2011 AFC President's Cup

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
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International football competition

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

Phnom Penh Yangon
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Thuwunna Stadium Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 40,000
Kaohsiung Kathmandu
Kaohsiung National Stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 3,500

Qualifying teams

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

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Abahani Limited 2009–10 Bangladesh League champions 4th 2010
Bhutan Bhutan Yeedzin 2010 A-Division champions 2nd 2009
Cambodia Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2010 Cambodian League champions 3rd 2009
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Taipower FC 2010 Intercity Football League champions 4th 2009
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions 1st none
Myanmar Myanmar Yadanarbon 2010 Myanmar National League champions 2nd 2010
Nepal Nepal Nepal Police Club 2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions 4th 2009
Pakistan Pakistan WAPDA 2010 Pakistan Premier League champions 4th 2009
State of Palestine Palestine Jabal Al Mukaber 2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Don Bosco 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions 1st none
Tajikistan Tajikistan Istiqlol 2010 Tajik League champions 1st none
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan FC Balkan 2010 Turkmenistan League champions 1st none

Group stage

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advanced to Final stage
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3 Bangladesh Abahani Limited 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Sri Lanka Don Bosco 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
  • All matches were held in Cambodia.
  • All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+07:00
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Kyrgyzstan2–0Bangladesh Abahani Limited
Adzhiniiazov 10'
Pavlov 33'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia3–0Sri Lanka Don Bosco
Njoku 25'
Sokumpheak 66'
Chaya 67'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 6,000
Don Bosco Sri Lanka0–2Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Report Pavlov 24'
Baldinov 65'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Abahani Limited Bangladesh0–1Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report Chaya 80'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Rustam Kholov (Tajikistan)
Abahani Limited Bangladesh4–1Sri Lanka Don Bosco
Rony 17'
Ibrahim 51', 61', 81' (pen.)		 Report Arachchilage 15'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,000
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia0–1Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Report Adjiniyazov 79'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 7,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tajikistan Istiqlol 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Advanced to Final stage
2 Myanmar Yadanarbon 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
3 State of Palestine Jabal Al Mukaber 3 1 0 2 10 6 +4 3
4 Bhutan Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]
Yadanarbon Myanmar6–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Yan Paing 4', 50'
Pai Soe 11', 15', 36'
Koné 40'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Istiqlol Tajikistan2–0State of Palestine Jabal Al Mukaber
Fatkhuloev 58'
Rabimov 89'		 Report
Yeedzin Bhutan0–8Tajikistan Istiqlol
Report Fatkhuloev 16', 30'
Vasiev 24'
Tokhirov 56', 63', 70', 76'
Saburov 90+2'
Jabal Al Mukaber State of Palestine3–4Myanmar Yadanarbon
Maraaba 8'
A. Aliwisat 27'
Al Amour 39'		 Report Hussein Hasan 41' (o.g.)
Yan Paing 45+3', 58'
Pai Soe 90+4'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)
Yadanarbon Myanmar1–1Tajikistan Istiqlol
Yan Paing 90+3' (pen.) Report Davronov 57'
Jabal Al Mukaber State of Palestine7–0Bhutan 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chinese Taipei Taipower FC 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advanced to Final stage
2 Turkmenistan Balkan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3 Pakistan WAPDA 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 Nepal Nepal Police Club 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
  • All matches were held in Nepal.
  • All times are Nepal Time (NPT) – UTC+05:45
Nepal Police Club Nepal0–2Pakistan WAPDA
Report Mehmood 39'
Pathan 88'
Taipower FC Chinese Taipei1–1Turkmenistan Balkan
Ho Ming-tsan 67' Report Alikperow 36'
WAPDA Pakistan0–3Chinese Taipei Taipower FC
Report Pan Kuao-kai 41'
Chen Yi-wei 55'
Ho Ming-tsan 65'
Balkan Turkmenistan2–0Nepal Nepal Police Club
Kuçerenkow 41'
Diwanow 52'		 Report
Nepal Police Club Nepal0–1Chinese Taipei Taipower FC
Report Chiang Shih-lu 67'
Balkan Turkmenistan1–0Pakistan WAPDA
Diwanow 31' Report

