# 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.
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.

## Venue

The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. 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. 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

| Arbil | Arbil | Arbil | Arbil | Round | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | Al-Kuwait |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Qualifying play-off | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Kazma | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Al-Ettifaq | 1–5 (H) | 1–5 (H) | 1–5 (H) |
| Al-Oruba | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | Matchday 2 | VB | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) |
| East Bengal | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Al-Ahed | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) |
| East Bengal | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Al-Ahed | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Kazma | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Al-Ettifaq | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) |
| Al-Oruba | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | VB | 7–1 (H) | 7–1 (H) | 7–1 (H) |
| Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6420115+614 Kazma 6321106+411 Al-Oruba 6222108+28 East Bengal 6006214−120 | Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6420115+614 Kazma 6321106+411 Al-Oruba 6222108+28 East Bengal 6006214−120 | Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6420115+614 Kazma 6321106+411 Al-Oruba 6222108+28 East Bengal 6006214−120 | Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Arbil 6420115+614 Kazma 6321106+411 Al-Oruba 6222108+28 East Bengal 6006214−120 | Final standings | Group C runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114 Al-Kuwait 63211710+711 Al-Ahed 6213711−47 VB 6015923−141 | Group C runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114 Al-Kuwait 63211710+711 Al-Ahed 6213711−47 VB 6015923−141 | Group C runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114 Al-Kuwait 63211710+711 Al-Ahed 6213711−47 VB 6015923−141 | Group C runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ettifaq 6420187+1114 Al-Kuwait 63211710+711 Al-Ahed 6213711−47 VB 6015923−141 |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 4–0 (H) (one-leg match) | 4–0 (H) (one-leg match) | 4–0 (H) (one-leg match) | Round of 16 | Al-Qadsia | 1–1 (aet) (3–1 p) (A) (one-leg match) | 1–1 (aet) (3–1 p) (A) (one-leg match) | 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 | 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 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |