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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.
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Dates | 18 February – 3 November 2012 |
Teams | 30+3 (from 18 associations) |
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Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
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Matches played | 118 |
Goals scored | 366 (3.1 per match) |
Attendance | 439,955 (3,728 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (9 goals each)[1] |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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]
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 | KEL | ARE | NVB | AYE | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 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]
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]
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 | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
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3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
7 | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[18]
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