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AFC Cup Q Table
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Palestine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yemen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |