|    Kaohsiung National Stadium in Kaohsiung hosted the final  | |
| 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 |   | 
| Runners-up |   | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 | 
| Goals scored | 90 (3.6 per match) | 
| Attendance | 58,208 (2,328 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |   (6 goals)  | 
| Best player(s) |   | 
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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]
| 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 | 
|   |   |   | 
Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards. [5]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Abahani Limited | 2009–10 Bangladesh League champions | 4th | 2010 | 
|   | Yeedzin | 2010 A-Division champions | 2nd | 2009 | 
|   | Phnom Penh Crown | 2010 Cambodian League champions | 3rd | 2009 | 
|   | Taipower FC | 2010 Intercity Football League champions | 4th | 2009 | 
|   | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st | none | 
|   | Yadanarbon | 2010 Myanmar National League champions | 2nd | 2010 | 
|   | Nepal Police Club | 2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions | 4th | 2009 | 
|   | WAPDA | 2010 Pakistan Premier League champions | 4th | 2009 | 
|   | Jabal Al Mukaber | 2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none | 
|   | Don Bosco | 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 1st | none | 
|   | Istiqlol | 2010 Tajik League champions | 1st | none | 
|   | FC Balkan | 2010 Turkmenistan League champions | 1st | none | 
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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to Final stage | 
| 2 |   | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |   | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |   | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 
|  Neftchi Kochkor-Ata   | 2–0 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Adzhiniiazov  Pavlov  | Report | 
|  Phnom Penh Crown   | 3–0 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Njoku  Sokumpheak Chaya  | Report | 
|  Don Bosco   | 0–2 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Pavlov  Baldinov  | 
|  Abahani Limited   | 0–1 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Chaya  | 
|  Abahani Limited   | 4–1 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Rony  Ibrahim  | Report |  Arachchilage  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Advanced to Final stage | 
| 2 |   | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |   | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 |   | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | 
|  Istiqlol   | 2–0 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Fatkhuloev  Rabimov  | Report | 
|  Yeedzin   | 0–8 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Fatkhuloev  Vasiev Tokhirov Saburov  | 
|  Jabal Al Mukaber   | 3–4 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Maraaba  A. Aliwisat Al Amour  | Report |  Hussein Hasan  Yan Paing Pai Soe  | 
|  Jabal Al Mukaber   | 7–0 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  A. Aliwisat  Halman S. Aliwisat Al Amour Khatib Wadi  | Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to Final stage | 
| 2 |   | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |   | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |   | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
|  Nepal Police Club   | 0–2 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Mehmood  Pathan  | 
|  Taipower FC   | 1–1 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Ho Ming-tsan  | Report |  Alikperow  | 
|  WAPDA   | 0–3 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Pan Kuao-kai  Chen Yi-wei Ho Ming-tsan  | 
|  Balkan   | 2–0 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Kuçerenkow  Diwanow  | Report | 
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. [8] 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 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [9] 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 (extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary). [10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to Final | 
| 2 |   | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 |   | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 
|  Istiqlol   | 0–2 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Chen Po-liang  Chiang Shih-lu  | 
|  Taiwan Power Company   | 4–3 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Ho Ming-tsan  Kuo Yin-hung Chen Po-liang  | Report |  Gurbani  Garahanow  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to Final | 
| 2 |   | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 |   | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 
|  Phnom Penh Crown   | 2–1 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Njoku  Chaya  | Report |  Alimov  | 
|  Yadanarbon   | 0–4 |   | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Njoku  Sokumpheak Sopanha  | 
|  Neftchi Kochkor-Ata   | 8–2 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Pavlov  Djamshidov Dzhumataev Dzhalilov  | Report |  Pai Soe  Rakhmanjonov  | 
|  Phnom Penh Crown   | 2–3 |   | 
|---|---|---|
|  Njoku  Sovannrithy  | Report |  Ho Ming-tsan  Chen Po-liang  | 
Phnom Penh Crown  | Taiwan Power Company  | 
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Assistant referees:  | 
| 2011 AFC President's Cup | 
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|   Taiwan Power Company 1st title  | 
The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup: [11]
| Rank | Player | Club | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | FG1 | FG2 | F | Total | 
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| 1 |   |   | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 |   |   | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
|   |   | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
|   |   | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
|   |   | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
|   |   | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |