Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The official draw for the AFC President’s Cup 2013, an opportunity for league champions clubs of third-tier Member Associations to get involved in a continental challenge, is scheduled to take place at AFC House on Wednesday.
Kyrgyzstan’s Dordoi FC will make a record eighth time appearances in the competition. They had won the championship in 2006 and 2007. Erchim FC of Mongolia, who participated in the competition for the first time in 2012, are debutants in the final stages like Palestine League champions Alquds Hilal Club.
Nepal’s Three Star Club, who played in the semi-final of the inaugural edition of the competition back in 2005, are making a comeback after eight years' hiatus while KRL Football Club of Pakistan are marking their third appearance in the competition. The 2011 semi-finalists Balkans of Turkmenistan are also through into the finals.
The six teams will be divided into two groups of three each with all the finalists having no seeding of their own. The first drawn club will be slotted in Group A and the second one in Group B and the similar procedures will be applied for the entire draw.
The winners of Group A and the winners of Group B will play in the final. The venue for the finals has not been confirmed yet.