Eleven teams progressed from the Group Stage of the 19th edition of the iconic tournament, which kicked off in September and featured 36 teams from across the Confederation’s five Zones.
The Inter-Zone Semi-finals will see Kyrgyz Republic’s FC Abdysh-Ata of the Central Zone taking on the East Zone’s Taichung Futuro of Chinese Taipei while the ASEAN zone winners will meet India’s Odisha FC, the South Zone champions.
The winners of the ASEAN Zone will progress through the zonal semi-finals and final with all the ties single leg affairs.
The two-leg Inter-Zone Semi-finals are scheduled for March 6, 7 and March 13, 14 with the final, also to be played over two legs, to be held on April 17 and 24.
The winners of the Inter-Zone decider will face the West Zonal champions in the AFC Cup Final on May 5.
The West Zonal semi-finals and final will be two-leg ties with the last four matches scheduled for February 12, 13 and February 19, 20 and the final on April 16 and 23.
Schedule
West Zonal Semi-finals (two legs)
February 12, 13; February 19, 20)
Semi-final 1: Al Riffa (BHR) v Al Nahda (OMA)
Semi-final 2: Al Ahed FC (LBN) v Al Kahrabaa Club (IRQ)
West Zonal Final (two legs)
April 16; 23
Winners SF2 v Winners SF1
ASEAN Zonal Semi-finals (single leg)
February 13
Semi-final 1: Macarthur FC (AUS) v Sabah FC (MAS)
Semi-final 2: Central Coast Mariners (AUS) v Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)
ASEAN Zonal Final (single leg)
February 22
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
Inter-Zone Semi-finals (two legs)
March 6, 7; March 13, 14
SF1: FC Abdysh-Ata v (KZG) v Taichung Futuro FC (TPE)
SF2: ASEAN Zone winners v Odisha FC (IND)
Inter-Zone Final (two legs)
April 17; 24
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
AFC Cup Final (single leg)
May 5
West Zone winners v Inter-Zone winners
