AFC Cup 2013

AFC Cup 2013
Cup winners	al-Kuwait (3rd title)
final	November 2, 2013
Teams	32
Games	118
Top scorer	Issam Jemâa (16)
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The AFC Cup 2013 was the tenth edition of the Asian Football Confederation discharged (AFC) AFC cups . As part of a restructuring and upgrading of the AFC Champions League according to new criteria, the AFC Cup also got a different face from 2009 than in previous years. The tournament will take place from February 9th to November 2nd, 2013.

qualification

Eligible Countries

The AFC determined the eligible association members in November 2012.

Compared to the AFC Cup 2012 , the members could apply for the following changes:

• An association that played in the AFC Cup was allowed to apply for the 2013 AFC Champions League . Associations that only partially met the Champions League criteria are allowed to participate in both the AFC Cup and the Champions League.
• An association that took part in the President's Cup was allowed to apply for the AFC Cup.

Each association may send two teams.

• The master is set directly for the group stage.
• The cup winner or the second in the league starts in the group stage or qualification depending on the AFC classification.

West asia Association member Starting places Group stage Playoff  Bahrain 2 0  Iraq 2 0  Yemen 1 1  Jordan 2 0  Kuwait 2 0  Lebanon 2 0  Oman 2 0  Syria 1 1  Tajikistan 1 1 Total 15th 3

East asia Association member Starting places Group stage Playoff  Hong Kong 2 0  India 2 0  Indonesia 2 0  Malaysia 2 0  Maldives 2 0  Myanmar 2 0  Singapore 2 0  Vietnam 2 0 Total 16 0

Compared to the previous year there were the following changes in the field of participants

• The losers in the playoffs no longer automatically switch to the AFC Cup.
• Tajikistan switched from the President's Cup to the AFC Cup.
• India, Jordan, Singapore and Vietnam applied for the AFC Champions League but could not meet the criteria.

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified.

West asia team Qualified over directly qualified for the group stage (groups A – D)  al-Riffa Champion Bahraini Premier League 2011/12  al-Muharraq 1 2012 Bahraini King's Cup winner  Arbil Champion Iraqi Super League 2011/12  Duhok Second Iraqi Super League 2011/12  al-Shaab Ibb Champion Yemeni League 2011/12  al-Faisaly Champion Jordanian 1st League 2011/12  al-Ramtha Second Jordanian 1st League 2011/12  al-Qadsia Champion Kuwaiti Premier League 2011/12  al-Kuwait Second Kuwaiti Premier League 2011/2012  al-Safa Champion Lebanese Premier League 2011/12  al-Ansar 2012 Lebanese FA Cup winner  Fanja Champion Omani League 2011/12  Dhofar Winner Oman Cup 2012  al-Shorta Champion Syrian Professional League 2011/12  Ravshan Kulob Champion Vysschaya League 2012 Participant qualifying round  al-Ahli Taizz Winner Yemeni President Cup 2012  al-Wahda 2011/12 Syrian Cup winner  Regar TadAZ 1 2012 Tajik Cup winner

East asia team Qualified over directly qualified for the group stage (groups E – H)  Kitchee Champion Hong Kong First Division League 2012  Sun Hei Winner Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield 2012  Kingfisher East Bengal Federation Cup 2012 winner  Churchill Brothers Third 2 I-League 2011/12  Semen Padang Champion Indonesian Premier League 2011/12  Persibo Bojonegoro Winner Piala Indonesia 2012  Kelantan Champion Malaysia Super League 2011/12  Selangor Third 3 Malaysia Super League 2011/12  New radians Champion Dhivehi League 2011/12  Maziya 2012 Maldives FA Cup winner  Yangon United Champion Myanmar National League 2011/12  Ayeyawady United 2012 MFF Cup winner  Tampines Rovers Champion S. League 2011/12  Warriors Singapore Cup 2012 winner  SHB Đà Nẵng Champion V-League 2011/12  Sài Gon Xuân Thành Vietnamese National Cup 2012 winner

Remarks

• For teams that have qualified through several competitions, only the higher title is given.

¹ As al-Muharraq withdrew from the AFC Cup after the draw, Regar-TadAZ moved up into the group stage.
² The I-League champions Dempo SC did not want to take part in the AFC Cup, so the third-placed team was nominated.
³ The second-placed team in the Malaysia Super League was the Singapore LionsXII. Since they cannot represent the Malaysian Association at the AFC Cup, the third-placed team was nominated.

mode

Group stage

In the group stage, 32 teams played in eight groups, each with four teams in league mode (home and return) according to the three-point rule. The teams were divided according to geographical considerations: teams from West and Central Asia played in groups A to E, teams from East and Southeast Asia competed in groups F to H. The first two of the group qualified for the final round of the last 16.

Final round

The round of 16 was drawn and decided in just one game. From the quarter-finals onwards, the tournament winners were played in a knockout system with a return leg, with the away goals rule applying . If there is no winner in the second leg and / or final after regular playing time and extra time, the winner will be determined in a penalty shoot-out.

