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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 March – 14 November 2007 |
Teams | 28 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 230 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Fair play award | |
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
editAfter 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.
- Notes
Group stage
editThe 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
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
Al-Arabi | 0–1 | |
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(Report) | Muslim Mubarak |
Al-Rayyan | 0–1 | |
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(Report) | Mohamed al-Shehhi |
Al-Wahda | 4–1 | |
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Mamadou Bagayoko Saleh Al Menhali Bashir Saeed |
6(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh |
Al-Zawraa | 1–2 | |
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Ahmad Abd Ali |
(Report) | Abdulrahim Jumaa Bashir Saeed |
Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | |
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Thiago Ribeiro |
(report) | Khaled Khalaf Firas Al Khatib |
Al-Wahda | 1–1 | |
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Abdulrahim Jumaa |
(report) | Haidar Sabah |
Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | |
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Wissam Kadhim Ahmad Ibrahim Nawaf Falah |
(Report) | Firas Al Khatib |
Al-Wahda | 3–0 | |
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Maurito Haidar Alo Ali Mamadou Bagayoko |
(Report) |
Al-Arabi | 3–2 | |
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Khaled Abd Al Kudos Khaled Khalaf Jarrah Al Zuhair |
(Report) | Saeed Salem Yaser Matar |
Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | |
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Saoud Khames |
(Report) | Salman Mesbeh Abdul-Salam Abood Haidar Sabah |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
Notes:
Al-Hilal | 1–1 | |
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Rodrigão |
(Report) | Fahad Awadh |
Al Kuwait | 0–1 | |
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(Report) | Aleksandr Kletskov |
Pakhtakor | 0–2 | |
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(Report) | Omar Al-Ghamdi Rodrigão |
Pakhtakor | 2–1 | |
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Uche Iheruome Shakhboz Erkinov |
(Report) | Faraj Laheeb |
Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
Al-Karamah | 2–1 | |
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Senghor Koupouleni Abdalrahman Akkari |
(Report) | Magid Mohamed |
Al Sadd | 1–4 | |
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Talal Al Bloushi |
(Report) | Aqeel Mohammed Saeed Mohsen Karrar Jassim |
Neftchi | 2–1 | |
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Anvar Berdiev Nosirbek Otakuziev |
(Report) | Firas Issmael |
Al Sadd | 2–0 | |
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Khalfan Ibrahim Emerson |
(Report) |
Al Karamah | 1–1 | |
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Fahd Awde |
(Report) | Falah Hasan Kadhim |
Najaf FC | 2–4 | |
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Saeed Mohsen Qassim Faraj |
(Report) | Jehad Al Hussein Fahd Awde Senghor Koupouleni |
Neftchi | 2–1 | |
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Iqboljon Akramov Nasim Shoimov |
(Report) | Emerson |
Al Sadd | 1–1 | |
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Ali Nasser |
(Report) | Iyad Mando |
Neftchi | 1–1 | |
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Kholmatov |
(Report) | Ali Mohammed |
Al-Karamah | 2–0 | |
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Iyad Mando |
(Report) |
Najaf FC | 1–0 | |
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Saeed Mohsen |
(Report) |
Group D
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Sepahan | 2–1 | |
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Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
(Report) | Anas Sari |
Al Ain | 0–2 | |
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(Report) | Godwin Attram Waleed Al-Gizani |
Al-Shabab | 0–1 | |
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(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | |
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(Report) |
Al-Shabab | 4–0 | |
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Abdullah Al Dosari Naji Majrashi Waleed Al-Gizanii |
(Report) |
Al Ain | 3–2 | |
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Ali Al-Wehaibi Msalam Faiez Frank Ongfiang |
(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi Emad Mohammed |
Sepahan | 1–1 | |
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Hossein Papi |
(Report) | Hawar Mulla Mohammed |
Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | |
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Ammar Rihawi |
(Report) | Ahmed Ateef |
Al-Shabab | 2–0 | |
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Abdullah Al Astaa Waleed Al-Gizani |
(Report) |
Al-Ittihad | 0–5 | |
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(Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Mohammad Nori Emad Mohammed |
Al Ain | 1–1 | |
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Ghareeb Hareb |
(Report) | Anas Sari |
Sepahan | 1–0 | |
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Mehdi Seyed Salehi |
(Report) |
Group E
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 7 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | |
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Xie Hui |
(Report) | Steve Corica Ufuk Talay |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | |
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Nobuhisa Yamada Yuichiro Nagai Shinji Ono |
(Report) |
Sydney FC | 2–2 | |
