2012 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (10 from West Asia Zone and 6 from East Asia Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played as one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.[3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams
Group Winners Runners-up
A Al-Qadsia Al-Suwaiq
B Arbil Kazma
C Al-Ettifaq Al-Kuwait
D Al-Wehdat Neftchi Farg'ona
E Al-Shorta Al-Zawra'a
F Kitchee Terengganu
G Chonburi Home United
H Kelantan Arema

Bracket

While the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Arbil 4  
Neftchi Farg'ona 0  
  Arbil 5 1 6  
  Kelantan 1 1 2  
Kelantan 3
Terengganu 2  
  Arbil 4 4 8  
  Chonburi 1 1 2  
Chonburi 1  
Al-Zawra'a 0  
  Chonburi (a.e.t.) 1 4 5
  Al-Shorta 2 2 4  
Al-Shorta 3
Home United 0  
  Arbil 0
  Al-Kuwait 4
Al-Qadsia 1(1)  
Al-Kuwait (p) 1(3)  
  Al-Kuwait 0 3 3
  Al-Wehdat 0 0 0  
Al-Wehdat (a.e.t.) 2
Kazma 1  
  Al-Kuwait 4 2 6
  Al-Ettifaq 1 0 1  
Kitchee 0  
Arema 2  
  Arema 0 0 0
  Al-Ettifaq 2 2 4  
Al-Ettifaq 1
Al-Suwaiq 0  

Round of 16

The matches were played 22 and 23 May 2012.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Qadsia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Al-Kuwait
Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Suwaiq
Arbil 4–0 Neftchi Farg'ona
Al-Wehdat 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kazma
Al-Shorta 3–0 Home United
Chonburi 1–0 Al-Zawra'a
Kitchee 0–2 Arema
Kelantan 3–2 Terengganu

Matches
Chonburi 1–0 Al-Zawra'a
Pipob  8' Report
Attendance: 5,695
Al-Shorta 3–0 Home United
Anzité  4' (o.g.)
Jafal  76'
Rafe  82'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Suwaiq
Al-Sulim  90+3' Report
Attendance: 1,324
Kitchee 0–2 Arema
Report Jati  32', 53'
Attendance: 2,856
Kelantan 3–2 Terengganu
Nor Farhan  4', 17'
Fahmi  45+2'		 Report Faruqi  56'
Doe  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Arbil 4–0 Neftchi Farg'ona
Mubarak  40'
Al Hussain  68'
Radhi  88'
Pulatov  90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Al-Wehdat 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kazma
Abdel-Halim  95'
Abu Hwaiti  102'		 Report Nasser  120+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,210
Notes

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 18 September 2012, and the second legs were played 25 and 26 September 2012.[4][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait 3–0 Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Arema 0–4 Al-Ettifaq 0–2 0–2
Arbil 6–2 Kelantan 5–1 1–1
Chonburi 5–4 Al-Shorta 1–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)

First legs
Arema 0–2 Al-Ettifaq
Report Al-Shehri  68'
Al-Sulim  90+5'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Chonburi 1–2 Al-Shorta
Thiago Cunha  3' Report Jafal  39'
Geílson  44'
Attendance: 5,818
Arbil 5–1 Kelantan
Halgurd  38'
Radhi  50' (pen.)
Salah  66'
Sadir  72', 90+3'		 Report Badri  41' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,000
Al-Kuwait 0–0 Al-Wehdat
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Second legs
Kelantan 1–1 Arbil
Ghaddar  90+2' (pen.) Report Sula  37'
Attendance: 5,024

Arbil won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Wehdat 0–3 Al-Kuwait
Report Jemâa  20'
Hammami  60'
Rogerinho  70'
Attendance: 12,000

Al-Kuwait won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Arema
Al Mahaijri  53'
Al-Salem  66'		 Report
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Al-Ettifaq won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al-Shorta 2–4 (a.e.t.) Chonburi
Jafal  53' (pen.)
Ghalioum  93'		 Report On-Mo  36'
Thiago Cunha  38', 111', 119'
Attendance: 200

Chonburi won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 2 October 2012, and the second legs were played 23 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kuwait 6–1 Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Arbil 8–2 Chonburi 4–1 4–1

First legs
Arbil 4–1 Chonburi
Radhi  24', 50'
Phuk-hom  66' (o.g.)
Sadir  74'		 Report On-Mo  47'
Attendance: 16,000
Al-Kuwait 4–1 Al-Ettifaq
Jemâa  7', 11'
Hammami  58' (pen.)
Al Qahtani  90+3'		 Report Al-Salem  24'
Attendance: 3,000

Second legs
Chonburi 1–4 Arbil
Phuk-hom  25' Report Abdul-Amir  18'
Radhi  63', 70'
Karim  82'
Attendance: 8,174

Arbil won 8–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ettifaq 0–2 Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerinho  57'
Khamis  72'
Attendance: 5,518

Al-Kuwait won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Cup was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[7] Therefore, Arbil was the home team.

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

References
  1. "AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "AFC Cup last-16 beckons". AFC. 2012-05-10.
  3. "Draw sets up clash of West Asian titans". AFC. 2012-06-14.
  4. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "Yemen, Syria clubs to play in neutral venue". AFC. 27 February 2012.
  6. "Al Shorta, Chonburi clash rescheduled". AFC. 29 June 2012.
  7. "Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final". AFC. 2012-06-14.
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