# 2011 AFC Cup

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) :
| Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
| Duhok | 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League champions | 1st | none |
| Al-Talaba | 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League runners-up | 1st | none |
| Arbil$^1$ | 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League 4th place | 2nd | 2009 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2009–10 Jordan League champions | 5th | 2009 |
| Al-Wehdat | 2009–10 Jordan FA Cup winners | 6th | 2010 |
| Al-Qadsia$^2$ | 2010 AFC Cup runners-up 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup winners | 2nd | 2010 |
| Al-Kuwait | 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up | 3rd | 2010 |
| Al-Nasr | 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place | 1st | none |
| Al-Ahed | 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League champions | 5th | 2010 |
| Al-Ansar | 2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners | 3rd | 2008 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 2009–10 Oman Mobile League champions | 2nd | 2009 |
| Al-Orouba | 2010 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners | 2nd | 2009 |
| Al-Jaish | 2009–10 Syrian Premier League champions | 3rd | 2010 |
| Al-Karamah | 2009–10 Syrian Cup winners | 3rd | 2010 |
| Nasaf Qarshi$^1$ | 2010 Uzbek League 3rd place | 2nd | 2010 |
| Shurtan Guzar$^3$ | 2010 Uzbek League 4th place | 1st | none |
| Al-Saqr | 2009–10 Yemeni League champions | 2nd | 2007 |
| Al-Tilal | 2010 Yemeni President Cup winners | 2nd | 2009 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2010 AFC Cup Winners 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers | 2nd | 2010 |
| Dempo | 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers | 5th | 2009 |
East Asia (Groups F–H) :
| Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
| South China | 2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League champions 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners | 4th | 2010 |
| TSW Pegasus | 2010 Hong Kong FA Cup winners | 1st | none |
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 2010 Indian Federation Cup winners | 5th | 2010 |
| Persipura Jayapura$^1$ | 2009–10 Indonesia Super League runners-up | 1st | none |
| VB | 2010 Dhivehi League champions | 4th | 2010 |
| Victory | 2010 Maldives FA Cup winners | 4th | 2010 |
| Tampines Rovers$^1$ | 2010 S.League runners-up | 4th | 2007 |
| Chonburi | 2010 Thai FA Cup winners | 2nd | 2009 |
| Ha Noi T&T | 2010 V-League champions | 1st | none |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 2010 Vietnamese Cup winners | 1st | none |
| Muangthong United | 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers | 2nd | 2010 |
| Sriwijaya | 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off losers | 2nd | 2010 |
$^1$ 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.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 7 December 2010 | 1–2 March 2011 | 1–2 March 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 7 December 2010 | 15–16 March 2011 | 15–16 March 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 7 December 2010 | 12–13 April 2011 | 12–13 April 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 7 December 2010 | 26–27 April 2011 | 26–27 April 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 7 December 2010 | 3–4 May 2011 | 3–4 May 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 7 December 2010 | 10–11 May 2011 | 10–11 May 2011 |
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 7 December 2010 | 24–25 May 2011 | 24–25 May 2011 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 7 June 2011 | 13 September 2011 | 27 September 2011 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 7 June 2011 | 4 October 2011 | 18 October 2011 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 7 June 2011 | 29 October 2011 at home of one of the finalists | 29 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

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NAS | DEM | ANS | TIL |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 18 | | 9–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 |
| Dempo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 7 | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Al-Ansar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 0–2 |
| Al-Tilal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |

### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | SHU | ITT | SAQ |
| Al-Qadsia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Shurtan Guzar | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 7–2 |
| Al-Ittihad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| Al-Saqr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

### Group C

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DUH | FAI | JAI | NAS |
| Duhok | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Faisaly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Al-Jaish | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Al-Nasr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
* 1 2 3 Tiebreakers: Duhok, Al-Faisaly and Al-Jaish are ranked by their head-to-head records: Duhok (5 pts, +1 GD), Al-Faisaly (5 pts, 0 GD), Al-Jaish (5 pts, –1 GD).

### Group D

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WEH | KUW | TAL | SUW |
| Al-Wehdat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Al-Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Talaba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |

### Group E

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ARB | AHE | ORU | KAR |
| Arbil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 14 | | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Ahed | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Al-Orouba | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Al-Karamah | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
* 1 2 3 Tiebreakers: Al-Ahed, Al-Orouba and Al-Karamah are ranked by their head-to-head records: Al-Ahed (6 pts, +3 GD), Al-Orouba (5 pts, –1 GD), Al-Karamah (5 pts, –2 GD).

### Group F

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLN | SRW | TSW | VB |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 | | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Sriwijaya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| TSW Pegasus | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| VB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–5 | |

### Group G

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MTU | TRV | HTT | VIC |
| Muangthong United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 14 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Tampines Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 |
| Victory | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |

### Group H

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | PJY | SCA | KEB |
| Chonburi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Persipura Jayapura | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| South China | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |

## 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).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly |
| Duhok | 1–0 | Dempo |
| Al-Qadsia | 2–2 (aet) (2–3 p) | Al-Kuwait |
| Al-Wehdat | 2–1 | Shurtan Guzar |
| Arbil | 1–0 (aet) | Tampines Rovers |
| Muangthong United | 4–0 | Al-Ahed |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 1–3 | Persipura Jayapura |
| Chonburi | 3–0 | Sriwijaya |

### 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Persipura Jayapura | 1–3 | Arbil | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Chonburi | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–1 | 1–0 (aet) |
| Al-Kuwait | 1–0 | Muangthong United | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Wehdat | 8–1 | Duhok | 5–1 | 3–0 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2–1 | Al-Wehdat | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Arbil | 3–5 | Al-Kuwait | 0–2 | 3–3 |

### Final

The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.
* 2011 AFC Cup Nasaf Qarshi 1st 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 | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF1 | QF2 | SF2 | 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 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 6 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Durić | Tampines Rovers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 |
| 4 | Pipob On-Mo | Chonburi | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Muslim Mubarak | Arbil | | | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 |
| 8 | Tolgay Ozbey | Kingfisher East Bengal | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 8 | Christian Kouakou | Muangthong United | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 |
| 8 | Boaz Solossa | Persipura Jayapura | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 5 |
| 8 | Hamad Al Enezi | Al-Qadsia | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 |
| 8 | 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 |