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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
Al-Jazira  3–2  Al-Rayyan
Oliveira   8'
Diaky   54'
Mousa   57'		 Report Goumou   65'
Fábio César   78'
Attendance: 2,850
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 edit

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
Al-Ittihad  4–0  Pakhtakor
Abdelghani   4'
Abousaban   31', 51'
Omar   58'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
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 edit

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-Ahli  3–1  Al-Nasr
Jaizawi   55'
Simões   66'
Al-Mousa   73'		 Report Diané   33'
Attendance: 16,386
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 edit

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[permanent dead link] 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[permanent dead link] 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[permanent dead link] 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-Shabab  1–3  Persepolis
Essa Obaid   7' Report Zayed   43'
Pooladi   52'
Badamaki   90'
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Hilal  2–1  Al-Gharafa
Al-Fraidi   48'
Al Abed   65'		 Report Hawsawi   82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,275

Group E edit

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
Gamba Osaka  0–3  Pohang Steelers
Report Kim Tae-Su   19'
Rendulić   22'
Asamoah   76'
Attendance: 9,101
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
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 edit

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
FC Tokyo  2–2  Ulsan Hyundai
Tokunaga   37'
Kajiyama   83'		 Report Kim Seung-Yong   80'
Maranhão   88'
Attendance: 14,110
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
Beijing Guoan  2–3  Ulsan Hyundai
Zhang Xizhe   47'
Shao Jiayi   90+2'		 Report Kim Shin-Wook   17'
Kim Seung-Yong   20'
Maranhão   79'
Attendance: 21,692
Brisbane Roar  1–1  Beijing Guoan
Berisha   15' Report Li Hanbo   34'
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Group G edit

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
Tianjin Teda  0–3  Nagoya Grampus
Report Fujimoto   24'
Tamada   49'
Nagai   73'
Attendance: 12,249
Central Coast Mariners  5–1  Tianjin Teda
McBreen   10', 20'
Rose   48'
McGlinchey   71'
Amini   85'		 Report Liao Bochao   72'
Attendance: 4,155

Group H edit

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
Kashiwa Reysol  5–1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Nasu   40'
Leandro Domingues   45' (pen.), 45+1'
Tanaka   89'
Barada   90+3'		 Report Huang Bowen   51'
Attendance: 8,175
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  3–2  Buriram United
Lee Dong-gook   25', 27'
Park Won-jae   80'		 Report Ohandza   20', 56'
Attendance: 6,432
Guangzhou Evergrande  3–1  Kashiwa Reysol
Conca   29' (pen.)
Muriqui   58', 84'		 Report[permanent dead link] 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 edit

  1. ^ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
  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.

External links edit

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