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
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

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

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
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:
Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Al-Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. 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

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
Erbil 0–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Qadsia
Report
Penalties
Radhi
Hawar
Barzan
Faez 		2–4 Al-Mutawa
Said
Al Ansari
El Ebrahim
Subotić
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 5,240
Erbil
Al-Qadsia
GK12 Jalal Hasan
DF3 Herdi Siamand 120'
DF5 Ali Faez Atia
DF13 Ahmed Mohammed Hussein
DF32 Nadim Sabagh
MF7 Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 113'
MF16 Miran Khesro
MF17 Nabeel Sabah 90'
MF30 Víctor Ormazábal
FW10 Amjad Radhi
FW11 Luay Salah (c) 89' 106'
Substitutes
GK21 Sarhang Muhsin
DF2 Burhan Jumaah
DF23 Kosrat Baiz Ali
MF9 Hawar Mulla Mohammed 106'
MF20 Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili
MF29 Barzan Sherzad 113'
MF36 Hatem Zaidan 90'
Manager
Ayoub Odisho
GK22 Nawaf Al Khaldi
DF6 Khaled Al Qahtani 86'
DF18 Amer Al Fadhel 91'
DF27 Álvaro Silva
MF8 Saleh Al Sheikh (c)
MF10 Saif Al Hashan 107'
MF11 Fahad Al Ansari 101'
FW14 Talal Al Amer 75'
FW17 Bader Al-Mutawa 120'
FW31 Danijel Subotić
FW36 Khalid El Ebrahim
Substitutes
GK23 Ahmed Al Fahdli
MF4 Shehu Abdullahi
MF7 Hamad Aman 107'
MF34 Ahmad Al Dhefiri
FW12 Sultan Al Enezi 75'
FW15 Soud Al Mejmed
FW25 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)

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