2014 AFC Cup final

{{Infobox football match | title = 2014 AFC Cup final | pixel = | image = | event = [[2014 AFC Cup]] | team1 = [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] | team1association = {{flagicon|IRQ|size=30px}} | team1score = 0 | team2 = [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] | team2association = {{flagicon|KUW|size=30px}} | team2score = 0 | details = after extra time Al-Qadsia won 4–2 on penalties | date = 18 October 2014 | stadium = [[Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]] | city = [[Dubai]] | man_of_the_match1a = [[Saif Al Hashan]] | man_of_the_match1atitle = | man_of_the_match1b = | man_of_the_match1btitle = | fair_player1 = | fair_player1title = | referee = [[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]]) | attendance = 5,240 | weather = | previous = [[2013 AFC Cup final|2013]] | next = [[2015 AFC Cup final|2015]] }}

The '''2014 AFC Cup final''' was the final of the [[2014 AFC Cup]], the 11th 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/sites/default/files/afc_cup_2014_competition_regulations.pdf|title=AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref>

The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] and Kuwaiti team [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]. The match was hosted by Erbil at the [[Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]] in [[Dubai]] on 18 October 2014, as teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Al-Qadsia defeated Erbil 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw, to win their first AFC Cup title after losing in the previous year's final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-afc-cup-2014/al-qadsia-crowned-afc-cup-champions|title=Al Qadsia crowned AFC Cup champions|publisher=AFC|date=19 October 2014}}</ref>

==Venue== The [[Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]] is a multi-use stadium in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. It is the home stadium of [[Al Shabab (Dubai)|Al-Shabab]] and holds 18,000 spectators.

==Background== Erbil qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage as the [[2012–13 Iraqi Elite League]] runners-up. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup.

Al-Qadsia qualified for the [[2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off]] as the [[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League]] runners-up and the [[2013 AFC Cup]] runners-up, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, and entered the AFC Cup group stage. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup.

Both teams had reached the AFC Cup final before but neither has won the title. Erbil lost to [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] in [[2012 AFC Cup Final|2012]], while Al-Qadsia lost to [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] in [[2010 AFC Cup Final|2010]] and to Al-Kuwait in [[2013 AFC Cup Final|2013]].

Since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the sixth straight single-match final that feature a team from Kuwait.

==Road to final== {{further|2014 AFC Cup}}

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=4|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] !Round !colspan=4|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |colspan=4|'''[[2014 AFC Cup qualifying play-off|AFC Cup]]''' |rowspan=2|Qualifying play-off |colspan=4|'''[[2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|AFC Champions League]]''' |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |- |rowspan=3 colspan=4|Bye |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round 1 |align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Al-Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#Al-Suwaiq v Al-Qadsia|1–0]] (A) |- |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round 2 |align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Baniyas SC|Baniyas]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#Baniyas v Al-Qadsia|4–0]] (A) |- |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round 3 |align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#El Jaish v Al-Qadsia|0–3]] (A) |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |colspan=9|'''AFC Cup''' |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |[[2014 AFC Cup group stage|Group stage]] |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club|Shabab Al-Ordon]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Shabab Al-Ordon v Erbil|3–1]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1 |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Shorta v Al-Qadsia|0–0]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[FC Alay|Alay Osh]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Erbil v Alay Osh|6–0]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2 |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Hidd|2–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Erbil v Riffa|1–2]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3 |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Wahda v Al-Qadsia|3–1]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Riffa v Erbil|3–0]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4 |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Wahda|1–1]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club|Shabab Al-Ordon]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Erbil v Shabab Al-Ordon|3–2]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5 |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Shorta|3–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[FC Alay|Alay Osh]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Alay Osh v Erbil|3–0]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6 |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Al-Hidd v Al-Qadsia|2–3]] (A) |- |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|Group D]] winner''' {{:2014 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=n}} |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings |colspan=4 align=center valign=top|'''[[2014 AFC Cup group stage#Group C|Group C]] winner''' {{:2014 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=n}} |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage|Knock-out stage]] |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Erbil v Al-Nejmeh|0–0]] {{aet}} (3–0 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]]) (H) (single match) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16 |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[That Ras Club|That Ras]] |colspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v That Ras|4–0]] (H) (single match) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Hanoi T&T F.C.|Hà Nội T&T]] |3–0 |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Hà Nội T&T v Erbil|1–0]] (A) |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Erbil v Hà Nội T&T|2–0]] (H) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]] |3–3 ([[Away goals rule|a]]) |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Hidd|1–1]] (H) |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Hidd v Al-Qadsia|2–2]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] |3–2 |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Erbil v Kitchee|1–1]] (H) |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Kitchee v Erbil|2–1]] (A) |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Persipura Jayapura]] |10–2 |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Persipura Jayapura|4–2]] (H) |[[2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Persipura Jayapura v Al-Qadsia|6–0]] (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=18 October 2014 |time=20:00 [[UTC+04:00|UTC+4]] |team1=[[Erbil SC|Erbil]] {{flagicon|IRQ}} |score=0–0 |aet=yes |report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8409&stageid=318&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report] |team2={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] |attendance=5,240 |referee=[[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]]) |penalties1=[[Amjad Radhi|Radhi]] {{pengoal}} [[Hawar Mulla Mohammed|Hawar]] {{penmiss}} [[Barzan Sherzad|Barzan]] {{pengoal}} [[Ali Faez Atia|Faez]] {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore=2–4 |penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa|Al-Mutawa]] {{penmiss}} [[Dhari Said|Said]] {{pengoal}} [[Fahad Al Ansari|Al Ansari]] {{pengoal}} [[Khalid El Ebrahim|El Ebrahim]] {{pengoal}} [[Danijel Subotić|Subotić]] }}

