2012 AFC Cup final

2012 AFC Cup final
Event2012 AFC Cup
Erbil Al-Kuwait
0 4
Date3 November 2012
VenueFranso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
RefereeValentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Attendance30,000

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.

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

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 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

Arbil 0–4 Al-Kuwait
Report Hammami 3' (pen.), 90'
Rogerinho 42'
Khamis 83'
Attendance: 30,000
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

  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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