2012 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2012 AFC Champions League group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (16 from West Asia Zone and 16 from East Asia Zone). They included:

  • 28 teams which directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup group stage (14 from West Asia Zone and 14 from East Asia Zone)
  • 4 winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round (2 from West Asia Zone and 2 from East Asia Zone)

The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 16:00 UTC+08:00.[1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.

In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 6–7 March, 20–21 March, 3–4 April, 17–18 April, 1–2 May, and 15–16 May 2012.[2] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[3]

Tiebreakers

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:[3]

  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; (Away goals do not apply)
  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.

Groups

Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures:[3]

  • Match Day 1: 1 vs 4, 3 vs 2
  • Match Day 2: 2 vs 1, 4 vs 3
  • Match Day 3: 1 vs 3, 4 vs 2
  • Match Day 4: 3 vs 1, 2 vs 4
  • Match Day 5: 4 vs 1, 2 vs 3
  • Match Day 6: 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 65101810+816
Iran Esteghlal 632183+511
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6204912−36
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6015414−101
Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–1 Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković  90+1'
Attendance: 5,422
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Musaev  2'
Rabee  18' (o.g.)		 Report Abdullah  39'
Mousa  68'
Baré  75'
Oliveira  88'
Attendance: 13,000
Esteghlal Iran 0–0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Report
Attendance: 41,520
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–2 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Oliveira  8'
Diaky  54'
Mousa  57'		 Report Goumou  65'
Fábio César  78'
Attendance: 2,850
Esteghlal Iran 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Zandi  68' Report Abdullah  5'
Baré  72'
Attendance: 36,735
Al-Rayyan Qatar 3–1 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Tabata  9'
Goumou  65'
Alaaeldin  88'		 Report Shomurodov  58'
Attendance: 1,877
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report Tabata  62'
Attendance: 7,271
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran Esteghlal
Oliveira  63' Report Borhani  24'
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Esteghlal Iran 3–0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Borhani  23' (pen.), 90+3'
Sharifat  76'		 Report
Attendance: 53,774
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 4–1 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Baré  6'
Oliveira  14' (pen.), 33', 42' (pen.)		 Report Shomurodov  69'
Attendance: 820
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0–2 Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković  10'
Jabbari  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 929
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar 3–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Tabata  73'
Leandro  76'
Alaaeldin  90'		 Report Oliveira  8', 33', 67', 88'
Attendance: 535
Notes
  • Note 1: Nasaf Qarshi v Al-Jazira was originally scheduled to be played on 6 March 2012, 19:30 UTC+05:00, but was postponed to the following day due to heavy snow in Qarshi.[4]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6510134+916
United Arab Emirates Baniyas 632192+711
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6213610−47
Qatar Al-Arabi 6006416−120
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 2–0 Qatar Al-Arabi
Jaber  45' (pen.)
Yeste  77'		 Report
Attendance: 1,795
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4–0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Abdelghani  4'
Abousaban  31', 51'
Omar  58'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Sharofetdinov  29' Report Fawzi  60'
Attendance: 2,300
Al-Arabi Qatar 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Pisculichi  26' Report Hazazi  21', 82'
Al-Montashari  30'
Attendance: 1,855
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 3–1 Qatar Al-Arabi
Karimov  9'
Sharofetdinov  74'
Abdukholiqov  90+3'		 Report Pisculichi  37'
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–0 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Hazazi  79' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 11,495
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 6,265
Al-Arabi Qatar 0–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report Abdukholiqov  41'
Attendance: 500
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Klimiashvili  68' Report Hazazi  60'
Abousaban  90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Arabi Qatar 0–4 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Report Bashir  17'
Yeste  39'
Mubarak  52'
Senghor  77'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 2–0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Senghor  13'
Abdulrahman  71'		 Report
Attendance: 3,927
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–2 Qatar Al-Arabi
Abd Rabo  30'
N'Guessi  64'
Abdelghani  90+3'		 Report Khoukhi  9', 45+2'
Attendance: 9,621

