2012 AFC Champions League group stage

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ EST RAY NQA
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 5 1 0 18 10 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–2 4–1
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 1–2 — 3–0 0–0
3 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6 3–4 0–1 — 3–1
4 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–4 0–2 0–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Rayyan Qatar0–1Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković 90+1'
Attendance: 5,422
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan2–4United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Musaev 2'
Rabee 18' (o.g.)		 Report Abdullah 39'
Mousa 68'
Baré 75'
Oliveira 88'
Attendance: 13,000
Esteghlal Iran0–0Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Report
Attendance: 41,520
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates3–2Qatar Al-Rayyan
Oliveira 8'
Diaky 54'
Mousa 57'		 Report Goumou 65'
Fábio César 78'
Attendance: 2,850
Esteghlal Iran1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Zandi 68' Report Abdullah 5'
Baré 72'
Attendance: 36,735
Al-Rayyan Qatar3–1Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Tabata 9'
Goumou 65'
Alaaeldin 88'		 Report Shomurodov 58'
Attendance: 1,877
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan0–1Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report Tabata 62'
Attendance: 7,271
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Esteghlal
Oliveira 63' Report Borhani 24'
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Esteghlal Iran3–0Qatar Al-Rayyan
Borhani 23' (pen.), 90+3'
Sharifat 76'		 Report
Attendance: 53,774
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates4–1Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Baré 6'
Oliveira 14' (pen.), 33', 42' (pen.)		 Report Shomurodov 69'
Attendance: 820
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan0–2Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković 10'
Jabbari 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 929
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar3–4United 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITT YAS PAK ARA
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 4–0 3–2
2 United Arab Emirates Baniyas 6 3 2 1 9 2 +7 11 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 1–2 1–1 — 3–1
4 Qatar Al-Arabi 6 0 0 6 4 16 −12 0 1–3 0–4 0–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Baniyas United Arab Emirates2–0Qatar Al-Arabi
Jaber 45' (pen.)
Yeste 77'		 Report
Attendance: 1,795
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia4–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Abdelghani 4'
Abousaban 31', 51'
Omar 58'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–1United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Sharofetdinov 29' Report Fawzi 60'
Attendance: 2,300
Al-Arabi Qatar1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Pisculichi 26' Report Hazazi 21', 82'
Al-Montashari 30'
Attendance: 1,855
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan3–1Qatar Al-Arabi
Karimov 9'
Sharofetdinov 74'
Abdukholiqov 90+3'		 Report Pisculichi 37'
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–0United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Hazazi 79' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 11,495
Baniyas United Arab Emirates0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 6,265
Al-Arabi Qatar0–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report Abdukholiqov 41'
Attendance: 500
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Klimiashvili 68' Report Hazazi 60'
Abousaban 90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Arabi Qatar0–4United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Report Bashir 17'
Yeste 39'
Mubarak 52'
Senghor 77'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Baniyas United Arab Emirates2–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Senghor 13'
Abdulrahman 71'		 Report
Attendance: 3,927
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3–2Qatar Al-Arabi
Abd Rabo 30'
N'Guessi 64'
Abdelghani 90+3'		 Report Khoukhi 9', 45+2'
Attendance: 9,621

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEP AHL NAS LEK
1 Iran Sepahan 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 1–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6[a] 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4 Qatar Lekhwiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6[a] 1–0 1–0 1–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).
Sepahan Iran1–0United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Correa 84' Report
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Lekhwiya Qatar1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Nam Tae-Hee 74' Report
Attendance: 4,227
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates2–1Qatar Lekhwiya
Diané 37', 90+2' Report Dagano 42'
Attendance: 4,720
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–1Iran Sepahan
Simões 90+4' (pen.) Report Correa 35'
Attendance: 14,247
Sepahan Iran2–1Qatar Lekhwiya
Hosseini 10'
Correa 89'		 Report Afif 55'
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Diané 52' Report Simões 27'
Al-Jassim 50'
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Lekhwiya Qatar1–0Iran Sepahan
Koné 90+1' Report
Attendance: 3,423
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia3–1United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Jaizawi 55'
Simões 66'
Al-Mousa 73'		 Report Diané 33'
Attendance: 16,386
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates0–3Iran Sepahan
Report Correa 44'
Sukaj 69'
Salehi 77'
Attendance: 2,264
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia3–0Qatar Lekhwiya
Jaizawi 9'
Simões 61'
Al-Jassim 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan Iran2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Sukaj 19'
Bengar 85'		 Report Al Hosni 62'
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Lekhwiya Qatar1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Diaby 38' Report Diané 55'
H. Abdullah 57'
Attendance: 643

