2007 AFC Champions League

Summary

The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.

2007 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 14 November 2007
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title)
Runners-upIran Sepahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored230 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Mota
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yuichiro Nagai
Fair play awardJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
2006
2008

Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds became champions for the first time, beating Sepahan of Iran and becoming the fourth Japanese club to win the Asian championship, and qualified for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Format edit

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  • Points earned between the clubs in question
  • Goal Differential between the clubs in question
  • Points earned within the group
  • Goal Differential within the group
  • Goals For within the group

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout Round

All eight clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Participating clubs edit

After their admission into the AFC, Australia were granted two entries. Because of this, both Thailand and Vietnam were restricted to entering just one club, with a second club from each country playing in the AFC Cup.

West Asia East Asia
Quarter-finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Defending champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Esteghlal[Note DSQ] 2005–06 Iran Pro League champions   Adelaide United 2005–06 A-League premiers
  Sepahan 2005–06 Hazfi Cup winners   Sydney FC 2006 A-League Grand Final winners
  Al-Zawraa 2005–06 Iraqi Premier League champions   Shandong Luneng Taishan 2006 Chinese Super League champions &
2006 Chinese FA Cup winners
  Al-Najaf 2005–06 Iraqi Premier League runners-up   Shanghai Shenhua 2006 Chinese Super League runners-up
  Kuwait SC 2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League champions   Persik Kediri 2006 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
  Al-Arabi 2006 Kuwait Emir Cup winners   Arema Malang 2006 Copa Indonesia winners
  Al Sadd 2005–06 Qatar Stars League champions   Urawa Red Diamonds 2006 J.League Division 1 champions &
2006 Emperor's Cup winners
  Al-Rayyan 2005–06 Emir of Qatar Cup winners   Kawasaki Frontale 2006 J.League Division 1 runners-up
  Al Shabab 2005–06 Saudi Premier League champions   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2006 K League champions
  Al Hilal 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners   Chunnam Dragons 2006 Korean FA Cup winners
  Al-Karamah 2005–06 Syrian Premier League champions   Bangkok University FC 2006 Thailand Premier League champions
  Al-Ittihad 2005–06 Syrian Cup winners   Gach Dong Tam Long An 2006 V-League winners
  Al Wahda 2005–06 UAE Football League runners-up
  Al Ain 2005–06 UAE President's Cup winners
  Pakhtakor 2006 Uzbek League champions &
2006 Uzbekistan Cup winners
  Neftchi Fergana 2006 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Esteghlal were disqualified from the competition by the AFC for failing to submit their player registration form in time. Consequently, Group B was reduced to three teams.

Group stage edit

The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[citation needed]

Group matches were scheduled to be played over match days on 7 March 21 March 11 April 25 April 9 and 23 May 2007.

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
  Al-Zawraa 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
  Al-Arabi 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
  Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Arabi  0–1  Al-Zawraa
(Report) Muslim Mubarak   66'
Al-Rayyan  0–1  Al-Wahda
(Report) Mohamed al-Shehhi   81'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)

Al-Wahda  4–1  Al-Arabi
Mamadou Bagayoko   40'   56' (pen.)
Saleh Al Menhali   63'
Bashir Saeed   68'
(Report) Mohamed Jarragh   35'
Al-Zawraa  0–0  Al-Rayyan
(Report)

Al-Zawraa  1–2  Al-Wahda
Ahmad Abd Ali   46' (Report) Abdulrahim Jumaa   13'
Bashir Saeed   74'
Al-Arabi  1–1  Al-Rayyan
Jarrah Al Zuhair   60' (Report) Adel Lamy   52'
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)

Al-Rayyan  1–3  Al-Arabi
Thiago Ribeiro   44' (report) Khaled Khalaf   25'
Firas Al Khatib   63', 69'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Wahda  1–1  Al-Zawraa
Abdulrahim Jumaa   57' (report) Haidar Sabah   75'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Al-Zawraa  3–2  Al-Arabi
Wissam Kadhim   21'
Ahmad Ibrahim   70'
Nawaf Falah   78'
(Report) Firas Al Khatib   50', 84'

