2012_AFC_President's_Cup
2012 AFC President's Cup
International football competition
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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| Dates | 5–12 May (group stage) 24–30 September (final stage) |
| Teams | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Istiqlol (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3.79 per match) |
| Attendance | 78,756 (4,145 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mirlan Murzaev (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Alisher Tuychiev[1] |
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Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition.[2] 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.[3]
More information Dushanbe, Phnom Penh ...
| Dushanbe | Phnom Penh | Lahore |
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| Central Republican Stadium | Olympic Stadium | Punjab Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.[4]
More information Association, Team ...
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App |
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 Bangladesh |
Sheikh Jamal | 2010–11 Bangladesh League champions | 1st | none |
 Bhutan |
Yeedzin | 2011 A-Division champions | 3rd | 2011 |
 Cambodia |
Phnom Penh Crown | 2011 Cambodian League champions | 4th | 2011 |
 Chinese Taipei |
Taiwan Power Company | 2011 Intercity Football League champions | 5th | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Dordoi Bishkek | 2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 7th | 2010 |
 Mongolia |
Erchim | 2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners | 1st | none |
 Nepal |
Nepal Police Club | 2011–12 Nepal National League champions | 5th | 2011 |
 Pakistan |
KRL | 2011 Pakistan Premier League champions | 2nd | 2010 |
| Palestine |
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none |
 Sri Lanka |
Ratnam | 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 4th | 2008 |
| Tajikistan |
Istiklol | 2011 Tajik League champions | 2nd | 2011 |
 Turkmenistan |
Balkan | 2011 Ýokary Liga champions | 2nd | 2011 |
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- Notes
Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[8]
- Group stage: 3–13 May
- Final stage: 24–30 September
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:[9]
- 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).[10] 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.[11]
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Taiwan Power Company |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| KRL |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Erchim |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Sheikh Jamal[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
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- Sheikh Jamal withdrew,[12] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[13]
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Dordoi Bishkek |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
| Phnom Penh Crown |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Nepal Police Club |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Yeedzin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
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- Matches played in Cambodia (host club: Phnom Penh Crown).
- Times listed are UTC+07:00.
More information Phnom Penh Crown, 8–0 ...
| Phnom Penh Crown | 8–0 | Yeedzin |
|---|---|---|
Sokumpheak  20'Borey 26', 41', 66'Sothy 54' Suhana 61'S. Pheng 76' H. Pheng 85' |
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More information Dordoi Bishkek, 5–1 ...
| Dordoi Bishkek | 5–1 | Nepal Police Club |
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| Murzaev 3', 14', 63' Sharipov 12'Baymatov 70' |
Report | Pandey 45+1' (pen.) |
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More information Yeedzin, 2–11 ...
| Yeedzin | 2–11 | Dordoi Bishkek |
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| Chencho 40' Tshering 90+2' |
Report | Murzaev 18', 27', 62', 81', 87' Askarov 39' Tetteh 45' Maka Kum 59' Anderson 64', 70' Bekbolotov 90+1' |
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More information Nepal Police Club, 0–1 ...
| Nepal Police Club | 0–1 | Phnom Penh Crown |
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| Report | Borey 21' |
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More information Nepal Police Club, 4–0 ...
| Nepal Police Club | 4–0 | Yeedzin |
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| Silwal 2', 71' Shrestha 37' Pandey 49' |
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More information Phnom Penh Crown, 0–1 ...
| Phnom Penh Crown | 0–1 | Dordoi Bishkek |
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| Report | Baymatov 90' (pen.) |
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Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Istiqlol |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Balkan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Ratnam[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
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- Matches played in Tajikistan (host club: Istiqlol).
- Times listed are UTC+05:00.
More information Balkan, 1–2 ...
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More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 0–1 ...
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More information Istiqlol, 2–1 ...
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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.[9]
Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Istiqlol (Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals.[15] On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to Tajikistan,[16] and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012.[17] The draw for the finals was held in Dushanbe on 31 July 2012, 11:00 UTC+05:00.[18]
- Times listed are UTC+05:00.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Istiqlol |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Dordoi Bishkek |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 |
| Phnom Penh Crown |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
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More information Dordoi Bishkek, 0–2 ...
| Dordoi Bishkek | 0–2 | Istiqlol |
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| Report | Ergashev 38' Sodikov 58' |
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More information Phnom Penh Crown, 0–8 ...
| Phnom Penh Crown | 0–8 | Dordoi Bishkek |
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| Report | Baymatov 5', 72', 90' Tetteh 8'Kichin 58'Anderson 63'Shamshiev 75'Sataev 83' |
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More information Istiqlol, 6–0 ...
| Istiqlol | 6–0 | Phnom Penh Crown |
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| Vasiev 26' Tokhirov 47'Sharipov 52'Rabimov 58', 90+1'Fatkhuloev 76' |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Taiwan Power Company |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| KRL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
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More information Taiwan Power Company, 1–1 ...
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More information KRL, 1–3 ...
| KRL | 1–3 | Taiwan Power Company |
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| Adil 88' |
Report | Ho Ming-tsan 55', 58' Huang Kai-jun 90+4' |
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More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 5–1 ...
| Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 5–1 | KRL |
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| Jamhour 41', 61' Obeid 54', 56'Aliwisat 70' |
Report | Saad Ullah 40' |
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Final
More information Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari, 1–2 ...
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| 2012 AFC President's Cup |
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Istiqlol 1st title |
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Group stage | Final stage | Total |
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| 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 |
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