2007 AFC Champions League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 07 Mar 2007 - 14 Nov 2007 |
Teams | 28 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 230 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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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 qualifed for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
Participating clubs
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 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.
Group stage
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.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | –2 | 7 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 2 |
March 21, 2007 |
Al-Wahda ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() ![]() Saleh Al Menhali ![]() Bashir Saeed ![]() |
(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh ![]() |
April 11, 2007 |
Al-Zawraa ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Ahmad Abd Ali ![]() |
(Report) | Abdulrahim Jumaa ![]() Bashir Saeed ![]() |
April 25, 2007 |
Al-Rayyan ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Thiago Ribeiro ![]() |
(report) | Khaled Khalaf ![]() Firas Al Khatib ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Al-Zawraa ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Wissam Kadhim ![]() Ahmad Ibrahim ![]() Nawaf Falah ![]() |
(Report) | Firas Al Khatib ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Al-Wahda ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Maurito ![]() Haidar Alo Ali ![]() Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() |
(Report) |
May 23, 2007 |
Al-Arabi ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Khaled Abd Al Kudos ![]() Khaled Khalaf ![]() Jarrah Al Zuhair ![]() |
(Report) | Saeed Salem ![]() Yaser Matar ![]() |
May 23, 2007 |
Al-Rayyan ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Saoud Khames ![]() |
(Report) | Salman Mesbeh ![]() Abdul-Salam Abood ![]() Haidar Sabah ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(*) Esteghlal was disqualified for failing to submit their players list in time.
March 7, 2007 |
Al-Hilal ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Rodrigão ![]() |
(Report) | Fahad Awadh ![]() |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
March 21, 2007 |
Al Kuwait ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Aleksandr Kletskov ![]() |
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) |
May 23, 2007 |
Pakhtakor ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Uche Iheruome ![]() Shakhboz Erkinov ![]() |
(Report) | Faraj Laheeb ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 4 |
March 7, 2007 |
Al-Karamah ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Senghor Koupouleni ![]() Abdalrahman Akkari ![]() |
(Report) | Magid Mohamed ![]() |
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
March 21, 2007 |
Al Sadd ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Talal Al Bloushi ![]() |
(Report) | Aqeel Mohammed ![]() Saeed Mohsen ![]() ![]() Karrar Jassim ![]() |
March 21, 2007 |
Neftchi ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Anvar Berdiev ![]() Nosirbek Otakuziev ![]() |
(Report) | Firas Issmael ![]() |
Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) |
April 25, 2007 |
Najaf FC ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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Saeed Mohsen ![]() Qassim Faraj ![]() |
(Report) | Jehad Al Hussein ![]() Fahd Awde ![]() Senghor Koupouleni ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Neftchi ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Kholmatov ![]() |
(Report) | Ali Mohammed ![]() |
Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan Attendance: 16,000 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 6 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
March 7, 2007 |
Al Ain ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Godwin Attram ![]() Waleed Al-Gizani ![]() |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, UAE Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) |
April 11, 2007 |
Al-Shabab ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Abdullah Al Dosari ![]() Naji Majrashi ![]() Waleed Al-Gizanii ![]() |
(Report) |
April 11, 2007 |
Al Ain ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Ali Al-Wehaibi ![]() Msalam Faiez ![]() Frank Ongfiang ![]() |
(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi ![]() Emad Mohammed ![]() |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, UAE Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand) |
May 9, 2007 |
Al-Ittihad ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail ![]() Mohammad Nori ![]() Emad Mohammed ![]() |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
March 7, 2007 |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Nobuhisa Yamada ![]() Yuichiro Nagai ![]() Shinji Ono ![]() |
(Report) |
March 21, 2007 |
Sydney FC ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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David Carney ![]() Ufuk Talay ![]() |
