2012 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
Dates5–12 May (group stage)
24–30 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTajikistan Istiqlol (1st title)
Runners-upState of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored72 (3.79 per match)
Attendance78,756 (4,145 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Tajikistan Alisher Tuychiev[1]

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.

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]

Venues

Dushanbe Phnom Penh Lahore
Central Republican Stadium Olympic Stadium Punjab Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 10,000

Qualifying teams

The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.[4]

Association Team Qualifying method App Last App
Bangladesh Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal 2010–11 Bangladesh League champions 1st none
Bhutan Bhutan Yeedzin 2011 A-Division champions 3rd 2011
Cambodia Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2011 Cambodian League champions 4th 2011
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2011 Intercity Football League champions 5th 2011
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions 7th 2010
Mongolia Mongolia Erchim 2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners 1st none
Nepal Nepal Nepal Police Club 2011–12 Nepal National League champions 5th 2011
Pakistan Pakistan KRL 2011 Pakistan Premier League champions 2nd 2010
State of Palestine Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions 1st none
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Ratnam 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions 4th 2008
Tajikistan Tajikistan Istiklol 2011 Tajik League champions 2nd 2011
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Balkan 2011 Ýokary Liga champions 2nd 2011
Notes
  • Mongolia applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup,[5] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011,[4] and made their debut in the competition.[6]
  • Myanmar applied for upgrade to the 2012 AFC Cup,[7] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011.[4]

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[8]

  • Group stage: 3–13 May
  • Final stage: 24–30 September

Group stage

2012 AFC President's Cup is located in Asian Football Confederation
Location of teams of the 2012 AFC President's Cup.
Group A (played in Pakistan)
Group B (played in Cambodia)
Group C (played in Tajikistan)

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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. 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)
  8. 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
Pakistan KRL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Mongolia Erchim 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal[lower-alpha 1] 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sheikh Jamal withdrew,[12] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[13]
KRL Pakistan0–0Mongolia Erchim
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Wang Di (China P.R.)
Erchim Mongolia0–1Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Report Chen Yi-wei 90+3'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
KRL Pakistan0–0Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
Nepal Nepal Police Club 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
Bhutan Yeedzin 3 0 0 3 2 23 −21 0
Source:
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia8–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Sokumpheak 20'
Borey 26', 41', 66'
Sothy 54'
Suhana 61'
S. Pheng 76'
H. Pheng 85'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan5–1Nepal Nepal Police Club
Murzaev 3', 14', 63'
Sharipov 12'
Baymatov 70'		 Report Pandey 45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Yeedzin Bhutan2–11Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
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'
Attendance: 978
Nepal Police Club Nepal0–1Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report Borey 21'
Attendance: 3,500
Nepal Police Club Nepal4–0Bhutan Yeedzin
Silwal 2', 71'
Shrestha 37'
Pandey 49'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia0–1Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Report Baymatov 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tajikistan Istiqlol 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Turkmenistan Balkan 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Sri Lanka Ratnam[lower-alpha 1] 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Ratnam withdrew.[14]
Balkan Turkmenistan1–2State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Çoňkaýew 32' Report Kaware 59'
Keshkesh 90+2'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Istiqlol Tajikistan2–1Turkmenistan Balkan
Rabiev 41'
Vasiev 79' (pen.)		 Report Diwanow 66'
Attendance: 9,000

Final stage

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]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tajikistan Istiqlol 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 3
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
Source:
Dordoi Bishkek Kyrgyzstan0–2Tajikistan Istiqlol
Report Ergashev 38'
Sodikov 58'
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia0–8Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek
Report Baymatov 5', 72', 90'
Tetteh 8'
Kichin 58'
Anderson 63'
Shamshiev 75'
Sataev 83'
Attendance: 2,132
Istiqlol Tajikistan6–0Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Vasiev 26'
Tokhirov 47'
Sharipov 52'
Rabimov 58', 90+1'
Fatkhuloev 76'		 Report
Attendance: 9,999

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
Pakistan KRL 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source:
Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei1–1State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Chen Yi-wei 87' Report Keshkesh 62'
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
KRL Pakistan1–3Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company
Adil 88' Report Ho Ming-tsan 55', 58'
Huang Kai-jun 90+4'
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari State of Palestine5–1Pakistan KRL
Jamhour 41', 61'
Obeid 54', 56'
Aliwisat 70'		 Report Saad Ullah 40'
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Final

Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Istiqlol

Assistant referees:
Kim Sung-Il (Korea Republic)
Abu Bakar Salim Mahad Al-Amri (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
 2012 AFC President's Cup 
Tajikistan
Istiqlol
1st title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Group stage Final stage Total
1 Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Murzaev Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 80 8
2 Kyrgyzstan Azamat Baymatov Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 23 5
3 Cambodia Khim Borey Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 40 4
4 Brazil Anderson Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 21 3
Tajikistan Davron Ergashev Tajikistan Istiqlol 12 3
Tajikistan Dilshod Vasiev Tajikistan Istiqlol 12 3
State of Palestine Ahmed Keshkesh State of Palestine Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 12 3

Source:[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Substitutions did the trick: Kavazovic". the-afc.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Istiklol are AFC President's Cup champions". the-afc.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mongolia eyes Pres Cup 2012". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "President's Cup place for Mongolia". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Myanmar sets sights on AFCC 2012". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 "AFC President's Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederations. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "President's Cup qualifying venues confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Taiwan Power face Mongolian debutant". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "President's Cup schedule changed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  13. ↑ Staff Correspondent (5 April 2012). "Sheikh Jamal won't send football team to Pakistan". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "President's Cup schedule changed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "Three bidders for President's Cup final". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Oman to host U-22 finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tajikistan to host President's Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 20 July 2012.
  18. ↑ "Dream draw for President's Cup holders". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 31 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Top Scorers (group stage)". AFC.com.
  20. ↑ "Top Scorers (final stage)". AFC.com.
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