2012 AFC Cup final

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

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
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The final was played between Erbil from Iraq and Al-Kuwait from Kuwait. It was the first continental final to be hosted in Iraq since the first leg of the 1989 Asian Club Championship Final. Al-Kuwait won 4–0 to win their second AFC Cup title in four years.^[1]

Venue

The AFC 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 are the home team, and Al-Kuwait are the away team.

The match was played at Arbil's home stadium, Franso Hariri Stadium, at Arbil, Iraq.

Road to final

Further information: 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

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

3 November 2012

17:00 UTC+03:00

Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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.