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The 2014 AFC Cup was the 11th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Persipura Jayapura in the quarter-finals.

In the final, Al-Qadsia of Kuwait defeated Erbil of Iraq 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in regulation time, to win their first AFC Cup title after losing in the previous year's final.

Allocation of entries per association

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013. The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2013 AFC Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:

• An association originally participating in the AFC Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Champions League. An association may participate in both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup if it only partially fulfills the AFC Champions League criteria.
• An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Cup.

The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:

• Kyrgyzstan and Palestine clubs' participation were upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2014 by the AFC.

Each participating association was given either two entries to the group stage or one entry to the qualifying play-off, based on the AFC Technical Ranking and the number of associations in each zone.

West Asia Zone Rank Member Association Slots Group stage Play-off 10 Jordan 2 0 11 Kuwait 2 0 13 Iraq 2 0 14 Syria 2 0 15 Oman 2 0 16 Bahrain 2 0 18 Lebanon 2 0 26 Tajikistan 0 1 31 Palestine 0 1 32 Kyrgyzstan 0 1 33 Yemen 0 1 Total 14 4

East Asia Zone Rank Member Association Slots Group stage Play-off 17 Vietnam 2 0 19 Hong Kong 2 0 20 Indonesia 2 0 21 Singapore 2 0 22 Malaysia 2 0 23 India 2 0 25 Maldives 2 0 27 Myanmar 2 0 Total 16 0

Teams

The following teams entered the competition. Teams in italics played in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).

West Asia Zone Team Qualifying method App Last App Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D) Al-Hidd 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 3rd place 1st none Riffa 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 4th place 3nd 2013 Al-Shorta 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League champions 1st none Erbil 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League runners-up 5th 2013 Shabab Al-Ordon 2012–13 Jordan League champions 4th 2010 That Ras 2012–13 Jordan FA Cup winners 1st none Al-Kuwait 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 6th 2013 Al-Qadsia 2013 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 5th 2013 Safa 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League champions 2012–13 Lebanese FA Cup winners 5th 2013 Al-Nejmeh 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League runners-up 6th 2010 Al-Suwaiq 2012–13 Oman Elite League champions 2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 4th 2012 Fanja 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up 2nd 2013 Al-Jaish 2013 Syrian Premier League champions 4th 2011 Al-Wahda 2013 Syrian Cup winners 3rd 2013 Qualifying play-off participants Alay Osh 2013 Kyrgyzstan League champions 1st none Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2012–13 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none Ravshan Kulob 2013 Tajik League champions 2nd 2013 Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda 2013 Yemeni League champions 1st none

East Asia Zone Team Qualifying method App Last App Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H) South China 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League champions 5th 2011 Kitchee 2012–13 Hong Kong season play-off winners 4th 2013 Pune 2012–13 I-League runners-up 1st none Churchill Brothers 2012–13 I-League champions 3rd 2013 Persipura Jayapura 2013 Indonesia Super League champions 2nd 2011 Arema Cronus 2013 Indonesia Super League runners-up 2nd 2012 Selangor 2013 Malaysia Super League runners-up 4th 2013 Kelantan 2013 Malaysia FA Cup winners 3rd 2013 New Radiant 2013 Dhivehi League champions 2013 Maldives FA Cup winners 6th 2013 Maziya 2013 Dhivehi League runners-up 2nd 2013 Yangon United 2013 Myanmar National League champions 3rd 2013 Nay Pyi Taw 2013 Myanmar National League runners-up 1st none Tampines Rovers 2013 S.League champions 7th 2013 Home United 2013 Singapore Cup winners 7th 2012 Hà Nội T&T 2013 V.League 1 champions 2nd 2011 Vissai Ninh Bình 2013 Vietnamese Cup winners 1st none

Notes

1. India (IND): Since the submission deadline came before the Indian Federation Cup, the league runners-up were chosen to represent India in the AFC Cup.
2. ^ Indonesia (IDN): Persipura Jayapura and Arema Cronus, the 2013 Indonesia Super League champions and runners-up respectively, were chosen to represent Indonesia in the AFC Cup.
3. Malaysia (MAS): Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2013 Malaysia Super League, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.
4. Myanmar (MYA): Since the MFF Cup had to be cancelled due to tightness of schedule in preparation for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, the league runners-up were chosen to represent Myanmar in the AFC Cup.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

