2013 AFC President's Cup

The 2013 AFC President's Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.[1] Istiqlol were the defending champions, but did not enter the tournament as teams from Tajikistan no longer entered the AFC President's Cup.

2013 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia (final stage)
Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage)
Dates6–12 May 2013 (group stage)
23–29 September 2013 (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTurkmenistan Balkan (1st title)
Runners-upPakistan KRL
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored94 (3.76 per match)
Attendance49,345 (1,974 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani
2012
2014

In the final, Balkan of Turkmenistan defeated KRL of Pakistan 1–0, and became the first team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.[2]

Venues edit

Kathmandu Cebu City Phnom Penh Malacca
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Cebu City Sports Center Olympic Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium
Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 40,000
       

Teams edit

Location of teams of the 2013 AFC President's Cup.
  Group A (played in Nepal)
  Group B (played in Philippines)
  Group C (played in Cambodia)

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.[3] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association:

  • An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC Cup.
  • An association originally not participating in any AFC club competitions may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC President's Cup.

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

  • Philippine clubs' participation in the AFC President's Cup starting from 2013 was approved by the AFC.[4]
  • Tajikistan clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.[5]

Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
  Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions 5th 2011
  Bhutan Yeedzin 2012–13 Bhutan National League champions 4th 2012
  Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 2012 Cambodian League champions 1st none
  Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2012 Intercity Football League champions 6th 2012
  Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions 8th 2012
  Mongolia Erchim 2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners 2nd 2012
  Nepal Three Star Club 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions 2nd 2005
  Pakistan KRL 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions 3rd 2012
  Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
  Philippines Global 2012 United Football League champions 1st none
  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2009
  Turkmenistan Balkan 2012 Ýokary Liga champions 3rd 2012

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6]

  • Group stage: 2–12 May 2013
  • Final stage: 23–29 September 2013

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 19 March 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue, with Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines selected by the AFC to host the groups. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the final stage.

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:[1]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. 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)
  8. Drawing of lots

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Three Star Club 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Erchim 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
  Taiwan Power Company 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
  Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Three Star Club  1–1  Abahani Limited Dhaka
Shrestha   15' Report Towhidul   38'

Erchim  0–2  Three Star Club
Report Zikahi   10'
Femi   64'

Erchim  1–0  Abahani Limited Dhaka
Batbilguun   59' Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dordoi Bishkek 3 2 1 0 16 2 +14 7
  KRL 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
  Global 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
Dordoi Bishkek  1–1  KRL
Kharchenko   23' Report Ishaq   50' (pen.)
Global  5–0  Yeedzin
Reichelt   5'
De Murga   9'
Starosta   15'
Bahadoran   20'
Mw. Angeles   64'
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Yeedzin  0–9  Dordoi Bishkek
Report Murzaev   9', 41', 50', 72', 80' (pen.)
Rustamov   30', 84'
Shamshiev   54'
Kaleutin   62'
KRL  2–0  Global
Mahmood Khan   12'
Adil   77'
Report

KRL  8–0  Yeedzin
Kaleemullah   4' (pen.), 71', 75', 83', 90+1'
Abid Khan   37'
Us-Salam   44'
Saadullah   45+1'
Report
Global  1–6  Dordoi Bishkek
De Murga   9' Report Murzaev   14', 25' (pen.), 55', 64'
Shamshiev   77'
Tetteh   90+3'

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Balkan 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
  Hilal Al-Quds 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
  Boeung Ket Rubber Field 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
  Sri Lanka Army 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]
Hilal Al-Quds  2–3  Balkan
Abu Rwais   39'
Kettlun   73' (pen.)
Report Garadanow   5'
Gurbani   79', 89'
Boeung Ket Rubber Field  6–0  Sri Lanka Army
Vathanaka   8', 27' (pen.), 61', 89'
Sokngon   72'
Sokpheng   85'
Report

Sri Lanka Army  0–10  Hilal Al-Quds
Report Kettlun   13' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 79'
Abu Gharqoud   35', 49'
Obaid   66'
Lafi   68', 86'
Abu Jazar   90'
Abu Rwais   90+2'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Balkan  5–0  Sri Lanka Army
Çoňkaýew   2'
Baýramow   13'
Şirmedow   56'
Atamämmedow   74'
Yamanalage   79' (o.g.)
Report

Final stage edit

The final stage was played at a centralized venue. The matches were played at Malacca, Malaysia, from 23 to 29 September 2013 (all times UTC+8).[11]

The draw for the final stage was held on 31 July 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12][13] The six teams were drawn into two groups of three. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis, with the same ranking rules as the group stage. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The final was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Balkan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6
  Erchim 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
  Three Star Club 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Three Star Club  0–6  Balkan
Report Tkachenko   22'
Garadanow   24'
Saparow   59'
Şirmedow   63'
Gurbani   78' (pen.)
Çoňkaýew   87'

Erchim  1–1  Three Star Club
Battulga   8' Report Zikahi   90+1'

Balkan  4–0  Erchim
Saparow   59'
Gurbani   76' (pen.), 86'
Hojaahmedow   81'
Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  KRL 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
  Hilal Al-Quds 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
  Dordoi Bishkek 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Dordoi Bishkek  0–1  KRL
Report Kaleemullah   76'

Hilal Al-Quds  3–2  Dordoi Bishkek
Salhe   57'
Roma   85', 90+3'
Report Otkeev   45+2'
Rustamov   90+1'

KRL  2–0  Hilal Al-Quds
Kaleemullah   77'
Adil   90+3'
Report

Final edit

Balkan  1–0  KRL
Gurbani   87' Report

Awards edit

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[14]   Amir Gurbani   Balkan
Top Goalscorer   Mirlan Murzaev   Dordoi Bishkek

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Team Group stage Final stage Total
1   Mirlan Murzaev   Dordoi Bishkek 9 0 9
2   Kalim Ullah   KRL 5 2 7
3   Amir Gurbani   Balkan 2 4 6
4   Roberto Kettlun   Hilal Al-Quds 4 0 4
  Chan Vathanaka   Boeung Ket Rubber Field 4 × 4
6   Iyad Abu Gharqoud   Hilal Al-Quds 3 0 3
  Mämmedaly Garadanow   Balkan 2 1 3
  Tursunali Rustamov   Dordoi Bishkek 2 1 3
  Rahmet Şirmedow   Balkan 2 1 3
  Léonce Dodoz Zikahi   Three Star Club 2 1 3

Source:[15][16]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "AFC President's Cup 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Balkan crowned as AFC President's Cup champions". AFC. 30 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Green light for Global". AFC. 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". AFC. 28 November 2012.
  6. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Dordoi up against Filipino debutants". AFC. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Nepal to host the AFC President's Cup qualifiers". The Himalayan Times. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Global grouped with 2-time winners in President's Cup". Global FC. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "Boeung Ket in tough President's Cup draw". The Phnom Penh Post. 20 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Prez cup finals in Malaysia". Republica. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Stage set for President's Cup draw". AFC. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Central Asian clubs in different groups". AFC. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Balkan boss thanks luck for win". AFC. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC President's Cup Group Stage". AFC.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  16. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC President's Cup Final Stage". AFC.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.

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