# 2017 AFC Cup final

The 2017 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The final was contested as a single match between Tajik team Istiklol and Iraqi team Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor on 4 November 2017.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year.

## Teams

| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Istiklol | Central Asia Zone (CAFA) (Inter-zone play-off winner) | 1 (2015) |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | West Asia Zone (WAFF) | 1 (2016) |

## Venue

Hisor Central Stadium, in Hisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Istiklol | Istiklol | Istiklol | Istiklol | Round | Round | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Dordoi | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Matchday 1 | Safa | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Altyn Asyr | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Matchday 2 | Al-Hidd | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Alay Osh | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Matchday 3 | Al-Wahda | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Alay Osh | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Matchday 4 | Al-Wahda | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) |
| Dordoi | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Matchday 5 | Safa | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Altyn Asyr | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Matchday 6 | Al-Hidd | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Istiklol 6 16 2 Altyn Asyr 6 13 3 Dordoi 6 3 4 Alay Osh 6 3 Source: AFC | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Istiklol 6 16 2 Altyn Asyr 6 13 3 Dordoi 6 3 4 Alay Osh 6 3 Source: AFC | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Istiklol 6 16 2 Altyn Asyr 6 13 3 Dordoi 6 3 4 Alay Osh 6 3 Source: AFC | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Istiklol 6 16 2 Altyn Asyr 6 13 3 Dordoi 6 3 4 Alay Osh 6 3 Source: AFC | Final standings | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12 2 Al-Wahda 6 11 3 Al-Hidd 6 9 4 Safa 6 1 Source: AFC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12 2 Al-Wahda 6 11 3 Al-Hidd 6 9 4 Safa 6 1 Source: AFC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12 2 Al-Wahda 6 11 3 Al-Hidd 6 9 4 Safa 6 1 Source: AFC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 12 2 Al-Wahda 6 11 3 Al-Hidd 6 9 4 Safa 6 1 Source: AFC |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ceres–Negros | 5–1 | 4–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Al-Zawraa | 2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
| Bengaluru FC | 3–2 | 1–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | Inter-zone play-off final | Zonal finals | Al-Wahda | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) |

## Format

The final was played as a single match, with the host team (winner of the Inter-zone play-off final) decided by draw, which was held on 6 June 2017. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.

## Match
### Details

| Istiklol | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| GK | 1 | Nikola Stošić |
| RB | 27 | Oleksandr Stetsenko |
| CB | 5 | Artem Baranovskyi |
| CB | 2 | Siyovush Asrorov | 60' |
| LB | 19 | Akhtam Nazarov |
| RM | 9 | Jahongir Aliev | | 88' |
| CM | 8 | Nuriddin Davronov | | 72' |
| CM | 4 | David Mawutor |
| LM | 18 | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 56' |
| CF | 10 | Dmitry Barkov |
| CF | 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | | 74' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 35 | Kurban Boboev |
| DF | 3 | Tabrezi Davlatmir |
| MF | 11 | Muhammadjoni Hasan |
| MF | 20 | Amirbek Juraboev | | 72' |
| MF | 21 | Romish Jalilov | | 88' |
| MF | 23 | Ehson Panjshanbe |
| FW | 17 | Dilshod Vasiev | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Mukhsin Mukhamadiev ||
| GK | 1 | Fahad Talib |
| RB | 6 | Sameh Saeed |
| CB | 2 | Samal Saeed |
| CB | 36 | Sebastijan Antić |
| LB | 33 | Ali Bahjat |
| RM | 7 | Karrar Ali Bari | 87' | 90' |
| CM | 18 | Zaher Midani | 66' |
| CM | 40 | Khaled Mobayed |
| LM | 11 | Humam Tariq |
| CF | 10 | Hammadi Ahmad |
| CF | 9 | Emad Mohsin | | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Amjad Raheem |
| MF | 5 | Ahmed Abdul-Ridha | | 90' |
| MF | 27 | Fahad Kareem |
| MF | 30 | Saif Salman | | 78' |
| MF | 32 | Taher Hameed Moshin |
| FW | 29 | Amjad Radhi |
| FW | 38 | Ali Yousif |
| Manager: ||
| Hussam Al Sayed ||
| Assistant referees: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) Fifth official: Sabet Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |