2007 AFC Champions League
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 March – 14 November 2007 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 230 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds became champions for the first time, beating Sepahan of Iran and becoming the fourth Japanese club to win the Asian championship, and qualified for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
Participating clubs
Along with the defending champion, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 28 other clubs from fourteen countries qualified based on performance in domestic league and cup competitions. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors entered the competition at the quarter-finals.
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[1] This reduced the number of competing teams to 28.
| Defending Champions (1) | |
 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2006 AFC Champions League winners) |
| East Asia & ASEAN (12) | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Adelaide United (2005–06 A-League premiers) Sydney FC (2006 A-League Grand Final winners) |
 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (2006 Chinese Super League champions and 2006 Chinese FA Cup winners) Shanghai Shenhua (2006 Chinese Super League runners-up) |
 | Persik Kediri (2006 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions) Arema Malang (2006 Copa Indonesia winners) |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (2006 J. League Division 1 champions and 2006–07 Emperor's Cup winners) Kawasaki Frontale (2006 J. League Division 1 runners-up) |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2006 K-League champions) Chunnam Dragons (2006 Korean FA Cup winners) |
 | Bangkok University FC (2006 Thailand Premier League champions) |
 | Gach Dong Tam Long An (2006 V-League champions) |
| Central & South Asia and West Asia | |
| Sepahan (2005–06 Hazfi Cup winners) |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Al-Zawraa (2005–06 Iraqi Premier League champions) Najaf FC (2005–06 Iraqi Premier League runners-up) |
 | Al Kuwait (2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League champions) Al-Arabi (2006 Kuwait Emir Cup winners) |
 | Al Sadd (2005–06 Qatar Stars League champions) Al-Rayyan (2006 Emir of Qatar Cup winners) |
 | Al-Shabab (2005–06 Saudi Premier League champions) Al-Hilal (2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners) |
 | Al-Karamah (2005–06 Syrian League champions) Al-Ittihad (2005–06 Syrian Cup winners) |
 | Al-Wahda (2005–06 UAE Football League runners-up) Al Ain (2005–06 UAE Emir Cup winners) |
 | Pakhtakor (2006 Uzbek League champions and 2006 Uzbekistani Cup winners) Neftchi (2006 Uzbek League runners-up) |
Format
- Group Stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
- Points earned between the clubs in question
- Goal Differential between the clubs in question
- Points earned within the group
- Goal Differential within the group
- Goals For within the group
The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Knockout Round
All eight clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.
Group stage
Group matches were scheduled to be played over match days on 7 March 21 March 11 April 25 April 9 and 23 May 2007.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 |
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
Source:
| Al-Arabi | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Muslim Mubarak  |
| Al-Rayyan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Mohamed al-Shehhi |
| Al-Wahda | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Bagayoko Saleh Al Menhali Bashir Saeed |
(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh |
| Al-Zawraa | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Al-Zawraa | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Abd Ali |
(Report) | Abdulrahim Jumaa Bashir Saeed |
| Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Ribeiro |
(report) | Khaled Khalaf Firas Al Khatib |
| Al-Wahda | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahim Jumaa |
(report) | Haidar Sabah |
| Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wissam Kadhim Ahmad Ibrahim Nawaf Falah |
(Report) | Firas Al Khatib |
| Al-Wahda | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maurito Haidar Alo Ali Mamadou Bagayoko |
(Report) |
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
| Al-Arabi | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Abd Al Kudos Khaled Khalaf Jarrah Al Zuhair |
(Report) | Saeed Salem Yaser Matar |
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saoud Khames |
(Report) | Salman Mesbeh Abdul-Salam Abood Haidar Sabah |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] |
Source:
Notes:
Notes:
- Esteghlal was disqualified for failing to submit their players list in time.
