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:

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]

  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; (Away goals do not apply)
  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.

Groups

Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures:[3]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6312147+710
Oman Al-Suwaiq 631289−110
Jordan Al-Faisaly 6231107+39
Syria Al-Ittihad 6114514−94
Tiebreakers
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 220071+66
Oman Al-Suwaiq 200217−60

20 March 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Ittihad Syria 1–0 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Kalasi  23' Report
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli (Kuwait)1
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

3 April 2012
16:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Suwaiq Oman 2–0 Syria Al-Ittihad
Al-Jalabubi  23'
Al-Saadi  83'		 Report
Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ma Ning (China P.R.)

3 April 2012
18:45 UTC+03:00
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1–2 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Keita  14' Report Al-Maharmeh  53'
Hayel  73'

25 April 2012
16:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Suwaiq Oman 1–5 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Ablaye Gaye  24' Report Al Enezi  2', 31'
Al Fadhel  70'
Al Mutairi  74'
Al-Mutawa  79'
Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

25 April 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Ittihad Syria 1–4 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Ewerson  90+1' Report Al-Maharmeh  5'
Attiah  38'
Hayel  81', 87'
Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)1
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)

9 May 2012
18:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–3 Oman Al-Suwaiq
Hayel  34'
Al-Maharmeh  86'		 Report Al-Noufali  8'
Al-Saadi  48'
Al-Saadi  84'

9 May 2012
19:15 UTC+03:00
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 5–2 Syria Al-Ittihad
Hadj Aïssa  2', 48'
Al Mutairi  42', 52'
Al Soma  45'		 Report Omar  32'
Al Hasan  90+3'
Notes

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Arbil 6420115+614
Kuwait Kazma 6321106+411
Yemen Al-Oruba 6222108+28
India East Bengal 6006214−120

6 March 2012
15:00 UTC+05:30
East Bengal India 0–1 Yemen Al-Oruba
Report Alao  45+1' (pen.)

6 March 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Arbil Iraq 1–1 Kuwait Kazma
Efe  78' Report Al Harby  71'

20 March 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Oruba Yemen 2–2 Iraq Arbil
Naggar  66', 87' Report Sabagh  42'
Radhi  54'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil (Iraq)2
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

4 April 2012
15:15 UTC+05:30
East Bengal India 0–2 Iraq Arbil
Report Radhi  76'
Al Hussain  90+4'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)

4 April 2012
17:25 UTC+03:00
Al-Oruba Yemen 1–2 Kuwait Kazma
Abdulkareem  34' Report Nasser  74' (pen.)
Faraj  85'

10 April 2012
18:00 UTC+03:00
Arbil Iraq 2–0 India East Bengal
Al Hussain  45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) Report
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

10 April 2012
18:45 UTC+03:00
Kazma Kuwait 1–1 Yemen Al-Oruba
Nasser  86' Report Alao  57' (pen.)
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

25 April 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Oruba Yemen 4–1 India East Bengal
Duke  6', 34'
Sharyan  59'
Al-Gabr  71'		 Report Edmilson  78'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (Jordan)2
Attendance: 600
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

25 April 2012
18:45 UTC+03:00
Kazma Kuwait 1–2 Iraq Arbil
Nasser  45+3' (pen.) Report Halgurd  16'
Khalaf  57'
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

9 May 2012
15:30 UTC+05:30
East Bengal India 1–2 Kuwait Kazma
Edmilson  18' Report Al Ajmi  8'
Al Azmi  90+1'

9 May 2012
18:30 UTC+03:00
Arbil Iraq 2–1 Yemen Al-Oruba
Karim  32' (pen.)
Radhi  62'		 Report Al-Ghazi  12'
Notes

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 63211710+711
Lebanon Al-Ahed 6213711−47
Maldives VB 6015923−141

7 March 2012
18:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Rogerinho  86' Report Tagliabué  51' (pen.), 53', 81'
Al-Salem  78'
Walibi  90+4'

7 March 2012
17:45 UTC+02:00
Al-Ahed Lebanon 5–3 Maldives VB
Chaito  29'
Mustafa  32'
Dakik  54'
Atwi  77'
Zreik  80'		 Report Cengiz  56', 65'
Tadevosyan  90' (o.g.)

21 March 2012
21:00 UTC+05:00
VB Maldives 2–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Wright  32'
Shamweel  54'		 Report Khamis  73'
Fané  90+2'
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wang Di (China P.R.)

