2013 AFC Cup final

2013 AFC Cup Final
Event	2013 AFC Cup
Date	2 November 2013
Venue	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Man of the Match	Rogerinho
Referee	Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Attendance	10,000

The 2013 AFC Cup Final was the final of the 2013 AFC Cup, the 10th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.^[1]

The final was contested as a single match between two Kuwaiti teams, Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait. The match was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in Kuwait City on 2 November 2013.

Defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to claim their third AFC Cup title in five years, and became the first team to win the AFC Cup three times.^[2] Both finalists also qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League.

Venue

The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, also known as the Peace and Friendship Stadium, is located at Kuwait City and holds 21,500 people.

This was the third AFC Cup final held in Kuwait. The 2009 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Kuwait at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, while the 2010 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.

Background

Al-Kuwait were the defending champions, and had played in three previous finals, winning twice in 2009 and 2012 and losing in 2011, while Al-Qadsia had lost their only previous final in 2010. In fact, since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the fifth straight single-match finals that featured either Al-Kuwait or Al-Qadsia.

The two teams also met in the round of 16 of the 2011 AFC Cup and 2012 AFC Cup, with Al-Kuwait eliminating Al-Qadsia both times on penalties.

Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Al-Qadsia

Round

Al-Kuwait

Bye

Qualifying play-off

Bye

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Al-Shorta

0–1 (H)

Matchday 1

Al-Riffa

2–0 (A)

Al-Ramtha

3–0 (A)

Matchday 2

Safa

3–1 (H)

Ravshan Kulob

3–0 (H)

Matchday 3

Regar-TadAZ

3–1 (A)

Ravshan Kulob

3–1 (A)

Matchday 4

Regar-TadAZ

5–0 (H)

Al-Shorta

2–0 (A)

Matchday 5

Al-Riffa

2–3 (H)

Al-Ramtha

2–2 (H)

Matchday 6

Safa

0–1 (A)

Group D winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Qadsia	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	13
Al-Shorta	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12
Al-Ramtha	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
Ravshan Kulob	6	0	0	6	2	17	−15	0

Source:

Final standings

Group A winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Kuwait	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	12
Al-Riffa	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Safa	6	3	1	2	7	8	−1	10
Regar-TadAZ	6	0	2	4	5	16	−11	2

Source:

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knock-out stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Fanja

4–0 (H) (single match)

Round of 16

Dohuk

1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) (H) (single match)

Al-Shorta

2–2 (a)

0–0 (H)

2–2 (A)

Quarterfinals

New Radiant

12–2

7–2 (A)

5–0 (H)

Al-Faisaly

3–1

2–1 (H)

1–0 (A)

Semifinals

East Bengal

7–2

4–2 (H)

3–0 (A)

Rules

The final was played as a single match, with the host team decided by draw. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.^[1]

Match

2 November 2013

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Qadsia	0–2	Al-Kuwait
	Report	Rogerinho 52' Jemâa 64'

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Al-Qadsia

Al-Kuwait


GK	22	Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF	2	Khalid El Ebrahim
DF	13	Musaed Neda	59'	85'
DF	18	Amer Al Fadhel
DF	46	Khaled Al Qahtani	86'
MF	5	Ibrahima Keita
MF	8	Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF	14	Talal Al Amer		63'
MF	19	Nawaf Al-Mutairi		71'
FW	10	Omar Al Soma
FW	42	Saif Al Hashan
Substitutes
GK	23	Ahmed Al Fahdli
DF	37	Abdulrahman Al Enezi
MF	11	Fahad Al Ansari
FW	7	Hamad Aman	82'	63'
FW	27	Hamad Al Enezi		71'
FW	34	Ahmad Al Dhefiri		85'
FW	45	Michel Simplício
Manager
Mohammed Ibrahem


GK	1	Musab Al Kanderi
DF	2	Yaqoub Al Taher	36'
DF	3	Fahad Awadh	73'
DF	18	Jarah Al Ateeqi (c)		78'
DF	19	Hussain Ali Baba		58'
MF	20	Hussain Hakem
MF	33	Fahad Hamoud
FW	10	Rogério
FW	13	Chadi Hammami
FW	15	Waleed Ali
FW	17	Issam Jemâa		65'
Substitutes
GK	22	Bader Al Azmi
MF	8	Abdullah Al Buraiki		65'
MF	14	Abdullah Al Dhafeeri
MF	31	Sami Al Sanea		78'
FW	11	Ali Al Kandari
FW	16	Khaled Al Azemi
MF	37	Shereedah Al Shereedah		58'
Manager
Marin Ion

AFC Man of the Match:
Rogerinho (Al-Kuwait)

Assistant referees:
Tang Yew Mun (Singapore)
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

References

^ ^a ^b "AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
^ "Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title". AFC. 3 November 2013.

External links

AFC Cup

[regulations-1] "AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.

[2] "Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title". AFC. 3 November 2013.

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