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{| width="100%" |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''12''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Jalal Hasan]] |- | DF || '''3''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Herdi Siamand]] || {{yel|120}} |- | DF || '''5''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Ali Faez Atia]] |- | DF || '''13''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} Ahmed Mohammed Hussein |- | DF || '''32''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Nadim Sabagh]] |- | MF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Halgurd Mulla Mohammed]] || || {{suboff|113}} |- | MF || '''16''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Miran Khesro]] |- | MF || '''17''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Nabeel Sabah]] || || {{suboff|90}} |- | MF || '''30''' || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Víctor Ormazábal]] |- | FW || '''10''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Amjad Radhi]] |- | FW || '''11''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Luay Salah]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] || {{yel|89}} || {{suboff|106}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''21''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Sarhang Muhsin]] |- | DF || '''2''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} Burhan Jumaah |- | DF || '''23''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Kosrat Baiz Ali]] |- | MF || '''9''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Hawar Mulla Mohammed]] || || {{subon|106}} |- | MF || '''20''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili]] |- | MF || '''29''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Barzan Sherzad]] || || {{subon|113}} |- | MF || '''36''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Hatem Zaidan]] || || {{subon|90}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Ayoub Odisho]] |} | {| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''22''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Nawaf Al Khaldi]] |- | DF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Khaled Al Qahtani]] || {{yel|86}} |- | DF || '''18''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Amer Al Fadhel]] || || {{suboff|91}} |- | DF || '''27''' || {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Álvaro Silva (footballer)|Álvaro Silva]] |- | MF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saleh Al Sheikh]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] |- | MF || '''10''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saif Al Hashan]] || || {{suboff|107}} |- | MF || '''11''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Fahad Al Ansari]] || {{yel|101}} |- | FW || '''14''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Talal Al Amer]] || || {{suboff|75}} |- | FW || '''17''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]] || {{yel|120}} |- | FW || '''31''' || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Danijel Subotić]] |- | FW || '''36''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Khalid El Ebrahim]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''23''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Ahmed Al Fahdli]] |- | MF || '''4''' || {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Shehu Abdullahi]] |- | MF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Hamad Aman]] || || {{subon|107}} |- | MF || '''34''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Ahmad Al Dhefiri]] |- | FW || '''12''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Sultan Al Enezi]] || || {{subon|75}} |- | FW || '''15''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Soud Al Mejmed]] |- | FW || '''25''' || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Dhari Said]] || || {{subon|91}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio Puche]] |} |}

{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%" | '''AFC Man of the Match:''' {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saif Al Hashan]] (Al-Qadsia)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' Kim Young-ah ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]]) Yoon Kwang-Yeol ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]]) '''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:''' Kim Sang-woo ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]]) |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-cup AFC Cup], the-AFC.com

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