2012 AFC Cup

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2012 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 February – 3 November 2012
Teams30+3 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
Champions
Rogerinho[2]
2011

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.

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 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]

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
    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

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 Maldives 3–41 Yemen Al-Tilal
Notes

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
Kuwait 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
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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
Iraq Erbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 1–1 2–1 2–0
Kuwait Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–2 1–1 3–0
Yemen 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: [citation needed]

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
Kuwait 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: [citation needed]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WEH
NEF
ORU
SAL
Jordan 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
Oman 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
Source: [citation needed]

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
Yemen Al-Tilal 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KIT
TER
SNA
TAM
Hong Kong 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
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–0 0–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO
HOM
CIT YAN
Thailand 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
Hong Kong Citizen 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 3–3 1–2 2–1
Myanmar Yangon United 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2 1–1 0–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

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[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
Myanmar Ayeyawady United 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 3–1 0–3 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 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

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 Kuwait
p
)
Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia
1–0
Al-Suwaiq
Erbil Iraq 4–0
Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat Jordan
a.e.t.
)
Kuwait Kazma
Al-Shorta Syria
3–0
Home United
Chonburi Thailand 1–0
Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee Hong Kong 0–2
Arema
Kelantan Malaysia
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.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 3–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema Indonesia
0–4
Al-Ettifaq
0–2 0–2
Erbil Iraq 6–2
Kelantan
5–1 1–1
Chonburi Thailand 5–4
Al-Shorta
1–2
a.e.t.
)

Semi-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 6–1
Al-Ettifaq
4–1 2–0
Erbil Iraq 8–2 Thailand Chonburi 4–1 4–1

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 Iraq0–4Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report
Rogerinho 42'
Khamis
83'
Uzbekistan
)
2012 AFC Cup
Kuwait
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 Iraq Amjad Radhi Iraq Erbil 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9
Syria 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
Colombia Edison Fonseca
Navibank Sài Gòn
3 3 1 1 8
6
Rogerinho
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
7 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Al-Wehdat 1 1 1 1 2 6
Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1 2 1 1 1 6
9
Ahmed Hayel
Al-Faisaly
1 1 2 1 5
Kuwait Yousef Nasser Kuwait Kazma 1 1 1 1 1 5
Thailand Pipob On-Mo Thailand Chonburi 1 1 1 1 1 5

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

Source:[19][20]

See also

References

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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Myanmar in the AFC Cup mix". AFC. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Green light to Malaysian sides for AFC Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018.
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  8. ^ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  9. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  10. ^ "Home advantage for Al Tilal". AFC. 6 December 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  12. ^ "Al Tilal to play in Male". AFC. 14 February 2012.
  13. ^ "AFC Cup 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 6 December 2011.
  14. ^ "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 10 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Draw sets up clash of West Asian titans". AFC. 14 June 2012.
  16. ^ "ACL, AFC Cup draw procedures". AFC. 17 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 14 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Top Scorers (qualifying play-off)". AFC.com.
  19. ^ "Top Scorers (group stage & round of 16)". AFC.com.
  20. ^ "Top Scorers (quarter-finals, semi-finals & final)". AFC.com.

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