2012 AFC Cup knockout stage

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The 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (10 from West Asia Zone and 6 from East Asia Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams[]

Group Winners Runners-up
A Kuwait Al-Qadsia Oman Al-Suwaiq
B Iraq Arbil Kuwait Kazma
C Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Kuwait Al-Kuwait
D Jordan Al-Wehdat Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
E Syria Al-Shorta Iraq Al-Zawra'a
F Hong Kong Kitchee Malaysia Terengganu
G Thailand Chonburi Singapore Home United
H Malaysia Kelantan Indonesia Arema

Bracket[]

While the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Iraq Arbil 4
Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 0
Iraq Arbil 5 1 6
Malaysia Kelantan 1 1 2
Malaysia Kelantan 3
Malaysia Terengganu 2
Iraq Arbil 4 4 8
Thailand Chonburi 1 1 2
Thailand Chonburi 1
Iraq Al-Zawra'a 0
Thailand Chonburi (a.e.t.) 1 4 5
Syria Al-Shorta 2 2 4
Syria Al-Shorta 3
Singapore Home United 0
Iraq Arbil 0
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 4
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1(1)
Kuwait Al-Kuwait (p) 1(3)
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0 3 3
Jordan Al-Wehdat 0 0 0
Jordan Al-Wehdat (a.e.t.) 2
Kuwait Kazma 1
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 4 2 6
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1 0 1
Hong Kong Kitchee 0
Indonesia Arema 2
Indonesia Arema 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2 2 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1
Oman Al-Suwaiq 0

Round of 16[]

The matches were played 22 and 23 May 2012.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) 		Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 1–0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
Arbil Iraq 4–0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat Jordan 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kuwait Kazma
Al-Shorta Syria 3–0 Singapore Home United
Chonburi Thailand 1–0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee Hong Kong 0–2 Indonesia Arema
Kelantan Malaysia 3–2 Malaysia Terengganu

Matches[]

Chonburi Thailand1–0Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Pipob 8' Report
Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 5,695
Al-Shorta Syria3–0Singapore Home United
Anzité 4' (o.g.)
Jafal 76'
Rafe 82'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–1 (a.e.t.)Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al Soma 13' Report Rogerinho 60'
Penalties
Al-Mutawa soccer ball with red X
Fadel soccer ball with red X
Said soccer ball with check mark
Al Ansari soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with red X Baba
soccer ball with check mark Hakem
soccer ball with check mark Awadh
soccer ball with check mark Al Ateeqi
Attendance: 1,000
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1–0Oman Al-Suwaiq
Al-Sulim 90+3' Report
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Kitchee Hong Kong0–2Indonesia Arema
Report Jati 32', 53'
Attendance: 2,856
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (Korea Republic)
Kelantan Malaysia3–2Malaysia Terengganu
Nor Farhan 4', 17'
Fahmi 45+2'		 Report Faruqi 56'
Doe 85' (pen.)
Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: (Kuwait)
Arbil Iraq4–0Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Mubarak 40'
Al Hussain 68'
Radhi 88'
Pulatov 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Al-Wehdat Jordan2–1 (a.e.t.)Kuwait Kazma
Abdel-Halim 95'
Abu Hwaiti 102'		 Report Nasser 120+1' (pen.)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 6,210
Notes

Quarter-finals[]

The first legs were played 18 September 2012, and the second legs were played 25 and 26 September 2012.[4][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 3–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema Indonesia 0–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 0–2 0–2
Arbil Iraq 6–2 Malaysia Kelantan 5–1 1–1
Chonburi Thailand 5–4 Syria Al-Shorta 1–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)

First legs[]

Arema Indonesia0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Report Al-Shehri 68'
Al-Sulim 90+5'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Chonburi Thailand1–2Syria Al-Shorta
Thiago Cunha 3' Report Jafal 39'
Geílson 44'
Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 5,818
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)
Arbil Iraq5–1Malaysia Kelantan
Halgurd 38'
Radhi 50' (pen.)
Salah 66'
Sadir 72', 90+3'		 Report Badri 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Kuwait Kuwait0–0Jordan Al-Wehdat
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Second legs[]

Kelantan Malaysia1–1Iraq Arbil
Ghaddar 90+2' (pen.) Report Sula 37'
Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu
Attendance: 5,024
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (Korea Republic)

Arbil won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Wehdat Jordan0–3Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Jemâa 20'
Hammami 60'
Rogerinho 70'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 12,000

Al-Kuwait won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia2–0Indonesia Arema
Al Mahaijri 53'
Al-Salem 66'		 Report
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Al-Ettifaq won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al-Shorta Syria2–4 (a.e.t.)Thailand Chonburi
Jafal 53' (pen.)
Ghalioum 93'		 Report On-Mo 36'
Thiago Cunha 38', 111', 119'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (Jordan)2
Attendance: 200

Chonburi won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes

Semi-finals[]

The first legs were played 2 October 2012, and the second legs were played 23 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 6–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Arbil Iraq 8–2 Thailand Chonburi 4–1 4–1

First legs[]

Arbil Iraq4–1Thailand Chonburi
Radhi 24', 50'
Phuk-hom 66' (o.g.)
Sadir 74'		 Report On-Mo 47'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Al-Kuwait Kuwait4–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Jemâa 7', 11'
Hammami 58' (pen.)
90+3'		 Report Al-Salem 24'
Attendance: 3,000

Second legs[]

Chonburi Thailand1–4Iraq Arbil
Phuk-hom 25' Report Abdul-Amir 18'
Radhi 63', 70'
Karim 82'
Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 8,174

Arbil won 8–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia0–2Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho 57'
Khamis 72'
Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE)

Al-Kuwait won 6–1 on aggregate.

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.[1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[7] Therefore, Arbil was the home team.

Arbil Iraq0–4Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami 3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho 42'
Khamis 83'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 2012-05-10.
  3. ^ "Draw sets up clash of West Asian titans". AFC. 2012-06-14.
  4. ^ a b c "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ a b "Yemen, Syria clubs to play in neutral venue". AFC. 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Al Shorta, Chonburi clash rescheduled". AFC. 29 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.

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