Tournament details | |
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Host country | Chinese Taipei |
Dates | 20 April – 25 May (group stage) 19–25 September (final stage) |
Teams | 6 (final stage) 12 (total) (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Taiwan Power Company (1st title) |
Runners-up | Phnom Penh Crown |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 90 (3.6 per match) |
Attendance | 58,208 (2,328 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Ho Ming-tsan (6 goals) |
Best player | Chen Po-liang |
The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
Teams from 12 member associations competed. In the qualifying stage, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each, and the top two teams from each group qualified for the six-team finals to be played at a centralised venue. In the final stage, the qualified six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The winners from each group met in the final for the title.
Taiwan Power Company became the first Taiwanese team to win the AFC President's Cup with a 3–2 win over Phnom Penh Crown from Cambodia in the final.
Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President’s Cup from 2011 onwards.
The draw for the group stage was held at on 14 March 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The group matches were scheduled to be played from 13 to 31 May 2011; however, matches of Group C were played from 20 to 24 April 2011.
All groups were played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: