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 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 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.

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.

Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.

Top scorers (at the knockout stage)

 * 3 goals
 * 🇺🇬 Robert Ssentongo


 * 2 goals


 * 🇰🇪 Mike Baraza
 * 🇺🇬 Geoffrey Kizito


 * 1 goal


 * 🇰🇪 Edwin Lavatsa
 * John Bocco
 * Mwinyi Kazimoto
 * Amri Kiemba
 * 🇺🇬 Emmanuel Okwi
 * Khamis Mcha Khamis
 * Aggrey Morris
 * Abdallah Othman