2014 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sri Lanka (final stage) Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka (group stage) |
Dates | 1–11 May 2014 (group stage) 20–26 September 2014 (final stage) |
Teams | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Turkmenistan HTTU Asgabat (1st title) |
Runners-up | North Korea Rimyongsu |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
Attendance | 35,387 (1,609 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow (11 goals) |
Best player(s) | Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow |
← 2013 2024–25 (ACGL) → |
The 2014 AFC President's Cup was the tenth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia, and the final edition under the AFC President's Cup title, as the competition was relaunched under the name AFC Challenge League starting in 2024–25.[1] Balkan were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament. On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed the year of 2014 to be the last edition of the competition.[2] Starting from 2015, league champions of emerging countries were eligible to participate in the AFC Cup qualifying play-off.[3] In the final, HTTU Aşgabat of Turkmenistan defeated Rimyongsu of North Korea 2–1, and became the second consecutive team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.[4]
Venues
Colombo | Bacolod | Ulaanbaatar |
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Sugathadasa Stadium | Panaad Stadium | MFF Football Centre |
Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 9,825 | Capacity: 5,000 |
File:Sugatadasa Stadium.jpg | File:Panaad Stadium.jpg | File:Mff-football-centre-ulaanbaatar.jpg |
Teams
The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.[5] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2013 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:
- An association originally participating in the AFC President's Cup may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC Cup.
- An association originally not participating in any AFC club competitions may apply to participate in the 2014 AFC President's 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.[6]
- Clubs from North Korea were approved to participate in the AFC President's Cup for the first time in 2014.[2]
Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
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Bangladesh Bangladesh | Sheikh Russel | 2012–13 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions | 1st | none |
Bhutan Bhutan | Ugyen Academy | 2013 Bhutan National League champions | 1st | none |
Cambodia Cambodia | Svay Rieng | 2013 Cambodian League champions | 1st | none |
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei | Tatung | 2013 Intercity Football League champions | 3rd | 2007 |
Mongolia Mongolia | Erchim | 2013 Mongolia Premier League champions | 3rd | 2013 |
Nepal Nepal | Manang Marshyangdi Club | 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions | 2nd | 2006 |
North Korea North Korea | Rimyongsu | 2013 Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games winners | 1st | none |
Pakistan Pakistan | KRL | 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League champions | 4th | 2013 |
Philippines Philippines | Ceres | 2013–14 PFF–Smart National Club Championship winners[Note PHI] | 1st | none |
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Air Force | 2013 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 1st | none |
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan | HTTU Aşgabat | 2013 Ýokary Liga champions | 2nd | 2010 |
- Notes
- ^ Philippines (PHI): The PFF–Smart National Club Championship served as the qualifiers for the Philippines' club representative to the 2014 AFC President Cup, instead of the United Football League, which served this purpose for the 2013 AFC President's Cup. This means that Ceres, the 2013 PFF–Smart National Club Championship champions, instead of Stallion, the 2013 United Football League champions, were chosen to represent the Philippines in the 2014 AFC President Cup.[7]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[8]
- Group stage: 1–11 May 2014
- Final stage: 20–26 September 2014
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 March 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[9] The eleven teams were drawn into two groups of four and one group of three. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue. 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]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference in all the group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
- 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)
- Drawing of lots
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bangladesh Sheikh Russel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
Pakistan KRL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Bhutan Ugyen Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Ugyen Academy Bhutan | 0–3 | Pakistan KRL |
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Report | Afridi File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Dawood File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Qasim File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
Sheikh Russel Bangladesh | 4–0 | Bhutan Ugyen Academy |
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Millien File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Mithun File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 88' Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Report |
Sri Lanka Air Force Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Pakistan KRL |
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Duminda File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Dharshaka File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Ishan File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' |
Report |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
North Korea Rimyongsu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
Philippines Ceres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Chinese Taipei Tatung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
- Matches were played in the Philippines (all times UTC+8).