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Sepahan 641194+513
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6312106+410
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6204611−56
Qatar Lekhwiya 620459−46
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (as shown below).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 220042+26
Qatar Lekhwiya 200224−20
Sepahan Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Correa  84' Report
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Nam Tae-Hee  74' Report
Attendance: 4,227
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Diané  37', 90+2' Report Dagano  42'
Attendance: 4,720
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran Sepahan
Simões  90+4' (pen.) Report Correa  35'
Attendance: 14,247
Sepahan Iran 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Hosseini  10'
Correa  89'		 Report Afif  55'
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Diané  52' Report Simões  27'
Al-Jassim  50'
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Iran Sepahan
Koné  90+1' Report
Attendance: 3,423
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Jaizawi  55'
Simões  66'
Al-Mousa  73'		 Report Diané  33'
Attendance: 16,386
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran Sepahan
Report Correa  44'
Sukaj  69'
Salehi  77'
Attendance: 2,264
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–0 Qatar Lekhwiya
Jaizawi  9'
Simões  61'
Al-Jassim  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan Iran 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Sukaj  19'
Bengar  85'		 Report Al Hosni  62'
Attendance: 6,371
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Diaby  38' Report Diané  55'
H. Abdullah  57'
Attendance: 643

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6330107+312
Iran Persepolis 6321145+911
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6132710−36
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 6024514−92
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran Persepolis
Al-Shalhoub  53' Report Karimi  42' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,574
Persepolis Iran 6–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Zayed  8', 47', 53'
G. Rezaei  59'
Karimi  62' (pen.)
Feshangchi  87'		 Report Ciel  56' (pen.)
Attendance: 82,700
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Gharafa Qatar 3–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tardelli  44', 78'
El Assas  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Hermach  16'
El-Arabi  64'
Al-Zori  75'
Attendance: 6,092
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Ciel  37' Report Yoo Byung-Soo  70'
Attendance: 4,522
Al-Gharafa Qatar 0–3 Iran Persepolis
Report G. Rezaei  3'
Zayed  6'
Kazemian  73'
Attendance: 2,800
Persepolis Iran 1–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Karimi  85' Report Mubarak  90+1'
Attendance: 96,200
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
El-Arabi  45', 68' Report Kieza  28'
Attendance: 2,118
Persepolis Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report El-Arabi  59'
Attendance: 73,154
Al-Gharafa Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Dindane  81'
El Assas  83' (pen.)		 Report Mohammed  65'
Attendance: 641
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 1–3 Iran Persepolis
Essa Obaid  7' Report Zayed  43'
Pooladi  52'
Badamaki  90'
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Fraidi  48'
Al Abed  65'		 Report Hawsawi  82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,275

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 641172+513
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 631287+110
South Korea Pohang Steelers 630364+29
Japan Gamba Osaka 6105513−83
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Report Kim Tae-Su  19'
Rendulić  22'
Asamoah  76'
Attendance: 9,101
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United
Murzoev  90+4' Report Boogaard  12'
Golec  53'
Attendance: 7,000
Adelaide United Australia 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka
Mullen  17', 24' Report
Attendance: 5,112
Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Turaev  28'
Murzoev  77'
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Gamba Osaka Japan 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Endō  14'
Rafinha  58' (pen.), 82' (pen.)		 Report Soliev  88'
Attendance: 6,100
Adelaide United Australia 1–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Djite  90' Report
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 Japan Gamba Osaka
Murzoev  14'
Turaev  42'
Soliev  84'		 Report Kurata  18'
Abe  90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide United Australia 0–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 7,794
Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka
Kim Jin-Yong  45+1'
Asamoah  77'		 Report
Attendance: 3,825
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–2 Australia Adelaide United
Report van Dijk  65'
Sato  88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,294
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Gafurov  48' Report
Attendance: 5,100

