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2012 AFC Champions League

January 01, 1970

The 2012 AFC Champions League was the 31st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title.

2012 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 10 November 2012
Teams37 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Ulsan Hyundai (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored338 (2.89 per match)
Attendance1,480,245 (12,652 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ricardo Oliveira
(12 goals)[1]
Best player(s) Lee Keun-ho[2]
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Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea won their first title, defeating Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia with a 3–0 win in the final, and qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.[3][4]

Allocation of entries per association edit

The AFC approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[5] The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010.[6]

On 30 November 2009, the AFC announced 12 more MA's that were keen to join the ACL, in addition to ten participating national associations. Singapore later withdrew. The full list of candidate associations were as follows:

East Asia
West Asia

Note: India, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have clubs taking part in play-offs to qualify for the group stages of ACL in 2010.

Entrants per association edit

It was originally announced that the allocation for entry to the 2012 ACL would stay the same as the previous three seasons with the exception of Vietnam, who were disqualified, and their previous playoff slot was awarded to Qatar.[8] However, following the AFC Executive Committee meeting in November 2011, it was decided that the number of slots for each association to be changed based on evaluation of the AFC Champions League criteria that took place in 2011.[9]

A total of eleven member associations (see below) which participated in the 2011 AFC Champions League was evaluated for participating in the 2012 AFC Champions League.[10] India, which played in the 2011 ACL play-off, was not evaluated and dropped to the AFC Cup. The other member associations which applied but did not meet the criteria for 2011 ACL was not evaluated at all for 2012.

Evaluation for 2012 ACL
Meet all items of the criteria
Meet some items of the criteria
Do not meet the criteria
Notes

Teams edit

A total of 37 teams participated in the 2012 AFC Champions League.[10]

  • 28 teams (14 in West Zone, 14 in East Zone) directly entered the group stage.
  • 9 teams (5 in West Zone, 4 in East Zone) competed in the qualifying play-off, which was divided into two rounds. The 4 winners (2 in West Zone, 2 in East Zone) qualified for the group stage. Losers of the qualifying play-off final round entered the 2012 AFC Cup group stage. However, losers of the qualifying play-off semi-final round were eliminated from all AFC competitions, a change from previous seasons where they would also enter the AFC Cup.
Notes
  • * Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.
  • † Bunyodkor (Uzbekistan) was moved to the East Zone.[10]
  • ‡ Persipura Jayapura were initially disqualified by the AFC from participating but on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the CAS ruled on 1 February 2012 that they should be provisionally reinstated to the competition and were entitled to play in the qualifying play-off.[13]
  • Al-Kuwait (Kuwait), the 2011 AFC Cup runners-up, failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2012 AFC Champions League, and thus directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup. Nasaf Qarshi (Uzbekistan), the 2011 AFC Cup winners, already directly qualified for the group stage based on their domestic performance.[10]

Schedule edit

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[14]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying play-offs Semi-finals 6 December 2011 10 February 2012
Finals 18 February 2012
Group stage Matchday 1 6–7 March 2012
Matchday 2 20–21 March 2012
Matchday 3 3–4 April 2012
Matchday 4 17–18 April 2012
Matchday 5 1–2 May 2012
Matchday 6 15–16 May 2012
Knockout phase Round of 16 22–23 May 2012 (W), 29–30 May 2012 (E)
Quarter-finals 14 June 2012 19 September 2012 2–3 October 2012
Semi-finals 24 October 2012 31 October 2012
Final 9 or 10 November 2012 at home of one of the finalists

Qualifying play-off edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[15] The winners advanced to the group stage, while the losers of the final round advanced to the AFC Cup group stage,[16] except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura.[17]

West Zone edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final Round
Esteghlal   2–0   Zob Ahan
Final Round
Al-Shabab   3–0   Neftchi Farg'ona
Esteghlal   3–1   Al-Ettifaq

East Zone edit

Group stage edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.[18] Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[16]

Group A edit

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

Group B edit

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

Group C edit

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[a] 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4   Lekhwiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6[a] 1–0 1–0 1–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).

