2012 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 February – 3 November 2012
Teams30+3 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsKuwait Al-Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-upIraq Erbil
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored366 (3.1 per match)
Attendance439,955 (3,728 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Amjad Radhi
Syria Raja Rafe
(9 goals each)[1]
Best player(s)Brazil Rogerinho[2]
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The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.

Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four years, defeating Erbil from Iraq with a 4–0 win in the final.[3]

Allocation of entries per association

The following allocation of berths for the 2012 AFC Cup was approved by the AFC in November 2011.[4][5] The four associations (Yemen, Malaysia, Maldives and Myanmar) with the lowest points according to the AFC evaluation system had one team entering the group stage and another entering the play-off.[4]

Notes

Qualified teams

A total of 33 teams participated in the 2012 AFC Cup, including 3 teams which joined as 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round losers:[4]

Notes

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[9]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying play-offs Finals 6 December 2011 18 February 2012
Group stage Matchday 1 6–7 March 2012
Matchday 2 20–21 March 2012
Matchday 3 3–4 April 2012
Matchday 4 10–11 April 2012
Matchday 5 24–25 April 2012
Matchday 6 8–9 May 2012
Knockout phase Round of 16 22–23 May 2012
Quarter-finals 14 June 2012 18 September 2012 25 September 2012
Semi-finals 2 October 2012 23 October 2012
Final 3 November 2012

Qualifying play-off

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[10] The winner advanced to the group stage.[11]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Victory Maldives 3–41 Yemen Al-Tilal
Notes

Group stage

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[13] 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.[11]

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD SUW FAI ITT
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10[a] 2–0 1–2 5–2
Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[a] 1–5 0–0 2–0
Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 1–1 2–3 1–1
Syria Al-Ittihad 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 1–0 0–2 1–4
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Suwaiq are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Qadsia: 6 pts; Al-Suwaiq: 0 pts).

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ERB KAZ ORU KEB
Iraq Erbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 1–1 2–1 2–0
Kuwait Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–2 1–1 3–0
Yemen Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 2–2 1–2 4–1
India East Bengal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 1–2 0–1
Source:[citation needed]

Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ETT KUW AHE VB
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 4 2 0 18 7 +11 14 2–2 0–0 2–0
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 3 2 1 17 10 +7 11 1–5 1–0 7–1
Lebanon Al-Ahed 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 1–3 0–4 5–3
Maldives VB 6 0 1 5 9 23 −14 1 3–6 2–2 0–1
Source:[citation needed]

Group D

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WEH NEF ORU SAL
Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12 3–1 2–1 5–0
Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 2–1 3–1 3–0
Oman Al-Orouba 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 4–2 0–0 1–0
India Salgaocar 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4 1–2 2–2 3–1
Source:[citation needed]

Group E

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SHO ZAW SAF TIL
Syria Al-Shorta 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 15 3–2 3–2 3–0
Iraq Al-Zawra'a 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 2–1 1–0 5–0
Lebanon Safa 6 3 0 3 6 7 −1 9 0–2 1–0 1–0
Yemen Al-Tilal 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

Group F

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KIT TER SNA TAM
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 2–2 2–0 3–1
Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–2 6–2 0–2
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–0 0–1 3–0
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–0 0–1 0–0
Source:[citation needed]

Group G

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO HOM CIT YAN
Thailand Chonburi 6 4 2 0 10 5 +5 14 1–0 2–0 1–0
Singapore Home United 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 1–2 3–1 3–1
Hong Kong Citizen 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 3–3 1–2 2–1
Myanmar Yangon United 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2 1–1 0–0 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

Group H

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KEL ARE NVB AYE
Malaysia Kelantan 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 3–0 0–0 1–0
Indonesia Arema 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7[a] 1–3 6–2 1–1
Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7[a] 1–2 3–1 4–1
Myanmar Ayeyawady United 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 3–1 0–3 2–0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tiebreakers: Arema, Navibank Sài Gòn and Ayeyawady United are ranked by their head-to-head record (Arema: 7 pts; Navibank Sài Gòn: 6 pts; Ayeyawady United: 4 pts).

Knockout stage

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[14] Each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[11]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) 		Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 1–0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
Erbil Iraq 4–0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat Jordan 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kuwait Kazma
Al-Shorta Syria 3–0 Singapore Home United
Chonburi Thailand 1–0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee Hong Kong 0–2 Indonesia Arema
Kelantan Malaysia 3–2 Malaysia Terengganu

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012.[15] It determined the matchups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the potential host for the final.[16]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 3–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema Indonesia 0–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 0–2 0–2
Erbil Iraq 6–2 Malaysia Kelantan 5–1 1–1
Chonburi Thailand 5–4 Syria Al-Shorta 1–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 6–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Erbil Iraq 8–2 Thailand Chonburi 4–1 4–1

Final

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[11] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[17] Therefore, Erbil was the home team.

Erbil Iraq0–4Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami 3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho 42'
Khamis 83'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
2012 AFC Cup
Kuwait
Al-Kuwait
2nd Title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0 F 0 Total
1 Iraq Amjad Radhi Iraq Erbil 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9
Syria Raja Rafe Syria Al-Shorta 2 2 1 1 2 1 9
3 Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Malaysia Kelantan 1 3 2 1 1 8
Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 3 3 2 8
Colombia Edison Fonseca Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 3 3 1 1 8
6 Brazil Rogerinho Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
7 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Al-Wehdat 1 1 1 1 2 6
Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1 2 1 1 1 6
9 Jordan Ahmed Hayel Jordan Al-Faisaly 1 1 2 1 5
Kuwait Yousef Nasser Kuwait Kazma 1 1 1 1 1 5
Thailand Pipob On-Mo Thailand Chonburi 1 1 1 1 1 5

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[18]

Source:[19][20]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rogerinho scoops MVP award". AFC. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup". AFC. 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Myanmar in the AFC Cup mix". AFC. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Green light to Malaysian sides for AFC Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Myanmar sets sights on AFCC 2012". Asian Football Confederation. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
  8. ^ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  9. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  10. ^ "Home advantage for Al Tilal". AFC. 6 December 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  12. ^ "Al Tilal to play in Male". AFC. 14 February 2012.
  13. ^ "AFC Cup 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 6 December 2011.
  14. ^ "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 10 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Draw sets up clash of West Asian titans". AFC. 14 June 2012.
  16. ^ "ACL, AFC Cup draw procedures". AFC. 17 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 14 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Top Scorers (qualifying play-off)". AFC.com.
  19. ^ "Top Scorers (group stage & round of 16)". AFC.com.
  20. ^ "Top Scorers (quarter-finals, semi-finals & final)". AFC.com.

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