The 2011 AFC Cup final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 29 October 2011, to determine the champion of the 2011 AFC Cup. It was the final of the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.
Nasaf Qarshi became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup with a 2–1 win over Al-Kuwait from Kuwait.
Venue The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. This format is the same as the 2009 and 2010 editions. On 7 June 2011, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 4) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 3) would be the away team.Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup Therefore Nasaf Qarshi were the home team, and Al-Kuwait were the away team.
Road to final
Nasaf QarshiRound Al-KuwaitOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Al-Ansar3–0 (H)Matchday 1 Al-Suwaiq3–1 (A) Al-Tilal3–2 (A)Matchday 2 Al-Talaba1–0 (H) Dempo4–0 (A)Matchday 3 Al-Wehdat1–3 (H) Dempo9–0 (H)Matchday 4 Al-Wehdat0–1 (A) Al-Ansar4–1 (A)Matchday 5 Al-Suwaiq0–0 (H) Al-Tilal7–1 (H)Matchday 6 Al-Talaba2–1 (A)Group A winner Team Nasaf Qarshi6600304+2618 Dempo6213619−137 Al-Ansar6204812−46 Al-Tilal6114918−94Final standingsGroup D runner-up Team Al-Wehdat6420113+814 Al-Kuwait631276+110 Al-Talaba612346−25 Al-Suwaiq6033512−73OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Al-Faisaly2–1 (H) (one-leg match)Round of 16 Al-Qadsia2–2 (aet) (3–2 p) (A) (one-leg match) Chonburi1–1 (4–3 p)1–0 (A)0–1 (aet) (H)Quarterfinals Muangthong United1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A) Al-Wehdat2–11–0 (H)1–1 (A)Semifinals Arbil5–32–0 (A)3–3 (H)
Match details
NASAF QARSHI: GK 42 Murod Zukhurov DF 4 Maksud KarimovDF 5 Botir QoraevDF 34 Bojan Mališić MF 7 Jahongir DjiyamurodovMF 8 Andrejs PerepļotkinsMF 13 Lutfulla TuraevMF 17 Artur GevorkyanMF 20 Erkin BoydullaevFW 9 Ilkhom Shomurodov FW 19 Ivan Bošković Substitutions:MF 18 Fozil Musaev DF 16 Artyom Filiposyan Manager: Anatoliy DemyanenkoAL-KUWAIT: GK 23 Khaled Al FadhliDF 2 Yaqoub Al TaherDF 3 Fahad AwadhDF 20 Hussain Hakem DF 25 Ahmad Al Subaih MF 8 Lassana FanéMF 13 Ra'fat AliMF 35 Naser Al QahtaniFW 5 Khaled Al ShammariFW 10 RogérioFW 28 Boris Kabi Substitutions:MF 17 Abdullah Al Buraiki MF 11 Ali Al Kandari Manager: Dragan Talajić
Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-Sang (Korea Republic) Lee Jung-Min (Korea Republic) Fourth official: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)
See also 2011 AFC Cup
References
External links AFC Cup Official Page