2017 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2017 AFC Cup Final

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| event = 2017 AFC Cup

| team1 = Istiklol

| team1association = {{flagicon|TJK|size=30px}}

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| team2association = {{flagicon|IRQ|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

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| date = {{Start date|2017|11|4|df=y}}

| stadium = Hisor Central Stadium

| city = Hisor

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| referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

| attendance = 20,000

| weather = Windy
16°C

| previous = 2016

| next = 2018

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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).{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/hfkpbo5advjk0bqceqyp.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135849/http://res.cloudinary.com/deltatreafcprod/image/upload/hfkpbo5advjk0bqceqyp.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2017|title=2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/mohsin-strike-ensures-air-force-clubs-afc-cup-reign-continues-39741 |title=Mohsin strike ensures Air Force Club's AFC Cup reign continues |publisher=AFC |date=4 November 2017}}

Teams

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Team !Zone !Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
{{flagicon\|TJK}} Istiklol \|Central Asia Zone (CAFA) (Inter-zone play-off winner) \|1 (2015)
{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya \|West Asia Zone (WAFF) \|1 (2016)

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Team

!Zone

!Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)

|1 (2015)

{{flagicon|IRQ}} 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).

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colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|TJK}} Istiklol !colspan=2\|Round !colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result \|colspan=2\|Group stage \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result
align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Dordoi \|colspan=3\|2–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 1 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|LIB}} Safa \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Altyn Asyr \|colspan=3\|1–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 2 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Al-Hidd \|colspan=3\|2–1 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Alay Osh \|colspan=3\|3–1 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 3 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|SYR}} Al-Wahda \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Alay Osh \|colspan=3\|4–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 4 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|SYR}} Al-Wahda \|colspan=3\|1–1 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Dordoi \|colspan=3\|4–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 5 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|LIB}} Safa \|colspan=3\|2–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Altyn Asyr \|colspan=3\|1–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 6 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Al-Hidd \|colspan=3\|1–0 (A)
colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group D winners {{:2017 AFC Cup group stage\|transcludesection=Group D\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=IST}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Final standings \|colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group B winners {{:2017 AFC Cup group stage\|transcludesection=Group B\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=QUW}}
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg \|colspan=2\|Knockout stage \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg
align=left\|{{flagicon\|PHI}} Ceres–Negros \|5–1 \|4–0 (H) \|1–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal semi-finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Al-Zawraa \|2–1 \|1–1 (H) \|1–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|IND}} Bengaluru FC \|3–2 \|1–0 (H) \|2–2 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off final \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|SYR}} Al-Wahda \|2–2 (a) \|1–2 (A) \|1–0 (H)

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colspan=4|{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

!colspan=2|Round

!colspan=4|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|colspan=2|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 1

|align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Safa

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|colspan=3|1–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Hidd

|colspan=3|2–1 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh

|colspan=3|3–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 3

|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Wahda

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh

|colspan=3|4–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 4

|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Wahda

|colspan=3|1–1 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi

|colspan=3|4–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 5

|align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Safa

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|colspan=3|1–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 6

|align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Hidd

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group D winners

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=IST}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Final standings

|colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group B winners

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=QUW}}

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|colspan=2|Knockout stage

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|5–1

|4–0 (H)

|1–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal semi-finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Zawraa

|2–1

|1–1 (H)

|1–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC

|3–2

|1–0 (H)

|2–2 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Inter-zone play-off final

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/afc-cup-knockout-stage-official-draw-concluded|title=AFC Cup Knockout Stage official draw concluded|publisher=AFC|date=6 June 2017}} If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.

Match

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|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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Mohsin {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

|report = http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2017/959070

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Nikola Stošić
RB	27	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Oleksandr Stetsenko
CB	5	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Artem Baranovskyi
CB	2	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Siyovush Asrorov	{{yel\|60}}
LB	19	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Akhtam Nazarov
RM	9	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Jahongir Aliev		{{suboff\|88}}
CM	8	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Nuriddin Davronov		{{suboff\|72}}
CM	4	{{flagicon\|GHA}} David Mawutor
LM	18	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	{{yel\|56}}
CF	10	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Dmitry Barkov
CF	63	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		{{suboff\|74}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	35	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Kurban Boboev
DF	3	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Tabrezi Davlatmir
MF	11	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Muhammadjoni Hasan
MF	20	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Amirbek Juraboev		{{subon\|72}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Romish Jalilov		{{subon\|88}}
MF	23	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Ehson Panjshanbe
FW	17	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Dilshod Vasiev		{{subon\|74}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|TJK}} Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Fahad Talib
RB	6	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Sameh Saeed
CB	2	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Samal Saeed
CB	36	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Sebastijan Antić
LB	33	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ali Bahjat
RM	7	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Karrar Ali Bari	{{yel\|87}}	{{suboff\|90}}
CM	18	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Zaher Midani	{{yel\|66}}
CM	40	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Khaled Mobayed
LM	11	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Humam Tariq
CF	10	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmad
CF	9	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Emad Mohsin		{{suboff\|78}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	21	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Amjad Raheem
MF	5	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ahmed Abdul-Ridha		{{subon\|90}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Fahad Kareem
MF	30	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Saif Salman		{{subon\|78}}
MF	32	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Taher Hameed Moshin
FW	29	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Amjad Radhi
FW	38	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ali Yousif
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|SYR}} Hussam Al Sayed

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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)

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Match rules

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

External links

{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/|name=AFC Cup}}, the-AFC.com
[http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/192 AFC Cup 2017], stats.the-AFC.com

Category:AFC Champions League Two finals

*Final

Category:November 2017 sports events in Asia

Category:International club association football competitions hosted by Tajikistan

Category:FC Istiklol matches

Category:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya matches

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Nikola Stošić
RB	27	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Oleksandr Stetsenko
CB	5	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Artem Baranovskyi
CB	2	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Siyovush Asrorov	{{yel\|60}}
LB	19	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Akhtam Nazarov
RM	9	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Jahongir Aliev		{{suboff\|88}}
CM	8	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Nuriddin Davronov		{{suboff\|72}}
CM	4	{{flagicon\|GHA}} David Mawutor
LM	18	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	{{yel\|56}}
CF	10	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Dmitry Barkov
CF	63	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		{{suboff\|74}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	35	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Kurban Boboev
DF	3	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Tabrezi Davlatmir
MF	11	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Muhammadjoni Hasan
MF	20	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Amirbek Juraboev		{{subon\|72}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Romish Jalilov		{{subon\|88}}
MF	23	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Ehson Panjshanbe
FW	17	{{flagicon\|TJK}} Dilshod Vasiev		{{subon\|74}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|TJK}} Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

2017 AFC Cup final

Teams

Venue

Road to the final

Format

Match

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See also

References

External links