After the draw came to an end, earlier today at 11 am at the Ritz-Carlton Doha, for the 49th edition of the #AmirCup, here’s the road to the final for the 16 participating teams, according to an official Tweet by the Qatar Football Association.

The 49th Amir Cup draw was based on the ranking of the teams and their positions in the QNB Stars League for the last season 2019-2020 in which 16 clubs from the first and second divisions were seen in action.

The draw for the Round 16 matches was conducted after the participating teams have been classified into two brackets: Group A and Group B:

Group A

Group A will include the first eight teams in the final standings of the QNB League competitions for the 2019-2020 season which are: Duhail, Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, Al Gharafa, Al Sailiya, Al Wakra, Al Arabi and Qatar SC.

Group B

Group B will include teams ranked from ninth to 12th place in the QNB Stars League namely Al Ahli, Umm Salal, Al Khor and Al Shahaniya along with the first three-ranked teams of the second division (2020-2019 season) Al Kharaitiyat, Al Markhiya and Al Shamal.

Muaither team, who qualified from the preliminary match that was held between the fourth and fifth place holders in the Second Division, was also be part of the draw.

QFA has confirmed that the first match will be played on January 25.

Source: QFA Twitter; QFA
Cover image credit: QFA

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