2013 AFC Cup final

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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]

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 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.

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Qadsia 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
  Al-Shorta 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
  Al-Ramtha 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
  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
  Al-Kuwait 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12
  Al-Riffa 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
  Safa 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
  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
  Fanja 4–0 (H) (single match) Round of 16   Dohuk 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) (H) (single match)
  Al-Shorta 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Quarterfinals   New Radiant 12–2 7–2 (A) 5–0 (H)
  Al-Faisaly 3–1 2–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semifinals   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  0–2  Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho   52'
Jemâa   64'
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Qadsia
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Kuwait
GK 22   Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF 2   Khalid El Ebrahim
DF 13   Musaed Neda   59'   85'
DF 18   Amer Al Fadhel
DF 46   Khaled Al Qahtani   86'
MF 5   Ibrahima Keita
MF 8   Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF 14   Talal Al Amer   63'
MF 19   Nawaf Al-Mutairi   71'
FW 10   Omar Al Soma
FW 42   Saif Al Hashan
Substitutes
GK 23   Ahmed Al Fahdli
DF 37   Abdulrahman Al Enezi
MF 11   Fahad Al Ansari
FW 7   Hamad Aman   82'   63'
FW 27   Hamad Al Enezi   71'
FW 34   Ahmad Al Dhefiri   85'
FW 45   Michel Simplício
Manager
  Mohammed Ibrahem
GK 1   Musab Al Kanderi
DF 2   Yaqoub Al Taher   36'
DF 3   Fahad Awadh   73'
DF 18   Jarah Al Ateeqi (c)   78'
DF 19   Hussain Ali Baba   58'
MF 20   Hussain Hakem
MF 33   Fahad Hamoud
FW 10   Rogério
FW 13   Chadi Hammami
FW 15   Waleed Ali
FW 17   Issam Jemâa   65'
Substitutes
GK 22   Bader Al Azmi
MF 8   Abdullah Al Buraiki   65'
MF 14   Abdullah Al Dhafeeri
MF 31   Sami Al Sanea   78'
FW 11   Ali Al Kandari
FW 16   Khaled Al Azemi
MF 37   Shereedah Al Shereedah   58'
Manager
  Marin Ion

AFC Man of the Match:
  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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