2009 AFC President's Cup

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split up into three groups, playing each other team in their group once. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner.

Each group was to be played over a period of days in May and June at one venue - Group A at Dashrath Stadium, Nepal, Group B at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka and Group C at Spartak Stadium, Bishkek.

The final stage of the competition took place in Tajikistan from 25–27 September.

Venues

Group stage

Kathmandu	Dhaka	Bishkek
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium	Spartak Stadium
Capacity: 17,800	Capacity: 36,000	Capacity: 23,000
File:Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.jpg	File:Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.jpg

Final stage

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Metallurg Stadium
Capacity: 13,770
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Qualifying teams

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App	Last App
Template:Flagicon Bangladesh	Abahani Ltd.	2008–09 B.League champions	2nd	2008
Template:Flagicon Bhutan	Yeedzin FC	2008 A-Division champions	1st	—
Template:Flagicon Cambodia	Phnom Penh Crown	2008 Cambodian League champions	2nd	2005
Template:Flagicon Chinese Taipei	Taiwan Power Company	2008 Enterprise Football League champions	3rd	2008
Template:Flagicon Kyrgyzstan	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn	2008 Kyrgyzstan League champions	5th	2008
Template:Flagicon Myanmar	Kanbawza	2008 Myanmar Premier League champions	2nd	2008
Template:Flagicon Nepal	Nepal Police Club	2006–07 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions1	3rd	2008
Template:Flagicon Pakistan	WAPDA	2008 Pakistan Premier League champions	3rd	2008
Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Army SC	2008 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions	1st	—
Template:Flagicon Tajikistan	Regar-TadAZ	2008 Tajik League champions	4th	2008
Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan	FC Aşgabat	2008 Turkmenistan League champions	2nd	2008

¹ No league held in 2008 so 2006–07 champions qualify.

Group stage

Group A

• All matches played in Nepal.
• Times listed are UTC+5:45.

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Group B

• All matches played in Bangladesh.
• Times listed are UTC+6.

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Group C

• All matches played in Kyrgyzstan.
• Times listed are UTC+6.

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Best runner-up

The best runners-up team from among the three pools qualify for the semi-finals. Because group B consists of only three teams, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups are excluded from the following comparison.

Note on tie-breaking situation:

• WAPDA placed ahead of Abahani Ltd. on the basis of goal difference.

Final stage

• Times listed are UTC+5.

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Final

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External links

• AFC President's Cup 2009