AFC Cup 2009
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The 2009 AFC Cup was the 6th season of the AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

 and is competed among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

.

With the Asian Football Confederation reviewed the format of the AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 and made significant changes to way the competition is run, the teams that qualified for the AFC Cup is also from different countries compared to the previous editions.

Allocation of entries per association

A total of 32 clubs will participate in the 2009 AFC Cup. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Cup.
  • 2 teams to qualify from each of the following associations:

} Hong Kong
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...


} Iraq
Iraq Football Association
The Iraqi Football Association is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraq Super League. It was founded in 1948, and has been a member of FIFA since 1950 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1971....


} Jordan
Jordan Football Association
The Jordan Football Association is the governing body of football in Jordan.-Affiliation:* FIFA* AFC* Union Arab de Football Federation* WAFF-External links:* * * at AFC site...


} Kuwait
Kuwait Football Association
The Kuwait Football Association is the governing body of football in Kuwait.Kuwait have twice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and are only being allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional...


} Lebanon
Federation Libanaise de Football
The Lebanese Football Association is the governing body of football in Lebanon. It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17...


} Malaysia
Football Association of Malaysia
The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...


} Maldives
Football Association of Maldives
Football Association of Maldives was founded in 1982 as the governing body of football in the Republic of Maldives. The football association under the guidance of Ministry of Youth development and Sports is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the Game of Football in the Maldives...


} Oman
Oman Football Association
The Oman Football Association is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1979 and of FIFA since 1980. Oman Football Association is a relatively young member of the football fraternity...


} Syria
Syrian Arab Federation for Football
The Syrian Arab Federation for Football is the governing body of football in Syria.The make up of the Syrian Football Association Interim Committee has been finalised by FIFA.The following officials have been appointed.Dr Mua'tasem Gotog - Chairman...


} Yemen
Yemen Football Association
The Yemen Football Association is the governing body of football in Yemen. It was founded in 1962, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1962 and of FIFA since 1980....

  • 1 team to qualify from each of the following associations:

} Bahrain
Bahrain Football Association
The Bahrain Football Association is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1966. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation....


} India
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...


} Singapore
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...


} Thailand
Football Association of Thailand
The Football Association of Thailand or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King is the governing body of football in Thailand. It was founded in 25 April 1916 and then joined FIFA in 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1957.Recently the FAT has been...


} Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Football Federation
The Uzbekistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbek national team. It was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.The federation organizes the...


} Vietnam
Vietnam Football Federation
The Vietnam Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the Vietnam men's, women's, olympic, and other youth teams as well as national competitions....

  • 3 teams which did not satisfy the criteria to participate in the 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs (so each association had one additional team to qualify):

} Bahrain
Bahrain Football Association
The Bahrain Football Association is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1966. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation....


} Lebanon
Federation Libanaise de Football
The Lebanese Football Association is the governing body of football in Lebanon. It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17...


} Vietnam
Vietnam Football Federation
The Vietnam Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the Vietnam men's, women's, olympic, and other youth teams as well as national competitions....

  • 3 losers from AFC Champions League 2009
    AFC Champions League 2009
    The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7...

     qualifying play-offs

Participating Countries in Region

Following are the 2009 AFC Cup Participants.
West Asia
Team Qualifying method
  Al-Muharraq
Muharraq Club
Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

1
2008 AFC Cup winners
2007–08 Bahraini Premier League winners
  Busaiteen
Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...

2007–08 Bahraini Premier League runners-up
  Dempo2 2007–08 I-League champions
  Mohun Bagan AC 2008 Indian Federation Cup
Federation Cup (India)
The Federation Cup is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till I-League has been started in 1997 , it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India...

 winners
  Arbil 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League champions
  Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...

2007–08 Iraqi Premier League runners-up
  Al-Wihdat
Al-Wihdat
Al-Wahdat SC is a sports club founded in 1956 and located in the Amman New Camp . In football, it has a fierce rivalry with long-time local rivals Al-Faisaly Club . The club has won the Jordanian league eleven times and the Jordanian cup seven times...

2007–08 Jordan League champions
  Al-Faisaly 2007–08 Jordan FA Cup
Jordan FA Cup
The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:The list of finals:*1980 : Al-Faisaly 3-1 Al Buqa'a Al Quwaysimah*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...

 winners
  Al-Kuwait 2007–08 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
  Al-Arabi 2008 Kuwait Emir Cup
Kuwait Emir Cup
The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...

 winners
  Safa
Safa Sporting Club
Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...