(Report) | Robson Ponte ![]() Yuichiro Nagai ![]() |
April 12, 2007 |
Persik Kediri ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Aris Budi Prasetyo ![]() Budi Sudarsono ![]() |
(Report) | Steve Corica ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Persik Kediri ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Christian Gonzalez ![]() ![]() Budi Sudarsono ![]() |
(Report) | Shinji Ono ![]() Robson Ponte ![]() Yuki Abe ![]() |
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) |
May 23, 2007 |
Shanghai Shenhua ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
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Xie Hui ![]() Gao Lin ![]() Diego Alonso ![]() Sergio Blanco ![]() |
(Report) |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 10 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
March 7, 2007 |
Arema Malang ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Elie Aiboy ![]() |
(Report) | Magnum ![]() Kengo Nakamura ![]() |
March 21, 2007 |
Kawasaki Frontale ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Patiparn Phetphun ![]() |
(Report) | Suriya Domtaisong ![]() |
April 11, 2007 |
Chunnam Dragons ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Kang Min-Soo ![]() |
(Report) | Juninho ![]() ![]() Magnum ![]() |
April 11, 2007 |
Bangkok University ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan) |
May 9, 2007 |
Chunnam Dragons ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Seung-Hyun ![]() Song Tae-Lim ![]() |
(Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen ![]() Kraisorn Pancharoen ![]() |
May 23, 2007 |
Bangkok University ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Ekkaphan Petvises ![]() |
(Report) | Taku Harada ![]() Takahisa Nishiyama ![]() |
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
March 7, 2007 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Mota ![]() ![]() Kim Dong Hyun ![]() Adrian Neaga ![]() |
(Report) | Kabanga Tshamala ![]() |
March 21, 2007 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Aleksandar Živković ![]() Wang Yongpo ![]() |
(Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk ![]() |
April 11, 2007 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Han Peng ![]() Wang Yongpo ![]() Li Jinyu ![]() |
(Report) |
April 11, 2007 |
Adelaide United ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Fernando ![]() Bruce Djite ![]() |
(Report) | Kim Dong Hyun ![]() Mota ![]() |
April 25, 2007 |
Gach Dong Tam Long An ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Kabanga Tshamala ![]() Nguyễn Việt Thắng ![]() |
(Report) | Wang Yongpo ![]() Li Jinyu ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Li Wei ![]() Shu Chang ![]() |
(Report) | Fernando ![]() Nathan Burns ![]() |
May 9, 2007 |
Gach Dong Tam Long An ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Phan Van Tai Em ![]() |
(Report) | Mota ![]() Choi Sung-Kuk ![]() |
Long An Stadium, Tân An, Vietnam Attendance: 5,000 |
May 23, 2007 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Dong Hyun ![]() Son Dae-Ho ![]() Mota ![]() |
(Report) |
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 (3) | |||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 (5) | |||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() |
0–0 (5–4p) | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Al-Wahda ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Seognam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() (2006 Champion) |
2–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
19 September 2007 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Kim Min-Ho ![]() Cho Byung-Kuk ![]() |
Report | Senghor Koupouleni ![]() |
19 September 2007 |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Makoto Hasebe ![]() Tatsuya Tanaka ![]() |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul ![]() |
Second leg
26 September 2007 |
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki, Japan Attendance: 13,507 Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) |
- 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 | ![]() |
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Report | Tatsuya Tanaka ![]() Choi Jin-cheul ![]() |
- Urawa Red Diamonds progress 4-1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
4–4 (3–5p) | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
3 October 2007 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Mota ![]() Kim Do-Heon ![]() |
Report | Tatsuya Tanaka ![]() Robson Ponte ![]() |
3 October 2007 |
Sepahan ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Mahmoud Karimi ![]() Moharram Navidkia ![]() |
Report | Mohamed Al Shehhi ![]() |
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
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
- Urawa Red Diamonds win 3-1 on aggregate
Winners
AFC Champions League 2007 Winners |
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![]() Urawa Red Diamonds 1st Title |
Top scorers
See also
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
- ↑ "Esteghlal disqualified from AFC League". PressTV. 26 February 2007.
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