The 2012 AFC President's Cup was the eighth edition of the

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competition organized by the

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(AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in

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. Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition.

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became the second team from

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to win the AFC President's Cup, defeating

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from

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with a 2–1 win in the

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Venues

Qualifying teams

The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup. ;Notes *

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applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup, and was approved by the AFC in November 2011, and made their debut in the competition. *

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applied for upgrade to the

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, and was approved by the AFC in November 2011.

Schedule

Schedule of dates for 2012 competition. *Group stage: 3–13 May *Final stage: 24–30 September

Group stage

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

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. The teams are ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order: #Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; #

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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; #

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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

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(Cambodia), KRL (Pakistan), and

(Tajikistan). The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in

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on 6 March 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.

Group A

*Matches played in

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(host club: KRL). *Times listed are UTC+05:00. ---- ----

Group B

*Matches played in

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(host club:

). *Times listed are UTC+07:00. ---- ----

Group C

*Matches played in

(host club:

). *Times listed are UTC+05:00. ---- ----

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.

(Cambodia),

(Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals. On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to

, and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012. The draw for the finals was held in

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on 31 July 2012, 11:00 UTC+05:00. *Times listed are UTC+05:00.

Group A

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Group B

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Final

Top scorers

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References

External links

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Venues

Qualifying teams

Schedule

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Final stage

Group A

Group B

Final

Top scorers

See also

References

External links