2016 AFC Cup final

2016 AFC Cup Final
Event	2016 AFC Cup
Date	5 November 2016
Venue	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Man of the Match	Hammadi Ahmed
Referee	Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Attendance	5,806
Weather	Clear; 27 °C (81 °F); 24% humidity
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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 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on 5 November 2016.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC 1–0 to become the first Iraqi team to win the AFC Cup title.^[3]

Venue

As Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches in their country, the final was played at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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

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

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Round

Bengaluru FC

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

2–0 (A)

Matchday 1

Lao Toyota FC

1–2 (A)

Al-Oruba

2–1 (H)

Matchday 2

Johor Darul Ta'zim

0–1 (H)

Al-Wahda

2–5 (A)

Matchday 3

Ayeyawady United

1–0 (A)

Al-Wahda

1–0 (H)

Matchday 4

Ayeyawady United

5–3 (H)

Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

4–1 (H)

Matchday 5

Lao Toyota FC

2–1 (H)

Al-Oruba

4–0 (A)

Matchday 6

Johor Darul Ta'zim

0–3 (A)

Group C winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	15
2	Al-Wahda	6	9
3	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	6	7
4	Al-Orouba	6	4

Source: AFC

Final standings

Group H runners-up

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	18
2	Bengaluru FC	6	9
3	Ayeyawady United	6	6
4	Lao Toyota FC	6	3

Source: AFC

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knockout stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Al-Wehdat

2–1 (H)

N/A

Round of 16

Kitchee

3–2 (A)

N/A

Al-Jaish

5–1

1–1 (H)

4–0 (A)

Quarter-finals

Tampines Rovers

1–0

1–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Al-Ahed

4–3

1–1 (H)

3–2 (A)

Semi-finals

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

5 November 2016

19:00 UTC+3

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Bengaluru FC
Ahmed 70'	Report

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)

Attendance: 5,806

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Bengaluru FC


GK	1	Fahad Talib	90+5'
DF	3	Ali Al-Saadi (c)
DF	4	Saad Natiq
DF	6	Sameh Saeed		90+3'
FW	9	Emad Mohsin
FW	10	Hammadi Ahmed
MF	11	Humam Tariq		27'
MF	17	Ahmad Abdul-Amir
DF	36	Ali Bahjat
FW	40	Amjad Radhi		90+1'
MF	46	Zaher Midani
Substitutes
GK	44	Amjed Raheem
MF	15	Osama Ali		27'
FW	16	Ali Ghalioum		90+1'
MF	20	Mohammad Hasan
MF	38	Halgurd Mulla Mohammed		90+3'
DF	41	Ahmed Abdul-Ridha
DF	42	Saif Hatem
Manager
Basim Qasim


GK	28	Lalthuammawia Ralte
DF	2	Juanan
DF	6	John Johnson
MF	9	Álvaro Rubio	83'
FW	11	Sunil Chhetri (c)
DF	13	Rino Anto
MF	14	Eugeneson Lyngdoh
MF	20	Alwyn George	64'
DF	20	Nishu Kumar	64'
MF	26	Cameron Watson
FW	31	C. K. Vineeth
Substitutes
GK	32	Calvin Abhishek
DF	5	Keegan Pereira
MF	17	Seminlen Doungel	64'
MF	21	Udanta Singh	64'
DF	24	Salam Ranjan Singh	83'
FW	25	Daniel Lalhlimpuia
MF	30	Malsawmzuala
Manager
Albert Roca