The 2022 AFC Cup final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th 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 Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.
Teams TeamZonePrevious finals appearances Kuala Lumpur CityASEAN (AFF)(Inter-zone play-off winner)None Al-SeebWest Asia Zone (WAFF)None
Venue Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the match.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Kuala Lumpur CityRound Al-SeebOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult PSM Makassar0–0 (A)Matchday 1 Jableh1–0 (H) Tampines Rovers2–1 (H)Matchday 2 Al-Kuwait1–2 (A)–Matchday 3 Al-Ansar4–0 (A)Group H runner-upFinal standingsGroup A winnersOpponentScoreKnockout stageOpponentScore Viettel0–0 (A)Zonal semi-finals Al-Arabi2–1 (A) PSM Makassar5–2 (H)Zonal finals Al-Riffa4–0 (H) ATK Mohun Bagan3–1 (A)Inter-zone play-off semi-finals— FC Sogdiana Jizzakh0–0 (A)Inter-zone play-off final
Format The final was played as a single leg, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.
If the game would be tied after regulation time, the winning team would be decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
Match Details
GK 1 Kevin Ray MendozaRB 4 Kamal Azizi CB 9 Giancarlo Gallifuoco CB 17 Irfan ZakariaLB 7 Declan LambertDM 8 Zhafri Yahya MF 6 Ryan Lambert MF 14 Akram Mahinan MF 16 Partiban Janasekaran MF 28 Paulo Josué (c) FW 7 Romel MoralesSubstitutes:FW 37 Haqimi Azim Rosli MF 27 Hadin Azman DF 25 Anwar Ibrahim MF 21 Kenny Pallraj FW 10 Safee Sali MF 29 Arif ShaqirinFW 30 Fakrul Aiman SididDF 33 Muhammad FaudziGK 44 Azri GhaniManager: Bojan Hodak GK 1 Ahmed Al-RawahiRB 4 Hassan Al-AjmiCB 5 Juma Al-HabsiCB 13 Mohammed Al-Musalami LB 17 Ali Al-BusaidiMF 28 Mohammed Said Al-Habsi MF 27 Eid Al-Farsi (c) MF 40 Daniel AjibolaMF 28 Salaah Al-Yahyaei FW 9 Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali FW 16 Muhsen Al-GhassaniSubstitutes:FW 10 Ahmed Al-Siyabi FW 14 Cosmos Dauda MF 2 Mohamed Ramadhan MF 24 Tameem Al-Balushi FW 8 Marwan MubarakFW 15 Mohamed Al-HatmiDF 19 Yousuf Al-MalkiMF 38 Issam AlmakhzoomiGK 45 Muatasim Al-WahaibiGK 80 Abdullah Al-ShabibiManager: Rashid Jaber
Assistant referees: George Lakrindis (Australia) Owen Goldrick (Australia) Fourth official: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia) Reserve assistant referee: Ryan Gallagher (Australia) Video assistant referee: Chris Beath (Australia) Assistant video assistant referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Alex King (Australia)
Statistics StatisticKuala Lumpur CityAl-SeebGoals scored03Total shots1510Shots on target46Ball possession30%70%Corner kicks54Fouls conceded149Offsides01Yellow cards33Red cards00
References
External links , the-AFC.com