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2011 AFC Champions League
File:Al Sadd team, AFC Champions League 2011 3.jpg
Al-Sadd players celebrate after winning the final
Tournament details
Dates12 February – 5 November 2011
Teams36 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Sadd (2nd title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored323 (2.76 per match)
Attendance1,264,547 (10,808 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Dong-gook
(9 goals)
Best playerSouth Korea Lee Dong-gook
← 2010
2012 →

The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winners, Al-Sadd qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

Allocation of entries per association

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The AFC approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[1] The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010.[2]

On 30 November 2009, the AFC announced 12 more MA's that were keen to join the ACL, in addition to ten participating national associations. Singapore later withdrew. The full list of candidate associations were as follows:

East Asia
West Asia

Note: Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and India have clubs taking part in play-offs to qualify for the group stages of ACL in 2010.

Entrants per association

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The allocation for entry to the 2011 ACL stayed the same as the previous two seasons with the exception of Vietnam who were disqualified and their previous playoff slot was awarded to Qatar.[4]

The finalists of the 2010 AFC Cup also participated in the play-off, provided that they meet the Champions League criteria.

Teams

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The following is the list of direct entrants for the group stage confirmed by the AFC.[6]

* Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League

The following is the list of participants for the playoff stage confirmed by the AFC.[7] The committee further proposed that one team be shifted by the means of a draw from the West to the East for sake of balance.

Schedule

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Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.[8]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying play-offs Semi-finals 7 December 2010 12–13 February 2011
Finals 19 February 2011
Group stage Matchday 1 1–2 March 2011
Matchday 2 15–16 March 2011
Matchday 3 5–6 April 2011
Matchday 4 19–20 April 2011
Matchday 5 3–4 May 2011
Matchday 6 10–11 May 2011
Knockout phase Round of 16 24–25 May 2011
Quarter-finals 7 June 2011 14 September 2011 27–28 September 2011
Semi-finals 19 October 2011 26 October 2011
Final 4 or 5 November 2011

Qualifying play-off

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Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[9] In order to create balance another draw was held, moving one of the teams (Al-Ain) from the West into the East side of the play-offs.[10]

The two winners from the qualifying play-off (one from West Asia and one from East Asia) advanced to the group stage. All losers from the qualifying play-off entered the 2011 AFC Cup group stage.[11]

West Asia

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final
Al-Sadd Qatar 5–1 Syria Al-Ittihad
Final
Al-Sadd Qatar 2–0 India Dempo

East Asia

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final
Sriwijaya Indonesia 2–2
(aet)(7–6p) 		Thailand Muangthong United
Final
Sriwijaya Indonesia 0–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain

Group stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[9][12] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[10] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[11]

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEP HIL GHA JAZ
1 Iran Sepahan 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–0 5–1
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13[a] 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 1–0 0–1 — 5–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 1 5 7 20 −13 1 1–4 2–3 0–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records: Sepahan (4 pts), Al-Hilal (1 pt).

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAD NAS EST PAK
1 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–2 2–1
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8[a] 1–1 — 2–1 4–0
3 Iran Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8[a] 1–1 2–1 — 4–2
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 1–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Al-Nassr and Esteghlal are also tied on their head-to-head records (3 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITT BUN WAH PER
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 0–0 3–1
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–1 — 3–2 0–0
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 Iran Persepolis 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 3–2 1–3 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB SHA EMI RAY
1 Iran Zob Ahan 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 2–1 1–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–0 — 4–1 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Emirates 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–0
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 1–3 1–1 2–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAM TIA JEJ MEL
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 3–1 5–1
2 China Tianjin Teda 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10[a] 2–1 — 3–0 1–1
3 South Korea Jeju United 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 2–1 0–1 — 1–1
4 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6 1–1 2–1 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Gamba Osaka and Tianjin Teda are ranked by their head-to-head records: Gamba Osaka (3 pts, +1 GD), Tianjin Teda (3 pts, –1 GD).

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO NAG AIN HAN
1 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–2 3–0 3–0
2 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 1–1 — 4–0 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7 0–1 3–1 — 1–0
4 China Hangzhou Greentown 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 1–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: Stats.The-AFC.com

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO CER SHL ARE
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 14 2 +12 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 6–0
2 Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 1–0 — 4–0 2–1
3 China Shandong Luneng 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 1–2 2–0 — 5–0
4 Indonesia Arema 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1 0–4 0–4 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUW KSH SYD SHS
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 4–0
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12[a] 1–1 — 2–1 2–0
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 0–0 0–3 — 1–1
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2 0–3 0–0 2–3 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

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{{#lst:2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Bracket}}

Round of 16

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Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below.[13] Each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[10] {{#lst:2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Round of 16}}

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.[14] 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. {{#lst:2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Quarter-finals}}

Semi-finals

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{{#lst:2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

Final

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Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League Final

The final of the 2011 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw.[11] This format was a change from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue.[15]

{{#lst:2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Final}}

Awards

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The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC Champions League:[16]

Top scorers

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Note: Goals scored in qualifying round not counted.

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F Total
1 South Korea Lee Dong-Gook South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 2 4 9
2 Brazil Eninho South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 1 2 1 7
3 South Korea Ha Tae-Gyun South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 1 2 6
4 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1 2 1 1 5
Iran Farhad Majidi Iran Esteghlal 1 1 2 1 5
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović South Korea FC Seoul 1 1 2 1 5
Senegal Ibrahima Touré Iran Sepahan 1 1 2 1 5
8 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 2 1 4
Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 1 1 4
Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 1 2 4
Japan Takashi Inui Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 2 1 4
Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão Japan Cerezo Osaka 2 1 1 4
South Korea Yeom Ki-Hun South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 1 1 1 4
Brazil Igor Castro Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 2 4
Iran Mohammad Ghazi Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 1 1 4

See also

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