The AFC Champions League 2011 is the 30th edition of the highest continental competition in Asia, which was held for the eighth time under its current name. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup . The draw took place on December 7th, 2010 at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur .
A total of 35 teams take part in the 2011 AFC Champions League. After the qualifying round has ended, 31 teams and the defending champion from the previous year will take part in the main round.
Eligible Countries
In contrast to the UEFA Champions League , for example , only certain countries and associations that meet the AFC criteria are eligible to participate .
The AFC has determined the eligibility criteria for the next two years. The decision deadline was after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010. On November 30, 2009, AFC announced that in addition to the ten participating associations, twelve members were interested in participating in the Champions League. Singapore then withdrew its application. The full list can be seen here:
In the group stage, 32 teams played in eight groups, each with four teams in league mode (first and second leg). The teams were divided according to geographical aspects. Teams from West and Central Asia played in groups A to D, and teams from East and Southeast Asia competed in groups E to H. The first two of the group qualified for the final round of the last 16. The tournament was played with the three-point rule .
Final round
The quarter-finals have been drawn, but two teams from the same country could not meet directly. The teams played the tournament winner in the knockout system with a return game, whereby the away goals rule applied. If there is no winner in the second leg and / or final after regular playing time and overtime, the winner will be determined in a penalty shoot-out .
^ AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan. Persian League, September 26, 2011, accessed January 13, 2014 (English, The game ended in a 1-0 win for Sepahan Isfahan, but the AFC Executive Committee rated the game 3-0 for Al-Sadd after It was found that Sepahan had used an ineligible player.)
Semifinals
The first leg took place on October 19, the second leg on October 26, 2011.
The final was held in Jeonju on November 5, 2011 . The home right was determined by lottery among both finalists. This mode differs from that of the last two years, when the final took place on neutral ground.
Mohammed Kasola (19th), Abdul Kader Keïta (52nd), Talal Al-Bloushi (65th), Ibrahim Majid (72nd), Taher Zakaria (80th), Hassan Al Haidos (88th), Ali Afif (100th) .)
Al-Sadd
Lee Dong-gook (9 goals)
Al-Ittihad
Bunyodkor Tashkent
1-0 Eninho (17th) 
1: 1 Eninho 
Kim Dong-chan 
Eninho (80th), Kim Sang-shik (90th)
Ali Afif (120th)
Eninho
Bader al-Mutawa
Dejan Damjanović
Ibrahima Touré