The 2012 AFC Cup group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (20 from West Asia Zone and 12 from East Asia Zone). They included:
The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00. [1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.
In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 6–7 March, 20–21 March, 3–4 April, 10–11 April, 24–25 April, and 8–9 May 2012. [2] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage. [3]
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order: [3]
Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures: [3]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | SUW | FAI | ITT | |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 [lower-alpha 1] | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Al-Qadsia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Mutairi ![]() Al Soma ![]() | Report |
Al-Faisaly ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Sheikh ![]() | Report | Fares ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kalasi ![]() | Report |
Al-Suwaiq ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Jalabubi ![]() Al-Saadi ![]() | Report |
Al-Qadsia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Keita ![]() | Report | Al-Maharmeh ![]() Hayel ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Ablaye Gaye ![]() Al-Saadi ![]() |
Al-Suwaiq ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Ablaye Gaye ![]() | Report | Al Enezi ![]() Al Fadhel ![]() Al-Mutairi ![]() Al-Mutawa ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Ewerson ![]() | Report | Al-Maharmeh ![]() Attiah ![]() Hayel ![]() |
Al-Faisaly ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Hayel ![]() Al-Maharmeh ![]() | Report | Al-Noufali ![]() Al-Saadi ![]() Al-Saadi ![]() |
Al-Qadsia ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Hadj Aïssa ![]() Al-Mutairi ![]() Al Soma ![]() | Report | Omar ![]() Al Hasan ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ERB | KAZ | ORU | KEB | |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
East Bengal ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Alao ![]() |
East Bengal ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Radhi ![]() Al Hussain ![]() |
Al-Oruba ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Abdulkareem ![]() | Report | Nasser ![]() Faraj ![]() |
Arbil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Hussain ![]() | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ETT | KUW | AHE | VB | |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 14 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 11 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 7–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 5–3 | ||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 1 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Al-Kuwait ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Rogerinho ![]() | Report | Tagliabué ![]() Al-Salem ![]() Walibi ![]() |
Al-Ahed ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Chaito ![]() Lambin ![]() Dakik ![]() Atwi ![]() Zreik ![]() | Report | Cengiz ![]() Tadevosyan ![]() |
Al-Ettifaq ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
VB ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() |
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Mansaray ![]() Shamweel ![]() Hussain ![]() | Report | Tagliabué ![]() Al-Hamed ![]() Al Thyab ![]() Al-Sulim ![]() |
Al-Ettifaq ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Mubarak ![]() Al-Sulim ![]() | Report |
Al-Ettifaq ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Tagliabué ![]() | Report | Fané ![]() Al Kandari ![]() |
Al-Ahed ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Zreik ![]() | Report | Al-Mubarak ![]() Al-Thiab ![]() Al-Shehri ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WEH | NEF | ORU | SAL | |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
Al-Orouba ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Mashari ![]() | Report |
Al-Wehdat ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Deeb ![]() Elias ![]() Al-Sabah ![]() Shelbaieh ![]() Abu Hwaiti ![]() | Report |
Neftchi Farg'ona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Smolyachenko ![]() Berdiev ![]() | Report |
Al-Orouba ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Mukhaini ![]() Al-Wahaibi ![]() Al-Mashaikhi ![]() | Report | Deeb ![]() Ra'fat ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SHO | ZAW | SAF | TIL | |
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![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Al-Tilal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Boqshan ![]() | Report | Azar ![]() |
Al-Shorta ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Leonardo ![]() Rafe ![]() | Report | Jabbar ![]() Mohammed Saad ![]() |
Al-Zawra'a ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammed Saad ![]() Hesham Mohammed ![]() Ali Saad ![]() | Report |
Al-Zawra'a ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ibrahim ![]() | Report |
Safa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Atwi ![]() | Report |
Al-Zawra'a ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Qasem ![]() Hesham Mohammed ![]() | Report | Rafe ![]() |
Safa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Zoughbi ![]() | Report |
Al-Tilal ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Sabah ![]() Hussein ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIT | TER | SNA | TAM | |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Sông Lam Nghệ An ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Manaf ![]() |
Kitchee ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Liang Zicheng ![]() Tarrés ![]() | Report | Ali ![]() |
Terengganu ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Tarrés ![]() Chu Siu Kei ![]() |
Kitchee ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Rehman ![]() Chu Siu Kei ![]() | Report |
Tampines Rovers ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Joseph ![]() |
Terengganu ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Đurić ![]() |
Terengganu ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Ashaari ![]() Doe ![]() Hadi ![]() Joseph ![]() | Report | Phạm Văn Quyến ![]() Hoàng Văn Bình ![]() |
Sông Lam Nghệ An ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Lê Thế Cường ![]() Dieng ![]() | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | HOM | CIT | YAN | |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Yangon United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Jovanović ![]() | Report | Etae ![]() |
Chonburi ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Takam ![]() | Report |
Home United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Qiu Li ![]() Mendy ![]() | Report | Ristic ![]() |
Citizen ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Nakamura ![]() Chiu Chun Kit ![]() Sham Kwok Fai ![]() | Report | Samana ![]() On-Mo ![]() Etae ![]() |
Chonburi ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Chaiman ![]() | Report |
Citizen ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sham Kwok Fai ![]() | Report | Mendy ![]() Anzité ![]() |
Yangon United ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Yan Aung Kyaw ![]() | Report | Nakamura ![]() Tam Lok Hin ![]() |
Home United ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Daud ![]() | Report | On-Mo ![]() Kachaplayuk ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | ARE | NVB | AYE | |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
Ayeyawady United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Nwaneri ![]() Aung Kyaw Myo ![]() Ngangue ![]() | Report | Ghaddar ![]() |
Kelantan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nwoha ![]() | Report |
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