2011 AFC Cup

2011 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates 1 March – 29 October 2011
Teams 28+4 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi (1st title)
Runners-up Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played 117
Goals scored 363 (3.1 per match)
Attendance 684,016 (5,846 per match)
Top scorer(s) Montenegro Ivan Bošković (10 goals)
Best player Turkmenistan Artur Gevorkyan

The 2011 AFC Cup was the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Total 90 Tracer model used throughout the season.

Allocation of entries per association

Qualifying teams

The following is the list of participants confirmed by the AFC.[1] There were 28 direct entries while 4 teams joined as losers of the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

1 Invited to play in the competition.

2 Al-Qadsia failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League, and so directly enter the 2011 AFC Cup.

3 Replaced Al-Ahli (2009–10 Bahrain First Division League champions).

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.[2]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 7 December 2010
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[3]		 1–2 March 2011
Matchday 2 15–16 March 2011
Matchday 3 12–13 April 2011
Matchday 4 26–27 April 2011
Matchday 5 3–4 May 2011
Matchday 6 10–11 May 2011
Knockout phase Round of 16 24–25 May 2011
Quarter-finals 7 June 2011
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[4]		 13 September 2011 27 September 2011
Semi-finals 4 October 2011 18 October 2011
Final 29 October 2011 at home of one of the finalists

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[5][6] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[7] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[8]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6600304+2618
India Dempo 6213619−137
Lebanon Al-Ansar 6204812−46
Yemen Al-Tilal 6114918−94
  ANS TIL DEM NAS
Al-Ansar 0–2 2–0 1–4
Al-Tilal 1–4 2–2 2–3
Dempo 2–1 2–1 0–4
Nasaf Qarshi 3–0 7–1 9–0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6420155+1014
Uzbekistan Shurtan Guzar 6231108+29
Syria Al-Ittihad 62227708
Yemen Al-Saqr 6015517−121
  ITT QAD SAQ SHU
Al-Ittihad 0–2 2–0 0–0
Al-Qadsia 3–2 3–0 4–0
Al-Saqr 1–2 2–2 0–1
Shurtan Guzar 1–1 1–1 7–2

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Duhok 632163+311
Jordan Al-Faisaly 632186+211
Syria Al-Jaish 632184+411
Kuwait Al-Nasr 6006211−90
  FAI JAI NAS DUH
Al-Faisaly 2–0 2–1 0–0
Al-Jaish 1–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Nasr 0–1 0–4 0–1
Duhok 4–2 0–1 1–0
Tiebreakers[8]
  • Duhok, Al-Faisaly and Al-Jaish are ranked by their head-to-head records: Duhok (5 pts, +1 GD), Al-Faisaly (5 pts, 0 GD), Al-Jaish (5 pts, −1 GD).

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jordan Al-Wehdat 6420113+814
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 631276+110
Iraq Al-Talaba 612346−25
Oman Al-Suwaiq 6033512−73
  KUW SUW TAL WEH
Al-Kuwait 0–0 1–0 1–3
Al-Suwaiq 1–3 1–2 1–1
Al-Talaba 1–2 1–1 0–1
Al-Wehdat 1–0 5–1 0–0

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Arbil 6420174+1314
Lebanon Al-Ahed 62041113−26
Oman Al-Oruba 6132410−66
Syria Al-Karamah 6132813−56
  AHE KAR ORU ARB
Al-Ahed 4–1 2–0 1–2
Al-Karamah 3–2 2–2 0–3
Al-Oruba 1–0 1–1 0–5
Arbil 6–2 1–1 0–0
Tiebreakers[8]
  • Al-Ahed, Al-Oruba and Al-Karamah are ranked by their head-to-head records: Al-Ahed (6 pts, +3 GD), Al-Oruba (5 pts, −1 GD), Al-Karamah (5 pts, −2 GD).

