2013 AFC Cup

10th edition of AFC Cup May 2016 AFC Cup 2013 9 February – 2 November 2013 34 17 KUW Al-Kuwait 3 KUW Al-Qadsia 118 409 TUN Issam Jemâa (16 goals) KUW Bader Al-Mutawa 2012 2014 The 2013 AFC Cup was the tenth 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 25 February 2013 3 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131003110337/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/65/53.html live PDF In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to win their third AFC Cup title in five years, becoming 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 2 November 2013 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104000539/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html live Both finalists also qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League. Association team allocation The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.http://www.the-afc.com/en/2012-11-05-08-47-44/referees/laws-of-the-game/finish/47-acl/18-acl-slots-decisions-by-exco-pt-2.html Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions AFC PDF 5 April 2013 3 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131003044453/http://www.the-afc.com/en/2012-11-05-08-47-44/referees/laws-of-the-game/finish/47-acl/18-acl-slots-decisions-by-exco-pt-2.html live PDF The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association: An association originally participating in the AFC Cup may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC Champions League. An association may participate in both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup if it only partially fulfills the AFC Champions League criteria. An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC Cup. The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year: Losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off did not participate in the AFC Cup. Tajikistan clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/24900-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup.html Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup AFC 28 November 2012 25 February 2013 1 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130901012911/http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/24900-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup.html live Each participating association was given two entries: Team 1 (league champions) of each association directly entered the group stage. Team 2 (cup winners or league runners-up) of each association either directly entered the group stage or entered the qualifying play-off, depending on the evaluation by the AFC. +West Asia ZoneMemberAssociationSlotsGroup stagePlay-offBHR Bahrain20IRQ Iraq20JOR Jordan20KUW Kuwait20LIB Lebanon20OMA Oman20SYR 1980 Syria11TJK Tajikistan11YEM Yemen11Total153 +East Asia ZoneMemberAssociationSlotsGroup stagePlay-offHKG Hong Kong20IND India20IDN Indonesia20MAS Malaysia20MDV Maldives20MYA Myanmar20SIN Singapore20VIE Vietnam20Total160 Teams The following teams entered the competition. +West Asia ZoneTeamQualifying methodAppLast AppGroup stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)BHR Al-Riffa2011–12 Bahrain First Division League champions2nd2010BHR Al-Muharraq2012 Bahraini King's Cup winners5th2009IRQ Erbil2011–12 Iraqi Elite League champions4th2012IRQ Dohuk2011–12 Iraqi Elite League runners-up2nd2011JOR Al-Faisaly2011–12 Jordan League champions and 2011–12 Jordan FA Cup winners7th2012JOR Al-Ramtha2011–12 Jordan League runners-up1stnoneKUW Al-Qadsia2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League champions and 2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup winners4th2012KUW Al-Kuwait2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up5th2012LIB Safa2011–12 Lebanese Premier League champions4th2012LIB Al-Ansar2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup winners4th2011OMA Fanja2011–12 Oman Elite League champions1stnoneOMA Dhofar2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners3rd2007SYR 1980 Al-Shorta2011–12 Syrian Premier League champions2nd2012TJK Ravshan Kulob2012 Tajik League champions1stnoneYEM Al-Shaab Ibb2011–12 Yemeni League champions2nd2004Qualifying play-off participantsSYR 1980 Al-Wahda2012 Syrian Cup winners2nd2004TJK Regar-TadAZ2012 Tajik Cup winners1stnoneYEM Al-Ahli Taizz2012 Yemeni President Cup winners1stnone +East Asia ZoneTeamQualifying methodAppLast AppGroup stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)HKG Kitchee2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League champions3rd2012HKG Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners4th2007IND East Bengal2011–12 I-League runners-up2012 Indian Federation Cup winners7th2012IND Churchill Brothers2011–12 I-League 3rd placeNote IND2nd2010IDN Semen Padang2011–12 Indonesian Premier League champions1stnoneIDN Persibo Bojonegoro2012 Piala Indonesia winners1stnoneMAS Kelantan2012 Malaysia Super League champions and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup winners2nd2012MAS Selangor2012 Malaysia Super League 3rd placeNote MAS3rd2010MDV New Radiant2012 Dhivehi League champions5th2008MDV Maziya2012 Maldives FA Cup winners1stnoneMYA Yangon United2012 Myanmar National League champions2nd2012MYA Ayeyawady United2012 MFF Cup winners2nd2012SIN Tampines Rovers2012 S.League champions6th2012SIN Warriors(formerly Singapore Armed Forces)SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC http://www.espnstar.