2012 AFC President's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| Dates | 5–12 May (group stage) 24–30 September (final stage) |
| Teams | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Istiqlol (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3.79 per match) |
| Attendance | 78,756 (4,145 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Mirlan Murzaev(8 goals) |
| Best player |
Alisher Tuychiev
|
The 2012 AFC President's Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.
Teams from 11 member associations entered the competition.Istiqlol became the second team from Tajikistan to win the AFC President's Cup, defeating Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari from Palestine with a 2–1 win in the final.
The following 11 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.
Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.
In the group stage, the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group was played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. 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:
On 2 March 2012, the AFC announced that the three hosts for the qualification round were Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), KRL (Pakistan), and Istiqlol (Tajikistan). The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 2012, 15:00 UTC+08:00.
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