3 April 2012
17:45 UTC+03:00
Al-Ahed Lebanon 0–4 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho  2'
Al-Shammari  20'
Khamis  50', 80'
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

3 April 2012
21:00 UTC+05:00
VB Maldives 3–6 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Mansaray  39'
Shamweel  59'
Hussain  63'		 Report Tagliabué  5', 10', 35'
Al-Hamed  43'
Al Thyab  48'
Al-Sulim  90'
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

11 April 2012
20:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–0 Maldives VB
Al-Mubarak  51'
Al-Sulim  62'		 Report

24 April 2012
21:00 UTC+05:00
VB Maldives 0–1 Lebanon Al-Ahed
Report Bazzi  9'

24 April 2012
20:40 UTC+03:00
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Tagliabué  56', 90' Report Fané  42'
Al Kandari  51'

8 May 2012
17:45 UTC+03:00
Al-Ahed Lebanon 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Zreik  90+2' Report Al-Mubarak  39'
Al-Thiab  89'
Al-Shehri  90+4'

8 May 2012
19:15 UTC+03:00
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 7–1 Maldives VB
Al Kandari  3'
Rogerinho  43'
Khamis  61'
Jameel  64' (o.g.)
Seumen  68', 85'
Waleed  90+1'		 Report Nashid  45+3'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jordan Al-Wehdat 6402159+612
Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 6321117+411
Oman Al-Oruba 6213810−27
India Salgaocar 6114614−84

7 March 2012
15:00 UTC+05:00
Neftchi Farg'ona Uzbekistan 2–1 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Alijonov  8' (pen.)
Berdiev  79'		 Report Shelbaieh  90+1'
Fargona Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

7 March 2012
19:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Oruba Oman 1–0 India Salgaocar
Al-Mashari  67' Report
Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

21 March 2012
17:45 UTC+05:30
Salgaocar India 2–2 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Sueoka  45+2'
Oliveira  82'		 Report Isroilov  26'
Alijonov  59'

21 March 2012
18:00 UTC+02:00
Al-Wehdat Jordan 2–1 Oman Al-Oruba
Salah  41'
Shelbaieh  67'		 Report Al-Mashari  75'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

4 April 2012
16:00 UTC+05:00
Neftchi Farg'ona Uzbekistan 3–1 Oman Al-Oruba
Yaqubov  12'
Berdiev  42' (pen.)
Saidov  61'		 Report Teixeira  90+4'
Fargona Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

4 April 2012
18:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Wehdat Jordan 5–0 India Salgaocar
Deeb  25' (pen.)
Elias  47'
Al-Sabah  72'
Shelbaieh  90'
Abu Hwaiti  90+3'		 Report

10 April 2012
17:45 UTC+05:30
Salgaocar India 1–2 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Ahmed  71' Report Abu Hwaiti  8'
Shelbaieh  82'
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

24 April 2012
17:45 UTC+05:30
Salgaocar India 3–1 Oman Al-Oruba
Fernandes  45+1'
Gonsalves  48'
Bevan  64'		 Report Teixeira  81' (pen.)
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

24 April 2012
18:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Wehdat Jordan 3–1 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
Shelbaieh  5', 57'
Al-Sabah  84'		 Report Isroilov  34'

8 May 2012
16:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Oruba Oman 4–2 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Al-Mukhaini  19', 31'
Al-Wahaibi  34'
Al-Mashaikhi  89'		 Report Deeb  29'
Ra'fat  86' (pen.)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Shorta 6501146+815
Iraq Al-Zawra'a 6402125+712
Lebanon Safa 630367−19
Yemen Al-Tilal 6006115−140

7 March 2012
15:00 UTC+02:00
Al-Shorta Syria 3–2 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Leonardo  23'
Rafe  69', 71'		 Report Jabbar  60'
Mohammed Saad  85' (pen.)

