2011 AFC Cup group stage
Main article: 2011 AFC Cup
A total of 32 teams, 20 from West Asia and 12 from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Cup group stage. They included 28 direct entries and 4 losers of the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off (two from West Asia and two from East Asia).
The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[2]
In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 1–2 March, 15–16 March, 12–13 April, 26–27 April, 3–4 May, and 10–11 May 2011.[3]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[4]
Tiebreakers
The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[4]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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)
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nasaf Qarshi |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 18 |
 Dempo |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 7 |
 Al-Ansar |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
 Al-Tilal |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 |
| Nasaf Qarshi |
9 – 0 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
Bošković  12', 45+2', 56', 77'Pereplotkins 26'Shomurodov 28'Gevorkyan 33', 64'Mirkholdirshoev 81' |
Report |
| Al-Ansar |
1 – 4 | Nasaf Qarshi |
|---|---|---|
| Nasseredine 26' |
Report | Bošković 15' Otakuziyev 89'Turaev 90+2'Kamolov 90+4' |
| Dempo |
2 – 1 | Al-Ansar |
|---|---|---|
| Beto 23' Soleye 44' |
Report | Jounaidi 90+3' |
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi Attendance: 200 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) |
- Notes
- Note 1: Al-Tilal v Al-Ansar moved to Jordan due to the political situation in Yemen.[5]
- Note 2: Al Tilal v Dempo moved to India due to the political situation in Yemen.[6]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Qadsia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| Shurtan Guzar |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
 Al-Ittihad |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Al-Saqr |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
| Shurtan Guzar |
7 – 2 | Al-Saqr |
|---|---|---|
| Afonin 42', 56' Vujović 49'Erkinov 52', 65'Taran 77'Ubaydullaev 80' |
Report | Abdullah 68' Ndombe 90+2' |
- Notes
- Note 3: Al-Saqr vs Al-Qadsia moved to Kuwait and brought forward from 26 April 2011 to 15 April 2011 due to the political situation in Yemen.[7]
- Note 4: Al-Saqr vs Shurtan Guzar moved to Syria due to the political situation in Yemen.[8]
Group C
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, match between Al Naser and Duhok SC
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duhok |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
 Al-Faisaly |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
| Al-Jaish |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
| Al-Nasr |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
- Duhok, Al-Faisaly and Al-Jaish are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duhok |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Al-Faisaly |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Al-Jaish |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 |
- Notes
- Note 5: Al-Faisaly v Duhok moved to Amman International Stadium at Amman.[9]
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wehdat |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 |
| Al-Kuwait |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 |
| Al-Talaba |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
 Al-Suwaiq |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 14 |
| Al-Ahed |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 |
| Al-Oruba |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| Al-Karamah |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
- Al-Ahed, Al-Oruba and Al-Karamah are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahed |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Al-Oruba |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Al-Karamah |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 |
- Notes
- Note 6: Last two home matches of Al-Karamah moved to Abbasiyyin Stadium at Damascus after approval by AFC.[10]
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sông Lam Nghệ An |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 |
 Sriwijaya |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 |
 TSW Pegasus |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 |
 VB |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 |
| VB |
1 – 3 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfaq 18' |
Report | Nguyễn Quang Tình 20' Nguyễn Ngọc Anh 60'Ngô Hoàng Thịnh 85' |
| TSW Pegasus |
2 – 3 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
|---|---|---|
| Carrijó 35', 75' |
Report | Phan Như Thuật 45+2' Bryan 84'Ngô Hoàng Thịnh 90+2' |
| Sriwijaya |
3 – 2 | TSW Pegasus |
|---|---|---|
| Gumbs 36' Nasir 59'Lasut 88' |
Report | Lai Yiu Cheong 30' Lee Hong Lim 75' |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Muangthong United |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 14 |
 Tampines Rovers |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
| Ha Noi T&T |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 |
| Victory |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chonburi |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 |
| Persipura Jayapura |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 |
| South China |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 |
| Kingfisher East Bengal |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 |
| Persipura Jayapura |
4 – 1 | Kingfisher East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Bonai 16' B. Solossa 19' Bonsapia 62' Mandowen 90+3' |
Report | Ozbey 22' |
| Kingfisher East Bengal |
3 – 3 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Ozbey 20', 90+4' (pen.) Sahni 69' |
Report | Kwok Kin Pong 58' Cheng Lai Hin 87' Li Haiqiang 90+3' |
| Persipura Jayapura |
4 – 2 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Krangar 23' B. Solossa 44', 60' (pen.) Pangkali 77' |
Report | Xu Deshuai 36' Ng Wai Chiu 86' |
- Notes
- Note 7: Last two home matches of Persipura Jayapura moved to Mandala Stadium at Jayapura after approval by AFC.[11]
- Note 8: Kingfisher East Bengal v South China moved to Barabati Stadium at Cuttack due to the state assembly elections which would mean lack of security personnel for the match in Kolkata.[12]
References
- ↑ AFC Cup: Tough encounters in the offing
- ↑ AFC Cup 2011 Draw Mechanism for Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)
- ↑ 2011 AFC Cup Official Match Schedule
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations
- ↑ Al Tilal-Al Ansar match moved to Jordan
- ↑ Al Tilal to play home game in India
- ↑ Al Saqr-Al Qadsia match date, venue changed
- ↑ Al Saqr to play home game in Syria
- ↑ Al Faisaly-Duhok game moved to Amman Int Stadium
- ↑ Change in Al Karamah’s home venue
- ↑ Change in Persipura Jayapura’s home venue
- ↑ Victory or it’s ‘bye-bye’ Bengal
External links
- AFC Cup Official Page (English)
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