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2013 AFC President's Cup
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| tourney_name | AFC President's Cup | ||
| year | 2013 | ||
| country | Malaysia (final stage) | ||
| Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage) | |||
| dates | 6–12 May 2013 (group stage) | ||
| 23–29 September 2013 (final stage) | |||
| num_teams | 6 (final stage) | ||
| 12 (total) | |||
| associations | 12 | ||
| champion_other | TKM Balkan | ||
| count | 1 | ||
| second_other | PAK KRL | ||
| matches | 25 | ||
| goals | 94 | ||
| attendance | |||
| top_scorer | KGZ Mirlan Murzaev | ||
| (9 goals) | |||
| player | TKM Amir Gurbani | ||
| prevseason | 2012 | ||
| nextseason | 2014 | ||
| image | File:Stadium Hang Jebat 015342.jpg | caption=Hang Jebat Stadium in malacca hosted the final | size=250px |
Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage) 23–29 September 2013 (final stage) 12 (total) (9 goals) 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. Istiqlol were the defending champions, but did not enter the tournament as teams from Tajikistan no longer entered the AFC President's Cup.
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.
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 | ||||
| [[File:Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Cebu City Sports Complex.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Soccer Game from afar at Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (14584436553).jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Stadium Hang Jebat 015342.jpg | 200px]] |
Teams
The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012. 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.
- Tajikistan clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.
Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAN Bangladesh | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions | 5th | 2011 |
| BHU Bhutan | Yeedzin | 2012–13 Bhutan National League champions | 4th | 2012 |
| CAM Cambodia | Boeung Ket Rubber Field | 2012 Cambodian League champions | 1st | none |
| TPE Chinese Taipei | Taiwan Power Company | 2012 Intercity Football League champions | 6th | 2012 |
| KGZ Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi Bishkek | 2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 8th | 2012 |
| MNG Mongolia | Erchim | 2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners | 2nd | 2012 |
| NEP Nepal | Three Star Club | 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
| PAK Pakistan | KRL | 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions | 3rd | 2012 |
| PLE Palestine | Hilal Al-Quds | 2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none |
| PHI Philippines | Global | 2012 United Football League champions | 1st | none |
| SRI Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Army | 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up | 2nd | 2009 |
| TKM Turkmenistan | Balkan | 2012 Ýokary Liga champions | 3rd | 2012 |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
- 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. 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 ;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:
- 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
- Matches were played at Kathmandu, Nepal, from 7 to 11 May 2013 (all times UTC+5:45).
Femi
Budhathoki Hung Kai-chun
Group B
- Matches were played at Cebu City, Philippines, from 8 to 12 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).
De Murga Starosta Bahadoran Mw. Angeles
Rustamov Shamshiev Kaleutin Adil
Abid Khan Us-Salam Saadullah Shamshiev Tetteh
Group C
- Matches were played at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 6 to 10 May 2013 (all times UTC+7).
Kettlun Gurbani Sokngon Sokpheng
Abu Gharqoud Obaid Lafi Abu Jazar Abu Rwais Şirmedow
Baýramow Şirmedow Atamämmedow Yamanalage
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).
The draw for the final stage was held on 31 July 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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.
Group A
Garadanow Saparow Şirmedow Gurbani Çoňkaýew
Gurbani Hojaahmedow
Group B
Roma Rustamov
Adil
Final
Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Most Valuable Player | Top Goalscorer | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TKM Amir Gurbani | TKM Balkan | ||||
| KGZ Mirlan Murzaev | KGZ Dordoi Bishkek | ||||
| — | ? |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Group stage | Final stage | Total | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGZ Mirlan Murzaev | KGZ Dordoi Bishkek | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAK Kaleemullah Khan | PAK KRL | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| TKM Amir Gurbani | TKM Balkan | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| PLE Roberto Kettlun | PLE Hilal Al-Quds | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAM Chan Vathanaka | CAM Boeung Ket Rubber Field | 4 | × | |||||||||||||||||
| PLE Iyad Abu Gharqoud | PLE Hilal Al-Quds | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| TKM Mämmedaly Garadanow | TKM Balkan | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| KGZ Tursunali Rustamov | KGZ Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| TKM Rahmet Şirmedow | TKM Balkan | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| CIV Léonce Dodoz Zikahi | NEP Three Star Club | 2 | 1 |
Source:
References
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