2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
| CIS Cuр, Кубок Содружества 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Russia | 
| Dates | 19 January to 29 January | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Belarus | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 | 
| Goals scored | 89 (2.47 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Sardar Azmoun (7 goals) | 
The 2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 20th annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was being hosted by the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia from 9 January to 29 January 2012.
This was the third time Saint Petersburg is the host, while the rest editions of the tournament were held in Moscow, Russia. For this edition of the tournament the format of the competition has changed dramatically. Most important that the competition became the competition of national youth teams (U-21) instead of a clubs' competition. Previously only the National Youth team of Russia (U-21) competed in the competition.
Format
- Group stage
Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best teams that placed third. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group enter continue to the group which would place its members between the 9th through the 12th places.
- Playoffs
The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.
Participants
The following 12 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:
| 
 |    Countries participating in CIS Cup   Past CIS Cup participants   Countries that never participated in the CIS Cup | 
| Team | Coach | Notes | Participation | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia U-21 |  Nikolai Pisarev | Host | 10th | 
|  Belarus U-19 |  Aleksey Vergeyenko | 1st | |
|  Ukraine U-21 |  Pavlo Yakovenko | 1st | |
|  Lithuania U-21 |  Vitalijus Stankevicius | 1st | |
|  Latvia U-21 |  Antoon Joore | 1st | |
|  Iran U-20 |  Akbar Mohammadi | 1st | |
|  Moldova U-21 |  Alexandru Kurteanu | 1st | |
|  Estonia U-21 |  Frank Bernhardt | 1st | |
|  Kazakhstan U-21 |  Slobodan Krčmarević | 1st | |
|  Tajikistan U-21 |  Salohiddin Gafurov | 1st | |
|  Kyrgyzstan U-21 |  Murat Dzhumakeev | 1st | |
|  Turkmenistan U-19 |  Bayramdurdy Durdyev | 1st | 
Venues
| Petersburg SCC | DSI "Zenit" | 
|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | 
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | 
|  | 
Group stage
All times UTC+3
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 
|  Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 
| 19 January 2011 12:00 | 
| Estonia  | 0 – 1 |  Turkmenistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Annasakhtov  83' Gel'dyev  31' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 19 January 2011 17:00 | 
| Russia  | 1 – 0 |  Kazakhstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Zabolotniy  23' | Report | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 20 January 2011 17:30 | 
| Kazakhstan  | 3 – 1 |  Turkmenistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Lisenkov  66' Schotkin  73', 90' | Report | Muradov  22' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 300 | 
| 20 January 2011 20:00 | 
| Russia  | 1 – 0 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Bibilov  57' | Report | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 500 | 
| 22 January 2011 17:30 | 
| Kazakhstan  | 3 – 1 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Khizhnichenko  3' Schotkin  38' Tagybergen  86' Beisebekov   18', 66' | Report | Kaldoja  90' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 150 | 
| 22 January 2011 20:00 | 
| Russia  | 0 – 0 |  Turkmenistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Pomerko   39', 43' | Report | Italmazov   7', 73' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 400 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | 
|  Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 
|  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 | 
| 19 January 2012 14:15 | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 2 – 3 |  Latvia | 
|---|---|---|
| Murzaev  21' (pen) Musabekov  84' | Karasausks  15' Kichin  34' (own) Vardanyans  86' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 300 | 
| 21 January 2012 12:30 | 
| Ukraine  | 4 – 0 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Fedotov  13' Budkivskiy  22', 32', 45+1' | Report | Murzae  79' | 
| 22 January 2012 15:00 | 
| Moldova  | 2 – 1 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Platica  69' Jardan  81' | Sharipov  75' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 100 | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | 
|  Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 
|  Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 
| 21 January 2011 17:30 | 