1
2008 AFC Cup runners-up
  Al-Ahed 2007–08 Lebanese Premier League champions
  Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah is a Lebanese football club which competes in the Lebanese Premier League. It was founded in 1980, and played in friendly tournaments. In 1987 Al-Mabarra joined the Lebanese Football Federation, putting a strong team...

2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup winners
  Al-Oruba
Al Oruba Sur
Al-Oruba Sports Club is an Omani football team based in Sur, Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Notable players: Aoerson da Costa Yaqooba Barosh Fahad Aidh Alrashidi Maraei Al-Ramli Kanath Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri Andreas Haddad Fábio Peter Malama...

2007–08 Omani League champions
  Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq is an Omani football club based in Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearances-Notable players: Lionardo Zaid Jaber Mahmoud Za'tara Hassan Rabia Francis Kasonde- External links :*...

2008 Sultan Qaboos Cup
Sultan Qaboos Cup
The Sultan Qaboos Cup is Oman's premier knockout tournament in men's football . Its first edition was held in 1972 and the champions were Al-Ahli. Fanja are the most successful club in the competition by the cup 8 times, and Dhofar comes next by winning 7 times.-Previous winners:-Performance by club:...

 winners
  Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...

2007–08 Syrian Premier League champions
2007–08 Syrian Cup
Syrian Cup
The Syrian Cup is Syria's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:*1959/60 : Al Ahly *1960/61 : no cup*1961/62 : Rmelan*1962/63 : no cup*1963/64 : Al-Yarmouk SC Aleppo...

 winners
  Al-Majd 2007–08 Syrian Premier League runners-up
  Neftchi Farg'ona 2008 Uzbek League 3rd place
  Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 2007–08 Yemeni League
2007–08 Yemeni League
-Final Table: 1.Al-Hilal 26 16 3 7 36-17 51 2.Al-Ahli 26 11 10 5 38-23 43 3.Shula 26 13 4 9 39-32 43 4.Al-Saqr 26 11 8 7 33-26 41...

 champions
  Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal Sports Club is an Yemeni football club based in Aden, Yemen. The club was founded in 1905.-Achievements:*Yemeni League: 2**1991, 2005*Yemeni Presidents Cup: 2**2007, 2010*Yemeni Naseem Cup: 2**2000, 2003...

2007 Yemeni President Cup
Yemeni President Cup
The Yemen President Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Yemeni football.- Winners :*1995/96 : Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut *1998 : Al-Ittihad Ibb 1–0 Al-Shoala...

 winners
East Asia
Team Qualifying method
  PSMS Medan
PSMS Medan
Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya , commonly referred to as PSMS Medan or simply as PSMS, are an Indonesian football club based in Medan, Indonesia. They are one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. PSMS Medan were founded on April 21, 1950...

2
2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up
  Home United 2008 S.League 3rd place
  PEA2 2008 Thailand Premier League champions
  Chonburi 2008 Thailand Premier League runners-up
  Binh Duong
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

1
2008 V-League champions
  Hanoi ACB
LG-ACB Ha Noi
Hà Nội F.C. is a Vietnamese football club based in Hanoi. They play in the V-League, which is the premier division in Vietnamese football. In 2008 they won the Vietnamese Cup and went on to play in the 2009 AFC Cup reaching the group stages of the competition...

2007–08 Vietnamese Cup
Vietnamese Cup
The Vietnamese Cup is an annual soccer competition in Vietnam. It is one of the three major Vietnamese clubs competitions held by the Vietnam Football Federation , and has existed since 1992- Past results :-See also:* Football in Vietnam...

 winners
  South China 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League champions
  Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

2007 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners
  Club Valencia
Club Valencia
Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 1979. They have won ten league titles , six cupwinners cups , four Maldive FA Cups and one Inter-cone trophy held at Sri Lanka.-Achievements:...

2008 Dhivehi League champions
  VB Sports Club
VB Sports Club
VB Sports Club is a professional Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006....

2008 Maldives FA Cup
Maldives FA Cup
The Maldives FA Cup is Maldives's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:Previous winners are:*1988 : Club Valencia bt New Radiant*1989 : New Radiant bt Victory SC...

 winners
  Kedah FA
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

2007–08 Super League Malaysia champions
2008 Malaysia FA Cup winners
  Johor FC
Johor FC
Johor Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Pasir Gudang, Johor. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...

