2014 AFC Cup Final

2014 AFC Cup Final
Event 2014 AFC Cup
Erbil Al-Qadsia
Iraq Kuwait
0 0
after extra time
Al-Qadsia won 4–2 on penalties
Date 18 October 2014
Venue Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Man of the Match Saif Al Hashan
Referee Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Attendance 5,240
Weather Clear
32 °C (90 °F)[1]

The 2014 AFC Cup Final was the final of the 2014 AFC Cup, the 11th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.[2]

The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team Erbil and Kuwaiti team Al-Qadsia. The match was hosted by Erbil at the Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on 18 October 2014, as teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Al-Qadsia defeated Erbil 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw, to win their first AFC Cup title after losing in the previous year's final.[3]

Venue

The Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the home stadium of Al-Shabab and holds 18,000 spectators.

Background

Erbil qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage as the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League runners-up. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup.

Al-Qadsia qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off as the 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up and the 2013 AFC Cup runners-up, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, and entered the AFC Cup group stage. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup.

Both teams had reached the AFC Cup final before but neither has won the title. Erbil lost to Al-Kuwait in 2012, while Al-Qadsia lost to Al-Ittihad in 2010 and to Al-Kuwait in 2013.

Since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the sixth straight single-match final that feature a team from Kuwait.

Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Iraq Erbil Round Kuwait Al-Qadsia
AFC Cup Qualifying play-off AFC Champions League
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Round 1 Oman Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A)
Round 2 United Arab Emirates Baniyas 4–0 (A)
Round 3 Qatar El Jaish 0–3 (A)
AFC Cup
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 3–1 (A) Matchday 1 Iraq Al-Shorta 0–0 (A)
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6–0 (H) Matchday 2 Bahrain Al-Hidd 2–0 (H)
Bahrain Riffa 1–2 (H) Matchday 3 Syria Al-Wahda 3–1 (A)
Bahrain Riffa 3–0 (A) Matchday 4 Syria Al-Wahda 1–1 (H)
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 3–2 (H) Matchday 5 Iraq Al-Shorta 3–0 (H)
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 3–0 (A) Matchday 6 Bahrain Al-Hidd 2–3 (A)
Group D winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Iraq Erbil 6 5 0 1 19 5 +14 15
Bahrain Riffa 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1
 Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
Bahrain Al-Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Iraq Al-Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Syria Al-Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) (H) (single match) Round of 16 Jordan That Ras 4–0 (H) (single match)
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Bahrain Al-Hidd 3–3 (a) 1–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
Hong Kong Kitchee 3–2 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 10–2 4–2 (H) 6–0 (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.[2]

Match

Erbil
Al-Qadsia
GK12Iraq Jalal Hasan
DF3Iraq Herdi SiamandYellow card 120'
DF5Iraq Ali Faez Atia
DF13Iraq Ahmed Mohammed Hussein
DF32Iraq Nadim Sabagh
MF7Iraq Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 113'
MF16Iraq Miran Khesro
MF17Iraq Nabeel Sabah 90'
MF30Argentina Víctor Ormazábal
FW10Iraq Amjad Radhi
FW11Iraq Luay Salah (c)Yellow card 89' 106'
Substitutes
GK21Iraq Sarhang Muhsin
DF2Iraq Burhan Jumaah
DF23Iraq Kosrat Baiz Ali
MF9Iraq Hawar Mulla Mohammed 106'
MF20Iraq Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili
MF29Iraq Barzan Sherzad 113'
MF36Iraq Hatem Zaidan 90'
Manager
Iraq Ayoub Odisho
GK22Kuwait Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF6Kuwait Khaled Al QahtaniYellow card 86'
DF18Kuwait Amer Al Fadhel 91'
DF27Philippines Álvaro Silva
MF8Kuwait Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF10Kuwait Saif Al Hashan 107'
MF11Kuwait Fahad Al AnsariYellow card 101'
FW14Kuwait Talal Al Amer 75'
FW17Kuwait Bader Al-MutawaYellow card 120'
FW31Switzerland Danijel Subotić
FW36Kuwait Khalid El Ebrahim
Substitutes
GK23Kuwait Ahmed Al Fahdli
MF4Nigeria Shehu Abdullahi
MF7Kuwait Hamad Aman 107'
MF34Kuwait Ahmad Al Dhefiri
FW12Kuwait Sultan Al Enezi 75'
FW15Kuwait Soud Al Mejmed
FW25Kuwait Dhari Said 91'
Manager
Spain Antonio Puche

AFC Man of the Match:
Kuwait Saif Al Hashan (Al-Qadsia)

Assistant referees:
Kim Young-ah (South Korea)
Yoon Kwang-Yeol (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/OMDB/2014/10/18/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
  2. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "Al Qadsia crowned AFC Cup champions". AFC. 19 October 2014.
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