2009 AFC Cup final

2009 AFC Cup final

Al-Kuwait Al-Karamah 2 1
Date	3 November 2009
Venue	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee	Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Attendance	17,400

The 2009 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 between Al-Kuwait and Al-Karamah. It was the 6th final of the AFC Cup and was the first time the final match to be played in a one-off format. The game was played at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, being the home ground of Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait won the title by winning over Al-Karamah 2–1.

Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2010 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.

Route to the final

Further information: 2009 AFC Cup

Al-Kuwait			Round	Al-Karamah
Main article: 2009 AFC Cup group stage: Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Kuwait 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Al-Karamah 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Al-Wahdat 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 Mohun Bagan 6 0 0 6 1 19 −18 0			Group stage	Main article: 2009 AFC Cup group stage: Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Kuwait 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Al-Karamah 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Al-Wahdat 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 Mohun Bagan 6 0 0 6 1 19 −18 0
Opponent	Result	Legs	Knockout phase	Opponent	Result	Legs
Dempo SC	3–1	3–1 home	Round of 16	Busaiteen Club	2–1	2–1 away
Arbil FC	2–1 (a)	1–1 home; 1–0 away	Quarter-finals	Al-Arabi	5–4 (p)	0–0 home; 0–0 away
South China	3–1	2–1 home; 1–0 away	Semi-finals	Binh Duong	4–2	3–0 home; 1–2 away

Match details

3 November 2009

19:30 UTC+3

Al-Kuwait	2–1	Al-Karamah
Hakem 16' Sulaiman 90+4'	Report	Al Shbli 82'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 17,400

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al Kuwait

Al Karamah

Al Kuwait: GK 1 Musaab Al Kanderi DF 3 Fahad Awad DF 21 Samir Al Martah DF 33 Abdulla Al Marzooqi MF 10 Naser Al Qahtani MF 15 Waleed Jumah MF 18 Jarah Al Ataiqi (c) MF 20 Hussain Hakem 　 MF 30 Fahad Humod FW 9 Abdulla Nahar  53' FW 13 Ismail Al Ajmi Substitutes: MF 5 Ibrahim Shehab MF 7 Nawaf Al Owaisi MF 11 Fahad Al Ansari MF 14 Abdullah Al Refaie FW 17 Abdulrahman Al Awadi GK 23 Khaled Al Fadhli FW 37 Rogerinho  53' Manager: Mohammad Abdullah

Al Karamah: GK 1 Mosab Balhous DF 4 Hassan Abbas (c)  73' DF 6 Ahmad Deeb DF 14 Anas Al Khouja DF 24 Richard Bohomo MF 11 Fahd Aodi  59' MF 15 Alaa Al Shbli MF 21 Aatef Jenyat 　 MF 33 Yazid Kaissi FW 9 Mohamad Hamwi FW 22 Ahmad Al Omaier Substitutes: DF 2 Naser Al Sebai DF 3 Yasser Shahen FW 8 Mohannad Ibrahim  73' MF 10 Iyad Mando  59' DF 23 Tawfek Taearah FW 26 Hani Al Taiar GK 30 Fahd Saleh Manager: Mohammad Kwid

See also

• 2009 AFC Cup
• 2009 AFC Champions League Final
• 2009 AFC President's Cup Final
• 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Final