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2013 AFC Cup final

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2013 AFC Cup Final
Event2013 AFC Cup
Date2 November 2013
VenueAl-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Man of the MatchRogerinho
RefereeAbdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Attendance10,000
2012
2014

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

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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

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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

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

Kuwait Al-Qadsia Round Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Bye Qualifying play-off Bye
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Syria Al-Shorta 0–1 (H) Matchday 1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 2–0 (A)
Jordan Al-Ramtha 3–0 (A) Matchday 2 Lebanon Safa 3–1 (H)
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 3–1 (A)
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 3–1 (A) Matchday 4 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 5–0 (H)
Syria Al-Shorta 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Bahrain Al-Riffa 2–3 (H)
Jordan Al-Ramtha 2–2 (H) Matchday 6 Lebanon Safa 0–1 (A)
Group D winner

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
Syria Al-Shorta 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
Jordan Al-Ramtha 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Final standings Group A winner

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12
Bahrain Al-Riffa 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
Lebanon Safa 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Oman Fanja 4–0 (H) (single match) Round of 16 Iraq Dohuk 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) (H) (single match)
Syria Al-Shorta 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Quarterfinals Maldives New Radiant 12–2 7–2 (A) 5–0 (H)
Jordan Al-Faisaly 3–1 2–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semifinals India East Bengal 7–2 4–2 (H) 3–0 (A)

Rules

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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

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Al-Qadsia Kuwait0–2Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho 52'
Jemâa 64'
Al-Qadsia
Al-Kuwait
GK 22 Kuwait Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF 2 Kuwait Khalid El Ebrahim
DF 13 Kuwait Musaed Neda Yellow card 59' downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF 18 Kuwait Amer Al Fadhel
DF 46 Kuwait Khaled Al Qahtani Yellow card 86'
MF 5 Ivory Coast Ibrahima Keita
MF 8 Kuwait Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF 14 Kuwait Talal Al Amer downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 19 Kuwait Nawaf Al-Mutairi downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 10 Syria Omar Al Soma
FW 42 Kuwait Saif Al Hashan
Substitutes
GK 23 Kuwait Ahmed Al Fahdli
DF 37 Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Enezi
MF 11 Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari
FW 7 Kuwait Hamad Aman Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 27 Kuwait Hamad Al Enezi upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 34 Kuwait Ahmad Al Dhefiri upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 45 Brazil Michel Simplício
Manager
Kuwait Mohammed Ibrahem
GK 1 Kuwait Musab Al Kanderi
DF 2 Kuwait Yaqoub Al Taher Yellow card 36'
DF 3 Kuwait Fahad Awadh Yellow card 73'
DF 18 Kuwait Jarah Al Ateeqi (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
DF 19 Bahrain Hussain Ali Baba downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 20 Kuwait Hussain Hakem
MF 33 Kuwait Fahad Hamoud
FW 10 Brazil Rogério
FW 13 Tunisia Chadi Hammami
FW 15 Kuwait Waleed Ali
FW 17 Tunisia Issam Jemâa downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes
GK 22 Kuwait Bader Al Azmi
MF 8 Kuwait Abdullah Al Buraiki upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 14 Kuwait Abdullah Al Dhafeeri
MF 31 Kuwait Sami Al Sanea upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 11 Kuwait Ali Al Kandari
FW 16 Kuwait Khaled Al Azemi
MF 37 Kuwait Shereedah Al Shereedah upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager
Romania Marin Ion

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

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

References

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