2020年亞洲足協盃外圍賽

2020年亞洲足協盃外圍賽在2020年1月21日至4月28日進行。一共有15支球隊（確切數字待確認）在外圍賽中爭奪來決定36隊伍中的5個分組賽名額。 斯里蘭卡軍隊 v 帕羅 帕羅 v 斯里蘭卡軍隊 5–5 on aggregate. Paro won on away goals. 備註： † 由於阿哈爾沒有出席首回合賽事，所以被亞洲足協取消參賽資格。尼夫治自動晉級。 尼夫治 v 阿哈爾 阿哈爾 v 尼夫治 Neftchi won on walkover after Ahal were disqualified by the AFC for failing to appear for the first leg. 帕羅 v 班加羅爾 班加羅爾 v 帕羅 Bengaluru won 10–1 on aggregate. 達卡阿巴罕尼 v 馬茲亞 馬茲亞 v 達卡阿巴罕尼 2–2 on aggregate. Maziya won on away goals. Taipower v Ulaanbaatar City Defenders played their home match at Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, instead of their regular home stadium Homagama Ground, Homagama. Paro played their home matches at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, instead of their regular home stadium Woochu Sports Arena, Paro. The preliminary round 2 first leg between Neftchi and Ahal, originally scheduled to be played on 5 February 2020 (14:00 UTC+6 at Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad), was not played as scheduled since Ahal did not travel to Kyrgyzstan due to concerns of the coronavirus outbreak in Asia. As a result, the AFC decided to disqualify Ahal from the tournament. The preliminary round 2 first leg between Ulaanbaatar City and Taipower, originally scheduled to be played on 5 February 2020 (14:00 UTC+8 at MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar), was not played as scheduled because the Mongolian government had banned Chinese nationals, including people from Taiwan, from entering the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. The AFC announced on 11 February 2020 that all East Asia Zone matches would be postponed: Preliminary round: from 5 and 12 February to 7 and 14 April 2020 Play-off round: from 19 and 26 February to 21 and 28 April 2020 The AFC announced on 18 March 2020 that all remaining matches would be postponed until further notice. On 9 July 2020, AFC announced schedule for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs. Defenders vs. Paro – 22 January 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 January 2020 [29 January 2020]. （原始内容存档于2022-02-15）.  Paro vs. Defenders – 29 January 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 January 2020 [29 January 2020]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-24）.  Предварительная стадия Кубка АФК-2020: “Нефтчи” автоматически выходит в стадию плей-офф. 吉爾吉斯足球協會. 2020年2月7日 [2020年3月11日]. （原始内容存档于2020年2月18日） （俄语）.  Vershinin , Alexander. Asian soccer tournament in Turkmenistan delayed due to virus. The Washington Post. 3 February 2020 [2020-03-24]. （原始内容存档于2020-02-06）.  Кубок АФК-2020: матч «Нефтчи» - «Ахал» не состоялся из-за коронавируса. sport.kg. 5 February 2020 [2020-03-24]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-16） （俄语）.  Update on AFC Cup 2020 Matches. Asian Football Confederation. 6 February 2020 [2020-03-24]. （原始内容存档于2020-02-06）.  引用错误：没有为名为update2的参考文献提供内容 Paro vs. Bengaluru – 5 February 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 February 2020 [6 February 2020].  Bengaluru vs. Paro – 12 February 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 12 February 2020 [15 February 2020]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-29）.  Abahani vs. Maziya – 5 February 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 February 2020 [6 February 2020].  Maziya vs. Abahani – 12 February 2020. Soccerway. Perform Group. 12 February 2020 [12 February 2020]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-25）.  Ulaanbaatar City FC v Taipower FC. Facebook. Ulaanbaatar City FC. 3 February 2020 [2020-03-24]. （原始内容存档于2020-10-01） （蒙古语）.  亞足聯盃／台電足球隊仍遭蒙古拒入境　5日作客烏蘭巴托取消. ETToday. 3 February 2020 [2020-03-24]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-16） （中文（臺灣））.  引用错误：没有为名为statement的参考文献提供内容 AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar. AFC. 9 July 2020 [2020-08-21]. （原始内容存档于2020-07-29）.  AFC Cup revised schedule. AFC. 9 July 2020 [2020-08-21]. （原始内容存档于2020-10-02）.