2012 AFC Champions League

31st edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC July 2026 AFC Champions League 2012 10 February – 10 November 2012 37 11 KOR Ulsan Hyundai 1 SAU Al-Ahli 117 338 Ricardo Oliveira(12 goals)http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40522-ricardo-oliveira-takes-top-scorer-title Ricardo Oliveira takes top scorer title AFC 10 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121117014527/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40522-ricardo-oliveira-takes-top-scorer-title 17 November 2012 Lee Keun-hohttp://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40521-livewire-lee-name-mvp Livewire Lee name MVP Asian Football Confederation 10 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121117014522/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40521-livewire-lee-name-mvp 17 November 2012 2011 2013 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. Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea won their first title, defeating Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia with a 4-1 win in the final.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40516-ulsan-hyundai-win-2012-afc-champions-league Ulsan Hyundai win 2012 AFC Champions League AFC 10 November 2012https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/10/asia/afc-champions-league/ulsan-horang-i/al-ahli-jeddah/1292754/ Ulsan 1 Al Ahli 4 Soccerway.com 13 December 2012 Allocation of entries per association The AFC approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/regulation/clubcriteria.pdf AFC Criteria for Participation in AFC Club Competitions for 2011–2012 seasons dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120818173523/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/regulation/clubcriteria.pdf 18 August 2012 The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/26192-12-mas-keen-to-join-acl AFC 12 MAs keen to join ACL 30 November 2009 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: AUS Australia, CHN China PR, IDN Indonesia, JPN Japan, KOR Korea Republic Applied to participate: MAS Malaysia, MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand Withdrew: SIN Singaporehttp://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/30653-singapore-seek-to-pull-out-of-acl AFC Singapore seek to pull out of ACL 4 October 2010 Disqualified: VIE Vietnamhttp://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/31468-acl-slots-maintained https://archive.today/20120912190924/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/31468-acl-slots-maintained dead 12 September 2012 AFC ACL slots maintained 21 November 2010 West Asia Participating: IRN Iran, QAT Qatar, KSA Saudi Arabia, UAE UAE, UZB Uzbekistan Applied to participate: IND India, IRQ Iraq, JOR Jordan, OMA Oman, PAK Pakistan, PLE Palestine, TJK Tajikistan, YEM 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 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. 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37285-acl-2012-slots-confirmed AFC ACL 2012 slots confirmed 1 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121226062331/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37285-acl-2012-slots-confirmed 26 December 2012 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.Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012947/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download dead 2018-07-17 PDF AFC PDF 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 AsiaMemberAssociationClubsSpotsGroup stagePlay-offAFC CupQAT Qatar12400KSA Saudi Arabia14310UAE UAE12310UZB Uzbekistan14[A]3UZB A10IRN Iran18220Total[A]14UZB A5— +East AsiaMemberAssociationClubsSpotsGroup stagePlay-offAFC CupJPN Japan18400KOR Korea Republic15 (16)KOR B310CHN China PR163[E]1CHN E0AUS Australia9 (10)AUS C210THA Thailand18110IDN Indonesia24IDN D011Total[A]14UZB A[E]5CHN E— Notes UZB A One of the group stage direct entrants from Uzbekistan was moved to the East Zone. KOR 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. AUS 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). 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.http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/29884-afc-ad-hoc-committee-for-professional-clubs AFC Ad Hoc Committee for Professional Clubs 27 July 2010 IDN D This number was given in the 2012 ACL evaluation report (page 8). 