AFC Champions League 2007

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AFC Champions League 2007 will be the 26th AFC Champions League, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

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[edit] Qualification

The top 15 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2006 winners, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea qualify automatically and proceed directly to the quarter-final stage. [1] Clubs qualified for nomination by based on performance in various domestic competitions with 29 clubs originally qualifying. Australian clubs will be competing in the competition for the first time.[2]

[edit] West Asia

[edit] East Asia

[edit] Central & South Asia

[edit] Asean


The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[3] This reduced the number of competing teams to 28.

[edit] Group Stage

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Flag of Iraq Al Zawraa 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Flag of Qatar Al-Rayyan 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
Flag of Kuwait Al-Arabi 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
March 7, 2007
Al-Arabi 0–1 Al Zawraa Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
(Report) Muslim Mubarak 66'
March 7, 2007
Al-Rayyan 0–1 Al-Wahda Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
(Report) Mohamed Saeed 81'
March 21, 2007
Al-Wahda 4–1 Al-Arabi Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Mamadou Bagayoko 40', 56'(pen)
Saleh Al Menhali 63'
Basheer Saeed 68'		 (Report) Mohamed Jarragh 35'
March 21, 2007
Al Zawraa 0–0 Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
(Report)
April 11, 2007
Al Zawraa – Al-Wahda Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
April 11, 2007
Al-Arabi – Al-Rayyan Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
April 25, 2007
Al-Rayyan – Al-Arabi Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan, Qatar
April 25, 2007
Al-Wahda – Al Zawraa Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
May 9, 2007
Al Zawraa – Al-Arabi Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
May 9, 2007
Al-Wahda – Al-Rayyan Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
May 23, 2007
Al-Arabi – Al-Wahda Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
May 23, 2007
Al-Rayyan – Al Zawraa Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan, Qatar

[edit] Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Uzbekistan FC Pakhtakor 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Flag of Kuwait Al Kuwait Kaifan 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
March 7, 2007
Al-Hilal 1–1 Al Kuwait Kaifan King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Rodrigo 16' (Report) Fahad Shaheen 90'
March 21, 2007
Al Kuwait Kaifan 0–1 FC Pakhtakor Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
(Report) Aleksandr Kletskov 69'
April 11, 2007
FC Pakhtakor – Al-Hilal Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
April 25, 2007
Al-Hilal – FC Pakhtakor King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 9, 2007
Al Kuwait Kaifan – Al-Hilal Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
May 23, 2007
FC Pakhtakor – Al Kuwait Kaifan Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Iran's Esteghlal Tehran, The team with the highest points in the AFC Champions League with two Championships and two 2nd placings, is disqualified from the league because of its delay in sending the list of the players.

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Flag of Iraq Najaf FC 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Flag of Syria Al-Karamah 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Flag of Qatar Al Sadd 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4
March 7, 2007
Al-Karamah 2–1 Al Sadd Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (UAE)
Senghor Koupouleni 70'
Abdalrahman Akkari 85'		 (Report) Magid Mohamed 22'
March 7, 2007
Najaf FC 0–1 Neftchi Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
(Report) Akmal Holmatov 71'
March 21, 2007
Al Sadd 1–4 Najaf FC Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Talal Al Bloushi 45' (Report) Aqeel Mohammed 47'
Said Mohsen Ali 55', 86'(pen)
Karrar Jassim 70'
March 21, 2007
Neftchi 2–1 Al-Karamah Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Anvar Berdiyev 27'
Nosirbek Otakuziev 77'		 (Report) Firas Issmael 32'
April 11, 2007
Al Sadd – Neftchi Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
April 11, 2007
Al Karamah – Najaf FC Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
April 25, 2007
Najaf FC – Al-Karamah Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
April 25, 2007
Neftchi – Al Sadd Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
May 9, 2007
Al Sadd – Al-Karamah Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
May 9, 2007
Neftchi – Najaf FC Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
May 23, 2007
Al-Karamah – Neftchi Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
May 23, 2007
Najaf FC – Al Sadd Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

[edit] Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Iran Sepahan 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Flag of Syria Al Ittihad 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
Flag of United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2
March 7, 2007
Sepahan 2–1 Al Ittihad Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan, Iran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Seyed Mohamad Salehi 19', 29' (Report) Anas Sari 12'
March 7, 2007
Al Ain 0–2 Al Shabab Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Abdullah Mohamed Al Hilali (Oman)
(Summary) Godwin Attram 45'
Waleed Al Gizani 72'
March 21, 2007
Al Shabab 0–1 Sepahan King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
(Report) Seyed Mohamad Salehi 83'
March 21, 2007
Al Ittihad 0–0 Al Ain Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria
(Report)
April 11, 2007
Al Shabab – Al Ittihad King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
April 11, 2007
Al Ain – Sepahan Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
April 25, 2007
Sepahan – Al Ain Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan, Iran
April 25, 2007
Al Ittihad – Al Shabab Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria
May 9, 2007
Al Shabab – Al Ain King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 9, 2007
Al Ittihad – Sepahan Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria
May 23, 2007
Al Ain – Al Ittihad Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
May 23, 2007
Sepahan – Al Shabab Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan, Iran