Group D edit

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

Group E edit

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

Group F edit

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[a] 1–2 0–2 — 1–1
4   Beijing Guoan 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[a] 2–3 1–1 1–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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).

Group G edit

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[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 5–0 1–1
2   Nagoya Grampus 6 2 4 0 10 4 +6 10[a] 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. ^ a b 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.

Group H edit

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[a] Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–3 1–2
2   Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10[a] 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. ^ a b Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head-to-head record (Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 pts; Kashiwa Reysol: 1 pt).

Knockout stage edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket edit

Round of 16 edit

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[19] Each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group (Team 1) against the runners-up of another group (Team 2).[16]

Quarter-finals edit

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012.[20] It determined the matchups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the potential host for the final.[21]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad   5–4   Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 1–2
Sepahan   1–4   Al-Ahli 0–0 1–4
Adelaide United   4–5   Bunyodkor 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Ulsan Hyundai   5–0   Al-Hilal 1–0 4–0

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad   1–2   Al-Ahli 1–0 0–2
Bunyodkor   1–5   Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 0–2

Final edit

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[16] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[22] Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team.

Ulsan Hyundai  3–0  Al-Ahli
Kwak Tae-Hwi   13'
Rafinha   68'
Kim Seung-Yong   75'		 Report
Attendance: 42,153

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0 F 0 Total
1   Ricardo Oliveira   Al-Jazira 1 1 1 3 4 2 12
2   Naif Hazazi   Al-Ittihad 2 1 1 1 2 1 8
3   Rafinha   Gamba Osaka (GS)
  Ulsan Hyundai (QF+SF+F) 		2 1 2 1 1 7
  Victor Simões   Al-Ahli 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
5   Darío Conca   Guangzhou Evergrande 2 1 1 1 1 6
  Kim Shin-Wook   Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
7   Éamon Zayed   Persepolis 3 1 1 5
  Bruno Correa   Sepahan 1 1 1 1 1 5
  Leandro Domingues   Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 1 1 5
  Yoo Byung-Soo   Al-Hilal 1 4 5
  Amara Diané   Al-Nasr 2 1 1 1 5

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[23]

Source:[24][25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . AFC. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ . Asian Football Confederation. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Ulsan Hyundai win 2012 AFC Champions League". AFC. 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Ulsan 3 Al Ahli 0". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  5. ^ (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012.
  6. ^ "12 MAs keen to join ACL". AFC. 30 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Singapore seek to pull out of ACL". AFC. 4 October 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "ACL slots maintained". AFC. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  9. ^ a b . AFC. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d e f (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Ad Hoc Committee for Professional Clubs". AFC. 27 July 2010.
  12. ^ . sports.china.com (in Chinese). CDC Corporation. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  13. ^ "FOOTBALL – PERSIPURA (INDONESIA) PROVISIONALLY REINSTATED IN THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012". CAS. 1 February 2012.
  14. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  15. ^ "Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff". AFC. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d . AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2012.
  17. ^ "ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16". AFC. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  18. ^ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
  19. ^ "Mouth-watering ties await in R16". AFC. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
  20. ^ "First-timers face experienced campaigners". AFC. 14 June 2012.
  21. ^ "ACL, AFC Cup draw procedures". AFC. 17 May 2012.
  22. ^ "SF2 winners to host ACL Final". AFC. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
  23. ^ "Top Scorers (qualifying play-off)". AFC.com.
  24. ^ "Top Scorers (group stage & round of 16)". AFC.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  25. ^ "Top Scorers (quarter-finals, semi-finals & final)". AFC.com.

