Having begun our five-part series last week, The-AFC.com now presents the second entry on the history of the AFC Cup Finals and remembers the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of the Continental tournament.

The finale will bring a close to the 16th edition of a competition that in recent times has been dominated by three-time champions Air Force Club of Iraq.

As part of the-AFC.com’s build-up to the showpiece event, we begin our five-part series looking back at the tournament final's history, starting with its inaugural year in 2004.

Al Ahed are in AFC Cup final for the first time and the 42-year-old Marmar said that his side will put their full focus on lifting the Continental trophy.

Ahmed Akaichi's 32nd minute goal on Tuesday proved to be the difference over 180 minutes as Al Ahed advanced to the AFC Cup final 1-0 on aggregate.

Al Ahed, who had kept six clean sheets in the 2019 AFC Cup - more than any other team in the competition - controlled the early stages of the game as they maintained position, but failed to create real threats on Al Jazeera's goal.

The Jordanian side came close to scoring in the 21st minute, when Mahmoud Al Mardi sent a cross from a corner kick towards Yazan Al Arab, however, the defender's powerful header was saved by Al Ahed goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil.

After sharing a goalless draw in the first leg at home last week, Al Jazeera lost in Beirut as Tunisian striker Ahmed Akaichi scored the only goal for Al Ahed at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.

4.25 sealed a place in their inaugural AFC Cup final after playing to a 0-0 draw with Vietnam's Hanoi FC, advancing on away goals after the first leg had ended 2-2.

Hanoi were left frustrated throughout the contest at the Kim Il-sung Stadium as the 2019 V.League 1 champions struggled to break the deadlock as the game ended goalless in 4.25’s favour, with the Korean side advancing on the away goals following a 2-2 draw in the first leg.