2014 AFC Cup final

2014 AFC Cup final 2014 AFC Cup Erbil IRQ 30px 0 Al-Qadsia KUW 30px 0 after extra timeAl-Qadsia won 4–2 on penalties 18 October 2014 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Dubai Saif Al Hashan Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) 5,240 2013 2015 The 2014 AFC Cup final was the final of the 2014 AFC Cup, the 11th 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/sites/default/files/afc_cup_2014_competition_regulations.pdf AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations AFC PDF The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team Erbil and Kuwaiti team Al-Qadsia. The match was hosted by Erbil at the Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on 18 October 2014, as teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns. Al-Qadsia defeated Erbil 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw, to win their first AFC Cup title after losing in the previous year's final.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-afc-cup-2014/al-qadsia-crowned-afc-cup-champions Al Qadsia crowned AFC Cup champions AFC 19 October 2014 Venue The Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the home stadium of Al-Shabab and holds 18,000 spectators. Background Erbil qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage as the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League runners-up. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup. Al-Qadsia qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off as the 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up and the 2013 AFC Cup runners-up, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, and entered the AFC Cup group stage. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup. Both teams had reached the AFC Cup final before but neither has won the title. Erbil lost to Al-Kuwait in 2012, while Al-Qadsia lost to Al-Ittihad in 2010 and to Al-Kuwait in 2013. Since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the sixth straight single-match final that feature a team from Kuwait. Road to final 2014 AFC Cup Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). IRQ ErbilRoundKUW Al-QadsiaAFC CupQualifying play-offAFC Champions LeagueOpponentResultOpponentResultByeRound 1OMA Al-Suwaiq1–0 (A)Round 2UAE Baniyas4–0 (A)Round 3QAT El Jaish0–3 (A)AFC CupOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultJOR Shabab Al-Ordon3–1 (A)Matchday 1IRQ Al-Shorta0–0 (A)KGZ Alay Osh6–0 (H)Matchday 2BHR Al-Hidd2–0 (H)BHR Riffa1–2 (H)Matchday 3SYR 1980 Al-Wahda3–1 (A)BHR Riffa3–0 (A)Matchday 4SYR 1980 Al-Wahda1–1 (H)JOR Shabab Al-Ordon3–2 (H)Matchday 5IRQ Al-Shorta3–0 (H)KGZ Alay Osh3–0 (A)Matchday 6BHR Al-Hidd2–3 (A)Group D winner Group D nFinal standingsGroup C winner Group C nOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legLIB Al-Nejmeh0–0 (3–0 p) (H) (single match)Round of 16JOR That Ras4–0 (H) (single match)VIE Hà Nội T&T3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsBHR Al-Hidd3–3 (a)1–1 (H)2–2 (A)HKG Kitchee3–21–1 (H)2–1 (A)Semi-finalsIDN Persipura Jayapura10–24–2 (H)6–0 (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 18 October 2014 20:00 UTC+4 Erbil IRQ 0–0 yes Report KUW Al-Qadsia Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai 5,240 Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) Radhi Hawar Barzan Faez 2–4 Al-Mutawa Said Al Ansari El Ebrahim Subotić _amber_sleeve_seams 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Erbil _blackborder _vneckblack _blackborder FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 Al-Qadsia GK 12 IRQ Jalal Hasan DF 3 IRQ Herdi Siamand 120 DF 5 IRQ Ali Faez Atia DF 13 IRQ Ahmed Mohammed Hussein DF 32 IRQ Nadim Sabagh MF 7 IRQ Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 113 MF 16 IRQ Miran Khesro MF 17 IRQ Nabeel Sabah 90 MF 30 ARG Víctor Ormazábal FW 10 IRQ Amjad Radhi FW 11 IRQ Luay Salah (c) 89 106Substitutes GK 21 IRQ Sarhang Muhsin DF 2 IRQ Burhan Jumaah DF 23 IRQ Kosrat Baiz Ali MF 9 IRQ Hawar Mulla Mohammed 106 MF 20 IRQ Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili MF 29 IRQ Barzan Sherzad 113 MF 36 IRQ Hatem Zaidan 90ManagerIRQ Ayoub Odisho GK 22 KUW Nawaf Al Khaldi DF 6 KUW Khaled Al Qahtani 86 DF 18 KUW Amer Al Fadhel 91 DF 27 PHI Álvaro Silva MF 8 KUW Saleh Al Sheikh (c) MF 10 KUW Saif Al Hashan 107 MF 11 KUW Fahad Al Ansari 101 FW 14 KUW Talal Al Amer 75 FW 17 KUW Bader Al-Mutawa 120 FW 31 SUI Danijel Subotić FW 36 KUW Khalid El EbrahimSubstitutes GK 23 KUW Ahmed Al Fahdli MF 4 NGA Shehu Abdullahi MF 7 KUW Hamad Aman 107 MF 34 KUW Ahmad Al Dhefiri FW 12 KUW Sultan Al Enezi 75 FW 15 KUW Soud Al Mejmed FW 25 KUW Dhari Said 91ManagerESP Antonio Puche AFC Man of the Match: KUW Saif Al Hashan (Al-Qadsia) Assistant referees: Kim Young-ah (South Korea) Yoon Kwang-Yeol (South Korea) Fourth official: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) References External links AFC Cup, the-AFC.com *Final Category:AFC Champions League Two finals Category:2014–15 in Iraqi football Category:2014–15 in Kuwaiti football Category:Qadsia SC Category:Football matches in the United Arab Emirates Category:Sports competitions in Dubai Category:2010s in Dubai Category:October 2014 sports events in Asia