2012 AFC Cup Final

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
Arbil Al-Kuwait
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Date3 November 2012
VenueFranso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
RefereeValentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Attendance30,000

The final was played between Arbil 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

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
Further information: 2012 AFC Cup
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 6420115+614
Kazma 6321106+411
Al-Oruba 6222108+28
East Bengal 6006214−120
 Final standings Group C runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114
Al-Kuwait 63211710+711
Al-Ahed 6213711−47
VB 6015923−141
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
Arbil 0–4 Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami  3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho  42'
Khamis  83'
Attendance: 30,000
Arbil
Al-Kuwait
GK21 Sarhang Mohsen (c)
DF14 Ivan Bukenya
DF30 Ahmad Ibrahim
MF8 Salih Sadir 77'
MF9 Ahmed Al-Asadi 46'
MF12 Nadim Sabagh
MF16 Miran Khesro
MF25 Saad Abdul-Amir
FW7 Halgurd Mulla Mohammed
FW17 Nabeel Sabah 64'
FW29 Amjad Radhi
Substitutes
GK22 Jalal Hassan
DF3 Hardi Tahir
DF28 Hatem Zedan
FW5 Papa Diop
FW10 Sula Matovu 46'
FW11 Luay Salah 64'
FW19 Mustafa Karim 77'
Manager
Nizar Mahrous
GK1 Musab Al Kanderi
DF3 Fahad Awadh
DF19 Hussain Ali Baba
DF31 Sami Al Sanea
MF13 Chadi Hammami 58'
MF20 Hussain Hakem (c)
MF37 Sherida Khaled
MF7 Fahad Al Enezi 65'
FW9 Issam Jemâa 54'
FW10 Rogério 69' 88'
MF15 Waleed Ali
Substitutes
GK34 Abdulrahman Al Hussainan
DF33 Fahad Hamoud
MF14 Abdullah Al Dhafeeri 88'
MF17 Abdullah Al Buraiki
MF18 Jarah Al Ateeqi 65'
MF30 Rashed Salem
FW40 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
  1. "Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup". AFC. 3 November 2012.
  2. "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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