2011 AFC Champions League

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2011 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 1 March – 5 November 2011 (competition proper)
12–19 February 2011 (qualifying)
Teams 32 (group stage)
36 (total) (from 13 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 108
Goals scored 294 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Korea Ha Tae-Gyun
(6 goals)
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The 2011 AFC Champions League is the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winner will participate in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

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[edit] Allocation of entries per association

The AFC has approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[1] The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010.[2]

On 30th November 2009, the AFC announced 12 more MA's that were keen to join the ACL, in addition to ten participating national associations. Singapore later withdrew. The full list of candidate associations were as follows:

East Asia
West Asia

Note: Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and India have clubs taking part in play-offs to qualify for the group stages of ACL in 2010.

[edit] Entrants per association

The allocation for entry to the 2011 ACL will stay the same as the previous two seasons with the exception of Vietnam who were disqualifed and their previous playoff slot was awarded to Qatar. The next time the number of slots may change will be in the 2013 edition.[4]

West Asia
Pos Member
Association		 Clubs Spots
Group stage Play-off AFC Cup
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 14 4 0 0
Iran Iran 18 4 0 0
United Arab Emirates UAE 12 3 1 0
Qatar Qatar 12 2 1 0
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14 2 0 2
India India 14 0 1 1
Iraq Iraq 36 0 0 3
Jordan Jordan 12 0 0 2
Oman Oman 12 0 0 2
Yemen Yemen 14 0 0 2
Pakistan Pakistan 16 0 0 0
Palestinian territories Palestine 22 0 0 0
Tajikistan Tajikistan 10 0 0 0
Meet the criteria
Do not meet the criteria
East Asia
Pos Member
Association		 Clubs Spots
Group stage Play-off AFC Cup
Japan Japan 18 4 0 0
South Korea Korea Republic 15* 4 0 0
China China PR 16 4 0 0
Australia Australia 9+1** 2 0 0
Indonesia Indonesia 18 1 1 1
Thailand Thailand 18 0 1 1
Vietnam Vietnam 14 0 0 2
Singapore Singapore 12 0 0 1
Malaysia Malaysia 14 0 0 0
Myanmar Myanmar 12 0 0 0

* One of the K-League clubs, Sangju Sangmu Phoenix, is unable to qualify for the ACL because the team is not a commercial entity and their players are not professionally contracted.[4]

** One of the A-League clubs, Wellington Phoenix FC, is based in New Zealand, an OFC member country. They are unable to qualify for the ACL.[5]

The finalists of the 2010 AFC Cup will also participate in the play-off, provided that they meet the Champions League criteria.

[edit] Qualifying teams

The following is the list of direct entrants for the group stage confirmed by the AFC.[6]

Group stage direct entrants: West Asia (Groups A–D)
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Iran Sepahan 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup champions 7th 2010
Iran Persepolis 2009–10 Hazfi Cup winners 3rd 2009
Iran Zob Ahan 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up 3rd 2010
Iran Esteghlal 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place 4th 2010
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2009–10 Saudi Professional League champions 7th 2010
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2009–10 Saudi Professional League runners-up 7th 2010
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2009–10 Saudi Professional League 3rd place 1st none
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2009–10 Saudi Professional League 4th place 6th 2010
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 2009–10 UAE Premier League champions 6th 2010
United Arab Emirates Emirates 2009–10 UAE President's Cup winners 1st none
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 2009–10 UAE Premier League runners-up 3rd 2010
Qatar Al-Gharafa 2009–10 Qatar Stars League champions 5th 2010
Qatar Al-Rayyan 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 3rd 2007
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2010 Uzbek League champions
2010 Uzbekistan Cup winners		 4th 2010
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2010 Uzbek League runners-up 9th 2010
Group stage direct entrants: East Asia (Groups E–H)
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Japan Nagoya Grampus 2010 J1 League champions 2nd 2009
Japan Kashima Antlers 2010 Emperor's Cup winners 5th 2010
Japan Gamba Osaka 2010 J1 League runners-up 5th 2010
Japan Cerezo Osaka 2010 J1 League 3rd place 1st none
China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2010 Chinese Super League champions 5th 2010
China Tianjin Teda 2010 Chinese Super League runners-up 2nd 2009
China Shanghai Shenhua 2010 Chinese Super League 3rd place 6th 2009
China Hangzhou Greentown 2010 Chinese Super League 4th place 1st none
South Korea FC Seoul 2010 K-League champions 2nd 2009
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2010 Korean FA Cup winners 4th 2010
South Korea Jeju United 2010 K-League runners-up 1st none
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2010 K-League 3rd place 5th 2010
Australia Sydney FC 2009–10 A-League champions
2009–10 A-League premiers		 2nd 2007
Australia Melbourne Victory 2009–10 A-League runners-up 3rd 2010
Indonesia Arema 2009–10 Indonesia Super League champions 2nd 2007

* Number of appearance in the group stage since the 2002/03 season, including quarterfinals appearance for the defending champions during 2004–2008 seasons.

The following is the list of participants for the playoff stage confirmed by the AFC.[7] The committee further proposed that one team be shifted by the means of a draw from the West to the East for sake of balance.

Qualifying play-off participants: West Asia
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
India Dempo 2009–10 I-League champions Play-off losers
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2009–10 UAE Premier League 3rd place 7th 2010
Syria Al-Ittihad 2010 AFC Cup winners Play-off losers
Qatar Al-Sadd 2009–10 Qatar Stars League runners-up 8th 2010
Qualifying play-off participants: East Asia
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Indonesia Sriwijaya 2010 Piala Indonesia winners Play-off losers
Thailand Muangthong United 2010 Thai Premier League champions Play-off losers

[edit] Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.[8]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying play-offs Semi-finals 7 December 2010
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[9]		 12–13 February 2011
Finals 19 February 2011
Group stage Matchday 1 1–2 March 2011
Matchday 2 15–16 March 2011
Matchday 3 5–6 April 2011
Matchday 4 19–20 April 2011
Matchday 5 3–4 May 2011
Matchday 6 10–11 May 2011
Knockout phase Round of 16 24–25 May 2011
Quarter-finals 7 June 2011
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[10]		 14 September 2011 27–28 September 2011
Semi-finals 19 October 2011 26 October 2011
Final 4 or 5 November 2011 at home of one of the finalists

[edit] Qualifying play-off

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[11] In order to create balance another draw was held, moving one of the teams (Al-Ain) from the West into the East side of the play-offs.[12]

The two winners from the qualifying play-off (one from West Asia and one from East Asia) advanced to the group stage. All losers from the qualifying play-off entered the 2011 AFC Cup group stage.

[edit] West Asia

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final
Al-Sadd Qatar 5–1 Syria Al-Ittihad
Final
Al-Sadd Qatar 2–0 India Dempo

[edit] East Asia

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final
Sriwijaya Indonesia 2–2 (aet)
(7–6 p)		 Thailand Muangthong United
Final
Sriwijaya Indonesia 0–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain

[edit] Group stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[11][13] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[12]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[14] This format is a change from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue.[15]

  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; (Away goals do not apply)
  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.

[edit] Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Sepahan 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 1 5 7 20 −13 1
  GHA HIL JAZ SEP
Al-Gharafa 0–1 5–2 1–0
Al-Hilal 2–0 3–1 1–2
Al-Jazira 0–0 2–3 1–4
Sepahan 2–0 1–1 5–1

[edit] Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
Iran Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5
  NAS SAD EST PAK
Al-Nassr 1–1 2–1 4–0
Al-Sadd 1–0 2–2 2–1
Esteghlal 2–1 1–1 4–2
Pakhtakor 2–2 1–1 2–1

[edit] Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
Iran Persepolis 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
  ITT WAH BUN PER
Al-Ittihad 0–0 1–1 3–1
Al-Wahda 0–3 1–1 2–0
Bunyodkor 0–1 3–2 0–0
Persepolis 3–2 1–1 1–3

[edit] Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Zob Ahan 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
United Arab Emirates Emirates 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4
  RAY SHA EMI ZOB
Al-Rayyan 1–1 2–0 1–3
Al-Shabab 1–0 4–1 0–0
Emirates 2–0 2–1 0–1
Zob Ahan 1–0 0–1 2–1

[edit] Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10
China Tianjin Teda 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
South Korea Jeju United 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6
  GAM JEJ MEL TIA
Gamba Osaka 3–1 5–1 2–0
Jeju United 2–1 1–1 0–1
Melbourne Victory 1–1 1–2 2–1
Tianjin Teda 2–1 3–0 1–1

[edit] Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7
China Hangzhou Greentown 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
  AIN HAN NAG SEO
Al-Ain 1–0 3–1 0–1
Hangzhou Greentown 0–0 2–0 1–1
Nagoya Grampus 4–0 1–0 1–1
FC Seoul 3–0 3–0 0–2

