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2013 AFC President's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia (final stage) Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage)
Dates	6–12 May 2013 (group stage) 23–29 September 2013 (final stage)
Teams	6 (final stage) 12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Balkan (1st title)
Runners-up	KRL
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	94 (3.76 per match)
Attendance	49,345 (1,974 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mirlan Murzaev (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Amir Gurbani
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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.^[1]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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]


• 
  Tajikistan clubs' participation was upgraded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup starting from 2013 by the AFC.^[5]

Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App	Last App
Bangladesh	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions	5th	2011
Bhutan	Yeedzin	2012–13 Bhutan National League champions	4th	2012
Cambodia	Boeung Ket Rubber Field	2012 Cambodian League champions	1st	none
Chinese Taipei	Taiwan Power Company	2012 Intercity Football League champions	6th	2012
Kyrgyzstan	Dordoi Bishkek	2012 Kyrgyzstan League champions	8th	2012
Mongolia	Erchim	2012 Mongolia Super Cup winners	2nd	2012
Nepal	Three Star Club	2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions	2nd	2005
Pakistan	KRL	2012–13 Pakistan Premier League champions	3rd	2012
Palestine	Hilal Al-Quds	2011–12 West Bank Premier League champions	1st	none
Philippines	Global	2012 United Football League champions	1st	none
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Army	2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League runners-up	2nd	2009
Turkmenistan	Balkan	2012 Ýokary Liga champions	3rd	2012

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.^[6]

• 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.^[7] 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

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]

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned


2. 
   Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned


3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned


4. Goal difference in all the group matches


5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches


6. 
   Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play


7. 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)


8. Drawing of lots

Group A

• Matches were played at Kathmandu, Nepal, from 7 to 11 May 2013 (all times UTC+5:45).^[8]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Three Star Club	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
Erchim	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
Taiwan Power Company	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Abahani Limited Dhaka	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

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Group B

• Matches were played at Cebu City, Philippines, from 8 to 12 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).^[9]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dordoi Bishkek	3	2	1	0	16	2	+14	7
KRL	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	7
Global	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Yeedzin	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

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Group C

• Matches were played at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 6 to 10 May 2013 (all times UTC+7).^[10]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Balkan	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
Hilal Al-Quds	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10	6
Boeung Ket Rubber Field	3	1	0	2	6	3	+3	3
Sri Lanka Army	3	0	0	3	0	21	−21	0

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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).^[11]

The draw for the final stage was held on 31 July 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[12][13] 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]

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Balkan	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6
Erchim	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1
Three Star Club	2	0	1	1	1	7	−6	1

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
KRL	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
Hilal Al-Quds	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
Dordoi Bishkek	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

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Final

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player[14]	Amir Gurbani	Balkan
Top Goalscorer	Mirlan Murzaev	Dordoi Bishkek

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Group stage	Final stage	Total
1	Mirlan Murzaev	Dordoi Bishkek	9	0	9
2	Kalim Ullah	KRL	5	2	7
3	Amir Gurbani	Balkan	2	4	6
4	Roberto Kettlun	Hilal Al-Quds	4	0	4
	Chan Vathanaka	Boeung Ket Rubber Field	4	×	4
6	Iyad Abu Gharqoud	Hilal Al-Quds	3	0	3
	Mämmedaly Garadanow	Balkan	2	1	3
	Tursunali Rustamov	Dordoi Bishkek	2	1	3
	Rahmet Şirmedow	Balkan	2	1	3
	Léonce Dodoz Zikahi	Three Star Club	2	1	3

Source:^[15][16]

See also

• 2013 AFC Cup


• 2013 AFC Champions League

References

External links

• AFC President's Cup