External links edit

  • AFC Champions League

January 01, 1970
2012, champions, league, 31st, edition, level, asian, club, football, tournament, organized, asian, football, confederation, 10th, under, current, champions, league, title, tournament, detailsdates10, february, november, 2012teams37, from, associations, final,. The 2012 AFC Champions League was the 31st edition of the top level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation AFC and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title 2012 AFC Champions LeagueTournament detailsDates10 February 10 November 2012Teams37 from 11 associations Final positionsChampionsUlsan Hyundai 1st title Runners upAl AhliTournament statisticsMatches played117Goals scored338 2 89 per match Attendance1 480 245 12 652 per match Top scorer s Ricardo Oliveira 12 goals 1 Best player s Lee Keun ho 2 20112013 Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea won their first title defeating Al Ahli from Saudi Arabia with a 3 0 win in the final and qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup 3 4 Contents 1 Allocation of entries per association 1 1 Entrants per association 2 Teams 3 Schedule 4 Qualifying play off 4 1 West Zone 4 2 East Zone 5 Group stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 5 3 Group C 5 4 Group D 5 5 Group E 5 6 Group F 5 7 Group G 5 8 Group H 6 Knockout stage 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Round of 16 6 3 Quarter finals 6 4 Semi finals 6 5 Final 7 Top scorers 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksAllocation of entries per association editThe AFC approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons 5 The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010 6 On 30 November 2009 the AFC announced 12 more MA s that were keen to join the ACL in addition to ten participating national associations Singapore later withdrew The full list of candidate associations were as follows East Asia Participating nbsp Australia nbsp China PR nbsp Indonesia nbsp Japan nbsp Korea Republic Applied to participate nbsp Malaysia nbsp Myanmar nbsp Thailand Withdrew nbsp Singapore 7 Disqualified nbsp Vietnam 8 West Asia Participating nbsp Iran nbsp Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp UAE nbsp Uzbekistan Applied to participate nbsp India nbsp Iraq nbsp Jordan nbsp Oman nbsp Pakistan nbsp Palestine nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Yemen Note India Singapore Thailand and Vietnam have clubs taking part in play offs to qualify for the group stages of ACL in 2010 Entrants per association edit It was originally announced that the allocation for entry to the 2012 ACL would stay the same as the previous three seasons with the exception of Vietnam who were disqualified and their previous playoff slot was awarded to Qatar 8 However following the AFC Executive Committee meeting in November 2011 it was decided that the number of slots for each association to be changed based on evaluation of the AFC Champions League criteria that took place in 2011 9 A total of eleven member associations see below which participated in the 2011 AFC Champions League was evaluated for participating in the 2012 AFC Champions League 10 India which played in the 2011 ACL play off was not evaluated and dropped to the AFC Cup The other member associations which applied but did not meet the criteria for 2011 ACL was not evaluated at all for 2012 Evaluation for 2012 ACL Meet all items of the criteria Meet some items of the criteria Do not meet the criteria West Asia MemberAssociation Clubs Spots Group stage Play off AFC Cup nbsp Qatar 12 4 0 0 nbsp Saudi Arabia 14 3 1 0 nbsp UAE 12 3 1 0 nbsp Uzbekistan 14 A 3 A 1 0 nbsp Iran 18 2 2 0 Total A 14 A 5 East Asia MemberAssociation Clubs Spots Group stage Play off AFC Cup nbsp Japan 18 4 0 0 nbsp Korea Republic 15 16 B 3 1 0 nbsp China PR 16 3 E 1 E 0 nbsp Australia 9 10 C 2 1 0 nbsp Thailand 18 1 1 0 nbsp Indonesia 24 D 0 1 1 Total A 14 A E 5 E Notes A One of the group stage direct entrants from Uzbekistan was moved to the East Zone 9 B One of the K League clubs Sangju Sangmu Phoenix is unable to qualify for the ACL because the team is not a commercial entity and their players are not professionally contracted 8 C