2016 AFC Cup Final

2016 AFC Cup Final
Event 2016 AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Bengaluru FC
Iraq India
1 0
Date 5 November 2016
Venue Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Man of the Match Iraq Hammadi Ahmad[1]
Referee Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Attendance 5,806
Weather Clear
27 °C (81 °F)
24% humidity [1]

The 2016 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 AFC Cup, the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from 'developing countries' in Asia according to the Vision Asia plan.[2]

The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Indian team Bengaluru FC. The match was hosted by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. As Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches in their country, the final was played at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on 5 November 2016.[3]

Venue

The Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar.[4] It is the home stadium of Qatar Sports Club and holds 13,000 spectators.

Background

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup group stage as the 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League runners up. This was their first appearance in the AFC Cup.

Bengaluru FC qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup as the 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup winners. This was their second consecutive appearance in the AFC Cup.

Both teams reached the AFC Cup final for the first time, and Bengaluru FC were the first team from India to reach the final.

Road to the final

For more details on this topic, see 2016 AFC Cup.

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

Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Round India Bengaluru FC
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2–0 (A) Matchday 1 Laos Lao Toyota FC 1–2 (A)
Oman Al-Oruba 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–1 (H)
Syria Al-Wahda 2–5 (A) Matchday 3 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 1–0 (A)
Syria Al-Wahda 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 5–3 (H)
State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 4–1 (H) Matchday 5 Laos Lao Toyota FC 2–1 (H)
Oman Al-Oruba 4–0 (A) Matchday 6 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–3 (A)
Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15
2 Syria Al-Wahda 6 9
3 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7
4 Oman Al-Oruba 6 4
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group H runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18
2 India Bengaluru FC 6 9
3 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 6 6
4 Laos Lao Toyota FC 6 3
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Jordan Al-Wehdat 2–1 (H) N/A Round of 16 Hong Kong Kitchee 3–2 (A) N/A
Syria Al-Jaish 5–1 1–1 (H) 4–0 (A) Quarter-finals Singapore Tampines Rovers 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Lebanon Al-Ahed 4–3 1–1 (H) 3–2 (A) Semi-finals Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)

Rules

The final was played as a single match, with the host team decided by draw. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.[2]

Match

Details

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 1–0 India Bengaluru FC
Ahmad  70' Report
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Bengaluru FC
GK 1 Iraq Fahad Talib  90+5'
FW 3 Iraq Ali Al Saadi (c)
DF 4 Iraq Saad Natiq
DF 6 Iraq Sameh Saeed  90+3'
FW 9 Iraq Emad Mehsen
FW 10 Iraq Hammadi Ahmad
MF 11 Iraq Humam Tariq  27'
MF 17 Iraq Ahmad Abdul-Amir
DF 36 Iraq Ali Bahjat
FW 40 Iraq Amjad Radhi  90+1'
MF 46 Syria Zaher Midani
Substitutes
GK 44 Iraq Amjed Raheem
MF 15 Iraq Osama Ali  27'
FW 16 Syria Ali Ghalioum  90+1'
MF 20 Iraq Mohammad Hasan
MF 38 Iraq Halgurd Mulla Mohammed  90+3'
DF 41 Iraq Ahmed Abdulridha
DF 42 Iraq Saif Hatem
Manager
Iraq Basim Qasim
GK 28 India Lalthuammawia Ralte
DF 2 Spain Juanan
DF 6 England John Johnson
MF 9 Spain Álvaro Rubio  83'
FW 11 India Sunil Chhetri (c)
DF 13 India Rino Anto
MF 14 India Eugeneson Lyngdoh
MF 20 India Alwyn George  64'
DF 20 India Nishu Kumar  64'
MF 26 Australia Cameron Watson
FW 31 India Vineeth
Substitutes
GK 32 India Abhishek Calvin
DF 5 India Keegan Pereira
MF 17 India Seminlen Doungel  64'
MF 21 India Udanta Singh  64'
DF 24 India Salam Ranjan Singh  83'
FW 25 India Daniel Lalhlimpuia
MF 30 India Malsawmzuala
Manager
Spain Albert Roca

AFC Man of the Match:[1]
Iraq Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)


Assistant referees:[1]
Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea)
Kim Young-ha (South Korea)
Fourth official:[1]
Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Fifth official:[1]
Park Sang-jun (South Korea)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Match report: Air Force Club v JSW Bengaluru FC". AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bengaluru beat reigning champions JDT and reach". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chhetri: Doha perfect place to revive Indian football". AFC. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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