In the first round, the lowest ranked teams played home-and-away over two legsto reduce the total number of team… In 2014, a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup with those of the AFC Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee. For the 2019 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to their The following 51 teams from 22 associations entered the competition.

The 2019–20 NFL playoffs, the playoff tournament for the 2019 season, began on January 4, 2020, and concluded with the Kansas City Chiefs becoming champions by defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV on February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) were ranked, based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.3):

Here’s the top AFC teams in 2019 as listed by Nitrogen Sports Blog. New York Giants. New York Giants The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Oakland Raiders In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Seattle Seahawks

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A season after having their latest Super Bowl parade in Boston, the Patriots are again considered as among the top AFC teams in 2019. Miami Dolphins

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The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region, determined based on the The draw for the group stage was held in 22 November 2018, 16:30 In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which was held on 2 July 2019, 16:00 In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same region, with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups determined by the group stage draw. The road to Super Bowl 54 won’t be easy, though, with the likes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns tugging on New England’s cape. This conference and its counterpart the National Football Conference, currently contain 16 teams organized into 4 divisions. The new qualification structure took place in three stages, with the first two merging with the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience.

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In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final. (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).

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