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item922996/SAFFC-renamed-as-Warriors-FC/ ESPN Star 21 January 2013 4 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130216001131/http://www.espnstar.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item922996/SAFFC-renamed-as-Warriors-FC/ 16 February 2013 usurped dmy-all2012 Singapore Cup winners3rd2008VIE SHB Đà Nẵng2012 V-League champions2nd2010VIE Sài Gòn Xuân Thành2012 Vietnamese Cup winners1stnone Al-Muharraq (Bahrain) withdrew after the draw was held. As a result, Regar-TadAZ (Tajikistan), which were initially to enter the qualifying play-off, instead directly entered the group stage, and only two teams participated in the qualifying play-off. Notes disc Note IND India (IND): Dempo, the 2011–12 I-League champions, refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers, the 2011–12 I-League 3rd place.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup goal.com 30 November 2012 6 December 2012 26 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170126071607/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the live Note MAS Malaysia (MAS): Although Selangor only finished third in the 2012 Malaysia Super League, they were awarded the second AFC Cup spot by virtue of the league runners-up being LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore, and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition. AFC 1000 left Location of teams of the 2013 AFC Cup.8px West Asia Zone8px East Asia Zone(q) Qualifying play-off participants AFC 26.25 50.616667 70 Al-MuharraqRiffa Red pog.svg right AFC 36.8667 43.0000 70 Dohuk Red pog.svg left AFC 36.191111 44.009167 70 Erbil Red pog.svg right AFC 32.5500 35.8500 70 Al-Ramtha Red pog.svg right AFC 31.9333 35.9333 70 Al-Faisaly Red pog.svg right AFC 29.366 47.978 70 Al-KuwaitAl-Qadsia Red pog.svg right AFC 33.886944 35.513056 70 SafaAl-Ansar Red pog.svg top AFC 23.6189 58.2168 70 Fanja Red pog.svg right AFC 17.0197 54.0897 70 Dhofar Red pog.svg left AFC 33.513 36.292 70 Al-ShortaAl-Wahda (q) Red pog.svg right AFC 37.909167 69.781944 70 Ravshan Kulob Red pog.svg right AFC 38.5108 68.2303 70 Regar-TadAZ Red pog.svg left AFC 13.9667 44.1667 70 Al-Shaab Ibb Red pog.svg right AFC 13.5789 44.0219 70 Al-Ahli Taizz (q) Red pog.svg left AFC 22.27350 114.18815 70 Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiKitchee Green pog.svg bottom AFC 22.5667 88.3667 70 East Bengal Green pog.svg right AFC 15.49300 73.81800 70 Churchill Brothers Green pog.svg right AFC -0.9500 100.3531 70 Semen Padang Green pog.svg bottom AFC -7.1500 111.8667 70 Persibo Bojonegoro Green pog.svg left AFC 3.08225 101.544944 70 Selangor Green pog.svg left AFC 6.123839 102.24356 70 Kelantan Green pog.svg right AFC 4.175278 73.508889 70 New RadiantMaziya Green pog.svg right AFC 16.8 96.15 70 Yangon United Green pog.svg left AFC 16.7742 94.7317 70 Ayeyawady United Green pog.svg top AFC 1.309845 103.763015 70 Tampines RoversWarriors Green pog.svg right AFC 16.0667 108.2333 70 SHB Đà Nẵng Green pog.svg top AFC 10.7500 106.6667 70 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành Green pog.svg bottom Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/25-competition/38-afc-competition-calendar-2013.html?Itemid=284 AFC AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013 PDF 9 December 2013 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212071936/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/25-competition/38-afc-competition-calendar-2013.html?Itemid=284 live PDF PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying play-offRound 16 December 20129 February 2013Group stageMatchday 15–6 March 2013Matchday 212–13 March 2013Matchday 32–3 April 2013Matchday 49–10 April 2013Matchday 523–24 April 2013Matchday 630 April–1 May 2013Knock-out stageRound of 1614–15 May 2013Quarter-finals20 June 201317 September 201324 September 2013Semi-finals1 October 201322 October 2013Final2 November 2013 For 2013, the round of 16 continued to be played as a single match instead of over two legs on a home-and-away basis as originally planned.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/1127-inside-afc/afc-committees/executive-committee/24895-exco-1.html Solidarity marks AFC ExCo meeting AFC 29 November 2012 25 February 2013 3 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103233902/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/1127-inside-afc/afc-committees/executive-committee/24895-exco-1.html live Qualifying play-off 2013 AFC Cup qualifying play-off The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/24923-afc-cup-2013-group-stage-draw.html AFC Cup 2013 – Group Stage Draw AFC 6 December 2012 25 February 2013 13 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130613131724/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/24923-afc-cup-2013-group-stage-draw.html live Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 31 automatic qualifiers. Due to the withdrawal of Al-Muharraq after the draw was held, Regar-TadAZ, which were initially drawn to play the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz for a place in the group stage, were directly entered into Group A, while the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz would be entered into Group B to replace Al-Muharraq.http://www.fft.