Al-Arabi  3–2  Al-Wahda
Khaled Abd Al Kudos   6'
Khaled Khalaf   55'
Jarrah Al Zuhair   87'
(Report) Saeed Salem   23'
Yaser Matar   90'
Al-Rayyan  1–3  Al-Zawraa
Saoud Khames   75' (Report) Salman Mesbeh   13' (o.g.)
Abdul-Salam Abood   26'
Haidar Sabah   34'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Hilal 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8
  Pakhtakor 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 6
  Al Kuwait 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
  Esteghlal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Esteghlal was disqualified for failing to submit their players list in time.
Al-Hilal  1–1  Al Kuwait
Rodrigão   16' (Report) Fahad Awadh   90'

Al Kuwait  0–1  Pakhtakor
(Report) Aleksandr Kletskov   69'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Pakhtakor  0–2  Al-Hilal
(Report) Omar Al-Ghamdi   54'
Rodrigão   59'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Junjie Huang (China)

Al-Hilal  2–0  Pakhtakor
Rodrigão   30'   90' (pen.) (report)

Al Kuwait  0–0  Al-Hilal
(Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Pakhtakor  2–1  Al Kuwait
Uche Iheruome   45'
Shakhboz Erkinov   59'
(Report) Faraj Laheeb   71'

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
  Neftchi 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
  Najaf FC 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
  Al Sadd 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Karamah  2–1  Al Sadd
Senghor Koupouleni   70'
Abdalrahman Akkari   85'
(Report) Magid Mohamed   22'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Najaf FC  0–1  Neftchi
(Report) Kholmatov   71'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

Al Sadd  1–4  Najaf FC
Talal Al Bloushi   45' (Report) Aqeel Mohammed   47'
Saeed Mohsen   55'   86' (pen.)
Karrar Jassim   70'
Attendance: 1,500
Neftchi  2–1  Al-Karamah
Anvar Berdiev   27'
Nosirbek Otakuziev   77'
(Report) Firas Issmael   32'

Al Sadd  2–0  Neftchi
Khalfan Ibrahim   65'
Emerson   75'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Al Karamah  1–1  Najaf FC
Fahd Awde   90' (pen.) (Report) Falah Hasan Kadhim   71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Najaf FC  2–4  Al-Karamah
Saeed Mohsen   7' (pen.)
Qassim Faraj   86' (pen.)
(Report) Jehad Al Hussein   46', 52'
Fahd Awde   50'
Senghor Koupouleni   65'
Neftchi  2–1  Al Sadd
Iqboljon Akramov   1'
Nasim Shoimov   41'
(Report) Emerson   17'
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Al Sadd  1–1  Al-Karamah
Ali Nasser   16' (Report) Iyad Mando   44'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Neftchi  1–1  Najaf FC
Kholmatov   43' (Report) Ali Mohammed   60'
Attendance: 16,000

Al-Karamah  2–0  Neftchi
Iyad Mando   12', 50' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)
Najaf FC  1–0  Al Sadd
Saeed Mohsen   78' (Report)
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mugjhef (Jordan)

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sepahan 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
  Al-Shabab 6 3 1 2 9 3 +6 10
  Al Ain 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6
  Al-Ittihad 6 0 3 3 3 13 −10 3
Source: afcchampionsleague.com
Sepahan  2–1  Al-Ittihad
Mehdi Seyed Salehi   19', 29' (Report) Anas Sari   12'
Al Ain  0–2  Al-Shabab
(Report) Godwin Attram   45'
Waleed Al-Gizani   72'

Al-Shabab  0–1  Sepahan
(Report) Mehdi Seyed Salehi   83'
Al-Ittihad  0–0  Al Ain
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Kadir Nema (Iraq)

Al-Shabab  4–0  Al-Ittihad
Abdullah Al Dosari   35', 48'
Naji Majrashi   60' (pen.)
Waleed Al-Gizanii   79'
(Report)
Al Ain  3–2  Sepahan
Ali Al-Wehaibi   6'
Msalam Faiez   44'
Frank Ongfiang   84'
(Report) Mehdi Seyed Salehi   8'
Emad Mohammed   65'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Sepahan  1–1  Al Ain
Hossein Papi   49' (Report) Hawar Mulla Mohammed   86'
Attendance: 25,000
Al-Ittihad  1–1  Al-Shabab
Ammar Rihawi   36' (Report) Ahmed Ateef   65'

Al-Shabab  2–0  Al Ain
Abdullah Al Astaa   59'
Waleed Al-Gizani   88'
(Report)
Al-Ittihad  0–5  Sepahan
(Report) Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail   10'
Mohammad Nori   40', 55'
Emad Mohammed   70', 90'

