2012 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2012 AFC Champions League group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (16 from West Zone and 16 from East Zone). They included:

The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 16:00 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, 17–18 April, 1–2 May, and 15–16 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]

  • 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ EST RAY NQA
1 Al-Jazira 6 5 1 0 18 10 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–2 4–1
2 Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 1–2 — 3–0 0–0
3 Al-Rayyan 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6 3–4 0–1 — 3–1
4 Nasaf Qarshi 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–4 0–2 0–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Rayyan 0–1 Esteghlal
Report Jerković 90+1'
Attendance: 5,422
Nasaf Qarshi 2–4 Al-Jazira
Musaev 2'
Rabee 18' (o.g.)		 Report Abdullah 39'
Mousa 68'
Baré 75'
Oliveira 88'
Attendance: 13,000
Esteghlal 0–0 Nasaf Qarshi
Report
Attendance: 41,520
Esteghlal 1–2 Al-Jazira
Zandi 68' Report Abdullah 5'
Baré 72'
Attendance: 36,735
Al-Rayyan 3–1 Nasaf Qarshi
Tabata 9'
Goumou 65'
Alaaeldin 88'		 Report Shomurodov 58'
Attendance: 1,877
Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 Al-Rayyan
Report Tabata 62'
Attendance: 7,271
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Al-Jazira 1–1 Esteghlal
Oliveira 63' Report Borhani 24'
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Esteghlal 3–0 Al-Rayyan
Borhani 23' (pen.), 90+3'
Sharifat 76'		 Report
Attendance: 53,774
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Jazira 4–1 Nasaf Qarshi
Baré 6'
Oliveira 14' (pen.), 33', 42' (pen.)		 Report Shomurodov 69'
Attendance: 820
Nasaf Qarshi 0–2 Esteghlal
Report Jerković 10'
Jabbari 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 929
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Rayyan 3–4 Al-Jazira
Tabata 73'
Leandro 76'
Alaaeldin 90'		 Report Oliveira 8', 33', 67', 88'
Attendance: 535
Notes
  • Note 1: Nasaf Qarshi v Al-Jazira was originally scheduled to be played on 6 March 2012, 19:30 UTC+05:00, but was postponed to the following day due to heavy snow in Qarshi.[4]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITT YAS PAK ARA
1 Al-Ittihad 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 4–0 3–2
2 Baniyas 6 3 2 1 9 2 +7 11 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 1–2 1–1 — 3–1
4 Al-Arabi 6 0 0 6 4 16 −12 0 1–3 0–4 0–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Baniyas 2–0 Al-Arabi
Jaber 45' (pen.)
Yeste 77'		 Report
Attendance: 1,795
Pakhtakor 1–1 Baniyas
Sharofetdinov 29' Report Fawzi 60'
Attendance: 2,300
Al-Arabi 1–3 Al-Ittihad
Pisculichi 26' Report Hazazi 21', 82'
Al-Montashari 30'
Attendance: 1,855
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Pakhtakor 3–1 Al-Arabi
Karimov 9'
Sharofetdinov 74'
Abdukholiqov 90+3'		 Report Pisculichi 37'
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Al-Ittihad 1–0 Baniyas
Hazazi 79' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 11,495
Baniyas 0–0 Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 6,265
Al-Arabi 0–1 Pakhtakor
Report Abdukholiqov 41'
Attendance: 500
Pakhtakor 1–2 Al-Ittihad
Klimiashvili 68' Report Hazazi 60'
Abousaban 90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Arabi 0–4 Baniyas
Report Bashir 17'
Yeste 39'
Mubarak 52'
Senghor 77'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Baniyas 2–0 Pakhtakor
Senghor 13'
Abdulrahman 71'		 Report
Attendance: 3,927
Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Arabi
Abd Rabo 30'
N'Guessi 64'
Abdelghani 90+3'		 Report Khoukhi 9', 45+2'
Attendance: 9,621

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEP AHL NAS LEK
1 Sepahan 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 Al-Ahli 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 1–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 Al-Nasr 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6[a] 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4 Lekhwiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6[a] 1–0 1–0 1–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).
Sepahan 1–0 Al-Nasr
Correa 84' Report
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Lekhwiya 1–0 Al-Ahli
Nam Tae-Hee 74' Report
Attendance: 4,227
Al-Nasr 2–1 Lekhwiya
Diané 37', 90+2' Report Dagano 42'
Attendance: 4,720
Al-Ahli 1–1 Sepahan
Simões 90+4' (pen.) Report Correa 35'
Attendance: 14,247
Sepahan 2–1 Lekhwiya
Hosseini 10'
Correa 89'		 Report Afif 55'
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Nasr 1–2 Al-Ahli
Diané 52' Report Simões 27'
Al-Jassim 50'
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Lekhwiya 1–0 Sepahan
Koné 90+1' Report
Attendance: 3,423
Al-Nasr 0–3 Sepahan
Report Correa 44'
Sukaj 69'
Salehi 77'
Attendance: 2,264
Al-Ahli 3–0 Lekhwiya
Jaizawi 9'
Simões 61'
Al-Jassim 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan 2–1 Al-Ahli
Sukaj 19'
Bengar 85'		 Report Al Hosni 62'
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Lekhwiya 1–2 Al-Nasr
Diaby 38' Report Diané 55'
H. Abdullah 57'
Attendance: 643

