2016 AFC Cup final
# 2016 AFC Cup final

The 2016 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 AFC Cup, the 13th 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.

The final was contested as a single match between Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Indian team Bengaluru FC. The match was hosted by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on 5 November 2016.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC 1–0 to become the first Iraqi team to win the AFC Cup title.

## Venue

As Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches in their country, the final was played at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is the home stadium of Qatar Sports Club and holds 13,000 spectators.

## Background

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup group stage as the 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League runners-up. This was their first appearance in the AFC Cup.

Bengaluru FC qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup as the 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup winners. This was their second consecutive appearance in the AFC Cup.

Both teams reached the AFC Cup final for the first time, and Bengaluru FC were the first team from India to reach the final.

## Road to the final

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

| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Round | Bengaluru FC | Bengaluru FC | Bengaluru FC | Bengaluru FC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Lao Toyota FC | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) |
| Al-Oruba | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) |
| Al-Wahda | 2–5 (A) | 2–5 (A) | 2–5 (A) | Matchday 3 | Ayeyawady United | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Al-Wahda | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Ayeyawady United | 5–3 (H) | 5–3 (H) | 5–3 (H) |
| Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Lao Toyota FC | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Al-Oruba | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–3 (A) | 0–3 (A) | 0–3 (A) |
| Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15 2 Al-Wahda 6 9 3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7 4 Al-Oruba 6 4 Source: AFC | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15 2 Al-Wahda 6 9 3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7 4 Al-Oruba 6 4 Source: AFC | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15 2 Al-Wahda 6 9 3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7 4 Al-Oruba 6 4 Source: AFC | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 15 2 Al-Wahda 6 9 3 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 6 7 4 Al-Oruba 6 4 Source: AFC | Final standings | Group H runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Bengaluru FC 6 9 3 Ayeyawady United 6 6 4 Lao Toyota FC 6 3 Source: AFC | Group H runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Bengaluru FC 6 9 3 Ayeyawady United 6 6 4 Lao Toyota FC 6 3 Source: AFC | Group H runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Bengaluru FC 6 9 3 Ayeyawady United 6 6 4 Lao Toyota FC 6 3 Source: AFC | Group H runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Bengaluru FC 6 9 3 Ayeyawady United 6 6 4 Lao Toyota FC 6 3 Source: AFC |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Wehdat | 2–1 (H) | N/A | N/A | Round of 16 | Kitchee | 3–2 (A) | N/A | N/A |
| Al-Jaish | 5–1 | 1–1 (H) | 4–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Tampines Rovers | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
| Al-Ahed | 4–3 | 1–1 (H) | 3–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (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.

## Match

| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Bengaluru FC |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Fahad Talib |
| DF | 3 | Ali Al-Saadi (c) |
| DF | 4 | Saad Natiq |
| DF | 6 | Sameh Saeed | 90+3' |
| FW | 9 | Emad Mohsin |
| FW | 10 | Hammadi Ahmed |
| MF | 11 | Humam Tariq | 27' |
| MF | 17 | Ahmad Abdul-Amir |
| DF | 36 | Ali Bahjat |
| FW | 40 | Amjad Radhi | 90+1' |
| MF | 46 | Zaher Midani |
| Substitutes ||
| GK | 44 | Amjed Raheem |
| MF | 15 | Osama Ali | 27' |
| FW | 16 | Ali Ghalioum | 90+1' |
| MF | 20 | Mohammad Hasan |
| MF | 38 | Halgurd Mulla Mohammed | 90+3' |
| DF | 41 | Ahmed Abdul-Ridha |
| DF | 42 | Saif Hatem |
| Manager ||
| Basim Qasim ||
| GK | 28 | Lalthuammawia Ralte |
| DF | 2 | Juanan |
| DF | 6 | John Johnson |
| MF | 9 | Álvaro Rubio | 83' |
| FW | 11 | Sunil Chhetri (c) |
| DF | 13 | Rino Anto |
| MF | 14 | Eugeneson Lyngdoh |
| MF | 20 | Alwyn George | 64' |
| DF | 20 | Nishu Kumar | 64' |
| MF | 26 | Cameron Watson |
| FW | 31 | C. K. Vineeth |
| Substitutes ||
| GK | 32 | Calvin Abhishek |
| DF | 5 | Keegan Pereira |
| MF | 17 | Seminlen Doungel | 64' |
| MF | 21 | Udanta Singh | 64' |
| DF | 24 | Salam Ranjan Singh | 83' |
| FW | 25 | Daniel Lalhlimpuia |
| MF | 30 | Malsawmzuala |
| Manager ||
| Albert Roca ||
| AFC Man of the Match: Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) Assistant referees: Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea) Kim Young-ha (South Korea) Fourth official: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) Fifth official: Park Sang-jun (South Korea) | 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. |
