FK Istiklol vs Al Faisaly
Last year´s finalist FK Istiklol couldn´t start well their campaign in the competition after they got a 0-0 draw vs former competition winners Al Faisaly
Altyn Asyr vs Al Ahed
2016 Turkmenistan league and cup champions Altyn Asyr made an historic start to their campaign in the competition after they won 2-0 vs Lebanese champions Al Ahed.
The 1-0 came with an own goal from Al Ahed defender Nour Mansour, a total blopper and experienced player Amir Gurbani scored the 2nd goal came after another blopper from Nour Mansour who lost the ball and Amir Gurbani did a powerful shot to seal a magnific victory for the Turkmen side.