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:

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]

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 620491236
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6015414101

6 March 2012
18:20 UTC+03:00
Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–1 Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković  90+1'

7 March 20121
17:00 UTC+05:00
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'

20 March 2012
19:00 UTC+03:30
Esteghlal Iran 0–0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 41,520
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

20 March 2012
19:30 UTC+04:00
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–2 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Oliveira  8'
Diaky  54'
Mousa  57'
Report Goumou  65'
Fábio César  78'

3 April 2012
19:00 UTC+04:30
Esteghlal Iran 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Zandi  68' Report Abdullah  5'
Baré  72'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 36,735
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

18 April 2012
19:30 UTC+05:00
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report Tabata  62'
Qarshi Stadium, Qarshi
Attendance: 7,271
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)

18 April 2012
19:45 UTC+04:00
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran Esteghlal
Oliveira  63' Report Borhani  24'

2 May 2012
19:20 UTC+04:30
Esteghlal Iran 3–0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Borhani  23' (pen.), 90+3'
Sharifat  76'
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 53,774
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

2 May 2012
19:45 UTC+04:00
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 4–1 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Baré  6'
Oliveira  14' (pen.), 33', 42' (pen.)
Report Shomurodov  69'

16 May 2012
19:30 UTC+05:00
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0–2 Iran Esteghlal
Report Jerković  10'
Jabbari  50' (pen.)
Qarshi Stadium, Qarshi
Attendance: 929
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

16 May 2012
18:55 UTC+03:00
Al-Rayyan Qatar 3–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Tabata  73'
Leandro  76'
Alaaeldin  90'
Report Oliveira  8', 33', 67', 88'
Notes

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 621361047
Qatar Al-Arabi 6006416120

6 March 2012
18:50 UTC+04:00
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 2–0 Qatar Al-Arabi
Jaber  45' (pen.)
Yeste  77'
Report
Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

20 March 2012
17:30 UTC+05:00
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Sharofetdinov  29' Report Fawzi  60'

20 March 2012
18:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Arabi Qatar 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Pisculichi  26' Report Hazazi  21', 82'
Al-Montashari  30'

4 April 2012
18:00 UTC+05:00
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 3–1 Qatar Al-Arabi
Karimov  9'
Sharofetdinov  74'
Abdukholiqov  90+3'
Report Pisculichi  37'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)

17 April 2012
19:05 UTC+04:00
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report

17 April 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Arabi Qatar 0–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report Abdukholiqov  41'

2 May 2012
18:30 UTC+05:00
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Klimiashvili  68' Report Hazazi  60'
Abousaban  90+3'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2 May 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Arabi Qatar 0–4 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Report Bashir  17'
Yeste  39'
Mubarak  52'
Senghor  77'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 527
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

16 May 2012
21:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–2 Qatar Al-Arabi
Abd Rabo  30'
N'Guessi  64'
Abdelghani  90+3'
Report Khoukhi  9', 45+2'

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 620461156
Qatar Lekhwiya 62045946
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 20022420

7 March 2012
18:30 UTC+03:30
Sepahan Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Correa  84' Report
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

7 March 2012
18:30 UTC+03:00
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Nam Tae-Hee  74' Report

21 March 2012
20:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Diané  37', 90+2' Report Dagano  42'

21 March 2012
20:30 UTC+03:00
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran Sepahan
Simões  90+4' (pen.) Report Correa  35'

3 April 2012
20:00 UTC+04:30
Sepahan Iran 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Hosseini  10'
Correa  89'
Report Afif  55'
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

3 April 2012
20:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Diané  52' Report Simões  27'
Al-Jassim  50'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

18 April 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Iran Sepahan
Koné  90+1' Report

18 April 2012
20:45 UTC+03:00
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Jaizawi  55'
Simões  66'
Al-Mousa  73'
Report Diané  33'

1 May 2012
20:00 UTC+04:00
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran Sepahan
Report Correa  44'
Sukaj  69'
Salehi  77'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

1 May 2012
20:45 UTC+03:00
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–0 Qatar Lekhwiya
Jaizawi  9'
Simões  61'
Al-Jassim  90+1'
Report

15 May 2012
20:30 UTC+04:30
Sepahan Iran 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Sukaj  19'
Bengar  85'
Report Al Hosni  62'

15 May 2012
19:00 UTC+03:00
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Diaby  38' Report Diané  55'
H. Abdullah  57'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6330107+312
Iran Persepolis 6321145+911
Qatar Al-Gharafa 613271036
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 602451492

21 March 2012
17:00 UTC+04:30
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.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 82,700
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

21 March 2012
18:30 UTC+03:00
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'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,092
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

4 April 2012
18:35 UTC+03:00
Al-Gharafa Qatar 0–3 Iran Persepolis
Report G. Rezaei  3'
Zayed  6'
Kazemian  73'
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

17 April 2012
17:00 UTC+04:30
Persepolis Iran 1–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Karimi  85' Report Mubarak  90+1'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 96,200
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

17 April 2012
20:50 UTC+03:00
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
El-Arabi  45', 68' Report Kieza  28'

1 May 2012
17:00 UTC+04:30
Persepolis Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report El-Arabi  59'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 73,154
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

1 May 2012
18:50 UTC+03:00
Al-Gharafa Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
Dindane  81'
El Assas  83' (pen.)
Report Mohammed  65'

15 May 2012
21:00 UTC+03:00
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Fraidi  48'
Al Abed  65'
Report Hawsawi  82' (o.g.)

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 610551383

6 March 2012
17:00 UTC+05:00
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United
Murzoev  90+4' Report Boogaard  12'
Golec  53'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

20 March 2012
19:30 UTC+09:00
Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Turaev  28'
Murzoev  77'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

3 April 2012
19:00 UTC+09:00
Gamba Osaka Japan 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Endō  14'
Rafinha  58' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Report Soliev  88'

18 April 2012
17:00 UTC+05:00
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 Japan Gamba Osaka
Murzoev  14'
Turaev  42'
Soliev  84'
Report Kurata  18'
Abe  90+3'


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 603361153
China Beijing Guoan 603361153
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



17 April 2012
19:30 UTC+09:00
FC Tokyo Japan 3–0 China Beijing Guoan
Watanabe  7'
Otake  45+1'
Yazawa  57'
Report
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

2 May 2012
19:30 UTC+09:00
FC Tokyo Japan 4–2 Australia Brisbane Roar
Takahashi  5'
Mukuhara  20'
Watanabe  44' (pen.), 60'
Report Berisha  4'
Broich  33'

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 613271146
China Tianjin Teda 6033212103
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





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 6303101559
Thailand Buriram United 620481136
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 20111321

7 March 2012
18:30 UTC+07:00
Buriram United Thailand 3–2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Jirawat  10', 77'
Jadigerov  38'
Report Tanaka  55'
Sakai  64'
Buriram Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 15,089
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)





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