2016 AFC Cup final

2016 AFC Cup Final

Event	2016 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Bengaluru 1 0
Date	5 November 2016
Venue	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Man of the Match	Hammadi Ahmed [1]
Referee	Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Attendance	5,806
Weather	Clear 27 °C (81 °F) 24% humidity [1]
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The 2016 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 AFC Cup, the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from 'developing countries' in Asia according to the Vision Asia plan. ^[2]

The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Indian team Bengaluru. The match was hosted by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on 5 November 2016.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru 1–0 to become the first Iraqi team to win the AFC Cup title. ^[3]

Venue

As Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches in their country, the final was played at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. ^[4] It is the home stadium of Qatar Sports Club and holds 13,000 spectators.

Background

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup group stage as the 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League runners-up. This was their first appearance in the AFC Cup. ^[5]

Bengaluru qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup as the 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup winners. This was their second consecutive appearance in the AFC Cup. ^[6]

Both teams reached the AFC Cup final for the first time, and Bengaluru were the first team from India to reach the final.

Road to the final

Further information: 2016 AFC Cup

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

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya				Round	Bengaluru
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	2–0 (A)			Matchday 1	Lao Toyota	1–2 (A)
Al-Oruba	2–1 (H)			Matchday 2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–1 (H)
Al-Wahda	2–5 (A)			Matchday 3	Ayeyawady United	1–0 (A)
Al-Wahda	1–0 (H)			Matchday 4	Ayeyawady United	5–3 (H)
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	4–1 (H)			Matchday 5	Lao Toyota	2–1 (H)
Al-Oruba	4–0 (A)			Matchday 6	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–3 (A)
Group C winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15 2 Al-Wahda 6 9 3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7 4 Al-Orouba 6 4 Source: AFC				Final standings	Group H runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Bengaluru 6 9 3 Ayeyawady United 6 6 4 Lao Toyota 6 3 Source: AFC
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Wehdat	2–1 (H)	N/A		Round of 16	Kitchee	3–2 (A)	N/A
Al-Jaish	5–1	1–1 (H)	4–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Tampines Rovers	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)
Al-Ahed	4–3	1–1 (H)	3–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4–2	1–1 (A)	3–1 (H)

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 would be used to decide the winner. ^[2]

Match

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)

19:00  UTC+3

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Bengaluru
Ahmed 70'	Report

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)

Attendance: 5,806

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Bengaluru

GK 1 Fahad Talib  90+5' DF 3 Ali Abdul-Jabbar (c) DF 4 Saad Natiq DF 6 Sameh Saeed  90+3' FW 9 Emad Mohsin FW 10 Hammadi Ahmed MF 11 Humam Tariq  27' MF 17 Ahmad Abdul-Amir DF 36 Ali Bahjat FW 40 Amjad Radhi  90+1' MF 46 Zaher Midani Substitutes GK 44 Amjed Raheem MF 15 Osama Ali  27' FW 16 Ali Ghalioum  90+1' MF 20 Mohammad Hasan MF 38 Halgurd Mulla Mohammed  90+3' DF 41 Ahmed Abdul-Ridha DF 42 Saif Hatem Manager Basim Qasim

GK 28 Lalthuammawia Ralte DF 2 Juanan DF 6 John Johnson MF 9 Álvaro Rubio  83' FW 11 Sunil Chhetri (c) DF 13 Rino Anto MF 14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh MF 20 Alwyn George  64' DF 20 Nishu Kumar  64' MF 26 Cameron Watson FW 31 C. K. Vineeth Substitutes GK 32 Calvin Abhishek DF 5 Keegan Pereira MF 17 Seminlen Doungel  64' MF 21 Udanta Singh  64' DF 24 Salam Ranjan Singh  83' FW 25 Daniel Lalhlimpuia MF 30 Malsawmzuala Manager Albert Roca

AFC Man of the Match: [1] Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) Assistant referees: [1] Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea) Kim Young-ha (South Korea) Fourth official: [1] Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) Fifth official: [1] Park Sang-jun (South Korea)

Match rules [2] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

1. "Match report: Air Force Club v JSW Bengaluru FC". AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
2. "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
3. "Iraq's Air Force Club crowned AFC Cup champions". AFC. 5 November 2016.
4. "Chhetri: Doha perfect place to revive Indian football". AFC. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
5. "AFC Cup 2016 - Road to the Final: Air Force Club". AFC. 4 November 2016.
6. "AFC Cup 2016 - Road to the Final: JSW Bengaluru FC". AFC. 4 November 2016.

External links

• AFC Cup, the-AFC.com