2013 AFC President's Cup

The 2013 AFC President's Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.[1] Istiqlol were the defending champions, but did not enter the tournament as teams from Tajikistan no longer entered the AFC President's Cup.

2013 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia (final stage)
Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage)
Dates6–12 May 2013 (group stage)
23–29 September 2013 (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTurkmenistan Balkan (1st title)
Runners-upPakistan KRL
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored94 (3.76 per match)
Attendance49,345 (1,974 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani

In the final, Balkan of Turkmenistan defeated KRL of Pakistan 1–0, and became the first team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.[2]

Venues
Kathmandu Cebu City Phnom Penh Malacca
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Cebu City Sports Center Olympic Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium
Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 40,000

Teams
Location of teams of the 2013 AFC President's Cup.
Group A (played in Nepal)
Group B (played in Philippines)
Group C (played in Cambodia)

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.[3] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association:

  • An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC Cup.
  • An association originally not participating in any AFC club competitions may apply to participate in the 2013 AFC President's Cup.

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

  • Philippine clubs' participation in the AFC President's Cup starting from 2013 was approved by the AFC.[4]
  • Tajikistan clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.[5]

Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions 5th 2011
Bhutan Bhutan Yeedzin 2012–13 Bhutan National League champions 4th 2012
Cambodia Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 2012 Cambodian League champions 1st none
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2012 Intercity Football League champions 6th 2012
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions 8th 2012
Mongolia Mongolia Erchim 2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners 2nd 2012
Nepal Nepal Three Star Club 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions 2nd 2005
Pakistan Pakistan KRL 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions 3rd 2012
State of Palestine Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Philippines Philippines Global 2012 United Football League champions 1st none
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up 2nd 2009
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Balkan 2012 Ýokary Liga champions 3rd 2012

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6]

  • Group stage: 2–12 May 2013
  • Final stage: 23–29 September 2013

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 19 March 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue, with Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines selected by the AFC to host the groups. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the final stage.

Tiebreakers

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

  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
  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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nepal Three Star Club 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Mongolia Erchim 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei0–0Mongolia Erchim
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Three Star Club Nepal1–1Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
Shrestha 15' Report Towhidul 38'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh1–1Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Shakhawat 5' Report Hung Kai-chun 14'
Attendance: 600
Erchim Mongolia0–2Nepal Three Star Club
Report Zikahi 10'
Femi 64'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Erchim Mongolia1–0Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
Batbilguun 59' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Three Star Club Nepal2–2Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Zikahi 7'
Budhathoki 15'		 Report Kuo Yin-hung 20'
Hung Kai-chun 45+1'
Attendance: 7,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3 2 1 0 16 2 +14 7
Pakistan KRL 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
Philippines Global 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Bhutan Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source:
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan1–1Pakistan KRL
Kharchenko 23' Report Ishaq 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Global Philippines5–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Reichelt 5'
De Murga 9'
Starosta 15'
Bahadoran 20'
Mw. Angeles 64'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Yeedzin Bhutan0–9Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Report Murzaev 9', 41', 50', 72', 80' (pen.)
Rustamov 30', 84'
Shamshiev 54'
Kaleutin 62'
Attendance: 900
KRL Pakistan2–0Philippines Global
Mahmood Khan 12'
Adil 77'		 Report
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
KRL Pakistan8–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Kaleemullah 4' (pen.), 71', 75', 83', 90+1'
Abid Khan 37'
Us-Salam 44'
Saadullah 45+1'		 Report
Attendance: 1,315
Global Philippines1–6Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
De Murga 9' Report Murzaev 14', 25' (pen.), 55', 64'
Shamshiev 77'
Tetteh 90+3'
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkmenistan Balkan 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source:
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine2–3Turkmenistan Balkan
Abu Rwais 39'
Kettlun 73' (pen.)		 Report Garadanow 5'
Gurbani 79', 89'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Boeung Ket Rubber Field Cambodia6–0Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army
Vathanaka 8', 27' (pen.), 61', 89'
Sokngon 72'
Sokpheng 85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka0–10State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Report Kettlun 13' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 79'
Abu Gharqoud 35', 49'
Obaid 66'
Lafi 68', 86'
Abu Jazar 90'
Abu Rwais 90+2'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Balkan Turkmenistan2–0Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field
Garadanow 8'
Şirmedow 85'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Balkan Turkmenistan5–0Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army
Çoňkaýew 2'
Baýramow 13'
Şirmedow 56'
Atamämmedow 74'
Yamanalage 79' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Boeung Ket Rubber Field Cambodia0–1State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Report Abu Gharqoud 87'
Attendance: 5,500

Final stage

The final stage was played at a centralized venue. The matches were played at Malacca, Malaysia, from 23 to 29 September 2013 (all times UTC+8).[11]

The draw for the final stage was held on 31 July 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12][13] The six teams were drawn into two groups of three. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis, with the same ranking rules as the group stage. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The final was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkmenistan Balkan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6
Mongolia Erchim 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Nepal Three Star Club 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1
Source:
Three Star Club Nepal0–6Turkmenistan Balkan
Report Tkachenko 22'
Garadanow 24'
Saparow 59'
Şirmedow 63'
Gurbani 78' (pen.)
Çoňkaýew 87'
Attendance: 156
Erchim Mongolia1–1Nepal Three Star Club
Battulga 8' Report Zikahi 90+1'
Attendance: 245
Balkan Turkmenistan4–0Mongolia Erchim
Saparow 59'
Gurbani 76' (pen.), 86'
Hojaahmedow 81'		 Report
Attendance: 142

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pakistan KRL 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan0–1Pakistan KRL
Report Kaleemullah 76'
Attendance: 185
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine3–2Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Salhe 57'
Roma 85', 90+3'		 Report Otkeev 45+2'
Rustamov 90+1'
Attendance: 250
KRL Pakistan2–0State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
Kaleemullah 77'
Adil 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 197

Final
Balkan Turkmenistan1–0Pakistan KRL
Gurbani 87' Report
Attendance: 578

Awards
Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[14] Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani Turkmenistan Balkan
Top Goalscorer Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek

Top scorers
Rank Player Team Group stage Final stage Total
1 Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 90 9
2 Pakistan Kalim Ullah Pakistan KRL 52 7
3 Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani Turkmenistan Balkan 24 6
4 State of Palestine Roberto Kettlun State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 40 4
Cambodia Chan Vathanaka Cambodia Boeung Ket Rubber Field 4× 4
6 State of Palestine Iyad Abu Gharqoud State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 30 3
Turkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow Turkmenistan Balkan 21 3
Kyrgyzstan Tursunali Rustamov Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 21 3
Turkmenistan Rahmet Şirmedow Turkmenistan Balkan 21 3
Ivory Coast Léonce Dodoz Zikahi Nepal Three Star Club 21 3

Source:[15][16]

See also

References
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  10. "Boeung Ket in tough President's Cup draw". The Phnom Penh Post. 20 March 2013.
  11. "Prez cup finals in Malaysia". Republica. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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  13. "Central Asian clubs in different groups". AFC. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  14. "Balkan boss thanks luck for win". AFC. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  15. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC President's Cup Group Stage". AFC.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  16. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC President's Cup Final Stage". AFC.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
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