2022 AFC Cup final

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
Kuala Lumpur City Al-Seeb
0 3
Date22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee Shaun Evans (Australia)
Attendance27,722
WeatherLight rain
27 °C (81 °F)

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

Venue

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

Road to the final
Further information: 2022 AFC Cup

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

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

Details
Kuala Lumpur City 0–3 Al-Seeb
Report
Attendance: 27,722
Kuala Lumpur City
Al-Seeb
GK1 Kevin Ray Mendoza
RB4 Kamal Azizi  85'
CB9 Giancarlo Gallifuoco  57'
CB17 Irfan Zakaria
LB7 Declan Lambert
DM8 Zhafri Yahya  90+1'
MF6 Ryan Lambert  71'
MF14 Akram Mahinan  52'
MF16 Partiban Janasekaran  70'
MF28 Paulo Josué (c)  90+2'
FW7 Romel Morales
Substitutes:
FW37 Haqimi Azim Rosli  70'
MF27 Hadin Azman  71'
DF25 Anwar Ibrahim  88'  85'
MF21 Kenny Pallraj  90+1'
FW10 Safee Sali  90+2'
MF29 Arif Shaqirin
FW30 Fakrul Aiman Sidid
DF33 Muhammad Faudzi
GK44 Azri Ghani
Manager:
Bojan Hodak
GK1 Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB4 Hassan Al-Ajmi
CB5 Juma Al-Habsi
CB13 Mohammed Al-Musalami  80'
LB17 Ali Al-Busaidi
MF28 Mohammed Said Al-Habsi  55'  61'
MF27 Eid Al-Farsi (c)  27'
MF40 Daniel Ajibola
MF28 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  75'
FW9 Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali  88'
FW16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani
Substitutes:
FW10 Ahmed Al-Siyabi  72'  61'
FW14 Cosmos Dauda  75'
MF2 Mohamed Ramadhan  88'
MF24 Tameem Al-Balushi  89'
FW8 Marwan Mubarak
FW15 Mohamed Al-Hatmi
DF19 Yousuf Al-Malki
MF38 Issam Almakhzoomi
GK45 Muatasim Al-Wahaibi
GK80 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
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
  1. "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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