The 2022 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

2022 AFC Cup Final
Event2022 AFC Cup
Date22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
RefereeAustralia Shaun Evans (Australia)
Attendance27,722
WeatherLight rain
27 °C (81 °F)
2021
2024

The final was contested as a single match between Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.

Teams

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Team Zone Previous finals appearances
  Kuala Lumpur City ASEAN (AFF)
(Inter-zone play-off winner)
None
  Al-Seeb West Asia Zone (WAFF) None

Venue

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Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the match.

Road to the final

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

  Kuala Lumpur City Round   Al-Seeb
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  PSM Makassar 0–0 (A) Matchday 1   Jableh 1–0 (H)
  Tampines Rovers 2–1 (H) Matchday 2   Al-Kuwait 1–2 (A)
Matchday 3   Al-Ansar 4–0 (A)
Group H runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   PSM Makassar 2 4
2   Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 4
3   Tampines Rovers 2 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Al-Seeb (H) 3 6
2   Al-Kuwait 3 5
3   Jableh 3 4
4   Al-Ansar 3 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Opponent Score Knockout stage Opponent Score
  Viettel 0–0 (A)
(6–5 p)
Zonal semi-finals   Al-Arabi 2–1 (A)
(a.e.t.)
  PSM Makassar 5–2 (H) Zonal finals   Al-Riffa 4–0 (H)
  ATK Mohun Bagan 3–1 (A) Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
  FC Sogdiana Jizzakh 0–0 (A)
(5–3 p)
Inter-zone play-off final

Format

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The final was played as a single leg, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.

If the game would be tied after regulation time, the winning team would be decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.[1]

Match

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Details

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Kuala Lumpur City  0–3  Al-Seeb
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Kuala Lumpur City
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Seeb
GK 1   Kevin Ray Mendoza
RB 4   Kamal Azizi   85'
CB 9   Giancarlo Gallifuoco   57'
CB 17   Irfan Zakaria
LB 7   Declan Lambert
DM 8   Zhafri Yahya   90+1'
MF 6   Ryan Lambert   71'
MF 14   Akram Mahinan   52'
MF 16   Partiban Janasekaran   70'
MF 28   Paulo Josué (c)   90+2'
FW 7   Romel Morales
Substitutes:
FW 37   Haqimi Azim Rosli   70'
MF 27   Hadin Azman   71'
DF 25   Anwar Ibrahim   88'   85'
MF 21   Kenny Pallraj   90+1'
FW 10   Safee Sali   90+2'
MF 29   Arif Shaqirin
FW 30   Fakrul Aiman Sidid
DF 33   Muhammad Faudzi
GK 44   Azri Ghani
Manager:
  Bojan Hodak
GK 1   Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB 4   Hassan Al-Ajmi
CB 5   Juma Al-Habsi
CB 13   Mohammed Al-Musalami   80'
LB 17   Ali Al-Busaidi
MF 28   Mohammed Said Al-Habsi   55'   61'
MF 27   Eid Al-Farsi (c)   27'
MF 40   Daniel Ajibola
MF 28   Salaah Al-Yahyaei   75'
FW 9   Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali   88'
FW 16   Muhsen Al-Ghassani
Substitutes:
FW 10   Ahmed Al-Siyabi   72'   61'
FW 14   Cosmos Dauda   75'
MF 2   Mohamed Ramadhan   88'
MF 24   Tameem Al-Balushi   89'
FW 8   Marwan Mubarak
FW 15   Mohamed Al-Hatmi
DF 19   Yousuf Al-Malki
MF 38   Issam Almakhzoomi
GK 45   Muatasim Al-Wahaibi
GK 80   Abdullah Al-Shabibi
Manager:
  Rashid Jaber

Assistant referees:[2]
  George Lakrindis (Australia)
  Owen Goldrick (Australia)
Fourth official:
  Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
Reserve assistant referee:
  Ryan Gallagher (Australia)
Video assistant referee:
  Chris Beath (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
  Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
  Alex King (Australia)

Statistics

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Statistic Kuala Lumpur City Al-Seeb
Goals scored 0 3
Total shots 15 10
Shots on target 4 6
Ball possession 30% 70%
Corner kicks 5 4
Fouls conceded 14 9
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "Australian cast of match officials to officiate decider". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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