2017 AFC Cup final

Football match

2017 AFC Cup FinalEvent| 2017 AFC Cup

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| Istiklol | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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Date| 4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)
Venue| Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Referee| Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance| 20,000
Weather| Windy
16°C

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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]

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[edit]

Team  | Zone  | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Istiklol | Central Asia Zone (CAFA)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)  | 1 (2015)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | West Asia Zone (WAFF)  | 1 (2016)

## Venue[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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

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| Pld | Pts

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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

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| Pld | Pts

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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[edit]

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[edit]

### Details[edit]

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)

18:00 UTC+5

Istiklol | 0–1|  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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| Report |

* Mohsin 68'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Istiklol

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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GK | 1  |  Nikola Stošić
RB | 27 |  Oleksandr Stetsenko
CB | 5  |  Artem Baranovskyi
CB | 2  |  Siyovush Asrorov |  60'
LB | 19 |  Akhtam Nazarov
RM | 9  |  Jahongir Aliev |  |  88'
CM | 8  |  Nuriddin Davronov |  |  72'
CM | 4  |  David Mawutor
LM | 18 |  Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev |  56'
CF | 10 |  Dmitry Barkov
CF | 63 |  Manuchekhr Dzhalilov |  |  74'
Substitutes:
GK | 35 |  Kurban Boboev
DF | 3  |  Tabrezi Davlatmir
MF | 11 |  Muhammadjoni Hasan
MF | 20 |  Amirbek Juraboev |  |  72'
MF | 21 |  Romish Jalilov |  |  88'
MF | 23 |  Ehson Panjshanbe
FW | 17 |  Dilshod Vasiev |  |  74'
Manager:
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
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GK | 1  |  Fahad Talib
RB | 6  |  Sameh Saeed
CB | 2  |  Samal Saeed
CB | 36 |  Sebastijan Antić
LB | 33 |  Ali Bahjat
RM | 7  |  Karrar Ali Bari |  87' |  90'
CM | 18 |  Zaher Midani |  66'
CM | 40 |  Khaled Mobayed
LM | 11 |  Humam Tariq
CF | 10 |  Hammadi Ahmad
CF | 9  |  Emad Mohsin |  |  78'
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Amjad Raheem
MF | 5  |  Ahmed Abdul-Ridha |  |  90'
MF | 27 |  Fahad Kareem
MF | 30 |  Saif Salman |  |  78'
MF | 32 |  Taher Hameed Moshin
FW | 29 |  Amjad Radhi
FW | 38 |  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.

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## See also[edit]

* 2017 AFC Champions League Final

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "2017 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.[permanent dead link]
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.

## External links[edit]

* AFC Cup, the-AFC.com
* AFC Cup 2017, stats.the-AFC.com

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