The 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championship qualification was held in late 2012 to determine 4 spots to the final tournament in Kuwait City. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2011 AFC Futsal Club Championship, and the host Champion for the 2012 competition, received automatic byes to Finals.
Format Fifteen teams registered in qualifying action for 4 places in the finals. Reigning champions Japan, runners-up Iran, Lebanon and 2012 edition hosts Kuwait received direct entry into the tournament proper. The remaining eleven teams played in the qualification rounds. The result of the draw for the groups was announced on 26 January 2012. Zone 1 teams played a round robin with the top two qualifying to the final tournament. Zone 2 played a round-robin groupstage, with the top two teams qualifying to the semi-finals. The winner of both semi-finals progressed to the final tournament as well.
Zones
West, South and Central Asian (Zone 1) The matches were played in Tashkent, UzbekistanFutsal Club Championship in Kuwait from March 19 and 24, 2012.Targholizade: professionalism on the rise Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25 Ardus Tashkent4400246+1812 Al Rayyan42111718-17 Al Wasl42021812+66 Nalogovik Bishkek41121415-14 Al Karkh40041129-180
ASEAN/East (Zone 2) The matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamVietnam to host AFC Futsal Club Championship qualifiers from March 19 and 24, 2012.
Group A Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25 Thai Son Nam220041+36 Guangzhou Baiyunshan210156-13 Maccabi Hakoah200235-20
Group B Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25 GH Bank RBAC2200192+176 Pelindo210189-13 ACE2002420-160
Semi-finals
Final
Top Goalscorers
Top Goalscorers, Zone 1 7 Goals Dilshod Irsaliev (Ardus Tashkent)
Top Goalscorers, Zone 2
Group A 2 Goals Luu Quynh Toan (Thai Son Nam) Junior (Guangzhou Baiyunshan)
Group B 9 Goals Suphawut Thueanklang (GH Bank RBAC)
Qualifiers
The following eight teams played the final tournament.
Host nation Yarmouk (Kuwait Futsal Winner) 2011 tournament Nagoya Oceans (F. League (1st)) Giti Pasand IsfahanGiti Pasand Iran's Futsal Champion (Iranian Futsal Super League (2nd)) All Sports (Lebanese Premiere League (3rd))
East and Southeast GH Bank RBAC (1st) Thai Son Nam (2nd) South and Central Asian Ardus Tashkent (1st) Al Rayyan (2nd)
References
External links Official site