2013 AFC Cup Final

2013 AFC Cup Final
Event 2013 AFC Cup
Al-Qadsia Al-Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait
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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.

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
 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
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

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

Al-Qadsia Kuwait 0–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho  52'
Jemâa  64'
Attendance: 10,000
Al-Qadsia
Al-Kuwait
GK22Kuwait Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF2Kuwait Khalid El Ebrahim
DF13Kuwait Musaed NedaYellow card 59' 85'
DF18Kuwait Amer Al Fadhel
DF46Kuwait Khaled Al QahtaniYellow card 86'
MF5Ivory Coast Ibrahima Keita
MF8Kuwait Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF14Kuwait Talal Al Amer 63'
MF19Kuwait Nawaf Al Mutairi 71'
FW10Syria Omar Al Soma
FW42Kuwait Saif Al Hashan
Substitutes
GK23Kuwait Ahmed Al Fahdli
DF37Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Enezi
MF11Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari
FW7Kuwait Hamad AmanYellow card 82' 63'
FW27Kuwait Hamad Al Enezi 71'
FW34Kuwait Ahmad Al Dhefiri 85'
FW45Brazil Michel Simplício
Manager
Kuwait Mohammed Ibrahem
GK1Kuwait Musab Al Kanderi
DF2Kuwait Yaqoub Al TaherYellow card 36'
DF3Kuwait Fahad AwadhYellow card 73'
DF18Kuwait Jarah Al Ateeqi (c) 78'
DF19Bahrain Hussain Ali Baba 58'
MF20Kuwait Hussain Hakem
MF33Kuwait Fahad Hamoud
FW10Brazil Rogério
FW13Tunisia Chadi Hammami
FW15Kuwait Waleed Ali
FW17Tunisia Issam Jemâa 65'
Substitutes
GK22Kuwait Bader Al Azmi
MF8Kuwait Abdullah Al Buraiki 65'
MF14Kuwait Abdullah Al Dhafeeri
MF31Kuwait Sami Al Sanea 78'
FW11Kuwait Ali Al Kandari
FW16Kuwait Khaled Al Azemi
MF37Kuwait Shereedah Al Shereedah 58'
Manager
Romania Marin Ion

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

Assistant referees:
Tang Yew Mun (Singapore)
Jeffrey Goh (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Muhammad Taqi Al-Jaafari Jahari (Singapore)

References

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