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: Hong Kong Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Maldives Oman Syria Vietnam Yemen 1 team qualified 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. 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 App Duhok2009–10 Iraqi Premier League champions1stnone Al-Talaba2009–10 Iraqi Premier League runners-up1stnone Arbil12009–10 Iraqi Premier League 4th place2nd2009 Al-Faisaly2009–10 Jordan League champions5th2009 Al-Wehdat2009–10 Jordan FA Cup winners6th2010 Al-Qadsia22010 AFC Cup runners-up2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League champions2010 Kuwait Emir Cup winners2nd2010 Al-Kuwait2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up3rd2010 Al-Nasr2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place1stnone Al-Ahed2009–10 Lebanese Premier League champions5th2010 Al-Ansar2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners3rd2008 Al-Suwaiq2009–10 Oman Mobile League champions2nd2009 Al-Orouba2010 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners2nd2009 Al-Jaish2009–10 Syrian Premier League champions3rd2010 Al-Karamah2009–10 Syrian Cup winners3rd2010 Nasaf Qarshi12010 Uzbek League 3rd place2nd2010 Shurtan Guzar32010 Uzbek League 4th place1stnone Al-Saqr2009–10 Yemeni League champions2nd2007 Al-Tilal2010 Yemeni President Cup winners2nd2009 Al-Ittihad2010 AFC Cup Winners2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers2nd2010 Dempo2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers5th2009
East Asia (Groups F–H)TeamQualifying methodAppLast App South China2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League champions2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners4th2010 TSW Pegasus2010 Hong Kong FA Cup winners1stnone Kingfisher East Bengal2010 Indian Federation Cup winners5th2010 Persipura Jayapura12009–10 Indonesia Super League runners-up1stnone VB2010 Dhivehi League champions4th2010 Victory2010 Maldives FA Cup winners4th2010 Tampines Rovers12010 S.League runners-up4th2007 Chonburi2010 Thai FA Cup winners2nd2009 Ha Noi T&T2010 V-League champions1stnone Song Lam Nghe An2010 Vietnamese Cup winners1stnone Muangthong United2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers2nd2010 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.
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
The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
Round of 16 Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below. 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).
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 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.
Semi-finals
Final
The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.
2011 AFC Cup Nasaf Qarshi1st Title
Awards The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup: 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 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 Amit Ghosh Team Against Round Date Douglas Da Santos VB Sriwijaya Group stage Matchday 1 1 March 2011 Abdulla Haneef VB TSW Pegasus Group stage Matchday 3 13 April 2011 Hamed Al Daoudi Al-Oruba Arbil Group stage Matchday 4 27 April 2011 Samer Zeineddine Al-Ahed Arbil Group stage Matchday 5 4 May 2011
See also 2011 AFC Champions League 2011 AFC President's Cup
References
External links AFC Cup Official Page