The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 18 February – 3 November 2012 |
Teams | 30+3 (from 18 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Kuwait (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Erbil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 118 |
Goals scored | 366 (3.1 per match) |
Attendance | 439,955 (3,728 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Amjad Radhi Raja Rafe (9 goals each)[1] |
Best player(s) | Rogerinho[2] |
Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four years, defeating Erbil from Iraq 4–0 in the final.[3]
The following allocation of berths for the 2012 AFC Cup was approved by the AFC in November 2011.[4][5] The four associations (Yemen, Malaysia, Maldives and Myanmar) with the lowest points according to the AFC evaluation system had one team entering the group stage and another entering the play-off.[4]
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A total of 33 teams participated in the 2012 AFC Cup, including 3 teams which joined as 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round losers:[4]
Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[9]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying play-offs | Finals | 6 December 2011 | 18 February 2012 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 6–7 March 2012 | ||
Matchday 2 | 20–21 March 2012 | |||
Matchday 3 | 3–4 April 2012 | |||
Matchday 4 | 10–11 April 2012 | |||
Matchday 5 | 24–25 April 2012 | |||
Matchday 6 | 8–9 May 2012 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 22–23 May 2012 | ||
Quarter-finals | 14 June 2012 | 18 September 2012 | 25 September 2012 | |
Semi-finals | 2 October 2012 | 23 October 2012 | ||
Final | 3 November 2012 |
The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[10] The winner advanced to the group stage.[11]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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West Asia Zone | ||
Victory | 3–41 | Al-Tilal |
The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[13] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[11]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | SUW | FAI | ITT | |
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Al-Qadsia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10[a] | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
Al-Suwaiq | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10[a] | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
Al-Faisaly | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||
Al-Ittihad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ERB | KAZ | ORU | KEB | |
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Erbil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
Kazma | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
Al-Oruba | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | ||
East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ETT | KUW | AHE | VB | |
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Al-Ettifaq | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 14 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
Al-Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 11 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 7–1 | ||
Al-Ahed | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 5–3 | ||
VB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 1 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WEH | NEF | ORU | SAL | |
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Al-Wehdat | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
Neftchi Farg'ona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
Al-Orouba | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
Salgaocar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SHO | ZAW | SAF | TIL | |
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Al-Shorta | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
Al-Zawra'a | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
Safa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
Al-Tilal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIT | TER | SNA | TAM | |
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Kitchee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
Terengganu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 | ||
Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
Tampines Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | HOM | CIT | YAN | |
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Chonburi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
Home United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
Citizen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
Yangon United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | ARE | NVB | AYE | |
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Kelantan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
Arema | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7[a] | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | ||
Navibank Sài Gòn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7[a] | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
Ayeyawady United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7[a] | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[14] Each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[11]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Al-Qadsia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) |
Al-Kuwait |
Al-Ettifaq | 1–0 | Al-Suwaiq |
Erbil | 4–0 | Neftchi Farg'ona |
Al-Wehdat | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kazma |
Al-Shorta | 3–0 | Home United |
Chonburi | 1–0 | Al-Zawra'a |
Kitchee | 0–2 | Arema |
Kelantan | 3–2 | Terengganu |
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012.[15] It determined the matchups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the potential host for the final.[16]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Kuwait | 3–0 | Al-Wehdat | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Arema | 0–4 | Al-Ettifaq | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Erbil | 6–2 | Kelantan | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Chonburi | 5–4 | Al-Shorta | 1–2 | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Kuwait | 6–1 | Al-Ettifaq | 4–1 | 2–0 |
Erbil | 8–2 | Chonburi | 4–1 | 4–1 |
The final of the 2012 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[11] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[17] Therefore, Erbil was the home team.
2012 AFC Cup Al-Kuwait 2nd Title |
Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
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1 | Amjad Radhi | Erbil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||
Raja Rafe | Al-Shorta | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
3 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Kelantan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Ettifaq | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
Edison Fonseca | Navibank Sài Gòn | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
6 | Rogerinho | Al-Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
7 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Abdulhadi Khamis | Al-Kuwait | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
9 | Ahmed Hayel | Al-Faisaly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Yousef Nasser | Kazma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Pipob On-Mo | Chonburi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[18]