2017 AFC Cup final

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2017 AFC Cup final
Event 2017 AFC Cup
Istiklol Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Date4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)
Venue Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance20,000
WeatherWindy
16°C
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The 2017 AFC Cup final was the final match of the 2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). [1]

Contents

The final was contested as a single match between Tajik team Istiklol and Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor on 4 November 2017.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year. [2]

Teams

TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)		1 (2015)
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya West Asia Zone (WAFF)1 ( 2016 )

Venue

Hisor Central Stadium, in Hisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.

Road to the final

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

Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol Round Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi 2–0 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Safa 0–0 (A)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 1–1 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 2–1 (H)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alay Osh 3–1 (H)Matchday 3 Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Al-Wahda 0–0 (A)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alay Osh 4–1 (A)Matchday 4 Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Al-Wahda 1–1 (H)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi 4–1 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of Lebanon.svg Safa 2–0 (H)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 1–0 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 1–0 (A)
Group D winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 616
2 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 613
3 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi 63
4 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alay Osh 63
Source: AFC
Final standings Group B winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 612
2 Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Al-Wahda 611
3 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 69
4 Flag of Lebanon.svg Safa 61
Source: AFC
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros 5–1 4–0 (H) 1–1 (A)Inter-zone play-off semi-finalsZonal semi-finals Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Zawraa 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Flag of India.svg Bengaluru FC 3–2 1–0 (H) 2–2 (A)Inter-zone play-off finalZonal finals Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Al-Wahda 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winner of the Inter-zone play-off final) decided by draw, which was held on 6 June 2017. [3] If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner. [1]

Match

Details

Istiklol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 0–1 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
GK1 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Stošić
RB27 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Stetsenko
CB5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Baranovskyi
CB2 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Siyovush Asrorov Yellow card.svg 60'
LB19 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Akhtam Nazarov
RM9 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Jahongir Aliev Sub off.svg 88'
CM8 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Nuriddin Davronov Sub off.svg 72'
CM4 Flag of Ghana.svg David Mawutor
LM18 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev Yellow card.svg 56'
CF10 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Barkov
CF63 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutes:
GK35 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Kurban Boboev
DF3 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tabrezi Davlatmir
MF11 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Muhammadjoni Hasan
MF20 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Amirbek Juraboev Sub on.svg 72'
MF21 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Romish Jalilov Sub on.svg 88'
MF23 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Ehson Panjshanbe
FW17 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Dilshod Vasiev Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Istiklol vs Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017-11-04.svg
GK1 Flag of Iraq.svg Fahad Talib
RB6 Flag of Iraq.svg Sameh Saeed
CB2 Flag of Iraq.svg Samal Saeed
CB36 Flag of Croatia.svg Sebastijan Antić
LB33 Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Bahjat
RM7 Flag of Iraq.svg Karrar Ali Bari Yellow card.svg 87'Sub off.svg 90'
CM18 Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Zaher Midani Yellow card.svg 66'
CM40 Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Khaled Mobayed
LM11 Flag of Iraq.svg Humam Tariq
CF10 Flag of Iraq.svg Hammadi Ahmad
CF9 Flag of Iraq.svg Emad Mohsin Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Raheem
MF5 Flag of Iraq.svg Ahmed Abdul-Ridha Sub on.svg 90'
MF27 Flag of Iraq.svg Fahad Kareem
MF30 Flag of Iraq.svg Saif Salman Sub on.svg 78'
MF32 Flag of Iraq.svg Taher Hameed Moshin
FW29 Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Radhi
FW38 Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Yousif
Manager:
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Hussam Al Sayed

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Sabet Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Match rules [1]

  • 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mohsin strike ensures Air Force Club's AFC Cup reign continues". AFC. 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "AFC Cup Knockout Stage official draw concluded". AFC. 6 June 2017.
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