2007 AFC Cup

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2007 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates6 March – 9 November 2007
Teams24 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored226 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammed Ghaddar
Flag of Jordan.svg Odai Al-Saify
(5 goals each)
2006
2008

The 2007 AFC Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC Cup, playing among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Contents

Qualification

The 13 'developing' nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2006 winners, Al-Faisaly of Jordan qualify automatically, but proceed to the group stage.

Vietnam and Thailand lose ration for Australia in AFC Champions League. Instead of sending two teams by each country to compete for AFC Champions League, the second representative team of Vietnam and Thailand is demoted to play in AFC Cup.

Bangladesh were excluded, after they were relegated to AFC President's Cup along Turkmenistan.

Champions of North Korea and Myanmar did not participate.

West Asia
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (1) Al-Muharraq (2005–06 Bahraini Premier League champions)
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (3) Shabab Al-Ordon (2005–06 Jordan League champions & 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winners)

Al-Faisaly (2006 AFC Cup winners & 2005–06 Jordan League runners-up)

Al-Wahdat (2005–06 Jordan League third place)

Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (2) Al-Ansar (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2006 Lebanese FA Cup winners)

Al-Nejmeh (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League runners-up)

Flag of Oman.svg Oman (2) Muscat (2005–06 Omani League champions)

Dhofar (2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)

Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen (2) Al-Saqr (2006 Yemeni League champions)

Al-Hilal (2005 Yemeni President Cup winners)

Central Asia
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (2) HTTU Aşgabat (2006 Turkmenistan League champions & 2006 Turkmenistan Cup winners)

Nebitçi Balkanabat (2006 Turkmenistan League runners-up)

East Asia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (2) Happy Valley (2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League champions)

Sun Hei (2006 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)

South Asia
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (0)
Flag of India.svg India (2) Mahindra United (2005–06 Indian National Football League champions)

Mohun Bagan AC (2006 Indian Federation Cup winners)

Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (2) New Radiant (2006 Dhivehi League champions & 2006 Maldives FA Cup winners)

Victory SC (2006 Dhivehi League runners-up)

South East Asia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (2) Negeri Sembilan FA (2005–06 Super League Malaysia champions)

Pahang FA (2006 Malaysia FA Cup winners)

Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (2) Singapore Armed Forces FC (2006 S.League champions)

Tampines Rovers FC (2006 Singapore Cup winners)

Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (1) Osotsapa FC (2006 Thailand Premier League runners-up)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (1) Hoa Phat Hanoi (2006 Vietnamese Cup winners)

The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into six groups.

Group stage

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Nejmeh 650185+315
Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon 641183+513
Flag of Oman.svg Muscat 61144624
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Saqr 602451162
Source: [ citation needed ]
Shabab Al-Ordon 2–0 Al-Saqr
Rafat Mohammad Soccerball shade.svg39'
Ahmad Omaier Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
(Report)
Al-Nejmeh 1–0 Muscat
Abbas Ahmed Atwi Soccerball shade.svg18' (Report)
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al Mutlaq



Al-Nejmeh 2–1 Shabab Al-Ordon
Ali Mohamad Soccerball shade.svg51'
Evandro Ramos Soccerball shade.svg86'
(Report) Saher Adi Soccerball shade.svg77'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Flag of Tajikistan.svg Dilovar Orzuev

Al-Saqr 1–1 Shabab Al-Ordon
Mohammed Al-Mang Soccerball shade.svg38' (Report) Waseem Al-Bzour Soccerball shade.svg10'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Junjie

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wahdat 6420168+814
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 6321107+311
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg HTTU Aşgabat 6204101226
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Hilal 602461592
Source: [ citation needed ]





Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 632173+411
Flag of Oman.svg Dhofar 631245110
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ansar 623185+39
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Nebitçi Balkanabat 60242862
Source: [ citation needed ]
Dhofar 0–0 Al-Ansar
(Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 400
Referee: Flag of Bahrain.svg Jasim Karim

Al-Ansar 3–1 Nebitçi Balkanabat
Fadi Ghoson Soccerball shade.svg3'
Salih Sadir Soccerball shade.svg45'
Hamid Basma Soccerball shade.svg71'
(Report) Azat Guljagazov Soccerball shade.svg80'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Flag of Iran.svg Masoud Moradi
Al-Faisaly 2–1 Dhofar
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh Soccerball shade.svg28'
Mohammad Shawish Soccerball shade.svg58'
(Report) Salah Soccerball shade.svg53'

Dhofar 1–0 Nebitçi Balkanabat
Abdelmajid Dine Soccerball shade.svg39' (Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Thailand.svg Satop Tongkhan



Dhofar 1–0 Al-Faisaly
Fahad Soccerball shade.svg11' (Report)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sun Hei 6501156+915
Flag of Malaysia.svg Negeri Sembilan FA 61414517
Flag of Maldives.svg Victory SC 61327926
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoa Phat Hanoi 603371363
Source: [ citation needed ]
Sun Hei 2–0 Victory SC
Inegbenoise Soccerball shade.svg17'
Colly Barnes Ezeh Soccerball shade.svg49'
(Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 369
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Matsumura
Negeri Sembilan FA 0–0 Hoa Phat Hanoi
(Report)
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, Malaysia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Flag of Yemen.svg Mukhtar Al Yarimi


Sun Hei 2–0 Negeri Sembilan FA
Victor Soccerball shade.svg6'Soccerball shade.svg69' (Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Kuwait.svg Atallah Jatli Al-Enezi

Hoa Phat Hanoi 0–2 Victory SC
(Report) Ashad Ali Soccerball shade.svg37'Soccerball shade.svg81'
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tan Hai


