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]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Jazira |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 |
 Esteghlal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 |
 Al-Rayyan |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 |
 Nasaf Qarshi |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Ittihad |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 |
| Baniyas |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 |
| Pakhtakor |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
| Al-Arabi |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepahan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
| Al-Ahli |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 |
| Al-Nasr |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
| Lekhwiya |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 |
- Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (as shown below).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nasr |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Lekhwiya |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Al-Ahli |
3–1 | Al-Nasr |
|---|---|---|
Jaizawi  55'Simões 66'Al-Mousa 73' |
Report | Diané 33' |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Attendance: 16,386 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (Korea Republic) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| Persepolis |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 |
| Al-Gharafa |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 |
| Al-Shabab |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
| Al-Shabab |
0–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
| Persepolis |
6–1 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed 8', 47', 53' G. Rezaei 59'Karimi 62' (pen.)Feshangchi 87' |
Report | Ciel 56' (pen.) |
| Al-Gharafa |
3–3 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Tardelli 44', 78' El Assas 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Hermach 16' El-Arabi 64'Al-Zori 75' |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adelaide United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 |
| Bunyodkor |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
 Pohang Steelers |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
 Gamba Osaka |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulsan Hyundai |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| FC Tokyo |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
| Brisbane Roar |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
 Beijing Guoan |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Beijing Guoan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo |
4–2 | Brisbane Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Takahashi 5' Mukuhara 20'Watanabe 44' (pen.), 60' |
Report | Berisha 4' Broich 33' |
| Beijing Guoan |
2–3 | Ulsan Hyundai |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Xizhe 47' Shao Jiayi 90+2' |
Report | Kim Shin-Wook 17' Kim Seung-Yong 20'Maranhão 79' |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| Nagoya Grampus |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| Central Coast Mariners |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
| Tianjin Teda |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Nagoya Grampus |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
5–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Chang-Hoon 39' Santos 43', 73' (pen.)Kim Sung-hwan 69'Jovančić 84' |
Report |
| Central Coast Mariners |
5–1 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| McBreen 10', 20' Rose 48'McGlinchey 71'Amini 85' |
Report | Liao Bochao 72' |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Evergrande |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| Kashiwa Reysol |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 |
 Buriram United |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Evergrande |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Kashiwa Reysol |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
1–5 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
|---|---|---|
| Jeong Shung-Hoon 70' |
Report | Cléo 27', 69' Conca 41', 73'Muriqui 76' |
| Kashiwa Reysol |
5–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Nasu 40' Leandro Domingues 45' (pen.), 45+1'Tanaka 89'Barada 90+3' |
Report | Huang Bowen 51' |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
3–2 | Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-Gook 25', 27' Park Won-Jae 80' |
Report | Ohandza 20', 56' |
| Guangzhou Evergrande |
1–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Conca 10' (pen.) |
Report | Lee Seung-Hyun 43' Lee Dong-Gook 90+1', 90+3' (pen.) |
References
- ↑ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06.
- ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
- 1 2 3 "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- ↑ "Nasaf, Al Jazira match postponed". AFC. 7 March 2012.
External links
- AFC Champions League (English)
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