2009 AFC Cup final

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| team1 = {{flagicon|KUW|size=30px}} Al-Kuwait

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Al-Karamah {{flagicon|SYR|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = 3 November 2009

| stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium

| city = Kuwait City

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The 2009 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 between Al-Kuwait and Al-Karamah. It was the 6th final of the AFC Cup and was the first time the final match to be played in a one-off format. The game was played at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, being the home ground of Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait won the title by winning over Al-Karamah 2–1.

Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2010 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.

Route to the final

{{further|2009 AFC Cup}}

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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Al-Kuwait

!Round

!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Al-Karamah

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{{main|2009 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|l1=2009 AFC Cup group stage: Group D}}

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!width=20 abbr="Won" |W

!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF

!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA

!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD

!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts

align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

|6

411124+813
align="left"| {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Karamah

|6

402127+512
align="left"| {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wahdat

|6

312127+510
align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|6

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|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Group stage

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{{main|2009 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|l1=2009 AFC Cup group stage: Group D}}

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!width=20 abbr="Won" |W

!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF

!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA

!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD

!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts

align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

|6

411124+813
align="left"| {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Karamah

|6

402127+512
align="left"| {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wahdat

|6

312127+510
align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|6

006119−180

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Knockout phase

|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

|-

|{{flagicon|IND}} Dempo SC

|3–1

|3–1 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Busaiteen Club

|2–1

|2–1 away

|-

|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Arbil FC

|2–1 (a)

|1–1 home; 1–0 away

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals

|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Arabi

|5–4 (p)

|0–0 home; 0–0 away

|-

|{{flagicon|HKG}} South China

|3–1

|2–1 home; 1–0 away

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|{{flagicon|VIE}} Binh Duong

|4–2

|3–0 home; 1–2 away

|}

Match details

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|date =3 November 2009

|time =19:30 UTC+3

|team1 =Al-Kuwait {{flagicon|Kuwait}}

|score = 2–1

|report =[https://archive.today/20121216150649/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=368&matchId=2489 Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Karamah

|goals1 = Hakem {{goal|16}}
Sulaiman {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Al Shbli {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance=17,400

|referee= Masoud Moradi (Iran)

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|colspan="4"|Al Kuwait:

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GK1{{flagicon|KUW}} Musaab Al Kanderi
DF3{{flagicon|KUW}} Fahad Awad
DF21{{flagicon|KUW}} Samir Al Martah
DF33{{flagicon|BHR}} Abdulla Al Marzooqi
MF10{{flagicon|KUW}} Naser Al Qahtani
MF15{{flagicon|KUW}} Waleed Jumah
MF18{{flagicon|KUW}} Jarah Al Ataiqi (c)
MF20{{flagicon|KUW}} Hussain Hakem  
MF30{{flagicon|KUW}} Fahad Humod
FW9{{flagicon|KUW}} Abdulla Nahar{{suboff|53}}
FW13{{flagicon|OMN}} Ismail Al Ajmi
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF5{{flagicon|KUW}} Ibrahim Shehab
MF7{{flagicon|KUW}} Nawaf Al Owaisi
MF11{{flagicon|KUW}} Fahad Al Ansari
MF14{{flagicon|KUW}} Abdullah Al Refaie
FW17{{flagicon|KUW}} Abdulrahman Al Awadi
GK23{{flagicon|KUW}} Khaled Al Fadhli
FW37{{flagicon|BRA}} Rogerinho{{subon|53}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohammad Abdullah

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|colspan="4"|Al Karamah:

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GK1{{flagicon|SYR}} Mosab Balhous
DF4{{flagicon|SYR}} Hassan Abbas (c){{suboff|73}}
DF6{{flagicon|SYR}} Ahmad Deeb
DF14{{flagicon|SYR}} Anas Al Khouja
DF24{{flagicon|CMR}} Richard Bohomo
MF11{{flagicon|SYR}} Fahd Aodi{{suboff|59}}
MF15{{flagicon|SYR}} Alaa Al Shbli
MF21{{flagicon|SYR}} Aatef Jenyat  
MF33{{flagicon|Morocco}} Yazid Kaissi
FW9{{flagicon|SYR}} Mohamad Hamwi
FW22{{flagicon|SYR}} Ahmad Al Omaier
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF2{{flagicon|SYR}} Naser Al Sebai
DF3{{flagicon|SYR}} Yasser Shahen
FW8{{flagicon|SYR}} Mohannad Ibrahim{{subon|73}}
MF10{{flagicon|SYR}} Iyad Mando{{subon|59}}
DF23{{flagicon|SYR}} Tawfek Taearah
FW26{{flagicon|SYR}} Hani Al Taiar
GK30{{flagicon|SYR}} Fahd Saleh
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|SYR}} Mohammad Kwid

|}

See also

References