2013 AFC Cup final

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

Event	2013 AFC Cup
Al-Qadsia Al-Kuwait 0 2
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
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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

Further information: 2013 AFC Cup

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 v t e 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 v t e 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

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	0–2	Al-Kuwait
	Report	Rogerinho 52' Jemâa 64'

2 November 2013

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

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)