2012 CECAFA Cup knockout stage


The knockout stage of the 2012 CECAFA Cup began on 3 December 2012 with the quarter-finals and ended on 8 December 2012 with the 2012 [CECAFA Cup Final|final]. Matches were played at the Namboole Stadium and the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.

Format

The knockout stage involved the eight teams which advanced from the 2012 [CECAFA Cup group stage|group stage]: the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams.
In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals play against each other in the third place playoff where the winners are placed third overall in the entire competition and receive US$ 10,000. The winners of the final receive US$30,000 and the runners-up US$20,000.

Match rules

Quarter-finals, [|third place playoff] and [|final]

  • Regulation time is 90 minutes.
  • If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be no extra time and a Penalty shoot-out decides the winner.
  • Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes.
  • Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Semi-finals rules

  • Regulation time is 90 minutes.
  • If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be 30 minutes of extra time and a Penalty shoot-out thereafter if scores are still level after extra time to decide the winner.
  • Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes.
  • Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Quarter-finals

The [|quarter-finals] were played on 3–4 December 2012.
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Semi-finals

The [|semi-finals] were played on 6 December 2012.
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Top scorers (at the knockout stage)

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