2007–08 Super League Malaysia 3rd place

1 These clubs had qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, but were removed as their nations did not meet AFC Criteria (qualifying method refers to how they qualified for the AFC Champions League).
2 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers (qualifying method refers to how they qualified for the AFC Champions League).

Round and draw dates

Date Match
January 12 Draw for group stage
March 10 Group stage Matchday 1
March 17 Group stage Matchday 2
April 7 Group stage Matchday 3
April 21 Group stage Matchday 4
May 5 Group stage Matchday 5
May 19 Group stage Matchday 6
May 26 Round of 16, West Asia
Date Event
June 23 Round of 16, East Asia
June 29 Draw for remaining rounds
September 15 Quarter-finals 1st leg
September 30 Quarter-finals 2nd leg
October 15 Semi-finals 1st leg
October 21 Semi-finals 2nd leg
November 3 Final

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on January 12, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia.

Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:
  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; (Away goals
    Away goals rule
    The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

     do not apply)
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals
    Away goals rule
    The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

     do not apply)
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark 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 each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots.


Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round.

Group A

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Busaiteen
Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...

6 3 3 0 14 7
7
12
  Neftchi Farg'ona 6 3 2 1 12 9
3
11
  Al-Ahed 6 2 1 3 13 10
3
7
  Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal Sports Club is an Yemeni football club based in Aden, Yemen. The club was founded in 1905.-Achievements:*Yemeni League: 2**1991, 2005*Yemeni Presidents Cup: 2**2007, 2010*Yemeni Naseem Cup: 2**2000, 2003...

6 1 0 5 3 16 −13 3
EWLINE
 |TIL
Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal Sports Club is an Yemeni football club based in Aden, Yemen. The club was founded in 1905.-Achievements:*Yemeni League: 2**1991, 2005*Yemeni Presidents Cup: 2**2007, 2010*Yemeni Naseem Cup: 2**2000, 2003...

BUS
Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...

Al-Ahed 3–0 1–1 5–1
Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal
Al-Tilal Sports Club is an Yemeni football club based in Aden, Yemen. The club was founded in 1905.-Achievements:*Yemeni League: 2**1991, 2005*Yemeni Presidents Cup: 2**2007, 2010*Yemeni Naseem Cup: 2**2000, 2003...

2–1 1–3 0–5
Busaiteen
Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...

4–2 3–0 2–2
Neftchi Farg'ona 2–1 1–0 1–1

Group B

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...

6 4 1 1 8 3
5
13
  Safa
Safa Sporting Club
Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...

6 4 0 2 5 3
2
12
  Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
  Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq is an Omani football club based in Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearances-Notable players: Lionardo Zaid Jaber Mahmoud Za'tara Hassan Rabia Francis Kasonde- External links :*...

6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 3
EWLINE
 |SUW
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq is an Omani football club based in Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearances-Notable players: Lionardo Zaid Jaber Mahmoud Za'tara Hassan Rabia Francis Kasonde- External links :*...

ZAW
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...

SAF
Safa Sporting Club
Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...

Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 2–0 1–1 0–1
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Suwaiq is an Omani football club based in Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearances-Notable players: Lionardo Zaid Jaber Mahmoud Za'tara Hassan Rabia Francis Kasonde- External links :*...

3–1 0–1 0–1
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...

2–0 2–0 2–1
Safa
Safa Sporting Club
Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...

0–1 1–0 1–0

Group C

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Arabi 6 3 2 1 11 6
5
11
  Arbil 6 2 2 2 8 7
1
8
  Al-Oruba
Al Oruba Sur
Al-Oruba Sports Club is an Omani football team based in Sur, Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Notable players: Aoerson da Costa Yaqooba Barosh Fahad Aidh Alrashidi Maraei Al-Ramli Kanath Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri Andreas Haddad Fábio Peter Malama...

6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
  Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah is a Lebanese football club which competes in the Lebanese Premier League. It was founded in 1980, and played in friendly tournaments. In 1987 Al-Mabarra joined the Lebanese Football Federation, putting a strong team...

6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
EWLINE
 |MAB
Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah is a Lebanese football club which competes in the Lebanese Premier League. It was founded in 1980, and played in friendly tournaments. In 1987 Al-Mabarra joined the Lebanese Football Federation, putting a strong team...

