{{Short description|10th secondary club football tournament organized by the}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = AFC Cup | year = 2013 | dates = {{nowrap|9 February – 2 November 2013}} | num_teams = 34 | associations = 17 | champion_other = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] | count = 3 | second_other = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] | matches = 118 | goals = 409 | attendance = {{#expr: <!--Play-off-->150<!--Group A-->+ 300 + 300 + 10000 + 800 + 8000 + 300 + 200 + 300 + 3000 + 1000 + 250 + 200<!--Group B-->+ 12000 + 700 + 1500 + 2500 + 750 + 8000 + 2700 + 800 + 3000 + 7000 + 2000 + 300<!--Group C-->+ 6000 + 2560 + 14000 + 2500 + 500 + 2000 + 5000 + 950 + 6500 + 2000 + 1200 + 800<!--Group D-->+ 13500 + 2000 + 50 + 4000 + 2000 + 600 + 4023 + 4000 + 100 + 700 + 1700 + 180<!--Group E-->+ 1851 + 9225 + 1500 + 1151 + 500 + 1792 + 11315 + 1362 + 400 + 378 + 9072 + 1097<!--Group F-->+ 985 + 4880 + 700 + 736 + 400 + 539 + 5400 + 463 + 150 + 477 + 700 + 7200<!--Group G-->+ 12200 + 12000 + 600 + 3500 + 2750 + 10000 + 12700 + 100 + 300 + 2400 + 14200 + 12500<!--Group H-->+ 3000 + 1238 + 5000 + 1551 + 2800 + 1082 + 7000 + 1267 + 2000 + 1000 + 830 + 2500<!--Round of 16-->+ 11932 + 15000 + 2500 + 500 + 8600 + 8000 + 1000 + 12000<!--Quarter-finals 1st leg-->+ 8600 + 30000 + 3049 + 1959<!--Quarter-finals 2nd leg-->+ 11350 + 20 + 4000 + 230<!--Semi-finals 1st leg-->+ 1000 + 2100<!--Semi-finals 2nd leg-->+ 50000 + 5000 + <!--Final-->10000}} | top_scorer = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Issam Jemâa]] (16 goals) | player = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]] | prevseason = [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] | nextseason = [[2014 AFC Cup|2014]] }} The '''2013 AFC Cup''' was the tenth 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|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003110337/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/65/53.html|url-status=live|archive-format=PDF}}</ref>
In an all-Kuwait [[2013 AFC Cup Final|final]], defending champions [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] defeated [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] 2–0 to win their third AFC Cup title in five years, becoming 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|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104000539/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Both finalists also qualified for the [[2014 AFC Champions League]].
==Association team allocation== The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/2012-11-05-08-47-44/referees/laws-of-the-game/finish/47-acl/18-acl-slots-decisions-by-exco-pt-2.html|title=Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions|publisher=AFC|format=PDF|access-date=5 April 2013|archive-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003044453/http://www.the-afc.com/en/2012-11-05-08-47-44/referees/laws-of-the-game/finish/47-acl/18-acl-slots-decisions-by-exco-pt-2.html|url-status=live|archive-format=PDF}}</ref> The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the [[2012 AFC Cup]] if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association: *An association originally participating in the AFC Cup may apply to participate in the [[2013 AFC Champions League]]. An association may participate in both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup if it only partially fulfills the AFC Champions League criteria. *An association originally participating in the [[AFC President's Cup]] may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC Cup.
The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year: *Losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off did not participate in the AFC Cup. *[[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]] clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.<ref name="afc20121128">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/24900-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup.html|title=Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup|publisher=AFC|date=28 November 2012|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=1 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901012911/http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/competitions-division/24900-maldives-to-host-2014-afc-challenge-cup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Each participating association was given two entries: *Team 1 (league champions) of each association directly entered the group stage. *Team 2 (cup winners or league runners-up) of each association either directly entered the group stage or entered the qualifying play-off, depending on the evaluation by the AFC.
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- |+West Asia Zone |- !rowspan=2|Member<br>Association !colspan=2|Slots |- !width=15%|Group stage !width=15%|Play-off |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Fédération Libanaise de Football Association|Lebanon]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Oman Football Association|Oman]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Syrian Football Association|Syria]]||1||1 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]]||1||1 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]||1||1 |- !Total!!15!!3 |}
{{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- |+East Asia Zone |- !rowspan=2|Member<br>Association !colspan=2|Slots |- !width=15%|Group stage !width=15%|Play-off |- |align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong Kong]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[All India Football Federation|India]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Myanmar Football Federation|Myanmar]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]||2||0 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]]||2||0 |- !Total!!16!!0 |} {{col-end}}
==Teams== The following teams entered the competition.
