2013 AFC Cup final

The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, also known as the Peace and Friendship Stadium, is located at Kuwait City and holds 21,500 people.

This was the third AFC Cup final held in Kuwait. The 2009 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Kuwait at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, while the 2010 AFC Cup Final was hosted by Al-Qadsia at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.

Al-Kuwait were the defending champions, and had played in three previous finals, winning twice in 2009 and 2012 and losing in 2011, while Al-Qadsia had lost their only previous final in 2010. In fact, since 2009 when Kuwaiti clubs first entered the AFC Cup, this was the fifth straight single-match finals that featured either Al-Kuwait or Al-Qadsia.

The two teams also met in the round of 16 of the 2011 AFC Cup and 2012 AFC Cup, with Al-Kuwait eliminating Al-Qadsia both times on penalties.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Al-Qadsia				Round	Al-Kuwait
Bye				Qualifying play-off	Bye
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Al-Shorta	0–1 (H)			Matchday 1	Al-Riffa	2–0 (A)
Al-Ramtha	3–0 (A)			Matchday 2	Safa	3–1 (H)
Ravshan Kulob	3–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Regar-TadAZ	3–1 (A)
Ravshan Kulob	3–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Regar-TadAZ	5–0 (H)
Al-Shorta	2–0 (A)			Matchday 5	Al-Riffa	2–3 (H)
Al-Ramtha	2–2 (H)			Matchday 6	Safa	0–1 (A)
Group D winner Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Qadsia 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 Al-Shorta 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Al-Ramtha 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Ravshan Kulob 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0 Source: [citation needed]				Final standings	Group A winner Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Kuwait 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12 Al-Riffa 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Safa 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 Regar-TadAZ 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2 Source: [citation needed]
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Fanja	4–0 (H) (single match)			Round of 16	Dohuk	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) (H) (single match)
Al-Shorta	2–2 (a)	0–0 (H)	2–2 (A)	Quarterfinals	New Radiant	12–2	7–2 (A)	5–0 (H)
Al-Faisaly	3–1	2–1 (H)	1–0 (A)	Semifinals	East Bengal	7–2	4–2 (H)	3–0 (A)

The final was played as a single match, with the host team decided by draw. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.^[1]

• AFC Cup