Liga Champions AFC 2007
| Informasi turnamen | |
|---|---|
| Jadwal penyelenggaraan | Maret 2007 - November 2007 |
| Jumlah tim peserta | 28 |
| Hasil turnamen | |
| Juara |  Urawa Red Diamonds (gelar ke-1) |
| Tempat kedua |  Sepahan |
| Statistik turnamen | |
| Jumlah pertandingan | 92 |
| Jumlah gol | 230 (2,5 per pertandingan) |
| Pemain terbaik | Yuichiro Nagai (Urawa Red Diamonds) |
| Pencetak gol terbanyak |  Mota (7 gol) |
Liga Champions AFC 2007 adalah edisi ke-26 dari turnamen tingkat pertama klub-klub sepakbola Asia dan edisi ke-5 dengan nama Liga Champions AFC.
Klub Jepang Urawa Red Diamonds menjadi juara untuk pertama kalinya, mengalahkan Sepahan dari Iran dan menjadi klub Jepang keempat yang memenangkan kejuaraan tingkat Asia.
Klub peserta
Along with the defending champion, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 28 other clubs from fourteen countries qualified based on performance in domestic league and cup competitions. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors entered the competition at the quarter-finals.
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[1] This reduced the number of competing teams to 28.
Format
- Group Stage
A total of 28 clubs are divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to F, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in 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
- Goal For within the group
The seven group winners along with the defending champions qualifies to the quarter-finals.
- Knockout Round
All 8 clubs are randomly matched; however, the only restriction is that the clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarterfinals. The games are conduced in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregates goals decides the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce an winner, away goal rules in used. If still tied, clubs play extra time, where away goal rule still applies. If stilled tied, the game goes to penalties.
Babak grup
Group matches were scheduled to be played over match days on March 7, March 21, April 11, April 25, May 9 and May 23, 2007.
Grup A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Wahda
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
 Al-Zawraa
|
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 Al-Arabi
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
 Al-Rayyan
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
March 21, 2007
|
| Al-Wahda | 4–1 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Bagayoko 40', 56'(pen) Saleh Al Menhali 63' Bashir Saeed 68' |
(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh 35' |
April 11, 2007
|
| Al-Zawraa | 1–2 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Abd Ali 46' | (Report) | Abdulrahim Jumaa 13' Bashir Saeed 74' |
April 25, 2007
|
| Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Ribeiro 44' | (report) | Khaled Khalaf 25' Firas Al Khatib 63' 69' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Wissam Kadhim 21' Ahmad Ibrahim 70' Nawaf Falah 78' |
(Report) | Firas Al Khatib 50', 84' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Al-Wahda | 3–0 | Al-Rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| Maurito 8' Haidar Alo Ali 30'(pen) Mamadou Bagayoko 76'(pen) |
(Report) |
May 23, 2007
|
| Al-Arabi | 3–2 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Abd Al Kudos 6' Khaled Khalaf 55' Jarrah Al Zuhair 87' |
(Report) | Saeed Salem 23' Yaser Matar 90' |
May 23, 2007
|
| Al-Rayyan | 1–3 | Al-Zawraa |
|---|---|---|
| Saoud Khames 75' | (Report) | Salman Mesbeh og 13' Abdul-Salam Abood 26' Haidar Sabah 34' |
Grup B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Hilal
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 FC Pakhtakor
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Al Kuwait Kaifan
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Esteghlal (*)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(*) Esteghlal Tehran was disqualified for failing to submit their players list in time.
May 23, 2007
|
| FC Pakhtakor | 2–1 | Al Kuwait Kaifan |
|---|---|---|
| Uche Iheruome 45' Shakhboz Erkinov 59' |
(Report) | Faraj Laheeb 71' |
Grup C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Karamah
|
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Najaf FC
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Al Sadd
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
March 7, 2007
|
| Al-Karamah | 2–1 | Al Sadd |
|---|---|---|
| Senghor Koupouleni 70' Abdalrahman Akkari 85' |
(Report) | Magid Mohamed 22' |
March 21, 2007
|
| Al Sadd | 1–4 | Najaf FC |
|---|---|---|
| Talal Al Bloushi 45' | (Report) | Aqeel Mohammed 47' Saeed Mohsen 55', 86'(pen) Karrar Jassim 70' |
March 21, 2007
|
| Neftchi | 2–1 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Anvar Berdiyev 27' Nosirbek Otakuziev 77' |
(Report) | Firas Issmael 32' |
April 25, 2007
|
| Najaf FC | 2–4 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Mohsen 7'(pen) Qassim Faraj 86' (pen) |
(Report) | Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52' Fahd Awde 50' Senghor Koupouleni 65' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Neftchi | 1–1 | Najaf FC |
|---|---|---|
| Akmal Holmatov 43' | (Report) | Ali Mohammed 60' |
Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
Penonton: 16.000 |
Grup D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepahan
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Al-Shabab
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Al Ain Club
|
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| Al Ittihad
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
April 11, 2007
|
| Al-Shabab | 4–0 | Al Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al Dosari 35', 48' Naji Majrashi 60'(pen) Waleed Al Gizani 79' |
(Report) |
April 11, 2007
|
| Al Ain | 3–2 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al-Wehaibi 6' Msalam Faiez 44' Frank Ongfiang 84' |
(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi 8' Emad Mohammed 65' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Al Ittihad | 0–5 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 10' Mohammad Nori 40', 55' Emad Mohammed 70', 90' |
Grup E
| Tim | Poin | Main | M | S | K | MG | KG | SG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urawa Red Diamonds
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 Sydney FC
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Persik Kediri
