2007 AFC Cup explained

Tourney Name:AFC Cup
Year:2007
Num Teams:24
Associations:13
Champion Other: Shabab Al-Ordon
Count:1
Second Other: Al-Faisaly
Matches:86
Goals:226
Top Scorer: Mohammed Ghaddar
Odai Al-Saify
(5 goals each)
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason: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.

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
Bahrain (1)Al-Muharraq (2005–06 Bahraini Premier League champions)
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)

Lebanon (2)Al-Ansar (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2006 Lebanese FA Cup winners)Al-Nejmeh (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League runners-up)
Oman (2)Muscat (2005–06 Omani League champions)Dhofar (2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)
Yemen (2)Al-Saqr (2006 Yemeni League champions)Al-Hilal (2005 Yemeni President Cup winners)
Central Asia
Turkmenistan (2)HTTU Aşgabat (2006 Turkmenistan League champions & 2006 Turkmenistan Cup winners)Nebitçi Balkanabat (2006 Turkmenistan League runners-up)
East Asia
Hong Kong (2)Happy Valley (2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League champions)Sun Hei (2006 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)
South Asia
Bangladesh (0)
India (2)Mahindra United (2005–06 Indian National Football League champions)Mohun Bagan AC (2006 Indian Federation Cup winners)
Maldives (2)New Radiant (2006 Dhivehi League champions & 2006 Maldives FA Cup winners)Victory SC (2006 Dhivehi League runners-up)
South East Asia
Malaysia (2)Negeri Sembilan FA (2005–06 Super League Malaysia champions)Pahang FA (2006 Malaysia FA Cup winners)
Singapore (2)Singapore Armed Forces FC (2006 S.League champions)Tampines Rovers FC (2006 Singapore Cup winners)
Thailand (1)Osotsapa FC (2006 Thailand Premier League runners-up)
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

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Final

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Second leg

Statistics

Top goalscorers

PlayerClubGoals
1 Mohammed Ghaddar Nejmeh SC5
Odai Al-Saify Shabab Al-Ordon5
3 Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces FC4
Apipu Suntornpanavej Osotsapa FC4
Ashrin Shariff Singapore Armed Forces FC4
Awad Ragheb Al-Wahdat4
Colly Barnes Ezeh Sun Hei4
Mamedaly Karadanov HTTU Aşgabat4
Lico Sun Hei4
10 Abdulla Al Dakeel Al-Muharraq3
Ashad Ali Victory SC3
Fadi Ghoson Al-Ansar3
Freddy Negeri Sembilan FA3
Gerard Ambassa Guy Happy Valley3
Mahmoud Shelbaieh Al-Wahdat3
Mohd Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers FC3
Victor Sun Hei3
Yusif Yakubu Mahindra United3

See also

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