While the 2010 11 A League the season which qualified Australian clubs to the 2012 ACL had 11 teams the 2011 12 A League the ongoing season only has 10 teams after North Queensland Fury was closed and this number was given in the 2012 ACL evaluation report page 8 10 One of the A League clubs Wellington Phoenix is based in New Zealand an OFC member country and are unable to qualify for the ACL 11 D This number was given in the 2012 ACL evaluation report page 8 10 The 2010 11 Indonesia Super League the season which qualified Indonesian clubs to the 2012 ACL had 15 teams and the 2011 12 Indonesian Premier League the ongoing top division recognized by the Football Association of Indonesia has 13 teams There are two rival top division leagues in Indonesia the Indonesian Premier League and the Indonesia Super League the ISL was by then not recognized by the Football Association of Indonesia E China was allocated a berth in the qualifying play off but Liaoning Whowin the 2011 Chinese Super League 3rd place did not enter the competition 12 Therefore only four teams entered the East Zone qualifying play off Teams editA total of 37 teams participated in the 2012 AFC Champions League 10 28 teams 14 in West Zone 14 in East Zone directly entered the group stage 9 teams 5 in West Zone 4 in East Zone competed in the qualifying play off which was divided into two rounds The 4 winners 2 in West Zone 2 in East Zone qualified for the group stage Losers of the qualifying play off final round entered the 2012 AFC Cup group stage However losers of the qualifying play off semi final round were eliminated from all AFC competitions a change from previous seasons where they would also enter the AFC Cup Group stage direct entrants West Zone Groups A D Team Qualifying method App Last App nbsp Lekhwiya 2010 11 Qatar Stars League champions 1st none nbsp Al Rayyan 2011 Emir of Qatar Cup winners2010 11 Qatar Stars League 3rd place 4th 2011 nbsp Al Gharafa 2010 11 Qatar Stars League runners up 7th 2011 nbsp Al Arabi 2010 11 Qatar Stars League 4th place 1st none nbsp Al Hilal 2010 11 Saudi Professional League champions 8th 2011 nbsp Al Ahli 2011 King Cup of Champions winners 5th 2010 nbsp Al Ittihad 2010 11 Saudi Professional League runners up 8th 2011 nbsp Al Jazira 2010 11 UAE Pro League champions2010 11 UAE President s Cup winners 4th 2011 nbsp Baniyas 2010 11 UAE Pro League runners up 1st none nbsp Al Nasr 2010 11 UAE Pro League 3rd place 1st none nbsp Pakhtakor 2011 Uzbekistan Cup winners2011 Uzbek League 3rd place 10th 2011 nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 2011 Uzbek League runners up 1st none nbsp Sepahan 2010 11 Persian Gulf Cup champions 8th 2011 nbsp Persepolis 2010 11 Hazfi Cup winners 4th 2011 Qualifying play off participants West Zone nbsp Esteghlal 2010 11 Persian Gulf Cup runners up 5th 2011 nbsp Zob Ahan 2010 11 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place 4th 2011 nbsp Al Ettifaq 2010 11 Saudi Professional League 3rd place 2nd 2009 nbsp Al Shabab 2010 11 UAE Pro League 4th place 2nd 2009 nbsp Neftchi Farg ona 2011 Uzbek League 4th place 5th 2007 Group stage direct entrants East Zone Groups E H Team Qualifying method App Last App nbsp Kashiwa Reysol 2011 J League Division 1 champions 1st none nbsp FC Tokyo 2011 Emperor s Cup winners 1st none nbsp Nagoya Grampus 2011 J League Division 1 runners up 3rd 2011 nbsp Gamba Osaka 2011 J League Division 1 3rd place 6th 2011 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2011 K League champions 6th 2011 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2011 Korean FA Cup winners 5th 2010 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai 2011 K League runners up 3rd 2009 nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande 2011 Chinese Super League champions 1st none nbsp Tianjin Teda 2011 Chinese FA Cup winners 3rd 2011 nbsp Beijing Guoan 2011 Chinese Super League runners up 4th 2010 nbsp Brisbane Roar 2010 11 A League premiers2011 A League Grand Final winners 1st none nbsp Central Coast Mariners 2010 11 A League regular season runners up 2nd 2009 nbsp Buriram United 2011 Thai Premier League champions2011 Thai FA Cup winners 2nd 2009 nbsp Bunyodkor 2011 Uzbek League champions 5th 2011 Qualifying play off