2013 AFC President's Cup explained

Tourney Name:AFC President's Cup
Year:2013
Country:Malaysia (final stage)
Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage)
Dates:6–12 May 2013 (group stage)
23–29 September 2013 (final stage)
Num Teams:6 (final stage)
12 (total)
Associations:12
Champion Other: Balkan
Count:1
Second Other: KRL
Matches:25
Goals:94
Top Scorer: Mirlan Murzaev
(9 goals)
Player: Amir Gurbani
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 AFC President's Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.[1] Istiqlol were the defending champions, but did not enter the tournament as teams from Tajikistan no longer entered the AFC President's Cup.

In the final, Balkan of Turkmenistan defeated KRL of Pakistan 1–0 and became the first team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.[2]

Venues

KathmanduCebu CityPhnom PenhMalacca
Dasarath Rangasala StadiumCebu City Sports CenterOlympic StadiumHang Jebat Stadium
Capacity: 17,800Capacity: 5,500Capacity: 70,000Capacity: 40,000

Teams

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.[3] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association:

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
BangladeshAbahani Limited Dhaka2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions5th2011
BhutanYeedzin2012–13 Bhutan National League champions4th2012
CambodiaBoeung Ket Rubber Field2012 Cambodian League champions1stnone
Chinese TaipeiTaiwan Power Company2012 Intercity Football League champions6th2012
KyrgyzstanDordoi Bishkek2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions8th2012
MongoliaErchim2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners2nd2012
NepalThree Star Club2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions2nd2005
PakistanKRL2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions3rd2012
PalestineHilal Al-Quds2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone
PhilippinesGlobal2012 United Football League champions1stnone
Sri LankaSri Lanka Army2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up2nd2009
TurkmenistanBalkan2012 Ýokary Liga champions3rd2012

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 19 March 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue, with Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines selected by the AFC to host the groups. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the final stage.

TiebreakersThe teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Final stage

The final stage was played at a centralized venue. The matches were played at Malacca, Malaysia, from 23 to 29 September 2013 (all times UTC+8).[11]

The draw for the final stage was held on 31 July 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12] [13] The six teams were drawn into two groups of three. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis, with the same ranking rules as the group stage. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The final was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Group A

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Group B

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Final

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player[14] Amir Gurbani Balkan
Top Goalscorer Mirlan Murzaev Dordoi Bishkek<--
Fair Play Award—?-->

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGroup stageFinal stageTotal
1 Mirlan Murzaev Dordoi Bishkek909
2 Kaleemullah Khan KRL527
3 Amir Gurbani Balkan246
4 Roberto Kettlun Hilal Al-Quds404
Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket Rubber Field4×4
6 Iyad Abu Gharqoud Hilal Al-Quds303
Mämmedaly Garadanow Balkan213
Tursunali Rustamov Dordoi Bishkek213
Rahmet Şirmedow Balkan213
Léonce Dodoz Zikahi Three Star Club213

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC President's Cup 2013 Competition Regulations. AFC. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003110353/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/59/41.html. 3 October 2013. PDF. dead.
  2. Web site: Balkan crowned as AFC President's Cup champions. AFC. 30 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions. AFC. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003044453/http://www.the-afc.com/en/2012-11-05-08-47-44/referees/laws-of-the-game/finish/47-acl/18-acl-slots-decisions-by-exco-pt-2.html. 3 October 2013. PDF. dead.
  4. Web site: Green light for Global. AFC. 4 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. AFC. 28 November 2012.
  6. Web site: AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013. AFC. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212071936/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/25-competition/38-afc-competition-calendar-2013.html?Itemid=284. 12 December 2013. PDF. dead.
  7. Web site: Dordoi up against Filipino debutants. AFC. 19 March 2013. 19 March 2013.
  8. Web site: Nepal to host the AFC President's Cup qualifiers. The Himalayan Times. 7 March 2013. 10 March 2013. 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224130607/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Nepal+to+host+the+AFC+President%27s+Cup+qualifiers&NewsID=368547. dead.
  9. Web site: Global grouped with 2-time winners in President's Cup . Global FC . March 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412023519/http://www.globalfc.ph/news/global-grouped-2-time-winners-presidents-cup . April 12, 2013 .
  10. Web site: Boeung Ket in tough President’s Cup draw. The Phnom Penh Post. 20 March 2013.
  11. Web site: Prez cup finals in Malaysia. Republica. 24 August 2013. 31 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233710/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=60128. 3 March 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Stage set for President’s Cup draw. AFC. 30 July 2013. 30 July 2013.
  13. Web site: Central Asian clubs in different groups. AFC. 31 July 2013. 31 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Balkan boss thanks luck for win . AFC . 30 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002010320/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-presidents-cup/26859-balkan-boss-thanks-luck-for-win.html . 2 October 2013 .

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