[2] The final was contested as a single match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq and Altyn Asyr from Turkmenistan.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the final 2–0 for their third consecutive and overall AFC Cup title.

[3][4] This was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's third consecutive AFC Cup final, a record shared with Al-Faisaly (2005 to 2007) and Al-Kuwait (2011 to 2013).

While Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were also the home team in the 2016 AFC Cup Final, they hosted the match at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, as Iraqi teams were not allowed to host their home matches during that time.

If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.