2011 AFC Cup#Group stage

• 2 teams qualified from each of the following associations:
• {{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong
• {{flagicon|IRQ}} Iraq
• {{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan
• {{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait
• {{flagicon|LIB}} Lebanon
• {{flagicon|MDV}} Maldives
• {{flagicon|OMA}} Oman
• {{flagicon|SYR}} Syria
• {{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam
• {{flagicon|YEM}} Yemen
• 1 team qualified from each of the following associations:
• {{flagicon|BHR}} Bahrain (withdrew and replaced by a team from {{flagicon|UZB}} Uzbekistan)
• {{flagicon|IND}} India
• {{Flagicon|THA}} Thailand
• 4 invited teams, from the following associations:
• {{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia
• {{flagicon|IRQ}} Iraq
• {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore
• {{flagicon|UZB}} Uzbekistan
• 5 losers from the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs (including any of the 2010 AFC Cup finalists which fail to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League, and thus directly enter the 2011 AFC Cup)

The following is the list of participants confirmed by the AFC.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/news/31593-acl-afcc-2010-teams|publisher=AFC|title=ACL, AFCC 2010 teams|date=29 November 2010}} There were 28 direct entries while 4 teams joined as losers of the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

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¹ Invited to play in the competition.

² Al-Qadsia failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League, and so directly enter the 2011 AFC Cup.

³ Replaced Al-Ahli (2009–10 Bahrain First Division League champions).

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/compcalendar2011.pdf |publisher=AFC |title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2011 |format=PDF |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705033656/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/compcalendar2011.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2010 }}

{{Main|2011 AFC Cup group stage}}

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/31688-stage-set-for-acl-afc-cup-draws|publisher=AFC|title=Stage set for ACL, AFC Cup draws|date=6 December 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/31697-afc-cup-tough-encounters-in-the-offing|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Cup: Tough encounters in the offing|date=7 December 2010}} Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/2011/afccup2011_draw_mechanics.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Cup 2011 Draw Mechanism for Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)|format=PDF|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214051308/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/2011/afccup2011_draw_mechanics.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2010|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}} The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/regs/AFCCup_2011_Competitions_Regulations.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations|format=PDF|access-date=7 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214074403/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/comps/regs/AFCCup_2011_Competitions_Regulations.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2010|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}

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{{Main|2011 AFC Cup knockout stage}}

Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/34877-afc-cup-r16-match-ups|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Cup R16 match-ups|date=12 May 2011}} Each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).

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{{OneLegResult|Nasaf Qarshi|UZB|2–1|Al-Faisaly|JOR}}

{{OneLegResult|Duhok|IRQ|1–0|Dempo|IND}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Qadsia|KUW|2–2 (aet)
(2–3 p)|Al-Kuwait|KUW}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Wehdat|JOR|2–1|Shurtan Guzar|UZB}}

{{OneLegResult|Arbil|IRQ|1–0 (aet)|Tampines Rovers|SIN}}

{{OneLegResult|Muangthong United|THA|4–0|Al-Ahed|LIB}}

{{OneLegResult|Song Lam Nghe An|VIE|1–3|Persipura Jayapura|IDN}}

{{OneLegResult|Chonburi|THA|3–0|Sriwijaya|IDN}}

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The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/35199-treat-awaits-fans-in-afc-cup|publisher=AFC|title=Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup|date=7 June 2011}} 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.

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{{TwoLegResult|Persipura Jayapura|IDN|1–3|Arbil|IRQ|1–2|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Chonburi|THA|1–1 (3–4 p)|Nasaf Qarshi|UZB|0–1|1–0 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Kuwait|KUW|1–0|Muangthong United|THA|1–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Wehdat|JOR|8–1|Duhok|IRQ|5–1|3–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Nasaf Qarshi|UZB|2–1|Al-Wehdat|JOR|1–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Arbil|IRQ|3–5|Al-Kuwait|KUW|0–2|3–3}}

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{{Main|2011 AFC Cup Final}}

The final of the 2011 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.

{{football box

|id = Nasaf Qarshi v Al-Kuwait

|date = 29 October 2011

|time = 19:00 UTC+05:00

|team1 = Nasaf Qarshi {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=4116 Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait

|goals1 = Shomurodov {{goal|62}}
Perepļotkins {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Kabi {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi

|attendance = 15,753

|referee = Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

}}

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Cup:{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/36931-afc-cup-awards |title=Team success key for MVP Gevorkyan |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=29 October 2011 |access-date=29 October 2011 }}

• Most Valuable Player Award: {{flagicon|TKM}} Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf Qarshi)
• Top Scorer: {{flagicon|MNE}} Ivan Bošković (Nasaf Qarshi)
• Fair Play Award: {{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi

• 2011 AFC Champions League
• 2011 AFC President's Cup

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090814133440/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup AFC Cup Official Page] {{in lang|en}}

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