2012 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (10 from West Asia Zone and 6 from East Asia Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up
A Al-Qadsia Al-Suwaiq
B Arbil Kazma
C Al-Ettifaq Al-Kuwait
D Al-Wehdat Neftchi Farg'ona
E Al-Shorta Al-Zawra'a
F Kitchee Terengganu
G Chonburi Home United
H Kelantan Arema

Bracket

While the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Arbil 4
Neftchi Farg'ona 0
Arbil 5 1 6
Kelantan 1 1 2
Kelantan 3
Terengganu 2
Arbil 4 4 8
Chonburi 1 1 2
Chonburi 1
Al-Zawra'a 0
Chonburi (a.e.t.) 1 4 5
Al-Shorta 2 2 4
Al-Shorta 3
Home United 0
Arbil 0
Al-Kuwait 4
Al-Qadsia 1(1)
Al-Kuwait (p) 1(3)
Al-Kuwait 0 3 3
Al-Wehdat 0 0 0
Al-Wehdat (a.e.t.) 2
Kazma 1
Al-Kuwait 4 2 6
Al-Ettifaq 1 0 1
Kitchee 0
Arema 2
Arema 0 0 0
Al-Ettifaq 2 2 4
Al-Ettifaq 1
Al-Suwaiq 0

Round of 16

The matches were played 22 and 23 May 2012.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Qadsia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) 		Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Suwaiq
Arbil 4–0 Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kazma
Al-Shorta 3–0 Home United
Chonburi 1–0 Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee 0–2 Arema
Kelantan 3–2 Terengganu

Matches

Chonburi 1–0 Al-Zawra'a
Pipob 8' Report
Attendance: 5,695
Kitchee 0–2 Arema
Report Jati 32', 53'
Attendance: 2,856
Kelantan 3–2 Terengganu
Nor Farhan 4', 17'
Fahmi 45+2'		 Report Faruqi 56'
Doe 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Arbil 4–0 Neftchi Farg'ona
Mubarak 40'
Al Hussain 68'
Radhi 88'
Pulatov 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Al-Wehdat 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kazma
Abdel-Halim 95'
Abu Hwaiti 102'		 Report Nasser 120+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,210
Notes

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 18 September 2012, and the second legs were played 25 and 26 September 2012.[4][6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait 3–0 Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema 0–4 Al-Ettifaq 0–2 0–2
Arbil 6–2 Kelantan 5–1 1–1
Chonburi 5–4 Al-Shorta 1–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)

First legs

Arema 0–2 Al-Ettifaq
Report Al-Shehri 68'
Al-Sulim 90+5'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Arbil 5–1 Kelantan
Halgurd 38'
Radhi 50' (pen.)
Salah 66'
Sadir 72', 90+3'		 Report Badri 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,000
Al-Kuwait 0–0 Al-Wehdat
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Second legs

Kelantan 1–1 Arbil
Ghaddar 90+2' (pen.) Report Sula 37'
Attendance: 5,024

Arbil won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Wehdat 0–3 Al-Kuwait
Report Jemâa 20'
Hammami 60'
Rogerinho 70'
Attendance: 12,000

Al-Kuwait won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Arema
Al Mahaijri 53'
Al-Salem 66'		 Report
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Al-Ettifaq won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al-Shorta 2–4 (a.e.t.) Chonburi
Jafal 53' (pen.)
Ghalioum 93'		 Report On-Mo 36'
Thiago Cunha 38', 111', 119'
Attendance: 200

Chonburi won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 2 October 2012, and the second legs were played 23 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait 6–1 Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Arbil 8–2 Chonburi 4–1 4–1

First legs

Arbil 4–1 Chonburi
Radhi 24', 50'
Phuk-hom 66' (o.g.)
Sadir 74'		 Report On-Mo 47'
Attendance: 16,000
Al-Kuwait 4–1 Al-Ettifaq
Jemâa 7', 11'
Hammami 58' (pen.)
Al Qahtani 90+3'		 Report Al-Salem 24'
Attendance: 3,000

Second legs

Chonburi 1–4 Arbil
Phuk-hom 25' Report Abdul-Amir 18'
Radhi 63', 70'
Karim 82'
Attendance: 8,174

Arbil won 8–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq 0–2 Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho 57'
Khamis 72'
Attendance: 5,518

Al-Kuwait won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup final

The final of the 2012 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[7] Therefore, Arbil was the home team.

Arbil 0–4 Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami 3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho 42'
Khamis 83'
Attendance: 30,000

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 2012-05-10.
  3. ^ "Draw sets up clash of West Asian titans". AFC. 2012-06-14.
  4. ^ a b c "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ a b "Yemen, Syria clubs to play in neutral venue". AFC. 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Al Shorta, Chonburi clash rescheduled". AFC. 29 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.
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