2012 AFC President's Cup

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2012 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
Dates5–12 May (group stage)
24–30 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Palestine.svg Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored72 (3.79 per match)
Attendance78,756 (4,145 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Mirlan Murzaev
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Tajikistan.svg 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.

Contents

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]

Venues

Dushanbe Phnom Penh Lahore
Central Republican Stadium Olympic Stadium Punjab Stadium
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 70,000Capacity: 10,000
Fc-Istiklol..jpg A football match at the Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh (Chetra Chap, 2015). (19104466005).jpg Stadium f.jpg

Qualifying teams

The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup. [4]

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal 2010–11 Bangladesh League champions1stnone
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Yeedzin 2011 A-Division champions3rd 2011
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2011 Cambodian League champions4th 2011
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2011 Intercity Football League champions5th 2011
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions7th 2010
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Erchim 2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners1stnone
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Nepal Police Club 2011–12 Nepal National League champions5th 2011
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan KRL 2011 Pakistan Premier League champions2nd 2010
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Ratnam 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions4th 2008
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Istiklol 2011 Tajik League champions2nd 2011
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Balkan 2011 Ýokary Liga champions2nd 2011
Notes

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition. [8]

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2012 AFC President's Cup.
Red pog.svg Group A (played in Pakistan)
Green pog.svg Group B (played in Cambodia)
Blue pog.svg 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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots.

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]

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company 211010+14
Flag of Pakistan.svg KRL 20200002
Flag of Mongolia.svg Erchim 201101−11
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Jamal [lower-alpha 1] 0-----—0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sheikh Jamal withdrew, [12] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan. [13]
KRL Flag of Pakistan.svg 0–0 Flag of Mongolia.svg Erchim
Report
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Wang Di (China P.R.)
Erchim Flag of Mongolia.svg 0–1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company
Report Chen Yi-wei Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
KRL Flag of Pakistan.svg 0–0 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company
Report
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek 3300173+149
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 320191+86
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police Club 310256−13
Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin 3003223−210
Source: [ citation needed ]
Phnom Penh Crown Flag of Cambodia.svg 8–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin
Sokumpheak Soccerball shade.svg20'
Borey Soccerball shade.svg26', 41', 66'
Sothy Soccerball shade.svg54'
Suhana Soccerball shade.svg61'
S. Pheng Soccerball shade.svg76'
H. Pheng Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Dordoi Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 5–1 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police Club
Murzaev Soccerball shade.svg3', 14', 63'
Sharipov Soccerball shade.svg12'
Baymatov Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Pandey Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Yeedzin Flag of Bhutan.svg 2–11 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek
Chencho Soccerball shade.svg40'
Tshering Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Murzaev Soccerball shade.svg18', 27', 62', 81', 87'
Askarov Soccerball shade.svg39'
Tetteh Soccerball shade.svg45'
Maka Kum Soccerball shade.svg59'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg64', 70'
Bekbolotov Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 978
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
Nepal Police Club Flag of Nepal.svg 0–1 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown
Report Borey Soccerball shade.svg21'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Nepal Police Club Flag of Nepal.svg 4–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin
Silwal Soccerball shade.svg2', 71'
Shrestha Soccerball shade.svg37'
Pandey Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown Flag of Cambodia.svg 0–1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek
Report Baymatov Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 220031+26
Flag of Palestine.svg Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 21012203
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan 200224−20
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ratnam [lower-alpha 1] 0-----—0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Ratnam withdrew. [14]
Istiqlol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan
Rabiev Soccerball shade.svg41'
Vasiev Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)		 Report Diwanow Soccerball shade.svg66'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Final stage

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]

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 220080+86
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek 210182+63
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 2002014−140
Source: [ citation needed ]
Dordoi Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 0–2 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol
Report Ergashev Soccerball shade.svg38'
Sodikov Soccerball shade.svg58'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown Flag of Cambodia.svg 0–8 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek
Report Baymatov Soccerball shade.svg5', 72', 90'
Tetteh Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kichin Soccerball shade.svg58'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Shamshiev Soccerball shade.svg75'
Sataev Soccerball shade.svg83'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Istiqlol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 6–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown
Vasiev Soccerball shade.svg26'
Tokhirov Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sharipov Soccerball shade.svg52'
Rabimov Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+1'
Fatkhuloev Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 9,999
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Palestine.svg Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 211062+44
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company 211042+24
Flag of Pakistan.svg KRL 200228−60
Source: [ citation needed ]
KRL Flag of Pakistan.svg 1–3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company
Adil Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Ho Ming-tsan Soccerball shade.svg55', 58'
Huang Kai-jun Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari Flag of Palestine.svg 5–1 Flag of Pakistan.svg KRL
Jamhour Soccerball shade.svg41', 61'
Obeid Soccerball shade.svg54', 56'
Aliwisat Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Saad Ullah Soccerball shade.svg40'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Final

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Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
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Istiqlol

Assistant referees:
Kim Sung-Il (Korea Republic)
Abu Bakar Salim Mahad Al-Amri (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Match rules [9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
 2012 AFC President's Cup 
Flag of Tajikistan.svg
Istiqlol
1st title

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGroup stageFinal stageTotal
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Mirlan Murzaev Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek 808
2 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Azamat Baymatov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek 235
3 Flag of Cambodia.svg Khim Borey Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 404
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dordoi Bishkek 213
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Davron Ergashev Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 123
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Dilshod Vasiev Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 123
Flag of Palestine.svg Ahmed Keshkesh Flag of Palestine.svg Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 123

Source: [19] [20]

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