2012 AFC Cup group stage
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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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|
Al-Mutairi  8' Al Soma 51' |
Report |
Al-Faisaly  | 1–1 |  Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sheikh 30' |
Report | Fares 49' (pen.) |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Kalasi 23' |
Report |
| Al-Suwaiq | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jalabubi 23' Al-Saadi 83' |
Report |
| Al-Qadsia | 1–2 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Keita 14' |
Report | Al-Maharmeh 53' Hayel 73' |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–2 | Al-Suwaiq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ablaye Gaye 23' Al-Saadi 78' |
| Al-Suwaiq | 1–5 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Ablaye Gaye 24' |
Report | Al Enezi 2', 31' Al Fadhel 70' Al-Mutairi 74' Al-Mutawa 79' |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–4 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Ewerson 90+1' |
Report | Al-Maharmeh 5' Attiah 38' Hayel 81', 87' |
| Al-Faisaly | 2–3 | Al-Suwaiq |
|---|---|---|
| Hayel 34' Al-Maharmeh 86' |
Report | Al-Noufali 8' Al-Saadi 48'Al-Saadi 84' |
| Al-Qadsia | 5–2 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Hadj Aïssa 2', 48' Al-Mutairi 42', 52'Al Soma 45' |
Report | Omar 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
East Bengal  | 0–1 |  Al-Oruba |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alao 45+1' (pen.) |
| East Bengal | 0–2 |  Arbil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Radhi 76' Al Hussain 90+4' |
Attendance: 324
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
| Arbil | 2–0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hussain 45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) |
Report |
| East Bengal | 1–2 | Kazma |
|---|---|---|
| Edmilson 18' |
Report | Al Ajmi 8' Al Azmi 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
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Al-Ettifaq  | 0–0 |  Al-Ahed |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 |  VB |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mubarak 51' Al-Sulim 62' |
Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–2 | Al-Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Tagliabué 56', 90' |
Report | Fané 42' Al Kandari 51' |
| Al-Ahed | 1–3 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Zreik 90+2' |
Report | Al-Mubarak 39' Al-Thiab 89' Al-Shehri 90+4' |
Group D
| Al-Orouba | 1–0 | Salgaocar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mashari 67' |
Report |
| Salgaocar | 2–2 |  Neftchi Farg'ona |
|---|---|---|
| Sueoka 45+2' Oliveira 82' |
Report | Isroilov 26' Alijonov 59' |
| Al-Wehdat | 3–1 | Neftchi Farg'ona |
|---|---|---|
| Shelbaieh 5', 57' Al-Sabah 84' |
Report | Isroilov 34' |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 3–0 | Salgaocar |
|---|---|---|
| Smolyachenko 1', 50' Berdiev 77' |
Report |
Group E
Attendance: 500
Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)
| Al-Zawra'a | 5–0 | Al-Tilal |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Saad 27' (pen.), 52' Hesham Mohammed 59', 84'Ali Saad 87' |
Report |
| Al-Zawra'a | 1–0 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim 85' |
Report |
| Safa | 1–0 | Al-Zawra'a |
|---|---|---|
| Atwi 90+1' |
Report |
| Al-Zawra'a | 2–1 | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
| Qasem 58' Hesham Mohammed 65' |
Report | Rafe 86' |
| Al-Tilal | 0–2 | Al-Zawra'a |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Sông Lam Nghệ An  | 0–1 |  Terengganu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Manaf 51' |
Kitchee  | 3–1 |  Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Liang Zicheng 3', 62' Tarrés 66' |
Report | Ali 20' |
| Terengganu | 0–2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tarrés 44' Chu Siu Kei 75' |
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
| Kitchee | 2–0 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
|---|---|---|
| Rehman 11' Chu Siu Kei 73' |
Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | Terengganu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Joseph 4' |
| Terengganu | 0–2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Đurić 37', 90' |
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)
| Terengganu | 6–2 | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
|---|---|---|
| Ashaari 5' Doe 12', 34', 73' Hadi 38' Joseph 87' |
Report | Phạm Văn Quyến 29' Hoàng Văn Bình 84' |
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3–0 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Thế Cường 6', 45' Dieng 20' |
Report |
Group G
Yangon United  | 1–1 |  Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| Jovanović 41' |
Report | Etae 90+3' |
| Chonburi | 1–0 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Takam 69' |
Report |
| Home United | 3–1 | Yangon United |
|---|---|---|
| Qiu Li 70' Mendy 75', 80' |
Report | Ristic 37' |
| Citizen | 3–3 | Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiman 63' |
Report |
| Citizen | 1–2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Sham Kwok Fai 17' |
Report | Mendy 77' Anzité 90+2' |
| Yangon United | 1–2 | Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Yan Aung Kyaw 66' |
Report | Nakamura 6' Tam Lok Hin 55' |
| Home United | 1–2 | Chonburi |
|---|---|---|
| Daud 86' |
Report | On-Mo 5' Kachaplayuk 77' |
Group H
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| Arema | 1–1 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Chmelo 28' |
Report | Dinata  63' (o.g.) |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 3–1 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 33', 65', 82' |
Report | Jati 5' |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 4–1 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 39', 59', 82' Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa 45+3' |
Report | Sai Than Aung 48' |
| Ayeyawady United | 2–0 | Navibank Sài Gòn |
|---|---|---|
| Latiak 39' Sithu Than 90+1' |
Report |
| Arema | 6–2 | Navibank Sài Gòn |
|---|---|---|
| Chmelo 9' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.) Musafri 35', 39' Amiruddin 43', 79' |
Report | Fonseca 64' Nguyễn Quang Hải 70' |
| Kelantan | 1–0 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Nwoha 47' |
Report |
Attendance: 7,372
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)