2011 AFC President's Cup
The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
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Host country | Chinese Taipei |
Dates | 20 April – 25 May (group stage) 19–25 September (final stage) |
Teams | 6 (final stage) 12 (total) (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 90 (3.6 per match) |
Attendance | 58,208 (2,328 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Teams from 12 member associations competed.[1] In the qualifying stage, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each, and the top two teams from each group qualified for the six-team finals to be played at a centralised venue.[2] In the final stage, the qualified six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The winners from each group met in the final for the title.[3]
TaiPOWER FC became the first Taiwanese team to win the AFC President's Cup with a 3–2 win over Phnom Penh Crown from Cambodia in the final.[4]
Qualifying teams
Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards.[5]
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
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Abahani Limited | 2009–10 Bangladesh League champions | 4th | 2010 |
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Yeedzin | 2010 A-Division champions | 2nd | 2009 |
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Phnom Penh Crown | 2010 Cambodian League champions | 3rd | 2009 |
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Taipower FC | 2010 Intercity Football League champions | 4th | 2009 |
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Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st | none |
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Yadanarbon | 2010 Myanmar National League champions | 2nd | 2010 |
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Nepal Police Club | 2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions | 4th | 2009 |
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WAPDA | 2010 Pakistan Premier League champions | 4th | 2009 |
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Jabal Al Mukaber | 2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none |
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Don Bosco | 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 1st | none |
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Istiqlol | 2010 Tajik League champions | 1st | none |
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Balkan | 2010 Turkmenistan League champions | 1st | none |
Group stage


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The draw for the group stage was held on 14 March 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur.[6] The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The group matches were scheduled to be played from 13 to 31 May 2011; however, matches of Group C were played from 20 to 24 April 2011.
All groups were played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[7]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Adzhiniiazov ![]() Pavlov ![]() |
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Phnom Penh Crown ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Njoku ![]() Sokumpheak ![]() Chaya ![]() |
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Don Bosco ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Pavlov ![]() Baldinov ![]() |
Abahani Limited ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Chaya ![]() |
Phnom Penh Crown ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Adjiniyazov ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
Yadanarbon ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Yan Paing ![]() Pai Soe ![]() Koné ![]() |
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Istiqlol ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fatkhuloev ![]() Rabimov ![]() |
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Yeedzin ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() |
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Report | Fatkhuloev ![]() Vasiev ![]() Tokhirov ![]() Saburov ![]() |
Jabal Al Mukaber ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Maraaba ![]() A. Aliwisat ![]() Al Amour ![]() |
Report | Hussein Hasan ![]() Yan Paing ![]() Pai Soe ![]() |
Yadanarbon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Yan Paing ![]() |
Report | Davronov ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Nepal Police Club ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Mehmood ![]() Pathan ![]() |
Taipower FC ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ho Ming-tsan ![]() |
Report | Alikperow ![]() |
WAPDA ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Pan Kuao-kai ![]() Chen Yi-wei ![]() Ho Ming-tsan ![]() |
Balkan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kuçerenkow ![]() Diwanow ![]() |
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Final stage
On 14 June 2011, the Organising Committee for the AFC President's Cup decided to award the hosting rights of the 2011 AFC President's Cup Finals to Chinese Taipei.[8] The matches were played at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Kaohsiung from 19 to 25 September 2011.
The draw for the final stage was held on 29 July 2011, 16:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur.[9] The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title (extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary).[10]
- All matches were held in Taiwan (Republic of China).
- All times are Taiwan Standard Time (TST) – UTC+08:00
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Istiqlol ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Chen Po-liang ![]() Chiang Shih-lu ![]() |
Taiwan Power Company ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Ho Ming-tsan ![]() Kuo Yin-hung ![]() Chen Po-liang ![]() |
Report | Gurbani ![]() Garahanow ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Phnom Penh Crown ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Njoku ![]() Chaya ![]() |
Report | Alimov ![]() |
Yadanarbon ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Njoku ![]() Sokumpheak ![]() Sopanha ![]() |
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() |
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Pavlov ![]() Djamshidov ![]() Dzhumataev ![]() Dzhalilov ![]() |
Report | Pai Soe ![]() Rakhmanjonov ![]() |
Final
Phnom Penh Crown ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Njoku ![]() Sovannrithy ![]() |
Report | Ho Ming-tsan ![]() Chen Po-liang ![]() |
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![]() Taiwan Power Company 1st title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup:[11]
- Most Valuable Player Award:
Chen Po-liang (Taiwan Power Company) - Top Scorer:
Ho Ming-tsan (Taiwan Power Company) - Fair Play Award:
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | FG1 | FG2 | F | Total |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
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3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
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4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
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1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
See also
References
- "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2009.
- "Yadanarbon in uncharted waters". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
- "High hopes from Palestine club: Suzuki". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
- "Taiwan Power win AFC President's Cup". the-afc.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- "Palestine clubs set for AFC President's Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 September 2010.
- "President's Cup group stage draw on March 14". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2011.
- "AFC President's Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- "Chinese Taipei to host AFC President's Cup Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 June 2011.
- "AFC President's Cup Final Stage draw on July 29". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 15 July 2011.
- "Kyrgyz challenge awaits Yadanarbon". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011.
- "Triple treat for Taiwan Power". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
External links
- AFC President's Cup Official Page (in English)