The 2017 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]
| Event | 2017 AFC Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor | ||||||
| Referee | Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Windy 16°C | ||||||
The final was contested as a single match between Tajik team Istiklol and Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor on 4 November 2017.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year.[2]
Teams edit
| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Istiklol
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Central Asia Zone (CAFA) (Inter-zone play-off winner) |
1 (2015) |
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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West Asia Zone (WAFF) | 1 (2016) |
Venue edit
Hisor Central Stadium, in Hisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.
Road to the final edit
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Istiklol
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Round | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dordoi
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2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Safa
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0–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Altyn Asyr
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1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Al-Hidd
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2–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alay Osh
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3–1 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Al-Wahda
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0–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alay Osh
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4–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Wahda
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1–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dordoi
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4–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Safa
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2–0 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altyn Asyr
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1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Al-Hidd
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1–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D winners
Source: AFC
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Final standings | Group B winners
Source: AFC
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ceres–Negros
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5–1 | 4–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Al-Zawraa
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2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bengaluru FC
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3–2 | 1–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | Inter-zone play-off final | Zonal finals | Al-Wahda
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2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format edit
The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winner of the Inter-zone play-off final) decided by draw, which was held on 6 June 2017.[3] If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.[1]
Match edit
Details edit
| Istiklol | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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| Report |
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      Istiklol
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    Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules[1]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mohsin strike ensures Air Force Club's AFC Cup reign continues". AFC. 4 November 2017.
- ^ "AFC Cup Knockout Stage official draw concluded". AFC. 6 June 2017.
External links edit
- AFC Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Cup 2017, stats.the-AFC.com