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL PER GHA SHA
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 3 3 0 10 7 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 2–1
2 Iran Persepolis 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 0–1 — 1–1 6–1
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6 3–3 0–3 — 2–1
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates0–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report
Attendance: 3,542
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–1Iran Persepolis
Al-Shalhoub 53' Report[permanent dead link] Karimi 42' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,574
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Persepolis Iran6–1United 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 Qatar3–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tardelli 44', 78'
El Assas 90+3' (pen.)		 Report[permanent dead link] Hermach 16'
El-Arabi 64'
Al-Zori 75'
Attendance: 6,092
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–3Iran Persepolis
Report G. Rezaei 3'
Zayed 6'
Kazemian 73'
Attendance: 2,800
Persepolis Iran1–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Karimi 85' Report Mubarak 90+1'
Attendance: 96,200
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
El-Arabi 45', 68' Report[permanent dead link] Kieza 28'
Attendance: 2,118
Persepolis Iran0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report El-Arabi 59'
Attendance: 73,154
Al-Gharafa Qatar2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Dindane 81'
El Assas 83' (pen.)		 Report Mohammed 65'
Attendance: 641
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates1–3Iran Persepolis
Essa Obaid 7' Report Zayed 43'
Pooladi 52'
Badamaki 90'
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Fraidi 48'
Al Abed 65'		 Report Hawsawi 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,275

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 — 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Gamba Osaka Japan0–3South Korea Pohang Steelers
Report Kim Tae-Su 19'
Rendulić 22'
Asamoah 76'
Attendance: 9,101
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–2Australia Adelaide United
Murzoev 90+4' Report Boogaard 12'
Golec 53'
Attendance: 7,000
Adelaide United Australia2–0Japan Gamba Osaka
Mullen 17', 24' Report
Attendance: 5,112
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Turaev 28'
Murzoev 77'
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Gamba Osaka Japan3–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Endō 14'
Rafinha 58' (pen.), 82' (pen.)		 Report Soliev 88'
Attendance: 6,100
Pohang Steelers South Korea1–0Australia Adelaide United
Kim Dae-Ho 68' Report
Attendance: 2,833
Adelaide United Australia1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Djite 90' Report
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan3–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Murzoev 14'
Turaev 42'
Soliev 84'		 Report Kurata 18'
Abe 90+3'
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide United Australia0–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 7,794
Pohang Steelers South Korea2–0Japan Gamba Osaka
Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'
Asamoah 77'		 Report
Attendance: 3,825
Gamba Osaka Japan0–2Australia Adelaide United
Report van Dijk 65'
Sato 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,294
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Gafurov 48' Report
Attendance: 5,100

