2011 AFC President's Cup


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 for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
Teams from 12 member associations competed. 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. 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.
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.

Qualifying teams

Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
BangladeshAbahani Limited2009–10 Bangladesh League champions4th2010
BhutanYeedzin2010 A-Division champions2nd2009
CambodiaPhnom Penh Crown2010 Cambodian League champions3rd2009
Chinese TaipeiTaipower FC2010 Intercity Football League champions4th2009
KyrgyzstanNeftchi Kochkor-Ata2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions1stnone
MyanmarYadanarbon2010 Myanmar National League champions2nd2010
NepalNepal Police Club2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions4th2009
PakistanWAPDA2010 Pakistan Premier League champions4th2009
PalestineJabal Al Mukaber2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone
Sri LankaDon Bosco2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions1stnone
TajikistanIstiqlol2010 Tajik League champions1stnone
TurkmenistanBalkan2010 Turkmenistan League champions1stnone

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 March 2011, 15:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. 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:
  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;
  8. Drawing of lots.

    Group A


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Group B


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Group C


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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. 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, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. 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.

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Group B


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Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup:
RankPlayerClubTotal
1 Ho Ming-tsan Taiwan Power Company11226
2 Yan Paing Yadanarbon2215
2 Pai Soe Yadanarbon3115
2 Farkhod Tokhirov Istiqlol415
2 Pavel Pavlov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata1135
2 Kingsley Njoku Phnom Penh Crown11215