2012 AFC Cup group stage
The 2012 AFC Cup group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (20 from West Asia Zone and 12 from East Asia Zone). They included:
- 28 teams which directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup group stage (17 from West Asia Zone and 11 from East Asia Zone)
- 3 losers of the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round (2 from West Asia Zone and 1 from East Asia Zone)
- 1 winner of the 2012 AFC Cup qualifying play-off (from West Asia Zone)
The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.
In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 6–7 March, 20–21 March, 3–4 April, 10–11 April, 24–25 April, and 8–9 May 2012.[2] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[3]
Tiebreakers[]
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:[3]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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)
- Drawing of lots.
Groups[]
Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures:[3]
- Match Day 1: 1 vs 4, 3 vs 2
- Match Day 2: 2 vs 1, 4 vs 3
- Match Day 3: 1 vs 3, 4 vs 2
- Match Day 4: 3 vs 1, 2 vs 4
- Match Day 5: 4 vs 1, 2 vs 3
- Match Day 6: 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4
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[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 |
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Suwaiq are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Qadsia: 6 pts; Al-Suwaiq: 0 pts).
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al-Qadsia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
Al-Suwaiq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Al-Qadsia | 2–0 | Al-Suwaiq |
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Al Mutairi 8' Al Soma 51' |
Report |
Al-Suwaiq | 0–0 | Al-Faisaly |
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Report |
Al-Suwaiq | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad |
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Al-Jalabubi 23' Al-Saadi 83' |
Report |
Al-Qadsia | 1–2 | Al-Faisaly |
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Keita 14' | Report | Al-Maharmeh 53' Hayel 73' |
Al-Suwaiq | 1–5 | Al-Qadsia |
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Ablaye Gaye 24' | Report | Al Enezi 2', 31' Al Fadhel 70' Al Mutairi 74' Al-Mutawa 79' |
Al-Ittihad | 1–4 | Al-Faisaly |
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90+1' | Report | Al-Maharmeh 5' Attiah 38' Hayel 81', 87' |
Al-Faisaly | 2–3 | Al-Suwaiq |
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Hayel 34' Al-Maharmeh 86' |
Report | 8' Al-Saadi 48' Al-Saadi 84' |
Al-Qadsia | 5–2 | Al-Ittihad |
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Hadj Aïssa 2', 48' Al Mutairi 42', 52' Al Soma 45' |
Report | 32' Al Hasan 90+3' |
- Notes
- Note 1: Due to the political crisis in Syria, the AFC requested Syrian clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.[4]
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 |
East Bengal | 0–1 | Al-Oruba |
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Report | 45+1' (pen.) |
Arbil | 1–1 | Kazma |
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78' | Report | 71' |
East Bengal | 0–2 | Arbil |
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Report | Radhi 76' Al Hussain 90+4' |
Al-Oruba | 1–2 | Kazma |
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34' | Report | Nasser 74' (pen.) 85' |
Arbil | 2–0 | East Bengal |
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Al Hussain 45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) | Report |
East Bengal | 1–2 | Kazma |
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Edmilson 18' | Report | Al Ajmi 8' 90+1' |
- Notes
- Note 2: Due to the political crisis in Yemen, the AFC requested Yemeni clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.[4]
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 |
Al-Ahed | 5–3 | VB |
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Chaito 29' Lambin 32' Dakik 54' Atwi 77' Zreik 80' |
Report | Cengiz 56', 65' Tadevosyan 90' (o.g.) |
Al-Ettifaq | 0–0 | Al-Ahed |
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Report |
VB | 3–6 | Al-Ettifaq |
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Mansaray 39' Shamweel 59' Hussain 63' |
Report | Tagliabué 5', 10', 35' Al-Hamed 43' Al Thyab 48' Al-Sulim 90' |
Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | VB |
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51' Al-Sulim 62' |
Report |
Al-Ettifaq | 2–2 | Al-Kuwait |
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Tagliabué 56', 90' | Report | Fané 42' Al Kandari 51' |
Al-Kuwait | 7–1 | VB |
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Al Kandari 3' Rogerinho 43' Khamis 61' Jameel 64' (o.g.) Seumen 68', 85' Waleed 90+1' |
Report | Nashid 45+3' |
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 |
Neftchi Farg'ona | 2–1 | Al-Wehdat |
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8' (pen.) Berdiev 79' |
Report | Shelbaieh 90+1' |
Al-Oruba | 1–0 | Salgaocar |
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Al-Mashari 67' | Report |
Salgaocar | 2–2 | Neftchi Farg'ona |
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Sueoka 45+2' Oliveira 82' |
Report | 26' 59' |
Al-Wehdat | 2–1 | Al-Oruba |
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Salah 41' Shelbaieh 67' |
Report | Al-Mashari 75' |
Neftchi Farg'ona | 3–1 | Al-Oruba |
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12' Berdiev 42' (pen.) 61' |
Report | Teixeira 90+4' |
Al-Oruba | 0–0 | Neftchi Farg'ona |
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Report |
Al-Wehdat | 3–1 | Neftchi Farg'ona |
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Shelbaieh 5', 57' Al-Sabah 84' |
Report | 34' |
Neftchi Farg'ona | 3–0 | Salgaocar |
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Smolyachenko 1', 50' Berdiev 77' |
Report |
Al-Oruba | 4–2 | Al-Wehdat |
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Al-Mukhaini 19', 31' Al-Wahaibi 34' 89' |
Report | Deeb 29' Ra'fat 86' (pen.) |
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 |
Al-Tilal | 1–2 | Safa |
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Boqshan 40' | Report | Azar 21', 52' |
Al-Shorta | 3–2 | Al-Zawra'a |
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Leonardo 23' Rafe 69', 71' |
Report | Jabbar 60' 85' (pen.) |
Al-Zawra'a | 5–0 | Al-Tilal |
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27' (pen.), 52' Hesham Mohammed 59', 84' 87' |
Report |
Al-Zawra'a | 1–0 | Safa |
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Ibrahim 85' | Report |
Safa | 1–0 | Al-Zawra'a |
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90+1' | Report |
Al-Zawra'a | 2–1 | Al-Shorta |
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58' Hesham Mohammed 65' |
Report | Rafe 86' |
Safa | 1–0 | Al-Tilal |
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10' | Report |
Al-Tilal | 0–2 | Al-Zawra'a |
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Report | Sabah 13' Hussein 77' |
- Notes
- Note 3: Due to the political crisis in Yemen, the AFC requested Yemeni clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.[4]
- Note 4: Due to the political crisis in Syria, the AFC requested Syrian clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.[4]
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 |
Sông Lam Nghệ An | 0–1 | Terengganu |
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Report | Manaf 51' |
Kitchee | 3–1 | Tampines Rovers |
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Liang Zicheng 3', 62' Tarrés 66' |
Report | Ali 20' |
Tampines Rovers | 0–0 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
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Report |
Kitchee | 2–0 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
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Rehman 11' Chu Siu Kei 73' |
Report |
Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | Terengganu |
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Report | Joseph 4' |
Terengganu | 0–2 | Tampines Rovers |
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Report | Đurić 37', 90' |
Sông Lam Nghệ An | 1–0 | Kitchee |
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Nguyễn Hồng Việt 56' | Report |
Tampines Rovers | 0–0 | Kitchee |
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Report |
Terengganu | 6–2 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
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Ashaari 5' Doe 12', 34', 73' Hadi 38' Joseph 87' |
Report | Phạm Văn Quyến 29' Hoàng Văn Bình 84' |
Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3–0 | Tampines Rovers |
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Lê Thế Cường 6', 45' Dieng 20' |
Report |
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 |
Chonburi | 1–0 | Home United |
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Takam 69' | Report |
Yangon United | 0–0 | Home United |
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Report |
Citizen | 3–3 | Chonburi |
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Nakamura 8' Chiu Chun Kit 90+1' Sham Kwok Fai 90+4' |
Report | Samana 20' On-Mo 69' Etae 88' |
Chonburi | 1–0 | Yangon United |
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Chaiman 63' | Report |
Citizen | 1–2 | Home United |
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Sham Kwok Fai 17' | Report | Mendy 77' Anzité 90+2' |
Yangon United | 1–2 | Citizen |
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Yan Aung Kyaw 66' | Report | Nakamura 6' Tam Lok Hin 55' |
Home United | 1–2 | Chonburi |
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Daud 86' | Report | On-Mo 5' Kachaplayuk 77' |
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 | ||
Ayeyawady United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7[a] | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: 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).
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Arema | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
Navibank Sài Gòn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
Ayeyawady United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
Kelantan | 3–0 | Arema |
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Ghaddar 22', 47', 89' | Report |
Kelantan | 1–0 | Ayeyawady United |
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Nwoha 47' | Report |
References[]
- ^ "AFC Cup 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Yemen, Syria clubs to play in neutral venue". AFC. 27 February 2012.
External links[]
- AFC Cup (in English)
- 2012 AFC Cup