# 2007 AFC Cup

The 2007 AFC Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC Cup, playing among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

## Qualification

The 13 'developing' nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2006 winners, Al-Faisaly of Jordan qualify automatically, but proceed to the group stage.
Vietnam and Thailand lose ration for Australia in AFC Champions League. Instead of sending two teams by each country to compete for AFC Champions League, the second representative team of Vietnam and Thailand is demoted to play in AFC Cup.
Bangladesh were excluded, after they were relegated to AFC President's Cup along Turkmenistan.
Champions of North Korea and Myanmar did not participate.
West Asia :
| Bahrain (1) | Al-Muharraq (2005–06 Bahraini Premier League champions) |
| Jordan (3) | Shabab Al-Ordon (2005–06 Jordan League champions & 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winners) Al-Faisaly (2006 AFC Cup winners & 2005–06 Jordan League runners-up) Al-Wahdat (2005–06 Jordan League third place) |
| Lebanon (2) | Al-Ansar (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2006 Lebanese FA Cup winners) Al-Nejmeh (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League runners-up) |
| Oman (2) | Muscat (2005–06 Omani League champions) Dhofar (2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners) |
| Yemen (2) | Al-Saqr (2006 Yemeni League champions) Al-Hilal (2005 Yemeni President Cup winners) |
| Central Asia ||
| Turkmenistan (2) | HTTU Aşgabat (2006 Turkmenistan League champions & 2006 Turkmenistan Cup winners) Nebitçi Balkanabat (2006 Turkmenistan League runners-up) |
| East Asia ||
| Hong Kong (2) | Happy Valley (2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League champions) Sun Hei (2006 Hong Kong FA Cup winners) |
| South Asia ||
| Bangladesh (0) |
| India (2) | Mahindra United (2005–06 Indian National Football League champions) Mohun Bagan AC (2006 Indian Federation Cup winners) |
| Maldives (2) | New Radiant (2006 Dhivehi League champions & 2006 Maldives FA Cup winners) Victory SC (2006 Dhivehi League runners-up) |
| South East Asia ||
| Malaysia (2) | Negeri Sembilan FA (2005–06 Super League Malaysia champions) Pahang FA (2006 Malaysia FA Cup winners) |
| Singapore (2) | Singapore Armed Forces FC (2006 S.League champions) Tampines Rovers FC (2006 Singapore Cup winners) |
| Thailand (1) | Osotsapa FC (2006 Thailand Premier League runners-up) |
| Vietnam (1) | Hoa Phat Hanoi (2006 Vietnamese Cup winners) |
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into six groups.

## Group stage

Key to colors in group tables:
* Green: Group winners and Best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Nejmeh | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| Muscat | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Al-Saqr | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Wahdat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| Al-Muharraq | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| HTTU Aşgabat | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 |
| Al-Hilal | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Faisaly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
| Dhofar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 |
| Al-Ansar | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sun Hei | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 |
| Victory SC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| Hoa Phat Hanoi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Singapore Armed Forces FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 |
| Mahindra United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| Happy Valley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 |
| New Radiant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| Mohun Bagan AC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| Osotsapa FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
| Pahang FA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |

### Best runners-up

Two best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and one from groups D, E and F, qualify for the quarter-finals.

#### Group A, B, C (West & Central Asia Zone)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| Al-Muharraq | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| Dhofar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 |

#### Group D, E, F (East, South & South East Asia Zone)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mahindra United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| Mohun Bagan AC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 |

## Knockout stage
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mahindra United | 4–5 | Al-Nejmeh | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Tampines Rovers | 3–7 | Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| Sun Hei | 1–4 | Al-Wahdat | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 5–3 | Singapore Armed Forces FC | 5–0 | 0–3 |

#### Second leg
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Faisaly | 3–2 | Al-Wahdat | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–0 | Al-Nejmeh | 1–0 | 0–0 |

#### Second leg
### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | 1–1 |

#### Second leg

* 2007 AFC Cup Winners
* Shabab Al-Ordon First title

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| # | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Nejmeh SC | 5 |
| 1 | Odai Al-Saify | Shabab Al-Ordon | 5 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Duric | Singapore Armed Forces FC | 4 |
| 3 | Apipu Suntornpanavej | Osotsapa FC | 4 |
| 3 | Ashrin Shariff | Singapore Armed Forces FC | 4 |
| 3 | Awad Ragheb | Al-Wahdat | 4 |
| 3 | Colly Barnes Ezeh | Sun Hei | 4 |
| 3 | Mamedaly Karadanov | HTTU Aşgabat | 4 |
| 3 | Lico | Sun Hei | 4 |
| 10 | Abdulla Al Dakeel | Al-Muharraq | 3 |
| 10 | Ashad Ali | Victory SC | 3 |
| 10 | Fadi Ghoson | Al-Ansar | 3 |
| 10 | Freddy | Negeri Sembilan FA | 3 |
| 10 | Gerard Ambassa Guy | Happy Valley | 3 |
| 10 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wahdat | 3 |
| 10 | Mohd Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers FC | 3 |
| 10 | Victor | Sun Hei | 3 |
| 10 | Yusif Yakubu | Mahindra United | 3 |