2011 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates1 March – 29 October 2011
Teams28+4 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi (1st title)
Runners-upKuwait Al-Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored363 (3.1 per match)
Attendance684,016 (5,846 per match)
Top scorer(s)Montenegro Ivan Bošković (10 goals)
Best player(s)Turkmenistan Artur Gevorkyan
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The 2011 AFC Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.

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 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 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

Main article: 2011 AFC Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[3][4] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[5] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[6]

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NAS DEM ANS TIL
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 6 0 0 30 4 +26 18 9–0 3–0 7–1
India Dempo 6 2 1 3 6 19 −13 7 0–4 2–1 2–1
Lebanon Al-Ansar 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6 1–4 2–0 0–2
Yemen Al-Tilal 6 1 1 4 9 18 −9 4 2–3 2–2 1–4
Source:[citation needed]

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD SHU ITT SAQ
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14 4–0 3–2 3–0
Uzbekistan Shurtan Guzar 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 9 1–1 1–1 7–2
Syria Al-Ittihad 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–2 0–0 2–0
Yemen Al-Saqr 6 0 1 5 5 17 −12 1 2–2 0–1 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DUH FAI JAI NAS
Iraq Duhok 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11[a] 4–2 0–1 1–0
Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11[a] 0–0 2–0 2–1
Syria Al-Jaish 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11[a] 0–0 1–1 2–1
Kuwait Al-Nasr 6 0 0 6 2 11 −9 0 0–1 0–1 0–4
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tiebreakers: 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 WEH KUW TAL SUW
Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 1–0 0–0 5–1
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 1–0 0–0
Iraq Al-Talaba 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 0–1 1–2 1–1
Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3 1–1 1–3 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

Group E

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ARB AHE ORU KAR
Iraq Arbil 6 4 2 0 17 4 +13 14 6–2 0–0 1–1
Lebanon Al-Ahed 6 2 0 4 11 13 −2 6[a] 1–2 2–0 4–1
Oman Al-Orouba 6 1 3 2 4 10 −6 6[a] 0–5 1–0 1–1
Syria Al-Karamah 6 1 3 2 8 13 −5 6[a] 0–3 3–2 2–2
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tiebreakers: Al-Ahed, Al-Orouba and Al-Karamah are ranked by their head-to-head records: Al-Ahed (6 pts, +3 GD), Al-Orouba (5 pts, –1 GD), Al-Karamah (5 pts, –2 GD).

Group F

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SLN SRW TSW VB
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 4 0 2 16 10 +6 12 4–0 1–2 4–2
Indonesia Sriwijaya 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 3–1 3–2 1–1
Hong Kong TSW Pegasus 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 2–3 1–2 3–0
Maldives VB 6 1 1 4 9 16 −7 4 1–3 2–0 3–5
Source:[citation needed]

Group G

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTU TRV HTT VIC
Thailand Muangthong United 6 4 2 0 14 1 +13 14 4–0 4–0 1–0
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 1–1 3–1 4–0
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 0–0 1–1 2–0
Maldives Victory 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 0–4 1–3 0–1
Source:[citation needed]

Group H

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO PJY SCA KEB
Thailand Chonburi 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 4–1 3–0 4–0
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 4–2 4–1
Hong Kong South China 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 0–3 1–1 1–0
India Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 3 3 9 17 −8 3 4–4 1–1 3–3
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.[7] 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).[5]

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.[8] 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Main article: 2011 AFC Cup Final

The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.[6]

Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan2 – 1Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Shomurodov 62'
Perepļotkins 65'		 Report Kabi 68'
Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
2011 AFC Cup
Uzbekistan
Nasaf Qarshi
1st Title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup:[9]

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 1 4 1 2 1 1 10
2 Syria Firas Al Khatib Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1 1 1 2 1 2 8
3 Brazil Leandro Carrijó Hong Kong TSW Pegasus 1 3 1 2 7
4 Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Kuwait Al-Kuwait &
Jordan Al-Wehdat 		2 2 2 6
Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Al-Wehdat 2 2 2 6
Singapore Aleksandar Durić Singapore Tampines Rovers 1 1 1 1 2 6
Thailand Pipob On-Mo Thailand Chonburi 2 2 2 6
8 Iraq Muslim Mubarak Iraq Arbil 2 1 1 1 5
Australia Tolgay Ozbey India Kingfisher East Bengal 2 1 2 5
Ivory Coast Christian Kouakou Thailand Muangthong United 1 2 1 1 5
Indonesia Boaz Solossa Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 1 1 2 1 5
Kuwait Hamad Al Enezi Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2 1 1 1 5
Uzbekistan Nosirbek Otakuziyev Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 1 1 3 5

Own goals

Amit Ghosh Team Against Round Date
Brazil Douglas Da Santos Maldives VB Indonesia Sriwijaya Group stage Matchday 1 1 March 2011
Maldives Abdulla Haneef Maldives VB Hong Kong TSW Pegasus Group stage Matchday 3 13 April 2011
Oman Hamed Al Daoudi Oman Al-Oruba Iraq Arbil Group stage Matchday 4 27 April 2011
Lebanon Samer Zeineddine Lebanon Al-Ahed Iraq Arbil Group stage Matchday 5 4 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. ^ "Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws". AFC. 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ "AFC Cup: Tough encounters in the offing". AFC. 7 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ "AFC Cup R16 match-ups". AFC. 12 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup". AFC. 7 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Team success key for MVP Gevorkyan". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

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