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+West Asia Zone |- !Team !Qualifying method !App !Last App |- !colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups A–D) |- |{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Al-Riffa]] |[[2011–12 Bahrain First Division League]] champions |2nd |[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]] |- |{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] |[[2012 Bahraini King's Cup]] winners |5th |[[2009 AFC Cup|2009]] |- |{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] |[[2011–12 Iraqi Elite League]] champions |4th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Dohuk SC|Dohuk]] |[[2011–12 Iraqi Elite League]] runners-up |2nd |[[2011 AFC Cup|2011]] |- |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |[[2011–12 Jordan League]] champions and [[2011–12 Jordan FA Cup]] winners |7th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Ramtha SC|Al-Ramtha]] |[[2011–12 Jordan League]] runners-up |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] |[[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League]] champions and [[2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup]] winners |4th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |[[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League]] runners-up |5th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]] |[[2011–12 Lebanese Premier League]] champions |4th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] |[[2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup]] winners |4th |[[2011 AFC Cup|2011]] |- |{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]] |[[2011–12 Oman Elite League]] champions |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Dhofar S.C.S.C.|Dhofar]] |[[2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup]] winners |3rd |[[2007 AFC Cup|2007]] |- |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |[[2011–12 Syrian Premier League]] champions |2nd |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Ravshan Kulob]] |[[2012 Tajik League]] champions |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Shaab Ibb SCC|Al-Shaab Ibb]] |[[2011–12 Yemeni League]] champions |2nd |[[2004 AFC Cup|2004]] |- !colspan=4|[[#Qualifying play-off|Qualifying play-off]] participants |- |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] |[[2012 Syrian Cup]] winners |2nd |[[2004 AFC Cup|2004]] |- |{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]] |[[2012 Tajik Cup]] winners |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Ahli Taizz S.C.|Al-Ahli Taizz]] |[[2012 Yemeni President Cup]] winners |1st |none |}
{{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+East Asia Zone |- !Team !Qualifying method !App !Last App |- !colspan=4|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups E–H) |- |{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] |[[2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League]] champions |3rd |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Sun Hei SC|Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei]] |[[2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield]] winners |4th |[[2007 AFC Cup|2007]] |- |{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] |[[2011–12 I-League]] runners-up<br>[[2012 Indian Federation Cup]] winners |7th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] |[[2011–12 I-League]] 3rd place{{Cref2|Note IND}} |2nd |[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]] |- |{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]] |[[2011–12 Indonesian Premier League]] champions |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Persibo Bojonegoro]] |[[2012 Piala Indonesia]] winners |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]] |[[2012 Malaysia Super League]] champions and [[2012 Malaysia FA Cup]] winners |2nd |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Selangor FA|Selangor]] |[[2012 Malaysia Super League]] 3rd place{{Cref2|Note MAS}} |3rd |[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]] |- |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |[[2012 Dhivehi League]] champions |5th |[[2008 AFC Cup|2008]] |- |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]] |[[2012 Maldives FA Cup]] winners |1st |none |- |{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]] |[[2012 Myanmar National League]] champions |2nd |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]] |[[2012 MFF Cup]] winners |2nd |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] |[[2012 S.League]] champions |6th |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Warriors F.C.|Warriors]]<br>{{small|(formerly Singapore Armed Forces)<ref name="SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC">{{cite web|title=SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC|url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item922996/SAFFC-renamed-as-Warriors-FC/|publisher=[[ESPN Star]]|date=21 January 2013|access-date=4 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216001131/http://www.espnstar.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item922996/SAFFC-renamed-as-Warriors-FC/|archive-date=16 February 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}} |[[2012 Singapore Cup]] winners |3rd |[[2008 AFC Cup|2008]] |- |{{flagicon|VIE}} [[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Đà Nẵng]] |[[2012 V-League]] champions |2nd |[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]] |- |{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sài Gòn Xuân Thành]] |[[2012 Vietnamese Cup]] winners |1st |none |} {{col-end}}
[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] (Bahrain) withdrew after the draw was held. As a result, [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]] (Tajikistan), which were initially to enter the qualifying play-off, instead directly entered the group stage, and only two teams participated in the qualifying play-off.