| Al-Hilal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigão |
(Report) | Fahad Awadh |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Al Kuwait | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Aleksandr Kletskov |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
| Pakhtakor | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Omar Al-Ghamdi Rodrigão |
| Pakhtakor | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Uche Iheruome Shakhboz Erkinov |
(Report) | Faraj Laheeb |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
Source:
| Al-Karamah | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Senghor Koupouleni Abdalrahman Akkari |
(Report) | Magid Mohamed |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
| Al Sadd | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Talal Al Bloushi |
(Report) | Aqeel Mohammed Saeed Mohsen Karrar Jassim |
| Neftchi | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anvar Berdiev Nosirbek Otakuziev |
(Report) | Firas Issmael |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
| Al Sadd | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalfan Ibrahim Emerson |
(Report) |
| Al Karamah | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fahd Awde |
(Report) | Falah Hasan Kadhim |
| Najaf FC | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Mohsen Qassim Faraj |
(Report) | Jehad Al Hussein Fahd Awde Senghor Koupouleni |
| Al Sadd | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Nasser |
(Report) | Iyad Mando |
| Al-Karamah | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iyad Mando |
(Report) |
| Najaf FC | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Mohsen |
(Report) |
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mugjhef (Jordan)
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Source:
| Sepahan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
(Report) | Anas Sari |
| Al Ain | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Godwin Attram Waleed Al-Gizani |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Al-Shabab | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Al-Shabab | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al Dosari Naji Majrashi Waleed Al-Gizanii |
(Report) |
| Al Ain | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al-Wehaibi Msalam Faiez Frank Ongfiang |
(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi Emad Mohammed |
| Sepahan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hossein Papi |
(Report) | Hawar Mulla Mohammed |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ammar Rihawi |
(Report) | Ahmed Ateef |
| Al-Shabab | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al Astaa Waleed Al-Gizani |
(Report) |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Mohammad Nori Emad Mohammed |
| Al Ain | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghareeb Hareb |
(Report) | Anas Sari |
| Sepahan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
(Report) |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 7 |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
Source:
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Xie Hui |
(Report) | Steve Corica Ufuk Talay |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nobuhisa Yamada Yuichiro Nagai Shinji Ono |
(Report) |
| Persik Kediri | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bertha Yuana Putra |
(Report) |
| Sydney FC | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Carney Ufuk Talay |
(Report) | Robson Ponte Yuichiro Nagai |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuki Abe |
(Report) |
| Persik Kediri | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aris Budi Prasetyo Budi Sudarsono |
(Report) | Steve Corica |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Sydney FC | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Corica Alex Brosque |
(Report) |
| Persik Kediri | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Gonzalez Budi Sudarsono |
(Report) | Shinji Ono Robson Ponte Yuki Abe |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Xie Hui Gao Lin Diego Alonso Sergio Blanco |
(Report) |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 |
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Source:
| Bangkok University | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Arema Malang | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elie Aiboy |
(Report) | Magnum Kengo Nakamura |
| Chunnam Dragons | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Tae-Su Sandro Cardoso |
(Report) |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Patiparn Phetphun |
(Report) | Suriya Domtaisong |
| Chunnam Dragons | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Min-Soo |
(Report) | Juninho Magnum |
| Bangkok University | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
| Arema Malang | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Casimir |
(Report) |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Chong Tese |
(Report) |
| Chunnam Dragons | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Seung-Hyun Song Tae-Lim |
(Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen Kraisorn Pancharoen |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kengo Nakamura Taku Harada |
(Report) |
| Bangkok University | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ekkaphan Petvises |
(Report) | Taku Harada Takahisa Nishiyama |
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)
| Arema Malang | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ju Kwang-Youn |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Source:
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mota Kim Dong-hyun Adrian Neaga |
(Report) | Kabanga Tshamala |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Živković Wang Yongpo |
(Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk |
| Gach Dong Tam Long An | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Fernando Travis Dodd |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Han Peng Wang Yongpo Li Jinyu |
(Report) |
| Adelaide United | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Bruce Djite |
(Report) | Kim Dong-hyun Mota |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Sung-Kuk |
(Report) |
| Gach Dong Tam Long An | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kabanga Tshamala Nguyễn Việt Thắng |
(Report) | Wang Yongpo Li Jinyu |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Li Wei Shu Chang |
(Report) | Fernando Nathan Burns |
| Gach Dong Tam Long An | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Phan Van Tai Em |
(Report) | Mota Choi Sung-Kuk |
Attendance: 5,000
| Adelaide United | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Dodd |
(Report) |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Dong-hyun Son Dae-Ho Mota |
(Report) |
Knock-out stage
Bracket
| Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 (5) | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
(2006 Champion) |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepahan |
0–0 (5–4p) | |
0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Al-Wahda |
1–1 (a) | |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Seognam Ilhwa Chunma |
4–1 | |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
4–1 | (2006 Champion) |
2–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
| Sepahan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Wahda | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Min-Ho Cho Byung-Kuk |
Report | Senghor Koupouleni |
Second leg
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Juninho  Kazuki Ganaha Masahiro Ohashi Hiroyuki Taniguchi  Shuhei Terada |
4–5 | |
- Sepahan progress 5–4 on penalties after 0–0 aggregate score
| Al-Hilal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tarik El Taib |
Report | Ismail Matar |
- Al-Wahda progress on away goals rule with 1–1 aggregate score
| Al-Karamah | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mota Kim Dong-hyun |
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma progress 4–1 on aggregate
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 4–1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepahan |
3–1 | |
3–1 | 0–0 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
4–4 (3–5p) | |
2–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mota Kim Do-Heon |
Report | Tatsuya Tanaka Robson Ponte |
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam, South Korea
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
| Sepahan | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Karimi Moharram Navidkia |
Report | Mohamed Al Shehhi |
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Second leg
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Makoto Hasebe |
Report | Choi Sung-Kuk Kim Dong-hyun |
| Penalties | ||
| Robson Ponte Washington Yuki Abe Yuichiro Nagai Tadaaki Hirakawa |
5–3 | |
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 5–3 on penalties after 4–4 aggregate score
| Al-Wahda | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- Sepahan progress 3–1 on aggregate
First leg
| Sepahan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Karimi |
Report | Robson Ponte |
Second leg
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuichiro Nagai Yuki Abe |
Report |
- Urawa Red Diamonds win 3–1 on aggregate
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See also
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (English)
- AFC Calendar of Events 2007
- Champions League 2007, Group Stage Draw from official site.
- Champions League 2007, Knockout Stage Draw from official site.
References
- "Esteghlal disqualified from AFC League". PressTV. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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