AFC MA Ranking update (3 March 2017)

Weighting for the FIFA ranking part of the formula dropped from 30% to 10%. The MA ranking at the end of the club season (November 2017) will be used to determine the slot allocations for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.


FIFA ranking points computed for November 2017, considering scheduled matches as defeats.

West

Qatar moved from 4th to 2nd and are almost certain of going from 2+2 to 3+1. Iran stand to lose one direct spot.

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	United Arab Emirates	96.616	6.616	90.000
2	Qatar	82.049	5.522	76.527
3	Saudi Arabia	76.374	8.397	67.977
4	Iran	63.280	10.000	53.280
5	Uzbekistan	46.843	7.201	39.642
6	Iraq	33.469	3.791	29.678
7	Kuwait	28.881	1.323	27.558
8	Syria	24.442	4.656	19.786
9	Jordan	23.858	4.402	19.456
10	India	23.727	2.646	21.081
11	Bahrain	22.499	3.232	19.267
12	Lebanon	20.058	2.392	17.666
13	Tajikistan	16.362	2.748	13.614
14	Oman	12.255	3.257	8.998
15	Palestine	8.913	2.977	5.936
16	Turkmenistan	8.588	2.723	5.865
17	Maldives	8.164	2.087	6.077
18	Kyrgyzstan	4.446	3.410	1.036
19	Yemen	2.519	2.519	0.000
20	Afghanistan	2.426	2.214	0.212
21	Bangladesh	2.380	0.967	1.413
22	Bhutan	1.611	1.399	0.212
23	Nepal	1.069	1.069	0.000
24	Sri Lanka	0.548	0.407	0.141
25	Pakistan	0.382	0.382	0.000

Using the same conditions as those in the 2017 AFC CL (i.e. Kuwait suspended; Iraq, Syria and Lebanon with no licensed clubs), these would be the allocations:

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

Matches:

UAE 4 vs. (JOR 1 vs. IND 1)
QAT 4 vs. (UZB 3 vs. BHR 1)
KSA 4 vs. IRN 4
IRN 3 vs. UZB 2

East

China climb from 3rd to 2nd and take a direct spot from Japan. Will Japanese clubs (and the NT to a lesser extent) be able to fight their way back?

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	Korea Republic	90.250	9.059	81.191
2	China PR	71.703	6.718	64.985
3	Japan	69.686	8.422	61.264
4	Australia	64.793	8.168	56.625
5	Thailand	35.691	4.529	31.162
6	Hong Kong	33.359	2.621	30.738
7	Malaysia	29.498	2.010	27.488
8	Vietnam	28.208	3.995	24.213
9	Indonesia	21.343	4.148	17.195
10	Myanmar	16.006	2.392	13.614
11	Philippines	14.252	3.511	10.741
12	Singapore	14.120	1.730	12.390
13	Laos	4.616	1.578	3.038
14	Korea DPR	3.588	3.588	0.000
15	Cambodia	2.251	1.756	0.495
16	Chinese Taipei	1.908	1.908	0.000
17	Brunei Darussalam	1.145	1.145	0.000
18	Macau	1.120	1.120	0.000
19	Guam	1.094	1.094	0.000
20	Timor-Leste	0.814	0.814	0.000
21	Mongolia	0.433	0.433	0.000

I assume Indonesian clubs will participate.

Korea Republic 3+1
China PR       3+1
Japan          2+2
Australia      2+1
Thailand       1+2
Hong Kong      1+1
Malaysia       0+1
Vietnam        0+1
Indonesia      0+1
Myanmar        0+1
Philippines    0+1
Singapore      0+1

Matches:

KOR 4 vs. (HKG 2 vs. MAS 1)
CHN 4 vs. (THA 3 vs. VIE 1)
JPN 3 vs. [THA 2 vs. (IDN 1 vs. SIN 1)]
JPN 4 vs. [AUS 3 vs. (MYA 1 vs. PHI 1)]

AFC Cup: Indonesia's return will mean bad news for Laos, Philippines and Singapore.

Without Indonesia:

Philippines and Singapore: 2+0, Laos: 1+1

With Indonesia:

Indonesia would get 2+0, Philippines and Singapore 1+1, Laos 0+1.

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