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

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

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
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
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
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[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4 Lekhwiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–0 1–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. 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
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 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 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 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
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
Adelaide United 0–0 Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 7,794
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
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[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–2 — 1–1
4 Beijing Guoan 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 1–1 1–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. 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'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 41,000
Beijing Guoan 1–1 FC Tokyo
Wang Xiaolong  10' (pen.) Report Hasegawa  44'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
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'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
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
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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 5–0 1–1
2 Nagoya Grampus 6 2 4 0 10 4 +6 10[lower-alpha 1] 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. 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
Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tianjin Teda
Report
Attendance: 6,006
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
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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–3 1–2
2 Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10[lower-alpha 1] 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. Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head-to-head record (Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 pts; Kashiwa Reysol: 1 pt).
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–5 Guangzhou Evergrande
Jeong Shung-hoon  70' Report Cléo  27', 69'
Conca  41', 73'
Muriqui  76'
Attendance: 7,978
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
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 Buriram United
Cléo  69' Report Suchao  61' (pen.)
Acheampong  79'
Attendance: 38,512
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 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
  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. "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.
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