The final was played in just one game. The venue was the home stadium of one of the two finalists.

Match days

The games will be played on the following dates. The draw for the qualifying, group and eight-final matches took place on December 6, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur .

• Qualifiers: February 9
• Group stage: 5th / 6th March, 12./13. March, 2/3 April, 9./10. April 23/24 April 30th / April 1st May
• Round of 16: 14./15. May
• Quarter-finals: September 17th and 24th
• Semi-finals: October 1st and 22nd
• Final: November 2nd

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying matches took place on December 6, 2012. Each encounter was played in a game with possible extra time and penalty shoot-outs. The winners qualified for the group stage, the losers were eliminated.

With al-Muharraq surrendering after the draw, Regar-TadAZ, who should qualify for the group phase against the winner of the duel al-Wahda against al-Ahli, moved directly into the group phase. The winner of the qualifying game qualified for the group stage.

	Result
al-Wahda	3: 5	al-Ahli Taizz

Group stage

The group stage was also drawn on December 6, 2012. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups with four participants each. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. Everyone plays a game against each other. The two best teams in each group advance to the round of 16.

The tables are created according to the following rules:

1. Number of points (win 3 points, draw one point, defeat 0 points)
2. Goal difference from direct encounters
3. Number of hits achieved in direct encounter
4. Goal difference in all matches of the group
5. Number of hits scored in all matches in the group
6. Penalty shoot-out by the teams concerned (only after the direct encounter at the end of the group stage)
7. Lower fair play value (one point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card, 3 points for each red-yellow card, 4 points for each yellow card which is followed by a red card)
8. Lot decision

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  al-Kuwait  6th  4th  0  2 015: 600  +9 12  2.  al-Riffa  6th  3  1  2 009: 600  +3 10  3.  al-Safa  6th  3  1  2 007: 800  −1 10  4th  Regar TadAZ  6th  0  2  4th 005:160 −11 02

width = "50" width = "50" | al-Kuwait 2: 3 5-0 3: 1 al-Riffa 0: 2 1: 1 2-0 Regar TadAZ 1: 3 0: 3 2: 3 al-Safa 1-0 1-0 1: 1

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Arbil  6th  6th  0  0 017: 000 +17 18th  2.  Fanja  6th  3  1  2 009: 600  +3 10  3.  al-Ansar  6th  2  1  3 007: 900  −2 07th  4th  al-Ahli Taizz  6th  0  0  6th 002:200 −18 00

al-Ahli Taizz 0: 2 0: 4 0: 2 al-Ansar 5: 1 0: 2 0-0 Arbil 4-0 2-0 1-0 Fanja 3: 1 4-0 0: 4

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  al-Faisaly  6th  4th  1  1 009: 500  +4 13  2.  Duhok  6th  4th  0  2 014: 600  +8 12  3.  Dhofar  6th  3  1  2 008:120  −4 10  4th  al-Shaab Ibb  6th  0  0  6th 003:110  −8 00

width = "50" width = "50" | al-Faisaly 2: 1 2: 3 1-0 al-Shaab Ibb 0: 2 0: 1 1: 3 Dhofar 1: 1 1-0 1: 3 Duhok 0: 1 2: 1 6: 1

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  al-Qadsia  6th  4th  1  1 013: 400  +9 13  2.  al-Shorta  6th  4th  0  2 008: 500  +3 12  3.  al-Ramtha  6th  3  1  2 010: 700  +3 10  4th  Ravshan Kulob  6th  0  0  6th 002:170 −15 00

width = "50" width = "50" width = "50" width = "50" | al-Qadsia 2: 2 0: 1 3-0 al-Ramtha 0: 3 1: 2 5-0 al-Shorta 0: 2 0: 1 2-0 Ravshan Kulob 1: 3 0: 1 1: 3

Group E

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Semen Padang  6th  5  1  0 015: 600  +9 16  2.  Kitchee  6th  4th  0  2 018: 700 +11 12  3.  Churchill Brothers  6th  1  1  4th 006:130  −7 04th  4th  Warriors  6th  1  0  5 004:170 −13 03

Churchill Brothers 0: 4 2: 2 3-0 Kitchee 3-0 1: 2 5-0 Semen Padang 3: 1 3: 1 3: 1 Warriors 1-0 2: 4 0: 2

Group F.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  New radians  6th  5  0  1 020: 400 +16 15th  2.  Yangon United  6th  5  0  1 018: 500 +13 15th  3.  Sun Hei  6th  1  1  4th 012:120  ± 0 04th  4th  Persibo Bojonegoro  6th  0  1  5 005:340 −29 01

width = "50" width = "50" | New radians 6: 1 1-0 3: 1 Persibo 0: 7 3: 3 1: 7 Sun Hei 0: 3 8-0 1: 3 Yangon United 2-0 3-0 2-0