participants East Zone nbsp Pohang Steelers 2011 K League 3rd place 4th 2010 nbsp Adelaide United 2010 11 A League regular season 3rd place 4th 2010 nbsp Chonburi 2011 Thai Premier League runners up 2nd 2008 nbsp Persipura Jayapura 2010 11 Indonesia Super League champions 2nd 2010 Notes Number of appearances including qualifying rounds since the 2002 03 season when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League Bunyodkor Uzbekistan was moved to the East Zone 10 Persipura Jayapura were initially disqualified by the AFC from participating but on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport the CAS ruled on 1 February 2012 that they should be provisionally reinstated to the competition and were entitled to play in the qualifying play off 13 Al Kuwait Kuwait the 2011 AFC Cup runners up failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2012 AFC Champions League and thus directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan the 2011 AFC Cup winners already directly qualified for the group stage based on their domestic performance 10 Schedule editSchedule of dates for 2012 competition 14 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying play offs Semi finals 6 December 2011 10 February 2012 Finals 18 February 2012 Group stage Matchday 1 6 7 March 2012 Matchday 2 20 21 March 2012 Matchday 3 3 4 April 2012 Matchday 4 17 18 April 2012 Matchday 5 1 2 May 2012 Matchday 6 15 16 May 2012 Knockout phase Round of 16 22 23 May 2012 W 29 30 May 2012 E Quarter finals 14 June 2012 19 September 2012 2 3 October 2012 Semi finals 24 October 2012 31 October 2012 Final 9 or 10 November 2012 at home of one of the finalistsQualifying play off editMain article 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play off The draw for the qualifying play off was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 6 December 2011 15 The winners advanced to the group stage while the losers of the final round advanced to the AFC Cup group stage 16 except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura 17 West Zone edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Semi final Round Esteghlal nbsp 2 0 nbsp Zob Ahan Final Round Al Shabab nbsp 3 0 nbsp Neftchi Farg ona Esteghlal nbsp 3 1 nbsp Al Ettifaq East Zone edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Final Round Pohang Steelers nbsp 2 0 nbsp Chonburi Adelaide United nbsp 3 0 nbsp Persipura JayapuraGroup stage editMain article 2012 AFC Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 6 December 2011 18 Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group The winners and runners up of each group advanced to the knockout stage 16 Group A edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ EST RAY NQA 1 nbsp Al Jazira 6 5 1 0 18 10 8 16 Advance to knockout stage 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 nbsp Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 8 3 5 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 nbsp Al Rayyan 6 2 0 4 9 12 3 6 3 4 0 1 3 1 4 nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 6 0 1 5 4 14 10 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 Source WorldFootball net Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITT YAS PAK ARA 1 nbsp Al Ittihad 6 5 1 0 13 4 9 16 Advance to knockout stage 1 0 4 0 3 2 2 nbsp Baniyas 6 3 2 1 9 2 7 11 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 nbsp Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 10 4 7 1 2 1 1 3 1 4 nbsp Al Arabi 6 0 0 6 4 16 12 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 Source WorldFootball net Group C edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEP AHL NAS LEK 1 nbsp Sepahan 6 4 1 1 9 4 5 13 Advance to knockout stage 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 nbsp Al Ahli 6 3 1 2 10 6 4 10 1 1 3 1 3 0 3 nbsp Al Nasr 6 2 0 4 6 11 5 6 a 0 3 1 2 2 1 4 nbsp Lekhwiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 4 6 a 1 0 1 0 1 2 Source WorldFootball netNotes a b Al Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head to head record Al Nasr 6 pts Lekhwiya 0 pts Group D edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL PER GHA SHA 1 nbsp Al Hilal 6 3 3 0 10 7 3 12 Advance to knockout stage 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 