Sugathadasa Stadium inColombo hosted the final | |
| 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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Attendance | 35,387 (1,609 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (11 goals) |
| Best player | |
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The2014 AFC President's Cup was the tenth edition of theAFC President's Cup, afootball competition organized by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" inAsia, and the final edition under the AFC President's Cup title, as the competition was relaunched under the nameAFC Challenge League starting in 2024–25.[1]Balkan were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament.
On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed the year of 2014 to be the last edition of the competition.[2] Starting from 2015, league champions of emerging countries were eligible to participate in theAFC Cup qualifying play-off.[3]
In thefinal,HTTU Aşgabat of Turkmenistan defeatedRimyongsu of North Korea 2–1, and became the second consecutive team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.[4]
| Colombo | Bacolod | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|
| Sugathadasa Stadium | Panaad Stadium | MFF Football Centre |
| Capacity:25,000 | Capacity:9,825 | Capacity:5,000 |
The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.[5] The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the2013 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approves the following applications made by any association:
The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:
Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Russel | 2012–13 Bangladesh Football Premier League champions | 1st | none | |
| Ugyen Academy | 2013 Bhutan National League champions | 1st | none | |
| Svay Rieng | 2013 Cambodian League champions | 1st | none | |
| Tatung | 2013 Intercity Football League champions | 3rd | 2007 | |
| Erchim | 2013 Mongolian Premier League champions | 3rd | 2013 | |
| Manang Marshyangdi Club | 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions | 2nd | 2006 | |
| Rimyongsu | 2013 Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games winners | 1st | none | |
| KRL | 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League champions | 4th | 2013 | |
| Ceres | 2013–14 PFF–Smart National Club Championship winners[Note PHI] | 1st | none | |
| Sri Lanka Air Force | 2013 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 1st | none | |
| HTTU Aşgabat | 2013 Ýokary Liga champions | 2nd | 2010 |
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[8]
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 March 2014, 16:00UTC+8, at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur.[9] The eleven teams were drawn into two groups of four and one group of three. Each group was played on a singleround-robin basis at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to thefinal stage.
The teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandara | Report |
| Sheikh Russel | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Mithun Millien Bisswash | Report |
| Sheikh Russel | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Millien Mithun Ahmed | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| HTTU Aşgabat | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhadow | Report |
| Rimyongsu | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyok-chol | Report | Muhadow |
| Ceres | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| De Murga | Report | Muhadow |
| Tatung | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jang Song-hyok Jong Il-gwan Ri Hyok-chol Pak Song-chol |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
| Manang Marshyangdi Club | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rai Daravorn Azeez Maskey Malla | Report | Veasna Tola |
| Svay Rieng | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mony Udom | Report | Sothearoth Gal-Erden |
The draw for the final stage, played at a centralized venue, was held on 25 July 2014, 12:00UTC+8, at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[10][11] The six teams were drawn into two groups of three. Each group was played on a singleround-robin basis, with the sameranking rules as the group stage. The winners of each group advanced to thefinal. The final was played as a single match, withextra time andpenalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]
The final stage was played inSri Lanka (all timesUTC+5:30).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| HTTU Aşgabat | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhadow | Report | Su. Shrestha |
| Sri Lanka Air Force | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ishan | Report | Muhadow |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Erchim | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chigozie |
| Rimyongsu | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Jin-hyok Ri Hyok Ri Kwang-hyok Pak Song-chol | Report |
| Sheikh Russel | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ri Jin-hyok Pak Song-chol Ro Hak-su Kim Kyong-il |
| HTTU Asgabat | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jumanazarow Muhadow | Report | Ri Kwang-hyok |
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| 2014 AFC President's Cup HTTU Aşgabat 1st Title |
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| Most Valuable Player[12] | ||
| Top Goalscorer |
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