2011 AFC President's Cup

2011 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Taiwan
Dates	20 April – 25 May (group stage) ; 19–25 September (final stage)
Teams	6 (final stage) ; 12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Taipower FC (1st title)
Runners-up	Phnom Penh Crown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	90 (3.6 per match)
Attendance	58,208 (2,328 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ho Ming-tsan ; (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Chen Po-liang
	← 2010 2012 →

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

Group stage

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]

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;
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.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	3	3	0	5	0	+5	9	Advanced to Final stage
2	Phnom Penh Crown	3	2	1	4	1	+3	6	Advanced to Final stage
3	Abahani Limited	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	Don Bosco	3	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All matches were held in Cambodia.
All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+07:00

21 May 2011

13:30

Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	2–0	Abahani Limited
Adzhiniiazov 10' Pavlov 33'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

21 May 2011