;Notes {{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}} {{Cnote2|Note IND|'''India (IND):''' [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]], the [[2011–12 I-League]] champions, refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], the 2011–12 I-League 3rd place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the|title=AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup|publisher=goal.com|date=30 November 2012|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126071607/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Cnote2|Note MAS|'''Malaysia (MAS):''' Although [[Selangor FA|Selangor]] only finished third in the [[2012 Malaysia Super League]], they were awarded the second AFC Cup spot by virtue of the league runners-up being [[LionsXII]], a side managed by the [[Football Association of Singapore]], and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition.}} {{Cnote2 End}}
{{Location map+|AFC|width=1000|float=left|caption=Location of teams of the '''2013 AFC Cup'''.<br />[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] West Asia Zone<br />[[File:Green pog.svg|8px]] East Asia Zone<br />(q) Qualifying play-off participants|places= <!--Bahrain--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=26.25|long=50.616667|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]}}<br />[[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Iraq--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=36.8667|long=43.0000|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Dohuk SC|Dohuk]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=36.191111|long=44.009167|label_size=70|label=[[Erbil SC|Erbil]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Jordan--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=32.5500|long=35.8500|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Al-Ramtha SC|Al-Ramtha]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=31.9333|long=35.9333|label_size=70|label=[[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Kuwait--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=29.366|long=47.978|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Lebanon--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.886944|long=35.513056|label_size=70|label=[[Al-Safa' SC|Safa]]<br />[[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}} <!--Oman--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=23.6189|long=58.2168|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Fanja SC|Fanja]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=17.0197|long=54.0897|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Dhofar S.C.S.C.|Dhofar]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} <!--Syria--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=33.513|long=36.292|label_size=70|label=<div style="position:relative;bottom:5px">{{nowrap|[[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]]}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] (q)}}</div>|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Tajikistan--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=37.909167|long=69.781944|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Ravshan Kulob]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.5108|long=68.2303|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} <!--Yemen--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=13.9667|long=44.1667|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Shaab Ibb SCC|Al-Shaab Ibb]]}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=13.5789|long=44.0219|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Al-Ahli Taizz S.C.|Al-Ahli Taizz]] (q)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} <!--Hong Kong--> {{location map~|AFC|lat=22.27350|long=114.18815|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Sun Hei SC|Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei]]}}<br />[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}} <!--India--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=22.5667|long=88.3667|label_size=70|label=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=15.49300 |long=73.81800|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Indonesia--> {{location map~|AFC|lat=-0.9500|long=100.3531|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}} {{location map~|AFC|lat=-7.1500|long=111.8667|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Persibo Bojonegoro]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}} <!--Malaysia--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=3.08225|long=101.544944|label_size=70|label=[[Selangor FA|Selangor]]|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=6.123839|long=102.24356|label_size=70|label=[[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Maldives--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=4.175278|long=73.508889|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]]}}<br />[[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Myanmar--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=16.8|long=96.15|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=left}} {{Location map~|AFC|lat=16.7742|long=94.7317|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}} <!--Singapore--> {{Location map~|AFC|lat=1.309845|long=103.763015|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Warriors F.C.|Warriors]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=right}} <!--Vietnam--> {{location map~|AFC|lat=16.0667|long=108.2333|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Đà Nẵng]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}} {{location map~|AFC|lat=10.7500|long=106.6667|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sài Gòn Xuân Thành]]}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}} }}
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==Schedule== The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/25-competition/38-afc-competition-calendar-2013.html?Itemid=284|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013|format=PDF|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212071936/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/25-competition/38-afc-competition-calendar-2013.html?Itemid=284|url-status=live|archive-format=PDF}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Phase !Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |- |Qualifying play-off |Round 1 |rowspan=8|6 December 2012 |colspan=2|9 February 2013 |- |rowspan=6|Group stage |Matchday 1 |colspan=2|5–6 March 2013 |- |Matchday 2 |colspan=2|12–13 March 2013 |- |Matchday 3 |colspan=2|2–3 April 2013 |- |Matchday 4 |colspan=2|9–10 April 2013 |- |Matchday 5 |colspan=2|23–24 April 2013 |- |Matchday 6 |colspan=2|30 April–1 May 2013 |- |rowspan=4|Knock-out stage |Round of 16 |colspan=2|14–15 May 2013 |- |Quarter-finals |rowspan=3|20 June 2013 |17 September 2013 |24 September 2013 |- |Semi-finals |1 October 2013 |22 October 2013 |- |Final |colspan=2|2 November 2013 |}
For 2013, the round of 16 continued to be played as a single match instead of over two legs on a home-and-away basis as originally planned.<ref name="afc20121129">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/1127-inside-afc/afc-committees/executive-committee/24895-exco-1.html|title=Solidarity marks AFC ExCo meeting|publisher=AFC|date=29 November 2012|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103233902/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/1127-inside-afc/afc-committees/executive-committee/24895-exco-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Qualifying play-off== {{main|2013 AFC Cup qualifying play-off}}
