2013 AFC Cup final

2013 AFC Cup final 2013 AFC Cup Al-Qadsia KUW 30px 0 Al-Kuwait KUW 30px 2 2 November 2013 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Kuwait City Rogerinho Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) 10,000 2012 2014 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/65/53.html AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations AFC PDF 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title AFC 3 November 2013 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 2013 AFC Cup Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. KUW Al-QadsiaRoundKUW Al-KuwaitByeQualifying play-offByeOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSYR Al-Shorta0–1 (H)Matchday 1BHR Al-Riffa2–0 (A)JOR Al-Ramtha3–0 (A)Matchday 2LIB Safa3–1 (H)TJK Ravshan Kulob3–0 (H)Matchday 3TJK Regar-TadAZ3–1 (A)TJK Ravshan Kulob3–1 (A)Matchday 4TJK Regar-TadAZ5–0 (H)SYR Al-Shorta2–0 (A)Matchday 5BHR Al-Riffa2–3 (H)JOR Al-Ramtha2–2 (H)Matchday 6LIB Safa0–1 (A)Group D winner Group D nFinal standingsGroup A winner Group A nOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOMA Fanja4–0 (H) (single match)Round of 16IRQ Dohuk1–1 (4–1p) (H) (single match)SYR Al-Shorta2–2 (a)0–0 (H)2–2 (A)QuarterfinalsMDV New Radiant12–27–2 (A)5–0 (H)JOR Al-Faisaly3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)SemifinalsIND East Bengal7–24–2 (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. Match 2 November 2013 19:00 UTC+3 Al-Qadsia KUW 0–2 Report KUW Al-Kuwait Rogerinho 52Jemâa 64 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City 10,000 Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) _QadsiaSC1314h _QadsiaSC1314h _QadsiaSC1314h _color_3_yellow 000000 FFCC00 000000 000000 FFCC00 Al-Qadsia FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Al-Kuwait GK 22 KUW Nawaf Al Khaldi DF 2 KUW Khalid El Ebrahim DF 13 KUW Musaed Neda 59 85 DF 18 KUW Amer Al Fadhel DF 46 KUW Khaled Al Qahtani 86 MF 5 CIV Ibrahima Keita MF 8 KUW Saleh Al Sheikh (c) MF 14 KUW Talal Al Amer 63 MF 19 KUW Nawaf Al-Mutairi 71 FW 10 SYR Omar Al Soma FW 42 KUW Saif Al HashanSubstitutes GK 23 KUW Ahmed Al Fahdli DF 37 KUW Abdulrahman Al Enezi MF 11 KUW Fahad Al Ansari FW 7 KUW Hamad Aman 82 63 FW 27 KUW Hamad Al Enezi 71 FW 34 KUW Ahmad Al Dhefiri 85 FW 45 BRA Michel SimplícioManagerKUW Mohammed Ibrahem GK 1 KUW Musab Al Kanderi DF 2 KUW Yaqoub Al Taher 36 DF 3 KUW Fahad Awadh 73 DF 18 KUW Jarah Al Ateeqi (c) 78 DF 19 BHR Hussain Ali Baba 58 MF 20 KUW Hussain Hakem MF 33 KUW Fahad Hamoud FW 10 BRA Rogério FW 13 TUN Chadi Hammami FW 15 KUW Waleed Ali FW 17 TUN Issam Jemâa 65Substitutes GK 22 KUW Bader Al Azmi MF 8 KUW Abdullah Al Buraiki 65 MF 14 KUW Abdullah Al Dhafeeri MF 31 KUW Sami Al Sanea 78 FW 11 KUW Ali Al Kandari FW 16 KUW Khaled Al Azemi MF 37 KUW Shereedah Al Shereedah 58ManagerROU Marin Ion AFC Man of the Match: BRA Rogerinho (Al-Kuwait) Assistant referees: Tang Yew Mun (Singapore) Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Fourth official: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) References External links http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup.html AFC Cup *Final Category:AFC Champions League Two finals Category:Kuwait SC matches Category:Football matches in Kuwait Category:2013–14 in Kuwaiti football Category:Qadsia SC Category:Sport in Kuwait City Category:November 2013 sports events in Asia