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Advanced to Final
2 Turkmenistan Balkan 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
3 Tajikistan Istiqlol 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Istiqlol Tajikistan0–2Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Report Chen Po-liang 39'
Chiang Shih-lu 41'
Balkan Turkmenistan1–1Tajikistan Istiqlol
Gurbani 23' Report Tokhirov 45+1'
Attendance: 209
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)
Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei4–3Turkmenistan Balkan
Ho Ming-tsan 57', 66' (pen.)
Kuo Yin-hung 81'
Chen Po-liang 87'		 Report Gurbani 24', 25'
Garahanow 62'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advanced to Final
2 Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 2 1 0 1 9 4 +5 3
3 Myanmar Yadanarbon 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia2–1Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Njoku 35'
Chaya 56'		 Report Alimov 79'
Yadanarbon Myanmar0–4Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report Njoku 3', 83'
Sokumpheak 22'
Sopanha 32'
Attendance: 422
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (UAE)
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Kyrgyzstan8–2Myanmar Yadanarbon
Pavlov 5', 73', 90+2'
Djamshidov 33', 87'
Dzhumataev 79', 90'
Dzhalilov 86'		 Report Pai Soe 35'
Rakhmanjonov 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 269
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)

Final

Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia2–3Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Njoku 34'
Sovannrithy 82'		 Report Ho Ming-tsan 2', 47'
Chen Po-liang 67'
Phnom Penh Crown
Taiwan Power Company
PHNOM PENH CROWN:
GK 1 Cambodia Peng Bunchay
DF 3 Cambodia Thul Sothearith Yellow card 52'
DF 4 Cambodia Tieng Tiny Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 66'
DF 12 Nigeria Odion Obadin Yellow card 60'
DF 14 Cambodia Sun Sovannrithy Red card 90+4'
MF 8 Cambodia San Narith Red card 90+4'
MF 10 Cambodia Kouch Sokumpheak
MF 23 Cambodia Sun Sopanha downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 27 Cambodia Khim Borey downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Cambodia Chan Chaya Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+4'
FW 20 Nigeria Kingsley Njoku
Substitutions:
DF 6 Cambodia Sok Sovan upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 19 Cambodia Sok Pheng Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 13 Cambodia Hong Ratana upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
England David Booth
TAIWAN POWER COMPANY:
GK 1 Chinese Taipei Pan Wei-chih
DF 3 Chinese Taipei Tu Ming-feng
DF 5 Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-lin Red card 77'
DF 12 Chinese Taipei Chen Yi-wei downward-facing red arrow 87'
DF 15 Chinese Taipei Liang Chien-wei
DF 17 Chinese Taipei Lee Meng-chian
MF 7 Chinese Taipei Ho Ming-tsan downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 10 Chinese Taipei Hung Kai-chun
MF 11 Chinese Taipei Feng Pao-hsing
MF 26 Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
FW 9 Chinese Taipei Kuo Yin-hung
Substitutions:
DF 16 Chinese Taipei Tsai Sheng-an upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 23 Chinese Taipei Huang Chiu-ching upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Chinese Taipei Chen Kuei-jen

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


 2011 AFC President's Cup 
Chinese Taipei
Taiwan Power Company
1st title

Awards

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club GS1 GS2 GS3 FG1 FG2 0 F 0 Total
1 Chinese Taipei Ho Ming-tsan Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 1 1 2 2 6
2 Myanmar Yan Paing Myanmar Yadanarbon 2 2 1 5
Myanmar Pai Soe Myanmar Yadanarbon 3 1 1 5
Tajikistan Farkhod Tokhirov Tajikistan Istiqlol 4 1 5
Uzbekistan Pavel Pavlov Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1 1 3 5
Nigeria Kingsley Njoku Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 1 1 2 1 5

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]

External links

  • AFC President's Cup Official Page (in English)
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