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.

2011 AFC Cup final
Event2011 AFC Cup
Date29 October 2011
VenueMarkaziy Stadium, Qarshi
RefereeKim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Attendance15,753
WeatherClear and very cool, 8°C
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2012

Nasaf Qarshi became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup with a 2–1 win over Al-Kuwait from Kuwait.[1]

Venue

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The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists.[2] 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.[3] Therefore Nasaf Qarshi were the home team, and Al-Kuwait were the away team.

Road to final

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  Nasaf Qarshi Round   Al-Kuwait
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Al-Ansar 3–0 (H) Matchday 1   Al-Suwaiq 3–1 (A)
  Al-Tilal 3–2 (A) Matchday 2   Al-Talaba 1–0 (H)
  Dempo 4–0 (A) Matchday 3   Al-Wehdat 1–3 (H)
  Dempo 9–0 (H) Matchday 4   Al-Wehdat 0–1 (A)
  Al-Ansar 4–1 (A) Matchday 5   Al-Suwaiq 0–0 (H)
  Al-Tilal 7–1 (H) Matchday 6   Al-Talaba 2–1 (A)
Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nasaf Qarshi 6 6 0 0 30 4 +26 18
  Dempo 6 2 1 3 6 19 −13 7
  Al-Ansar 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6
  Al-Tilal 6 1 1 4 9 18 −9 4
Final standings Group D runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Wehdat 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14
  Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
  Al-Talaba 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
  Al-Suwaiq 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Al-Faisaly 2–1 (H) (one-leg match) Round of 16   Al-Qadsia 2–2 (aet) (3–2 p) (A) (one-leg match)
  Chonburi 1–1 (4–3 p) 1–0 (A) 0–1 (aet) (H) Quarterfinals   Muangthong United 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
  Al-Wehdat 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Semifinals   Arbil 5–3 2–0 (A) 3–3 (H)

Match details

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Nasaf Qarshi  2 – 1  Al-Kuwait
Shomurodov   62'
Perepļotkins   65'
Report Kabi   68'
Attendance: 15,753
NASAF QARSHI:
GK 42   Murod Zukhurov   88'
DF 4   Maksud Karimov
DF 5   Botir Qoraev
DF 34   Bojan Mališić   89'
MF 7   Jahongir Djiyamurodov
MF 8   Andrejs Perepļotkins
MF 13   Lutfulla Turaev
MF 17   Artur Gevorkyan
MF 20   Erkin Boydullaev
FW 9   Ilkhom Shomurodov   84'
FW 19   Ivan Bošković   90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 18   Fozil Musaev   84'
DF 16   Artyom Filiposyan   90+4'
Manager:
  Anatoliy Demyanenko
AL-KUWAIT:
GK 23   Khaled Al Fadhli
DF 2   Yaqoub Al Taher
DF 3   Fahad Awadh
DF 20   Hussain Hakem   49'   80'
DF 25   Ahmad Al Subaih   35'   61'
MF 8   Lassana Fané
MF 13   Ra'fat Ali
MF 35   Naser Al Qahtani
FW 5   Khaled Al Shammari
FW 10   Rogério
FW 28   Boris Kabi   26'
Substitutions:
MF 17   Abdullah Al Buraiki   61'
MF 11   Ali Al Kandari   80'
Manager:
  Dragan Talajić

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-Sang (Korea Republic)
Lee Jung-Min (Korea Republic)
Fourth official:
Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup". the-afc.com. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. ^ "AFC Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ Treat awaits fans in AFC Cup
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