2011 AFC Cup

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.

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

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

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
Nasaf Qarshi 6 6 0 0 30 4 +26 18 9–0 3–0 7–1
Dempo 6 2 1 3 6 19 13 7 0–4 2–1 2–1
Al-Ansar 6 2 0 4 8 12 4 6 1–4 2–0 0–2
Al-Tilal 6 1 1 4 9 18 9 4 2–3 2–2 1–4
Source:

Group B

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

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DUH FAI JAI NAS
Duhok 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11[lower-alpha 1] 4–2 0–1 1–0
Al-Faisaly 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 2–0 2–1
Al-Jaish 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–1 2–1
Al-Nasr 6 0 0 6 2 11 9 0 0–1 0–1 0–4
Source:
Notes:
  1. 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
Al-Wehdat 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 1–0 0–0 5–1
Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 1–0 0–0
Al-Talaba 6 1 2 3 4 6 2 5 0–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Suwaiq 6 0 3 3 5 12 7 3 1–1 1–3 1–2
Source:

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ARB AHE ORU KAR
Arbil 6 4 2 0 17 4 +13 14 6–2 0–0 1–1
Al-Ahed 6 2 0 4 11 13 2 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–0 4–1
Al-Oruba 6 1 3 2 4 10 6 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–5 1–0 1–1
Al-Karamah 6 1 3 2 8 13 5 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 3–2 2–2
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: 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 SLN SRW TSW VB
Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 4 0 2 16 10 +6 12 4–0 1–2 4–2
Sriwijaya 6 3 1 2 9 11 2 10 3–1 3–2 1–1
TSW Pegasus 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 2–3 1–2 3–0
VB 6 1 1 4 9 16 7 4 1–3 2–0 3–5
Source:

Group G

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

Group H

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

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 2–1 Al-Faisaly
Duhok 1–0 Dempo
Al-Qadsia 2–2 (aet)
(2–3 p)
Al-Kuwait
Al-Wehdat 2–1 Shurtan Guzar
Arbil 1–0 (aet) Tampines Rovers
Muangthong United 4–0 Al-Ahed
Song Lam Nghe An 1–3 Persipura Jayapura
Chonburi 3–0 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Persipura Jayapura 1–3 Arbil 1–2 0–1
Chonburi 1–1 (3–4 p) Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Al-Kuwait 1–0 Muangthong United 1–0 0–0
Al-Wehdat 8–1 Duhok 5–1 3–0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–1
Arbil 3–5 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 2 – 1 Al-Kuwait
Shomurodov  62'
Perepļotkins  65'
Report Kabi  68'
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
2011 AFC Cup

Nasaf Qarshi
1st Title

Awards

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

  • Most Valuable Player Award: Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf Qarshi)
  • Top Scorer: Ivan Bošković (Nasaf Qarshi)
  • Fair Play Award: Nasaf Qarshi

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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

Own goals

Player Team Against Round Date
Douglas Da Santos VB SriwijayaGroup stage Matchday 11 March 2011
Abdulla Haneef VB TSW PegasusGroup stage Matchday 313 April 2011
Hamed Al Daoudi Al-Oruba ArbilGroup stage Matchday 427 April 2011
Samer Zeineddine Al-Ahed ArbilGroup stage Matchday 54 May 2011
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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. "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. "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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