2018 AFC Cup Final

The 2018 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 AFC Cup, the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2]

2018 AFC Cup Final
Event2018 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Altyn Asyr
2 0
Date27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)
VenueBasra Sports City, Basra
Man of the MatchHammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)[1]
RefereeAbdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)[1]
Attendance24,665[1]
Weather19 °C (66 °F)[1]

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

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the final 2–0 for their third consecutive and overall AFC Cup title.[3][4]

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

This was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's third consecutive AFC Cup final, a record shared with Al-Faisaly (2005 to 2007) and Al-Kuwait (2011 to 2013). If they were to win the final, they would become the first team to win three consecutive AFC Cup titles, and also tie Al-Kuwait as record three-time winners of the AFC Cup.

Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after Nasaf from Uzbekistan in 2011.

Venue
Basra Sports City in Basra, Iraq, hosted the match.

This was the second AFC Cup final played in Iraq, after the 2012 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,[5] and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya played their subsequent home matches at the Karbala Sports City in Karbala.

Road to the final
Further information: 2018 AFC Cup

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

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

Format

The final was 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 was used to decide the winner.[2]

Match

Details
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Altyn Asyr
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 24,665
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Altyn Asyr
GK12 Mohammed Gassid
RB6 Sameh Saeed
CB5 Ahmed Abdul-Ridha
CB32 Saad Natiq
LB33 Ali Bahjat 88'
RM37 Ibrahim Bayesh
CM18 Zaher Midani
CM42 Mohammed Ali Abbood 77'
LM38 Ali Hisny 81'
CF10 Hammadi Ahmad (c)
CF9 Emad Mohsin 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK1 Fahad Talib
DF34 Mustafa Mohammed
MF14 Mohsen Abdullah
MF43 Mohammed Qasim 77'
FW7 Karrar Ali 81'
FW17 Ali Yousif
FW29 Amjad Radhi 90+1'
Manager:
Basim Qasim
GK1 Mammet Orazmuhammedow
RB12 Serdar Annaorazow
CB4 Mekan Saparow
CB2 Zafar Babajanow 46'
LB24 Gurbangeldi Batyrow 77'
CM14 Umidjan Astanow
CM29 Serdar Geldiýew (c)
RW22 Mekan Aşyrow 58'
AM10 Selim Nurmuradov
LW7 Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
CF39 Wahyt Orazsähedow
Substitutes:
GK16 Nurgeldi Astanow
DF3 Şöhrat Söýünow 46'
MF20 Begmyrat Baýow 58'
MF27 Welmyrat Ballakow
MF33 Annasähet Annasähedow
FW18 Furkat Tursunow 77'
FW30 Mihail Titow
Manager:
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew

Man of the Match:
Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)[1]

Assistant referees:[1]
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:[1]
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fifth official:[1]
Juma Al-Burshaid (Qatar)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

References
  1. "Air Force Club v Altyn Asyr FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "2018 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Air Force Club create history". AFC. 27 October 2018.
  4. "Iraq's al-Quwa al-Jawiya Club win third consecutive AFC Cup final". www.kurdistan24.net. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  5. "AFC President welcomes FIFA decision to lift Iraq ban". AFC. 17 March 2018.
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