nbsp Persepolis 6 3 2 1 14 5 9 11 0 1 1 1 6 1 3 nbsp Al Gharafa 6 1 3 2 7 10 3 6 3 3 0 3 2 1 4 nbsp Al Shabab 6 0 2 4 5 14 9 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 Source WorldFootball net Group E edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB 1 nbsp Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 5 13 Advance to knockout stage 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 nbsp Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 1 10 1 2 1 0 3 2 3 nbsp Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 2 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 nbsp Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 8 3 0 2 3 1 0 3 Source WorldFootball net Group F edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK BBR BEG 1 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai 6 4 2 0 11 7 4 14 Advance to knockout stage 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 nbsp FC Tokyo 6 3 2 1 12 6 6 11 2 2 4 2 3 0 3 nbsp Brisbane Roar 6 0 3 3 6 11 5 3 a 1 2 0 2 1 1 4 nbsp Beijing Guoan 6 0 3 3 6 11 5 3 a 2 3 1 1 1 1 Source WorldFootball netNotes a b 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 Group G edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIC NGY CCM TTD 1 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 2 4 0 13 5 8 10 a Advance to knockout stage 1 1 5 0 1 1 2 nbsp Nagoya Grampus 6 2 4 0 10 4 6 10 a 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 nbsp Central Coast Mariners 6 1 3 2 7 11 4 6 1 1 1 1 5 1 4 nbsp Tianjin Teda 6 0 3 3 2 12 10 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 Source WorldFootball netNotes a b 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 Group H edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GEG KSR JHM BRU 1 nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 12 8 4 10 a Advance to knockout stage 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 nbsp Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 1 2 11 7 4 10 a 0 0 5 1 1 0 3 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 0 3 10 15 5 9 1 5 0 2 3 2 4 nbsp Buriram United 6 2 0 4 8 11 3 6 1 2 3 2 0 2 Source WorldFootball netNotes a b Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head to head record Guangzhou Evergrande 4 pts Kashiwa Reysol 1 pt Knockout stage editMain article 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage Bracket edit Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Adelaide United1 nbsp Nagoya Grampus0 nbsp Adelaide United224 nbsp Bunyodkor a e t 235 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0 nbsp Bunyodkor1 nbsp Bunyodkor101 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai325 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai3 nbsp Kashiwa Reysol2 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai145 nbsp Al Hilal000 nbsp Al Hilal7 nbsp Baniyas1 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai3 nbsp Al Ahli0 nbsp Al Ittihad3 nbsp Persepolis0 nbsp Al Ittihad415 nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande224 nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande1 nbsp FC Tokyo0 nbsp Al Ittihad101 nbsp Al Ahli022 nbsp Sepahan2 nbsp Esteghlal0 nbsp Sepahan011 nbsp Al Ahli044 nbsp Al Jazira3 2 nbsp Al Ahli p 3 4 Round of 16 edit The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage 19 Each tie was played as one match hosted by the winners of each group Team 1 against the runners up of another group Team 2 16 Team 1 Score Team 2West Zone Al Jazira nbsp 3 3 aet 2 4 p nbsp Al Ahli Sepahan nbsp 2 0 nbsp Esteghlal Al Ittihad nbsp 3 0 nbsp Persepolis Al Hilal nbsp 7 1 nbsp Baniyas Team 1 Score Team 2East Zone Adelaide United nbsp 1 0 nbsp Nagoya Grampus Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 0 1 nbsp Bunyodkor Ulsan Hyundai nbsp 3 2 nbsp Kashiwa Reysol Guangzhou Evergrande nbsp 1 0 nbsp FC Tokyo Quarter finals edit The draw for the quarter finals semi finals and final was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 14 June 2012 20 It determined the matchups for the quarter finals and semi finals as well as the potential host for the final 21 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Al Ittihad nbsp 5 4 nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande 