The 2017 AFC Cup final was the final match of the 2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The final was contested as a single match between Tajik team Istiklol and Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor on 4 November 2017.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year.
Teams TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) IstiklolCentral Asia Zone (CAFA)(Inter-zone play-off winner)1 (2015) Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaWest Asia Zone (WAFF)1 (2016)
Venue Hisor Central Stadium, in Hisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
IstiklolRound Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Dordoi2–0 (H)Matchday 1 Safa0–0 (A) Altyn Asyr1–1 (A)Matchday 2 Al-Hidd2–1 (H) Alay Osh3–1 (H)Matchday 3 Al-Wahda0–0 (A) Alay Osh4–1 (A)Matchday 4 Al-Wahda1–1 (H) Dordoi4–1 (A)Matchday 5 Safa2–0 (H) Altyn Asyr1–0 (H)Matchday 6 Al-Hidd1–0 (A)Group D winnersFinal standingsGroup B winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Ceres–Negros5–14–0 (H)1–1 (A)Inter-zone play-off semi-finalsZonal semi-finals Al-Zawraa2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A) Bengaluru FC3–21–0 (H)2–2 (A)Inter-zone play-off finalZonal finals Al-Wahda2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)
Format The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winner of the Inter-zone play-off final) decided by draw, which was held on 6 June 2017. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.
Match
Details
GK 1 Nikola StošićRB 27 Oleksandr StetsenkoCB 5 Artem BaranovskyiCB 2 Siyovush Asrorov LB 19 Akhtam NazarovRM 9 Jahongir Aliev CM 8 Nuriddin Davronov CM 4 David MawutorLM 18 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev CF 10 Dmitry BarkovCF 63 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Substitutes:GK 35 Kurban BoboevDF 3 Tabrezi DavlatmirMF 11 Muhammadjoni HasanMF 20 Amirbek Juraboev MF 21 Romish Jalilov MF 23 Ehson PanjshanbeFW 17 Dilshod Vasiev Manager: Mukhsin Mukhamadiev GK 1 Fahad TalibRB 6 Sameh SaeedCB 2 Samal SaeedCB 36 Sebastijan AntićLB 33 Ali BahjatRM 7 Karrar Ali Bari CM 18 Zaher Midani CM 40 Khaled MobayedLM 11 Humam TariqCF 10 Hammadi AhmadCF 9 Emad Mohsin Substitutes:GK 21 Amjad RaheemMF 5 Ahmed Abdul-Ridha MF 27 Fahad KareemMF 30 Saif Salman MF 32 Taher Hameed MoshinFW 29 Amjad RadhiFW 38 Ali YousifManager: Hussam Al Sayed
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) Fifth official: Sabet Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
See also 2017 AFC Champions League Final
References
External links , the-AFC.com AFC Cup 2017, stats.the-AFC.com