AFC President Cup 2013:AFC President Cup Group A qualifiers to start from May

The 2013 AFC President's Cup will be the 9th edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group is played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue, with Cambodia,Nepal, and the Philippines selected by the AFC to host the groups. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the final stage. 

The qualifiers of Group A are kicking off from May 7 in Kathmandu. Laxmi Bank Three Star Club (Nepal), Abahani Limited (Bangladesh), Taiwan Power Company (Taiwan) and Erchim FC (Mongolia) are participating in the qualifiers. The winner from the group will progress to the final round.

Schedule of Group A to be played in kathmandu:

7 May 2013	Three Star Club	v	Dhaka Abahani

7 May 2013	Taiwan Power Company	v	Erchim

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9 May 2013	Dhaka Abahani	v	Taiwan Power Company

9 May 2013	Erchim	v	Three Star Club

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11 May 2013	Three Star Club	v	Taiwan Power Company

  11 May 2013        Erchim                     v             Dhaka Abahani

The final stage is played at a centralized venue, to be chosen from one of the final stage qualifiers. The six teams which qualified for the final stage will be drawn into two groups of three. Each group is played on a single round-robin basis, with the same ranking rules The winners of each group advance to the final. The final is played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.

Final stage will be played from September 23 to September 29 2013. Stay with us for exclusive updates of AFC President Cup 2013.