2013 AFC Cup

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2013 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates9 February – 2 November 2013
Teams34 (from 17 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait (3rd title)
Runners-up Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored409 (3.47 per match)
Attendance504,544 (4,276 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jemâa (16 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa
2012
2014

The 2013 AFC Cup was the tenth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. [1]

Contents

In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to win their third AFC Cup title in five years, becoming the first team to win the AFC Cup three times. [2] Both finalists also qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League.

Allocation of entries per association

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012. [3] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association:

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

Each participating association was given two entries:

Teams

The following teams entered the competition.

Al-Muharraq (Bahrain) withdrew after the draw was held. As a result, Regar-TadAZ (Tajikistan), which were initially to enter the qualifying play-off, instead directly entered the group stage, and only two teams participated in the qualifying play-off.

Notes
  1. ^
    India (IND): Dempo, the 2011–12 I-League champions, refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers, the 2011–12 I-League 3rd place. [6]
  2. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Although Selangor only finished third in the 2012 Malaysia Super League, they were awarded the second AFC Cup spot by virtue of the league runners-up being LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore, and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). [7]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying play-offRound 16 December 20129 February 2013
Group stageMatchday 15–6 March 2013
Matchday 212–13 March 2013
Matchday 32–3 April 2013
Matchday 49–10 April 2013
Matchday 523–24 April 2013
Matchday 630 April–1 May 2013
Knock-out stageRound of 1614–15 May 2013
Quarter-finals20 June 201317 September 201324 September 2013
Semi-finals1 October 201322 October 2013
Final2 November 2013

For 2013, the round of 16 continued to be played as a single match instead of over two legs on a home-and-away basis as originally planned. [8]

Qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012. [9] Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 31 automatic qualifiers. [1]

Due to the withdrawal of Al-Muharraq after the draw was held, Regar-TadAZ, which were initially drawn to play the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz for a place in the group stage, were directly entered into Group A, while the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz would be entered into Group B to replace Al-Muharraq. [10]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Wahda Flag of Syria.svg 3–5 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Taizz

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012. [9] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [1]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KUW RIF SFA REG
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 6402156+912 2–3 3–1 5–0
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa 631296+310 0–2 2–0 1–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Safa 631278110 1–0 1–0 1–1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Regar-TadAZ 6024516112 1–3 0–3 2–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Tiebreakers

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ERB FAN ANS ATA
Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 6600170+1718 1–0 2–0 4–0
Flag of Oman.svg Fanja 631296+310 0–4 4–0 3–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ansar 62137927 0–2 0–0 5–1
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Taizz 6006220180 0–4 0–2 0–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts FAI DUH DHO SIB
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 641195+413 1–0 2–3 2–1
Flag of Iraq.svg Dohuk 6402146+812 0–1 6–1 2–1
Flag of Oman.svg Dhofar 6312812410 1–1 1–3 1–0
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Shaab Ibb 600631180 0–2 1–3 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts QAD SHO RAM RAV
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 6411134+913 0–1 2–2 3–0
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 640285+312 0–2 0–1 2–0
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ramtha 6312107+310 0–3 1–2 5–0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Ravshan Kulob 6006217150 1–3 1–3 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SP KIT CHB WAR
Flag of Indonesia.svg Semen Padang 6510156+916 3–1 3–1 3–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 6402187+1112 1–2 3–0 5–0
Flag of India.svg Churchill Brothers 611461374 2–2 0–4 3–0
Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors 6105417133 0–2 2–4 1–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts NRA YAN SH PSB
Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 6501204+1615 3–1 1–0 6–1
Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United 6501185+1315 2–0 2–0 3–0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 6114121204 0–3 1–3 8–0
Flag of Indonesia.svg Persibo Bojonegoro 6015534291 0–7 1–7 3–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Tiebreakers

Group G

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KEL DN MAZ AYE
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 6411149+513 5–0 1–1 3–1
Flag of Vietnam.svg SHB Đà Nẵng 64021112112 0–1 3–1 2–1
Flag of Maldives.svg Maziya 62131312+17 6–1 2–3 3–1
Flag of Myanmar.svg Ayeyawady United 610591453 1–3 2–3 3–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group H

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KEB SEL SG TPR
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 6420136+714 1–0 4–1 2–1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor 62221211+18 2–2 3–1 3–3
Flag of Vietnam.svg Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 622291238 0–0 2–1 2–2
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 6024121752 2–4 2–3 2–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Tiebreakers

Knock-out stage

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. [1]

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 4
Flag of Oman.svg Fanja 0
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia (a) 0 2 2
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 0 2 2
Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 3
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta (a.e.t.) 4
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 2 1 3
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 1 0 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 1 1 2
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 2 2 4
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 3
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa 1
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 0
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 2
Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant (a.e.t.) 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor 0
Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 2 0 2
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 7 5 12
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait (p) 1 (4)
Flag of Iraq.svg Dohuk 1 (1)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 4 3 7
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 2 0 2
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 5
Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United 1
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 1 1 2
Flag of Indonesia.svg Semen Padang 0 1 1
Flag of Indonesia.svg Semen Padang 2
Flag of Vietnam.svg SHB Đà Nẵng 1

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match. [1]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Asia Zone
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Flag of Iraq.svg Dohuk
Al-Faisaly Flag of Jordan.svg 3–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa
Erbil Flag of Iraq.svg 3–4 (a.e.t.) Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta
Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 4–0 Flag of Oman.svg Fanja
East Asia Zone
Semen Padang Flag of Indonesia.svg 2–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg SHB Đà Nẵng
Kelantan Flag of Malaysia.svg 0–2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee
New Radiant Flag of Maldives.svg 2–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor
East Bengal Flag of India.svg 5–1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013. [11] In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 0–0 2–2
Kitchee Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2–4 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 1–2 1–2
New Radiant Flag of Maldives.svg 2–12 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 2–7 0–5
East Bengal Flag of India.svg 2–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Semen Padang 1–0 1–1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 3–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 2–1 1–0
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 7–2 Flag of India.svg East Bengal 4–2 3–0

Final

Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 0–2 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho Soccerball shade.svg52'
Jemâa Soccerball shade.svg64'

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player [12] Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia
Top Goalscorer [13] Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jemâa Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD6R16QF1QF2SF1SF2FTotal
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jemâa Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 222432116
2 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Tarrés Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 2211131112
3 Flag of Liberia.svg Edward Wilson Flag of Indonesia.svg Semen Padang 112221110
4 Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 1221129
Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Ashfaq Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 5319
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adama Koné Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United 3111219
7 Flag of Syria.svg Ahmad Al Douni Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa (GS+R16)
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta (QF)
311117
Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Radhi Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 112217
Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerinho Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 11111117
10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh Flag of India.svg East Bengal 11136
Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo Flag of Vietnam.svg SHB Đà Nẵng 11316
Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Umair Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 111126

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted. [14]

Source: [15] [16]

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