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 64021610+612
Indonesia Sriwijaya 6312911−210
Hong Kong TSW Pegasus 63031512+39
Maldives VB 6114916−74
  SLN SRW TSW VBS
Song Lam Nghe An 4–0 1–2 4–2
Sriwijaya 3–1 3–2 1–1
TSW Pegasus 2–3 1–2 3–0
VB 1–3 2–0 3–5

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Thailand Muangthong United 6420141+1314
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6321128+411
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 622258−38
Maldives Victory 6006115−140
  HTT MTU TRV VIC
Ha Noi T&T 0–0 1–1 2–0
Muangthong United 4–0 4–0 1–0
Tampines Rovers 3–1 1–1 4–0
Victory 0–1 0–4 1–3

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Thailand Chonburi 6411188+1013
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6321149+511
Hong Kong South China 6123714−75
India Kingfisher East Bengal 6033917−83
  CHO KEB PJY SCA
Chonburi 4–0 4–1 3–0
Kingfisher East Bengal 4–4 1–1 3–3
Persipura Jayapura 3–0 4–1 4–2
South China 0–3 1–0 1–1

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.[9] Each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2–1 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Duhok Iraq 1–0 India Dempo
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 2–2 (aet)
(2–3 p)		 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Wehdat Jordan 2–1 Uzbekistan Shurtan Guzar
Arbil Iraq 1–0 (aet) Singapore Tampines Rovers
Muangthong United Thailand 4–0 Lebanon Al-Ahed
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam 1–3 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
Chonburi Thailand 3–0 Indonesia Sriwijaya

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.[10] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia 1–3 Iraq Arbil 1–2 0–1
Chonburi Thailand 1–1 (3–4 p) Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 1–0 Thailand Muangthong United 1–0 0–0
Al-Wehdat Jordan 8–1 Iraq Duhok 5–1 3–0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2–1 Jordan Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–1
Arbil Iraq 3–5 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0–2 3–3

Final

The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.[8]

Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2 – 1 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Shomurodov  62'
Perepļotkins  65'		 Report Kabi  68'
Attendance: 15,753
2011 AFC Cup
Uzbekistan
Nasaf Qarshi
1st Title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup:[11]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Montenegro Ivan Bošković Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 141211 10
2 Syria Firas Al Khatib Kuwait Al-Qadsia 111212 8
3 Brazil Leandro Carrijó Hong Kong TSW Pegasus 1312 7
4 Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Kuwait Al-Kuwait &
Jordan Al-Wehdat		 222 6
Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Al-Wehdat 222 6
Singapore Aleksandar Durić Singapore Tampines Rovers 11112 6
Thailand Pipob On-Mo Thailand Chonburi 222 6
8 Iraq Muslim Mubarak Iraq Arbil 2111 5
Australia Tolgay Ozbey India Kingfisher East Bengal 212 5
Ivory Coast Christian Kouakou Thailand Muangthong United 1211 5
Indonesia Boaz Solossa Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 1121 5
Kuwait Hamad Al Enezi Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2111 5
Uzbekistan Nosirbek Otakuziyev Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 113 5

Own goals

Player Team Against Round Date
Brazil Douglas Da SantosMaldives VBIndonesia SriwijayaGroup stage Matchday 11 March 2011
Maldives Abdulla HaneefMaldives VBHong Kong TSW PegasusGroup stage Matchday 313 April 2011
Oman Hamed Al DaoudiOman Al-OrubaIraq ArbilGroup stage Matchday 427 April 2011
Lebanon Samer ZeineddineLebanon Al-AhedIraq ArbilGroup stage Matchday 54 May 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ACL, AFCC 2010 teams". AFC. 29 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2011" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "ACL, AFCC 2011 draws". AFC. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "ACL, AFC Cup draws on June 7". AFC. 13 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws". AFC. 6 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "AFC Cup: Tough encounters in the offing". AFC. 7 December 2010.
  7. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2011 Draw Mechanism for Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "AFC Cup R16 match-ups". AFC. 12 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup". AFC. 7 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Team success key for MVP Gevorkyan". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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