2017 AFC Cup Final

The 2017 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

2017 AFC Cup Final
Event2017 AFC Cup
Istiklol Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
0 1
Date4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)
VenueHisor Central Stadium, Hisor
RefereeMohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance20,000
WeatherWindy
16°C

The final was contested as a single match between Tajik team Istiklol and Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor on 4 November 2017.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year.[2]

Teams
Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Istiklol Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)		 1 (2015)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya West Asia Zone (WAFF) 1 (2016)

Venue

Hisor Central Stadium, in Hisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.

Road to the final
Further information: 2017 AFC Cup

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

Istiklol Round Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Dordoi 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Safa 0–0 (A)
Altyn Asyr 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Al-Hidd 2–1 (H)
Alay Osh 3–1 (H) Matchday 3 Al-Wahda 0–0 (A)
Alay Osh 4–1 (A) Matchday 4 Al-Wahda 1–1 (H)
Dordoi 4–1 (A) Matchday 5 Safa 2–0 (H)
Altyn Asyr 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Al-Hidd 1–0 (A)
Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Istiklol 6 16
2 Altyn Asyr 6 13
3 Dordoi 6 3
4 Alay Osh 6 3
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12
2 Al-Wahda 6 11
3 Al-Hidd 6 9
4 Safa 6 1
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceres–Negros 5–1 4–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Inter-zone play-off semi-finals Zonal semi-finals Al-Zawraa 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Bengaluru FC 3–2 1–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Inter-zone play-off final Zonal finals Al-Wahda 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)

Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winner of the Inter-zone play-off final) decided by draw, which was held on 6 June 2017.[3] If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.[1]

Match

Details
Istiklol 0–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 20,000
Istiklol
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
GK1 Nikola Stošić
RB27 Oleksandr Stetsenko
CB5 Artem Baranovskyi
CB2 Siyovush Asrorov 60'
LB19 Akhtam Nazarov
RM9 Jahongir Aliev 88'
CM8 Nuriddin Davronov 72'
CM4 David Mawutor
LM18 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev 56'
CF10 Dmitry Barkov
CF63 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov 74'
Substitutes:
GK35 Kurban Boboev
DF3 Tabrezi Davlatmir
MF11 Muhammadjoni Hasan
MF20 Amirbek Juraboev 72'
MF21 Romish Jalilov 88'
MF23 Ehson Panjshanbe
FW17 Dilshod Vasiev 74'
Manager:
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
GK1 Fahad Talib
RB6 Sameh Saeed
CB2 Samal Saeed
CB36 Sebastijan Antić
LB33 Ali Bahjat
RM7 Karrar Ali Bari 87' 90'
CM18 Zaher Midani 66'
CM40 Khaled Mobayed
LM11 Humam Tariq
CF10 Hammadi Ahmad
CF9 Emad Mohsin 78'
Substitutes:
GK21 Amjad Raheem
MF5 Ahmed Abdul-Ridha 90'
MF27 Fahad Kareem
MF30 Saif Salman 78'
MF32 Taher Hameed Moshin
FW29 Amjad Radhi
FW38 Ali Yousif
Manager:
Hussam Al Sayed

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Sabet Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Match rules[1]

  • 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.

See also

References
  1. "2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "Mohsin strike ensures Air Force Club's AFC Cup reign continues". AFC. 4 November 2017.
  3. "AFC Cup Knockout Stage official draw concluded". AFC. 6 June 2017.
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