2007 AFC Cup

2007 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates6 March – 9 November 2007
Teams24 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsShabab Al-Ordon (1st title)
Runners-upAl-Faisaly
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored226 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mohammed Ghaddar
Odai Al-Saify
(5 goals each)
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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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Nejmeh 6 5 0 1 8 5 +3 15
Shabab Al-Ordon 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
Muscat 6 1 1 4 4 6 −2 4
Al-Saqr 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Shabab Al-Ordon2–0Al-Saqr
Rafat Mohammad 39'
Ahmad Omaier 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 300
Al-Nejmeh1–0Muscat
Abbas Ahmed Atwi 18' (Report)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq
Al-Saqr1–2Al-Nejmeh
Ali Al-Omqi 61' (Report) Khaled Hamieh 45+1'
Ali Nasseredine 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Muscat0–1Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report) Saher Adi 50'
Attendance: 109
Al-Saqr2–2Muscat
Faed Saeed 6'
Fahman Mousa 54'		 (Report) Azzan Al-Maawali 4'
Ibrahim Al-Fazari 69'
Attendance: 6,000
Shabab Al-Ordon2–0Al-Nejmeh
Essam Abu Touk 18'
Odai Al-Saify 19'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Nejmeh2–1Shabab Al-Ordon
Ali Mohamad 51'
Evandro Ramos 86'		 (Report) Saher Adi 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Muscat2–0Al-Saqr
Al-Lawati 18'
Al-Maawali 89'		 (Report)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rustam Saidov
Al-Saqr1–1Shabab Al-Ordon
Mohammed Al-Mang 38' (Report) Waseem Al-Bzour 10'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Huang Junjie
Muscat0–1Al-Nejmeh
(Report) Mohammed Ghaddar 74'
Attendance: 150
Shabab Al-Ordon1–0Muscat
Odai Al-Saify 73' (Report)
Attendance: 100
Al-Nejmeh2–1Al-Saqr
Abbas Ahmed Atwi 13'
Mohammed Ghaddar 76'		 (Report) Fadhl Al-Aroomi 87'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Wahdat 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14
Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
HTTU Aşgabat 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6
Al-Hilal 6 0 2 4 6 15 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Hilal3–3Al-Wahdat
Rashad Al-Dhaheri 55' 69'
Al-Shehri 90+1'		 (Report) Issa Al-Sabah 39'
Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 49'
Mahmoud Shelbaieh 78'
Attendance: 4,500
Al-Muharraq3–1HTTU Aşgabat
Leandson Dias da Silva 20'
Abdulla Omar 45+1'
Mohamed Jaafar Alzain 57'		 (Report) Hojaahmet Arazow 13'
Attendance: 1,000
HTTU Aşgabat3–1Al-Hilal
Berdi Şamyradow 44'
Mamedaly Karadanov 63' 82'		 (Report) Al-Shehri 11'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rustam Saidov
Al-Wahdat1–1Al-Muharraq
Awad Ragheb 66' (Report) Abdullah Al-Dakeel 45'
Attendance: 6,000
HTTU Aşgabat1–2Al-Wahdat
Mämmedaly Garadanow 76' (Report) Hassan Abdel Fattah 30'
Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Muharraq2–1Al-Hilal
Mahmood Abdulrahman 5' 66' (Report) Anas Salem 31'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Hilal1–1Al-Muharraq
Nasser Ghazi 52' (Report) Leandson Dias da Silva 23'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
Al-Wahdat4–2HTTU Aşgabat
Awad Ragheb 29'
Hassan Abdel Fattah 54' 68'
Mahmoud Shelbaieh 71'		 (Report) Berdi Şamyradow 23' 40'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Wahdat4–0Al-Hilal
Basem Fat'hi 17'
Abdullah Deeb 67'
Awad Ragheb 73'
Ra'fat Ali 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
HTTU Aşgabat1–2Al-Muharraq
Hojaahmet Arazow 9' (Report) Abdulla Al Dakeel 36'
Mohamad Jaafar Alzain 66'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang
Al-Muharraq1–2Al-Wahdat
Abdullah Al-Dakeel 79' (Report) Mahmoud Shelbaieh 51'
Awad Ragheb 72'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Hilal0–2HTTU Aşgabat
(Report) Mämmedaly Garadanow 3'
Döwlet Baýramow 58'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ali Saleem

