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2014 AFC Cup final

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.[1]

2014 AFC Cup Final
Event2014 AFC Cup
Erbil Al-Qadsia
Iraq Kuwait
0 0
after extra time
Al-Qadsia won 4–2 on penalties
Date18 October 2014
VenueMaktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Man of the MatchSaif Al Hashan
RefereeKim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Attendance5,240
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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.[2]

Venue edit

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 edit

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 edit

Further information: 2014 AFC Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  Erbil Round   Al-Qadsia
AFC Cup Qualifying play-off AFC Champions League
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Round 1   Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A)
Round 2   Baniyas 4–0 (A)
Round 3   El Jaish 0–3 (A)
AFC Cup
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Shabab Al-Ordon 3–1 (A) Matchday 1   Al-Shorta 0–0 (A)
  Alay Osh 6–0 (H) Matchday 2   Al-Hidd 2–0 (H)
  Riffa 1–2 (H) Matchday 3   Al-Wahda 3–1 (A)
  Riffa 3–0 (A) Matchday 4   Al-Wahda 1–1 (H)
  Shabab Al-Ordon 3–2 (H) Matchday 5   Al-Shorta 3–0 (H)
  Alay Osh 3–0 (A) Matchday 6   Al-Hidd 2–3 (A)
Group D winner

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Erbil 6 5 0 1 19 5 +14 15
  Riffa 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
  Shabab Al-Ordon 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
  Alay Osh 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]
 Final standings Group C winner

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11[a]
  Al-Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11[a]
  Al-Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
  Al-Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Al-Nejmeh 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) (H) (single match) Round of 16   That Ras 4–0 (H) (single match)
  Hà Nội T&T 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals   Al-Hidd 3–3 (a) 1–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
  Kitchee 3–2 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Semi-finals   Persipura Jayapura 10–2 4–2 (H) 6–0 (A)

Rules edit

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.[1]

Match edit

Erbil  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Al-Qadsia
Report
Penalties
Radhi  
Hawar  
Barzan  
Faez  		 2–4   Al-Mutawa
  Said
  Al Ansari
  El Ebrahim
  Subotić
Attendance: 5,240
 
 
 
 
 
 
Erbil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Qadsia
GK 12   Jalal Hasan
DF 3   Herdi Siamand   120'
DF 5   Ali Faez Atia
DF 13   Ahmed Mohammed Hussein
DF 32   Nadim Sabagh
MF 7   Halgurd Mulla Mohammed   113'
MF 16   Miran Khesro
MF 17   Nabeel Sabah   90'
MF 30   Víctor Ormazábal
FW 10   Amjad Radhi
FW 11   Luay Salah (c)   89'   106'
Substitutes
GK 21   Sarhang Muhsin
DF 2   Burhan Jumaah
DF 23   Kosrat Baiz Ali
MF 9   Hawar Mulla Mohammed   106'
MF 20   Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili
MF 29   Barzan Sherzad   113'
MF 36   Hatem Zaidan   90'
Manager
  Ayoub Odisho
GK 22   Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF 6   Khaled Al Qahtani   86'
DF 18   Amer Al Fadhel   91'
DF 27   Álvaro Silva
MF 8   Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF 10   Saif Al Hashan   107'
MF 11   Fahad Al Ansari   101'
FW 14   Talal Al Amer   75'
FW 17   Bader Al-Mutawa   120'
FW 31   Danijel Subotić
FW 36   Khalid El Ebrahim
Substitutes
GK 23   Ahmed Al Fahdli
MF 4   Shehu Abdullahi
MF 7   Hamad Aman   107'
MF 34   Ahmad Al Dhefiri
FW 12   Sultan Al Enezi   75'
FW 15   Soud Al Mejmed
FW 25   Dhari Said   91'
Manager
  Antonio Puche

AFC Man of the Match:
  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 edit

  1. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "Al Qadsia crowned AFC Cup champions". AFC. 19 October 2014.

External links edit

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