2007 AFC Champions League
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AFC Champions League 2007 is the 26th AFC Champions League, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Qualification
The top 15 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2006 winners, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea qualify automatically and proceed directly to the quarter-final stage. [1] Clubs qualified for nomination based on performance in various domestic competitions with 29 clubs originally qualifying. Australian clubs will be competing in the competition for the first time.[2].
West Asia
Kuwait (2) | Al Kuwait Kaifan (2005-06 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions Al Arabi Kuwait (2006 Kuwait Emir Cup) |
Syria (2) | Al-Karamah (2005-06 Syrian League Champions) Al Ittihad (2005-06 Syrian Cup Winners) |
United Arab Emirates (2) |
Al-Wahda (2005-06 UAE League Champions) Al Ain FC (2005-06 UAE Emir Cup Winners) |
Saudi Arabia (2) | Al-Shabab (2005-06 Saudi Premier League Champions) Al-Hilal (2005-06 Crown Prince Cup Winners) |
Iraq (2) | Al Zawraa (2005-06 Iraq Super League Champions) Najaf FC (2005-06 Iraq Super League Runner-up) |
Qatar (2) | Al Sadd (2005-06 Qatar National First Division Champions) Al-Rayyan (2005-06 Emir of Qatar Cup Winners) |
East Asia
Korea Republic (2) |
Ilhwa Chunma (2006 K-League Champions) Chunnam Dragons (2006 Korean FA Cup Winners) |
China (2) |
Shandong Luneng (2006 Chinese Super League Champions and 2006 Chinese FA Cup Winners) Shanghai Shenhua (2006 Chinese Super League Runner-up) |
Japan (2) |
Urawa Reds (2006 J. League Champions and 2005 Emperor's Cup Winners) Kawasaki Frontale (2006 J. League Runner-up) |
Central and Southern Asia
Uzbekistan (2) | FC Pakhtakor (2006 Uzbek League Champions and 2006 Uzbekistani Cup Winners) Neftchi Farg'ona (2006 Uzbek League Runner-up) |
Iran (2) | Esteghlal Tehran (2005-06 Iranian Premier League Champions) Sepahan (2006 Hazfi Cup Winners) |
ASEAN
Vietnam (1) | Gach Dong Tam Long An (2006 V-League Champions) |
Indonesia (2) | Persik Kediri (2005-06 Liga Indonesia Champions) Arema Malang (2006 Piala Indonesia Winners) |
Thailand (1) | Bangkok University FC (2006 Thailand Premier League Champions) |
Australia (2) | Adelaide United (2005-06 A-League Premiers) Sydney FC (2005-06 A-League Champions) |
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[3] This reduced the number of competing teams to 28.
Group Stage
Group matches were scheduled to be played over match days on March 7, March 21, April 11, April 25, May 9 and May 23 2007.
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Wahda | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Al-Zawraa | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Al-Arabi | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
Al-Rayyan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
Al-Wahda | 4–1 | Al-Arabi |
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Mamadou Bagayoko 40', 56'(pen) Saleh Al Menhali 63' Basheer Saeed 68' |
(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh 35' |
Al-Zawraa | 1–2 | Al-Wahda |
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Ahmad Abd Ali (Kobi) 46' | (Report) | Abdulraheem Jumaa 13' Basheer Saeed 74' |
Al-Arabi | 1–1 | Al-Rayyan |
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Jarrah Al Zuhair 60' | (Report) | Adel Lamy 52' |
Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | Al-Arabi |
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Thiago Cardoso 44' | (report) | Khalid Kalaf 25' Firas Al Khatib 63' 69' |
Al-Wahda | 1–1 | Al-Zawraa |
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Abdulraheem Jumaa 57' | (report) | Haidar Sabah 75' |
Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | Al-Arabi |
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Wissam Kadhum Hafid 21' Ahmad Ibrahim 70' Nawaf Falah 78' |
(Report) | Firas Al Khatib 50', 84' |
Al-Wahda | 3–0 | Al-Rayyan |
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Maurito 8' Haidar Alo Ali 30'(pen) Mamadou Bagayoko 76'(pen) |
(Report) |
Al-Arabi | 3–2 | Al-Wahda |
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Khalid Abd Al-Kudos 6' Khalid Kalaf 55' Jarrah Al Zuhair 87' |
(Report) | Saeed Salem 23' Yaser Matar 90' |
Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | Al-Zawraa |
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Saoud Khames 75' | (Report) | Selman Mesbeh og 13' Abdulsalam Abboud 26' Hayder Sabbah 34' |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hilal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
FC Pakhtakor | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
Al Kuwait Kaifan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
Esteghlal1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Al Kuwait Kaifan |
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Rodrigão 16' | (Report) | Fahad Shaheen 90' |
FC Pakhtakor | 0–2 | Al-Hilal |
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(Report) | Omar Al-Ghamdi 54' Rodrigão 59' |
Al-Hilal | 2–0 | FC Pakhtakor |
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Rodrigão 30', 90'(pen) | (report) |
