2012 AFC Cup final

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2012 AFC Cup final
Event 2012 AFC Cup
Date3 November 2012
Venue Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
Referee Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Attendance30,000
2011
2013

The 2012 AFC Cup Final was a football match which was played on 3 November 2012, to determine the champion of the 2012 AFC Cup. It was the final of the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.

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The final was played between Erbil from Iraq and Al-Kuwait from Kuwait. It was the first continental final to be hosted in Iraq since the first leg of the 1989 Asian Club Championship Final. Al-Kuwait won 4–0 to win their second AFC Cup title in four years. [1]

Venue

The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. [2] On 14 June 2012, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2) would be the away team. [3] As a result, Arbil are the home team, and Al-Kuwait are the away team.

The match was played at Arbil's home stadium, Franso Hariri Stadium, at Arbil, Iraq.

Road to final

Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil Round Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Bye Qualifying play-off Bye
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 1–1 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 1–5 (H)
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Oruba 2–2 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of Maldives.svg VB 2–2 (A)
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 2–0 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 4–0 (A)
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 2–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 1–0 (H)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 2–1 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 2–2 (A)
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Oruba 2–1 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of Maldives.svg VB 7–1 (H)
Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Iraq.svg Arbil 6420115+614
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 6321106+411
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Oruba 6222108+28
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 6006214120
Final standings Group C runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 63211710+711
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 621371147
Flag of Maldives.svg VB 6015923141
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout phase OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Farg'ona 4–0 (H) (one-leg match)Round of 16 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 1–1 (aet) (3–1 p) (A) (one-leg match)
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelantan 6–2 5–1 (H) 1–1 (A)Quarterfinals Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 3–0 0–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi 8–2 4–1 (H) 4–1 (A)Semifinals Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 6–1 4–1 (H) 2–0 (A)

Match details

Arbil 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'
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Arbil
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Al-Kuwait
GK21 Flag of Iraq.svg Sarhang Mohsen (c)
DF14 Flag of Uganda.svg Ivan Bukenya
DF30 Flag of Iraq.svg Ahmad Ibrahim
MF8 Flag of Iraq.svg Salih Sadir Sub off.svg 77'
MF9 Flag of Iraq.svg Ahmed Al-Asadi Sub off.svg 46'
MF12 Flag of Syria.svg Nadim Sabagh
MF16 Flag of Iraq.svg Miran Khesro
MF25 Flag of Iraq.svg Saad Abdul-Amir
FW7 Flag of Iraq.svg Halgurd Mulla Mohammed
FW17 Flag of Iraq.svg Nabeel Sabah Sub off.svg 64'
FW29 Flag of Iraq.svg Amjad Radhi
Substitutes
GK22 Flag of Iraq.svg Jalal Hassan
DF3 Flag of Iraq.svg Hardi Tahir
DF28 Flag of Iraq.svg Hatem Zedan
FW5 Flag of Senegal.svg Papa Diop
FW10 Flag of Uganda.svg Sula Matovu Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Flag of Iraq.svg Luay Salah Sub on.svg 64'
FW19 Flag of Iraq.svg Mustafa Karim Sub on.svg 77'
Manager
Flag of Syria.svg Nizar Mahrous
GK1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Musab Al Kanderi
DF3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Fahad Awadh
DF19 Flag of Bahrain.svg Hussain Ali Baba
DF31 Flag of Kuwait.svg Sami Al Sanea
MF13 Flag of Tunisia.svg Chadi Hammami Yellow card.svg 58'
MF20 Flag of Kuwait.svg Hussain Hakem (c)
MF37 Flag of Kuwait.svg Sherida Khaled
MF7 Flag of Kuwait.svg Fahad Al Enezi Sub off.svg 65'
FW9 Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jemâa Sub off.svg 54'
FW10 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Yellow card.svg 69'Sub off.svg 88'
MF15 Flag of Kuwait.svg Waleed Ali
Substitutes
GK34 Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulrahman Al Hussainan
DF33 Flag of Kuwait.svg Fahad Hamoud
MF14 Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Al Dhafeeri Sub on.svg 88'
MF17 Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Al Buraiki
MF18 Flag of Kuwait.svg Jarah Al Ateeqi Sub on.svg 65'
MF30 Flag of Kuwait.svg Rashed Salem
FW40 Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulhadi Khamis Sub on.svg 54'
Manager
Flag of Romania.svg Marin Ion

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Match rules [2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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References

  1. "Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup". AFC. 3 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.