2009 AFC Cup

6th secondary club football tournament organized by the May 2016 AFC Cup 2009 10 March – 3 November 2009 29+3 17 KUW Al Kuwait 1 SYR 1980 Al Karamah 117 334 569263 NGA Robert AkaruyeSYR 1980 Mohamad HamwiSYR 1980 Jehad Al HussainVIE Huỳnh Kesley Alves (8 goals) 2008 2010 The 2009 AFC Cup was the sixth season of the AFC Cup, a competition among clubs from member nations of the Asian Football Confederation. With the Asian Football Confederation reviewed the format of the AFC Champions League and made significant changes to way the competition is run, the teams that qualified for the AFC Cup is also from different countries compared to the previous editions. Allocation of entries per association A total of 32 clubs will participate in the 2009 AFC Cup. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Cup. 2 teams to qualify from each of the following associations: Hong Kong Hong Kong Iraq Iraq Jordan Jordan Kuwait Kuwait Lebanon Lebanon Malaysia Malaysia Maldives Maldives Oman Oman Syria 1980 Syria Yemen Yemen 1 team to qualify from each of the following associations: Bahrain Bahrain India India Singapore Singapore Thailand Thailand Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Vietnam 3 teams which did not satisfy the criteria to participate in the 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs (so each association had one additional team to qualify): Bahrain Bahrain Lebanon Lebanon Vietnam Vietnam 3 losers from AFC Champions League 2009 qualifying play-offs Participating Countries in Region Following are the 2009 AFC Cup Participants.AFC PRO-LEAGUE AD-HOC COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT CHARTS https://web.archive.org/web/20080906235651/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/common/cms/afc/AFC%20PRO-LEAGUE%20AD-HOC%20COMMITTEE%20ASSESSMENT%20CHARTS%201.pdf 6 September 2008 West AsiaTeamQualifying method BHR Al-Muharraq1 2008 AFC Cup winners2007–08 Bahraini Premier League winners2008 Bahraini King's Cup winners BHR Busaiteen 2007–08 Bahraini Premier League runners-up IND Mohun Bagan AC 2008 Indian Federation Cup winners IRQ Arbil 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League champions IRQ Al-Zawraa 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League runners-up JOR Al-Wihdat 2007–08 Jordan League champions JOR Al-Faisaly 2007-08 Jordan FA Cup winners KUW Al-Kuwait 2007–08 Kuwaiti Premier League champions KUW Al-Arabi 2008 Kuwait Emir Cup winners LIB Safa1 2008 AFC Cup runners-up LIB Al-Ahed 2007–08 Lebanese Premier League champions LIB Al-Mabarrah 2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup winners OMA Al-Orouba 2007–08 Omani League champions OMA Al-Suwaiq 2008 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners SYR 1980 Al-Karamah 2007–08 Syrian Premier League champions2007-08 Syrian Cup winners SYR 1980 Al-Majd 2007–08 Syrian Premier League runners-up UZB Neftchi Farg'ona 2008 Uzbek League 3rd place YEM Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 2007–08 Yemeni League champions YEM Al-Tilal 2007 Yemeni President Cup winners IND Dempo 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losersEast Asia TeamQualifying method HKG South China 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League champions HKG Eastern 2007 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners MAS Kedah FA 2007–08 Super League Malaysia champions2008 Malaysia FA Cup winners MAS Johor FC 2007–08 Super League Malaysia 3rd place MDV Club Valencia 2008 Dhivehi League champions MDV VB Sports Club 2008 Maldives FA Cup winners SIN Home United 2008 S.League 3rd place THA Chonburi 2008 Thailand Premier League runners-up VIE Binh Duong1 2008 V-League champions VIE Hanoi ACB 2007–08 Vietnamese Cup winners INA PSMS Medan 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers THA PEA 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers 1 These clubs had qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were removed as their nations did not meet AFC Criteria. Round and draw dates Datehttp://images.the-afc.com/Documents/common/cms/afc/compcalendar2009.pdf