2012 AFC President's Cup

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The 2012 AFC President's Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.

Host countryTajikistan
Dates5–12 May (group stage)
24–30 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
ChampionsTajikistan Istiqlol (1st title)
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2012 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
Dates5–12 May (group stage)
24–30 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTajikistan Istiqlol (1st title)
Runners-upPalestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored72 (3.79 per match)
Attendance78,756 (4,145 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev
(8 goals)
Best playerTajikistan Alisher Tuychiev[1]
2011
2013
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Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition.[2] Istiqlol became the second team from Tajikistan to win the AFC President's Cup, defeating Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari from Palestine with a 2–1 win in the final.[3]

Venues

More information Dushanbe, Phnom Penh ...
Dushanbe Phnom Penh Lahore
Central Republican Stadium Olympic Stadium Punjab Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 10,000
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Qualifying teams

The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.[4]

Notes
  • Mongolia applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup,[5] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011,[4] and made their debut in the competition.[6]
  • Myanmar applied for upgrade to the 2012 AFC Cup,[7] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011.[4]

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[8]

  • Group stage: 3–13 May
  • Final stage: 24–30 September

Group stage

2012 AFC President's Cup is located in Asian Football Confederation
Location of teams of the 2012 AFC President's Cup.
Group A (played in Pakistan)
Group B (played in Cambodia)
Group C (played in Tajikistan)

In the group stage, the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group was played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. 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:[9]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.

On 2 March 2012, the AFC announced that the three hosts for the qualification round were Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), KRL (Pakistan), and Istiqlol (Tajikistan).[10] The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[11]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
Pakistan KRL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Mongolia Erchim 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal[a] 0 - - - - - 0
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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Sheikh Jamal withdrew,[12] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[13]
More information KRL, 0–0 ...
KRL Pakistan0–0Mongolia Erchim
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Wang Di (China P.R.)

More information Erchim, 0–1 ...
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

More information KRL, 0–0 ...
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
Nepal Nepal Police Club 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 3
Bhutan Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 2 23 21 0
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Source: [citation needed]
More information Phnom Penh Crown, 8–0 ...
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia8–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Sokumpheak 20'
Borey 26', 41', 66'
Sothy 54'
Suhana 61'
S. Pheng 76'
H. Pheng 85'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
More information Dordoi Bishkek, 5–1 ...
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan5–1Nepal Nepal Police Club
Murzaev 3', 14', 63'
Sharipov 12'
Baymatov 70'
Report Pandey 45+1' (pen.)
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More information Yeedzin, 2–11 ...
Yeedzin Bhutan2–11Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Chencho 40'
Tshering 90+2'
Report Murzaev 18', 27', 62', 81', 87'
Askarov 39'
Tetteh 45'
Maka Kum 59'
Anderson 64', 70'
Bekbolotov 90+1'
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More information Nepal Police Club, 0–1 ...
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Attendance: 3,500

More information Nepal Police Club, 4–0 ...
Nepal Police Club Nepal4–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Silwal 2', 71'
Shrestha 37'
Pandey 49'
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
More information Phnom Penh Crown, 0–1 ...
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Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tajikistan Istiqlol 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Turkmenistan Balkan 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0
Sri Lanka Ratnam[a] 0 - - - - - 0
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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Ratnam withdrew.[12]
More information Balkan, 1–2 ...
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 0–1 ...
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More information Istiqlol, 2–1 ...
Istiqlol Tajikistan2–1Turkmenistan Balkan
Rabiev 41'
Vasiev 79' (pen.)
Report Diwanow 66'
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Final stage

The final stage was played at a centralized venue, to be chosen from one of the final stage qualifiers. The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title.[9]

Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Istiqlol (Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals.[14] On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to Tajikistan,[15] and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012.[16] The draw for the finals was held in Dushanbe on 31 July 2012, 11:00 UTC+05:00.[17]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tajikistan Istiqlol 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 3
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2 0 0 2 0 14 14 0
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Source: [citation needed]
More information Dordoi Bishkek, 0–2 ...
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More information Phnom Penh Crown, 0–8 ...
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia0–8Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Report Baymatov 5', 72', 90'
Tetteh 8'
Kichin 58'
Anderson 63'
Shamshiev 75'
Sataev 83'
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More information Istiqlol, 6–0 ...
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
Pakistan KRL 2 0 0 2 2 8 6 0
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Source: [citation needed]
More information Taiwan Power Company, 1–1 ...
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Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

More information KRL, 1–3 ...
KRL Pakistan1–3Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Adil 88' Report Ho Ming-tsan 55', 58'
Huang Kai-jun 90+4'
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Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 5–1 ...
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari Palestine5–1Pakistan KRL
Jamhour 41', 61'
Obeid 54', 56'
Aliwisat 70'
Report Saad Ullah 40'
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Final

More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 1–2 ...
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Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Istiqlol

Assistant referees:
Kim Sung-Il (Korea Republic)
Abu Bakar Salim Mahad Al-Amri (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
 2012 AFC President's Cup 
 
1st title

Top scorers

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Source:[18][19]

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