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David Carney Ufuk Talay |
(Report) | Robson Ponte Yuichiro Nagai |
Persik Kediri | 2–1 | |
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Aris Budi Prasetyo Budi Sudarsono |
(Report) | Steve Corica |
Sydney FC | 3–0 | |
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Steve Corica Alex Brosque |
(Report) |
Persik Kediri | 3–3 | |
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Cristian Gonzáles Budi Sudarsono |
(Report) | Shinji Ono Robson Ponte Yuki Abe |
Shanghai Shenhua | 6–0 | |
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Xie Hui Gao Lin Diego Alonso Sergio Blanco |
(Report) |
Group F
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Arema Malang | 1–3 | |
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Elie Aiboy |
(Report) | Magnum Kengo Nakamura |
Chunnam Dragons | 2–0 | |
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Kim Tae-Su Sandro Cardoso |
(Report) |
Chunnam Dragons | 1–3 | |
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Kang Min-Soo |
(Report) | Juninho Magnum |
Bangkok University | 0–0 | |
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(Report) |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | |
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Juninho Chong Tese |
(Report) |
Chunnam Dragons | 3–2 | |
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Kim Seung-Hyun Song Tae-Lim |
(Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen Kraisorn Pancharoen |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | |
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Kengo Nakamura Taku Harada |
(Report) |
Bangkok University | 1–2 | |
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Ekkaphan Petvises |
(Report) | Taku Harada Takahisa Nishiyama |
Group G
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4–1 | |
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Mota Kim Dong-hyun Adrian Neaga |
(Report) | Kabanga Tshamala |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 | |
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Aleksandar Živković Wang Yongpo |
(Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 0–2 | |
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(Report) | Fernando Travis Dodd |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–0 | |
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Han Peng Wang Yongpo Li Jinyu |
(Report) |
Adelaide United | 2–2 | |
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Fernando Bruce Djite |
(Report) | Kim Dong-hyun Mota |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 2–3 | |
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Kabanga Tshamala Nguyễn Việt Thắng |
(Report) | Wang Yongpo Li Jinyu |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | |
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Li Wei Shu Chang |
(Report) | Fernando Nathan Burns |
Gach Dong Tam Long An | 1–2 | |
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Phan Van Tai Em |
(Report) | Mota Choi Sung-Kuk |
Adelaide United | 3–0 | |
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Travis Dodd |
(Report) |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | |
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Kim Dong-hyun Son Dae-Ho Mota |
(Report) |
Knock-out stage
editBracket
editQuarter finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 (3) | |||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 (5) | |||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan |
0–0 (5–4p) | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
Al-Wahda |
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Seognam Ilhwa Chunma |
4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
4–1 | (2006 Champion) |
2–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
editSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–1 | |
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Kim Min-ho Cho Byung-Kuk |
Report | Senghor Koupouleni |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | |
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Makoto Hasebe Tatsuya Tanaka |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul |
Second leg
editKawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Juninho Kazuki Ganaha Masahiro Ohashi Hiroyuki Taniguchi Shuhei Terada |
4–5 |
- Sepahan progress 5–4 on penalties after 0–0 aggregate score
Al-Hilal | 1–1 | |
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Tarik El Taib |
Report | Ismail Matar |
- Al-Wahda progress on away goals rule with 1–1 aggregate score
Al-Karamah | 0–2 | |
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Report | Mota Kim Dong-hyun |
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma progress 4–1 on aggregate
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 4–1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan |
3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
4–4 (3–5p) | 2–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
editSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 | |
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Mota Kim Do-Heon |
Report | Tatsuya Tanaka Robson Ponte |
Sepahan | 3–1 | |
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Mahmoud Karimi Moharram Navidkia |
Report | Mohamed Al Shehhi |
Second leg
edit- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 5–3 on penalties after 4–4 aggregate score
- Sepahan progress 3–1 on aggregate
Final
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
editSepahan | 1–1 | |
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Mahmoud Karimi |
Report | Robson Ponte |
Second leg
editUrawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | |
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Yuichiro Nagai Yuki Abe |
Report |
- Urawa Red Diamonds win 3–1 on aggregate
Top scorers
editSee also
editExternal 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.