2012 AFC Cup

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.

2012 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 February – 3 November 2012
Teams30+3 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-up Erbil
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored366 (3.1 per match)
Attendance439,955 (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 with a 4–0 win in the final.[3]

Allocation of entries per association

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, Myanmar) with the lowest points according to the AFC evaluation system have one team entering the group stage and one team entering the play-off.[4]

Notes
  • A Different from previous seasons where losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off semi-final round also entered the AFC Cup, from 2012 only losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round entered the AFC Cup.[4]
  • B Kuwait have three teams entering as Al-Kuwait, the 2011 AFC Cup runners-up failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2012 AFC Champions League, and thus directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup.[4]
  • C Bahrain, while eligible to enter the AFC Cup, chose not to participate in 2012.[4]
  • D Indonesia only have one team entering as their league champion entered the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.[4]
  • E Malaysia returned to the competition, after not participating in 2011.[6]
  • F Myanmar applied for upgrade from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Cup,[7] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011,[4] and made their debut in the competition.[5]
  • G After the withdrawal of Liaoning Whowin and disqualification of Persipura Jayapura from the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off East Asia Zone, only three teams were left, meaning only one final round loser would enter the AFC Cup in the East Asia Zone instead of two. As a result, no qualifying play-off was necessary for the East Asia Zone and both the second representatives from Malaysia (Terengganu) and Myanmar (Ayeyawady United), which were originally slated to enter the AFC Cup qualifying play-off, automatically advanced to the group stage. Persipura Jayapura were later provisionally reinstated to the 2012 AFC Champions League, but the AFC decided that the loser of the qualifying play-off match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura would not advance to the 2012 AFC Cup group stage.[8]

Qualified teams

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]

  • 31 teams (19 in West Asia Zone, 12 in East Asia Zone) directly entered the group stage.
  • 2 teams (both in West Asia Zone) competed in the qualifying play-off. The winners qualified for the group stage.
Notes

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[9]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

Qualifying play-off
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup qualifying play-off

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
West Asia Zone
Victory 3–41 Al-Tilal
Notes

Group stage
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup group stage

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]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD SUW FAI ITT
Al-Qadsia 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 1–2 5–2
Al-Suwaiq 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Suwaiq are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Qadsia: 6 pts; Al-Suwaiq: 0 pts).

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ERB KAZ ORU KEB
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
Source:

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ETT KUW AHE VB
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
Source:

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WEH NEF ORU SAL
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-Oruba 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
Source:

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SHO ZAW SAF TIL
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
Source:

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KIT TER SNA TAM
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
Source:

Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO HOM CIT YAN
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
Source:

Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KEL ARE NVB AYE
Kelantan 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 3–0 0–0 1–0
Arema 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 6–2 1–1
Navibank Sài Gòn 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 3–1 4–1
Ayeyawady United 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 0–3 2–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Arema, Navibank Sài Gòn and Ayeyawady United are ranked by their head-to-head record (Arema: 7 pts; Navibank Sài Gòn: 6 pts; Ayeyawady United: 4 pts).

Knockout stage
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

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
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

Quarter-finals

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
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.)

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait 6–1 Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Erbil 8–2 Chonburi 4–1 4–1

Final
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup Final

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.

Erbil 0–4 Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami  3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho  42'
Khamis  83'
Attendance: 30,000
2012 AFC Cup

Al-Kuwait
2nd Title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0 F 0 Total
1 Amjad Radhi Erbil 1111122 9
Raja Rafe Al-Shorta 221121 9
3 Mohammed Ghaddar Kelantan 13211 8
Sebastián Tagliabué Al-Ettifaq 332 8
Edison Fonseca Navibank Sài Gòn 3311 8
6 Rogerinho Al-Kuwait 1111111 7
7 Mahmoud Shelbaieh Al-Wehdat 11112 6
Abdulhadi Khamis Al-Kuwait 12111 6
9 Ahmed Hayel Al-Faisaly 1121 5
Yousef Nasser Kazma 11111 5
Pipob On-Mo Chonburi 11111 5

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[18]

Source:[19][20]

See also

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  14. "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 10 May 2012.
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  16. "ACL, AFC Cup draw procedures". AFC. 17 May 2012.
  17. "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 14 June 2012.
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