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2021 AFC Champions League group stage

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The 2021 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 14 to 30 April 2021 for the West Region and from 22 June to 11 July 2021 for the East Region.[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 27 January 2021.[3] The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each zone, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[4]

The following 40 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 32 direct entrants and the eight winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Region Groups Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Region A–E Qatar Al-Duhail Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Iraq Al-Shorta[note 1]
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Iran Tractor Jordan Al-Wehdat Uzbekistan AGMK
(Winners of Play-off West 1)
Iran Persepolis United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli India Goa Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(Winners of Play-off West 2)
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Qatar Al-Rayyan Tajikistan Istiklol Iran Foolad
(Winners of Play-off West 3)
Qatar Al-Sadd Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Iran Esteghlal[note 2] United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
(Winners of Play-off West 4)
East Region F–J South Korea Pohang Steelers (Jiangsu)[note 3] Japan Gamba Osaka Philippines United City Thailand Chiangrai United (Sydney FC)[note 1][note 4]
Japan Kawasaki Frontale South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Hong Kong Kitchee[note 2] Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
(Winners of Play-off East 1)
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Thailand Port Vietnam Viettel Japan Cerezo Osaka
Thailand BG Pathum United China Beijing Guoan (Guangzhou)[note 5] Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol[note 3]
China Guangzhou (Shandong Taishan)[note 5] Japan Nagoya Grampus Singapore Tampines Rovers South Korea Daegu FC[note 4]

Format

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In the group stage, each group was played on a double round-robin basis in centralised venues. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; (not applicable since the matches were played in centralised venue)
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
  9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  10. Association ranking.

Schedule

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The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][10]

Matchday Dates Matches
West Region East Region
Matchday 1 14–15 April 2021 22, 24–26 June 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2 17–18 April 2021 25, 27–29 June 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 20–21 April 2021 28, 30 June – 2 July 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 23–24 April 2021 1, 3–5 July 2021 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 26–27 April 2021 4, 6–8 July 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 29–30 April 2021 7, 9–11 July 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Centralised venues

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On 11 March 2021, AFC confirmed Thailand as the hosts for the group stage, except for Group H and I.[11] On 10 May 2021, AFC confirmed Uzbekistan as the hosts for Group H and I.[12]

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IST HIL SAH AGK
1 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10[a] Advance to Round of 16 4–1 0–0 1–2
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (H) 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10[a] 3–1 0–2 2–2
3 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7[b] 0–1 0–2 3–1
4 Uzbekistan AGMK 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7[b] 2–3 0–3 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Istiklol 1, Al Hilal −1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Shabab Al-Ahli 1, AGMK −1.
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–2Uzbekistan AGMK
Live Report
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Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Live Report
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AGMK Uzbekistan2–3Tajikistan Istiklol
Polvonov 57', 90' Live Report
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Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Tajikistan Istiklol
Live Report
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Hanonov 41'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
AGMK Uzbekistan2–1United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Live Report
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Al Attas 28'

Istiklol Tajikistan4–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Live Report
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Gomis 24'
Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates3–1Uzbekistan AGMK
Live Report
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Gadoyev 14'

AGMK Uzbekistan0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Live Report
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Istiklol Tajikistan1–2Uzbekistan AGMK
Soirov 87' Live Report
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Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–2United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Live Report
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHA TRA PAK QWJ
1 United Arab Emirates Sharjah (H) 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to Round of 16 0–2 4–1 1–0
2 Iran Tractor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 0–0 0–0 1–0
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7 1–1 3–3 1–0
4 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 0 2 4 2 6 −4 2 2–3 0–0 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan3–3Iran Tractor
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Sharjah United Arab Emirates1–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Live Report
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Tractor Iran0–0United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–0Iran Tractor
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Sharjah United Arab Emirates4–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Tractor Iran1–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–1United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Derdiyok 59' Live Report
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Khalfan 87'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Tractor Iran0–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq2–3United Arab Emirates Sharjah
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Kholdorkhonov 79' Live Report
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Sharjah United Arab Emirates0–2Iran Tractor
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Abbaszadeh 7', 66'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST DUH AHL SHO
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to Round of 16 2–2 5–2 1–0
2 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9 4–3 1–1 2–0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (H) 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 0–0 1–1 2–1
4 Iraq Al-Shorta 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3 0–3 2–1 0–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Al-Duhail Qatar2–0Iraq Al-Shorta
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Esteghlal Iran5–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Live Report
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Al Somah 27', 79'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–1Qatar Al-Duhail
Al Somah 90+1' Live Report
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Olunga 53'
Al-Shorta Iraq0–3Iran Esteghlal
Live Report
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Al-Duhail Qatar4–3Iran Esteghlal
Live Report
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Al-Shorta Iraq0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Live Report
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Attendance: 50

