The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.

Teams from 12 member associations competed. In the qualifying stage, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each, and the top two teams from each group qualified for the six-team finals to be played at a centralised venue. In the final stage, the qualified six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The winners from each group met in the final for the title.

TaiPOWER FC became the first Taiwanese team to win the AFC President's Cup with a 3–2 win over Phnom Penh Crown from Cambodia in the final.

Venues Phnom PenhYangon Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Thuwunna Stadium Bogyoke Aung San Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 40,000 KaohsiungKathmandu Kaohsiung National Stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 3,500

Qualifying teams Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App BangladeshAbahani Limited2009–10 Bangladesh League champions4th2010 BhutanYeedzin2010 A-Division champions2nd2009 CambodiaPhnom Penh Crown2010 Cambodian League champions3rd2009 Chinese TaipeiTaipower FC2010 Intercity Football League champions4th2009 KyrgyzstanNeftchi Kochkor-Ata2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions1stnone MyanmarYadanarbon2010 Myanmar National League champions2nd2010 NepalNepal Police Club2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions4th2009 PakistanWAPDA2010 Pakistan Premier League champions4th2009 PalestineJabal Al Mukaber2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone Sri LankaDon Bosco2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions1stnone TajikistanIstiqlol2010 Tajik League champions1stnone TurkmenistanFC Balkan2010 Turkmenistan League champions1stnone

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 March 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The group matches were scheduled to be played from 13 to 31 May 2011; however, matches of Group C were played from 20 to 24 April 2011.

All groups were played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference in all the group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card) Drawing of lots.

Group A

All matches were held in Cambodia. All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+07:00

Group B

All matches were held in Myanmar. All times are Myanmar Standard Time (MST) – UTC+06:30

Group C

All matches were held in Nepal. All times are Nepal Time (NPT) – UTC+05:45

Final stage On 14 June 2011, the Organising Committee for the AFC President's Cup decided to award the hosting rights of the 2011 AFC President's Cup Finals to Chinese Taipei. The matches were played at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Kaohsiung from 19 to 25 September 2011.

The draw for the final stage was held on 29 July 2011, 16:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title (extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary).

All matches were held in Taiwan (Republic of China). All times are Taiwan Standard Time (TST) – UTC+08:00

Group A

Group B

Final

PHNOM PENH CROWN: GK 1 Peng BunchayDF 3 Thul Sothearith DF 4 Tieng Tiny DF 12 Odion Obadin DF 14 Sun Sovannrithy MF 8 San Narith MF 10 Kouch SokumpheakMF 23 Sun Sopanha MF 27 Khim Borey FW 9 Chan Chaya FW 20 Kingsley NjokuSubstitutions:DF 6 Sok Sovan FW 19 Sok Pheng MF 13 Hong Ratana Manager: David Booth

TAIWAN POWER COMPANY: GK 1 Pan Wei-chihDF 3 Tu Ming-fengDF 5 Chen Yu-lin DF 12 Chen Yi-wei DF 15 Liang Chien-weiDF 17 Lee Meng-chianMF 7 Ho Ming-tsan MF 10 Hung Kai-chunMF 11 Feng Pao-hsingMF 26 Chen Po-liangFW 9 Kuo Yin-hungSubstitutions:DF 16 Tsai Sheng-an FW 23 Huang Chiu-ching Manager: Chen Kuei-jen

Assistant referees: Nassir Al Mudhaffar (Saudi Arabia) Mohamed Salman (Bahrain) Fourth official: Mohammed Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Awards The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup: Most Valuable Player Award: Chen Po-liang (Taiwan Power Company) Top Scorer: Ho Ming-tsan (Taiwan Power Company) Fair Play Award: Neftchi Kochkor-Ata

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Total 1 Ho Ming-tsan Taiwan Power Company 1 1 2 2 6 2 Yan Paing Yadanarbon 2 2 1 5 Pai Soe Yadanarbon 3 1 1 5 Farkhod Tokhirov Istiqlol 4 1 5 Pavel Pavlov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1 1 3 5 Kingsley Njoku Phnom Penh Crown 1 1 2 1 5

See also 2011 AFC Champions League 2011 AFC Cup List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

External links AFC President's Cup Official Page