2011 AFC Cup

2011 AFC Cup

Tournament details
Dates	1 March – 29 October 2011
Teams	32 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Nasaf Qarshi (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ivan Bošković (10 goals)
Best player	Artur Gevorkyan
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The 2011 AFC Cup was the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.

Allocation of entries per association

• 2 teams to qualify from each of the following associations:
  • Hong Kong
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Maldives
  • Oman
  • Syria
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
• 1 team to qualify from each of the following associations:
  • Bahrain (withdrew and replaced by a team from Uzbekistan)
  • India
  • Thailand
• 4 invited teams, from the following associations:
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Singapore
  • Uzbekistan
• 5 losers from the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs (including any of the 2010 AFC Cup finalists which fail to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League, and thus directly enter the 2011 AFC Cup)

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.

West Asia (Groups A–E) Team Qualifying method App Last App Duhok 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League champions 1st none Al-Talaba 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League runners-up 1st none Arbil1 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League 4th place 2nd 2009 Al-Faisaly 2009–10 Jordan League champions 5th 2009 Al-Wehdat 2009–10 Jordan FA Cup winners 6th 2010 Al-Qadsia2 2010 AFC Cup runners-up 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 2nd 2010 Al-Kuwait 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up 3rd 2010 Al-Nasr 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place 1st none Al-Ahed 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League champions 5th 2010 Al-Ansar 2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners 3rd 2008 Al-Suwaiq 2009–10 Omani League champions 2nd 2009 Al-Oruba 2010 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 2nd 2009 Al-Jaish 2009–10 Syrian Premier League champions 3rd 2010 Al-Karamah 2009–10 Syrian Cup winners 3rd 2010 Nasaf Qarshi1 2010 Uzbek League 3rd place 2nd 2010 Shurtan Guzar3 2010 Uzbek League 4th place 1st none Al-Saqr 2009–10 Yemeni League champions 3rd 2007 Al-Tilal 2010 Yemeni President Cup winners 2nd 2009 Al-IttihadACL,TH 2010 AFC Cup winners 2nd 2010 DempoACL 2009–10 I-League champions 1st none

East Asia (Groups F–H) Team Qualifying method App Last App South China 2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League champions 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners 4th 2010 TSW Pegasus 2010 Hong Kong FA Cup winners 1st none Kingfisher East Bengal 2010 Indian Federation Cup winners 5th 2010 Persipura Jayapura1 2009–10 Indonesia Super League runners-up 1st none VB 2010 Dhivehi League champions 3rd 2010 Victory 2010 Maldives FA Cup winners 4th 2010 Tampines Rovers1 2010 S.League runners-up 4th 2007 Chonburi 2010 Thai FA Cup winners 2nd 2009 Ha Noi T&T 2010 V-League champions 1st none Song Lam Nghe An 2010 Vietnamese Cup winners 1st none Muangthong UnitedACL 2010 Thai Premier League champions 2nd 2010 SriwijayaACL 2010 Piala Indonesia winners 2nd 2010

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).

^ACL 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers (qualifying method refers to how they qualified for the AFC Champions League).

^TH Title holders

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.^[2]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.^[5][6] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.^[7] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.^[8]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Nasaf Qarshi 6 6 0 0 30 4 +26 18 Dempo 6 2 1 3 6 19 −13 7 Al-Ansar 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6 Al-Tilal 6 1 1 4 9 18 −9 4

ANS TIL DEM NAS Al-Ansar 0–2 2–0 1–4 Al-Tilal 1–4 2–2 2–3 Dempo 2–1 2–1 0–4 Nasaf Qarshi 3–0 7–1 9–0

Group B

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

ITT QAD SAQ SHU Al-Ittihad 0–2 2–0 0–0 Al-Qadsia 3–2 3–0 4–0 Al-Saqr 1–2 2–2 0–1 Shurtan Guzar 1–1 1–1 7–2

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Duhok 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Al-Faisaly 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Al-Jaish 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Al-Nasr 6 0 0 6 2 11 −9 0

