2018 AFC Cup final

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2018 AFC Cup Final
Event2018 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Altyn Asyr
Iraq Turkmenistan
2 0
Date27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)
Venue
2019
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The 2018 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the

AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2]

The final was contested as a single match between

Basra Sports City in Basra
on 27 October 2018.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the final 2–0 for their third consecutive and overall AFC Cup title.[3][4]

Teams

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya West Asia Zone (WAFF) 2 (
2017
)
Altyn Asyr
 Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner) 		None

This was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's third consecutive AFC Cup final, a record shared with

Al-Faisaly (2005 to 2007) and Al-Kuwait (2011 to 2013
). If they were to win the final, they would become the first team to win three consecutive AFC Cup titles, and also tie Al-Kuwait as record three-time winners of the AFC Cup.

Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after

2011
.

Venue

This was the second AFC Cup final played in Iraq, after the

Karbala Sports City in Karbala
.

Road to the final

Further information: 2018 AFC Cup

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

Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Round
Altyn Asyr
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Al-Jazeera
 2–2 (H) Matchday 1 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6–3 (A)
Oman Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Tajikistan Istiklol 2–2 (H)
Bahrain Malkiya 4–3 (A) Matchday 3 Turkmenistan Ahal 0–0 (A)
Al-Jazeera
 1–1 (A) Matchday 4 Turkmenistan Ahal 1–0 (H)
Bahrain Malkiya 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 5–0 (H)
Oman Al-Suwaiq 2–0 (H) Matchday 6 Tajikistan Istiklol 3–2 (A)
Group A runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1
Al-Jazeera
 6 14
2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12
3 Bahrain Malkiya 6 7
4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 0
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1
Altyn Asyr
 6 14
2 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 13
3 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 7
4 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6 0
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahed
 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A) Zonal semi-finals Inter-zone play-off semi-finals India Bengaluru 5–2 3–2 (A) 2–0 (H)
Al-Jazeera
 4–1 1–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Zonal finals Inter-zone play-off final North Korea April 25 3–3 (a) 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H)

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winners of the West Asia Zonal final) alternated from the previous season's final.

If tied after regulation,

extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.[2]

Match

Details

19:00 UTC+3
Altyn Asyr
  • Ahmad
    22'
  • Bayesh 57'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Basra Sports City, Basra
Attendance: 24,665
)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Altyn Asyr
GK 12 Iraq Mohammed Gassid
RB 6 Iraq Sameh Saeed
CB 5 Iraq Ahmed Abdul-Ridha
CB 32 Iraq Saad Natiq
LB 33 Iraq Ali Bahjat Yellow card 88'
RM 37 Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh
CM 18 Syria Zaher Midani
CM 42
Mohammed Ali Abboud
 downward-facing red arrow 77'
LM 38 Iraq Ali Husni downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 10
Hammadi Ahmad (c
)
CF 9 Iraq Emad Mohsin downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Iraq Fahad Talib
DF 34 Iraq Mustafa Mohammed
MF 14 Iraq Mohsen Abdullah
MF 43 Iraq Mohammed Qasim upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 7 Iraq Karrar Ali upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 17 Iraq Ali Yousif
FW 29 Iraq Amjad Radhi upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Iraq Basim Qasim
GK 1 Turkmenistan Mammet Orazmuhammedow
RB 12 Turkmenistan Serdar Annaorazow
CB 4 Turkmenistan Mekan Saparow
CB 2 Turkmenistan Zafar Babajanow downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 24 Turkmenistan Gurbangeldi Batyrow downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 14 Turkmenistan Umidjan Astanow
CM 29 Turkmenistan Serdar Geldiýew (c)
RW 22 Turkmenistan Mekan Aşyrow downward-facing red arrow 58'
AM 10 Turkmenistan Selim Nurmuradov
LW 7 Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
CF 39 Turkmenistan Wahyt Orazsähedow
Substitutes:
GK 16 Turkmenistan Nurgeldi Astanow
DF 3 Turkmenistan Şöhrat Söýünow upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Turkmenistan Begmyrat Baýow upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 27 Turkmenistan Welmyrat Ballakow
MF 33 Turkmenistan Annasähet Annasähedow
FW 18 Turkmenistan Furkat Tursunow upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 30 Turkmenistan Mihail Titow
Manager:
Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew

Man of the Match:

Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)[1]

Assistant referees:[1]
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:[1]
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fifth official:[1]
Juma Al-Burshaid (Qatar)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

  • 2018 AFC Champions League Final

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Air Force Club v Altyn Asyr FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "Air Force Club create history". AFC. 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Iraq's al-Quwa al-Jawiya Club win third consecutive AFC Cup final". www.kurdistan24.net. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  5. ^ "AFC President welcomes FIFA decision to lift Iraq ban". AFC. 17 March 2018.

External links

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