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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]
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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

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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

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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

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Further information: 2019 AFC Cup

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

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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

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Details

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April 25 North Korea0–1Lebanon Al-Ahed
Live Report
Stats Report
  • Yakubu 74'
Attendance: 500
April 25
Al-Ahed
GK 23 North Korea An Tae-song Red card 26'
RB 6 North Korea Kwon Chung-hyok
CB 30 North Korea An Song-il I
CB 5 North Korea Pak Jin-myong
LB 29 North Korea Pak Song-rok
RM 31 North Korea Choe Chol-su downward-facing red arrow 28'
CM 15 North Korea Won Song
CM 7 North Korea O Hyok-chol
LM 14 North Korea Son Pyong-il
CF 13 North Korea Rim Chol-min (c) downward-facing red arrow 40'
CF 10 North Korea An Il-bom
Substitutes:
GK 1 North Korea Sin Tae-song upward-facing green arrow 28'
DF 2 North Korea Jang Kum-nam
DF 17 North Korea An Song-il II upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 19 North Korea Yun Il-gwang
MF 24 North Korea Choe Jong-hyok
FW 18 North Korea Kim Yu-song upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 21 North Korea Jang Hyok
Manager:
North Korea O Yun-son
GK 1 Lebanon Mehdi Khalil
RB 6 Lebanon Hussein Zein
CB 4 Lebanon Nour Mansour
CB 2 Syria Ahmad Al Saleh
LB 8 Lebanon Hussein Dakik
CM 13 Ghana Issah Yakubu
CM 15 Lebanon Haytham Faour (c) Yellow card 82'
RW 20 Lebanon Rabih Ataya downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 10 Lebanon Mohamad Haidar
LW 11 Lebanon Ahmad Zreik
CF 99 Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Lebanon Mohamad Hammoud
GK 98 Lebanon Hadi Khalil
DF 5 Lebanon Khalil Khamis
MF 7 Lebanon Hussein Monzer Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 14 Lebanon Walid Shour
MF 23 Lebanon Ali Hadid
FW 30 Lebanon Tarek El Ali upward-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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "4.25 SC v Al Ahed FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ a b 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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