AFC MA Ranking update (23 September 2016)

The 2016 edition of the MA ranking, set to be announced at the end of the AFC club competition season, will be used to determine the slot allocations for 2017 and 2018 seasons. This had been announced by the AFC Competitions Committee on 12 April 2016.



See the previous update (10 June).

Club points updated after the end of the AFC CL and AFC Cup quarterfinals.

FIFA ranking points computed for November 2016, considering scheduled matches as defeats.

Rank - Association - Total - NT Point - Club Points - 2014  Rank

1	Korea Republic	98.838	28.838	70.000	1
2	United Arab Emirates	91.527	24.454	67.073	7
3	Saudi Arabia	88.126	23.292	64.834	2
4	Iran	80.713	30.000	50.713	3
5	Qatar	80.421	15.845	64.576	9
6	Australia	80.138	29.683	50.455	6
7	China PR	79.861	20.968	58.893	8
8	Japan	77.448	23.979	53.469	4
9	Uzbekistan	62.178	24.982	37.196	5
10	Kuwait	39.415	6.180	33.235	11
11	Iraq	38.520	12.518	26.002	10
12	Thailand	36.476	9.613	26.863	13
13	Syria	35.972	14.102	21.870	19
14	Jordan	35.781	15.634	20.148	12
15	Hong Kong	32.786	7.817	24.969	20
16	Vietnam	31.480	10.299	21.181	15
17	Malaysia	31.092	7.500	23.592	22
18	India	30.748	11.461	19.287	23
19	Bahrain	30.401	12.148	18.253	16
20	Lebanon	23.738	8.239	15.498	17
21	Oman	22.267	12.623	9.643	14
22	Indonesia	21.551	4.331	17.220	18
23	Tajikistan	20.234	10.246	9.988	28
24	Myanmar	20.032	7.289	12.743	21
25	Philippines	18.692	12.148	6.544	27
26	Maldives	17.763	8.292	9.471	26
27	Singapore	15.067	6.285	8.782	24
28	Turkmenistan	14.696	10.563	4.133	30
29	Palestine	14.391	10.775	3.616	25
30	Kyrgyzstan	11.858	11.514	0.344	32
31	Korea DPR	10.563	10.563	0.000	31
32	Afghanistan	10.246	10.246	0.000	29
33	Yemen	9.718	9.718	0.000	35
34	Laos	7.031	4.965	2.066	33
35	Bangladesh	5.470	4.437	1.033	37
36	Cambodia	5.282	5.282	0.000	42
37	Guam	4.278	4.278	0.000	34
38	Nepal	3.856	3.856	0.000	38
38	Chinese Taipei	3.856	3.856	0.000	43
40	Timor-Leste	3.169	3.169	0.000	39
41	Bhutan	2.641	2.641	0.000	46
42	Sri Lanka	2.482	2.482	0.000	36
43	Pakistan	2.113	2.113	0.000	39
43	Macau	2.113	2.113	0.000	41
45	Brunei Darussalam	1.690	1.690	0.000	45
46	Mongolia	0.687	0.687	0.000	44

Australia climbed from 3rd to 2nd in the East Zone at the expense of China. Good news for Brisbane Roar as they would be entering directly in the group stage.

Jordan have somehow managed to fall from 6th to 9th since the June update. As you know, 6th means a direct CL group slot. As a result, Persepolis (Iran) will skip the play-off round and go straight to the group stage.

Philippines drop out of the top 24th - replaced by Indonesia.

The fight for 6th in the East zone heats up. It's no longer between Hong Kong and Vietnam only, as Malaysia and India have thrown their hats in the ring. Malaysia and India still have their teams in the AFC Cup semifinals, and India have recently become quite knowledgeable about the FIFA ranking. So it will be quite a battle.

Using the same conditions as those in the 2016 AFC CL (i.e. Kuwait suspended; Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon and Syria with no licensed clubs), this is how allocations and qualification shape up - assuming Tajikistan's champions get the license. I also assume Tajikistan will be moved to the East - to have 12 MAs in each region.

West

GS = Group Stage
PO = Play-off round
PR2 = 2nd preliminary round
PR1 = 1st preliminary round

Association - GS - PO - PR2 - PR1

United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	0
Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	0
Iran	3	1	0	0
Qatar	2	2	0	0
Uzbekistan	1	2	0	0
Jordan	0	1	0	0

Matches

Play-off round

Al-Wahda (United Arab Emirates) vs. Al-Wehdat (Jordan)
Al-Taawoun (Saudi Arabia) vs. Uzbekistan 3
Esteghlal (Iran) vs. Al-Sadd (Qatar)
El Jaish (Qatar) vs. Uzbekistan 2

East

Association - GS - PO - PR2 - PR1

Korea Republic	3	1	0	0
Australia	3	0	0	0
China PR	2	1	1	0
Japan	2	1	1	0
Thailand	1	0	2	0
Hong Kong	1	0	1	0
Vietnam	0	0	1	0
Malaysia	0	0	1	0
India	0	0	1	0
Indonesia	0	0	1	0
Tajikistan	0	0	0	1
Myanmar	0	0	0	1

 
Matches

Preliminary round 1

[1] Tajikistan 1 vs. Myanmar 1

Preliminary round 2

[2] China PR 4 vs. Match [1] winners
[3] Japan 4 vs. Indonesia 1
[4] Thailand 2 vs. Bengaluru FC (India)
[5] Thailand 3 vs. Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia)
[6] Southern District (Hong Kong) vs. Hà Nội T&T (Vietnam)

Play-off round

Korea Republic 4 vs. Match [6] winners
China PR 3 vs. Match [5] winners
Japan 3 vs. Match [4] winners
Match [2] winners vs. Match [3] winners

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