| Event | 2017 AFC Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) | ||||||
| Venue | Hisor Central Stadium,Hisor | ||||||
| Referee | Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Windy 16°C | ||||||
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The2017 AFC Cup Final was the final match of the2017 AFC Cup, the 14th edition of theAFC Cup, Asia's secondary clubfootball tournament organized by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]
The final was contested as a single match betweenTajik teamIstiklol andIraqi teamAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The match was hosted by Istiklol at theHisor Central Stadium inHisor on 4 November 2017.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeatedIstiklol 1–0 and were crowned AFC Cup champions for the second consecutive year.[2]
| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Istiklol | Central Asia Zone (CAFA) (Inter-zone play-off winner) | 1 (2015) |
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | West Asia Zone (WAFF) | 1 (2016) |
Hisor Central Stadium, inHisor, Tajikistan, hosted the match. This was the second time that an AFC Cup final was played in Tajikistan, with the previous final being 2015.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Istiklol | Round | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dordoi | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Safa | 0–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Altyn Asyr | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Al-Hidd | 2–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alay Osh | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Al-Wahda | 0–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alay Osh | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Wahda | 1–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dordoi | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Safa | 2–0 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altyn Asyr | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Al-Hidd | 1–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group D winners
Source:AFC | Final standings | Group B winners
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[3] If tied after regulation,extra time and, if necessary,penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.[1]
| Istiklol | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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Assistant referees: | Match rules[1]
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