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

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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

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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

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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

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Chonburi  1–0  Al-Zawra'a
Pipob   8' Report

Al-Shorta  3–0  Home United
Anzité   4' (o.g.)
Jafal   76'
Rafe   82'
Report



Kitchee  0–2  Arema
Report Jati   32', 53'

Kelantan  3–2  Terengganu
Nor Farhan   4', 17'
Fahmi   45+2'
Report Faruqi   56'
Doe   85' (pen.)

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.)
Notes

Quarter-finals

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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

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Arema  0–2  Al-Ettifaq
Report Al-Shehri   68'
Al-Sulim   90+5'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

Chonburi  1–2  Al-Shorta
Thiago Cunha   3' Report Jafal   39'
Geílson   44'

Arbil  5–1  Kelantan
Halgurd   38'
Radhi   50' (pen.)
Salah   66'
Sadir   72', 90+3'
Report Badri   41' (pen.)

Al-Kuwait  0–0  Al-Wehdat
Report

Second legs

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Kelantan  1–1  Arbil
Ghaddar   90+2' (pen.) Report Sula   37'

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

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'

Chonburi won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes

Semi-finals

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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

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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'

Second legs

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

Arbil won 8–2 on aggregate.


Al-Ettifaq  0–2  Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho   57'
Khamis   72'

Al-Kuwait won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

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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'

References

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  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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