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK BBR BEG
1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 4 2 0 11 7 +4 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–1 2–1
2 Japan FC Tokyo 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 2–2 — 4–2 3–0
3 Australia Brisbane Roar 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[a] 1–2 0–2 — 1–1
4 China Beijing Guoan 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3[a] 2–3 1–1 1–1 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 18 pts).
Brisbane Roar Australia0–2Japan FC Tokyo
Report Yazawa 45+1'
Hasegawa 55'
Attendance: 12,037
FC Tokyo Japan2–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Tokunaga 37'
Kajiyama 83'		 Report Kim Seung-Yong 80'
Maranhão 88'
Attendance: 14,110
Beijing Guoan China1–1Australia Brisbane Roar
Piao Cheng 7' Report Nichols 20'
Attendance: 41,000
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea1–1Australia Brisbane Roar
Lee Jae-Seong 54' Report Fitzgerald 36'
Attendance: 1,673
Beijing Guoan China1–1Japan FC Tokyo
Wang Xiaolong 10' (pen.) Report Hasegawa 44'
Attendance: 31,256
Brisbane Roar Australia1–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Stefanutto 25' Report Vélez 11'
Kwak Tae-Hwi 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
FC Tokyo Japan3–0China Beijing Guoan
Watanabe 7'
Otake 45+1'
Yazawa 57'		 Report
Attendance: 9,537
FC Tokyo Japan4–2Australia Brisbane Roar
Takahashi 5'
Mukuhara 20'
Watanabe 44' (pen.), 60'		 Report Berisha 4'
Broich 33'
Attendance: 8,492
Brisbane Roar Australia1–1China Beijing Guoan
Berisha 15' Report Li Hanbo 34'
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea1–0Japan FC Tokyo
Kang Min-Soo 37' Report
Attendance: 5,746

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIC NGY CCM TTD
1 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 2 4 0 13 5 +8 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 5–0 1–1
2 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 2 4 0 10 4 +6 10[a] 2–2 — 3–0 0–0
3 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6 1–1 1–1 — 5–1
4 China Tianjin Teda 6 0 3 3 2 12 −10 3 0–3 0–3 0–0 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Nagoya Grampus Japan2–2South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kennedy 58' (pen.)
Kanazaki 74'		 Report Héverton 47', 90+3'
Attendance: 6,686
Tianjin Teda China0–0Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Attendance: 19,800
Central Coast Mariners Australia1–1Japan Nagoya Grampus
Zwaanswijk 28' Report Tulio 21'
Attendance: 5,130
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea1–1China Tianjin Teda
Han Sang-Woon 14' Report Goian 69'
Attendance: 2,553
Tianjin Teda China0–3Japan Nagoya Grampus
Report Fujimoto 24'
Tamada 49'
Nagai 73'
Attendance: 12,249
Nagoya Grampus Japan0–0China Tianjin Teda
Report
Attendance: 6,006
Central Coast Mariners Australia5–1China Tianjin Teda
McBreen 10', 20'
Rose 48'
McGlinchey 71'
Amini 85'		 Report Liao Bochao 72'
Attendance: 4,155
Nagoya Grampus Japan3–0Australia Central Coast Mariners
Tamada 19'
Fujimoto 36'
Tulio 87'		 Report
Attendance: 5,037
Tianjin Teda China0–3South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Report Yoon Bit-Garam 32'
Jovančić 48', 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 0

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GEG KSR JHM BRU
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–3 1–2
2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10[a] 0–0 — 5–1 1–0
3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 0 3 10 15 −5 9 1–5 0–2 — 3–2
4 Thailand Buriram United 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6 1–2 3–2 0–2 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Guangzhou Evergrande and Kashiwa Reysol are ranked by their head-to-head record (Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 pts; Kashiwa Reysol: 1 pt).
Buriram United Thailand3–2Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Jirawat 10', 77'
Jadigerov 38'		 Report Tanaka 55'
Sakai 64'
Attendance: 15,089
Kashiwa Reysol Japan5–1South 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 China1–2Thailand Buriram United
Cléo 69' Report[permanent dead link] Suchao 61' (pen.)
Acheampong 79'
Attendance: 38,512
Kashiwa Reysol Japan0–0China Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Attendance: 8,787
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea3–2Thailand Buriram United
Lee Dong-gook 25', 27'
Park Won-jae 80'		 Report Ohandza 20', 56'
Attendance: 6,432
Guangzhou Evergrande China3–1Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Conca 29' (pen.)
Muriqui 58', 84'		 Report[permanent dead link] Sakai 50'
Attendance: 40,000
Buriram United Thailand1–2China 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. ^ a b c "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.

External links

  • AFC Champions League (in English)
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