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2007 AFC Cup
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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.
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Qualification
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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.
Notes
- ^ Jordan (JOR): As the 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winners Al-Faisaly qualified for the AFC Cup via as defending champions, the spot reserved for the Jordan FA Cup winners was transferred to the third placed team in the 2005–06 Jordan League.
- ^ Maldives (MDV): As the 2006 Maldives FA Cup winners New Radiant qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Maldives FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006 Dhivehi League.
- ^ Turkmenistan (TKM): As the 2006 Turkmenistan Cup winners HTTU Aşgabat qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Turkmenistan Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2006 Ýokary Liga.
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Group stage
Group A
Attendance: 109
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan))
Group B
Group C
Group D
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Group E
Group F
Attendance: 2,668
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Ranking of second-placed teams
West & Central Asia
East, South & South East Asia
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Knockout stage
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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 |
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Statistics
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See also
Footnotes
- 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.[1][2]
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