20 March 2012
15:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 5–0 Yemen Al-Tilal
Mohammed Saad  27' (pen.), 52'
Hesham Mohammed  59', 84'
Ali Saad  87'		 Report
Duhok Stadium, Dohuk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)

20 March 2012
17:00 UTC+02:00
Safa Lebanon 0–2 Syria Al-Shorta
Report Rafe  73', 90+3'

3 April 2012
15:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 1–0 Lebanon Safa
Ibrahim  85' Report
Duhok Stadium, Dohuk
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

3 April 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Shorta Syria 3–0 Yemen Al-Tilal
Rafe  63'
Al Waked  72'
Awad  76'		 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (Jordan)4
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

11 April 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Tilal Yemen 0–2 Syria Al-Shorta
Report Hurmuz  80' (o.g.)
Abadi  90+2'

11 April 2012
17:00 UTC+03:00
Safa Lebanon 1–0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Atwi  90+1' Report
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

25 April 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 2–1 Syria Al-Shorta
Qasem  58'
Hesham Mohammed  65'		 Report Rafe  86'
Duhok Stadium, Dohuk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

25 April 2012
17:00 UTC+03:00
Safa Lebanon 1–0 Yemen Al-Tilal
Al-Zoughbi  10' Report

9 May 2012
16:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Tilal Yemen 0–2 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
Report Sabah  13'
Hussein  77'
Duhok Stadium, Dohuk (Iraq)3
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)

9 May 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Shorta Syria 3–2 Lebanon Safa
Rafe  18' (pen.), 50'
Habib  70'		 Report Saadi  20'
Kaddoura  90'
Notes

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hong Kong Kitchee 632194+511
Malaysia Terengganu 6312108+210
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 621369−37
Singapore Tampines Rovers 612337−45

6 March 2012
20:00 UTC+08:00
Kitchee Hong Kong 3–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Liang Zicheng  3', 62'
Tarrés  66'		 Report Ali  20'
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)

20 March 2012
16:45 UTC+08:00
Terengganu Malaysia 0–2 Hong Kong Kitchee
Report Tarrés  44'
Chu Siu Kei  75'

9 May 2012
20:00 UTC+08:00
Kitchee Hong Kong 2–2 Malaysia Terengganu
Tarrés  9', 45' Report Ashaari  14'
Hadi  69'
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,179
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Thailand Chonburi 6420105+514
Singapore Home United 631296+310
Hong Kong Citizen 6213912−37
Myanmar Yangon United 602449−52

7 March 2012
15:30 UTC+06:30
Yangon United Myanmar 1–1 Thailand Chonburi
Jovanović  41' Report Etae  90+3'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Fan Qi (China P.R.)

7 March 2012
19:30 UTC+08:00
Home United Singapore 3–1 Hong Kong Citizen
Ihata  62'
Mendy  66'
Qiu Li  87'		 Report Nakamura  45+1'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

21 March 2012
20:00 UTC+08:00
Citizen Hong Kong 2–1 Myanmar Yangon United
Hélio  51'
Baise  90'		 Report Jovanović  65'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

3 April 2012
15:30 UTC+06:30
Yangon United Myanmar 0–0 Singapore Home United
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)

3 April 2012
19:00 UTC+07:00
Chonburi Thailand 2–0 Hong Kong Citizen
Chaiman  49' (pen.)
Diakité  60'		 Report

11 April 2012
19:30 UTC+08:00
Home United Singapore 3–1 Myanmar Yangon United
Qiu Li  70'
Mendy  75', 80'		 Report Ristic  37'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 3,146
Referee: Wang Di (China P.R.)

11 April 2012
20:00 UTC+08:00
Citizen Hong Kong 3–3 Thailand Chonburi
Nakamura  8'
Chiu Chun Kit  90+1'
Sham Kwok Fai  90+4'		 Report Samana  20'
On-Mo  69'
Etae  88'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)

24 April 2012
20:00 UTC+08:00
Citizen Hong Kong 1–2 Singapore Home United
Sham Kwok Fai  17' Report Mendy  77'
Anzité  90+2'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,390
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

8 May 2012
19:30 UTC+08:00
Home United Singapore 1–2 Thailand Chonburi
Daud  86' Report On-Mo  5'
Kachaplayuk  77'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,393
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia Kelantan 6411105+513
Indonesia Arema 6213121207
Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 62131012−27
Myanmar Ayeyawady United 6213710−37
Tiebreakers
  • Arema, Navibank Sài Gòn and Ayeyawady United are ranked by their head-to-head record (as shown below).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Indonesia Arema 4211116+57
Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 4202910−16
Myanmar Ayeyawady United 411248−44

7 March 2012
15:00 UTC+07:00
Arema Indonesia 1–1 Myanmar Ayeyawady United
Chmelo  28' Report Dinata  63' (o.g.)
Gajayana Stadium, Malang
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)
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