Qualifying play-off

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC. Each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 30 automatic qualifiers.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ravshan Kulob	2–1	Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Alay Osh

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

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 (away goals do not apply)
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		SAF	THR	SUW	RAV
Safa	6	5	1	0	13	1	+12	16			1–0	1–0	8–0
That Ras	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11		0–0		1–0	5–1
Al-Suwaiq	6	2	1	3	8	4	+4	7		0–1	0–0		3–1
Ravshan Kulob	6	0	0	6	5	26	−21	0		1–2	2–3	0–5

Group B

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		KUW	NEJ	FAN	JAI
Al-Kuwait	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13			2–1	4–0	2–0
Al-Nejmeh	6	2	3	1	4	3	+1	9		1–1		1–0	0–0
Fanja	6	1	3	2	2	6	−4	6		2–1	0–0		0–0
Al-Jaish	6	0	3	3	0	5	−5	3		0–2	0–1	0–0

Group C

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		QAD	HID	SHO	WAH
Al-Qadsia	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11			2–0	3–0	1–1
Al-Hidd	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11		3–2		0–0	3–1
Al-Shorta	6	1	4	1	3	4	−1	7		0–0	0–0		0–0
Al-Wahda	6	0	2	4	5	14	−9	2		1–3	1–4	1–3

1. ^ Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.

Tiebreakers

• Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group D

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		ERB	RIF	ORD	ALA
Erbil	6	5	0	1	19	5	+14	15			1–2	3–2	6–0
Riffa	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10		0–3		2–0	2–0
Shabab Al-Ordon	6	3	0	3	9	10	−1	9		1–3	3–1		2–1
Alay Osh	6	0	1	5	1	14	−13	1		0–3	0–0	0–1

Group E

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		PSJ	CHB	HOM	NRA
Persipura Jayapura	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11			2–0	0–2	3–0
Churchill Brothers	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10		1–1		3–1	3–0
Home United	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10		1–1	2–1		2–0
New Radiant	6	1	0	5	2	12	−10	3		0–2	1–2	1–0

1. ^ Tiebreakers: Churchill Brothers and Home United are ranked on head-to-head record.

Tiebreakers

• Churchill Brothers and Home United are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group F

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HNT	ARE	SEL	MAZ
Hà Nội T&T	6	5	0	1	14	7	+7	15			2–1	1–0	5–1
Arema Cronus	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10		1–3		1–0	3–2
Selangor	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8		3–1	1–1		4–1
Maziya	6	0	1	5	7	18	−11	1		1–2	1–3	1–1

Group G

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		VNB	YAN	SCA	KEL
Vissai Ninh Bình	6	5	1	0	18	7	+11	16			3–2	1–1	4–0
Yangon United	6	3	0	3	16	17	−1	9		1–4		2–0	5–3
South China	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7		1–3	5–3		4–0
Kelantan	6	1	0	5	9	19	−10	3		2–3	2–3	2–0

Group H

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		KIT	NPT	TAM	PUN
Kitchee	6	4	1	1	15	5	+10	13			2–0	4–0	2–2
Nay Pyi Taw	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8		1–2		3–1	3–3
Tampines Rovers	6	2	0	4	9	16	−7	6		0–5	0–1		3–1
Pune	6	1	3	2	12	15	−3	6		2–0	2–2	2–5

1. ^ Tiebreakers: Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.

Tiebreakers

• Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.

