2014 AFC President's Cup
The 2014 AFC President's Cup was the tenth and the last edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia. Balkan were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sri Lanka (final stage) Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka (group stage) |
| Dates | 1–11 May 2014 (group stage) 20–26 September 2014 (final stage) |
| Teams | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | HTTU Asgabat (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Rimyongsu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Attendance | 35,387 (1,609 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Süleýman Muhadow (11 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Süleýman Muhadow |
On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed the year of 2014 to be the last edition of the competition. Starting from 2015, league champions of emerging countries were eligible to participate in the AFC Cup qualifying play-off.
In the final, HTTU Aşgabat of Turkmenistan defeated Rimyongsu of North Korea 2–1, and became the second consecutive team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.
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