2013 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match | title = 2013 AFC Cup final | pixel = | image = | event = [[2013 AFC Cup]] | team1 = [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] | team1association = {{flagicon|KUW|size=30px}} | team1score = 0 | team2 = [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] | team2association = {{flagicon|KUW|size=30px}} | team2score = 2 | details = | date = 2 November 2013 | stadium = [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]] | city = [[Kuwait City]] | man_of_the_match1a = [[Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho|Rogerinho]] | man_of_the_match1atitle = | man_of_the_match1b = | man_of_the_match1btitle = | fair_player1 = | fair_player1title = | referee = [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) | attendance = 10,000 | weather = | previous = [[2012 AFC Cup final|2012]] | next = [[2014 AFC Cup final|2014]] }}

The '''2013 AFC Cup final''' was the final of the [[2013 AFC Cup]], the 10th edition of the [[AFC Cup]], a [[association football|football]] competition organized by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in [[Asia]].<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/65/53.html|title=AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref>

The final was contested as a single match between two Kuwaiti teams, [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] and [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]. The match was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]] in [[Kuwait City]] on 2 November 2013.

Defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to claim their third AFC Cup title in five years, and became the first team to win the AFC Cup three times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html|title=Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title|publisher=AFC|date=3 November 2013}}</ref> Both finalists also qualified for the [[2014 AFC Champions League]].

==Venue== The [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], also known as the Peace and Friendship Stadium, is located at [[Kuwait City]] and holds 21,500 people.

This was the third AFC Cup final held in Kuwait. The [[2009 AFC Cup Final]] was hosted by [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] at the [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], while the [[2010 AFC Cup Final]] was hosted by [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] at the [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]].

==Background== Al-Kuwait were the defending champions, and had played in three previous finals, winning twice in [[2009 AFC Cup Final|2009]] and [[2012 AFC Cup Final|2012]] and losing in [[2011 AFC Cup Final|2011]], while Al-Qadsia had lost their only previous final in [[2010 AFC Cup Final|2010]]. In fact, since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the fifth straight single-match finals that featured either Al-Kuwait or Al-Qadsia.

The two teams also met in the round of 16 of the [[2011 AFC Cup]] and [[2012 AFC Cup]], with Al-Kuwait eliminating Al-Qadsia both times on penalties.

==Road to final== {{details|2013 AFC Cup}}

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.''

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=4|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] !Round !colspan=4|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |- |colspan=4|Bye |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|[[2013 AFC Cup qualifying play-off|Qualifying play-off]] |colspan=4|Bye |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |[[2013 AFC Cup group stage|Group stage]] |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Shorta|0–1]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1 |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Al-Riffa]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Riffa v Al-Kuwait|2–0]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Ramtha SC|Al-Ramtha]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Ramtha v Al-Qadsia|3–0]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2 |align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Kuwait v Safa|3–1]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Ravshan Kulob]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Ravshan Kulob|3–0]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3 |align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Regar-TadAZ v Al-Kuwait|3–1]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Ravshan Kulob]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Ravshan Kulob v Al-Qadsia|3–1]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4 |align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Kuwait v Regar-TadAZ|5–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Shorta v Al-Qadsia|2–0]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5 |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Al-Riffa]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Kuwait v Al-Riffa|2–3]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Ramtha SC|Al-Ramtha]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Ramtha|2–2]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6 |align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Safa v Al-Kuwait|0–1]] (A) |- |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|Group D]] winner''' {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=n}} |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''[[2013 AFC Cup group stage#Group A|Group A]] winner''' {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=n}} |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage|Knock-out stage]] |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Fanja|4–0]] (H) (single match) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16 |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Dohuk SC|Dohuk]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v Dohuk|1–1]] {{aet}} (4–1[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]]) (H) (single match) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]]) |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Shorta|0–0]] (H) |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Shorta v Al-Qadsia|2–2]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarterfinals |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |12–2 |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#New Radiant v Al-Kuwait|7–2]] (A) |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v New Radiant|5–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |3–1 |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Faisaly|2–1]] (H) |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Faisaly v Al-Qadsia|1–0]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semifinals |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] |7–2 |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v East Bengal|4–2]] (H) |[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#East Bengal v Al-Kuwait|3–0]] (A) |}

==Rules== The final was played as a single match, with the host team decided by draw. If tied after regulation, [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] and, if necessary, [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] were used to decide the winner.<ref name="regulations"/>

==Match== {{Football box |date=2 November 2013 |time=19:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1=[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] {{flagicon|KUW}} |score=0–2 |report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7672&stageid=292&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report] |team2={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |goals1= |goals2=[[Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho|Rogerinho]] {{goal|52}} [[Issam Jemâa|Jemâa]] {{goal|64}} |stadium=[[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance=10,000 |referee=[[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }}

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'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' Tang Yew Mun ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) '''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:''' [[Muhammad Taqi (referee)|Muhammad Taqi]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup.html|name=AFC Cup}}

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