The 2007 AFC Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Shabab Al-Ordon defeated two-time defending champions Al-Faisaly 2–1 on aggregate to claim their first AFC Cup title, and a third consecutive victory by a Jordanian team.
The competition was dominated by Jordanian teams, with three of the four semi-finalists coming from that nation: Shabab Al-Ordon, Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat.
Qualification The AFC invited the thirteen 'developing' nations to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the competition. As this was the first season in which clubs from Australia participated in Asian club competitions and were awarded two qualification places in the AFC Champions League, the following changes were made:
The second ranked team from Thailand (Osotsapa) and Vietnam (Hoa Phat Hanoi) were reassigned from the AFC Champions League to the AFC Cup. Bangladesh were excluded from the competition, as its clubs would now participate in the AFC President's Cup.
As defending champions Al-Faisaly had already qualified for the competition due to their cup performance, Jordan was awarded an additional qualification berth.
Clubs from Myanmar and North Korea did not participate in the competition. This marked the first year in which clubs from Thailand and Vietnam participated in the competition.
The draw for the group stage took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December 2006, allocating teams into six groups of four. West AsiaEast AsiaTeamQualifying methodApp TeamQualifying methodApp Al-Muharraq2005–06 Bahraini Premier League champions2nd Happy Valley2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League champions4th Shabab Al-Ordon2005–06 Jordan League champions1st Sun Hei2006 Hong Kong FA Cup winners3rd Al-FaisalyTH2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winners3rd Mahindra United2005–06 Indian National Football League champions2nd Al-Wahdat 2005–06 Jordan League third place1st Mohun Bagan2006 Indian Federation Cup winners1st Al Ahed2005–06 Lebanese Premier League champions1st Negeri Sembilan2005–06 Super League Malaysia champions2nd Nejmeh2005–06 Lebanese Premier League runners-up4th Pahang2006 Malaysia FA Cup winners2nd Muscat2005–06 Omani League champions1st New Radiant2006 Dhivehi League champion3rd Dhofar 2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners2nd Victory SC2006 Dhivehi League runners-up1st HTTU Asgabat2006 Ýokary Liga champions2nd Singapore Armed Forces2006 S.League champions1st Nebitçi2006 Ýokary Liga runners-up3rd Tampines Rovers2006 Singapore Cup winners3rd Al-Saqr 2006 Yemeni League champions1st Osotsapa2006 Thailand Premier League runners-up1st Al-Hilal2005 Yemeni President Cup winners1st Hoa Phat Hanoi2006 Vietnamese Cup winners1st
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Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of second-placed teams
West & Central Asia
East, South & South East Asia
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Matches
Nejmeh won 5–4 on aggregate.
Al-Faisaly won 7–3 on aggregate.
Al-Wahdat won 4–1 on aggregate.
Shabab Al-Ordon won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Matches Al-Faisaly won 3–2 on aggregate.
Shabab Al-Ordon won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Matches Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate. 2007 AFC Cup Winners Shabab Al-Ordon First title
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Odai Al-Saify Shabab Al-Ordon5 Mohammed Ghaddar Nejmeh SC3 Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces4 Apipu Suntornpanavej Osotsapa Ashrin Shariff Singapore Armed Forces Awad Ragheb Al-Wahdat Colly Barnes Ezeh Sun Hei Mamedaly Karadanov HTTU Aşgabat Lico Sun Hei9 Abdulla Al Dakeel Al-Muharraq3 Ashad Ali Victory SC Fadi Ghoson Al-Ansar Freddy Negeri Sembilan Gerard Ambassa Guy Happy Valley Mahmoud Shelbaieh Al-Wahdat Mohd Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers Victor Sun Hei Yusif Yakubu Mahindra United
See also 2007 AFC Champions League 2007 AFC President's Cup
Footnotes
References
External links AFC Cup official page