2022 AFC Cup final

The 2022 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).^[1]

2022 AFC Cup Final

Event	2022 AFC Cup
Kuala Lumpur City Al-Seeb 0 3
Date	22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)
Venue	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee	Shaun Evans (Australia)
Attendance	27,722
Weather	Light rain 27 °C (81 °F)
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The final was contested as a single match between Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous finals appearances
Kuala Lumpur City	ASEAN (AFF) (Inter-zone play-off winner)	None
Al-Seeb	West Asia Zone (WAFF)	None

Venue

Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the match.

Road to the final

Further information: 2022 AFC Cup

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

Kuala Lumpur City		Round	Al-Seeb
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
PSM Makassar	0–0 (A)	Matchday 1	Jableh	1–0 (H)
Tampines Rovers	2–1 (H)	Matchday 2	Al-Kuwait	1–2 (A)
–		Matchday 3	Al-Ansar	4–0 (A)
Group H runner-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 PSM Makassar 2 4 2 Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 4 3 Tampines Rovers 2 0 Source: AFC (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Al-Seeb (H) 3 6 2 Al-Kuwait 3 5 3 Jableh 3 4 4 Al-Ansar 3 1 Source: AFC (H) Hosts
Opponent	Score	Knockout stage	Opponent	Score
Viettel	0–0 (A) (6–5 p)	Zonal semi-finals	Al-Arabi	2–1 (A) (a.e.t.)
PSM Makassar	5–2 (H)	Zonal finals	Al-Riffa	4–0 (H)
ATK Mohun Bagan	3–1 (A)	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	—
FC Sogdiana Jizzakh	0–0 (A) (5–3 p)	Inter-zone play-off final

Format

The final was played as a single leg, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.

If the game would be tied after regulation time, the winning team would be decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.^[1]

Match

Details

Kuala Lumpur City	0–3	Al-Seeb
	Report	Al-Busaidi 22' Al-Muqbali 37' Al-Ghassani 69'

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)

19:00 UTC+8

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 27,722

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Kuala Lumpur City

Al-Seeb

GK 1 Kevin Ray Mendoza RB 4 Kamal Azizi  85' CB 9 Giancarlo Gallifuoco  57' CB 17 Irfan Zakaria LB 7 Declan Lambert DM 8 Zhafri Yahya  90+1' MF 6 Ryan Lambert  71' MF 14 Akram Mahinan  52' MF 16 Partiban Janasekaran  70' MF 28 Paulo Josué (c)  90+2' FW 7 Romel Morales Substitutes: FW 37 Haqimi Azim Rosli  70' MF 27 Hadin Azman  71' DF 25 Anwar Ibrahim  88'  85' MF 21 Kenny Pallraj  90+1' FW 10 Safee Sali  90+2' MF 29 Arif Shaqirin FW 30 Fakrul Aiman Sidid DF 33 Muhammad Faudzi GK 44 Azri Ghani Manager: Bojan Hodak

GK 1 Ahmed Al-Rawahi RB 4 Hassan Al-Ajmi CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi CB 13 Mohammed Al-Musalami  80' LB 17 Ali Al-Busaidi MF 28 Mohammed Said Al-Habsi  55'  61' MF 27 Eid Al-Farsi (c)  27' MF 40 Daniel Ajibola MF 28 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  75' FW 9 Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali  88' FW 16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani Substitutes: FW 10 Ahmed Al-Siyabi  72'  61' FW 14 Cosmos Dauda  75' MF 2 Mohamed Ramadhan  88' MF 24 Tameem Al-Balushi  89' FW 8 Marwan Mubarak FW 15 Mohamed Al-Hatmi DF 19 Yousuf Al-Malki MF 38 Issam Almakhzoomi GK 45 Muatasim Al-Wahaibi GK 80 Abdullah Al-Shabibi Manager: Rashid Jaber

Assistant referees:[2] George Lakrindis (Australia) Owen Goldrick (Australia) Fourth official: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia) Reserve assistant referee: Ryan Gallagher (Australia) Video assistant referee: Chris Beath (Australia) Assistant video assistant referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Alex King (Australia)

Statistics

Statistic	Kuala Lumpur City	Al-Seeb
Goals scored	0	3
Total shots	15	10
Shots on target	4	6
Ball possession	30%	70%
Corner kicks	5	4
Fouls conceded	14	9
Offsides	0	1
Yellow cards	3	3
Red cards	0	0