AFC MA Ranking update (15 September 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.

See previous update.

West

India and Jordan overtook Kuwait, while Tajikistan leapfrogged Bahrain. (More on this here). If Istilkol get at least 1 point vs. Bengaluru, Tajikistan will overtake Jordan and will face India's I-League champions (the ISL champions will be IND 2), instead of Uzbekistan's 3rd team.

India are very close to Syria (in 7th), but a long way behind Iraq (6th and direct ACL group stage slot).

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	United Arab Emirates	95.259	5.259	90.000
2	Qatar	83.119	4.108	79.011
3	Saudi Arabia	80.013	7.008	73.005
4	Iran	70.306	10.000	60.306
5	Uzbekistan	43.528	5.305	38.223
6	Iraq	39.051	5.270	33.781
7	Syria	27.977	4.914	23.063
8	India	27.715	3.130	24.585
9	Jordan	25.063	3.084	21.979
10	Kuwait	24.996	0.598	24.398
11	Tajikistan	24.614	1.968	22.646
12	Bahrain	23.678	2.658	21.020
13	Lebanon	19.581	3.107	16.474
14	Turkmenistan	12.662	2.048	10.614
15	Oman	12.614	2.980	9.634
16	Maldives	11.939	1.554	10.385
17	Palestine	9.122	3.867	5.255
18	Kyrgyzstan	4.435	2.267	2.168
19	Bangladesh	3.356	0.437	2.919
20	Yemen	2.463	2.463	0.000
21	Afghanistan	1.753	1.565	0.188
22	Bhutan	0.821	0.633	0.188
23	Nepal	0.794	0.794	0.000
24	Sri Lanka	0.309	0.184	0.125
25	Pakistan	0.173	0.173	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
Tajikistan           0+1
Bahrain              0+1

Matches:

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

East

No changes.

Rank - Association - Total - NT Points - Club Points

1	Korea Republic	88.052	6.789	81.263
2	China PR	83.745	7.445	76.300
3	Japan	78.924	8.734	70.190
4	Australia	63.137	7.169	55.968
5	Thailand	42.563	2.463	40.100
6	Malaysia	29.761	1.116	28.645
7	Hong Kong	28.870	1.657	27.213
8	Vietnam	26.922	2.566	24.356
9	Philippines	19.686	2.854	16.832
10	Indonesia	16.880	1.657	15.223
11	Singapore	16.593	1.197	15.396
12	Myanmar	14.393	1.715	12.678
13	Korea DPR	6.631	2.336	4.295
14	Laos	3.403	0.713	2.690
15	Cambodia	3.268	1.162	2.106
16	Chinese Taipei	1.473	1.473	0.000
17	Brunei Darussalam	0.518	0.518	0.000
18	Macau	0.506	0.506	0.000
19	Guam	0.495	0.495	0.000
20	Timor-Leste	0.368	0.368	0.000
21	Mongolia	0.196	0.196	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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