Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: 2019 AFC Cup finalists 4.25 SC have gone from strength to strength since making their tournament debut in 2017. Their appearance in the climax of the Continental competition is evidence of how far the DPR Korea side have evolved on the Asian stage.
We take a look back at the club's journey through the previous editions of the AFC Cup and review their rise to prominance, their setbacks on the way, and the cusp of glory.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2019 AFC Cup final sees Lebanon’s Al Ahed travel to Pyongyang to face DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC in three weeks’ time with a new name and country guaranteed to be etched on to the trophy.
The finale will bring a close to the 16th edition of a competition that in recent times has been dominated by three-time champions Air Force Club of Iraq.
As part of the-AFC.com’s build-up to the showpiece event, we begin our five-part series looking back at the tournament final's history, starting with its inaugural year in 2004.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: West Asian triumphs have dominated AFC Cup history over the years, with only Uzbekistan's Nasaf taking the trophy outside the region in the years between 2004 and 2014.
So,as the-AFC.com reviews the finals between 2013 and 2015, it is hardly surprising we see the first three-time champion comes from the West. However, in the latest look back at the showpiece event, a new force from Southeast Asia also arrives on the Continental scene.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: While the AFC Cup trophy spent a year outside West Asia after Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim claimed the 2015 title, it was to be emphatically taken back by a side that would write their name into the history books.
The-AFC.com continues its look back on tournaments gone by with the three most recent editions prior to the 2019 campaign as Iraq's Air Force Club complete a stunning hat-trick, a new Zonal format is introduced and attendance records are shattered.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As the clock ticks down towards the 2019 AFC Cup Final between DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed of Lebanon on November 2, the-AFC.com continues its look back at finals gone by.
In the latest edition, we turn our attention to the years from 2010 to 2012 when some of the most notable moments in the tournament’s history took place.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With two-and-a-half weeks remaining until the 2019 AFC Cup Final kicks off between Lebanese side Al Ahed and 4.25 SC of DPR Korea, we recall when sides from Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait had their moment in the sun.
Having begun our five-part series last week, The-AFC.com now presents the second entry on the history of the AFC Cup Finals and remembers the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of the Continental tournament.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated Lebanon’s Al Ahed and DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC for clinching the 2019 AFC Cup West Zonal and Inter-Zone crowns respectively and creating history by reaching their first-ever AFC Cup final.
New signing Ahmed Akaichi repaid the faith placed on him with his 32nd minute strike proving the all-important decider as Al Ahed grabbed a 1-0 aggregate victory over Jordan’s Al Jazeera on Tuesday.
Just 24 hours later in Pyongyang, 4.25 secured their passage on away goals against Hanoi FC after the second leg of the Inter-Zone final ended 0-0 following a 2-2 draw in the first leg.
Al Ahed and 4.25 SC will now chase history in the 2019 AFC Cup final in Pyongyang on November 2.