2011 AFC Cup

8th edition of AFC Cup May 2016 AFC Cup 2011 1 March – 29 October 2011 28+4 15 UZB Nasaf Qarshi 1 KUW Al-Kuwait 117 363 MNE Ivan Bošković (10 goals) TKM 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. Allocation of entries per association 2 teams qualified from each of the following associations: HKG Hong Kong IRQ Iraq JOR Jordan KUW Kuwait LIB Lebanon MDV Maldives OMA Oman SYR 1980 Syria VIE Vietnam YEM Yemen 1 team qualified from each of the following associations: BHR Bahrain (withdrew and replaced by a team from UZB Uzbekistan) IND India THA Thailand 4 invited teams, from the following associations: IDN Indonesia IRQ Iraq SIN Singapore UZB 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/news/31593-acl-afcc-2010-teams AFC ACL, AFCC 2010 teams 29 November 2010 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)TeamQualifying methodAppLast AppIRQ Duhok2009–10 Iraqi Premier League champions1stnoneIRQ Al-Talaba2009–10 Iraqi Premier League runners-up1stnoneIRQ Arbil12009–10 Iraqi Premier League 4th place2nd2009JOR Al-Faisaly2009–10 Jordan League champions5th2009JOR Al-Wehdat2009–10 Jordan FA Cup winners6th2010KUW Al-Qadsia22010 AFC Cup runners-up2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League champions2010 Kuwait Emir Cup winners2nd2010KUW Al-Kuwait2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up3rd2010KUW Al-Nasr2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place1stnoneLIB Al-Ahed2009–10 Lebanese Premier League champions5th2010LIB Al-Ansar2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners3rd2008OMA Al-Suwaiq2009–10 Oman Mobile League champions2nd2009OMA Al-Orouba2010 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners2nd2009SYR 1980 Al-Jaish2009–10 Syrian Premier League champions3rd2010SYR 1980 Al-Karamah2009–10 Syrian Cup winners3rd2010UZB Nasaf Qarshi12010 Uzbek League 3rd place2nd2010UZB Shurtan Guzar32010 Uzbek League 4th place1stnoneYEM Al-Saqr2009–10 Yemeni League champions2nd2007YEM Al-Tilal2010 Yemeni President Cup winners2nd2009SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad2010 AFC Cup Winners2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers2nd2010IND Dempo2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers5th2009 East Asia (Groups F–H)TeamQualifying methodAppLast AppHKG South China2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League champions2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners4th2010HKG TSW Pegasus2010 Hong Kong FA Cup winners1stnoneIND Kingfisher East Bengal2010 Indian Federation Cup winners5th2010IDN Persipura Jayapura12009–10 Indonesia Super League runners-up1stnoneMDV VB2010 Dhivehi League champions4th2010MDV Victory2010 Maldives FA Cup winners4th2010SIN Tampines Rovers12010 S.League runners-up4th2007THA Chonburi2010 Thai FA Cup winners2nd2009VIE Ha Noi T&T2010 V-League champions1stnoneVIE Song Lam Nghe An2010 Vietnamese Cup winners1stnoneTHA Muangthong United2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers2nd2010IDN Sriwijaya2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers2nd2010 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.http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/compcalendar2011.pdf AFC AFC Calendar of Competitions 2011 PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100705033656/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/compcalendar2011.pdf 5 July 2010 PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 17 December 20101–2 March 2011Matchday 215–16 March 2011Matchday 312–13 April 2011Matchday 426–27 April 2011Matchday 53–4 May 2011Matchday 610–11 May 2011Knockout phaseRound of 1624–25 May 2011Quarter-finals7 June 201113 September 201127 September 2011Semi-finals4 October 201118 October 2011Final29 October 2011 at home of one of the finalists Group stage 2011 AFC Cup group stage The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/31688-stage-set-for-acl-afc-cup-draws AFC Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws 6 December 2010http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/31697-afc-cup-tough-encounters-in-the-offing AFC AFC Cup: Tough encounters in the offing 7 December 2010 Clubs