2009 AFC President's Cup
In-game article clicks load inline without leaving the challenge.
The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split up into three groups, playing each other team in their group once. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner.
Each group was to be played over a period of days in May and June at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium, Nepal, Group B at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka and Group C at Spartak Stadium, Bishkek.
The final stage of the competition took place in Tajikistan from 25–27 September.
Venues
Group stage
| Kathmandu | Dhaka | Bishkek |
|---|---|---|
| Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Spartak Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,800 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 23,000 |
Final stage
| Tajikistan Tursunzoda |
|---|
| Metallurg Stadium |
| Capacity: 13,770 |
Qualifying teams
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bangladesh | Abahani Ltd. | 2008–09 B.League champions | 2nd | 2008 |
| Bhutan Bhutan | Yeedzin FC | 2008 A-Division champions | 1st | — |
| Cambodia Cambodia | Phnom Penh Crown | 2008 Cambodian League champions | 2nd | 2005 |
| Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei | Taiwan Power Company | 2008 Enterprise Football League champions | 3rd | 2008 |
| Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 2008 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 5th | 2008 |
| Myanmar Myanmar | Kanbawza | 2008 Myanmar Premier League champions | 2nd | 2008 |
| Nepal Nepal | Nepal Police Club | 2006–07 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions1 | 3rd | 2008 |
| Pakistan Pakistan | WAPDA | 2008 Pakistan Premier League champions | 3rd | 2008 |
| Sri Lanka Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Army SC | 2008 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 1st | — |
| Tajikistan Tajikistan | Regar-TadAZ | 2008 Tajik League champions | 4th | 2008 |
| Turkmenistan Turkmenistan | FC Aşgabat | 2008 Turkmenistan League champions | 2nd | 2008 |
1 No league held in 2008 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Pakistan WAPDA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nepal Nepal Police Club | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
- All matches played in Nepal.
- Times listed are UTC+5:45.
| Nepal Police Club Nepal | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company |
|---|---|---|
| Silwal 21' Chetan 84' | Feng Pao-hsing 22' Lin Po-yuan 46' Lee Meng-chian 57' (pen.) |
| Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fang Ching-jen 79' | Rabimov 28' Rustamov 83' Eminov 85' |
| Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Pakistan WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Fang Ching-jen 10' | Mehmood 74', 81' Akram 89' |
| Nepal Police Club Nepal | 2–2 | Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Chetan 28', 64' | Nematov 24' Rustamov 47' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
- All matches played in Bangladesh.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
| Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. |
|---|---|---|
| Yussif 43' (o.g.) | Faisal 41' Tipu 73' |
| FC Aşgabat Turkmenistan | 5–1 | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army |
|---|---|---|
| Mirzoýew 2', 37' Amanow 50', 86' Urazow 74' | Priyankara 58' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Myanmar Kanbawza | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bhutan Yeedzin FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
- All matches played in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
| Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn Kyrgyzstan | 7–0 | Bhutan Yeedzin FC |
|---|---|---|
| Murzaev 2', 15' (pen.), 65', 79' Tetteh 29', 87' Mulajanov 46' |
| Kanbawza Myanmar | 4–3 | Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown |
|---|---|---|
| Soe Min Oo 7', 38', 44' Khin Maung Lwin 37' | Mpoko 20' Lappé-Lappé 21' (pen.), 30', |
| Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia | 1–3 | Kyrgyzstan Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn |
|---|---|---|
| Lappé-Lappé 33' | Tetteh 45' Murzaev 47' Sydykov 79' |
| Yeedzin FC Bhutan | 2–4 | Myanmar Kanbawza |
|---|---|---|
| Chophel 10' Tenzin 31' | Rinchen 38' (o.g.) Soe Min Oo 38', 81' Win Min Htut 78' |
| Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia | 3–1 | Bhutan Yeedzin FC |
|---|---|---|
| Lappé-Lappé 22', 63' C. Rithy 43' | Tschedupla 40' |
| Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | Myanmar Kanbawza |
|---|---|---|
| Tetteh 28' Amirov 38' | Soe Min Oo 3' |
Best runner-up
The best runners-up team from among the three pools qualify for the semi-finals. Because group B consists of only three teams, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups are excluded from the following comparison.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Pakistan WAPDA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | B | Bangladesh Abahani Ltd. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | C | Myanmar Kanbawza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Note on tie-breaking situation:
- WAPDA placed ahead of Abahani Ltd. on the basis of goal difference.
Final stage
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Semi-finals
| Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Rabimov 74' M. Rustamov 90+1', 113' H. Rustamov 106' | Zulfiqar 42' Mehmood 84' Bakhsh 103' |
Final
| AFC President's Cup 2009 |
|---|
| Third title |