1. Iran's Esteghlal Tehran was disqualified from the competition.
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Karamah | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
Neftchi Farg'ona | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
Najaf FC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
Al Sadd | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
Al Sadd | 1–4 | Najaf FC |
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Talal Al Bloushi 45' | (Report) | Aqeel Mohammed 47' Said Mohsen Ali 55', 86'(pen) Karrar Jassim 70' |
Neftchi | 2–1 | Al-Karamah |
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Anvar Berdiyev 27' Nosirbek Otakuziev 77' |
(Report) | Firas Issmael 32' |
Al Sadd | 2–0 | Neftchi |
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Khalfan Ibrahim 65' Emerson 75' |
(Report) |
Al Karamah | 1–1 | Najaf FC |
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Fahd Aodi 90'(pen) | (Report) | Falah Hassan 71' |
Najaf FC | 2–4 | Al-Karamah |
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Said Mohsen 7'(pen) Qassim Faraj 86' (pen) |
(Report) | Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52' Fahd Aodi 50' Senghor Koupouleni 65' |
Neftchi | 2–1 | Al Sadd |
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Iqboljon Akramov 1' Nasim Shoimov 41' |
(Report) | Emerson 17' |
Al Sadd | 1–1 | Al-Karamah |
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Ali Nasser 16' | (Report) | Iyad Mando 44' |
Neftchi | 1–1 | Najaf FC |
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Akmal Holmatov 43' | (Report) | Ali Mohammed 60' |
Al-Karamah | 2–0 | Neftchi |
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Iyad Mando 12', 50' | (Report) |
Group D
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sepahan | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
Al-Shabab | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
Al Ain FC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
Al Ittihad | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
Sepahan | 2–1 | Al Ittihad |
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Seyed Mohamad Salehi 19', 29' | (Report) | Anas Sari 12' |
Al Ain | 0–2 | Al Shabab |
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(Report) | Godwin Attram 45' Waleed Al Gizani 72' |
Al Shabab | 4–0 | Al Ittihad |
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Abdullah Al Dosari 35', 48' Naji Majrashi 60'(pen) Waleed Al Gizani 79' |
(Report) |
Al Ain | 3–2 | Sepahan |
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Ali Al-Wehaibi 6' Msalam Faiez 44' Frank Olivier Ongfiang 84' |
(Report) | Seyed Mohamad Salehi 8' Emad Mohammed 65' |
Sepahan | 1–1 | Al Ain |
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Hossein Papi 49' | (Report) | Hawar Mulla Mohammed 86' |
Al Ittihad | 1–1 | Al Shabab |
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Ammar Rihawi 36' | (Report) | Ahmed Ateef 65' |
Al Shabab | 2–0 | Al Ain |
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Abdullah Al Astaa 59' Waleed Al Gizani 88' |
(Report) |
Al Ittihad | 0–5 | Sepahan |
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(Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 10' Mohammad Nori 40', 55' Emad Mohammed 70', 90' |
Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Ittihad |
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Ghareeb Hareb 53' | (Report) | Anas Sari 90' |
Sepahan | 1–0 | Al Shabab |
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Hassan Maaz og 33' | (Report) |
Group E
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urawa Reds | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
Sydney FC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Persik Kediri | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | Sydney FC |
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Xie Hui 78' | (Report) | Steve Corica 8' Ufuk Talay 23' |
Sydney FC | 2–2 | Urawa Reds |
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David Carney 1' Ufuk Talay 23' (pen) |
(Report) | Robson Ponte 30' Yuichiro Nagai 55' |
Sydney FC | 3–0 | Persik Kediri |
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Steve Corica 24', 90' Alex Brosque 73' |
(Report) |
Persik Kediri | 3-3 | Urawa Reds |
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Christian Gonzalez 23'(pen), 31' Budi Sudarsono 83' |
(Report) | Shinji Ono 9'(pen) Robson Ponte 50' Yuki Abe 62' |
Shanghai Shenhua | 6–0 | Persik Kediri |
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Xie Hui 8' Gao Lin 25' Diego Alonso 79', 87', 90' Sergio Blanco 86' |
(Report) |
Group F
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
Chunnam Dragons | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
Arema Malang | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
