2018 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match

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| event = 2018 AFC Cup

| team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Altyn Asyr

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

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2018|10|27|df=y}}

| stadium = Basra Sports City

| city = Basra

| man_of_the_match1a = Hammadi Ahmad {{nowrap|(Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)}}{{cite web |url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13367 |title=Air Force Club v Altyn Asyr FC |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=27 October 2018 |access-date=28 October 2018 }}

| referee = Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

| attendance = 24,665

| weather = {{convert|19|°C|°F|abbr=on}}

| previous = 2017

| next = 2019

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The 2018 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 AFC Cup, the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-cup-2018-regulations|title=2018 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

The final was contested as a single match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq and Altyn Asyr from Turkmenistan. The match was hosted by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the Basra Sports City in Basra on 27 October 2018.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the final 2–0 for their third consecutive and overall AFC Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/air-force-club-create-history|title=Air Force Club create history|publisher=AFC|date=27 October 2018}}{{Cite web|title=Iraq's al-Quwa al-Jawiya Club win third consecutive AFC Cup final|url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/sport/4bab6b24-2e75-42bf-b7c0-9a55cf7fbb2e|date=27 October 2018|website=www.kurdistan24.net|access-date=2020-05-25}}

Teams

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Team !Zone !Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya \|West Asia Zone (WAFF) \|2 (2016, 2017)
{{flagicon\|TKM}} Altyn Asyr \|Central Asia Zone (CAFA) (Inter-zone play-off winner) \|None

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Team

!Zone

!Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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

|West Asia Zone (WAFF)

|2 (2016, 2017)

{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

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

|None

This was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's third consecutive AFC Cup final, a record shared with Al-Faisaly (2005 to 2007) and Al-Kuwait (2011 to 2013). If they were to win the final, they would become the first team to win three consecutive AFC Cup titles, and also tie Al-Kuwait as record three-time winners of the AFC Cup.

Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after Nasaf from Uzbekistan in 2011.

Venue

File:Basra International Stadium2.jpg in Basra, Iraq, hosted the match.]]

This was the second AFC Cup final played in Iraq, after the 2012 final played at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Arbil. While Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were also the home team in the 2016 AFC Cup Final, they hosted the match at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, as Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches during that time. The ban was lifted in March 2018,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-welcomes-fifa-decision-to-lift-iraq-ban|title=AFC President welcomes FIFA decision to lift Iraq ban|publisher=AFC|date=17 March 2018}} and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya played their subsequent home matches at the Karbala Sports City in Karbala.

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\|IRQ}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya !colspan=2\|Round !colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Altyn Asyr
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align=left\|{{flagicon\|JOR}} Al-Jazeera \|colspan=3\|2–2 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 1 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Alay Osh \|colspan=3\|6–3 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq \|colspan=3\|1–0 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 2 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|TJK}} Istiklol \|colspan=3\|2–2 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Malkiya \|colspan=3\|4–3 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 3 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Ahal \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|JOR}} Al-Jazeera \|colspan=3\|1–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 4 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Ahal \|colspan=3\|1–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Malkiya \|colspan=3\|1–1 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 5 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|KGZ}} Alay Osh \|colspan=3\|5–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq \|colspan=3\|2–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Matchday 6 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|TJK}} Istiklol \|colspan=3\|3–2 (A)
colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group A runners-up {{2018 AFC Cup group tables\|Group A\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=QUW}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2\|Final standings \|colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group D winners {{2018 AFC Cup group tables\|Group D\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=ALT}}
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg \|colspan=2\|Knockout stage \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg
align=left\|{{flagicon\|LIB}} Al-Ahed \|5–3 \|3–1 (H) \|2–2 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal semi-finals \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|IND}} Bengaluru \|5–2 \|3–2 (A) \|2–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|JOR}} Al-Jazeera \|4–1 \|1–0 (A) \|3–1 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal finals \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off final \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|PRK}} April 25 \|3–3 (a) \|2–2 (A) \|1–1 (H)

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

!colspan=2|Round

!colspan=4|{{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

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|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|colspan=2|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|colspan=3|2–2 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 1

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

|colspan=3|6–3 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 2

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|colspan=3|2–2 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Malkiya

|colspan=3|4–3 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 3

|align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|colspan=3|1–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 4

|align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Ahal

|colspan=3|1–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Malkiya

|colspan=3|1–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 5

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

|colspan=3|5–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Matchday 6

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Istiklol

|colspan=3|3–2 (A)

colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group A runners-up

{{2018 AFC Cup group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=QUW}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff colspan=2|Final standings

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

{{2018 AFC Cup group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=ALT}}

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|colspan=2|Knockout stage

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|5–3

|3–1 (H)

|2–2 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal semi-finals

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

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

|5–2

|3–2 (A)

|2–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Jazeera

|4–1

|1–0 (A)

|3–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal finals

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

|align=left|{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|3–3 (a)

|2–2 (A)

|1–1 (H)

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winners of the West Asia Zonal final) alternated from the previous season's final.

If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.

Match

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|27|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya {{flagicon|IRQ}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr

|goals1 =

Ahmad {{goal|22}}
Bayesh {{goal|57}}

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|stadium = Basra Sports City, Basra

|attendance = 24,665

|referee = Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

|report = [https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2018/984058 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13367 Stats Report]

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GK	12	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Mohammed Gassid
RB	6	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Sameh Saeed
CB	5	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ahmed Abdul-Ridha
CB	32	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Saad Natiq
LB	33	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ali Bahjat	{{yel\|88}}
RM	37	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ibrahim Bayesh
CM	18	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Zaher Midani
CM	42	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Mohammed Ali Abboud		{{suboff\|77}}
LM	38	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ali Husni		{{suboff\|81}}
CF	10	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Hammadi Ahmad (c)
CF	9	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Emad Mohsin		{{suboff\|90+1}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Fahad Talib
DF	34	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Mustafa Mohammed
MF	14	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Mohsen Abdullah
MF	43	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Mohammed Qasim		{{subon\|77}}
FW	7	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Karrar Ali		{{subon\|81}}
FW	17	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Ali Yousif
FW	29	{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Amjad Radhi		{{subon\|90+1}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|IRQ}} Basim Qasim

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Mammet Orazmuhammedow
RB	12	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Serdar Annaorazow
CB	4	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Mekan Saparow
CB	2	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Zafar Babajanow	{{suboff\|46}}
LB	24	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Gurbangeldi Batyrow	{{suboff\|77}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Umidjan Astanow
CM	29	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Serdar Geldiýew (c)
RW	22	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Mekan Aşyrow	{{suboff\|58}}
AM	10	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Selim Nurmuradov
LW	7	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
CF	39	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Wahyt Orazsähedow
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	16	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Nurgeldi Astanow
DF	3	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Şöhrat Söýünow	{{subon\|46}}
MF	20	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Begmyrat Baýow	{{subon\|58}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Welmyrat Ballakow
MF	33	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Annasähet Annasähedow
FW	18	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Furkat Tursunow	{{subon\|77}}
FW	30	{{flagicon\|TKM}} Mihail Titow
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|TKM}} Ýazguly Hojageldyýew

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Man of the Match:

Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)

Assistant referees:

Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)

Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)

Fourth official:

Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Fifth official:

Juma Al-Burshaid (Qatar)

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Match rules

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.

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/|name=AFC Cup}}, the-AFC.com
[http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/222 AFC Cup 2018], stats.the-AFC.com

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*Final

Category:October 2018 sports events in Asia

Category:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya matches

Category:International club association football competitions hosted by Iraq

2018 AFC Cup final

Teams

Venue

Road to the final

Format

Match

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See also

References

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