Knock-out stage

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Hà Nội T&T	5
	Nay Pyi Taw	0
					Hà Nội T&T	0	0	0
					Erbil	1	2	3
	Erbil (p)	0 (3)
	Al-Nejmeh	0 (0)
											Erbil	1	2	3
											Kitchee	1	1	2
	Vissai Ninh Bình	4
	Churchill Brothers	2
					Vissai Ninh Bình	2	1	3
					Kitchee	4	0	4
	Kitchee	2
	Arema Cronus	0
																	Erbil	0 (2)
																	Al-Qadsia (p)	0 (4)
	Al-Qadsia	4
	That Ras	0
					Al-Qadsia (a)	1	2	3
					Al-Hidd	1	2	3
	Safa	0
	Al-Hidd	1
											Al-Qadsia	4	6	10
											Persipura Jayapura	2	0	2
	Al-Kuwait	3
	Riffa	0
					Al-Kuwait	3	1	4
					Persipura Jayapura	2	6	8
	Persipura Jayapura	9
	Yangon United	2

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Asia Zone
Safa	0–1	Al-Hidd
Al-Qadsia	4–0	That Ras
Al-Kuwait	3–0	Riffa
Erbil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Al-Nejmeh
East Asia Zone
Persipura Jayapura	9–2	Yangon United
Vissai Ninh Bình	4–2	Churchill Brothers
Hà Nội T&T	5–0	Nay Pyi Taw
Kitchee	2–0	Arema Cronus

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014. Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and the "country protection" rule was applied, so teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hà Nội T&T	0–3	Erbil	0–1	0–2
Vissai Ninh Bình	3–4	Kitchee	2–4	1–0
Al-Qadsia	3–3 (a)	Al-Hidd	1–1	2–2
Al-Kuwait	4–8	Persipura Jayapura	3–2	1–6

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Erbil	3–2	Kitchee	1–1	2–1
Al-Qadsia	10–2	Persipura Jayapura	4–2	6–0

Final

The draw to decide the host team of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.

Erbil	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Qadsia
	Report
Penalties
Radhi Hawar Barzan Faez	2–4	Al-Mutawa Said Al Ansari El Ebrahim Subotić

Notes

4. Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Saif Al Hashan	Al-Qadsia
Top Goalscorer	Juan Belencoso	Kitchee

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	MD6	R16	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	0F0	Total
1	Juan Belencoso	Kitchee	1	1	2	1	3			2		1			11
2	Omar Al Soma	Al-Qadsia		1	1	1	3		1						7
	César	Yangon United		2	1	1	1	1	1						7
	Paulo Rangel	Selangor	1			3		3							7
5	Kyaw Ko Ko	Yangon United	3			1	1		1						6
	Nguyễn Văn Quyết	Hà Nội T&T	3	1	1		1								6
	Boaz Solossa	Persipura Jayapura	1			2	1				1	1			6
8	Saif Al Hashan	Al-Qadsia		1	1				1			1	1		5
	Bader Al-Mutawa	Al-Qadsia							1	1		1	2		5
	Đinh Văn Ta	Vissai Ninh Bình	1	2				2							5
	Boakay Eddie Foday	Persipura Jayapura							5						5
	Borja Rubiato	Erbil			1	2	1	1							5

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted (see regulations, Article 74c).

Source:

See also

• 2014 AFC Champions League
• 2014 AFC President's Cup

References

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2. "Al Qadsia crowned AFC Cup champions". AFC. 19 October 2014.
3. "ACL Slots Decisions By Exco pt. 2" (PDF). AFC.
4. "Алай" в Кубке АФК (in Russian). Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 29 November 2013.
5. ^ "AFC Champions League 2014 and AFC Cup 2014 Competition Format - AFC Champions League & AFC Cup Play-off" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Vietnam Professional Football. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
6. "Persipura-Arema, Wakil Indonesia di AFC Cup 2014" (in Indonesian). Bola Kompas. 29 November 2013.
7. "Dato' Alex reiterates AFC's stance on AFC Cup eligibility". AFC. 3 July 2013.
8. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
9. "AFC Cup 2014 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2013.
10. ^ "Defending champions Kuwait SC to meet Persipura". AFC. 28 May 2014.
11. "Qadsia's Al Hashan claims MVP award". AFC. 19 October 2014.
12. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Play-off". AFC.com.
13. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Group Stage". AFC.com.
14. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Cup Knock-out Stage". AFC.com.

External links

• AFC Cup, the-AFC.com

• 2014 AFC Cup
• 2014 in Asian football
• AFC Champions League Two seasons