Bangkok University FC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
Arema Malang | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Elli Aiboy 12' | (Report) | Magnum 1', 73' Kengo Nakamura 82' |
Chunnam Dragons | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kang Min-soo 90' | (Report) | Juninho 29'(pen), 70' Magnum 57' |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Juninho 25' Chong Tese 81', 87' |
(Report) |
Chunnam Dragons | 3–2 | Bangkok Uni |
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Kim Seung-Hyun 28' Song Tae-Lim 79', 90' |
(Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen 11' Kraisorn Pancharoen 39' |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Arema Malang |
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Kengo Nakamura 4', 70' Taku Harada 80' |
(Report) |
Bangkok Uni | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Ekkaphan Petvises 40' | (Report) | Taku Harada 17' Takahisa Nishiyama 63' |
Group G
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Shandong Luneng | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
Adelaide United FC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
Ilhwa Chunma | 4–1 | Gach Dong Tam Long An |
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Mota 9', 69'(pen) Kim Dong Hyun 70' Adrian Neaga 81' |
(Report) | Kabanga Tshamala 87' |
Shandong Luneng | 2–1 | Ilhwa Chunma |
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Aleksandar Živković 62'(pen) Wang Yongpo 78' |
(Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk 77' |
Shandong Luneng | 4–0 | Gach Dong Tam Long An |
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Han Peng 42', 52' Wang Yongpo 54' Li Jinyu 74' |
(Report) |
Adelaide United | 2–2 | Ilhwa Chunma |
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Fernando 48' Bruce Djite 55' |
(Report) | Kim Dong Hyun 57' Mota 75' |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 2–3 | Shandong Luneng |
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Kabanga Tshamala 14' Nguyen Hoang Thuong 36' |
(Report) | Wang Yongpo 29' Li Jinyu 49', '90 |
Shandong Luneng | 2–2 | Adelaide United |
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Li Wei 39' Shu Chuang 56' |
(Report) | Fernando 36' (pen) Nathan Burns 48' |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 1–2 | Ilhwa Chunma |
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Phan Van Tai Em 45' | (Report) | Mota 17' Choi Sung-Kuk 83' |
Adelaide United | 3–0 | Gach Dong Tam Long An |
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Travis Dodd 7', 22', 49' | (Report) |
Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | Shandong Luneng |
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Kim Dong Hyun 37' Son Dae-Ho 42' Mota 71' |
(Report) |
Knockout stage
Quarter Finals
In this round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played September 19. The second leg is scheduled for September 26
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sepahan | Kawasaki Frontale | |||
Ilhwa Chunma | Al-Karamah | |||
Al-Wahda | Al-Hilal | |||
Urawa Reds | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Semi Finals
In this round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played October 3. The second leg is scheduled for October 24
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winner QF2 | Winner QF4 | |||
Winner QF1 | Winner QF3 |
Final
In the final round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played November 7. The second leg is scheduled for November 14.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winner SF2 | Winner SF1 |
Top Scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mota | Ilhwa Chunma | 5 |
= | Seyed Mohammad Salehi | Sepahan | 5 |
3 | Steve Corica | Sydney FC | 4 |
= | Rodrigão | Al-Hilal | 4 |
= | Firas Al Khatib | Al-Arabi | 4 |
= | Said Mohsen Ali | Najaf FC | 4 |
= | Travis Dodd | Adelaide United | 4 |
8 | Magnum | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 |
= | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 |
= | Wang Yongpo | Shandong Luneng | 3 |
= | Emad Mohammed | Sepahan | 3 |
= | Fernando | Adelaide United FC | 3 |
= | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 |
= | Li Jinyu | Shandong Luneng | 3 |
= | Mamadou Bagayoko | Al-Wahda | 3 |
= | Waleed Al Gizani | Al-Shabab | 3 |
= | Diego Alonso | Shanghai Shenhua | 3 |
= | Iyad Mando | Al-Karamah | 3 |
= | Kim Dong Hyun | Ilhwa Chunma | 3 |
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (English)
- AFC Calendar of Events 2007
- Champions League 2007, Group Stage Draw from official site.
- Champions League 2007, Knockout Stage Draw from official site.
References
- ^ "Jeonbuk off to winning start". 2007-03-04.
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