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.

2011 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTaiwan
Dates20 April – 25 May (group stage)
19–25 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsChinese Taipei Taipower FC (1st title)
Runners-upCambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Attendance58,208 (2,328 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chinese Taipei Ho Ming-tsan
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
2010
2012

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]

Venues

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Phnom PenhYangon
Phnom Penh Olympic StadiumThuwunna StadiumBogyoke Aung San Stadium
Capacity: 70,000Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 40,000
KaohsiungKathmandu
Kaohsiung National StadiumDasarath Rangasala StadiumHalchowk Stadium
Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 17,800Capacity: 3,500

Qualifying teams

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Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards.[5]

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
BangladeshAbahani Limited2009–10 Bangladesh League champions4th2010
BhutanYeedzin2010 A-Division champions2nd2009
CambodiaPhnom Penh Crown2010 Cambodian League champions3rd2009
Chinese TaipeiTaipower FC2010 Intercity Football League champions4th2009
KyrgyzstanNeftchi Kochkor-Ata2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions1stnone
MyanmarYadanarbon2010 Myanmar National League champions2nd2010
NepalNepal Police Club2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions4th2009
PakistanWAPDA2010 Pakistan Premier League champions4th2009
PalestineJabal Al Mukaber2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone
Sri LankaDon Bosco2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions1stnone
TajikistanIstiqlol2010 Tajik League champions1stnone
TurkmenistanFC Balkan2010 Turkmenistan League champions1stnone

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2011 AFC President's Cup.
Group A (played in Cambodia)
Group B (played in Myanmar)
Group C (played in Nepal)

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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Neftchi Kochkor-Ata330050+59Advanced to Final stage
2 Phnom Penh Crown320141+36
3 Abahani Limited31024403
4 Don Bosco300319−80
Source: [citation needed]
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 2–0 Abahani Limited
Adzhiniiazov 10'
Pavlov 33'
Report


Abahani Limited 4–1 Don Bosco
Rony 17'
Ibrahim 51', 61', 81' (pen.)
ReportArachchilage 15'

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Istiqlol3210111+107Advanced to Final stage
2 Yadanarbon3210114+77
3 Jabal Al Mukaber3102106+43
4 Yeedzin3003021−210
Source: [citation needed]
Yadanarbon 6–0 Yeedzin
Yan Paing 4', 50'
Pai Soe 11', 15', 36'
Koné 40'
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Yeedzin 0–8 Istiqlol
ReportFatkhuloev 16', 30'
Vasiev 24'
Tokhirov 56', 63', 70', 76'
Saburov 90+2'
Jabal Al Mukaber 3–4 Yadanarbon
Maraaba 8'
A. Aliwisat 27'
Al Amour 39'
ReportHussein Hasan 41' (o.g.)
Yan Paing 45+3', 58'
Pai Soe 90+4'
Attendance: 4,500

Jabal Al Mukaber 7–0 Yeedzin
A. Aliwisat 2'
Halman 9'
S. Aliwisat 14'
Al Amour 33', 44'
Khatib 64'
Wadi 80'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group C

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Taipower FC321051+47Advanced to Final stage
2 Balkan321041+37
3 WAPDA310224−23
4 Nepal Police Club300305−50
Source: [citation needed]


Balkan 1–0 WAPDA
Diwanow 31'Report

Final stage

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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]

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Taiwan Power Company220063+36Advanced to Final
2 Balkan201145−11
3 Istiqlol201113−21
Source: [citation needed]

Balkan 1–1 Istiqlol
Gurbani 23'ReportTokhirov 45+1'

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Phnom Penh Crown220061+56Advanced to Final
2 Neftchi Kochkor-Ata210194+53
3 Yadanarbon2002212−100
Source: [citation needed]


Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 8–2 Yadanarbon
Pavlov 5', 73', 90+2'
Djamshidov 33', 87'
Dzhumataev 79', 90'
Dzhalilov 86'
ReportPai Soe 35'
Rakhmanjonov 47' (o.g.)

Final

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Phnom Penh Crown
Taiwan Power Company

Assistant referees:
Nassir Al Mudhaffar (Saudi Arabia)
Mohamed Salman (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)


 2011 AFC President's Cup 

Taiwan Power Company
1st title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup:[11]

Top scorers

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RankPlayerClub GS1 GS2 GS3 FG1 FG2 0 F 0Total
1 Ho Ming-tsan Taiwan Power Company11226
2 Yan Paing Yadanarbon2215
Pai Soe Yadanarbon3115
Farkhod Tokhirov Istiqlol415
Pavel Pavlov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata1135
Kingsley Njoku Phnom Penh Crown11215

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Yadanarbon in uncharted waters". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
  3. ^ "High hopes from Palestine club: Suzuki". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Taiwan Power win AFC President's Cup". the-afc.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Palestine clubs set for AFC President's Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 September 2010.
  6. ^ "President's Cup group stage draw on March 14". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Chinese Taipei to host AFC President's Cup Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 June 2011.
  9. ^ "AFC President's Cup Final Stage draw on July 29". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 15 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Kyrgyz challenge awaits Yadanarbon". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Triple treat for Taiwan Power". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
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