2009 AFC Cup Final

2009 AFC Cup Final
Date 3 November 2009
Venue Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Attendance 17,400

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

For more details on this topic, see 2009 AFC Cup.
Al-Kuwait Round Al-Karamah
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6411124+813
Syria Al-Karamah 6402127+512
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6312127+510
India Mohun Bagan 6006119−180
Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6411124+813
Syria Al-Karamah 6402127+512
Jordan Al-Wahdat 6312127+510
India Mohun Bagan 6006119−180
Opponent Result Legs Knockout phase Opponent Result Legs
India Dempo SC 3–1 3–1 home Round of 16 Bahrain Busaiteen Club 2–1 2–1 away
Iraq Arbil FC 2–1 (a) 1–1 home; 1–0 away Quarter-finals Kuwait Al-Arabi 5–4 (p) 0–0 home; 0–0 away
Hong Kong South China 3–1 2–1 home; 1–0 away Semi-finals Vietnam Binh Duong 4–2 3–0 home; 1–2 away

Match details

3 November 2009
19:30 UTC+3
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 2 1 Syria Al-Karamah
Hakem  16'
Sulaiman  90+4'
Report Al Shbli  82'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Al Kuwait
Al Karamah
Al Kuwait:
GK 1 Kuwait Musaab Al Kanderi
DF 3 Kuwait Fahad Awad
DF 21 Kuwait Samir Al Martah
DF 33Bahrain Abdulla Al Marzooqi
MF 10 Kuwait Naser Al Qahtani
MF 15 Kuwait Waleed Jumah
MF 18Kuwait Jarah Al Ataiqi (c)
MF 20 Kuwait Hussain Hakem  
MF 30Kuwait Fahad Humod
FW 9Kuwait Abdulla Nahar  53'
FW 13Oman Ismail Al Ajmi
Substitutes:
MF 5 Kuwait Ibrahim Shehab
MF 7 Kuwait Nawaf Al Owaisi
MF 11 Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari
MF 14 Kuwait Abdullah Al Refaie
FW 17 Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Awadi
GK 23 Kuwait Khaled Al Fadhli
FW 37 Brazil Rogerinho  53'
Manager:
Kuwait Mohammad Abdullah
Al Karamah:
GK 1 Syria Mosab Balhous
DF 4 Syria Hassan Abbas (c)  73'
DF 6 Syria Ahmad Deeb
DF 14Syria Anas Al Khouja
DF 24 Cameroon Richard Bohomo
MF 11 Syria Fahd Aodi  59'
MF 15Syria Alaa Al Shbli
MF 21 Syria Aatef Jenyat  
MF 33Morocco Yazid Kaissi
FW 9Syria Mohamad Hamwi
FW 22Syria Ahmad Al Omaier
Substitutes:
DF 2 Syria Naser Al Sebai
DF 3 Syria Yasser Shahen
FW 8 Syria Mohannad Ibrahim  73'
MF 10 Syria Iyad Mando  59'
DF 23 Syria Tawfek Taearah
FW 26 Syria Hani Al Taiar
GK 30 Syria Fahd Saleh
Manager:
Syria Mohamad Qwayed

See also

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