AFC MA Ranking update (19 May 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 and using 797 as maximum (the amount of points the top AFC team had in November 2016).

See previous update.

West

India overtake Jordan, and the I-League champions will be hosting in the preliminary round. With Jordan's Al-Wehdat losing 4-1 in the West Zonal Semifinals first leg, it seems India have the upper hand and will most likely remain 9th.

Tajikistan break in the top 12, replacing Lebanon, and should start looking into documentation regarding the ACL licensing.

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	United Arab Emirates	93.262	3.262	90.000
2	Qatar	82.495	2.723	79.772
3	Saudi Arabia	75.381	5.859	69.522
4	Iran	65.424	7.553	57.871
5	Uzbekistan	43.780	4.881	38.899
6	Iraq	35.706	3.024	32.682
7	Syria	25.934	3.864	22.070
8	Kuwait	25.481	0.652	24.829
9	India	24.185	2.008	22.177
10	Jordan	23.846	2.497	21.349
11	Bahrain	23.235	1.844	21.391
12	Tajikistan	19.265	1.481	17.784
13	Lebanon	18.710	1.945	16.765
14	Turkmenistan	12.947	2.146	10.801
15	Oman	11.899	2.095	9.804
16	Maldives	11.597	1.029	10.568
17	Palestine	7.632	2.284	5.348
18	Kyrgyzstan	4.042	2.472	1.570
19	Bangladesh	3.024	0.477	2.547
20	Yemen	2.133	2.133	0.000
21	Afghanistan	1.697	1.506	0.191
22	Bhutan	0.881	0.690	0.191
23	Nepal	0.527	0.527	0.000
24	Sri Lanka	0.328	0.201	0.127
25	Pakistan	0.188	0.188	0.000

Using the same conditions as those in the 2017 AFC CL (i.e. Kuwait suspended; Iraq and Syria with no licensed clubs) and assuming Tajikistan's 2018 champions get the license, these would be the allocations:

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

Matches:

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

East

No changes.

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	Korea Republic	87.617	5.872	81.745
2	China PR	76.114	4.831	71.283
3	Japan	72.578	6.876	65.702
4	Australia	62.391	5.433	56.958
5	Thailand	43.042	2.233	40.809
6	Malaysia	30.314	1.092	29.222
7	Hong Kong	28.986	1.292	27.694
8	Vietnam	26.933	2.146	24.787
9	Philippines	18.127	2.296	15.831
10	Indonesia	17.136	1.644	15.492
11	Singapore	15.624	1.066	14.558
12	Myanmar	14.169	1.267	12.902
13	Korea DPR	5.165	1.769	3.396
14	Laos	3.516	0.778	2.738
15	Cambodia	3.009	0.866	2.143
16	Chinese Taipei	1.054	1.054	0.000
17	Brunei Darussalam	0.565	0.565	0.000
18	Macau	0.552	0.552	0.000
19	Guam	0.540	0.540	0.000
20	Timor-Leste	0.402	0.402	0.000
21	Mongolia	0.213	0.213	0.000

Allocations:

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

Matches:

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

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