# 2012 AFC Cup final

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2012 AFC Cup final Event 2012 AFC Cup Erbil Al-Kuwait 0 4 Date 3 November 2012 Venue Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil Referee Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Attendance 30,000 ← 2011 2013 →

The **2012 AFC Cup final** was a [football](/source/Association_football) match which was played on 3 November 2012, to determine the champion of the [2012 AFC Cup](/source/2012_AFC_Cup). It was the final of the 8th edition of the [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup), a competition organized by the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in [Asia](/source/Asia).

The final was played between [Erbil](/source/Erbil_SC) from [Iraq](/source/Iraq_Football_Association) and [Al-Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_SC) from [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_Football_Association). It was the first continental final to be hosted in Iraq since the first leg of the [1989 Asian Club Championship Final](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Asian_Club_Championship#Final). [Al-Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_SC) won 4–0 to win their second AFC Cup title in four years.[1]

## Venue

The [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists.[2] On 14 June 2012, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2) would be the away team.[3] As a result, [Arbil](/source/Arbil_SC) is the home team, and [Al-Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_SC) is the away team.

The match was played at Arbil's home stadium, [Franso Hariri Stadium](/source/Franso_Hariri_Stadium), in [Arbil](/source/Arbil), [Iraq](/source/Iraq).

## Road to final

Further information: [2012 AFC Cup](/source/2012_AFC_Cup)

Arbil Round Al-Kuwait Bye Qualifying play-off Bye Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result Kazma 1–1 (H) Matchday 1 Al-Ettifaq 1–5 (H) Al-Oruba 2–2 (A) Matchday 2 VB 2–2 (A) East Bengal 2–0 (A) Matchday 3 Al-Ahed 4–0 (A) East Bengal 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Al-Ahed 1–0 (H) Kazma 2–1 (A) Matchday 5 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 (A) Al-Oruba 2–1 (H) Matchday 6 VB 7–1 (H) Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 East Bengal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 Final standings Group C runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ettifaq 6 4 2 0 18 7 +11 14 Al-Kuwait 6 3 2 1 17 10 +7 11 Al-Ahed 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 VB 6 0 1 5 9 23 −14 1 Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Neftchi Farg'ona 4–0 (H) (one-leg match) Round of 16 Al-Qadsia 1–1 (aet) (3–1 p) (A) (one-leg match) Kelantan 6–2 5–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarterfinals Al-Wehdat 3–0 0–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Chonburi 8–2 4–1 (H) 4–1 (A) Semifinals Al-Ettifaq 6–1 4–1 (H) 2–0 (A)

## Match details

3 November 2012

17:00 [UTC+03:00](/source/UTC%2B03%3A00)

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

[Franso Hariri Stadium](/source/Franso_Hariri_Stadium), [Arbil](/source/Arbil)

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: [Valentin Kovalenko](/source/Valentin_Kovalenko) ([Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan_Football_Federation))

Arbil Al-Kuwait

GK 21 Sarhang Mohsen (c) DF 14 Ivan Bukenya DF 30 Ahmad Ibrahim MF 8 Salih Sadir 77' MF 9 Ahmed Al-Asadi 46' MF 12 Nadim Sabagh MF 16 Miran Khesro MF 25 Saad Abdul-Amir FW 7 Halgurd Mulla Mohammed FW 17 Nabeel Sabah 64' FW 29 Amjad Radhi Substitutes GK 22 Jalal Hassan DF 3 Hardi Tahir DF 28 Hatem Zedan FW 5 Papa Diop FW 10 Sula Matovu 46' FW 11 Luay Salah 64' FW 19 Mustafa Karim 77' Manager Nizar Mahrous GK 1 Musab Al Kanderi DF 3 Fahad Awadh DF 19 Hussain Ali Baba DF 31 Sami Al Sanea MF 13 Chadi Hammami 58' MF 20 Hussain Hakem (c) MF 37 Sherida Khaled MF 7 Fahad Al Enezi 65' FW 9 Issam Jemâa 54' FW 10 Rogério 69' 88' MF 15 Waleed Ali Substitutes GK 34 Abdulrahman Al Hussainan DF 33 Fahad Hamoud MF 14 Abdullah Al Dhafeeri 88' MF 17 Abdullah Al Buraiki MF 18 Jarah Al Ateeqi 65' MF 30 Rashed Salem FW 40 Abdulhadi Khamis 54' Manager Marin Ion

Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan) Match rules[2] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Kuwait SC win 2012 AFC Cup"](http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/936-afc-cup-2012/40422-afc-cup-final). AFC. 3 November 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-regulations_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-regulations_2-1) ["AFC Cup 2012 Competitions Regulations"](https://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/340-afc-cup-2012-competition-regulations/download) (PDF). AFC.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Semi-final 2 winners to host AFC Cup Final"](http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/936-afc-cup-2012/39430-semi-final-2-winners-to-host-afc-cup-final). AFC. 2012-06-14.

## External links

- [AFC Cup](http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup) (in English)

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