2012 AFC Champions League group stage
The 2012 AFC Champions League group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (16 from West Zone and 16 from East Zone). They included:
- 28 teams which directly entered the 2012 AFC Cup group stage (14 from West Zone and 14 from East Zone)
- 4 winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round (2 from West Zone and 2 from East 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAZ | EST | RAY | NQA | |
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1 | Al-Jazira | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
2 | Esteghlal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Al-Rayyan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 3–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Nasaf Qarshi | 2–4 | Al-Jazira |
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Musaev 2' Rabee 18' (o.g.) |
Report | Abdullah 39' Mousa 68' Baré 75' Oliveira 88' |
Nasaf Qarshi | 0–1 | Al-Rayyan |
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Report | Tabata 62' |
- 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITT | YAS | PAK | ARA | |
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1 | Al-Ittihad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | Baniyas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Pakhtakor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Al-Arabi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Al-Ittihad | 4–0 | Pakhtakor |
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Abdelghani 4' Abousaban 31', 51' Omar 58' |
Report |
Pakhtakor | 1–1 | Baniyas |
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Sharofetdinov 29' | Report | Fawzi 60' |
Al-Arabi | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad |
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Pisculichi 26' | Report | Hazazi 21', 82' Al-Montashari 30' |
Pakhtakor | 3–1 | Al-Arabi |
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Karimov 9' Sharofetdinov 74' Abdukholiqov 90+3' |
Report | Pisculichi 37' |
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Baniyas |
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Hazazi 79' (pen.) | Report |
Baniyas | 0–0 | Al-Ittihad |
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Report |
Al-Arabi | 0–1 | Pakhtakor |
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Report | Abdukholiqov 41' |
Pakhtakor | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad |
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Klimiashvili 68' | Report | Hazazi 60' Abousaban 90+3' |
Baniyas | 2–0 | Pakhtakor |
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Senghor 13' Abdulrahman 71' |
Report |
Al-Ittihad | 3–2 | Al-Arabi |
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Abd Rabo 30' N'Guessi 64' Abdelghani 90+3' |
Report | Khoukhi 9', 45+2' |
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEP | AHL | NAS | LEK | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepahan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Al-Nasr | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6[a] | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lekhwiya | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6[a] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Notes:
Lekhwiya | 1–0 | Al-Ahli |
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Nam Tae-Hee 74' | Report |
Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Al-Nasr |
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Jaizawi 55' Simões 66' Al-Mousa 73' |
Report | Diané 33' |
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | PER | GHA | SHA | |
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1 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Persepolis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 | Al-Gharafa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Al-Shabab | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Al-Shabab | 0–0 | Al-Gharafa |
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Report |
Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Persepolis |
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Al-Shalhoub 53' | Report[permanent dead link ] | Karimi 42' (pen.) |
Persepolis | 6–1 | Al-Shabab |
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Zayed 8', 47', 53' G. Rezaei 59' Karimi 62' (pen.) Feshangchi 87' |
Report | Ciel 56' (pen.) |
Al-Gharafa | 3–3 | Al-Hilal |
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Tardelli 44', 78' El Assas 90+3' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link ] | Hermach 16' El-Arabi 64' Al-Zori 75' |
Al-Shabab | 1–1 | Al-Hilal |
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Ciel 37' | Report[permanent dead link ] | Yoo Byung-Soo 70' |
Al-Gharafa | 0–3 | Persepolis |
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Report | G. Rezaei 3' Zayed 6' Kazemian 73' |
Persepolis | 1–1 | Al-Gharafa |
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Karimi 85' | Report | Mubarak 90+1' |
Persepolis | 0–1 | Al-Hilal |
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Report | El-Arabi 59' |
Al-Shabab | 1–3 | Persepolis |
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Essa Obaid 7' | Report | Zayed 43' Pooladi 52' Badamaki 90' |
Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADE | BYD | POH | GMB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
Gamba Osaka | 0–3 | Pohang Steelers |
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Report | Kim Tae-Su 19' Rendulić 22' Asamoah 76' |
Adelaide United | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka |
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Mullen 17', 24' | Report |
Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | Bunyodkor |
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Report | Turaev 28' Murzoev 77' |
Adelaide United | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Djite 90' | Report |
Pohang Steelers | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka |
