2011 AFC Cup

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2011 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates1 March – 29 October 2011
Teams28+4 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored363 (3.1 per match)
Attendance684,016 (5,846 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Montenegro.svg Ivan Bošković (10 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Artur Gevorkyan
2010
2012

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.

Contents

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]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Group stageMatchday 17 December 20101–2 March 2011
Matchday 215–16 March 2011
Matchday 312–13 April 2011
Matchday 426–27 April 2011
Matchday 53–4 May 2011
Matchday 610–11 May 2011
Knockout phaseRound of 1624–25 May 2011
Quarter-finals7 June 201113 September 201127 September 2011
Semi-finals4 October 201118 October 2011
Final29 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. [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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts NAS DEM ANS TIL
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 6600304+2618 9–0 3–0 7–1
Flag of India.svg Dempo 6213619137 0–4 2–1 2–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ansar 620481246 1–4 2–0 0–2
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Tilal 611491894 2–3 2–2 1–4
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts QAD SHU ITT SAQ
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 6420155+1014 4–0 3–2 3–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shurtan Guzar 6231108+29 1–1 1–1 7–2
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad 62227708 0–2 0–0 2–0
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Saqr 6015517121 2–2 0–1 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts DUH FAI JAI NAS
Flag of Iraq.svg Duhok 632163+311 [lower-alpha 1] 4–2 0–1 1–0
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 632186+211 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 2–0 2–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 632184+411 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–1 2–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Nasr 600621190 0–1 0–1 0–4
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts WEH KUW TAL SUW
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 6420113+814 1–0 0–0 5–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 631276+110 1–3 1–0 0–0
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Talaba 61234625 0–1 1–2 1–1
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 603351273 1–1 1–3 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ARB AHE ORU KAR
Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil 6420174+1314 6–2 0–0 1–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 6204111326 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–0 4–1
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Orouba 613241066 [lower-alpha 1] 0–5 1–0 1–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Karamah 613281356 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 3–2 2–2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SLN SRW TSW VB
Flag of Vietnam.svg Sông Lam Nghệ An 64021610+612 4–0 1–2 4–2
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sriwijaya 6312911210 3–1 3–2 1–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg TSW Pegasus 63031512+39 2–3 1–2 3–0
Flag of Maldives.svg VB 611491674 1–3 2–0 3–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group G

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts MTU TRV HTT VIC
Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United 6420141+1314 4–0 4–0 1–0
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 6321128+411 1–1 3–1 4–0
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội T&T 62225838 0–0 1–1 2–0
Flag of Maldives.svg Victory 6006115140 0–4 1–3 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group H

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts CHO PJY SCA KEB
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 6411188+1013 4–1 3–0 4–0
Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura 6321149+511 3–0 4–2 4–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg South China 612371475 0–3 1–1 1–0
Flag of India.svg Kingfisher East Bengal 603391783 4–4 1–1 3–3
Source: [ citation needed ]

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 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly
Duhok Flag of Iraq.svg 1–0 Flag of India.svg Dempo
Al-Qadsia Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–2 (aet)
(2–3 p)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 2–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shurtan Guzar
Arbil Flag of Iraq.svg 1–0 (aet) Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers
Muangthong United Flag of Thailand.svg 4–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
Song Lam Nghe An Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 3–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg 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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Persipura Jayapura Flag of Indonesia.svg 1–3 Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil 1–2 0–1
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 1–1 (3–4 p) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United 1–0 0–0
Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 8–1 Flag of Iraq.svg Duhok 5-1 3-0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nasaf Qarshi Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–1
Arbil Flag of Iraq.svg 3–5 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 0–2 3–3

Final

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

Nasaf Qarshi Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Shomurodov Soccerball shade.svg62'
Perepļotkins Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Kabi Soccerball shade.svg68'
Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
2011 AFC Cup
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Nasaf Qarshi
1st Title

Awards

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

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClub MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2   F  Total
1 Flag of Montenegro.svg Ivan Bošković Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 14121110
2 Flag of Syria.svg Firas Al Khatib Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 1112128
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Carrijó Flag of Hong Kong.svg TSW Pegasus 13127
4 Flag of Jordan.svg Hassan Abdel-Fattah Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait &
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
2226
Flag of Jordan.svg Mahmoud Shelbaieh Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 2226
Flag of Singapore.svg Aleksandar Durić Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 111126
Flag of Thailand.svg Pipob On-Mo Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 2226
8 Flag of Iraq.svg Muslim Mubarak Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil 21115
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tolgay Ozbey Flag of India.svg Kingfisher East Bengal 2125
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Christian Kouakou Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United 12115
Flag of Indonesia.svg Boaz Solossa Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura 11215
Flag of Kuwait.svg Hamad Al Enezi Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 21115
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nosirbek Otakuziyev Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 1135

Own goals

Amit GhoshTeamAgainstRoundDate
Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Da Santos Flag of Maldives.svg VB Flag of Indonesia.svg Sriwijaya Group stage Matchday 11 March 2011
Flag of Maldives.svg Abdulla Haneef Flag of Maldives.svg VB Flag of Hong Kong.svg TSW Pegasus Group stage Matchday 313 April 2011
Flag of Oman.svg Hamed Al Daoudi Flag of Oman.svg Al-Oruba Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil Group stage Matchday 427 April 2011
Flag of Lebanon.svg Samer Zeineddine Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil Group stage Matchday 54 May 2011

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