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Faisaly 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
Dhofar 6 3 1 2 4 5 −1 10
Al-Ansar 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
Nebitçi Balkanabat 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Dhofar0–0Al-Ansar
(Report)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jasim Karim
Nebitçi Balkanabat0–0Al-Faisaly
(Report)
Attendance: 100
Al-Ansar3–1Nebitçi Balkanabat
Fadi Ghoson 3'
Salih Sadir 45'
Hamid Basma 71'		 (Report) Azat Guljagazov 80'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Masoud Moradi
Al-Faisaly2–1Dhofar
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 28'
Mohammad Shawish 58'		 (Report) Salah 53'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Ansar0–2Al-Faisaly
(Report) Mo'ayyad Salim 14'
Anas Hijah 66'
Attendance: 3,500
Dhofar1–0Nebitçi Balkanabat
Abdelmajid Dine 39' (Report)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Satop Tongkhan
Nebitçi Balkanabat0–1Dhofar
(Report) Hani Bait Al Noobi 81'
Attendance: 200
Al-Faisaly1–1Al-Ansar
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 90' (Report) Fadi Ghoson 36'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Ansar3–0Dhofar
Malek Hassoun 10'
Fadi Ghoson 44'
Nasrat Al Jamal 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,100
Al-Faisaly2–0Nebitçi Balkanabat
Haitham Al-Shboul 48'
Anas Hijah 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 300
Nebitçi Balkanabat1–1Al-Ansar
Perman Begjanov 82' (Report) Ahmed Abbas 50'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rustam Saidov
Dhofar1–0Al-Faisaly
Fahad 11' (Report)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Muhsen Basma

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sun Hei 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15
Negeri Sembilan FA 6 1 4 1 4 5 −1 7
Victory SC 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
Hoa Phat Hanoi 6 0 3 3 7 13 −6 3
Source: [citation needed]
Sun Hei2–0Victory SC
Inegbenoise 17'
Colly Barnes Ezeh 49'		 (Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 369
Negeri Sembilan FA0–0Hoa Phat Hanoi
(Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Victory SC2–2Negeri Sembilan FA
Ashad Ali 7'
Izzath Abdul Baree 22'		 (Report) Freddy 17' 90+4'
Attendance: 8,000
Hoa Phat Hanoi1–2Sun Hei
Trinh Xuan Thanh 58' (Report) João Miguel 24'
Lo Chi Kwan 60'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cho Win
Victory SC2–2Hoa Phat Hanoi
Ibrahin Shiyam 73'
Pham Hai Nam 90' (o.g.)		 (Report) Juselio da Silva 14'
Willians Santos 77'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef
Sun Hei2–0Negeri Sembilan FA
Victor 6' 69' (Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 200
Negeri Sembilan FA1–0Sun Hei
Freddy 88' (Report)
Attendance: 1,100
Hoa Phat Hanoi0–2Victory SC
(Report) Ashad Ali 37' 81'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai
Hoa Phat Hanoi0–0Negeri Sembilan FA
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Victory SC0–2Sun Hei
(Report) Colly Barnes Ezeh 14'
Lico 33'
Attendance: 4,000
Negeri Sembilan FA1–1Victory SC
Shahrizam Mohd 45' (Report) Mohamed Shaffaz 22'
Attendance: 600
Sun Hei7–4Hoa Phat Hanoi
Lico 5' 61' 73'
Colly Barnes Ezeh 15' 65'
Chu Siu Kei 25' 41'		 (Report) Cao Sy Cuong 10' (pen.)
Nguyen Ngoc Tu 33'
Vu Hong Viet 54' (pen.)
Nguyen Anh Cuong 75'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: Satop Tongkhan