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6420117+414
Japan FC Tokyo 6321126+611
Australia Brisbane Roar 6033611−53
China Beijing Guoan 6033611−53
Tiebreakers
  • Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (as shown below), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 9 YC + 1 RC = 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 12 YC + 2 RC = 18 pts).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Brisbane Roar 20202202
China Beijing Guoan 20202202
Brisbane Roar Australia 0–2 Japan FC Tokyo
Report Yazawa  45+1'
Hasegawa  55'
Attendance: 12,037
FC Tokyo Japan 2–2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Tokunaga  37'
Kajiyama  83'		 Report Kim Seung-Yong  80'
Maranhão  88'
Attendance: 14,110
Beijing Guoan China 1–1 Australia Brisbane Roar
Piao Cheng  7' Report Nichols  20'
Attendance: 41,000
Beijing Guoan China 1–1 Japan FC Tokyo
Wang Xiaolong  10' (pen.) Report Hasegawa  44'
Attendance: 31,256
Brisbane Roar Australia 1–2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Stefanutto  25' Report Vélez  11'
Kwak Tae-Hwi  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
FC Tokyo Japan 3–0 China Beijing Guoan
Watanabe  7'
Otake  45+1'
Yazawa  57'		 Report
Attendance: 9,537
FC Tokyo Japan 4–2 Australia Brisbane Roar
Takahashi  5'
Mukuhara  20'
Watanabe  44' (pen.), 60'		 Report Berisha  4'
Broich  33'
Attendance: 8,492
Brisbane Roar Australia 1–1 China Beijing Guoan
Berisha  15' Report Li Hanbo  34'
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6240135+810
Japan Nagoya Grampus 6240104+610
Australia Central Coast Mariners 6132711−46
China Tianjin Teda 6033212−103
Tiebreakers
  • Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus are tied on their head-to-head record (as shown below), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 20203302
Japan Nagoya Grampus 20203302
Nagoya Grampus Japan 2–2 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kennedy  58' (pen.)
Kanazaki  74'		 Report Héverton  47', 90+3'
Attendance: 6,686
Tianjin Teda China 0–3 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Report Fujimoto  24'
Tamada  49'
Nagai  73'
Attendance: 12,249
Nagoya Grampus Japan 0–0 China Tianjin Teda
Report
Attendance: 6,006
Central Coast Mariners Australia 5–1 China Tianjin Teda
McBreen  10', 20'
Rose  48'
McGlinchey  71'
Amini  85'		 Report Liao Bochao  72'
Attendance: 4,155
Nagoya Grampus Japan 3–0 Australia Central Coast Mariners
Tamada  19'
Fujimoto  36'
Tulio  87'		 Report
Attendance: 5,037

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China Guangzhou Evergrande 6312128+410
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6312117+410
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 63031015−59
Thailand Buriram United 6204811−36
Tiebreakers
  • Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head-to-head record (as shown below).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China Guangzhou Evergrande 211031+24
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 201113−21
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 1–5 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Jeong Shung-Hoon  70' Report Cléo  27', 69'
Conca  41', 73'
Muriqui  76'
Attendance: 7,978
Buriram United Thailand 3–2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Jirawat  10', 77'
Jadigerov  38'		 Report Tanaka  55'
Sakai  64'
Attendance: 15,089
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 5–1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Nasu  40'
Leandro Domingues  45' (pen.), 45+1'
Tanaka  89'
Barada  90+3'		 Report Huang Bowen  51'
Attendance: 8,175
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–2 Thailand Buriram United
Cléo  69' Report Suchao  61' (pen.)
Acheampong  79'
Attendance: 38,512
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 3–2 Thailand Buriram United
Lee Dong-Gook  25', 27'
Park Won-Jae  80'		 Report Ohandza  20', 56'
Attendance: 6,432
Guangzhou Evergrande China 3–1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Conca  29' (pen.)
Muriqui  58', 84'		 Report Sakai  50'
Attendance: 40,000
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Conca  10' (pen.) Report Lee Seung-Hyun  43'
Lee Dong-Gook  90+1', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 47,869
Buriram United Thailand 1–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Suriya  57' Report Gao Lin  49'
Conca  90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,000

References

  1. ↑ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  3. 1 2 3 "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Nasaf, Al Jazira match postponed". AFC. 7 March 2012.
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