Ceres Philippines | 2–2 | North Korea Rimyongsu |
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Guirado File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Reichelt File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Report | Ri Kwang-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 39', 60' |
Rimyongsu North Korea | 1–1 | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat |
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Ri Hyok-chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | Report | Muhadow File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Tatung Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Philippines Ceres |
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Report | Reichelt File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Guirado File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Ceres Philippines | 1–2 | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat |
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De Murga File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Report | Muhadow File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2', 90+4' |
Tatung Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | North Korea Rimyongsu |
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Report | Jang Song-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (pen.) Jong Il-gwan File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Ri Hyok-chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Pak Song-chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 86', 88' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Mongolia Erchim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Cambodia Svay Rieng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
Svay Rieng Cambodia | 1–3 | Mongolia Erchim |
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Mony Udom File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' | Report | Sothearoth File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (o.g.) Gal-Erden File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 45' (pen.) |
Final stage
The draw for the final stage, played at a centralized venue, was held on 25 July 2014, 12:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[10][11] 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] The final stage was played in Sri Lanka (all times UTC+5:30).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Manang Marshyangdi Club Nepal | 2–1 | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force |
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Sh. Shrestha File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Gurung File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.) |
Report | Ishan File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' |
HTTU Aşgabat Turkmenistan | 3–1 | Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club |
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Muhadow File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 73', 83' | Report | Su. Shrestha File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
Sri Lanka Air Force Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat |
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Ishan File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Report | Muhadow File:Soccerball shade.svg 83', 86' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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North Korea Rimyongsu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
Bangladesh Sheikh Russel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Mongolia Erchim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Erchim Mongolia | 0–1 | Bangladesh Sheikh Russel |
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Report | Chigozie File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Final
HTTU Asgabat Turkmenistan | 2–1 | North Korea Rimyongsu |
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Jumanazarow File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Muhadow File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Report | Ri Kwang-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Assistant referees:
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Match rules[1]
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2014 AFC President's Cup Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat 1st Title |
Awards
Award | Player | Team |
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Most Valuable Player[12] | Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat |
Top Goalscorer | Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Group stage | Final stage | Total |
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1 | Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow | Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat | 5 | 6 | 11 |
2 | Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury Mithun | Bangladesh Sheikh Russel | 4 | 0 | 4 |
North Korea Pak Song-chol | North Korea Rimyongsu | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
North Korea Ri Kwang-hyok | North Korea Rimyongsu | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | North Korea Ri Jin-hyok | North Korea Rimyongsu | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sri Lanka Kavindu Ishan | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | Bangladesh Shakil Ahmed | Bangladesh Sheikh Russel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Haiti Pascal Millien | Bangladesh Sheikh Russel | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Cambodia Nub Tola | Cambodia Svay Rieng | 2 | × | 2 | |
Mongolia Soyol-Erdene Gal-Erdene | Mongolia Erchim | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Nepal Dipak Rai | Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
North Korea Ri Hyok-chol | North Korea Rimyongsu | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Philippines Juan Luis Guirado | Philippines Ceres | 2 | × | 2 | |
Philippines Patrick Reichelt | Philippines Ceres | 2 | × | 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "AFC President's Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ACL: East vs West final proposed". AFC. 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "AFC President's Cup: The end of a glorious journey". AFC. 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "FC HTTU win last-ever AFC President's Cup". AFC. 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "ACL Slots Decisions By Exco pt. 2" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Алай" в Кубке АФК (in русский). Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 29 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ceres repeats as SMART PFF National Football Champions". The Passionate Fan - Yahoo Sports Philippines. 21 December 2013.
- ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "AFC President's Cup 2014: Group Stage Draw". AFC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "President's Cup draw today". AFC. 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Hosts face Turkmenistan, Nepal champions". AFC. 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Triple treat for FC HTTU hotshot Muhadov". AFC. 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC President's Cup Group Stage". AFC.com.
- ↑ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC President's Cup Final Stage". AFC.com.
External links
- AFC President's Cup. the-AFC.com