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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 [a] | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
| | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 [a] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Al-Qadsia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mutairi Al Soma | Report |
| Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sheikh | Report | Fares |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalasi | Report |
| Al-Suwaiq | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jalabubi Al-Saadi | Report |
| Al-Qadsia | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keita | Report | Al-Maharmeh Hayel |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ablaye Gaye Al-Saadi |
| Al-Suwaiq | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ablaye Gaye | Report | Al Enezi Al Fadhel Al-Mutairi Al-Mutawa |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ewerson | Report | Al-Maharmeh Attiah Hayel |
| Al-Faisaly | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hayel Al-Maharmeh | Report | Al-Noufali Al-Saadi Al-Saadi |
| Al-Qadsia | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hadj Aïssa Al-Mutairi Al Soma | Report | Omar Al Hasan |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ERB | KAZ | ORU | KEB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alao |
| East Bengal | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Radhi Al Hussain |
| Al-Oruba | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulkareem | Report | Nasser Faraj |
| Arbil | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hussain | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ETT | KUW | AHE | VB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rogerinho | Report | Tagliabué Al-Salem Walibi |
| Al-Ahed | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chaito Lambin Dakik Atwi Zreik | Report | Cengiz Tadevosyan |
| Al-Ettifaq | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| VB | 3–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mansaray Shamweel Hussain | Report | Tagliabué Al-Hamed Al Thyab Al-Sulim |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mubarak Al-Sulim | Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagliabué | Report | Fané Al Kandari |
| Al-Ahed | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zreik | Report | Al-Mubarak Al-Thiab Al-Shehri |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WEH | NEF | ORU | SAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mashari | Report |
| Al-Wehdat | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deeb Elias Al-Sabah Shelbaieh Abu Hwaiti | Report |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smolyachenko Berdiev | Report |
| Al-Orouba | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mukhaini Al-Wahaibi Al-Mashaikhi | Report | Deeb Ra'fat |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SHO | ZAW | SAF | TIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boqshan | Report | Azar |
| Al-Shorta | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Rafe | Report | Jabbar Mohammed Saad |
| Al-Zawra'a | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Saad Hesham Mohammed Ali Saad | Report |
| Al-Zawra'a | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim | Report |
| Safa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atwi | Report |
| Al-Zawra'a | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Qasem Hesham Mohammed | Report | Rafe |
| Safa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Zoughbi | Report |
| Al-Tilal | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sabah Hussein |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIT | TER | SNA | TAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Manaf |
| Kitchee | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Liang Zicheng Tarrés | Report | Ali |
| Terengganu | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tarrés Chu Siu Kei |
| Kitchee | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rehman Chu Siu Kei | Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Joseph |
| Terengganu | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Đurić |
| Terengganu | 6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashaari Doe Hadi Joseph | Report | Phạm Văn Quyến Hoàng Văn Bình |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Thế Cường Dieng | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | HOM | CIT | YAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jovanović | Report | Etae |
| Chonburi | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takam | Report |
| Home United | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Qiu Li Mendy | Report | Ristic |
| Citizen | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nakamura Chiu Chun Kit Sham Kwok Fai | Report | Samana On-Mo Etae |
| Chonburi | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiman | Report |
| Citizen | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sham Kwok Fai | Report | Mendy Anzité |
| Yangon United | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yan Aung Kyaw | Report | Nakamura Tam Lok Hin |
| Home United | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daud | Report | On-Mo Kachaplayuk |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | ARE | NVB | AYE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 [a] | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | ||
| | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 [a] | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
| | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 [a] | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nwaneri Aung Kyaw Myo Ngangue | Report | Ghaddar |
| Kelantan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nwoha | Report |