Venues
| Dushanbe | Phnom Penh | Lahore |
|---|---|---|
| Central Republican Stadium | Olympic Stadium | Punjab Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| Dates | 5–12 May (group stage) 24–30 September (final stage) |
| Teams | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Istiqlol (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3.79 per match) |
| Attendance | 78,756 (4,145 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mirlan Murzaev (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Alisher Tuychiev [1] |
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The 2012 AFC President's Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition. [2] Istiqlol became the second team from Tajikistan to win the AFC President's Cup, defeating Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari from Palestine with a 2–1 win in the final. [3]
| Dushanbe | Phnom Penh | Lahore |
|---|---|---|
| Central Republican Stadium | Olympic Stadium | Punjab Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup. [4]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | Sheikh Jamal | 2010–11 Bangladesh League champions | 1st | none |
 Bhutan | Yeedzin | 2011 A-Division champions | 3rd | 2011 |
 Cambodia | Phnom Penh Crown | 2011 Cambodian League champions | 4th | 2011 |
 Chinese Taipei | Taiwan Power Company | 2011 Intercity Football League champions | 5th | 2011 |
 Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi Bishkek | 2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 7th | 2010 |
 Mongolia | Erchim | 2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners | 1st | none |
 Nepal | Nepal Police Club | 2011–12 Nepal National League champions | 5th | 2011 |
 Pakistan | KRL | 2011 Pakistan Premier League champions | 2nd | 2010 |
 Palestine | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none |
 Sri Lanka | Ratnam | 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 4th | 2008 |
 Tajikistan | Istiklol | 2011 Tajik League champions | 2nd | 2011 |
 Turkmenistan | Balkan | 2011 Ýokary Liga champions | 2nd | 2011 |
Schedule of dates for 2012 competition. [8]
Group A (played in Pakistan)
Group B (played in Cambodia)
Group C (played in Tajikistan)In the group stage, the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group was played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. 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: [9]
On 2 March 2012, the AFC announced that the three hosts for the qualification round were Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), KRL (Pakistan), and Istiqlol (Tajikistan). [10] The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00. [11]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Power Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| KRL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Erchim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Sheikh Jamal [a] | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
| Erchim | 0–1 | Taiwan Power Company |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chen Yi-wei  90+3' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dordoi Bishkek | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Nepal Police Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Yeedzin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 8–0 | Yeedzin |
|---|---|---|
| Sokumpheak 20' Borey 26', 41', 66'Sothy 54'Suhana 61'S. Pheng 76'H. Pheng 85' | Report |
| Dordoi Bishkek | 5–1 | Nepal Police Club |
|---|---|---|
| Murzaev 3', 14', 63' Sharipov 12'Baymatov 70' | Report | Pandey 45+1' (pen.) |
| Yeedzin | 2–11 | Dordoi Bishkek |
|---|---|---|
| Chencho 40' Tshering 90+2' | Report | Murzaev 18', 27', 62', 81', 87' Askarov 39'Tetteh 45'Maka Kum 59'Anderson 64', 70'Bekbolotov 90+1' |
| Nepal Police Club | 0–1 | Phnom Penh Crown |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Borey 21' |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 0–1 | Dordoi Bishkek |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baymatov 90' (pen.) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiqlol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Balkan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Ratnam [a] | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
The final stage was played at a centralized venue, to be chosen from one of the final stage qualifiers. The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title. [9]
Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Istiqlol (Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals. [15] On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to Tajikistan, [16] and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012. [17] The draw for the finals was held in Dushanbe on 31 July 2012, 11:00 UTC+05:00. [18]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiqlol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Dordoi Bishkek | 0–2 | Istiqlol |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ergashev 38' Sodikov 58' |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 0–8 | Dordoi Bishkek |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baymatov 5', 72', 90' Tetteh 8'Kichin 58'Anderson 63'Shamshiev 75'Sataev 83' |
| Istiqlol | 6–0 | Phnom Penh Crown |
|---|---|---|
| Vasiev 26' Tokhirov 47'Sharipov 52'Rabimov 58', 90+1'Fatkhuloev 76' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Taiwan Power Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| KRL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| KRL | 1–3 | Taiwan Power Company |
|---|---|---|
| Adil 88' | Report | Ho Ming-tsan 55', 58' Huang Kai-jun 90+4' |
| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 5–1 | KRL |
|---|---|---|
| Jamhour 41', 61' Obeid 54', 56'Aliwisat 70' | Report | Saad Ullah 40' |
      Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | Istiqlol |
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| 2012 AFC President's Cup |
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 Istiqlol 1st title |
| Rank | Player | Club | Group stage | Final stage | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | Dordoi Bishkek | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Azamat Baymatov | Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Khim Borey | Phnom Penh Crown | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Anderson | Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Davron Ergashev | Istiqlol | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dilshod Vasiev | Istiqlol | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ahmed Keshkesh | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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