2012 AFC Cup

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2012 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 February – 3 November 2012
Teams30+3 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored366 (3.1 per match)
Attendance439,955 (3,728 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Radhi
Flag of Syria.svg Raja Rafe
(9 goals each) [1]
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerinho [2]
2011
2013

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.

Contents

Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four years, defeating Erbil from Iraq 4–0 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]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying play-offsFinals6 December 201118 February 2012
Group stageMatchday 16–7 March 2012
Matchday 220–21 March 2012
Matchday 33–4 April 2012
Matchday 410–11 April 2012
Matchday 524–25 April 2012
Matchday 68–9 May 2012
Knockout phaseRound of 1622–23 May 2012
Quarter-finals14 June 201218 September 201225 September 2012
Semi-finals2 October 201223 October 2012
Final3 November 2012

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 Flag of Maldives.svg 3–4 1 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Tilal
Notes

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts QAD SUW FAI ITT
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 6312147+710 [lower-alpha 1] 2–0 1–2 5–2
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 631289110 [lower-alpha 1] 1–5 0–0 2–0
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 6231107+39 1–1 2–3 1–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Ittihad 611451494 1–0 0–2 1–4
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Suwaiq are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Qadsia: 6 pts; Al-Suwaiq: 0 pts).

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ERB KAZ ORU KEB
Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 6420115+614 1–1 2–1 2–0
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 6321106+411 1–2 1–1 3–0
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Oruba 6222108+28 2–2 1–2 4–1
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 6006214120 0–2 1–2 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ETT KUW AHE VB
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114 2–2 0–0 2–0
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 63211710+711 1–5 1–0 7–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 621371147 1–3 0–4 5–3
Flag of Maldives.svg VB 6015923141 3–6 2–2 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts WEH NEF ORU SAL
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 6402159+612 3–1 2–1 5–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Farg'ona 6321117+411 2–1 3–1 3–0
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Orouba 621381027 4–2 0–0 1–0
Flag of India.svg Salgaocar 611461484 1–2 2–2 3–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SHO ZAW SAF TIL
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 6501146+815 3–2 3–2 3–0
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Zawra'a 6402125+712 2–1 1–0 5–0
Flag of Lebanon.svg Safa 63036719 0–2 1–0 1–0
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Tilal 6006115140 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KIT TER SNA TAM
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kitchee 632194+511 2–2 2–0 3–1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu 6312108+210 0–2 6–2 0–2
Flag of Vietnam.svg Sông Lam Nghệ An 62136937 1–0 0–1 3–0
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 61233745 0–0 0–1 0–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group G

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts CHO HOM CIT YAN
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 6420105+514 1–0 2–0 1–0
Flag of Singapore.svg Home United 631296+310 1–2 3–1 3–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Citizen 621391237 3–3 1–2 2–1
Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon United 60244952 1–1 0–0 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group H

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KEL ARE NVB AYE
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 6411105+513 3–0 0–0 1–0
Flag of Indonesia.svg Arema 6213121207 [lower-alpha 1] 1–3 6–2 1–1
Flag of Vietnam.svg Navibank Sài Gòn 6213101227 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 3–1 4–1
Flag of Myanmar.svg Ayeyawady United 621371037 [lower-alpha 1] 3–1 0–3 2–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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

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 Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq
Erbil Flag of Iraq.svg 4–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma
Al-Shorta Flag of Syria.svg 3–0 Flag of Singapore.svg Home United
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 1–0 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee Flag of Hong Kong.svg 0–2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arema
Kelantan Flag of Malaysia.svg 3–2 Flag of Malaysia.svg 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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 3–0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema Flag of Indonesia.svg 0–4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 0–2 0–2
Erbil Flag of Iraq.svg 6–2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 5–1 1–1
Chonburi Flag of Thailand.svg 5–4 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 1–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg 6–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Erbil Flag of Iraq.svg 8–2 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 4–1 4–1

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 Flag of Iraq.svg 0–4 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho Soccerball shade.svg42'
Khamis Soccerball shade.svg83'
2012 AFC Cup
Flag of Kuwait.svg
Al-Kuwait
2nd Title

Top scorers

RankPlayerClub MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F Total
1 Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Radhi Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 11111229
Flag of Syria.svg Raja Rafe Flag of Syria.svg Al-Shorta 2211219
3 Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammed Ghaddar Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 132118
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Tagliabué Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 3328
Flag of Colombia.svg Edison Fonseca Flag of Vietnam.svg Navibank Sài Gòn 33118
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerinho Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 11111117
7 Flag of Jordan.svg Mahmoud Shelbaieh Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 111126
Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulhadi Khamis Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 121116
9 Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmed Hayel Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 11215
Flag of Kuwait.svg Yousef Nasser Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 111115
Flag of Thailand.svg Pipob On-Mo Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 111115

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

Source: [19] [20]

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