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Armed Forces FC 6 5 0 1 13 7 +6 15
Mahindra United 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12
Happy Valley 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9
New Radiant 6 0 0 6 4 13 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Singapore Armed Forces FC0–2Mahindra United
(Report) Yusif Yakubu 36' (pen.)
Andrews Pomeyie 83'
Attendance: 2,288
New Radiant0–2Happy Valley
(Report) Gerard Ambassa Guy 12'
Poon Yiu Cheuk 81'
Attendance: 7,000
Mahindra United1–0New Radiant
Yusif Yakubu 90+4' (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Happy Valley1–4Singapore Armed Forces FC
Lee Sze Ming 22' (Report) Therdsak Chaiman 7'
Noor Ali 61'
Aleksandar Duric 79' 89'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 391
Mahindra United3–1Happy Valley
Shanmugam Venkatesh 40'
Andrews Pomeyie 73' 77'		 (Report) Gerard Ambassa Guy 54'
Attendance: 2,000
Singapore Armed Forces FC3–1New Radiant
Aleksandar Duric 10'
Ashrin Shariff 68' 84'		 (Report) Idris Kasirye 72'
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin
New Radiant2–3Singapore Armed Forces FC
Ilyas Ibrahim 9'
Ali Ashfaq 71'		 (Report) Mustaqim Manzur 33'
Kenji Arai 38'
Aleksandar Duric 65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Cho Win
Happy Valley2–1Mahindra United
Law Chun Bong 21' 23' (Report) Yusif Yakubu 68'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 100
Mahindra United0–1Singapore Armed Forces FC
(Report) Therdsak Chaiman 7'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Salem Mujghef
Happy Valley2–1New Radiant
Vandré Monteiro 19'
Gerard Ambassa Guy 63'		 (Report) Assad Abdul Gani 87' (pen.)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 400
Singapore Armed Forces FC2–1Happy Valley
Ashrin Shariff 62' 81' (Report) Vandré Monteiro 2'
Attendance: 2,326
Referee: Mark Shield
New Radiant0–2Mahindra United
(Report) Mohamad Rafi Madambillath 16'
Steven Dias 63'
Attendance: 2,500

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tampines Rovers FC 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
Mohun Bagan AC 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
Osotsapa FC 6 3 1 2 12 3 +9 10
Pahang FA 6 0 0 6 2 18 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
Osotsapa FC4–0Pahang FA
Kittisak Jaihan 15'
Wuttichai Khookaew 54'
Kritsada Kemden 70'
Jetsada Puanakunmee 78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohsen Torky
Mohun Bagan AC0–0Tampines Rovers FC
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri
Pahang FA1–2Mohun Bagan AC
Tarik El Janaby 61' (Report) Lalawmpuia Pachuau 30'
Baichung Bhutia 74'
Attendance: 1,000
Tampines Rovers FC2–1Osotsapa FC
Peres de Oliveira 25'
Mohd Noh Alam Shah 79'		 (Report) Worawut Wangsawat 76'
Attendance: 2,668
Pahang FA1–4Tampines Rovers FC
Mod Kamal Rodiarjat 80' (Report) Rafi Ali 2'
Ridhuan Muhammad 45+1'
Aliff Shafaein 65'
Sutee Suksomkit 78'
Attendance: 100
Osotsapa FC0–0Mohun Bagan AC
(Report)
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang
Mohun Bagan AC1–0Osotsapa FC
José Ramírez Barreto 43' (Report)
Attendance: 18,000
Tampines Rovers FC2–0Pahang FA
Ridhuan Muhammad 32'
Mirko Grabovac 70'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Pahang FA0–4Osotsapa FC
(Report) Sumanya Purisai 29'
Kittisak Jaihan 38' (pen.) 51'
Apipoo Suntornpanavej 77'
Attendance: 100
Tampines Rovers FC2–0Mohun Bagan AC
Mohd Noh Alam Shah 34' 66' (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Osotsapa FC3–0Tampines Rovers FC
Apipoo Suntornpanavej 64' 82' 90+2' (Report)
Attendance: 200
Mohun Bagan AC2–0Pahang FA
Lal Kamal Bhowmick 12'
Lalawmpuia Pachuau 69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000