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
 Shanghai Shenhua
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
7 Maret 2007
|
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Persik Kediri |
|---|---|---|
| Nobuhisa Yamada 12' Yuichiro Nagai 45' Shinji Ono 76' |
(Laporan) |
21 Maret 2007
|
| Sydney FC | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| David Carney 1' Ufuk Talay 23' (pen) |
(Laporan) | Robson Ponte 30' Yuichiro Nagai 55' |
12 April 2007
|
| Persik Kediri | 2–1 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Aris Budi Prasetyo 25' Budi Sudarsono 70' |
(Laporan) | Steve Corica 8' |
9 Mei 2007
|
| Persik Kediri | 3-3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Gonzalez 23'(pen), 31' Budi Sudarsono 83' |
(Laporan) | Shinji Ono 9'(pen) Robson Ponte 50' Yuki Abe 62' |
23 Mei 2007
|
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6–0 | Persik Kediri |
|---|---|---|
| Xie Hui 8' Gao Lin 25' Diego Alonso 79', 87', 90' Sergio Blanco 86' |
(Laporan) |
Grup F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Frontale
|
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
 Chunnam Dragons
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| Arema Malang
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
 Bangkok University FC
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
March 7, 2007
|
| Arema Malang | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Elie Aiboy 12' | (Report) | Magnum 1', 73' Kengo Nakamura 82' |
March 21, 2007
|
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Bangkok University |
|---|---|---|
| Patiparn Phetphun(og) 78' | (Report) | Suriya Domtaisong 7' |
April 11, 2007
|
| Chunnam Dragons | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Min-Soo 90' | (Report) | Juninho 29'(pen), 70' Magnum 57' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Chunnam Dragons | 3–2 | Bangkok University |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Seung-Hyun 28' Song Tae-Lim 79', 90' |
(Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen 11' Kraisorn Pancharoen 39' |
May 23, 2007
|
| Bangkok University | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Ekkaphan Petvises 40' | (Report) | Taku Harada 17' Takahisa Nishiyama 63' |
Grup G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Adelaide United FC
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 Gach Dong Tam Long An
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
March 7, 2007
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4–1 | Gach Dong Tam Long An |
|---|---|---|
| Mota 9', 69'(pen) Kim Dong Hyun 70' Adrian Neaga 81' |
(Report) | Kabanga Tshamala 87' |
March 21, 2007
|
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Živković 62'(pen) Wang Yongpo 78' |
(Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk 77' |
April 11, 2007
|
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–0 | Gach Dong Tam Long An |
|---|---|---|
| Han Peng 42', 52' Wang Yongpo 54' Li Jinyu 74' |
(Report) |
April 11, 2007
|
| Adelaide United | 2–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando 48' Bruce Djite 55' |
(Report) | Kim Dong Hyun 57' Mota 75' |
April 25, 2007
|
| Gach Dong Tam Long An | 2–3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
|---|---|---|
| Kabanga Tshamala 14' Nguyễn Việt Thắng 36' |
(Report) | Wang Yongpo 29' Li Jinyu 49', '90 |
May 9, 2007
|
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Li Wei 39' Shu Chang 56' |
(Report) | Fernando 36' (pen) Nathan Burns 48' |
May 9, 2007
|
| Gach Dong Tam Long An | 1–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
| Phan Van Tai Em 45' | (Report) | Mota 17' Choi Sung-Kuk 83' |
Long An Stadium, Tân An, Vietnam
Penonton: 5.000 |
May 23, 2007
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Dong Hyun 37' Son Dae-Ho 42' Mota 71' |
(Report) |
Babak gugur
Perempat final
In this round the first leg matches were played on September 19. The second leg was on September 26.
| Perempat final | Semi final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Group D Winner | Sepahan
| 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| Group F Winner | Kawasaki Frontale
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Sepahan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Group A Winner | Al-Wahda
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Group B Winner | Al-Hilal
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sepahan
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Group G Winner | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| Group C Winner | Al-Karamah
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
| 4 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
| 4 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Group E Winner | Urawa Red Diamonds
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| Champion 2006 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| 1 | ||||||||||||
First Leg
19 September 2007
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–1 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Min-Ho 72' Cho Byung-Kuk 74' |
Report | Senghor Koupouleni 9' |
19 September 2007
|
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Makoto Hasebe 4' Tatsuya Tanaka 59' |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul 90' |
Second Leg
26 September 2007
|
- 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
26 September 2007
|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tatsuya Tanaka 3' Choi Jin-cheul(og) 66' |
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 4-1 on aggregate
Semi final
In this round the first leg matches were played on October 3. The second leg was on October 24.
First Leg
3 October 2007
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Mota 10' Kim Do-Heon 80' |
Report | Tatsuya Tanaka 52' Robson Ponte 65'(pen) |
3 October 2007
|
| Sepahan | 3–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Karimi 11', 58' Moharram Navidkia 85'(pen) |
Report | Mohamed Al Shehhi 48' |
Second Leg
24 October 2007
|
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 5-3 on penalties after 4-4 aggregate score
- Sepahan progress 3-1 on aggregate
Final
In the final round the first leg matches were played on November 7. The second leg was on November 14.
- Urawa Red Diamonds menang agregat 3-1
Juara
| Liga Champions AFC 2007 |
|---|
 Urawa Red Diamonds Gelar pertama |
Pencetak gol terbanyak
Lihat juga
Pranala luar
- 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.