2009 AFC Cup Final
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The 2009 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 between Al-Kuwait and Al-Karamah
. It was the 6th final of the AFC Cup
and was the first time the final match to be played in an one-off format. The game was played at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
, being the home ground of Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait won the title by winning over Al-Karamah 2-1.
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2010 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.
Opponent
Result
Legs
Knockout phase
Opponent
Result
Legs
Dempo SC3–1
3–1 home
Round of 16
Busaiteen Club
2–1
2–1 away
Arbil FC2–1 (a
)
1–1 home; 1–0 away
Quarter-finals
Al-Arabi5–4 (p)
0–0 home; 0–0 away
South China3–1
2–1 home; 1–0 away
Semi-finals
Binh Duong
4–2
3–0 home; 1–2 away
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Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...
. It was the 6th final of the AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
and was the first time the final match to be played in an one-off format. The game was played at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 18,500...
, being the home ground of Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait won the title by winning over Al-Karamah 2-1.
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2010 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.
Route to the final
| Al-Kuwait | Round | Al-Karamah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | |
 Al-KaramahAl-Karamah Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
 Al-Wahdat |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | |
| Mohun Bagan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | |
| Al-Karamah Al-Karamah Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| Al-Wahdat |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | |
| Mohun Bagan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
2009 AFC Cup knockout stage
-Bracket:-Round of 16:The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Cup was held on 12 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.-West Asia:-----------------East Asia:---------Quarter-finals:...
Dempo SC Busaiteen ClubBusaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...
Arbil FCAway goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
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Al-Arabi South China Binh DuongBình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Al Kuwait: | |||
| GK | 1 | Musaab Al Kanderi |
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| DF | 3 | Fahad Awad |
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| DF | 21 | Samir Al Martah |
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| DF | 33 | Abdulla Al Marzooqi Abdulla Al Marzooqi -Club career:At the club level, Al Marzooqi currently plays for Al-Sailiya of Qatar, although he currently is on leave in pursuing his academics abroad in North America.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:*... |
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| MF | 10 | Naser Al Qahtani |
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| MF | 15 | Waleed Jumah |
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| MF | 18 | Jarah Al Ataiqi (c) |
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| MF | 20 | Hussain Hakem |
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| MF | 30 | Fahad Humod |
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| FW | 9 | Abdulla Nahar |
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| FW | 13 |  Ismail Al AjmiIsmail Sulaiman Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi commonly refer as Ismail is an Omani football striker. He Currently play for Kazma in Kuwaiti Premier League.... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | 5 | Ibrahim Shehab |
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| MF | 7 | Nawaf Al Owaisi |
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| MF | 11 | Fahad Al Ansari |
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| MF | 14 | Abdullah Al Refaie |
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| FW | 17 | Abdulrahman Al Awadi |
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| GK | 23 | Khaled Al Fadhli |
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| FW | 37 |  RogerinhoRogério de Assis Silva Coutinho Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho or simply Rogerinho , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Kuwait Sports Club.Made his professional debut in 3-3 draw away to J. Malucelli on January 14, 2007... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Mohammad Abdullah |
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| Al Karamah: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Mosab Balhous Mosab Balhous Mosab Balhous is a Syrian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Al-Karamah, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria, wearing the number 1 jersey for Al-Karamah. He also wears the number 1 shirt for the Syrian national football team... |
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| DF | 4 | Hassan Abbas Hassan Abbas Hassan Abbas is a retired professional Syrian football midfielder who last played for Al-Karamah in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria.... (c) |
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| DF | 6 | Ahmad Deeb Ahmad Deeb Ahmad Deeb is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Kfarsoum in the Jordan League.-International career:... |
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| DF | 14 | Anas Al Khouja |
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| DF | 24 |  Richard BohomoRichard Bohomo Richard Bohomo Etiege is a Cameroonian footballer, who is currently plays for Germania Schöneiche.- Career :The defender played during his career for clubs in Malaysia, Belarus and Syria including Kuala Muda Naza FC, FC Gomel and Al-Karamah.-Honours:*1999–2000 Finalist of Cameroon cup with Canon... |
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| MF | 11 | Fahd Aodi |
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| MF | 15 | Alaa Al Shbli |
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| MF | 21 | Aatef Jenyat Aatef Jenyat Aatef Jenyat is a Syrian professional footballer who plays currently for Shabab Al Ordon in the Jordan League.-Club career:Jenyat began his career as a youth at Al-Karamah and made his professional debut in 2004... |
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| MF | 33 |  Yazid KaissiYazid Kaïssi Yazid Kaïssi is a French-born Moroccan footballer. He last played for Dubai Club.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Mohamad Hamwi |
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| FW | 22 | Ahmad Al Omaier |
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| DF | 2 | Naser Al Sebai Naser Al Sebai Naser Al Sebai is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Tripoli, which competes in the Lebanese Premier League the top division in Lebanon... |
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| DF | 3 | Yasser Shahen Yasser Shahen Yasser Shahen is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Karamah.-International career:Shahen is currently a member of the Syrian Senior national team and the Syrian U-23 national team.... |
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| FW | 8 | Mohannad Ibrahim Mohannad Ibrahim Mohannad Ibrahim is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Kfarsoum in the Jordan League.-Club career:Ibrahim started his professional career in the Syrian Premier League with Al-Karamah... |
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| MF | 10 | Iyad Mando Iyad Mando Iyad Mando is a Syrian footballer. who played for Al-Wathba.-Honour and Titles: Al-Wahda*Syrian Premier League ': 2004.*Syrian Cup ': 2003. Al-Karamah... |
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| DF | 23 | Tawfek Taearah Tawfek Taearah Tawfek Taearah is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for That Ras in the Jordan League .He played for Al Karamah in the 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stages.-References:... |
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| FW | 26 | Hani Al Taiar |
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| GK | 30 | Fahd Saleh |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Mohamad Qwayed |
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See also
- 2009 AFC Cup
- 2009 AFC Champions League Final2009 AFC Champions League FinalThe 2009 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship...
- 2009 AFC President's Cup Final
- 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Final