Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asian football history will be made on Monday when DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed of Lebanon go head-to-head in the highly anticipated 2019 AFC Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with both teams aiming to lift the trophy for the first-time ever.
After a captivating journey to the final, both sides are now one match from joining the history books in the 16th edition of the showpiece which will be played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium at 9pm local time.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa wished both teams the best of luck in the final.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: A new AFC Cup champion will be crowned when DPR Korea's 4.25 SC face off against Al Ahed of Lebanon in the final of the 2019 edition at Kuala Lumpur Stadium on Monday.
4.25 SC will look to build on their previous two AFC Cup campaigns that have seen them go one stage further each time after reaching the Inter-Zone semi-finals in 2017 and the Inter-Zone final in 2018.
However, they will come up against the unbeaten Al Ahed who are determined to make it third time lucky for Lebanese teams in the AFC Cup final after Nejmeh (2005) and Safa SC (2008) fell at the final hurdle.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With the 2019 AFC Cup final between Lebanon’s Al Ahed and DPER Korea’s 4.25 SC to take place at Kuala Lumpur Stadium on Monday, the-AFC.com has selected a variety of facts and figures to whet the appetite.
The final will be the 16th to take place since the tournament was launched in 2004, with Al Ahed aiming to become the 14th winner from West Asia and 4.25 SC hoping to become East Asia’s first-ever AFC Cup champions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: While the AFC Cup trophy spent a year outside West Asia after Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim claimed the 2015 title, it was to be emphatically taken back by a side that would write their name into the history books.
The-AFC.com continues its look back on tournaments gone by with the three most recent editions prior to the 2019 campaign as Iraq's Air Force Club complete a stunning hat-trick, a new Zonal format is introduced and attendance records are shattered.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: West Asian triumphs have dominated AFC Cup history over the years, with only Uzbekistan's Nasaf taking the trophy outside the region in the years between 2004 and 2014.
So,as the-AFC.com reviews the finals between 2013 and 2015, it is hardly surprising we see the first three-time champion comes from the West. However, in the latest look back at the showpiece event, a new force from Southeast Asia also arrives on the Continental scene.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As the clock ticks down towards the 2019 AFC Cup Final between DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed of Lebanon on November 2, the-AFC.com continues its look back at finals gone by.
In the latest edition, we turn our attention to the years from 2010 to 2012 when some of the most notable moments in the tournament’s history took place.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With two-and-a-half weeks remaining until the 2019 AFC Cup Final kicks off between Lebanese side Al Ahed and 4.25 SC of DPR Korea, we recall when sides from Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait had their moment in the sun.
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.