Source: AFC Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (H) Hosts
^After matches in ASEAN Zone was cancelled, there are only three teams which qualified to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, i.e., the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group J), and the winners of the Central Zonal final. The three Zonal champions will be drawn into two pairings where one club will get a bye to the Inter-zone play-off final, which happened for Lee Man.
Group runners-up (West Asia Zone)
As Group A only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups B and C were not considered in this ranking.
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