# 2022 AFC Cup final

The 2022 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th 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 Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.

## Teams

| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances |
| Kuala Lumpur City | ASEAN (AFF) (Inter-zone play-off winner) | None |
| Al-Seeb | West Asia Zone (WAFF) | None |

## Venue

Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the match.

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur City | Round | Al-Seeb | Al-Seeb |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| PSM Makassar | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Jableh | 1–0 (H) |
| Tampines Rovers | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | Al-Kuwait | 1–2 (A) |
| – | – | Matchday 3 | Al-Ansar | 4–0 (A) |
| Group H runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 PSM Makassar 2 4 2 Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 4 3 Tampines Rovers 2 0 Source: AFC (H) Hosts | Group H runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 PSM Makassar 2 4 2 Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 4 3 Tampines Rovers 2 0 Source: AFC (H) Hosts | Final standings | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Seeb (H) 3 6 2 Al-Kuwait 3 5 3 Jableh 3 4 4 Al-Ansar 3 1 Source: AFC (H) Hosts | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Seeb (H) 3 6 2 Al-Kuwait 3 5 3 Jableh 3 4 4 Al-Ansar 3 1 Source: AFC (H) Hosts |
| Opponent | Score | Knockout stage | Opponent | Score |
| Viettel | 0–0 (A) (6–5 p) | Zonal semi-finals | Al-Arabi | 2–1 (A) (a.e.t.) |
| PSM Makassar | 5–2 (H) | Zonal finals | Al-Riffa | 4–0 (H) |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 3–1 (A) | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | — |
| FC Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0–0 (A) (5–3 p) | Inter-zone play-off final | — | — |

## Format

The final was played as a single leg, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final.
If the game would be tied after regulation time, the winning team would be decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.

## Match
### Details

| Kuala Lumpur City | Al-Seeb |
| GK | 1 | Kevin Ray Mendoza |
| RB | 4 | Kamal Azizi 85' |
| CB | 9 | Giancarlo Gallifuoco 57' |
| CB | 17 | Irfan Zakaria |
| LB | 7 | Declan Lambert |
| DM | 8 | Zhafri Yahya 90+1' |
| MF | 6 | Ryan Lambert 71' |
| MF | 14 | Akram Mahinan 52' |
| MF | 16 | Partiban Janasekaran 70' |
| MF | 28 | Paulo Josué (c) 90+2' |
| FW | 7 | Romel Morales |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 37 | Haqimi Azim Rosli 70' |
| MF | 27 | Hadin Azman 71' |
| DF | 25 | Anwar Ibrahim 88' 85' |
| MF | 21 | Kenny Pallraj 90+1' |
| FW | 10 | Safee Sali 90+2' |
| MF | 29 | Arif Shaqirin |
| FW | 30 | Fakrul Aiman Sidid |
| DF | 33 | Muhammad Faudzi |
| GK | 44 | Azri Ghani |
| Manager: ||
| Bojan Hodak ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed Al-Rawahi |
| RB | 4 | Hassan Al-Ajmi |
| CB | 5 | Juma Al-Habsi |
| CB | 13 | Mohammed Al-Musalami 80' |
| LB | 17 | Ali Al-Busaidi |
| MF | 28 | Mohammed Said Al-Habsi 55' 61' |
| MF | 27 | Eid Al-Farsi (c) 27' |
| MF | 40 | Daniel Ajibola |
| MF | 28 | Salaah Al-Yahyaei 75' |
| FW | 9 | Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali 88' |
| FW | 16 | Muhsen Al-Ghassani |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 10 | Ahmed Al-Siyabi 72' 61' |
| FW | 14 | Cosmos Dauda 75' |
| MF | 2 | Mohamed Ramadhan 88' |
| MF | 24 | Tameem Al-Balushi 89' |
| FW | 8 | Marwan Mubarak |
| FW | 15 | Mohamed Al-Hatmi |
| DF | 19 | Yousuf Al-Malki |
| MF | 38 | Issam Almakhzoomi |
| GK | 45 | Muatasim Al-Wahaibi |
| GK | 80 | Abdullah Al-Shabibi |
| Manager: ||
| Rashid Jaber ||
* Assistant referees:
* George Lakrindis (Australia)
* Owen Goldrick (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Ryan Gallagher (Australia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Chris Beath (Australia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
* Alex King (Australia)

### Statistics

| Statistic | Kuala Lumpur City | Al-Seeb |
| Goals scored | 0 | 3 |
| Total shots | 15 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Ball possession | 30% | 70% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 4 |
| Fouls conceded | 14 | 9 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |