. ▁ ▁To ▁keep ▁the ▁draw ▁regional ised ▁Team ▁ 1 ▁would ▁play ▁Team ▁ 1 8 , ▁Team ▁ 2 ▁would ▁play ▁Team ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁this ▁pattern ▁was ▁repeated ▁throughout ▁the ▁draw . ▁The ▁higher ▁number ed ▁team ▁would ▁play ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁leg . ▁ ▁Rank ing ▁of ▁group ▁w inners ▁Rank ing ▁of ▁group ▁w inners ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁worst ▁performing ▁team ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁into ▁pot ▁ 2 ▁was ▁achieved ▁by ▁comparing ▁ 1 ) ▁Point s ▁gained ▁ 2 ) ▁Most ▁vict ories ▁ 3 ) ▁Best ▁goal ▁difference ▁ 4 ) ▁Most ▁goals ▁scored ▁ 5 ) ▁Sort . ▁ ▁Rank ing ▁of ▁group ▁run ners - up ▁Rank ing ▁of ▁group ▁run ners - up ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁best ▁performing ▁teams ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁into ▁pot ▁ 2 ▁was ▁achieved ▁by ▁comparing ▁ 1 ) ▁Point s ▁gained ▁ 2 ) ▁Most ▁vict ories ▁ 3 ) ▁Best ▁goal ▁difference ▁ 4 ) ▁Most ▁goals ▁scored ▁ 5 ) ▁Sort . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁p ots ▁ ▁T ies ▁Match es ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁and ▁ 7 ▁August . ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Third ▁stage ▁The ▁third ▁stage ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁two - leg ged ▁knock out ▁tie , ▁with ▁the ▁draw ▁regional ised . ▁The ▁t ies ▁were ▁pred et erm ined ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁stage , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁second ▁stage ▁tie ▁ 1 ▁playing ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁second ▁stage ▁tie ▁