ORU
Al Oruba Sur
Al-Oruba Sports Club is an Omani football team based in Sur, Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Notable players: Aoerson da Costa Yaqooba Barosh Fahad Aidh Alrashidi Maraei Al-Ramli Kanath Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri Andreas Haddad Fábio Peter Malama...

Al-Arabi 4–2 2–0 2–0
Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah
Al-Mabarrah is a Lebanese football club which competes in the Lebanese Premier League. It was founded in 1980, and played in friendly tournaments. In 1987 Al-Mabarra joined the Lebanese Football Federation, putting a strong team...

2–1 0–1 1–0
Al-Oruba
Al Oruba Sur
Al-Oruba Sports Club is an Omani football team based in Sur, Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Notable players: Aoerson da Costa Yaqooba Barosh Fahad Aidh Alrashidi Maraei Al-Ramli Kanath Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri Andreas Haddad Fábio Peter Malama...

1–1 3–0 1–1
Arbil 1–1 3–2 3–0

Group D

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Kuwait 6 4 1 1 12 4
8
13
  Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...

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
EWLINE
 KAR
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...

|WAHAl-Karamah
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...

2–1 3–1 1–0
Al-Kuwait 2–1 1–0 6–0
Al-Wahdat 3–1 1–1 5–0
Mohun Bagan 0–4 0–1 1–2

Group E

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Majd 6 4 1 1 12 9
3
13
  Dempo 6 3 1 2 10 8
2
10
  Al-Muharraq
Muharraq Club
Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
  Al-Faisaly 6 1 1 4 11 15 −4 4
EWLINE
 |MAJMHQ
Muharraq Club
Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

Al-Faisaly 1-2 3–2 3–4
Al-Majd 4-3 1-1 2-1
Al-Muharraq
Muharraq Club
Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

0–0 2–3 1–1
Dempo 3–1 1–0 0–1

Group F

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South China 6 5 1 0 15 5
10
16
  PSMS Medan
PSMS Medan
Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya , commonly referred to as PSMS Medan or simply as PSMS, are an Indonesian football club based in Medan, Indonesia. They are one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. PSMS Medan were founded on April 21, 1950...

6 4 1 1 9 7
2
13
  VB
VB Sports Club
VB Sports Club is a professional Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006....

6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4
  Johor FC
Johor FC
Johor Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Pasir Gudang, Johor. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...

6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1
EWLINE
 JFC
Johor FC
Johor Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Pasir Gudang, Johor. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...

MED
PSMS Medan
Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya , commonly referred to as PSMS Medan or simply as PSMS, are an Indonesian football club based in Medan, Indonesia. They are one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. PSMS Medan were founded on April 21, 1950...

|VB
VB Sports Club
VB Sports Club is a professional Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006....

Johor FC
Johor FC
Johor Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Pasir Gudang, Johor. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...

0–1 1–4 0–0
PSMS Medan
PSMS Medan
Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya , commonly referred to as PSMS Medan or simply as PSMS, are an Indonesian football club based in Medan, Indonesia. They are one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. PSMS Medan were founded on April 21, 1950...

3–1 2–2 1–0
South China 2–0 3–0 2–1
VB
VB Sports Club
VB Sports Club is a professional Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006....

2–0 1–2 1–2

Group G

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Chonburi
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

6 5 0 1 17 4
13
15
  Kedah
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

6 2 1 3 14 10
4
7
  Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7
  Hanoi ACB 6 2 0 4 6 19 −13 6
EWLINE
 CHO
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

EAS
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

|KED
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

Chonburi
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

4–1 6–0 3–1
Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

2–1 3–0 3–3
Hanoi ACB 0–2 3–0 3–1
Kedah
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

0–1 2–0 7–0

Group H

EWLINE
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Binh Duong
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

6 4 1 1 15 4
11
13
  Home United
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...

6 4 0 2 12 7
5
12
  PEA 6 3 1 2 12 10
2
10
  Club Valencia
Club Valencia
Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 1979. They have won ten league titles , six cupwinners cups , four Maldive FA Cups and one Inter-cone trophy held at Sri Lanka.-Achievements:...

