2019 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2019 AFC Cup Final

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| event = 2019 AFC Cup

| team1 = April 25

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

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Al-Ahed

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

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2019|11|4|df=y}}

| stadium = Kuala Lumpur Stadium

| city = Kuala Lumpur

| man_of_the_match1a = Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed){{Cite web|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15911|title=4.25 SC v Al Ahed FC |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |website=the-afc.com|date=4 November 2019|access-date=5 November 2019}}

| referee = Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

| attendance = 500

| weather = Mostly clear
{{convert|27|°C|°F}}

| previous = 2018

| next = 2021

}}

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).{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-cup-2019-competition-regulations|title=2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://falebanon.com/observations-from-aheds-afc-cup-triumph/|title=Observations from Ahed’s AFC Cup triumph|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2019-11-05|website=FaLebanon|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}} April 25 became the first North Korean men's football club to qualify for an Asian final,{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/ec11c8416d7349eeaeb711a30b585e48|title=North Korea loses hosting soccer match amid TV concerns|date=2019-10-22|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-11-05}} while Al-Ahed were the third Lebanese side to do so (after Nejmeh in 2005 and Safa in 2008).

Teams

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Team !Zone !Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
{{flagicon\|PRK}} April 25 \|East Asia Zone (EAFF) (Inter-zone play-off winner) \|None
{{flagicon\|LIB}} Al-Ahed \|West Asia Zone (WAFF) \|None

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Team

!Zone

!Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

|East Asia Zone (EAFF)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)

|None

{{flagicon|LIB}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://lebanonfg.com/single/2175|title=نهائي كأس الاتحاد الآسيوي في الصين|website=lebanonfg.com|language=ar|access-date=18 October 2019|date=17 October 2019|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018213810/https://lebanonfg.com/single/2175|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=AFC Cup 2019 final to be played in Shanghai |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/afc-cup-2019-final-to-be-played-in-shanghai |publisher=AFC |date=22 October 2019}} 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.{{cite web |title=AFC Cup 2019 final to be played on November 4 in Kuala Lumpur |url=https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-cup-2019-final-to-be-played-on-november-4-in-kuala-lumpur |publisher=AFC |date=25 October 2019}}

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\|PRK}} April 25 !Round !colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|LIB}} Al-Ahed
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result \|Group stage \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result
align=left\|{{flagicon\|TPE}} Hang Yuen \|colspan=3\|3–0 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 1 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|KUW}} Al-Qadsia \|colspan=3\|0–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|HKG}} Kitchee \|colspan=3\|2–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 2 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Malkiya \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|HKG}} Tai Po \|colspan=3\|3–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 3 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq \|colspan=3\|4–2 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|HKG}} Tai Po \|colspan=3\|4–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 4 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|OMA}} Al-Suwaiq \|colspan=3\|1–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|TPE}} Hang Yuen \|colspan=3\|5–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 5 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|KUW}} Al-Qadsia \|colspan=3\|1–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|HKG}} Kitchee \|colspan=3\|0–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 6 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|BHR}} Malkiya \|colspan=3\|2–1 (H)
colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group I winners {{2019 AFC Cup group tables\|Group I\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=APR}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Final standings \|colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group C winners {{2019 AFC Cup group tables\|Group C\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=AHE}}
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg \|Knockout stage \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg
colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center\|— \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal semi-finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|JOR}} Al-Wehdat \|1–0 \|1–0 (A) \|0–0 (H)
bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|JOR}} Al-Jazeera \|1–0 \|0–0 (A) \|1–0 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka \|5–4 \|3–4 (A) \|2–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals \|colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center\|—
align=left\|{{flagicon\|VIE}} Hà Nội \|2–2 (a) \|2–2 (A) \|0–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off final

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colspan=4|{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25

!Round

!colspan=4|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

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|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} Hang Yuen

|colspan=3|3–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1

|align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Qadsia

|colspan=3|0–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2

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

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Tai Po

|colspan=3|3–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3

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

|colspan=3|4–2 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Tai Po

|colspan=3|4–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4

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

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} Hang Yuen

|colspan=3|5–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5

|align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Qadsia

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|colspan=3|0–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6

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

|colspan=3|2–1 (H)

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

{{2019 AFC Cup group tables|Group I|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=APR}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings

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

{{2019 AFC Cup group tables|Group C|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=AHE}}

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Knockout stage

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center|—

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal semi-finals

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

|1–0

|1–0 (A)

|0–0 (H)

bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal finals

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

|1–0

|0–0 (A)

|1–0 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

|5–4

|3–4 (A)

|2–0 (H)

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

|colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center|—

align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội

|2–2 (a)

|2–2 (A)

|0–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|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.

Match

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|date = {{Start date|2019|11|4|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}

|team1 = April 25 {{flagicon|PRK}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ahed

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Yakubu {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance = 500

|referee = Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2019/2032184 Live Report]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15911 Stats Report]

}}

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GK	23	{{flagicon\|PRK}} An Tae-song	{{sent off\|0\|26}}
RB	6	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Kwon Chung-hyok
CB	30	{{flagicon\|PRK}} An Song-il I
CB	5	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Pak Jin-myong
LB	29	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Pak Song-rok
RM	31	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Choe Chol-su		{{suboff\|28}}
CM	15	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Won Song
CM	7	{{flagicon\|PRK}} O Hyok-chol
LM	14	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Son Pyong-il
CF	13	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Rim Chol-min (c)		{{suboff\|40}}
CF	10	{{flagicon\|PRK}} An Il-bom
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Sin Tae-song		{{subon\|28}}
DF	2	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Jang Kum-nam
DF	17	{{flagicon\|PRK}} An Song-il II			{{subon\|88}}
MF	19	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Yun Il-gwang
MF	24	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Choe Jong-hyok
FW	18	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Kim Yu-song		{{subon\|40}}	{{suboff\|88}}
FW	21	{{flagicon\|PRK}} Jang Hyok
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|PRK}} O Yun-son

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Mehdi Khalil
RB	6	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Hussein Zein
CB	4	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Nour Mansour
CB	2	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Ahmad Al Saleh
LB	8	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Hussein Dakik
CM	13	{{flagicon\|GHA}} Issah Yakubu
CM	15	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Haytham Faour (c)	{{yel\|82}}
RW	20	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Rabih Ataya		{{suboff\|80}}
AM	10	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Mohamad Haidar
LW	11	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Ahmad Zreik
CF	99	{{flagicon\|TUN}} Ahmed Akaïchi		{{suboff\|89}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	21	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Mohamad Hammoud
GK	98	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Hadi Khalil
DF	5	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Khalil Khamis
MF	7	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Hussein Monzer	{{yel\|90+3}}	{{subon\|89}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Walid Shour
MF	23	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Ali Hadid
FW	30	{{flagicon\|LIB}} Tarek El Ali		{{subon\|80}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|LIB}} Bassem Marmar

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Man of the Match:

Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed)

Assistant referees:

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)

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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, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

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/254 AFC Cup 2019], stats.the-AFC.com

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*Final

Category:November 2019 sports events in Asia

Category:International club association football competitions hosted by Malaysia

Category:Al Ahed FC matches

2019 AFC Cup final

Teams

Venue

Road to the final

Format

Match

=Details=

See also

References

External links