2013 AFC President's Cup

2013 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia (final stage)
Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage)
Dates 6–12 May 2013 (group stage)
23–29 September 2013 (final stage)
Teams 6 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions Turkmenistan Balkan (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan KRL
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 94 (3.76 per match)
Attendance 49,345 (1,974 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev
(9 goals)
Best player Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani

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]

Teams

Location of teams of the 2013 AFC President's Cup.
Group A (played in Nepal)
Group B (played in the Philippines)
Group C (played in Cambodia)

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.

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions 5th 2011
Bhutan Bhutan Yeedzin 2012–13 Bhutan National League champions 4th 2012
Cambodia Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 2012 Cambodian League champions 1st none
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2012 Intercity Football League champions 6th 2012
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions 8th 2012
Mongolia Mongolia Erchim 2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners 2nd 2012
Nepal Nepal Three Star Club 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions 2nd 2005
Pakistan Pakistan KRL 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions 3rd 2012
State of Palestine Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Philippines Philippines Global 2012 United Football League champions 1st none
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2009
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Balkan 2012 Ýokary Liga champions 3rd 2012

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.

Tiebreakers

The 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

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Nepal Three Star Club 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Mongolia Erchim 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2

7 May 2013
15:10
Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei 0–0 Mongolia Erchim
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

7 May 2013
18:10
Three Star Club Nepal 1–1 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
Shrestha  15' Report Towhidul  38'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

9 May 2013
18:10
Erchim Mongolia 0–2 Nepal Three Star Club
Report Zikahi  10'
Femi  64'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

11 May 2013
15:10
Erchim Mongolia 1–0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
Batbilguun  59' Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3 2 1 0 16 2 +14 7
Pakistan KRL 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
Philippines Global 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Bhutan Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0

8 May 2013
16:30
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Pakistan KRL
Kharchenko  23' Report Ishaq  50' (pen.)
Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

8 May 2013
19:30
Global Philippines 5–0 Bhutan Yeedzin
Reichelt  5'
De Murga  9'
Starosta  15'
Bahadoran  20'
Mw. Angeles  64'		 Report

10 May 2013
16:30
Yeedzin Bhutan 0–9 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Report Murzaev  9', 41', 50', 72', 80' (pen.)
Rustamov  30', 84'
Shamshiev  54'
Kaleutin  62'

10 May 2013
19:30
KRL Pakistan 2–0 Philippines Global
Mahmood Khan  12'
Adil  77'		 Report

12 May 2013
16:30
KRL Pakistan 8–0 Bhutan Yeedzin
Kaleemullah  4' (pen.), 71', 75', 83', 90+1'
Abid Khan  37'
Us-Salam  44'
Saadullah  45+1'		 Report

12 May 2013
19:30
Global Philippines 1–6 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
De Murga  9' Report Murzaev  14', 25' (pen.), 55', 64'
Shamshiev  77'
Tetteh  90+3'
Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Turkmenistan Balkan 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0

6 May 2013
13:00
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine 2–3 Turkmenistan Balkan
Abu Rwais  39'
Kettlun  73' (pen.)		 Report Garadanow  5'
Gurbani  79', 89'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

6 May 2013
16:00
Boeung Ket Rubber Field Cambodia 6–0 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army
Vathanaka  8', 27' (pen.), 61', 89'
Sokngon  72'
Sokpheng  85'		 Report

8 May 2013
13:00
Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka 0–10 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Report Kettlun  13' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 79'
Abu Gharqoud  35', 49'
Obaid  66'
Lafi  68', 86'
Abu Jazar  90'
Abu Rwais  90+2'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 700
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

10 May 2013
13:00
Balkan Turkmenistan 5–0 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army
Çoňkaýew  2'
Baýramow  13'
Şirmedow  56'
Atamämmedow  74'
Yamanalage  79' (o.g.)		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

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

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Turkmenistan Balkan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6
Mongolia Erchim 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Nepal Three Star Club 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1

23 September 2013
16:45
Three Star Club Nepal 0–6 Turkmenistan Balkan
Report Tkachenko  22'
Garadanow  24'
Saparow  59'
Şirmedow  63'
Gurbani  78' (pen.)
Çoňkaýew  87'

25 September 2013
19:45
Erchim Mongolia 1–1 Nepal Three Star Club
Battulga  8' Report Zikahi  90+1'

27 September 2013
19:45
Balkan Turkmenistan 4–0 Mongolia Erchim
Saparow  59'
Gurbani  76' (pen.), 86'
Hojaahmedow  81'		 Report

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Pakistan KRL 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0

25 September 2013
16:45
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine 3–2 Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Salhe  57'
Roma  85', 90+3'		 Report Otkeev  45+2'
Rustamov  90+1'

27 September 2013
16:45
KRL Pakistan 2–0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Kalim Ullah  77'
Adil  90+3'		 Report

Final

29 September 2013
19:45
Balkan Turkmenistan 1–0 Pakistan KRL
Gurbani  87' Report

Awards

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[14] Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani Turkmenistan Balkan
Top Goalscorer Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Group stage Final stage Total
1 Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 90 9
2 Pakistan Kalim Ullah Pakistan KRL 52 7
3 Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani Turkmenistan Balkan 24 6
4 State of Palestine Roberto Kettlun State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 40 4
Cambodia Chan Vathanaka Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 4× 4
6 State of Palestine Iyad Abu Gharqoud State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 30 3
Turkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow Turkmenistan Balkan 21 3
Kyrgyzstan Tursunali Rustamov Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 21 3
Turkmenistan Rahmet Şirmedow Turkmenistan Balkan 21 3
Ivory Coast Léonce Dodoz Zikahi Nepal Three Star Club 21 3

Source:[15][16]

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