FAI JAI NAS DUH Al-Faisaly 2–0 2–1 0–0 Al-Jaish 1–1 2–1 0–0 Al-Nasr 0–1 0–4 0–1 Duhok 4–2 0–1 1–0

Tiebreakers^[8]

• 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 Al-Wehdat 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Al-Talaba 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 Al-Suwaiq 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3

KUW SUW TAL WEH Al-Kuwait 0–0 1–0 1–3 Al-Suwaiq 1–3 1–2 1–1 Al-Talaba 1–2 1–1 0–1 Al-Wehdat 1–0 5–1 0–0

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6 4 2 0 17 4 +13 14 Al-Ahed 6 2 0 4 11 13 −2 6 Al-Oruba 6 1 3 2 4 10 −6 6 Al-Karamah 6 1 3 2 8 13 −5 6

AHE KAR ORU ARB Al-Ahed 4–1 2–0 1–2 Al-Karamah 3–2 2–2 0–3 Al-Oruba 1–0 1–1 0–5 Arbil 6–2 1–1 0–0

Tiebreakers^[8]

• 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 Song Lam Nghe An 6 4 0 2 16 10 +6 12 Sriwijaya 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 TSW Pegasus 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 VB 6 1 1 4 9 16 −7 4

SLN SRW TSW VBS Song Lam Nghe An 4–0 1–2 4–2 Sriwijaya 3–1 3–2 1–1 TSW Pegasus 2–3 1–2 3–0 VB 1–3 2–0 3–5

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Muangthong United 6 4 2 0 14 1 +13 14 Tampines Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Ha Noi T&T 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 Victory 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0

HTT MTU TRV VIC Ha Noi T&T 0–0 1–1 2–0 Muangthong United 4–0 4–0 1–0 Tampines Rovers 3–1 1–1 4–0 Victory 0–1 0–4 1–3

Group H

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

CHO KEB PJY SCA Chonburi 4–0 4–1 3–0 Kingfisher East Bengal 4–4 1–1 3–3 Persipura Jayapura 3–0 4–1 4–2 South China 0–3 1–0 1–1

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.^[9] 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).^[7]

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.^[10] 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.^[8]

29 October 2011 19:00 UTC+05:00	Nasaf Qarshi	2 – 1	Al-Kuwait	Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
	Shomurodov  62' Perepļotkins  65'	Report	Kabi  68'

2011 AFC Cup Nasaf Qarshi 1st Title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup:^[11]

• 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	1			4	1	2		1			1		10
2	Firas Al Khatib	Al-Qadsia	1	1	1	2	1	2							8
3	Leandro Carrijó	TSW Pegasus		1	3	1	2								7
4	Hassan Abdel-Fattah	Al-Kuwait & Al-Wehdat	2							2	2				6
	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	Al-Wehdat		2	2					2					6
	Aleksandar Durić	Tampines Rovers	1	1	1	1	2								6
	Pipob On-Mo	Chonburi	2			2	2								6
8	Muslim Mubarak	Arbil				2	1		1	1					5
	Tolgay Ozbey	Kingfisher East Bengal	2	1		2									5
	Christian Kouakou	Muangthong United	1			2		1	1						5
	Boaz Solossa	Persipura Jayapura	1	1			2		1						5
	Hamad Al Enezi	Al-Qadsia	2	1	1				1						5
	Nosirbek Otakuziyev	Nasaf Qarshi	1				1	3							5

Own goals

Player	Team	Against	Round	Date
Douglas Da Santos	VB	Sriwijaya	Group stage Matchday 1	March 01, 2011
Abdulla Haneef	VB	TSW Pegasus	Group stage Matchday 3	April 13, 2011
Hamed Al Daoudi	Al-Oruba	Arbil	Group stage Matchday 4	April 27, 2011
Samer Zeineddine	Al-Ahed	Arbil	Group stage Matchday 5	May 4, 2011

See also

• 2011 AFC Champions League
• 2011 AFC President's Cup

References

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External links

• AFC Cup Official Page (English)

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