2022 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2022 AFC Cup Final

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| caption = The Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lampur hosted the final.

| event = 2022 AFC Cup

| team1 = Kuala Lumpur City

| team1association = {{fbaicon|MAS|size=30px}}

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Al-Seeb

| team2association = {{fbaicon|OMA|size=30px}}

| team2score = 3

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2022|10|22|df=y}}

| stadium = Bukit Jalil National Stadium

| city = Kuala Lumpur

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Evans (Australia)

| attendance = 27,722

| weather = Light rain
{{convert|27|°C|°F|abbr=on}}

| previous = 2021

| next = 2024

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The 2022 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th 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-2022-competition-regulations|title=2022 AFC Cup Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

The final was contested as a single match between Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.

Teams

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Team !Zone !Previous finals appearances
{{fbaicon\|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur City \|ASEAN (AFF) (Inter-zone play-off winner) \|None
{{fbaicon\|OMA}} Al-Seeb \|West Asia Zone (WAFF) \|None

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Team

!Zone

!Previous finals appearances

{{fbaicon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur City

|ASEAN (AFF)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)

|None

{{fbaicon|OMA}} Al-Seeb

|West Asia Zone (WAFF)

|None

Venue

Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the match.

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=2\|{{fbaicon\|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur City !Round !colspan=2\|{{fbaicon\|OMA}} Al-Seeb
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align=left\|{{fbaicon\|IDN}} PSM Makassar \|0–0 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 1 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|Syria}} Jableh \|1–0 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|SIN}} Tampines Rovers \|2–1 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 2 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|KUW}} Al-Kuwait \|1–2 (A)
colspan=2 align=center\|– \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 3 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|LBN}} Al-Ansar \|4–0 (A)
colspan=2 align=center valign=top\|Group H runner-up {{2022 AFC Cup group tables\|Group H\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=KLC}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Final standings \|colspan=2 align=center valign=top\|Group A winners {{2022 AFC Cup group tables\|Group A\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=no\|showteam=SEB}}
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|Score \|Knockout stage \|Opponent \|Score
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|VIE}} Viettel \|0–0 (A) {{pso\|6–5}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal semi-finals \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|KUW}} Al-Arabi \|2–1 (A) {{aet}}
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|IDN}} PSM Makassar \|5–2 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Zonal finals \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|BHR}} Al-Riffa \|4–0 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|IND}} ATK Mohun Bagan \|3–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals \|colspan=2 rowspan=2 align=center\|—
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|UZB}} FC Sogdiana Jizzakh \|0–0 (A) {{pso\|5–3}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Inter-zone play-off final

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colspan=2|{{fbaicon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur City

!Round

!colspan=2|{{fbaicon|OMA}} Al-Seeb

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|Opponent

|Result

|Group stage

|Opponent

|Result

align=left|{{fbaicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

|0–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1

|align=left|{{fbaicon|Syria}} Jableh

|1–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|2–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

|1–2 (A)

colspan=2 align=center|–

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3

|align=left|{{fbaicon|LBN}} Al-Ansar

|4–0 (A)

colspan=2 align=center valign=top|Group H runner-up

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group H|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=KLC}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings

|colspan=2 align=center valign=top|Group A winners

{{2022 AFC Cup group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=SEB}}

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|Opponent

|Score

|Knockout stage

|Opponent

|Score

align=left|{{fbaicon|VIE}} Viettel

|0–0 (A)
{{pso|6–5}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal semi-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|KUW}} Al-Arabi

|2–1 (A)
{{aet}}

align=left|{{fbaicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

|5–2 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Zonal finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BHR}} Al-Riffa

|4–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|IND}} ATK Mohun Bagan

|3–1 (A)

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

|colspan=2 rowspan=2 align=center|—

align=left|{{fbaicon|UZB}} FC Sogdiana Jizzakh

|0–0 (A)
{{pso|5–3}}

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

Format

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

If the game would be tied after regulation time, the winning team would be decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.

Match

= Details =

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|date = {{Start date|2022|10|22|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}

|team1 = Kuala Lumpur City {{fbaicon|MAS}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|OMA}} Al-Seeb

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Al-Busaidi {{goal|22}}
Al-Muqbali {{goal|37}}
Al-Ghassani {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance = 27,722

|referee = {{fbaicon|AUS}} Shaun Evans (Australia)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/2022/2332966

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|PHI}} Kevin Ray Mendoza
RB	4	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Kamal Azizi {{suboff\|85}}
CB	9	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Giancarlo Gallifuoco {{Yel\|57}}
CB	17	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Irfan Zakaria
LB	7	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Declan Lambert
DM	8	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Zhafri Yahya {{suboff\|90+1}}
MF	6	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Ryan Lambert {{suboff\|71}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Akram Mahinan {{yel\|52}}
MF	16	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Partiban Janasekaran {{suboff\|70}}
MF	28	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Paulo Josué (c) {{suboff\|90+2}}
FW	7	{{flagicon\|COL}} Romel Morales
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
FW	37	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Haqimi Azim Rosli {{subon\|70}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Hadin Azman {{subon\|71}}
DF	25	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Anwar Ibrahim {{yel\|88}} {{subon\|85}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Kenny Pallraj {{subon\|90+1}}
FW	10	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Safee Sali {{subon\|90+2}}
MF	29	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Arif Shaqirin
FW	30	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Fakrul Aiman Sidid
DF	33	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Muhammad Faudzi
GK	44	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Azri Ghani
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Bojan Hodak

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB	4	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Hassan Al-Ajmi
CB	5	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Juma Al-Habsi
CB	13	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Mohammed Al-Musalami {{yel\|80}}
LB	17	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Ali Al-Busaidi
MF	28	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Mohammed Said Al-Habsi {{yel\|55}} {{suboff\|61}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Eid Al-Farsi (c) {{suboff\|27}}
MF	40	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Daniel Ajibola
MF	28	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Salaah Al-Yahyaei {{suboff\|75}}
FW	9	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali {{suboff\|88}}
FW	16	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Muhsen Al-Ghassani
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
FW	10	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Ahmed Al-Siyabi {{yel\|72}} {{subon\|61}}
FW	14	{{flagicon\|GHA}} Cosmos Dauda {{subon\|75}}
MF	2	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Mohamed Ramadhan {{subon\|88}}
MF	24	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Tameem Al-Balushi {{subon\|89}}
FW	8	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Marwan Mubarak
FW	15	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Mohamed Al-Hatmi
DF	19	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Yousuf Al-Malki
MF	38	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Issam Almakhzoomi
GK	45	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Muatasim Al-Wahaibi
GK	80	{{flagicon\|OMA}} Abdullah Al-Shabibi
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|OMA}} Rashid Jaber

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Assistant referees:{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/australian_cast_of_match_officials_to_officiate_decider.html|title=Australian cast of match officials to officiate decider|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|accessdate=21 October 2022}}

{{fbaicon|AUS}} George Lakrindis (Australia)

{{fbaicon|AUS}} Owen Goldrick (Australia)

Fourth official:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)

Reserve assistant referee:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Gallagher (Australia)

Video assistant referee:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Beath (Australia)

Assistant video assistant referee:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

{{flagicon|AUS}} Alex King (Australia)

= Statistics =

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scope="col" style="width:100px"\|Statistic ! scope="col" style="width:70px"\|Kuala Lumpur City ! scope="col" style="width:70px"\|Al-Seeb
scope=row\|Goals scored \|0 \|3
scope=row\|Total shots \|15 \|10
scope=row\|Shots on target \|4 \|6
scope=row\|Ball possession \|30% \|70%
scope=row\|Corner kicks \|5 \|4
scope=row\|Fouls conceded \|14 \|9
scope=row\|Offsides \|0 \|1
scope=row\|Yellow cards \|3 \|3
scope=row\|Red cards \|0 \|0

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scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Kuala Lumpur City

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Seeb

scope=row|Goals scored

scope=row|Total shots

|15

|10

scope=row|Shots on target

scope=row|Ball possession

|30%

|70%