The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012.<ref name="afc20121206">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/24923-afc-cup-2013-group-stage-draw.html|title=AFC Cup 2013 – Group Stage Draw|publisher=AFC|date=6 December 2012|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=13 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613131724/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/24923-afc-cup-2013-group-stage-draw.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each tie was played as a single match, with [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] and [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] used to decide the winner if necessary. The winner advanced to the [[#Group stage|group stage]] to join the 31 automatic qualifiers.<ref name="regulations"/>
Due to the withdrawal of [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] after the draw was held, [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]], which were initially drawn to play the winner between [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] and [[Al-Ahli Taizz S.C.|Al-Ahli Taizz]] for a place in the group stage, were directly entered into Group A, while the winner between Al-Wahda and Al-Ahli Taizz would be entered into Group B to replace Al-Muharraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fft.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1834:l-r-2013&catid=107:2012-02-28-06-03-05&Itemid=782|script-title=ru:"Регар-ТадАЗ" попал в групповой этап Кубка АФК-2013|publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation|date=8 December 2012|language=ru|trans-title="Regar-TadAZ" is in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2013|access-date=10 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110182224/http://www.fft.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1834:l-r-2013&catid=107:2012-02-28-06-03-05&Itemid=782|archive-date=10 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{OneLegStart}} {{OneLegResult|[[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]]|SYR|var1=1980|[[2013 AFC Cup qualifying play-off#Al-Wahda v Al-Ahli Taizz|3–5]]|'''[[Al-Ahli Taizz S.C.|Al-Ahli Taizz]]'''|YEM}} |}
==Group stage== {{main|2013 AFC Cup group stage}}
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012.<ref name="afc20121206"/> The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the [[#Knock-out stage|round of 16]]. {{anchor|Tiebreakers}} ;Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to [[Points (association football)|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:<ref name="regulations"/> #Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned #[[Goal difference]] resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned #Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned ([[away goals rule|away goals]] do not apply) #Goal difference in all the group matches #Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches #[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play #Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card) #Drawing of lots
===Group A=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A}} ;[[#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]] *Al-Riffa are ranked ahead of Safa on head-to-head record.
===Group B=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B}}
===Group C=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C}}
===Group D=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D}}
===Group E=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group E}}
===Group F=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group F}} ;[[#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]] *New Radiant and Yangon United are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
===Group G=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group G}}
===Group H=== {{:2013 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group H}} ;[[#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]] *Selangor are ranked ahead of Sài Gòn Xuân Thành on head-to-head record.
==Knock-out stage== {{main|2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage}}
In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a [[single-elimination tournament]]. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away [[two-legged tie|two-legged]] basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The [[away goals rule]] (for two-legged ties), [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] (away goals do not apply in extra time) and [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] were used to decide the winner if necessary.<ref name="regulations"/>
===Bracket=== {{#section:2013 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}
===Round of 16=== In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.<ref name="regulations"/>
{{OneLegStart}} |- !colspan=3|West Asia Zone {{OneLegResult|'''[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]'''|KUW|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v Dohuk|1–1]] {{aet}}<br>(4–1 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])|[[Dohuk SC|Dohuk]]|IRQ}} {{OneLegResult|'''[[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]'''|JOR|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Faisaly v Al-Riffa|3–1]]|[[Riffa S.C.|Al-Riffa]]|BHR}} {{OneLegResult|[[Erbil SC|Erbil]]|IRQ|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Erbil v Al-Shorta|3–4]] {{aet}}|'''[[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]]'''|SYR|var2=1980}} {{OneLegResult|'''[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]'''|KUW|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Fanja|4–0]]|[[Fanja SC|Fanja]]|OMA}} |- !colspan=3|East Asia Zone {{OneLegResult|'''[[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]]'''|IDN|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Semen Padang v SHB Đà Nẵng|2–1]]|[[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Đà Nẵng]]|VIE}} {{OneLegResult|[[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]|MAS|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Kelantan v Kitchee|0–2]]|'''[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]'''|HKG}} {{OneLegResult|'''[[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]]'''|MDV|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#New Radiant v Selangor|2–0]] {{aet}}|[[Selangor FA|Selangor]]|MAS}} {{OneLegResult|'''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'''|IND|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#East Bengal v Yangon United|5–1]]|[[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]|MYA}} |}
===Quarter-finals=== The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/26218-afccup-qfdraw200613.html|title=Kuwait SC resume title defence against New Radiant|publisher=AFC|date=20 June 2013|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-date=23 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623065801/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/26218-afccup-qfdraw200613.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals.