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–1Iraq Al-Shorta
Live Report
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Attendance: 50
Esteghlal Iran2–2Qatar Al-Duhail
Live Report
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Olunga 45+3' (pen.), 59'
Attendance: 50

Al-Shorta Iraq2–1Qatar Al-Duhail
Live Report
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Olunga 57'
Attendance: 50
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia0–0Iran Esteghlal
Live Report
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Esteghlal Iran1–0Iraq Al-Shorta
Live Report
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Attendance: 50
Al-Duhail Qatar1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Olunga 61' Live Report
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Asiri 73'

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SAD WEH FOO
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr (H) 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to Round of 16 3–1 1–2 2–0
2 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 3–1 1–1
3 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 0–0 0–2 1–0
4 Iran Foolad 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 1–1 0–1 1–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Al-Wehdat Jordan0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Live Report
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Al-Sadd Qatar1–1Iran Foolad
Abdurisag 89' Live Report
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Chimba 61'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia3–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Live Report
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Cazorla 59'
Foolad Iran1–0Jordan Al-Wehdat
Chimba 44' (pen.) Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Foolad Iran1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Al-Amri 52' (o.g.) Live Report
Stats Report
Petros 69'

Al-Wehdat Jordan0–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Live Report
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Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia2–0Iran Foolad
Live Report
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Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia1–2Jordan Al-Wehdat
Hamdallah 90+5' (pen.) Live Report
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Foolad Iran0–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Live Report
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Nam Tae-hee 64'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Al-Wehdat Jordan1–0Iran Foolad
Saad 27' Live Report
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Al-Sadd Qatar1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Cazorla 83' (pen.) Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PER WAH GOA RAY
1 Iran Persepolis 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to Round of 16 1–0 2–1 4–2
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 1–0 0–0 3–2
3 India Goa (H) 6 0 3 3 2 9 −7 3 0–4 0–2 0–0
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–3 0–1 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Persepolis Iran1–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Hosseini 40' Live Report
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Goa India0–0Qatar Al-Rayyan
Live Report
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Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates0–0India Goa
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Al-Rayyan Qatar1–3Iran Persepolis
Al-Hadhrami 19' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates3–2Qatar Al-Rayyan
Live Report
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Persepolis Iran2–1India Goa
Live Report
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Bedia 14'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Al-Rayyan Qatar0–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Live Report
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Kharbin 71'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Goa India0–4Iran Persepolis
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Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–0Iran Persepolis
Matavž 5' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar1–1India Goa
Ferydoon 89' Live Report
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Ortiz 3'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Persepolis Iran4–2Qatar Al-Rayyan
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Goa India0–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS PAT VIE KAY
1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 6 0 0 13 1 +12 18 Advance to Round of 16 2–0 3–0 2–1
2 Thailand BG Pathum United (H) 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 0–2 2–0 4–1
3 Vietnam Viettel 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6 0–1 1–3 1–0
4 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–3 0–1 0–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
BG Pathum United Thailand4–1Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Live Report
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Angeles 81'
Viettel Vietnam0–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Live Report
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Hinterseer 90+1'

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea2–0Thailand BG Pathum United
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Kaya–Iloilo Philippines0–5Vietnam Viettel
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Kaya–Iloilo Philippines0–3South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
BG Pathum United Thailand2–0Vietnam Viettel
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea2–1Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Yoon Bit-garam 27', 51' Live Report
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Bedic 47'
Viettel Vietnam1–3Thailand BG Pathum United
Pedro Paulo 23' Live Report
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Kaya–Iloilo Philippines0–1Thailand BG Pathum United
Live Report
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Sarach 83'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea3–0Vietnam Viettel
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Viettel Vietnam1–0Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Caíque 57' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAG POH JOH RAT
1 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to Round of 16 3–0 2–1 3–0
2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–1 4–1 2–0
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–1 0–2 0–0
4 Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H) 6 0 2 4 0 10 −10 2 0–4 0–0 0–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Pohang Steelers South Korea2–0Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Nagoya Grampus Japan3–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Live Report
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Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Thailand0–4Japan Nagoya Grampus
Live Report
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Pohang Steelers South Korea4–1Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Velázquez 17'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)


Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Thailand0–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Nagoya Grampus Japan2–1Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Ramadhan 42'

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO GAM CHI TAM
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 1 0 22 5 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 2–1 9–0
2 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 2–2 1–1 8–1
3 Thailand Chiangrai United 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 1–1 1–0
4 Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 0 0–4 0–2 0–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Tampines Rovers Singapore0–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Chiangrai United Thailand1–0Singapore Tampines Rovers
Sivakorn 87' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Gamba Osaka Japan2–2South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Patric 27', 31' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea9–0Singapore Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Chiangrai United Thailand1–1Japan Gamba Osaka
Bill 90+4' Live Report
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Pereira 88'

Tampines Rovers Singapore0–4South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Gamba Osaka Japan8–1Singapore Tampines Rovers
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Bennett 27'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea2–1Japan Gamba Osaka
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Patric 53'

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAW DAE UNI BJG
1 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 6 0 0 27 3 +24 18 Advance to Round of 16 3–2 8–0 4–0
2 South Korea Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 1–3 7–0 5–0
3 Philippines United City 6 1 1 4 4 24 −20 4 0–2 0–4 1–1
4 China Beijing Guoan 6 0 1 5 3 23 −20 1 0–7 0–3 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
United City Philippines1–1China Beijing Guoan
Schröck 28' Live Report
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Liang Shaowen 73'
Kawasaki Frontale Japan3–2South Korea Daegu FC
Live Report
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Daegu FC South Korea7–0Philippines United City
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Beijing Guoan China0–7Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Kawasaki Frontale Japan8–0Philippines United City
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Daegu FC South Korea5–0China Beijing Guoan
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

United City Philippines0–2Japan Kawasaki Frontale
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Beijing Guoan China0–3South Korea Daegu FC
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Beijing Guoan China2–3Philippines United City
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Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Daegu FC South Korea1–3Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Edgar 43' Live Report
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Leandro Damião 34', 64', 87'

United City Philippines0–4South Korea Daegu FC
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Kawasaki Frontale Japan4–0China Beijing Guoan
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER KIT POR GZH
1 Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 1–1 5–0
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 0–0 2–0 1–0
3 Thailand Port (H) 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 0–3 1–1 3–0
4 China Guangzhou 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 0–2 0–1 1–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guangzhou China0–2Japan Cerezo Osaka
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Kitchee Hong Kong2–0Thailand Port
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Port Thailand3–0China Guangzhou
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Cerezo Osaka Japan2–1Hong Kong Kitchee
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Damjanović 38'

Cerezo Osaka Japan1–1Thailand Port
Sakamoto 79' Live Report
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Pakorn 45+3'
Guangzhou China0–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Live Report
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Damjanović 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Port Thailand0–3Japan Cerezo Osaka
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Kitchee Hong Kong1–0China Guangzhou
Damjanović 70' (pen.) Live Report
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Cerezo Osaka Japan5–0China Guangzhou
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Port Thailand1–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Pakorn 13' Live Report
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Orr 18'

Kitchee Hong Kong0–0Japan Cerezo Osaka
Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Guangzhou China1–5Thailand Port
Thitawee 49' (o.g.) Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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West Region

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to Round of 16
2 B Iran Tractor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10
3 A Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
4 D Qatar Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
5 C Qatar Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

East Region

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 I South Korea Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 Advance to Round of 16
2 F Thailand BG Pathum United 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
3 G South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
4 J Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
5 H Japan Gamba Osaka 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The first-seeded teams of the associations ranked 5th were seeded in the same pot as the play-off winners in consideration of technical balance.[4]
  2. ^ a b The teams which enter the group stage due to slot reallocation are seeded according to the teams they replace.[4]
  3. ^ a b Pohang Steelers and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs after Jiangsu ceased operation.[5]
  4. ^ a b Chiangrai United and Daegu FC entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs after Sydney FC withdrew from the competition after the draw.[6][7]
  5. ^ a b Shandong Taishan, which were originally entered as China 2, had not satisfied the mandatory Criterion F.04 of the AFC Club Licensing Regulations (Edition 2016) concerning overdue payables. Thus, its license was withdrawn by the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) independent Entry Control Body, and Guangzhou were reallocated from China 3 to China 2 (moving from group position I2 to J1), and Beijing Guoan were reallocated from China 4 to China 3 (moving from play-off round to group position I2).[8][9]

References

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