2019 AFC Cup final
The 2019 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 AFC Cup, the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
| Event | 2019 AFC Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Issah Yakubu (Al-Ahed) | ||||||
| Referee | Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) | ||||||
| Attendance | 500 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly clear 27 °C (81 °F) | ||||||
The final was contested as a single match between April 25 from North Korea and Al-Ahed from Lebanon. The match was played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 4 November 2019.
Al-Ahed won 1–0 by a goal from Ghanaian player Issah Yakubu. This was Al-Ahed's first continental title, as well as the first for a Lebanese team. April 25 became the first North Korean men's football club to qualify for an Asian final, while Al-Ahed were the third Lebanese side to do so (after Nejmeh in 2005 and Safa in 2008).
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