AFC Calendar of Competitions 2009 – The-AFC.com 22 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007085717/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/common/cms/afc/compcalendar2009.pdf 7 October 2009 dead dmy-all Match12 JanuaryDraw for group stage10 MarchGroup stage Matchday 117 MarchGroup stage Matchday 27 AprilGroup stage Matchday 321 AprilGroup stage Matchday 45 MayGroup stage Matchday 519 MayGroup stage Matchday 626 MayRound of 16, West AsiaDateEvent23 JuneRound of 16, East Asia29 JuneDraw for remaining rounds15 SeptemberQuarter-finals 1st leg30 SeptemberQuarter-finals 2nd leg15 OctoberSemi-finals 1st leg21 OctoberSemi-finals 2nd leg3 NovemberFinalOne-off Final for AFC Cup 2009 – The-AFC.com Group stage 2009 AFC Cup group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 12 January 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply) Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply) Goal difference in all the group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card) Drawing of lots. Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round. Group A Group A Group B Group B Group C Group C Group D Group D Group E Group E Group F Group F Group G Group G Group H Group H Knockout stage 2009 AFC Cup knockout stage Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Cup was held on 12 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage. The Western Asia matches were played on 26 May, while the Eastern Asia matches were played on 23 June. |- !colspan="3"|West Asia Busaiteen BHR 1–2 (aet) Al-Karamah SYR 1980 Al-Zawraa IRQ 1–3 Arbil IRQ Al-Arabi KUW 2–1 (aet) Safa LIB Al-Kuwait KUW 3–1 Dempo IND Al-Majd SYR 1980 0–0 (aet) (1–3 p) Neftchi Farg'ona UZB |- !colspan="3"|East Asia South China HKG 4–0 Home United SIN Chonburi THA 4–0 PSMS Medan INA Binh Duong VIE 8–2 Kedah MYS |} Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29 June 2009 starting 7:30 pm. The first leg matches were played on 15 September, with the second leg matches played on 30 September. Al-Kuwait KUW 2–1 Arbil IRQ 1–1 1–0 Neftchi Farg'ona UZB 5–5 (a) South China HKG 5–4 0–1 Chonburi THA 2–4 Binh Duong VIE 2–2 0–2 Al-Karamah SYR 1980 0–0 (5–4 p) Al-Arabi KUW 0–0 0–0 (aet) |} Semi-finals The first leg matches were played on 15 October, with the second leg matches played on 21 October. Al-Kuwait KUW 3–1 South China HKG 2–1 1–0 Binh Duong VIE 2–4 Al-Karamah SYR 1980 2–1 0–3 |} Final 2009 AFC Cup final The 2009 AFC Cup Final was played on 3 November at the home ground of Al Kuwait.http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/24640-afc-cup-2009-qfs-draw The AFC 3 November 2009 19:30 UTC+3 Al-Kuwait Kuwait 2–1 https://archive.today/20121216150649/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=368&matchId=2489 Report SYR 1980 Al-Karamah Hakem 16 Sulaiman 90+4 Al Shbli 82 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City 17,400 Masoud Moradi (Iran) AFC Cup 2009 WinnersKUW 100pxAl KuwaitFirst Title Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club MD1 Group stage Matchday 1 MD2 Group stage Matchday 2 MD3 Group stage Matchday 3 MD4 Group stage Matchday 4 MD5 Group stage Matchday 5 MD6 Group stage Matchday 6 R16 Round of 16 QF1 Quarter-finals First Leg QF2 Quarter-finals Second Leg SF1 Semi-finals First Leg SF2 Semi-finals Second Leg   F Final  Total 1 Nigeria Robert Akaruye Bahrain Busaiteen 2 2 1 2 1 8 SYR 1980 Mohamad Hamwi SYR 1980 Al-Karamah 1 2 1 1 3 8 SYR 1980 Jehad Al Hussain Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 1 1 3 8 Vietnam Huỳnh Kesley Alves Vietnam Binh Duong 1 1 1 1 4 8 5 Brazil Cacá Hong Kong South China 1 1 2 2 1 7 6 Ivory Coast Mohamed Koné THA Chonburi 1 1 1 3 6 UZB Alisher Halikov UZB Neftchi Farg'ona 1 1 1 3 6 8 Jordan Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek Jordan Al-Faisaly 2 1 1 1 5 Malaysia Mohd Azrul Ahmad Malaysia Kedah 1 3 1 5 Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye India Dempo 1 2 2 5 SYR 1980 Firas Al Khatib Kuwait Al-Arabi 1 1 2 1 5 THA Pipob On-Mo THA Chonburi 1 1 2 1 5 VIE Nguyễn Vũ Phong VIE Binh Duong 1 2 1 1 5 References 2009 2