| Tourney Name: | AFC President's Cup |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Country: | Tajikistan |
| Dates: | 5–12 May (group stage) 24–30 September (final stage) |
| Num Teams: | 6 (final stage) 11 (total) |
| Associations: | 11 |
| Champion Other: |  Istiqlol |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
| Matches: | 19 |
| Goals: | 72 |
| Top Scorer: |  Mirlan Murzaev (8 goals) |
| Player: | Alisher Tuychiev[1] |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
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.[2] 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.[3]
| Dushanbe | Phnom Penh | Lahore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Republican Stadium | Olympic Stadium | Punjab Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
The following 12 associations were represented in the 2012 AFC President's Cup.[4]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last App | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | Sheikh Jamal | 2010–11 Bangladesh League champions | 1st | none | |
| Bhutan | Yeedzin | 2011 A-Division champions | 3rd | 2011 | |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh Crown | 2011 Cambodian League champions | 4th | 2011 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Taiwan Power Company | 2011 Intercity Football League champions | 5th | 2011 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Dordoi Bishkek | 2011 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 7th | 2010 | |
 Mongolia | Erchim | 2011 Mongolia Super Cup winners | 1st | none | |
| Nepal | Nepal Police Club | 2011–12 Nepal National League champions | 5th | 2011 | |
 Pakistan | KRL | 2011 Pakistan Premier League champions | 2nd | 2010 | |
| Palestine | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 2010–11 West Bank Premier League champions | 1st | none | |
| Sri Lanka | Ratnam | 2011–12 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions | 4th | 2008 | |
| Tajikistan | Istiklol | 2011 Tajik League champions | 2nd | 2011 | |
 Turkmenistan | Balkan | 2011 Ýokary Liga champions | 2nd | 2011 |
Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.[8]
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:[9]
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).[10] The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 2012, 15:00 .[11]
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The final stage was played at a centralized venue, to be chosen from one of the final stage qualifiers. The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title.[9]
Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Istiqlol (Tajikistan) and Dordoi Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) showed interest to organise the finals.[12] On 18 July 2012, the AFC Competitions Committee decided to award the hosting rights of the finals to Tajikistan,[13] and the decision was approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 19 July 2012.[14] The draw for the finals was held in Dushanbe on 31 July 2012, 11:00 .[15]
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| GK | 1 | Abdullah Saidawi | ||
| DF | 5 | Khaled Mahdi | ||
| DF | 7 | Ahmed Salama | ||
| MF | 8 | |||
| FW | 9 | Jamal Aliwisat | ||
| MF | 14 | |||
| MF | 18 | Mahmoud Shaikhqasem | ||
| DF | 21 | Nour Owda | ||
| FW | 22 | Ahmed Keshkesh | ||
| DF | 27 | Hamza Zoubi | ||
| MF | 45 | |||
| Substitutions | ||||
| MF | 19 | |||
| Manager | ||||
| Raed Juma'Assaf | ||||
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| GK | 1 | Alisher Tuychiev | ||
| DF | 3 | Sokhib Suvonkulov | ||
| DF | 4 | Eradj Rajabov | ||
| MF | 5 | |||
| DF | 6 | Davron Ergashev | ||
| MF | 9 | Nuriddin Davronov | ||
| MF | 10 | |||
| FW | 12 | |||
| MF | 17 | Dilshod Vasiev (c) | ||
| MF | 18 | |||
| FW | 25 | |||
| Substitutions | ||||
| MF | 7 | |||
| MF | 23 | Alexander Frank | ||
| MF | 24 | |||
| Manager | ||||
 Nikola Kavazović | ||||
| Assistant referees
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| Rank | Player | Club | Group stage | Final stage | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | Dordoi Bishkek | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Azamat Baymatov | Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Khim Borey | Phnom Penh Crown | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Anderson | Dordoi Bishkek | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Davron Ergashev | Istiqlol | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dilshod Vasiev | Istiqlol | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ahmed Keshkesh | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | 1 | 2 | 3 |