2013 AFC President's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
Malaysia (final stage) Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia (group stage) |
| Dates | 6–12 May 2013 (group stage) 23–29 September 2013 (final stage) |
| Teams | 6 (final stage) 12 (total) (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Balkan (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 KRL
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 94 (3.76 per match) |
| Attendance | 49,345 (1,974 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Mirlan Murzaev(9 goals) |
| Best player |
Amir Gurbani
|
The 2013 AFC President's Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.Istiqlol were the defending champions, but did not enter the tournament as teams from Tajikistan no longer entered the AFC President's Cup.
In the final, Balkan of Turkmenistan defeated KRL of Pakistan 1–0, and became the first team from Turkmenistan to win the AFC President's Cup.
The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations, with the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012. The following changes to the list of participating associations may be made from the 2012 AFC President's Cup if the AFC approved the following applications made by any association:
The following changes in the participating associations were made compared to the previous year:
Each participating association was given one entry. The following teams entered the competition.
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
The draw for the group stage was held on 19 March 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis at a centralized venue, with Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines selected by the AFC to host the groups. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the final stage.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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