- Source: 2007 AFC Champions League
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.
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
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
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.
Notes
Group stage
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.
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
== Group B
== Group C
== Group D
== Group E
== Group F
== Group G
=Knock-out stage
= Bracket
== Quarter-finals
=First leg
Second leg
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
=First leg
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds progress 5–3 on penalties after 4–4 aggregate score
Sepahan progress 3–1 on aggregate
= Final
=First leg
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds win 3–1 on aggregate
Top scorers
See also
2007 FIFA Club World Cup
External links
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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Liga Champions Elit AFC
- Liga Champions Dua AFC
- Liga Champions AFC 2007
- Park Ji-sung
- Liga Champions AFC 2008
- Liga Challenge AFC
- Arema FC
- Kejuaraan Futsal Klub AFC
- Masoud Moradi
- Daftar klub sepak bola divisi tertinggi di negara anggota AFC
- 2007 AFC Champions League
- AFC Challenge League
- 2007 AFC Champions League final
- AFC Champions League Two
- AFC Champions League Elite
- 2008 AFC Champions League
- 2010 AFC Champions League
- 2011 AFC Champions League
- Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite records and statistics
- 2006 AFC Champions League