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). CHN 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.zh:辽宁宏运足球俱乐部正式宣布退出亚冠联赛资格赛 http://sports.china.com/football/csl/news/11062519/20111202/16902866.html sports.china.com CDC Corporation 2 December 2011 zh 5 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229002218/http://sports.china.com/football/csl/news/11062519/20111202/16902866.html 29 February 2012 dead dmy-all Therefore, only four teams entered the East Zone qualifying play-off. Teams A total of 37 teams participated in the 2012 AFC Champions League. 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)TeamQualifying methodApp*Last AppQAT Lekhwiya2010–11 Qatar Stars League champions1stnoneQAT Al-Rayyan2011 Emir of Qatar Cup winners2010–11 Qatar Stars League 3rd place4th2011QAT Al-Gharafa2010–11 Qatar Stars League runners-up7th2011QAT Al-Arabi2010–11 Qatar Stars League 4th place1stnoneKSA Al-Hilal2010–11 Saudi Professional League champions8th2011KSA Al-Ahli2011 King Cup of Champions winners5th2010KSA Al-Ittihad2010–11 Saudi Professional League runners-up8th2011UAE Al-Jazira2010–11 UAE Pro-League champions2010–11 UAE President's Cup winners4th2011UAE Baniyas2010–11 UAE Pro-League runners-up1stnoneUAE Al-Nasr2010–11 UAE Pro-League 3rd place1stnoneUZB Pakhtakor2011 Uzbekistan Cup winners2011 Uzbek League 3rd place10th2011UZB Nasaf Qarshi2011 Uzbek League runners-up1stnoneIRN Sepahan2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup champions8th2011IRN Pirozi2010–11 Hazfi Cup winners4th2011Qualifying play-off participants: West ZoneIRN Esteghlal2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up5th2011IRN Zob Ahan2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place4th2011KSA Al-Ettifaq2010–11 Saudi Professional League 3rd place2nd2009UAE Al-Shabab2010–11 UAE Pro-League 4th place2nd2009UZB Neftchi Farg'ona2011 Uzbek League 4th place5th2007 Group stage direct entrants: East Zone (Groups E–H)TeamQualifying methodApp*Last AppJPN Kashiwa Reysol2011 J.League Division 1 champions1stnoneJPN FC Tokyo2011 Emperor's Cup winners1stnoneJPN Nagoya Grampus2011 J.League Division 1 runners-up3rd2011JPN Gamba Osaka2011 J.League Division 1 3rd place6th2011KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2011 K-League champions6th2011KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2011 Korean FA Cup winners5th2010KOR Ulsan Hyundai2011 K-League runners-up3rd2009CHN Guangzhou Evergrande2011 Chinese Super League champions1stnoneCHN Tianjin Teda2011 Chinese FA Cup winners3rd2011CHN Beijing Guoan2011 Chinese Super League runners-up4th2010AUS Brisbane Roar2010–11 A-League premiers2011 A-League Grand Final winners1stnoneAUS Central Coast Mariners2010–11 A-League regular season runners-up2nd2009THA Buriram United2011 Thai Premier League champions2011 Thai FA Cup winners2nd2009UZB Bunyodkor†2011 Uzbek League champions5th2011Qualifying play-off participants: East ZoneKOR Pohang Steelers 2011 K-League 3rd place4th2010AUS Adelaide United 2010–11 A-League regular season 3rd place4th 2010THA Chonburi2011 Thai Premier League runners-up2nd2008IDN Persipura Jayapura‡2010–11 Indonesia Super League champions2nd2010 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. ‡ 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.http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-5626-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/ CAS FOOTBALL – PERSIPURA (INDONESIA) PROVISIONALLY REINSTATED IN THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 1 February 2012 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. Schedule Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/afc-calendars-download/competition/425-afc-competitions-calendar-2012/download AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012 AFC PDF PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying play-offsSemi-finals6 December 201110 February 2012Finals18 February 2012Group stageMatchday 16–7 March 2012Matchday 220–21 March 2012Matchday 33–4 April 2012Matchday 417–18 April 2012Matchday 51–2 May 2012Matchday 615–16 May 2012Knockout phaseRound of 1622–23 May 2012 (W), 29–30 May 2012 (E)Quarter-finals14 June 201219 September 20122–3 October 2012Semi-finals24 October 201231 October 2012Final9 or 10 November 2012 at home of one of the finalists Qualifying play-off 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37401-reds-relief-as-adelaide-avoid-playoff https://archive.today/20120914020627/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37401-reds-relief-as-adelaide-avoid-playoff dead 14 September 2012 AFC Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff 6 December 2011 The winners advanced to the group stage, while the losers of the final round advanced to the AFC Cup group stage,http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/338-afc-champions-league-2012-competitions-regulations/download AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations AFC PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120723144348/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/338-afc-champions-league-2012-competitions-regulations/download 23 July 2012 except the loser of the match between Adelaide United and Persipura Jayapura.http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/38005-acl-playoff-adelaide-united-vs-persipura-jayapura-on-feb-16 https://archive.today/20121204163430/http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/38005-acl-playoff-adelaide-united-vs-persipura-jayapura-on-feb-16 dead 4 December 2012 ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16 AFC 13 February 2012 West Zone !colspan="3"|Semi-final Round Esteghlal IRN 2–0 Zob Ahan IRN |- !colspan="3"|Final Round Al-Shabab UAE 3–0 Neftchi Farg'ona UZB Esteghlal IRN 3–1 Al-Ettifaq KSA |} East Zone !colspan="3"|Final Round Pohang Steelers KOR 2–0 Chonburi THA Adelaide United AUS 3–0 Persipura Jayapura IDN |} Group stage 2012 AFC Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37398-acl-draw https://archive.today/20120918132943/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37398-acl-draw dead 18 September 2012 AFC ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw 6 December 2011 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. Group A Group A Group B Group B Group C Group C Group D Group D Group E Group E Group F Group F Group G Group G Group H Group H Knockout stage 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage Bracket Bracket Round of 16 The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39160-mouth-watering-ties-await-in-r16 https://archive.today/20121209013754/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39160-mouth-watering-ties-await-in-r16 dead 9 December 2012 AFC Mouth-watering ties await in R16 17 May 2012 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). Round of 16 Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39429-acl-draw AFC First-timers face experienced campaigners 14 June 2012 It determined the matchups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the potential host for the final.http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39377-acl-afc-cup-draw-procedures AFC ACL, AFC Cup draw procedures 17 May 2012 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Final 2012 AFC Champions League Final The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw. According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39436-sf2-winners-to-host-acl-final https://archive.today/20121217190840/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39436-sf2-winners-to-host-acl-final dead 17 December 2012 AFC SF2 winners to host ACL Final 14 June 2012 Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team. Final Top scorers Rank Player Club MD1 Group stage Matchday 1 MD2 Group stage Matchday 2 MD3 Group stage Matchday 3 MD4 Group stage Matchday 4 MD5 Group stage Matchday 5 MD6 Group stage Matchday 6 R16 Round of 16 QF1 Quarter-finals First Leg QF2 Quarter-finals Second Leg SF1 Semi-finals First Leg SF2 Semi-finals Second Leg F Final Total1 BRA Ricardo Oliveira UAE Al-Jazira11 1342 122 KSA Naif Hazazi KSA Al-Ittihad 21 1 12 1 83 BRA Rafinha JPN Gamba Osaka (GS)KOR Ulsan Hyundai (QF+SF+F) 2 121 1 7 BRA Victor Simões KSA Al-Ahli 1111 1 1 1 75 ARG Darío Conca CHN Guangzhou Evergrande2 111 1 6 KOR Kim Shin-Wook KOR Ulsan Hyundai1 1 1 111 67 LBY Éamon Zayed IRN Persepolis 31 1 5 BRA Bruno Correa IRN Sepahan111 1 1 5 BRA Leandro Domingues JPN Kashiwa Reysol 2 111 5 KOR Yoo Byung-Soo KSA Al-Hilal 1 4 5 CIV Amara Diané UAE Al-Nasr 211 1 5 Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/tournaments/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=230&disp=all Top Scorers (qualifying play-off) AFC.com Source:http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/tournaments/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=232&disp=all https://archive.today/20130203220115/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/tournaments/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=232&disp=all dead 2013-02-03 Top Scorers (group stage & round of 16) AFC.com http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/tournaments/?view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=261&disp=all Top Scorers (quarter-finals, semi-finals & final) AFC.com See also 2012 AFC Cup 2012 AFC President's Cup References 2 External links http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league AFC Champions League championsleague 2012 1