{{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]'''|KUW|2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]]|SYR|var2=1980|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Shorta|0–0]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Shorta v Al-Qadsia|2–2]]}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]|HKG|2–4|'''[[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]'''|JOR|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Kitchee v Al-Faisaly|1–2]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Faisaly v Kitchee|1–2]]}} {{TwoLegResult|[[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]]|MDV|2–12|'''[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]'''|KUW|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#New Radiant v Al-Kuwait|2–7]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v New Radiant|0–5]]}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'''|IND|2–1|[[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]]|IDN|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#East Bengal v Semen Padang|1–0]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Semen Padang v East Bengal|1–1]]}} |}
===Semi-finals=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]'''|KUW|3–1|[[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]|JOR|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Qadsia v Al-Faisaly|2–1]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Faisaly v Al-Qadsia|1–0]]}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]'''|KUW|7–2|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]|IND|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#Al-Kuwait v East Bengal|4–2]]|[[2013 AFC Cup knock-out stage#East Bengal v Al-Kuwait|3–0]]}} |}
===Final=== {{main|2013 AFC Cup Final}} {{#lst:2013 AFC Cup knockout stage|Final}}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Award !Player !Team |- !Most Valuable Player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27150-motawaa-claims-021113.html|title=Motawaa claims AFC Cup 2013 MVP Award|publisher=AFC|date=3 November 2013|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002455/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27150-motawaa-claims-021113.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]] |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] |- !Top Goalscorer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27149-jemaa-seals-top-021113.html|title=Jemaa seals top goalscorer award|publisher=AFC|date=3 November 2013|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002459/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27149-jemaa-seals-top-021113.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Issam Jemâa]] |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] <!-- |- !Fair Play Award |— |align=left|? --> |}
==Top scorers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" !Rank !Player !Team !{{Tooltip|MD1|Group stage Matchday 1}} !{{Tooltip|MD2|Group stage Matchday 2}} !{{Tooltip|MD3|Group stage Matchday 3}} !{{Tooltip|MD4|Group stage Matchday 4}} !{{Tooltip|MD5|Group stage Matchday 5}} !{{Tooltip|MD6|Group stage Matchday 6}} !{{Tooltip|R16|Round of 16}} !{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}} !{{0}}{{Tooltip|F|Final}}{{0}} !Total |- !1 |align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Issam Jemâa]] |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] | || ||2||2||2|| || ||4||3||2|| ||1 !16 |- !2 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jordi Tarrés (footballer)|Jordi Tarrés]] |align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] |2||2||1||1||1||3||1|| ||1|| || || !12 |- !3 |align=left|{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Edward Junior Wilson|Edward Wilson]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]] |1|| ||1||2||2||2||1|| ||1|| || || !10 |- !rowspan=3|4 |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]] |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] | ||1||2||2||1||1||2|| || || || || !9 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Ashfaq]] |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] | ||5|| || || ||3|| ||1|| || || || !9 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Adama Koné]] |align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]] |3||1||1||1||2||1|| || || || || || !9 |- !rowspan=3|7 |align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Ahmad Al Douni]] |align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Al-Riffa]] (GS+R16)<br>{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] (QF) | ||3|| ||1||1||1|| || ||1|| || || !7 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Amjad Radhi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] |1||1|| ||2|| ||2||1|| || || || || !7 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho|Rogerinho]] |align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |1||1||1||1|| || || ||1|| || ||1||1 !7 |- !rowspan=3|10 |align=left|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Chidi Edeh]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] | || ||1||1|| ||1||3|| || || || || !6 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gastón Merlo]] |align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Đà Nẵng]] |1||1|| || || ||3||1|| || || || || !6 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Mohamed Umair]] |align=left|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |1||1|| ||1||1||2|| || || || || || !6 |}
{{small|Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=278&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Play-off|publisher=AFC.com|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085253/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=278&disp=all|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=279&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Group Stage|publisher=AFC.com|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082129/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=279&disp=all|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=292&disp=all|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Cup Knock-out Stage|publisher=AFC.com|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212060156/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=292&disp=all|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
==See also== *[[2013 AFC Champions League]] *[[2013 AFC President's Cup]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup.html|name=AFC Cup}}
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