| Belarus  | 2 – 0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Teplov  35', 85' Kruk   22', 54' | Ulmasov  61' Fatkhuloev  | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 300 | 
| 21 January 2011 20:00 | 
| Iran  | 3 – 0 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Jahan  18', 90' Azmoun  65' | Nakrosius  78' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 300 | 
| 23 January 2011 17:30 | 
| Belarus  | 0 – 1 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Zhulpa  21' Novikovas   25', 40' Pilypas  81' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 200 | 
| 23 January 2011 20:00 | 
| Iran  | 5 – 0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Barzay  20' Azmoun  47', 50', 84' Esmaeili  71' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 200 | 
Final stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
|  Ukraine (p) | 1(4) | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
|  Lithuania | 1(3) | |||||||||
|  Ukraine | 1(3) | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
|  Belarus (p) | 1(5) | |||||||||
|  Kazakhstan | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 January | ||||||||||
|  Belarus | 3 | |||||||||
|  Belarus | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
|  Russia | 2 | |||||||||
|  Iran | 1(1) | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
|  Latvia (p) | 1(4) | |||||||||
|  Latvia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
|  Russia | 2 | |||||||||
|  Russia | 2 |  Ukraine | 3 | |||||||
|  Moldova | 1 |  Latvia | 0 | |||||||
| 29 January | ||||||||||
Places 9 to 12
| Plc | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | 
| 10 |  Estonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 
| 11 |  Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 
| 12 |  Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | 
| 24 January 2012 17:30 | 
| Turkmenistan  | 1 – 3 |  Kyrgyzstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Saparov  90' Borjakov   2', 61' Annasakhtov   43', 77' | Rustamov  25', 45', 90' | 
| 26 January 2012 20:00 | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 3 – 1 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Rustamov  26' Sharipov  77' (pen) Shamshiev  85' | Gaforov  45' | 
Quarterfinals
| 25 January 2012 12:30 | 
| Kazakhstan  | 2 – 3 |  Belarus | 
|---|---|---|
| Jolchiev  44' Goryachiy  89' Islamkhan   39', 52' Daytov  53' | Saroka  53' (pen), 64' Teplov  75' | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 150 | 
| 25 January 2012 15:00 | 
| Iran  | 1 – 1 |  Latvia | 
|---|---|---|
| Azmoun  90' | Karasausks  10' Roghkovskis   35', 47' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Jahan Bakhsh   Azmoun   Daneshgar  | 1–4 | Ševeļovs   Petersons   Zyuzins   Puķitis  | 
| Petersburg SCC, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 150 | 
| 25 January 2012 17:30 | 
| Ukraine  | 1 – 1 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Budkivskiy  75' | Report | Juozaitis  43' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Bohdanov   Pavlov   Budkivskiy   Partsvania   Kushnirov  | 4–3 | Žulpa   Urbaitis   Brokas   Jarmalavičius   Nakrošius  | 
Places 5 to 8
| 27 January 2012 12:30 | 
| Lithuania  | 0 – 0 |  Kazakhstan | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Žulpa   Jarmalavičius   Simaitis   Juozaitis   Novikovas  | 5–3 | Beisebekov   Shetkin   Khighnichenko   Goryachiy  | 
| 27 January 2012 15:00 | 
| Iran  | 3 – 0 |  Moldova | 
|---|---|---|
| Barzay  20' Azmoun  90+1' Abdollahzadeh  90+3' | Platica   69', 74' Gynsar  | 
Semifinals
| 27 January 2012 17:30 | 
| Ukraine  | 1 – 1 |  Belarus | 
|---|---|---|
| Bohdanov  69' | Saroka  82' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Bohdanov  Babenko  Pavlov  Partsvania  | 3–5 | Drigalev  Novik  Suvorov  Klopotskiy  Saroka  | 
7th place match
| 29 January 2012 12:00 | 
| Kazakhstan  | 3 – 3 |  Moldova | 
|---|---|---|
| Beisebekov  39' Khizhnichenko  58' Islamkhan  71' | Dima  22' Gynsar  67' Yavorskiy  90' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Beisebekov  Islamkhan  Levin  Goryachiy  Khizhnichenko  | 5–4 | Antoniuc  Gynsar  Nicologlo  Apostol  Yavorskiy  | 
5th place match
| 29 January 2012 14:15 | 
| Lithuania  | 0 – 4 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Miskinis   15', 55' | Azmoun  53' Jahan Kohan  67' Alipour  75' Esmaeili  85' | 
3rd place match
Final
| Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012 Winners | 
|---|
|  Russia | 
Final standing
| 
 Top scorersLast updated: 28 January 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 GoaliesStatistics are upon the conclusion of the competition. For the goals against average ranking only are included the goalkeepers who played in at least 180 minutes (two full games) or two full games. ReferencesExternal links | 


