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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.

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

Qualifying teams

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

Group stage

2011 AFC President's Cup is located in Asian Football Confederation
Abahani Limited
Yeedzin
Phnom Penh Crown
Taipower FC
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Yadanarbon
Nepal Police Club
WAPDA
Jabal Al-Mukaber
Don Bosco
Istiklol
Balkan
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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

Source: [citation needed]
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Rustam Kholov (Tajikistan)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Group B

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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group C

Source: [citation needed]
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 350
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sgt Win Cho (Myanmar)
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

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]

Group A

Source: [citation needed]
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 1,435
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 209
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 2,067
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)

Group B

Source: [citation needed]
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 118
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 422
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (UAE)
Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 269
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)

Final

Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)


Awards

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

Top scorers

See also

References

  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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