2019 AFC Cup

2019 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5 February – 13 March 2019
Competition proper:
25 February – 4 November 2019
TeamsCompetition proper: 36
Total: 43 (from 26 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsLebanon Al-Ahed (1st title)
Runners-upNorth Korea April 25
Tournament statistics
Matches played127
Goals scored386 (3.04 per match)
Attendance428,416 (3,373 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Bienvenido Marañón
(10 goals)
Best player(s)Lebanon Mehdi Khalil
Fair play awardLebanon Al-Ahed
2018
2020

The 2019 AFC Cup was the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

Al-Ahed from Lebanon won the title for the first time, defeating April 25 from North Korea in the final. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the title holders, having won the previous three editions of the tournament. However, they were unable to defend the title as Iraqi teams played in the AFC Champions League instead of the AFC Cup in the 2019 edition.

  1. ^ "2019 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.