2015 AFC Cup Final

2015 AFC Cup Final
Event 2015 AFC Cup
Istiklol Johor Darul Ta'zim
Tajikistan Malaysia
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Date 31 October 2015
Venue Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Man of the Match Malaysia Safiq Rahim
Referee Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Attendance 18,000

The 2015 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 AFC Cup, the 12th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from 'developing countries' in Asia according to the Vision Asia plan.[1]

The final was contested as a single match between Tajikistani team Istiklol and Malaysian team Johor Darul Ta'zim. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe on 31 October 2015.[2] Leandro Velázquez scored the only goal in a match for Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won the match 1–0 and clinched their first title.[3]

Venue

Pamir Stadium

The Pamir Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is the home stadium of Istiklol and holds 24,000 spectators.

Background

Istiklol qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup group stage as the 2014 Tajik League and 2014 Tajik Cup winners. This was their first appearance in the AFC Cup.

Johor Darul Ta'zim qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off as the 2014 Malaysia Super League champions, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, and entered the AFC Cup group stage. This was their second appearance in the AFC Cup.

Both teams reached the AFC Cup final for the first time, and Johor Darul Ta'zim was the first team from East Asia Zone to reach the final.

Road to final

For more details on this topic, see 2015 AFC Cup.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Tajikistan Istiklol Round Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
AFC Cup Qualifying play-off AFC Champions League
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Round 1 India Bengaluru FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Round 2 Thailand Bangkok Glass 0–3 (A)
AFC Cup
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Iraq Erbil 1–3 (H) Matchday 1 India East Bengal 4–1 (H)
Turkmenistan Ahal 2–1 (A) Matchday 2 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 1–0 (A)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2–2 (A) Matchday 3 Hong Kong Kitchee 0–2 (A)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Hong Kong Kitchee 2–0 (H)
Iraq Erbil 0–0 (A) Matchday 5 India East Bengal 1–0 (A)
Turkmenistan Ahal 5–2 (H) Matchday 6 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 3–0 (H)
Group C winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 11
2 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 10
3 Iraq Erbil 6 7
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 6
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group F winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 15
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 11
3 India East Bengal 6 5
4 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 6 3
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria Al-Wahda 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) (H) (single match) Round of 16 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 5–0 (H) (single match)
Malaysia Pahang 5–3 4–0 (H) 1–3 (A) Quarter-finals Hong Kong South China 4–2 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
Kuwait Al-Kuwait w/o 0–4 (A) Cancelled (H) Semi-finals Kuwait Al-Qadsia w/o 1–3 (A) Cancelled (H)

Rules

The final was played as a single match, with the host team decided by draw. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.[1]

Match

31 October 2015
17:00 UTC+5
Istiklol Tajikistan 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report Velázquez  23'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
GK 1 Serbia Nikola Stošić
DF 2 Tajikistan Siyovush Asrori  77'
DF 11 Tajikistan Dzhakhongir Dzhalilov
DF 15 Ukraine Petro Kovalchuk
DF 22 Iran Mehdi Chahjouyi
MF 8 Tajikistan Nuriddin Davronov
MF 9 Tajikistan Khurshed Makhmudov  73'
MF 18 Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
MF 63 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
FW 10 Spain Manuel Rodríguez  86'
FW 17 Tajikistan Dilshod Vasiev (c)
Pertukaran
GK 16 Tajikistan Alisher Tuychiev
GK 35 Tajikistan Kurban Boboev
DF 19 Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov  86'
MF 7 Tajikistan Umedzhon Sharipov
MF 21 Tajikistan Romish Jalilov
MF 39 Tajikistan Parvizdzhon Umarbayev  73'
Coach
Tajikistan Mubin Ergashev
GK 1 Malaysia Farizal Marlias  54'
DF 6 Brazil Marcos António
DF 7 Malaysia Aidil Zafuan
DF 12 Malaysia S. Kunanlan
DF 42 Malaysia Fazly Mazlan
MF 8 Malaysia Safiq Rahim (c)
MF 14 Singapore Hariss Harun
MF 21 Malaysia Jasazrin Jamaluddin
FW 9 Argentina Leandro Velázquez  51'  86'
FW 10 Malaysia Safee Sali  53'  60'
FW 19 Argentina Luciano Figueroa
Substitute
GK 24 Malaysia Izham Tarmizi
DF 18 Malaysia Mahali Jasuli  60'
DF 26 Malaysia Amer Saidin
MF 13 Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat  90+5'  86'
MF 16 Malaysia Shakir Shaari
MF 23 Malaysia S. Chanturu
FW 17 Malaysia Amri Yahyah
Coach
Argentina Mario Gomez

AFC Man of the Match:
Malaysia Safiq Rahim (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees:
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Ochi Shinji (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Suspension of Kuwait FA: AFC Cup Implications". AFC.
  3. ↑ "Johor Darul Ta'zim Crowned AFC Cup Champions". AFC.

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