2011 AFC Cup
2011 AFC Cup The 2011 AFC Cup was the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. The following is the list of participants confirmed by the AFC. There were 28 direct entries while 4 teams joined as losers of the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs. Invited to play in the competition. Al-Qadsia failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League, and so directly enter the 2011 AFC Cup . Replaced Al-Ahli. - Schedule of dates for 2011 competition. The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage. Based on the results from the group stage, the matchups of the round of 16 were decided as below. Each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group ag...