Group G

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Kelantan  6th  4th  1  1 014: 900  +5 13  2.  SHB Đà Nẵng  6th  4th  0  2 011:120  −1 12  3.  Maziya  6th  2  1  3 013:120  +1 07th  4th  Ayeyawady United  6th  1  0  5 009:140  −5 03

width = "50" width = "50" | Ayeyawady United 1: 3 3-0 2: 3 Kelantan 3: 1 1: 1 5-0 Maziya 3: 1 6: 1 2: 3 SHB Đà Nẵng 2: 1 0: 1 3: 1

Group H.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Kingfisher East Bengal  6th  4th  2  0 013: 600  +7 14th  2.  Selangor  6th  2  2  2 012:110  +1 08th  3.  Sài Gon Xuân Thành  6th  2  2  2 009:120  −3 08th  4th  Tampines Rovers  6th  0  2  4th 012:170  −5 02

East Bengal 4: 1 1-0 2: 1 Sài Gòn 0-0 2: 1 2: 2 Selangor 2: 2 3: 1 3: 3 Tampines Rovers 2: 4 2: 3 2: 3

Final round

Round of 16

The matches will take place on May 14th and 15th, there are no second legs in the round of 16.

	Result
al-Kuwait	1: 1 n.V. (4: 1 i.E.)	Duhok
al-Faisaly	3: 1	al-Riffa
Arbil	3: 4 a.d.	al-Shorta
al-Qadsia	4-0	Fanja
Semen Padang	2: 1	SHB Đà Nẵng
Kelantan	0: 2	Kitchee
New radians	2: 0 a.d.	Selangor
Kingfisher East Bengal	5: 1	Yangon United

Quarter finals

The first leg will take place on September 17th, the second leg on September 24th.

	total		First leg	Return leg
al-Qadsia	( a ) 2: 2(a)	al-Shorta	0-0	2: 2
Kitchee	2: 4	al-Faisaly	1: 2	1: 2
New radians	02:12	al-Kuwait	2: 7	0: 5
Kingfisher East Bengal	2: 1	Semen Padang	1-0	1: 1

Semifinals

The first leg will take place on October 1st and 2nd, the second leg on October 22nd.

	total		First leg	Return leg
al-Qadsia	3: 1	al-Faisaly	2: 1	1-0
al-Kuwait	7: 2	Kingfisher East Bengal	4: 2	3-0

final

al-Qadsia		al-Kuwait
	November 2, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Kuwait City ( Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium ) Result: 0: 2 (0: 0) Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Abdul Malik ( Singapore )
	Nawaf Al Khaldy - Amer Al Fadhel , Musaed Al Enazi (85th Ahmad Al Dhefiri ), Khaled Ebrahim - Ibrahima Keita , Saleh Al Sheikh , Talal Al Amer (63rd Hamad Aman ), Nawaf Al Mutairi (71st Hamad Al Enezi ), Khaled Al Qahtani - Omar Al Somah , Saif Al Hashan Trainer: Mohammed Ibrahem	Musab Al Kandari - Husain Ali Baba (58th Shereedah Al Shereedah ), Yaqoub Al Taher , Fahad Awadh Shaheen , Hussain Hakem , Fahad Al Rashidi - Chadi Hammami , Jarah Al Ateeqi (78th Sami Al Sanea ), Waleed Ali Jumah - Issam Jemâa (65. Abdullah Al Buraiki ), Rogerinho Trainer: Marin Ion
		0: 1 Rogerinho (52nd) 0: 2 Issam Jemâa (64th)
	Musaed Al Enazi (59th), Hamad Aman (82nd), Khaled Al Qahtani (86th)	Yaqoub Al Taher (36th), Fahad Awadh Shaheen (73rd)

Goal scorers

space	player	team	Gates
01.	Issam Jemâa	al-Kuwait Kaifan	16
02	Jordi Tarrés	Kitchee	12
03	Edward Wilson	Semen Padang	10
04th	Bader al-Mutawa	al-Qadsia	9
	Ali Ashfaq	New radians
	Adama Koné	Yangon United
07th	Ahmad Al Douni	al-Shorta	7th
	Amjad Radhi	Erbil
	Rogérinho	al-Kuwait Kaifan
010	Chidi Edeh	Kingfisher East Bengal	6th
	Gastón Merlo	SHB Đà Nẵng
	Mohamed Umair	New radians

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions (PDF) AFC. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
2. ↑ Clubs await Thursday's ACL draw . AFC. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 26, 2013.
3. ^ AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup . goal.com. November 30, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
4. ↑ AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013 (PDF) AFC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. ↑ Clubs await Thursday's ACL draw . AFC. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 26, 2013.
6. ↑ ^{a b} AFC Cup 2013 - Group Stage Draw . AFC. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
7. ↑ ^{a b} AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations (PDF) AFC. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
8. ↑ «Регар-ТадАЗ» попал в групповой этап Кубка АФК-2013 ( Russian ) Tajikistan Football Federation. December 8th, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10th, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 28, 2013.