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)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Shabab Al-Ordon 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
Dhofar 6 3 1 2 4 5 −1 10
Source: [citation needed]

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mahindra United 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12
Mohun Bagan AC 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
Negeri Sembilan FA 6 1 4 1 4 5 −1 7
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mahindra United 4–5 Al-Nejmeh 1–2 3–3
Tampines Rovers 3–7 Al-Faisaly 1–2 2–5
Sun Hei 1–4 Al-Wahdat 0–1 1–3
Shabab Al-Ordon 5–3 Singapore Armed Forces FC 5–0 0–3

First leg

Mahindra United1–2Al-Nejmeh
Rafi 47' (Report)[permanent dead link‍] M. Ghaddar 55' 85'
Attendance: 1,500
Tampines Rovers1–2Al-Faisaly
Sead 41' (pen.) (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 45+2'
Siraj Al-Tall 74'
Attendance: 2,654
Sun Hei0–1Al-Wahdat
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 83'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,200
Shabab Al-Ordon5–0Singapore Armed Forces FC
Bassam Al-Khatib 19'
Essam Abu Touk 52' (pen.)
Odai Al-Saify 60'
Mustafa Shehdeh 83'
Shadi Abu Hash'hash 86'		 (Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 1,000

Second leg

Al-Nejmeh3–3Mahindra United
M. Ghaddar 12'
A. Milas 24'
Milan 90+4' (pen.)		 (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Minga 33'
Harpreet 64'
Pomeyie 78'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Faisaly5–2Tampines Rovers
Haitham Al-Shboul 35'
Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 42'
Siraj Al-Tall 44' 66'
Qusai Abu Alieh 69'		 (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Sutee Suksomkit 1'
Peres 14'
Attendance: 3,000
Al-Wahdat3–1Sun Hei
Mahmoud Shelbaieh 58'
Amer Deeb 71' 78'		 (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Giovane 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Singapore Armed Forces FC3–0Shabab Al-Ordon
Mustaqim 35'
Noor Ali 54'
Jamil Ali 75'		 (Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly 3–2 Al-Wahdat 1–1 2–1
Shabab Al-Ordon 1–0 Al-Nejmeh 1–0 0–0

First leg

Shabab Al-Ordon1–0Al-Nejmeh
Odai Al-Saify 8' (Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sun Baojie
Al-Faisaly1–1Al-Wahdat
Siraj Al-Tall 43' (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Mahmoud Shelbaieh 71'
Attendance: 15,000

Second leg

Al-Wahdat1–2Al-Faisaly
Ra'fat Ali 71' (pen.) (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 32'
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh 60'
Attendance: 17,000
Al-Nejmeh0–0Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report)[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shabab Al-Ordon 2–1 Al-Faisaly 1–0 1–1

First leg

Al-Faisaly0–1Shabab Al-Ordon
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] Odai Al-Saify 52'
Attendance: 5,500

Second leg

Shabab Al-Ordon1–1Al-Faisaly
Mustafa Shehdeh 44' (Report)[permanent dead link‍] Haitham Al-Shboul 13'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Lee Gi-Young
2007 AFC Cup Winners

Shabab Al-Ordon
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

# Player Club Goals
1 Mohammed Ghaddar Nejmeh SC 5
Odai Al-Saify Shabab Al-Ordon 5
3 Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces FC 4
Apipu Suntornpanavej Osotsapa FC 4
Ashrin Shariff Singapore Armed Forces FC 4
Awad Ragheb Al-Wahdat 4
Colly Barnes Ezeh Sun Hei 4
Mamedaly Karadanov HTTU Aşgabat 4
Lico Sun Hei 4
10 Abdulla Al Dakeel Al-Muharraq 3
Ashad Ali Victory SC 3
Fadi Ghoson Al-Ansar 3
Freddy Negeri Sembilan FA 3
Gerard Ambassa Guy Happy Valley 3
Mahmoud Shelbaieh Al-Wahdat 3
Mohd Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers FC 3
Victor Sun Hei 3
Yusif Yakubu 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.

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.