Al Ain  1–1  Al-Ittihad
Ghareeb Hareb   53' (Report) Anas Sari   90'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Sepahan  1–0  Al-Shabab
Mehdi Seyed Salehi   33' (Report)

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2 4 0 9 5 +4 10
  Sydney FC 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
  Persik Kediri 6 2 1 3 6 16 −10 7
  Shanghai Shenhua 6 1 2 3 7 4 +3 5
Source:[citation needed]
Shanghai Shenhua  1–2  Sydney FC
Xie Hui   78' (Report) Steve Corica   8'
Ufuk Talay   23'
Urawa Red Diamonds  3–0  Persik Kediri
Nobuhisa Yamada   12'
Yuichiro Nagai   45'
Shinji Ono   76'
(Report)
Attendance: 31,303

Persik Kediri  1–0  Shanghai Shenhua
Bertha Yuana Putra   71' (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

Urawa Red Diamonds  1–0  Shanghai Shenhua
Yuki Abe   45' (Report)
Attendance: 28,828
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Persik Kediri  2–1  Sydney FC
Aris Budi Prasetyo   25'
Budi Sudarsono   70'
(Report) Steve Corica   8'

Shanghai Shenhua  0–0  Urawa Red Diamonds
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)
Sydney FC  3–0  Persik Kediri
Steve Corica   54', 90'
Alex Brosque   73'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,075
Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam)

Persik Kediri  3–3  Urawa Red Diamonds
Cristian Gonzáles   23' (pen.)   31'
Budi Sudarsono   83'
(Report) Shinji Ono   9' (pen.)
Robson Ponte   50'
Yuki Abe   62'
Sydney FC  0–0  Shanghai Shenhua
(Report 1 2)
Attendance: 14,786
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Shanghai Shenhua  6–0  Persik Kediri
Xie Hui   8'
Gao Lin   25'
Diego Alonso   79', 87', 90'
Sergio Blanco   86'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,000

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kawasaki Frontale 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16
  Chunnam Dragons 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
  Arema Malang 6 1 1 4 2 9 −7 4
  Bangkok University 6 0 3 3 4 7 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Arema Malang  1–3  Kawasaki Frontale
Elie Aiboy   12' (Report) Magnum   1', 73'
Kengo Nakamura   82'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan)

Chunnam Dragons  2–0  Arema Malang
Kim Tae-Su   48'
Sandro Cardoso   82'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Chunnam Dragons  1–3  Kawasaki Frontale
Kang Min-Soo   90' (Report) Juninho   29' (pen.)   70'
Magnum   57'
Bangkok University  0–0  Arema Malang
(Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Arema Malang  1–0  Bangkok University
Bruno Casimir   56' (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Kawasaki Frontale  3–0  Chunnam Dragons
Juninho   25'
Chong Tese   81', 87'
(Report)

Chunnam Dragons  3–2  Bangkok University
Kim Seung-Hyun   28'
Song Tae-Lim   79', 90'
(Report) Kittisak Siriwaen   11'
Kraisorn Pancharoen   39'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdul Neman
Kawasaki Frontale  3–0  Arema Malang
Kengo Nakamura   4', 70'
Taku Harada   80'
(Report)
Attendance: 9,453
Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam)

Bangkok University  1–2  Kawasaki Frontale
Ekkaphan Petvises   40' (Report) Taku Harada   17'
Takahisa Nishiyama   63'
Arema Malang  0–1  Chunnam Dragons
(Report) Ju Kwang-Youn   47'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahmood Al Ghatrifi (Oman)

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
  Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
  Adelaide United 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8
  Gach Dong Tam Long An 6 0 0 6 4 18 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]
Adelaide United  0–1  Shandong Luneng Taishan
(Report) Michael Valkanis   47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,645
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  4–1  Gach Dong Tam Long An
Mota   9'   69' (pen.)
Kim Dong-hyun   70'
Adrian Neaga   81'
(Report) Kabanga Tshamala   87'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

Gach Dong Tam Long An  0–2  Adelaide United
(Report) Fernando   18'
Travis Dodd   30'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

Shandong Luneng Taishan  4–0  Gach Dong Tam Long An
Han Peng   42', 52'
Wang Yongpo   54'
Li Jinyu   74'
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
Adelaide United  2–2  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Fernando   48'
Bruce Djite   55'
(Report) Kim Dong-hyun   57'
Mota   75'

