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| Al-Ittihad won 4–2 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 6 November 2010 | ||||||
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| Venue | Jaber International Stadium,Kuwait City | ||||||
| Referee | Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 58,604 | ||||||
| Weather | Warm weather, 24*C | ||||||
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The2010 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Saturday, 6 November 2010 betweenAl-Qadsia andAl-Ittihad. It was the 7th final of theAFC Cup. The game was played atJaber International Stadium,Kuwait City.
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the2011 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.
Al-Ittihad won the game afterpenalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time andExtra Time. It was their first title.[1]
Both teams met already in the preliminary round. The first game ended in a scoreless draw, while Al-Qadsia won the second match 3–0, but in the second match it was already known that both sides would advance. Both teams had a hard time surviving the first knockout-stage where Al-Qadsia needed extra time to beat theIndian clubChurchill Brothers while Al-Ittihad drewAl-Kuwait 1–1 after 120 minutes and won 5–4 after penalties. In the quarterfinals both teams had no bigger problems to advance to the semifinals. Al-Ittihad lost the first leg in the semifinals 0–1 againstMuangthong United F.C. fromThailand but came back to win the second leg at home 2–0.[2] Al-Qadsia lost the first leg 2–0 and was in need of a comeback at home. In the second leg they defeatedAl-Riffa 4–1 and advanced to the final.[3]
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Main article:2010 AFC Cup group stage: Group D
| Group stage | Main article:2010 AFC Cup group stage: Group D
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result | Legs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Churchill Brothers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2–1 home | Round of 16 |  Al-Kuwait | 1–1 (5–4p) | 1–1 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thai Port F.C. | 3–0 | 3–0 home; 0–0 away | Quarterfinals | Kazma | 4–2 | 3–2 home; 1–0 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Al-Riffa | 4–3 | 4–1 home; 0–2 away | Semifinals | Muangthong United F.C. | 2–1 | 2–0 home; 0–1 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsia | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Al-Ittihad |
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Al Enezi 29' | Report | Dyab 53' |
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Al Mutawa Al Mejmed Al Khatib  Al Ansari | 2–4 | HemidiDyabDakkaKalaji |
     Al Qadsia |     Al Ittihad |
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