However, following the AFC Executive Committee meeting in November 2011, it was decided that the number of slots for each association to be changed based on evaluation of the AFC Champions League criteria that took place in 2011.
Akan tetapi, mengikuti hasil rapat Executive Committee AFC pada November 2011, diputuskan bahwa jumlah tim per asosiasi akan diubah berdasarkan evaluasi terhadap kriteria Liga Champions AFC pada tahun 2011.