The 2013 AFC Cup final was the final of the 2013 AFC Cup, the 10th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.
The final was contested as a single match between two Kuwaiti teams, Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait. The match was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in Kuwait City on 2 November 2013.
Defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to claim their third AFC Cup title in five years, and became the first team to win the AFC Cup three times. Both finalists also qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League.
Venue The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, also known as the Peace and Friendship Stadium, is located at Kuwait City and holds 21,500 people.
This was the third AFC Cup final held in Kuwait. The 2009 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Kuwait at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, while the 2010 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.
Background Al-Kuwait were the defending champions, and had played in three previous finals, winning twice in 2009 and 2012 and losing in 2011, while Al-Qadsia had lost their only previous final in 2010. In fact, since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the fifth straight single-match finals that featured either Al-Kuwait or Al-Qadsia.
The two teams also met in the round of 16 of the 2011 AFC Cup and 2012 AFC Cup, with Al-Kuwait eliminating Al-Qadsia both times on penalties.
Road to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Al-QadsiaRound Al-KuwaitByeQualifying play-offByeOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Al-Shorta0–1 (H)Matchday 1 Al-Riffa2–0 (A) Al-Ramtha3–0 (A)Matchday 2 Safa3–1 (H) Ravshan Kulob3–0 (H)Matchday 3 Regar-TadAZ3–1 (A) Ravshan Kulob3–1 (A)Matchday 4 Regar-TadAZ5–0 (H) Al-Shorta2–0 (A)Matchday 5 Al-Riffa2–3 (H) Al-Ramtha2–2 (H)Matchday 6 Safa0–1 (A)Group D winnerFinal standingsGroup A winnerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Fanja4–0 (H) (single match)Round of 16 Dohuk1–1 (4–1p) (H) (single match) Al-Shorta2–2 (a)0–0 (H)2–2 (A)Quarterfinals New Radiant12–27–2 (A)5–0 (H) Al-Faisaly3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)Semifinals East Bengal7–24–2 (H)3–0 (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.
Match
GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi DF 2 Khalid El Ebrahim DF 13 Musaed Neda DF 18 Amer Al Fadhel DF 46 Khaled Al Qahtani MF 5 Ibrahima Keita MF 8 Saleh Al Sheikh (c) MF 14 Talal Al Amer MF 19 Nawaf Al-Mutairi FW 10 Omar Al Soma FW 42 Saif Al HashanSubstitutes GK 23 Ahmed Al Fahdli DF 37 Abdulrahman Al Enezi MF 11 Fahad Al Ansari FW 7 Hamad Aman FW 27 Hamad Al Enezi FW 34 Ahmad Al Dhefiri FW 45 Michel SimplícioManager Mohammed Ibrahem GK 1 Musab Al Kanderi DF 2 Yaqoub Al Taher DF 3 Fahad Awadh DF 18 Jarah Al Ateeqi (c) DF 19 Hussain Ali Baba MF 20 Hussain Hakem MF 33 Fahad Hamoud FW 10 Rogério FW 13 Chadi Hammami FW 15 Waleed Ali FW 17 Issam Jemâa Substitutes GK 22 Bader Al Azmi MF 8 Abdullah Al Buraiki MF 14 Abdullah Al Dhafeeri MF 31 Sami Al Sanea FW 11 Ali Al Kandari FW 16 Khaled Al Azemi MF 37 Shereedah Al Shereedah Manager Marin Ion AFC Man of the Match: Rogerinho (Al-Kuwait)
Assistant referees: Tang Yew Mun (Singapore) Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Fourth official: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
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