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1834:l-r-2013&catid=107:2012-02-28-06-03-05&Itemid=782 ru:"Регар-ТадАЗ" попал в групповой этап Кубка АФК-2013 Tajikistan Football Federation 8 December 2012 ru "Regar-TadAZ" is in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2013 10 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110182224/http://www.fft.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1834:l-r-2013&catid=107:2012-02-28-06-03-05&Itemid=782 10 November 2013 dead dmy-all Al-Wahda SYR 1980 3–5 Al-Ahli Taizz YEM |} Group stage 2013 AFC Cup group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16. Tiebreakers Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the 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 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 Penalty shoot-out 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 a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card) Drawing of lots Group A Group A Tiebreakers Al-Riffa are ranked ahead of Safa on head-to-head record. Group B Group B Group C Group C Group D Group D Group E Group E Group F Group F Tiebreakers New Radiant and Yangon United are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference. Group G Group G Group H Group H Tiebreakers Selangor are ranked ahead of Sài Gòn Xuân Thành on head-to-head record. Knock-out stage 2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. Bracket Bracket Round of 16 In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match. |- !colspan=3|West Asia Zone Al-Kuwait KUW 1–1 (4–1 p) Dohuk IRQ Al-Faisaly JOR 3–1 Al-Riffa BHR Erbil IRQ 3–4 Al-Shorta SYR 1980 Al-Qadsia KUW 4–0 Fanja OMA |- !colspan=3|East Asia Zone Semen Padang IDN 2–1 SHB Đà Nẵng VIE Kelantan MAS 0–2 Kitchee HKG New Radiant MDV 2–0 Selangor MAS East Bengal IND 5–1 Yangon United MYA |} Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/26218-afccup-qfdraw200613.html Kuwait SC resume title defence against New Radiant AFC 20 June 2013 20 June 2013 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130623065801/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/26218-afccup-qfdraw200613.html live In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals. Al-Qadsia KUW 2–2 (a) Al-Shorta SYR 1980 0–0 2–2 Kitchee HKG 2–4 Al-Faisaly JOR 1–2 1–2 New Radiant MDV 2–12 Al-Kuwait KUW 2–7 0–5 East Bengal IND 2–1 Semen Padang IDN 1–0 1–1 |} Semi-finals Al-Qadsia KUW 3–1 Al-Faisaly JOR 2–1 1–0 Al-Kuwait KUW 7–2 East Bengal IND 4–2 3–0 |} Final 2013 AFC Cup Final Final Awards AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable Playerhttp://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27150-motawaa-claims-021113.html Motawaa claims AFC Cup 2013 MVP Award AFC 3 November 2013 2 November 2013 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002455/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27150-motawaa-claims-021113.html liveKUW Bader Al-MutawaKUW Al-QadsiaTop Goalscorerhttp://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27149-jemaa-seals-top-021113.html Jemaa seals top goalscorer award AFC 3 November 2013 2 November 2013 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002459/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27149-jemaa-seals-top-021113.html liveTUN Issam JemâaKUW Al-Kuwait Top scorers RankPlayerTeamMD1 Group stage Matchday 1MD2 Group stage Matchday 2MD3 Group stage Matchday 3MD4 Group stage Matchday 4MD5 Group stage Matchday 5MD6 Group stage Matchday 6R16 Round of 16QF1 Quarter-finals 1st legQF2 Quarter-finals 2nd legSF1 Semi-finals 1st legSF2 Semi-finals 2nd legF FinalTotal1TUN Issam JemâaKUW Al-Kuwait 222 432 1162ESP Jordi TarrésHKG Kitchee2211131 1 123LBR Edward WilsonIDN Semen Padang1 12221 1 104KUW Bader Al-MutawaKUW Al-Qadsia 122112 9MDV Ali AshfaqMDV New Radiant 5 3 1 9CIV Adama KonéMYA Yangon United311121 97SYR 1980 Ahmad Al DouniBHR Al-Riffa (GS+R16)SYR 1980 Al-Shorta (QF) 3 111 1 7IRQ Amjad RadhiIRQ Erbil11 2 21 7BRA RogerinhoKUW Al-Kuwait1111 1 11710NGA Chidi EdehIND East Bengal 11 13 6ARG Gastón MerloVIE SHB Đà Nẵng11 31 6MDV Mohamed UmairMDV New Radiant11 112 6 Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=278&disp=all Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Play-off AFC.com 9 December 2013 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085253/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=278&disp=all live Source:http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=279&disp=all Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Group Stage AFC.com 9 December 2013 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082129/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=279&disp=all livehttp://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=292&disp=all Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Knock-out Stage AFC.com 9 December 2013 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212060156/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=292&disp=all live See also 2013 AFC Champions League 2013 AFC President's Cup References 2 External links http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup.html AFC Cup 2013 2