassar | PSM Makassar | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PSM Makassar | PSM Makassar | 2 | PSM Makassar | PSM Makassar | 2 | | | | | | | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | Kedah Darul Aman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | Kedah Darul Aman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Al-Seeb | Al-Seeb | 3 |
| Al-Arabi | Al-Arabi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Seeb (a.e.t.) | Al-Seeb (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Seeb (a.e.t.) | Al-Seeb (a.e.t.) | 2 | Al-Seeb | Al-Seeb | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Riffa | East Riffa | 1 (4) | Al-Riffa | Al-Riffa | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Riffa (p) | Al-Riffa (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Summary

The Zonal semi-finals were played over one leg, with the home team determined by the following tables based on which group runners-up qualified. The group winner hosts the match against a group runner-up. If two group winners played each other, one of the group winners hosted the match.
West Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### Summary

The Zonal finals were played over one leg, with the home team decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the Central Asia Zonal final and ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
West Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Central Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### Summary

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the home team determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Kuala Lumpur City |

### Final

The final was played over one leg at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final, Kuala Lumpur City, and the winners of the West Asia Zonal final, Al-Seeb.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | ZSF | ZF | ISF | F | Total |
| 1 | Jasur Hasanov | Sogdiana Jizzakh | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | 5 |
| 1 | Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur City | | | 2 | | 2 | 1 | | 5 |
| 1 | Pedro Paulo | Viettel | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 4 | Pedro Bortoluzo | Hougang United | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Liston Colaco | Mohun Bagan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Al-Mardi | Kedah Darul Aman | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Shokhruz Norkhonov | Sogdiana Jizzakh | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 4 | Fayadh Zulkifli | Kedah Darul Aman | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 4 |
| 9 | Kamil Al-Aswad | Al-Riffa | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 9 | Víctor Bertomeu | Eastern | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
| 9 | Bounphachan Bounkong | Young Elephants | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 9 | Muhsen Al-Ghassani | Al-Seeb | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ablaye Mbengue | Al-Arabi | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 |