2019 AFC Cup Final
Event2019 AFC Cup
April 25 Al-Ahed
North Korea Lebanon
0 1
Date4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)
VenueKuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the MatchIssah Yakubu (Al-Ahed)[1]
RefereeHettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)[1]
Attendance500[1]
WeatherMostly clear
27 °C (81 °F)[1]

The 2019 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 AFC Cup, the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2]

The final was contested as a single match between April 25 from North Korea and Al-Ahed from Lebanon. The match was played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 4 November 2019.

Al-Ahed won 1–0 by a goal from Ghanaian player Issah Yakubu. This was Al-Ahed's first continental title, as well as the first for a Lebanese team.[3] April 25 became the first North Korean men's football club to qualify for an Asian final,[4] while Al-Ahed were the third Lebanese side to do so (after Nejmeh in 2005 and Safa in 2008).[3]

Teams

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
North Korea April 25 East Asia Zone (EAFF)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)		 None
Lebanon Al-Ahed West Asia Zone (WAFF) None

Venue

The match was originally to be hosted by April 25 at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on 2 November 2019. However, on 22 October 2019, due to North Korea's decision to ban television transmission of football games, the AFC announced that the final would be held in Shanghai, China in order for the match to be transmitted.[5][6] On 25 October 2019, the match was rescheduled from 2 November to 4 November and the host city was shifted from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7]

Road to the final

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

North Korea April 25 Round Lebanon Al-Ahed
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–0 (A) Matchday 1 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0–0 (H)
Hong Kong Kitchee 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Bahrain Malkiya 0–0 (A)
Hong Kong Tai Po 3–1 (A) Matchday 3 Oman Al-Suwaiq 4–2 (H)
Hong Kong Tai Po 4–0 (H) Matchday 4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 1–0 (A)
Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 5–0 (H) Matchday 5 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1–0 (A)
Hong Kong Kitchee 0–1 (A) Matchday 6 Bahrain Malkiya 2–1 (H)
Group I winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 North Korea April 25 6 15
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 10
3 Hong Kong Tai Po 6 8
4 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 6 1
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Lebanon Al-Ahed 6 14
2 Bahrain Malkiya 6 8
3 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 7
4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
— Zonal semi-finals Jordan Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Zonal finals Jordan Al-Jazeera 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 5–4 3–4 (A) 2–0 (H) Inter-zone play-off semi-finals —
Vietnam Hà Nội 2–2 (a) 2–2 (A) 0–0 (H) Inter-zone play-off final

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.

Should it tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.[2]

Match

Details

April 25 North Korea0–1Lebanon Al-Ahed
Live Report
Stats Report
  • Yakubu 74'
Attendance: 500
April 25
Al-Ahed
GK23North Korea An Tae-songRed card 26'
RB6North Korea Kwon Chung-hyok
CB30North Korea An Song-il I
CB5North Korea Pak Jin-myong
LB29North Korea Pak Song-rok
RM31North Korea Choe Chol-sudownward-facing red arrow 28'
CM15North Korea Won Song
CM7North Korea O Hyok-chol
LM14North Korea Son Pyong-il
CF13North Korea Rim Chol-min (c)downward-facing red arrow 40'
CF10North Korea An Il-bom
Substitutes:
GK1North Korea Sin Tae-songupward-facing green arrow 28'
DF2North Korea Jang Kum-nam
DF17North Korea An Song-il IIupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF19North Korea Yun Il-gwang
MF24North Korea Choe Jong-hyok
FW18North Korea Kim Yu-songupward-facing green arrow 40'downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW21North Korea Jang Hyok
Manager:
North Korea O Yun-son
GK1Lebanon Mehdi Khalil
RB6Lebanon Hussein Zein
CB4Lebanon Nour Mansour
CB2Syria Ahmad Al Saleh
LB8Lebanon Hussein Dakik
CM13Ghana Issah Yakubu
CM15Lebanon Haytham Faour (c)Yellow card 82'
RW20Lebanon Rabih Atayadownward-facing red arrow 80'
AM10Lebanon Mohamad Haidar
LW11Lebanon Ahmad Zreik
CF99Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchidownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK21Lebanon Mohamad Hammoud
GK98Lebanon Hadi Khalil
DF5Lebanon Khalil Khamis
MF7Lebanon Hussein MonzerYellow card 90+3'upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF14Lebanon Walid Shour
MF23Lebanon Ali Hadid
FW30Lebanon Tarek El Aliupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Lebanon Bassem Marmar

Man of the Match:
Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed)[1]
Assistant referees:[1]
Deniye Gedara Palitha Parakkrama Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)
Wellabada Hewage Don Senjeewa Premalal (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official:
Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Fifth official:
Abdullah Al-Jardani (Oman)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "4.25 SC v Al Ahed FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. 1 2 Mahfoud, Maroun (5 November 2019). "Observations from Ahed's AFC Cup triumph". FaLebanon. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "North Korea loses hosting soccer match amid TV concerns". AP NEWS. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "نهائي كأس الاتحاد الآسيوي في الصين". lebanonfg.com (in Arabic). 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "AFC Cup 2019 final to be played in Shanghai". AFC. 22 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "AFC Cup 2019 final to be played on November 4 in Kuala Lumpur". AFC. 25 October 2019.
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