The 2012 AFC President's Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition. Istiqlol became the second team from Tajikistan to win the AFC President's Cup, defeating Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari from Palestine with a 2–1 win in the final.
Venues Dushanbe Phnom Penh Lahore Central Republican Stadium Olympic Stadium Punjab Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 10,000
Qualifying teams The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App BangladeshSheikh Jamal2010–11 Bangladesh League champions1stnone BhutanYeedzin2011 A-Division champions3rd2011 CambodiaPhnom Penh Crown2011 Cambodian League champions4th2011 Chinese TaipeiTaiwan Power Company2011 Intercity Football League champions5th2011 KyrgyzstanDordoi Bishkek2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions7th2010 MongoliaErchim2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners1stnone NepalNepal Police Club2011–12 Nepal National League champions5th2011 PakistanKRL2011 Pakistan Premier League champions2nd2010 PalestineMarkaz Shabab Al-Am'ari2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone Sri LankaRatnam2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions4th2008 TajikistanIstiklol2011 Tajik League champions2nd2011 TurkmenistanBalkan2011 Ýokary Liga champions2nd2011
Notes Mongolia applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup, and was approved by the AFC in November 2011, and made their debut in the competition. Myanmar applied for upgrade to the 2012 AFC Cup, and was approved by the AFC in November 2011.
Schedule Schedule of dates for 2012 competition. Group stage: 3–13 May Final stage: 24–30 September
Group stage
In the group stage, the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group was played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. 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: Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference in all the group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; 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) Drawing of lots.
On 2 March 2012, the AFC announced that the three hosts for the qualification round were Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), KRL (Pakistan), and Istiqlol (Tajikistan). The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.
Group A
Matches played in Pakistan (host club: KRL). Times listed are UTC+05:00.
Group B
Matches played in Cambodia (host club: Phnom Penh Crown). Times listed are UTC+07:00.
Group C
Matches played in Tajikistan (host club: Istiqlol). Times listed are UTC+05:00.
Final stage The final stage was played at a centralized venue, to be chosen from one of the final stage qualifiers. The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title.
Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Istiqlol (Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals. On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to Tajikistan, and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012. The draw for the finals was held in Dushanbe on 31 July 2012, 11:00 UTC+05:00.
Times listed are UTC+05:00.
Group A
Group B
Final
GK 1 Abdullah SaidawiDF 5 Khaled MahdiDF 7 Ahmed SalamaMF 8 Ayed Jamhour (c) FW 9 Jamal AliwisatMF 14 Ma'aly Kaware MF 18 Mahmoud ShaikhqasemDF 21 Nour OwdaFW 22 Ahmed KeshkeshDF 27 Hamza ZoubiMF 45 Suleiman Obeid SubstitutionsMF 19 Adham Arar Manager Raed Juma'Assaf
GK 1 Alisher TuychievDF 3 Sokhib SuvonkulovDF 4 Eradj RajabovMF 5 Mahmadali Sodikov DF 6 Davron ErgashevMF 9 Nuriddin DavronovMF 10 Jakhongir Jalilov FW 12 Yusuf Rabiev MF 17 Dilshod Vasiev (c)MF 18 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev FW 25 Farkhod Tokhirov SubstitutionsMF 7 Ibrahim Rabimov MF 23 Alexander Frank MF 24 Umedzhon Sharipov Manager Nikola Kavazović
Assistant referees: Kim Sung-Il (Korea Republic) Abu Bakar Salim Mahad Al-Amri (Oman) Fourth official: Jumpei Iida (Japan)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Top scorers Rank Player Club Group stage Final stage Total 1 Mirlan Murzaev Dordoi Bishkek 8 0 8 2 Azamat Baymatov Dordoi Bishkek 2 3 5 3 Khim Borey Phnom Penh Crown 4 0 4 4 Anderson Dordoi Bishkek 2 1 3 Davron Ergashev Istiqlol 1 2 3 Dilshod Vasiev Istiqlol 1 2 3 Ahmed Keshkesh Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 1 2 3 Source:
See also 2012 AFC Champions League 2012 AFC Cup
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