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL PER GHA SHA
1 Al-Hilal 6 3 3 0 10 7 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 2–1
2 Persepolis 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 0–1 — 1–1 6–1
3 Al-Gharafa 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6 3–3 0–3 — 2–1
4 Al-Shabab 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Hilal 1–1 Persepolis
Al-Shalhoub 53' Report Karimi 42' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,574
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Persepolis 6–1 Al-Shabab
Zayed 8', 47', 53'
G. Rezaei 59'
Karimi 62' (pen.)
Feshangchi 87'		 Report Ciel 56' (pen.)
Attendance: 82,700
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Gharafa 3–3 Al-Hilal
Tardelli 44', 78'
El Assas 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Hermach 16'
El-Arabi 64'
Al-Zori 75'
Attendance: 6,092
Al-Gharafa 0–3 Persepolis
Report G. Rezaei 3'
Zayed 6'
Kazemian 73'
Attendance: 2,800
Persepolis 1–1 Al-Gharafa
Karimi 85' Report Mubarak 90+1'
Attendance: 96,200
Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Shabab
El-Arabi 45', 68' Report Kieza 28'
Attendance: 2,118
Persepolis 0–1 Al-Hilal
Report El-Arabi 59'
Attendance: 73,154
Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al-Shabab
Dindane 81'
El Assas 83' (pen.)		 Report Mohammed 65'
Attendance: 641
Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Gharafa
Al-Fraidi 48'
Al Abed 65'		 Report Hawsawi 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,275

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 — 2–0
4 Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Bunyodkor 1–2 Adelaide United
Murzoev 90+4' Report Boogaard 12'
Golec 53'
Attendance: 7,000
Adelaide United 2–0 Gamba Osaka
Mullen 17', 24' Report
Attendance: 5,112
Pohang Steelers 0–2 Bunyodkor
Report Turaev 28'
Murzoev 77'
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Gamba Osaka 3–1 Bunyodkor
Endō 14'
Rafinha 58' (pen.), 82' (pen.)		 Report Soliev 88'
Attendance: 6,100
Adelaide United 1–0 Pohang Steelers
Djite 90' Report
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Bunyodkor 3–2 Gamba Osaka
Murzoev 14'
Turaev 42'
Soliev 84'		 Report Kurata 18'
Abe 90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide United 0–0 Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 7,794
Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gamba Osaka
Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'
Asamoah 77'		 Report
Attendance: 3,825
Gamba Osaka 0–2 Adelaide United
Report van Dijk 65'
Sato 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,294
Bunyodkor 1–0 Pohang Steelers
Gafurov 48' Report
Attendance: 5,100

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK BBR BEG
1 Ulsan Hyundai 6 4 2 0 11 7 +4 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–1 2–1
2 FC Tokyo 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 2–2 — 4–2 3–0
3 Brisbane Roar 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[a] 1–2 0–2 — 1–1
4 Beijing Guoan 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[a] 2–3 1–1 1–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 18 pts).
Brisbane Roar 0–2 FC Tokyo
Report Yazawa 45+1'
Hasegawa 55'
Attendance: 12,037
Beijing Guoan 1–1 Brisbane Roar
Piao Cheng 7' Report Nichols 20'
Attendance: 41,000
Beijing Guoan 1–1 FC Tokyo
Wang Xiaolong 10' (pen.) Report Hasegawa 44'
Attendance: 31,256
Brisbane Roar 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Stefanutto 25' Report Vélez 11'
Kwak Tae-Hwi 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
FC Tokyo 3–0 Beijing Guoan
Watanabe 7'
Otake 45+1'
Yazawa 57'		 Report
Attendance: 9,537
FC Tokyo 4–2 Brisbane Roar
Takahashi 5'
Mukuhara 20'
Watanabe 44' (pen.), 60'		 Report Berisha 4'
Broich 33'
Attendance: 8,492
Brisbane Roar 1–1 Beijing Guoan
Berisha 15' Report Li Hanbo 34'
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIC NGY CCM TTD
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 2 4 0 13 5 +8 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 5–0 1–1
2 Nagoya Grampus 6 2 4 0 10 4 +6 10[a] 2–2 — 3–0 0–0
3 Central Coast Mariners 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6 1–1 1–1 — 5–1
4 Tianjin Teda 6 0 3 3 2 12 −10 3 0–3 0–3 0–0 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kennedy 58' (pen.)
Kanazaki 74'		 Report Héverton 47', 90+3'
Attendance: 6,686
Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tianjin Teda
Report
Attendance: 6,006

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GEG KSR JHM BRU
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–3 1–2
2 Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10[a] 0–0 — 5–1 1–0
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 0 3 10 15 −5 9 1–5 0–2 — 3–2
4 Buriram United 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6 1–2 3–2 0–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head-to-head record (Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 pts; Kashiwa Reysol: 1 pt).
Buriram United 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol
Jirawat 10', 77'
Jadigerov 38'		 Report Tanaka 55'
Sakai 64'
Attendance: 15,089
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 Buriram United
Cléo 69' Report Suchao 61' (pen.)
Acheampong 79'
Attendance: 38,512
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol
Conca 29' (pen.)
Muriqui 58', 84'		 Report Sakai 50'
Attendance: 40,000
Buriram United 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
Suriya 57' Report Gao Lin 49'
Conca 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,000

References

  1. ^ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ a b c "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  4. ^ "Nasaf, Al Jazira match postponed". AFC. 7 March 2012.
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