[edit] Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 14 2 +12 15
Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12
China Shandong Luneng 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
Indonesia Arema 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1
  ARE CER JEO SHL
Arema 0–4 0–4 1–1
Cerezo Osaka 2–1 1–0 4–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6–0 1–0 1–0
Shandong Luneng 5–0 2–0 1–2

[edit] Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12
Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12
Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
  KSH SHS SUW SYD
Kashima Antlers 2–0 1–1 2–1
Shanghai Shenhua 0–0 0–3 2–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 4–0 3–1
Sydney FC 0–3 1–1 0–0

[edit] Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

[edit] Round of 16

Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.[16] Each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[12]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sepahan Iran 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Zob Ahan Iran 4–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–1 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 3–0 China Tianjin Teda
FC Seoul South Korea 3–0 Japan Kashima Antlers
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2–0 Japan Nagoya Grampus

[edit] Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.[17] 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.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cerezo Osaka Japan QF1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4–3 27 Sep
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia QF2 South Korea FC Seoul 3–1 27 Sep
Sepahan Iran QF3 Qatar Al-Sadd 1–0 28 Sep
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea QF4 Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 28 Sep

[edit] Semi-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Winner QF4 SF1 Winner QF3 19 Oct 26 Oct
Winner QF2 SF2 Winner QF1 19 Oct 26 Oct

[edit] Final

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League Final

The final of the 2011 AFC Champions League will be hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.[14] This format is a change from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue.[18]

5 November 2011[19]
TBD
 Winner SF2 v Winner SF1 TBD

[edit] Top scorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0F0 Total
1 South Korea Ha Tae-Gyun South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 1 2 6
2 Senegal Ibrahima Touré Iran Sepahan 1 1 2 1 5
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović South Korea FC Seoul 1 1 2 1 5
Iran Farhad Majidi Iran Esteghlal 1 1 2 1 5
Kuwait Bader Al-Mutwa Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1 2 1 1 5
6 Japan Takashi Inui Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 2 1 4
Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão Japan Cerezo Osaka 2 1 1 4
Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 1 1 4
Brazil Igor Castro Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 2 4
South Korea Yeom Ki-Hun South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 1 1 1 4
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 2 1 4

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Criteria for Participation in AFC Club Competitions for 2011–2012 seasons" (PDF). AFC. http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/regulation/clubcriteria.pdf. 
  2. ^ "12 MAs keen to join ACL". AFC. 2009-11-30. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26192-12-mas-keen-to-join-acl. 
  3. ^ "Singapore seek to pull out of ACL". AFC. 2010-10-04. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/30653-singapore-seek-to-pull-out-of-acl. 
  4. ^ a b c "ACL slots maintained". AFC. 2010-11-21. http://www.the-afc.com/en/football-development/pro-football-project/31468-acl-slots-maintained. 
  5. ^ "Ad-hoc Committee for Professional Clubs". AFC. 2010-07-27. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/29884-afc-ad-hoc-committee-for-professional-clubs. 
  6. ^ "ACL, AFCC 2010 teams". AFC. 2010-11-29. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/news/31593-acl-afcc-2010-teams. 
  7. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 2010-11-23. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/31494-afc-competitions-committee-meeting. 
  8. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2011" (PDF). AFC. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/compcalendar2011.pdf. 
  9. ^ "ACL, AFCC 2011 draws". AFC. 2010-10-11. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/30845-acl-afcc-2011-draws. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  10. ^ "ACL, AFC Cup draws on June 7". AFC. 2011-05-13. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/34881-acl-afc-cup-draws-on-june-7. 
  11. ^ a b "Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws". AFC. 2010-12-06. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/31688-stage-set-for-acl-afc-cup-draws. 
  12. ^ a b c "AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)" (PDF). AFC. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/2011/acl2011_draw_mechanics.pdf. 
  13. ^ "Mouth-watering matches on the ACL agenda". AFC. 2010-12-07. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/31705-mouth-watering-matches-on-the-acl-agenda. 
  14. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/regs/ACL_2011_Competitions_Regulations.pdf. 
  15. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 2010-07-31. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/29922-afc-competitions-committee-decisions. 
  16. ^ "ACL: Juicy encounters in offing". AFC. 2011-05-12. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/34878-acl-juicy-encounters-in-offing. 
  17. ^ "Korea challenge for former champions". AFC. 2011-06-07. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/35200-acl-draw-story. 
  18. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 2010-07-31. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/29922-afc-competitions-committee-decisions. 
  19. ^ "AFC Champions League 2011 Manual" (PDF). AFC. http://images.the-afc.com//Documents/comps/acl/ACL_2011_Manual.pdf. 
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