| 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(s) | Alisher Tuychiev[1] |
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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]
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- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Istiklol are AFC President's Cup champions". the-afc.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.