2018 AFC Cup Final

2018 AFC Cup Final
Event 2018 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Altyn Asyr
Iraq Turkmenistan
Date 27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)
Venue Basra Sports City, Basra

The 2018 AFC Cup Final will be the final match of the 2018 AFC Cup, the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from 'developing countries' in Asia according to the Vision Asia plan.[1]

The final will be contested as a single match between Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Turkmenistan team Altyn Asyr. The match will be hosted by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the Basra Sports City in Basra on 27 October 2018

Teams

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya West Asia Zone (WAFF) 2 (2016 and 2017)
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)		 None

Venue

Basra Sports City in Basra, Iraq, will host the match.

This will be the second AFC Cup final played in Iraq, after the 2012 AFC Cup Final played at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Arbil. While Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were also the home team in the 2016 AFC Cup Final, they hosted the match at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, as Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches during that time. The ban was lifted in March 2018,[2] and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya played their subsequent home matches at the Karbala Sports City in Karbala.

Road to the final

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

Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Round Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Jordan Al-Jazeera 2–2 (H) Matchday 1 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6–3 (A)
Oman Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Tajikistan Istiklol 2–2 (H)
Bahrain Malkiya 4–3 (A) Matchday 3 Turkmenistan Ahal 0–0 (A)
Jordan Al-Jazeera 1–1 (A) Matchday 4 Turkmenistan Ahal 1–0 (H)
Bahrain Malkiya 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 5–0 (H)
Oman Al-Suwaiq 2–0 (H) Matchday 6 Tajikistan Istiklol 3–2 (A)
Group A runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Jordan Al-Jazeera 6 14
2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12
3 Bahrain Malkiya 6 7
4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 0
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 6 14
2 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 13
3 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 7
4 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6 0
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Lebanon Al-Ahed 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A) Zonal semi-finals Inter-zone play-off semi-finals India Bengaluru 5–2 2–0 (A) 3–2 (H)
Jordan Al-Jazeera 4–1 1–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Zonal finals Inter-zone play-off final North Korea April 25 3–3 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H)

Format

The final is played as a single match, with the host team (winners of the West Asia Zonal final) alternated from the previous season's final. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.[1]

Match

Details

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ↑ "AFC President welcomes FIFA decision to lift Iraq ban". AFC. 17 March 2018.
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