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Kim Jin-Yong 45+1' Asamoah 77' |
Report |
Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Adelaide United |
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Report | van Dijk 65' Sato 88' (o.g.) |
Bunyodkor | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Gafurov 48' | Report |
Group F
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | BBR | BEG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3[a] | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3[a] | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Notes:
Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | FC Tokyo |
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Report | Yazawa 45+1' Hasegawa 55' |
Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Beijing Guoan |
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Kim Shin-Wook 26' Go Seul-Ki 34' |
Report | Piao Cheng 51' |
FC Tokyo | 2–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Tokunaga 37' Kajiyama 83' |
Report | Kim Seung-Yong 80' Maranhão 88' |
Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar |
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Piao Cheng 7' | Report | Nichols 20' |
Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar |
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Lee Jae-Seong 54' | Report | Fitzgerald 36' |
Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | FC Tokyo |
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Wang Xiaolong 10' (pen.) | Report | Hasegawa 44' |
Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Stefanutto 25' | Report | Vélez 11' Kwak Tae-Hwi 73' (pen.) |
FC Tokyo | 4–2 | Brisbane Roar |
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Takahashi 5' Mukuhara 20' Watanabe 44' (pen.), 60' |
Report | Berisha 4' Broich 33' |
Beijing Guoan | 2–3 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Zhang Xizhe 47' Shao Jiayi 90+2' |
Report | Kim Shin-Wook 17' Kim Seung-Yong 20' Maranhão 79' |
Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | Beijing Guoan |
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Berisha 15' | Report | Li Hanbo 34' |
Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0 | FC Tokyo |
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Kang Min-Soo 37' | Report |
Group G
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIC | NGY | CCM | TTD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10[a] | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | ||
4 | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
Notes:
Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Kennedy 58' (pen.) Kanazaki 74' |
Report | Héverton 47', 90+3' |
Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Zwaanswijk 28' | Report | Tulio 21' |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 | Tianjin Teda |
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Han Sang-Woon 14' | Report | Goian 69' |
Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Kwasnik 50' | Report | Santos 57' |
Tianjin Teda | 0–3 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Report | Fujimoto 24' Tamada 49' Nagai 73' |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 5–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Lee Chang-Hoon 39' Santos 43', 73' (pen.) Kim Sung-hwan 69' Jovančić 84' |
Report |
Central Coast Mariners | 5–1 | Tianjin Teda |
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McBreen 10', 20' Rose 48' McGlinchey 71' Amini 85' |
Report | Liao Bochao 72' |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Han Sang-Woon 12' | Report | Park Jin-Po 72' (o.g.) |
Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Tamada 19' Fujimoto 36' Tulio 87' |
Report |
Tianjin Teda | 0–3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Report | Yoon Bit-Garam 32' Jovančić 48', 69' (pen.) |
Group H
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GEG | KSR | JHM | BRU | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10[a] | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | Buriram United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–5 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
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Jeong Shung-hoon 70' | Report[permanent dead link ] | Cléo 27', 69' Conca 41', 73' Muriqui 76' |
Buriram United | 3–2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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Jirawat 10', 77' Jadigerov 38' |
Report | Tanaka 55' Sakai 64' |
Kashiwa Reysol | 5–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Nasu 40' Leandro Domingues 45' (pen.), 45+1' Tanaka 89' Barada 90+3' |
Report | Huang Bowen 51' |
Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | Buriram United |
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Cléo 69' | Report[permanent dead link ] | Suchao 61' (pen.) Acheampong 79' |
Buriram United | 0–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Report[permanent dead link ] | Lee Seung-hyun 9' Seo Sang-min 34' |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–2 | Buriram United |
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Lee Dong-gook 25', 27' Park Won-jae 80' |
Report | Ohandza 20', 56' |
Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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Conca 29' (pen.) Muriqui 58', 84' |
Report[permanent dead link ] | Sakai 50' |
Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Conca 10' (pen.) | Report[permanent dead link ] | Lee Seung-hyun 43' Lee Dong-gook 90+1', 90+3' (pen.) |
Buriram United | 1–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
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Suriya 57' | Report | Gao Lin 49' Conca 90+1' (pen.) |
References
[edit]- ^ "ACL 2012 - Group Stage draw". AFC. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b c "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Nasaf, Al Jazira match postponed". AFC. 7 March 2012.
External links
[edit]- AFC Champions League (in English)