The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the
AFC President's Cup
The AFC Challenge League (previously known as the AFC President's Cup, abbreviated as ACGL) is an annual third-tier continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The competition is played among clubs from n ...
, a competition for
football
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clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the
Asian Football Confederation
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. 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
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, Group B at
Bangabandhu National Stadium
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,
Dhaka
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and Group C at
Spartak Stadium,
Bishkek
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.
The final stage of the competition took place in
Tajikistan
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from 25–27 September.
Venues
Group stage
Final stage
Qualifying teams
1 No league held in 2008 so 2006–07 champions qualify.
Group stage
Group A
*All matches played in
Nepal
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.
*Times listed are
UTC+5:45.
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Group B
*All matches played in
Bangladesh
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.
*Times listed are
UTC+6
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Bishkek, Chittagong, Dhaka, Omsk, Thimphu
South Asia
*Bangladesh – Bangladesh Standard Time
*Bhutan � ...
.
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Group C
*All matches played in
Kyrgyzstan
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.
*Times listed are
UTC+6
UTC+06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +06:00. This time is used in:
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Bishkek, Chittagong, Dhaka, Omsk, Thimphu
South Asia
*Bangladesh – Bangladesh Standard Time
*Bhutan � ...
.
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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
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.
Final stage
*Times listed are
UTC+5
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Astana, Almaty, Kokshetau, Tashkent, Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Malé, Yekaterinburg, Martin-de-Viviès, Port-au ...
.
Semi-finals
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Final
References
External links
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President's Cup
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International association football competitions hosted by Tajikistan