Gach Dong Tam Long An  2–3  Shandong Luneng Taishan
Kabanga Tshamala   14'
Nguyễn Việt Thắng   36'
(Report) Wang Yongpo   29'
Li Jinyu   49', 90'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Shandong Luneng Taishan  2–2  Adelaide United
Li Wei   39'
Shu Chang   56'
(Report) Fernando   36' (pen.)
Nathan Burns   48'
Gach Dong Tam Long An  1–2  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Phan Van Tai Em   45' (Report) Mota   17'
Choi Sung-Kuk   83'
Attendance: 5,000

Adelaide United  3–0  Gach Dong Tam Long An
Travis Dodd   7', 22', 49' (Report)
Attendance: 6,917
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  3–0  Shandong Luneng Taishan
Kim Dong-hyun   37'
Son Dae-Ho   42'
Mota   71'
(Report)

Knock-out stage edit

Bracket edit

Quarter finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Sepahan (p) 0 0 0 (5)
  Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 (4)
  Sepahan 3 0 3
  Al-Wahda 1 0 1
  Al-Wahda (a) 0 1 1
  Al-Hilal 0 1 1
  Sepahan 1 0 1
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 3
  Seognam Ilhwa Chunma 2 2 4
  Al-Karamah 1 0 1
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2 2 4 (3)
  Urawa Red Diamonds (p) 2 2 4 (5)
  Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 4
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 1

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sepahan   0–0 (5–4p)   Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Al-Wahda   1–1 (a)   Al-Hilal 0–0 1–1
Seognam Ilhwa Chunma   4–1   Al-Karamah 2–1 2–0
Urawa Red Diamonds   4–1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(2006 Champion)
2–1 2–0

First leg edit

Sepahan  0–0  Kawasaki Frontale
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Al-Wahda  0–0  Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 12,000

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  2–1  Al-Karamah
Kim Min-ho   72'
Cho Byung-Kuk   74'
Report Senghor Koupouleni   9'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds  2–1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Makoto Hasebe   4'
Tatsuya Tanaka   59'
Report Choi Jin-cheul   90'
Attendance: 33,103
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef (Jordan)

Second leg edit

  • Sepahan progress 5–4 on penalties after 0–0 aggregate score

  • Al-Wahda progress on away goals rule with 1–1 aggregate score

  • Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma progress 4–1 on aggregate

  • Urawa Red Diamonds progress 4–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sepahan   3–1   Al-Wahda 3–1 0–0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   4–4 (3–5p)   Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg edit


Sepahan  3–1  Al-Wahda
Mahmoud Karimi   11', 58'
Moharram Navidkia   85' (pen.)
Report Mohamed Al Shehhi   48'
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Second leg edit

  • Urawa Red Diamonds progress 5–3 on penalties after 4–4 aggregate score

Al-Wahda  0–0  Sepahan
Report
Attendance: 13,000
  • Sepahan progress 3–1 on aggregate

Final edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sepahan   1–3   Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 0–2

First leg edit

Sepahan  1–1  Urawa Red Diamonds
Mahmoud Karimi   47' Report Robson Ponte   45'

Second leg edit

Urawa Red Diamonds  2–0  Sepahan
Yuichiro Nagai   22'
Yuki Abe   71'
Report
  • Urawa Red Diamonds win 3–1 on aggregate

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mota   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7
2   Kim Dong-hyun   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5
  Mehdi Seyed Salehi   Sepahan
4   Rodrigão   Al-Hilal 4
  Firas Al Khatib   Al-Arabi
  Saeed Mohsen   Najaf FC
  Steve Corica   Sydney FC
  Travis Dodd   Adelaide United
  Robson Ponte   Urawa Red Diamonds
10   Magnum   Kawasaki Frontale 3
  Juninho   Kawasaki Frontale
  Kengo Nakamura   Kawasaki Frontale
  Wang Yongpo   Shandong Luneng Taishan
  Li Jinyu   Shandong Luneng Taishan
  Emad Mohammed   Sepahan
  Mahmoud Karimi   Sepahan
  Mamadou Bagayoko   Al-Wahda
  Waleed Al-Gizani   Al-Shabab
  Diego Alonso   Shanghai Shenhua
  Fernando   Adelaide United
  Iyad Mando   Al-Karamah
  Senghor Koupouleni   Al-Karamah
  Tatsuya Tanaka   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Yuichiro Nagai   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Yuki Abe   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Choi Sung-Kuk   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

See also edit

External links edit

  • 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 edit