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Friday, September 15, 2017

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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5 comments:

  1. Mate, is there any website listing all the points history for MA rankings like what Bert Kassies do for UEFA rankings? If there isn't, I want to try creating it

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    1. Not that I'm aware of. That would be a great resource - go ahead!

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    2. The ranking website has been created on Wordpress. Now it only contains results from 2013, but I will update it in the near time. Feel free to visit the site at https://footyrankings.wordpress.com/ . Cheers.

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    3. Is there any info about the club ranking formula? AFC Cup format changed in 2017, so stages like round of 16, quarter-final, and semi-final don't exist anymore. Is it possible that AFC don't look into club ranking since it is not used for anything?

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  2. Hi.. I'm from Malaysia... for 2018 only 1 club from malaysia participate in AFC Cup instead of 2 clubs.. that's because 1 club didn't get AFC licence.. and the next club in line which suppose to take the place refuse to participate due to financial matter.. is there affected the Ranking points or it will be an advantage? Because if 2 clubs enter the tournament the point will be average points between 2 clubs rather than only 1 club which is only 1 club point will take into account... is it true the calculation is that way or is it the point must be divided into 2 because supposedly 2 club should participate? thank you for your reply.. sorry for my poor english..

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