2019 AFC Cup final

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2019 AFC Cup Final
Event 2019 AFC Cup
April 25 Al-Ahed
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Date4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)
Venue Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the Match Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed) [1]
Referee Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) [1]
Attendance500 [1]
WeatherMostly clear
27 °C (81 °F) [1]
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The 2019 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 AFC Cup, the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). [2]

Contents

The final was contested as a single match between April 25 from North Korea and Al-Ahed from Lebanon. The match was played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 4 November 2019.

Al-Ahed won 1–0 by a goal from Ghanaian player Issah Yakubu. This was Al-Ahed's first continental title, as well as the first for a Lebanese team. [3] April 25 became the first North Korean men's football club to qualify for an Asian final, [4] while Al-Ahed were the third Lebanese side to do so (after Nejmeh in 2005 and Safa in 2008). [3]

Teams

TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 East Asia Zone (EAFF)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)		None
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed West Asia Zone (WAFF)None

Venue

The match was originally to be hosted by April 25 at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on 2 November 2019. However, on 22 October 2019, due to North Korea's decision to ban television transmission of football games, the AFC announced that the final would be held in Shanghai, China in order for the match to be transmitted. [5] [6] On 25 October 2019, the match was rescheduled from 2 November to 4 November and the host city was shifted from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [7]

Road to the final

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

Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 Round Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen 3–0 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 0–0 (H)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 2–0 (H)Matchday 2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 0–0 (A)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po 3–1 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 4–2 (H)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po 4–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen 5–0 (H)Matchday 5 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 1–0 (A)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 0–1 (A)Matchday 6 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 2–1 (H)
Group I winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 615
2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 610
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po 68
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hang Yuen 61
Source: AFC
Final standings Group C winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 614
2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 68
3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 67
4 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 64
Source: AFC
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
—Zonal semi-finals Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Zonal finals Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka 5–4 3–4 (A) 2–0 (H)Inter-zone play-off semi-finals—
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 2–2 (a) 2–2 (A) 0–0 (H)Inter-zone play-off final

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.

Should it tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team. [2]

Match

Details

April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
Live Report
Stats Report
  • Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
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April 25
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Al-Ahed
GK23 Flag of North Korea.svg An Tae-song Red card.svg 26'
RB6 Flag of North Korea.svg Kwon Chung-hyok
CB30 Flag of North Korea.svg An Song-il I
CB5 Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Jin-myong
LB29 Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Song-rok
RM31 Flag of North Korea.svg Choe Chol-su Sub off.svg 28'
CM15 Flag of North Korea.svg Won Song
CM7 Flag of North Korea.svg O Hyok-chol
LM14 Flag of North Korea.svg Son Pyong-il
CF13 Flag of North Korea.svg Rim Chol-min (c)Sub off.svg 40'
CF10 Flag of North Korea.svg An Il-bom
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of North Korea.svg Sin Tae-song Sub on.svg 28'
DF2 Flag of North Korea.svg Jang Kum-nam
DF17 Flag of North Korea.svg An Song-il II Sub on.svg 88'
MF19 Flag of North Korea.svg Yun Il-gwang
MF24 Flag of North Korea.svg Choe Jong-hyok
FW18 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Yu-song Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 88'
FW21 Flag of North Korea.svg Jang Hyok
Manager:
Flag of North Korea.svg O Yun-son
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GK1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Mehdi Khalil
RB6 Flag of Lebanon.svg Hussein Zein
CB4 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nour Mansour
CB2 Flag of Syria.svg Ahmad Al Saleh
LB8 Flag of Lebanon.svg Hussein Dakik
CM13 Flag of Ghana.svg Issah Yakubu
CM15 Flag of Lebanon.svg Haytham Faour (c)Yellow card.svg 82'
RW20 Flag of Lebanon.svg Rabih Ataya Sub off.svg 80'
AM10 Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Haidar
LW11 Flag of Lebanon.svg Ahmad Zreik
CF99 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ahmed Akaïchi Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Hammoud
GK98 Flag of Lebanon.svg Hadi Khalil
DF5 Flag of Lebanon.svg Khalil Khamis
MF7 Flag of Lebanon.svg Hussein Monzer Yellow card.svg 90+3'Sub on.svg 89'
MF14 Flag of Lebanon.svg Walid Shour
MF23 Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali Hadid
FW30 Flag of Lebanon.svg Tarek El Ali Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Lebanon.svg Bassem Marmar

Man of the Match:
Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed) [1]
Assistant referees: [1]
Deniye Gedara Palitha Parakkrama Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)
Wellabada Hewage Don Senjeewa Premalal (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official:
Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Fifth official:
Abdullah Al-Jardani (Oman)

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, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

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  2. 1 2 3 "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
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