6 0 0 6 3 21 −18 0
EWLINE
 BD
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

VAL
Club Valencia
Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 1979. They have won ten league titles , six cupwinners cups , four Maldive FA Cups and one Inter-cone trophy held at Sri Lanka.-Achievements:...

|PEA
Provincial Electricity Authority FC
Buriram PEA Football Club , is a professional Thai football club based in Buriram province. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and currently competing in the Thai Premier League...

Binh Duong
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

3–0 2–0 1–1
Club Valencia
Club Valencia
Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 1979. They have won ten league titles , six cupwinners cups , four Maldive FA Cups and one Inter-cone trophy held at Sri Lanka.-Achievements:...

0–5 0–1 1–3
Home United 2–1 5–1 3–1
PEA 1–3 4–1 2–1

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Cup was held on 12 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage. The Western Asia matches were played on 26 May, while the Eastern Asia matches were played on 23 June.
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!colspan="3"|East Asia
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Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia on June 29, 2009 starting 7:30 pm. The first leg matches were played on 15 September, with the second leg matches played on 30 September.
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Semi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 15 October, with the second leg matches played on 21 October.
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Final

The 2009 AFC Cup Final was played on November 3 at the home ground of Al Kuwait.

AFC Cup
2009 Winners
 
Al Kuwait
First Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Total
1   Robert Akaruye
Robert Akaruye
Robert Akaruye is a Nigerian football player. He previously played for Sivasspor in Turkey.-Career:The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday the 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport, whether the 28-year-old Nigerians can ever play again is questionable...

  Busaiteen
Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...

2 2 1 2 1 8
  Mohamad Hamwi   Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah Sporting Club is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup...

1 2 1 1 3 8
  Jehad Al Hussain   Al-Kuwait 3 1 1 3 8
  Huỳnh Kesley Alves
Huỳnh Kesley Alves
Huỳnh Kesley Alves or Kesley Alves is a Vietnamese - Brazilian football striker who plays for Vietnamese club Sài Gòn Xuân Thành F.C.. He joined Binh Duong from Matsubara in 2005 and became famous for his V-League 2005 top goal-scorer award with 21 goals...

  Binh Duong
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

1 1 1 1 4 8
5   Cacá
Carlos Eduardo Ferrari
Carlos Eduardo Ferrari, sometimes known as Cacá, is a former Brazilian footballer, but also holds Italian nationality.-Great Britain:...

  South China 1 1 2 2 1 7
6   Mohamed Koné
Mohamed Kone
Mohamed Kone is a French-born Ivorian professional basketball player currently playing for Lagun Aro GBC in the ACB. He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team....

  Chonburi
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

1 1 1 3 6
  Alisher Halikov   Neftchi Farg'ona
Neftchi Farg'ona
Neftchi Farg'ona is a Uzbekistani football club based in Fergana. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Fargona Stadium.-Achievements:* Uzbek League: 5* Uzbekistani Cup: 2-Performance in AFC competitions:...

1 1 1 3 6
8   Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek
Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek
Mo'ayyad Omar Suleiman Abu Keshek is a Jordanian footballer who is a Forward for Al-Faisaly and a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 10...

  Al-Faisaly 2 1 1 1 5
  Mohd Azrul Ahmad
Mohd Azrul Ahmad
Mohd Azrul Ahmad is a Malaysian professional football player who plays as a striker for Felda United FC...

  Kedah
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

1 3 1 5
  Ranty Martins Soleye
Ranty Martins Soleye
Ranty Martins Soleye is a Nigerian football striker who currently plays for Dempo SC.-Career:Martins has been playing with Dempo SC since 2004, since his début he has been Dempo's top scorer and some inspiring performances has led to speculation he is heading to Europe. In 2008 the Irish team...

  Dempo 1 2 2 5
  Firas Al Khatib
Firas Al Khatib
Firas Mohammad Al-Khatib is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Umm Salal, which competes in the Qatar Stars League the top division in Qatar. He plays as a striker, wearing the number 10 jersey for Umm Salal...

  Al-Arabi 1 1 2 1 5
  Pipob On-Mo
Pipob On-Mo
Pipob On-Mo is a Thai footballer, who captains Chonburi F.C. and plays for Thailand.-Honours:* AFC U-17 Championship 1998 Winner with Thailand...

  Chonburi
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

1 1 2 1 5
  Nguyễn Vũ Phong   Binh Duong
Bình Duong F.C.
Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot...

1 2 1 1 5
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