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.
Event | 2012 AFC Cup | ||||||
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Date | 3 November 2012 | ||||||
Venue | Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil | ||||||
Referee | Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
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
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
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2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
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2–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
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Group B winner
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Final standings | Group C runner-up
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4–0 (H) (one-leg match) | Round of 16 | ![]() |
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6–2 | 5–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarterfinals | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8–2 | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (A) | Semifinals | ![]() |
6–1 | 4–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
Match details
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Kuwait
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules[2]
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References
- "Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup". AFC. 3 November 2012.
- "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.
External links
- AFC Cup (in English)