4 2 1 2 Sepahan nbsp 1 4 nbsp Al Ahli 0 0 1 4 Adelaide United nbsp 4 5 nbsp Bunyodkor 2 2 2 3 a e t Ulsan Hyundai nbsp 5 0 nbsp Al Hilal 1 0 4 0 Semi finals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Al Ittihad nbsp 1 2 nbsp Al Ahli 1 0 0 2 Bunyodkor nbsp 1 5 nbsp Ulsan Hyundai 1 3 0 2 Final edit Main article 2012 AFC Champions League Final The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists decided by a draw 16 According to the draw on 14 June 2012 the winner of semi final 2 would host the final 22 Therefore Ulsan Hyundai was the home team 10 November 201219 30 UTC 09 00Ulsan Hyundai nbsp 3 0 nbsp Al AhliKwak Tae Hwi nbsp 13 Rafinha nbsp 68 Kim Seung Yong nbsp 75 ReportUlsan Munsu Football Stadium UlsanAttendance 42 153Referee Ben Williams Australia Top scorers editRank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0 F 0 Total 1 nbsp Ricardo Oliveira nbsp Al Jazira 1 1 1 3 4 2 12 2 nbsp Naif Hazazi nbsp Al Ittihad 2 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 nbsp Rafinha nbsp Gamba Osaka GS nbsp Ulsan Hyundai QF SF F 2 1 2 1 1 7 nbsp Victor Simoes nbsp Al Ahli 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 5 nbsp Dario Conca nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande 2 1 1 1 1 6 nbsp Kim Shin Wook nbsp Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 nbsp Eamon Zayed nbsp Persepolis 3 1 1 5 nbsp Bruno Correa nbsp Sepahan 1 1 1 1 1 5 nbsp Leandro Domingues nbsp Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 1 1 5 nbsp Yoo Byung Soo nbsp Al Hilal 1 4 5 nbsp Amara Diane nbsp Al Nasr 2 1 1 1 5 Note Goals scored in qualifying play off not counted 23 Source 24 25 See also edit2012 AFC Cup 2012 AFC President s CupReferences edit Ricardo Oliveira takes top scorer title AFC 10 November 2012 Archived from the original on 17 November 2012 Livewire Lee name MVP Asian Football Confederation 10 November 2012 Archived from the original on 17 November 2012 Ulsan Hyundai win 2012 AFC Champions League AFC 10 November 2012 Ulsan 3 Al Ahli 0 Soccerway com Retrieved 13 December 2012 Criteria for Participation in AFC Club Competitions for 2011 2012 seasons PDF AFC Archived from the original PDF on 18 August 2012 12 MAs keen to join ACL AFC 30 November 2009 Singapore seek to pull out of ACL AFC 4 October 2010 a b c ACL slots maintained AFC 21 November 2010 Archived from the original on 12 September 2012 a b ACL 2012 slots confirmed AFC 1 December 2011 Archived from the original on 26 December 2012 a b c d e f Decision by Competitions Committee amp Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions PDF AFC Archived from the original PDF on 17 July 2018 Ad Hoc Committee for Professional Clubs AFC 27 July 2010 辽宁宏运足球俱乐部正式宣布退出亚冠联赛资格赛 sports china com in Chinese CDC Corporation 2 December 2011 Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Retrieved 5 December 2011 FOOTBALL PERSIPURA INDONESIA PROVISIONALLY REINSTATED IN THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 CAS 1 February 2012 AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012 PDF AFC Reds relief as Adelaide avoid playoff AFC 6 December 2011 Archived from the original on 14 September 2012 a b c d AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations AFC Archived from the original PDF on 23 July 2012 ACL playoff Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16 AFC 13 February 2012 Archived from the original on 4 December 2012 ACL 2012 Group Stage draw AFC 6 December 2011 Archived from the original on 18 September 2012 Mouth watering ties await in R16 AFC 17 May 2012 Archived from the original on 9 December 2012 First timers face experienced campaigners AFC 14 June 2012 ACL AFC Cup draw procedures AFC 17 May 2012 SF2 winners to host ACL Final AFC 14 June 2012 Archived from the original on 17 December 2012 Top Scorers qualifying play off AFC com Top Scorers group stage amp round of 16 AFC com Archived from the original on 3 February 2013 Top Scorers quarter finals semi finals amp final AFC com External links editAFC Champions League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 AFC Champions League amp oldid 1174261164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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