The 2012 AFC Cup Final was a football match which was played on 3 November 2012, to determine the champion of the 2012 AFC Cup. It was the final of the 8th edition of the AFC Cup, a competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia.

2012 AFC Cup final
Event2012 AFC Cup
Date3 November 2012
VenueFranso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
RefereeValentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Attendance30,000
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The final was played between Erbil from Iraq and Al-Kuwait from Kuwait. It was the first continental final to be hosted in Iraq since the first leg of the 1989 Asian Club Championship Final. Al-Kuwait won 4–0 to win their second AFC Cup title in four years.[1]

Venue

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The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists.[2] On 14 June 2012, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2) would be the away team.[3] As a result, Arbil are the home team, and Al-Kuwait are the away team.

The match was played at Arbil's home stadium, Franso Hariri Stadium, at Arbil, Iraq.

Road to final

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  Arbil Round   Al-Kuwait
Bye Qualifying play-off Bye
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Kazma 1–1 (H) Matchday 1   Al-Ettifaq 1–5 (H)
  Al-Oruba 2–2 (A) Matchday 2   VB 2–2 (A)
  East Bengal 2–0 (A) Matchday 3   Al-Ahed 4–0 (A)
  East Bengal 2–0 (H) Matchday 4   Al-Ahed 1–0 (H)
  Kazma 2–1 (A) Matchday 5   Al-Ettifaq 2–2 (A)
  Al-Oruba 2–1 (H) Matchday 6   VB 7–1 (H)
Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Arbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14
  Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
  Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8
  East Bengal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
Final standings Group C runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ettifaq 6 4 2 0 18 7 +11 14
  Al-Kuwait 6 3 2 1 17 10 +7 11
  Al-Ahed 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
  VB 6 0 1 5 9 23 −14 1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Neftchi Farg'ona 4–0 (H) (one-leg match) Round of 16   Al-Qadsia 1–1 (aet) (3–1 p) (A) (one-leg match)
  Kelantan 6–2 5–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarterfinals   Al-Wehdat 3–0 0–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
  Chonburi 8–2 4–1 (H) 4–1 (A) Semifinals   Al-Ettifaq 6–1 4–1 (H) 2–0 (A)

Match details

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Arbil  0–4  Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami   3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho   42'
Khamis   83'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arbil
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Kuwait
GK 21   Sarhang Mohsen (c)
DF 14   Ivan Bukenya
DF 30   Ahmad Ibrahim
MF 8   Salih Sadir   77'
MF 9   Ahmed Al-Asadi   46'
MF 12   Nadim Sabagh
MF 16   Miran Khesro
MF 25   Saad Abdul-Amir
FW 7   Halgurd Mulla Mohammed
FW 17   Nabeel Sabah   64'
FW 29   Amjad Radhi
Substitutes
GK 22   Jalal Hassan
DF 3   Hardi Tahir
DF 28   Hatem Zedan
FW 5   Papa Diop
FW 10   Sula Matovu   46'
FW 11   Luay Salah   64'
FW 19   Mustafa Karim   77'
Manager
  Nizar Mahrous
GK 1   Musab Al Kanderi
DF 3   Fahad Awadh
DF 19   Hussain Ali Baba
DF 31   Sami Al Sanea
MF 13   Chadi Hammami   58'
MF 20   Hussain Hakem (c)
MF 37   Sherida Khaled
MF 7   Fahad Al Enezi   65'
FW 9   Issam Jemâa   54'
FW 10   Rogério   69'   88'
MF 15   Waleed Ali
Substitutes
GK 34   Abdulrahman Al Hussainan
DF 33   Fahad Hamoud
MF 14   Abdullah Al Dhafeeri   88'
MF 17   Abdullah Al Buraiki
MF 18   Jarah Al Ateeqi   65'
MF 30   Rashed Salem
FW 40   Abdulhadi Khamis   54'
Manager
  Marin Ion

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup". AFC. 3 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.
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