from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/2011/afccup2011_draw_mechanics.pdf AFC AFC Cup 2011 Draw Mechanism for Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16) PDF 6 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101214051308/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/2011/afccup2011_draw_mechanics.pdf 14 December 2010 dead dmy-all The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/regs/AFCCup_2011_Competitions_Regulations.pdf AFC AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations PDF 7 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101214074403/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/regs/AFCCup_2011_Competitions_Regulations.pdf 14 December 2010 dead dmy-all Group A Group A Group B Group B Group C Group C Group D Group D Group E Group E Group F Group F Group G Group G Group H Group H Knockout stage 2011 AFC Cup knockout stage Round of 16 Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/34877-afc-cup-r16-match-ups AFC AFC Cup R16 match-ups 12 May 2011 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). Nasaf Qarshi UZB 2–1 Al-Faisaly JOR Duhok IRQ 1–0 Dempo IND Al-Qadsia KUW 2–2 (aet) (2–3 p) Al-Kuwait KUW Al-Wehdat JOR 2–1 Shurtan Guzar UZB Arbil IRQ 1–0 (aet) Tampines Rovers SIN Muangthong United THA 4–0 Al-Ahed LIB Song Lam Nghe An VIE 1–3 Persipura Jayapura IDN Chonburi THA 3–0 Sriwijaya IDN Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/35199-treat-awaits-fans-in-afc-cup AFC Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup 7 June 2011 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. Persipura Jayapura IDN 1–3 Arbil IRQ 1–2 0–1 Chonburi THA 1–1 (3–4 p) Nasaf Qarshi UZB 0–1 1–0 (aet) Al-Kuwait KUW 1–0 Muangthong United THA 1–0 0–0 Al-Wehdat JOR 8–1 Duhok IRQ 5–1 3–0 Semi-finals Nasaf Qarshi UZB 2–1 Al-Wehdat JOR 1–0 1–1 Arbil IRQ 3–5 Al-Kuwait KUW 0–2 3–3 Final 2011 AFC Cup final The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. Nasaf Qarshi v Al-Kuwait 29 October 2011 19:00 UTC+05:00 Nasaf Qarshi UZB 2 – 1 Report KUW Al-Kuwait Shomurodov 62Perepļotkins 65 Kabi 68 Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi 15,753 Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic) 2011 AFC CupUZB 100px Nasaf Qarshi1st Title Awards The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup:http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/36931-afc-cup-awards Team success key for MVP Gevorkyan The-AFC.com Asian Football Confederation 29 October 2011 29 October 2011 Most Valuable Player Award: TKM Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf Qarshi) Top Scorer: MNE Ivan Bošković (Nasaf Qarshi) Fair Play Award: UZB Nasaf Qarshi Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club MD1 Group stage Matchday 1 MD2 Group stage Matchday 2 MD3 Group stage Matchday 3 MD4 Group stage Matchday 4 MD5 Group stage Matchday 5 MD6 Group stage Matchday 6 R16 Round of 16 QF1 Quarter-finals First Leg QF2 Quarter-finals Second Leg SF1 Semi-finals First Leg SF2 Semi-finals Second Leg   F Final  Total 1 MNE Ivan Bošković UZB Nasaf Qarshi 1 4 1 2 1 1 10 2 SYR 1980 Firas Al Khatib KUW Al-Qadsia 1 1 1 2 1 2 8 3 BRA Leandro Carrijó HKG TSW Pegasus 1 3 1 2 7 4 JOR Hassan Abdel-Fattah KUW Al-Kuwait & JOR Al-Wehdat 2 2 2 6 JOR Mahmoud Shelbaieh JOR Al-Wehdat 2 2 2 6 SIN Aleksandar Durić SIN Tampines Rovers 1 1 1 1 2 6 THA Pipob On-Mo THA Chonburi 2 2 2 6 8 IRQ Muslim Mubarak IRQ Arbil 2 1 1 1 5 AUS Tolgay Ozbey IND Kingfisher East Bengal 2 1 2 5 CIV Christian Kouakou THA Muangthong United 1 2 1 1 5 IDN Boaz Solossa IDN Persipura Jayapura 1 1 2 1 5 KUW Hamad Al Enezi KUW Al-Qadsia 2 1 1 1 5 UZB Nosirbek Otakuziyev UZB Nasaf Qarshi 1 1 3 5 Own goals Amit Ghosh Team Against Round Date BRA Douglas Da Santos MDV VB IDN Sriwijaya Group stage Matchday 1 1 March 2011 MDV Abdulla Haneef MDV VB HKG TSW Pegasus Group stage Matchday 3 13 April 2011 OMN Hamed Al Daoudi OMN Al-Oruba IRQ Arbil Group stage Matchday 4 27 April 2011 LIB Samer Zeineddine LIB Al-Ahed IRQ Arbil Group stage Matchday 5 4 May 2011 See also 2011 AFC Champions League 2011 AFC President's Cup References 2 External links AFC Cup Official Page en 2011 2