Sun Hei 7–4 Hoa Phat Hanoi
Lico Soccerball shade.svg5'Soccerball shade.svg61'Soccerball shade.svg73'
Colly Barnes Ezeh Soccerball shade.svg15'Soccerball shade.svg65'
Chu Siu Kei Soccerball shade.svg25'Soccerball shade.svg41'
(Report) Cao Sy Cuong Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Nguyen Ngoc Tu Soccerball shade.svg33'
Vu Hong Viet Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Nguyen Anh Cuong Soccerball shade.svg75'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: Flag of Thailand.svg Satop Tongkhan

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces FC 6501137+615
Flag of India.svg Mahindra United 640294+512
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Happy Valley 630391129
Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 600641390
Source: [ citation needed ]



Happy Valley 2–1 Mahindra United
Law Chun Bong Soccerball shade.svg21'Soccerball shade.svg23' (Report) Yusif Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg68'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 100
Referee: Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosdi Shaharul


Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers FC 6411105+513
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan AC 632153+211
Flag of Thailand.svg Osotsapa FC 6312123+910
Flag of Malaysia.svg Pahang FA 6006218160
Source: [ citation needed ]
Mohun Bagan AC 0–0 Tampines Rovers FC
(Report)
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Flag of Vietnam.svg Vo Minh Tri



Mohun Bagan AC 1–0 Osotsapa FC
José Ramírez Barreto Soccerball shade.svg43' (Report)
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Jong-Chul
Tampines Rovers FC 2–0 Pahang FA
Ridhuan Muhammad Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mirko Grabovac Soccerball shade.svg70'
(Report)
Tampines Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: Flag of Yemen.svg Mukhtar Al Yarimi


Best runners-up

Two best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and one from groups D, E and F, qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A, B, C (West & Central Asia Zone)

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon 641183+513
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 6321107+311
Flag of Oman.svg Dhofar 631245110
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D, E, F (East, South & South East Asia Zone)

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of India.svg Mahindra United 640294+512
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan AC 632153+211
Flag of Malaysia.svg Negeri Sembilan FA 61414517
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mahindra United Flag of India.svg 4–5 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Nejmeh 1–23–3
Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg 3–7 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 1–22–5
Sun Hei Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1–4 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wahdat 0–11–3
Shabab Al-Ordon Flag of Jordan.svg 5–3 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces FC 5–00–3

First leg

Mahindra United 1–2 Al-Nejmeh
Rafi Soccerball shade.svg47' (Report) [ permanent dead link ] M. Ghaddar Soccerball shade.svg55'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 1,500


Sun Hei 0–1 Al-Wahdat
(Report) [ permanent dead link ] Ahmed Abdul-Haleem Soccerball shade.svg83'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,200

Second leg

Al-Nejmeh 3–3 Mahindra United
M. Ghaddar Soccerball shade.svg12'
A. Milas Soccerball shade.svg24'
Milan Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (pen.)
(Report) [ permanent dead link ] Minga Soccerball shade.svg33'
Harpreet Soccerball shade.svg64'
Pomeyie Soccerball shade.svg78'
Attendance: 2,000


Al-Wahdat 3–1 Sun Hei
Mahmoud Shelbaieh Soccerball shade.svg58'
Amer Deeb Soccerball shade.svg71'Soccerball shade.svg78'
(Report) [ permanent dead link ] Giovane Soccerball shade.svg87'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Mansour

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Faisaly Flag of Jordan.svg 3–2 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wahdat 1–12–1
Shabab Al-Ordon Flag of Jordan.svg 1–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Nejmeh 1–00–0

First leg


Second leg


Al-Nejmeh 0–0 Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report) [ permanent dead link ]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Torky

Final

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shabab Al-Ordon Flag of Jordan.svg 2–1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 1–01–1

First leg

Second leg

2007 AFC Cup Winners
Flag of Jordan.svg
Shabab Al-Ordon
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

#PlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammed Ghaddar Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh SC 5
Flag of Jordan.svg Odai Al-Saify Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon 5
3 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksandar Duric Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces FC 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Apipu Suntornpanavej Flag of Thailand.svg Osotsapa FC 4
Flag of Singapore.svg Ashrin Shariff Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces FC 4
Flag of Jordan.svg Awad Ragheb Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wahdat 4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Colly Barnes Ezeh Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sun Hei 4
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Mamedaly Karadanov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg HTTU Aşgabat 4
Flag of Brazil.svg Lico Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sun Hei 4
10 Flag of Bahrain.svg Abdulla Al Dakeel Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 3
Flag of Maldives.svg Ashad Ali Flag of Maldives.svg Victory SC 3
Flag of Lebanon.svg Fadi Ghoson Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ansar 3
Flag of Angola.svg Freddy Flag of Malaysia.svg Negeri Sembilan FA 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gerard Ambassa Guy Flag of Hong Kong.svg Happy Valley 3
Flag of Jordan.svg Mahmoud Shelbaieh Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wahdat 3
Flag of Singapore.svg Mohd Noh Alam Shah Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers FC 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sun Hei 3
Flag of Ghana.svg Yusif Yakubu Flag of India.svg Mahindra United 3

See also

Footnotes

  1. The match between Victory SC and Xiangxue Sun Hei was postponed to 9 May after the assistant referees from Indonesia were unable to arrive in the Maldives as their flight was delayed. [1] [2]

References

  1. "AFC Cup: Victory, Sun Hei match postponed Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on 8 May 2007.
  2. "Victory, Sun Hei match postponed Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine ", The Official Website of Victory SC Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine , 8 May 2007. Retrieved on 10 May 2007.