2009 AFC Cup
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6th secondary club football tournament organized by the
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 March – 3 November 2009 |
| Teams | 29+3 (from 17 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al Kuwait |
| Runners-up | Al Karamah |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 334 (2.85 per match) |
| Attendance | 569,263 (4,865 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Robert Akaruye Mohamad Hamwi Jehad Al Hussain Huỳnh Kesley Alves (8 goals) |
← 2008 2010 → | |
International football competition
The 2009 AFC Cup was the sixth season of the AFC Cup, a competition among clubs from member nations of the Asian Football Confederation.
With the Asian Football Confederation reviewed the format of the AFC Champions League and made significant changes to way the competition is run, the teams that qualified for the AFC Cup is also from different countries compared to the previous editions.
Allocation of entries per association
[edit ]A total of 32 clubs will participate in the 2009 AFC Cup. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Cup.
- 2 teams to qualify from each of the following associations:
- 1 team to qualify from each of the following associations:
- 3 teams which did not satisfy the criteria to participate in the 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs (so each association had one additional team to qualify):
- 3 losers from AFC Champions League 2009 qualifying play-offs
Participating Countries in Region
[edit ]Following are the 2009 AFC Cup Participants.[1]
- 1 These clubs had qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were removed as their nations did not meet AFC Criteria.
Round and draw dates
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Group stage
[edit ]Main article: 2009 AFC Cup group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 12 January 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark 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 each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots.
Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round.
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUS | NEF | AHD | TIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain Busaiteen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lebanon Al-Ahed | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Yemen Al-Tilal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZAW | SAF | HIL | SUW |
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| Iraq Al-Zawraa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Lebanon Safa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 12 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Oman Al-Suwaiq | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ARB | ARL | ORU | MAB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Al-Arabi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Iraq Arbil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Oman Al-Orouba | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lebanon Al-Mabarrah | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group D
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KUW | KAR | WAH | MOH |
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| Kuwait Al-Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| Syria Al-Karamah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Jordan Al-Wahdat | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| India Mohun Bagan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group E
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAJ | DEM | MHQ | FAI |
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| Syria Al-Majd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| India Dempo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bahrain Al-Muharraq | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Jordan Al-Faisaly | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group F
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SC | MED | VB | JFC |
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| Hong Kong South China | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Indonesia PSMS Medan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Maldives VB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Malaysia Johor FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group G
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | KED | EAS | HAN |
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| Thailand Chonburi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
| Malaysia Kedah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| Hong Kong Eastern | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | |
| Vietnam Hanoi ACB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 6 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group H
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BD | HU | PEA | VAL |
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| Vietnam Binh Duong | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Singapore Home United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Thailand PEA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Maldives Club Valencia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Knockout stage
[edit ]Main article: 2009 AFC Cup knockout stage
Round of 16
[edit ]The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Cup was held on 12 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage. The Western Asia matches were played on 26 May, while the Eastern Asia matches were played on 23 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| West Asia | ||
| Busaiteen Bahrain | 1–2 (aet) | Syria Al-Karamah |
| Al-Zawraa Iraq | 1–3 | Iraq Arbil |
| Al-Arabi Kuwait | 2–1 (aet) | Lebanon Safa |
| Al-Kuwait Kuwait | 3–1 | India Dempo |
| Al-Majd Syria | 0–0 (aet) (1–3 p) |
Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona |
| East Asia | ||
| South China Hong Kong | 4–0 | Singapore Home United |
| Chonburi Thailand | 4–0 | Indonesia PSMS Medan |
| Binh Duong Vietnam | 8–2 | Malaysia Kedah |
Quarter-finals
[edit ]The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29 June 2009 starting 7:30 pm. The first leg matches were played on 15 September, with the second leg matches played on 30 September.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Kuwait Kuwait | 2–1 | Iraq Arbil | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona Uzbekistan | 5–5 (a) | Hong Kong South China | 5–4 | 0–1 |
| Chonburi Thailand | 2–4 | Vietnam Binh Duong | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Al-Karamah Syria | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Kuwait Al-Arabi | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
Semi-finals
[edit ]The first leg matches were played on 15 October, with the second leg matches played on 21 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Kuwait Kuwait | 3–1 | Hong Kong South China | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Binh Duong Vietnam | 2–4 | Syria Al-Karamah | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Final
[edit ]Main article: 2009 AFC Cup Final
The 2009 AFC Cup Final was played on 3 November at the home ground of Al Kuwait.[4]
| AFC Cup 2009 Winners |
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| Kuwait |
| Al Kuwait First Title |
Statistics
[edit ]Top goalscorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
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| 1 | Nigeria Robert Akaruye | Bahrain Busaiteen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Syria Mohamad Hamwi | Syria Al-Karamah | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| Syria Jehad Al Hussain | Kuwait Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| Vietnam Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Vietnam Binh Duong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Cacá | Hong Kong South China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 6 | Ivory Coast Mohamed Koné | Thailand Chonburi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan Alisher Halikov | Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Jordan Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek | Jordan Al-Faisaly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Malaysia Mohd Farizal Rozali | Malaysia Kedah | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye | India Dempo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Syria Firas Al Khatib | Kuwait Al-Arabi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Thailand Pipob On-Mo | Thailand Chonburi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Vietnam Nguyễn Vũ Phong | Vietnam Binh Duong | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
References
[edit ]- ^ AFC PRO-LEAGUE AD-HOC COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT CHARTS Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2009 – The-AFC.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ One-off Final for AFC Cup 2009 – The-AFC.com
- ^ "The AFC".