2009 AFC Cup final explained

Team1: Al-Kuwait
Team1score:2
Team2:Al-Karamah
Team2score:1
Date:3 November 2009
Stadium:Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
City:Kuwait City
Referee:Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Attendance:17,400
Previous:2008
Next:2010

The 2009 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 between Al-Kuwait and Al-Karamah. It was the 6th final of the AFC Cup and was the first time the final match to be played in a one-off format. The game was played at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, being the home ground of Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait won the title by winning over Al-Karamah 2–1.

Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2010 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.

Route to the final

Al-KuwaitRoundAl-Karamah
width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
Al-Kuwait6411124+813
Al-Karamah6402127+512
Al-Wahdat6312127+510
Mohun Bagan6006119−180
Group stage
width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
Al-Kuwait6411124+813
Al-Karamah6402127+512
Al-Wahdat6312127+510
Mohun Bagan6006119−180
OpponentResultLegsKnockout phaseOpponentResultLegs
Dempo SC3–13–1 homeRound of 16 Busaiteen Club2–12–1 away
Arbil FC2–1 (a)1–1 home; 1–0 awayQuarter-finals Al-Arabi5–4 (p)0–0 home; 0–0 away
South China3–12–1 home; 1–0 awaySemi-finals Binh Duong4–23–0 home; 1–2 away

Match details

Al Kuwait:
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GK 1 Musaab Al Kanderi
DF 3 Fahad Awad
DF 21 Samir Al Martah
DF 33 Abdulla Al Marzooqi
MF 10 Naser Al Qahtani
MF 15 Waleed Jumah
MF 18 Jarah Al Ataiqi (c)
MF 20
MF 30 Fahad Humod
FW 9
FW 13 Ismail Al Ajmi
Substitutes:
MF 5 Ibrahim Shehab
MF 7 Nawaf Al Owaisi
MF 11 Fahad Al Ansari
MF 14 Abdullah Al Refaie
FW 17 Abdulrahman Al Awadi
GK 23 Khaled Al Fadhli
FW 37
Manager:
Mohammad Abdullah
Al Karamah:
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GK 1 Mosab Balhous
DF 4 Hassan Abbas (c)
DF 6 Ahmad Deeb
DF 14 Anas Al Khouja
DF 24 Richard Bohomo
MF 11
MF 15 Alaa Al Shbli
MF 21
MF 33 Yazid Kaissi
FW 9 Mohamad Hamwi
FW 22 Ahmad Al Omaier
Substitutes:
DF 2 Naser Al Sebai
DF 3 Yasser Shahen
FW 8
MF 10
DF 23 Tawfek Taearah
FW 26 Hani Al Taiar
GK 30 Fahd Saleh
Manager:
Mohammad Kwid

See also