[edit] Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Japan Urawa Reds 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Flag of Australia Sydney FC 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Flag of Indonesia Persik Kediri 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Flag of People's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
March 7, 2007
Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 Sydney FC Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai, China
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lee Gi Young (Korea Republic)
Xie Hui 78' (Report) Steve Corica 8'
Ufuk Talay 23'
March 7, 2007
Urawa Reds 3–0 Persik Kediri Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 31,303
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)
Nobuhisa Yamada 12'
Yuichiro Nagai 45'
Shinji Ono 76'		 (Report)
March 21, 2007
Persik Kediri 1–0 Shanghai Shenhua Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Indonesia
Bertha Yuana Putra 71' (Report)
March 21, 2007
Sydney FC 2–2 Urawa Reds Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia

Attendance: 21,010[4]
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
David Carney 1'
Ufuk Talay 23' (pen)		 (Report) Robson Ponte 30'
Yuichiro Nagai 55'
April 11, 2007
Persik Kediri – Sydney FC Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Indonesia
April 11, 2007
Urawa Reds – Shanghai Shenhua Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan
April 25, 2007
Shanghai Shenhua – Urawa Reds Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai, China
April 25, 2007
Sydney FC – Persik Kediri Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
May 9, 2007
Persik Kediri – Urawa Reds Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Indonesia
May 9, 2007
Sydney FC – Shanghai Shenhua Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia
May 23, 2007
Urawa Reds – Sydney FC Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan
May 23, 2007
Shanghai Shenhua – Persik Kediri Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai, China

[edit] Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Japan Kawasaki Frontale 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Flag of South Korea Chunnam Dragons 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Flag of Thailand Bangkok University FC 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Flag of Indonesia Arema Malang 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4


March 7, 2007
Bangkok Uni 0–0 Chunnam Dragons Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
(Report)
March 7, 2007
Arema Malang 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, Indonesia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)
Elli Aiboy 12' (Report) Magnum 1', 73'
Kengo Nakamura 82'
March 21, 2007
Chunnam Dragons 2–0 Arema Malang Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea

Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Kim Tae-su 48'
Sandro Cardoso 82'		 (Report)
March 21, 2007
Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Bangkok Uni Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki, Japan

Attendance: 10,816
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Patiparn Phetphun(og) 78' (Report) Suriya Domtaisong 7'
April 11, 2007
Chunnam Dragons – Kawasaki Frontale Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea
April 11, 2007
Bangkok Uni – Arema Malang Thammasat Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
April 25, 2007
Arema Malang – Bangkok Uni Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, Indonesia
April 25, 2007
Kawasaki Frontale – Chunnam Dragons Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki, Japan
May 9, 2007
Chunnam Dragons – Bangkok Uni Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea
May 9, 2007
Kawasaki Frontale – Arema Malang Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki, Japan
May 23, 2007
Bangkok Uni – Kawasaki Frontale Thammasat Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
May 23, 2007
Arema Malang – Chunnam Dragons Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, Indonesia

[edit] Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Flag of South Korea Ilhwa Chunma 3 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
Flag of Australia Adelaide United FC 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Flag of Vietnam Gach Dong Tam Long An 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5
March 7, 2007
Adelaide United 0–1 Shandong Luneng Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 7,645
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
(Report) Michael Valkanis og 47'
March 7, 2007
Ilhwa Chunma 4–1 Gach Dong Tam Long An Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam, South Korea
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)
Mota 9', 69'(pen)
Kim Dong-hun 70'
Adrian Neaga 81'		 (Report) Kabanga Tshamala 87'
March 21, 2007
Shandong Luneng 2–1 Ilhwa Chunma Shandong Stadium, Jinan, China

Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Aleksandar Živković 62'(pen)
Wang Yongpo 78'		 (Report) Cho Byung-kuk 77'
March 21, 2007
Gach Dong Tam Long An 0–2 Adelaide United Long An Stadium, Tân An, Vietnam

Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)
(Report) Fernando 18'
Travis Dodd 30'
April 11, 2007
Shandong Luneng – Gach Dong Tam Long An Shandong Stadium, Jinan, China
April 11, 2007
Adelaide United – Ilhwa Chunma Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
April 25, 2007
Ilhwa Chunma – Adelaide United Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam, South Korea
April 25, 2007
Gach Dong Tam Long An – Shandong Luneng Long An Stadium, Tân An, Vietnam
May 9, 2007
Shandong Luneng – Adelaide United Shandong Stadium, Jinan, China
May 9, 2007
Gach Dong Tam Long An – Ilhwa Chunma Long An Stadium, Tân An, Vietnam
May 23, 2007
Adelaide United – Gach Dong Tam Long An Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
May 23, 2007
Ilhwa Chunma – Shandong Luneng Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam, South Korea

[edit] Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Flag of Iran Seyed Mohammad Salehi Flag of Iran Sepahan 3
2 Flag of Brazil Magnum Flag of Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2
= Flag of Brazil Mota Flag of South Korea Ilhwa Chunma 2
= Flag of Mali Mamadou Bagayoko Flag of United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 2
= Flag of Iraq Said Mohsen Ali Flag of Iraq Najaf FC 2
= Flag of Australia Ufuk Talay Flag of Australia Sydney FC 2
= Flag of Japan Yuchiro Nagai Flag of Japan Urawa Reds 2

[edit] Match days

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jeonbuk off to winning start (2007-03-04).
  2. ^ Australia gets two spots in AFC Champions League (2006-07-18).
  3. ^ Esteghlal out of ACL (2007-02-17).
  4. ^ http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7300&pageid=1
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