2014 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 25 February to 23 April 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

The following 32 teams (16 from West Asia Zone, 16 from East Asia Zone) were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 28 automatic qualifiers and the four qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:

Zone Teams
West Asia Zone
(Groups A–D)
East Asia Zone
(Groups E–H)

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

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

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups

The matchdays were 25–26 February, 11–12 March, 18–19 March, 1–2 April, 15–16 April, and 22–23 April 2014.[3]

Group A

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 5 0 1 12 8 +4 15
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
Iran Esteghlal 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 0 5 9 15 6 3
  JAZ RAY SHB EST
Al-Jazira 3–2 1–2 0–1
Al-Rayyan 2–3 0–2 1–0
Al-Shabab 1–3 4–3 2–1
Esteghlal 2–2 3–1 0–1

25 February 2014
19:20 UTC+4
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–2 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Caicedo  3'
Barrada  9'
Al Ghilani  73'
Report González  59'
Uche  90+2'

25 February 2014
19:30 UTC+3:30
Esteghlal Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report Khalili  58'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

11 March 2014
18:30 UTC+3
Al-Rayyan Qatar 1–0 Iran Esteghlal
Uche  14' Report

11 March 2014
20:25 UTC+3
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 1–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Otaif  53' Report Mabkhout  7'
Qasem  12'
Jucilei  56'

18 March 2014
19:30 UTC+3:30
Esteghlal Iran 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Ghazi  17'
Omranzadeh  65'
Report Barrada  6', 56'

18 March 2014
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 4–3 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Al-Marshedi  3'
Otaif  22'
Rafinha  48', 56'
Report Uche  9', 41'
Al-Korbi  18'


16 April 2014
18:55 UTC+3
Al-Rayyan Qatar 2–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Yakubu  48' (pen.)
Haroon  53'
Report Barrada  45'
Mabkhout  60'
Cho Yong-hyung  90' (o.g.)

16 April 2014
20:35 UTC+3
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iran Esteghlal
Menegazzo  82' (pen.)
Al-Dosari  90+5'
Report Borhani  47'

23 April 2014
21:00 UTC+4:30
Esteghlal Iran 3–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Kébé  54', 73'
Ghazi  60'
Report Khalfan  81'

23 April 2014
20:30 UTC+4
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Ali  58' Report Al-Ruwaili  35', 89'

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Iran Foolad 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
Qatar El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh 6 0 2 4 3 11 8 2
  FAT BUN JSH FLD
Al-Fateh 0–0 0–0 1–5
Bunyodkor 3–2 1–2 1–1
El Jaish 2–0 1–2 0–0
Foolad 1–0 1–0 3–1
Tiebreakers

25 February 2014
20:00 UTC+3
El Jaish Qatar 0–0 Iran Foolad
Report

11 March 2014
17:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–2 Qatar El Jaish
Pardaev  90+3' Report Nilmar  34', 69'

11 March 2014
16:30 UTC+3:30
Foolad Iran 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
Rahmani  68' (pen.) Report
Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz
Attendance: 37,391
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

19 March 2014
18:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–1 Iran Foolad
Shodiev  90+2' Report Karami  74'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

1 April 2014
17:30 UTC+4:30
Foolad Iran 1–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Vali  77' Report

1 April 2014
20:00 UTC+3
El Jaish Qatar 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
Nilmar  58' (pen.)
Fayez  89'
Report

16 April 2014
18:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
Zoteev  43'
Shodiev  83'
Rakhmatullaev  85'
Report Fuakumputu  68'
Al-Hamdan  79'

16 April 2014
17:30 UTC+4:30
Foolad Iran 3–1 Qatar El Jaish
Rahmani  21'
Rezaei  45'
Chimba  90+3'
Report Nilmar  10'
Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz
Attendance: 38,452
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

23 April 2014
20:15 UTC+3
Al-Fateh Saudi Arabia 1–5 Iran Foolad
Al-Nakhli  62' Report Chimba  10', 36' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rezaei  78', 90+4' (pen.)

23 April 2014
20:15 UTC+3
El Jaish Qatar 1–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Muntari  52' Report Symonenko  13'
Rashidov  90+4'

Group C

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
Qatar Lekhwiya 6 2 1 3 5 10 5 7
Iran Tractor Sazi 6 1 2 3 4 8 4 5
  AIN ITT LEK TRA
Al-Ain 1–1 2–1 3–1
Al-Ittihad 2–1 3–1 2–0
Lekhwiya 0–5 2–0 0–0
Tractor Sazi 2–2 1–0 0–1

26 February 2014
16:00 UTC+3:30
Tractor Sazi Iran 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Ansarifard  82' Report
Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 35,420
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

26 February 2014
20:00 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Diaky  13'
Gyan  65'
Report Weiss  40'

12 March 2014
20:20 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Fallatah  68', 75' Report Gyan  38'

18 March 2014
18:30 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Soria  22'
Nam Tae-hee  79' (pen.)
Report

18 March 2014
20:15 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Iran Tractor Sazi
Gyan  16', 73'
M. Abdulrahman  37'
Report Fakhreddini  42'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

2 April 2014
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Fallatah  16'
Ab. Assiri  26', 79'
Report Lami  21'

15 April 2014
18:30 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 0–5 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report Diaky  26'
Brosque  43'
M. Abdulrahman  57'
Gyan  70', 90+2'

15 April 2014
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iran Tractor Sazi
Ab. Assiri  18'
Fallatah  60'
Report

22 April 2014
19:30 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Sharahili  22' (o.g.) Report Al-Ghamdi  36' (pen.)

22 April 2014
20:00 UTC+4:30
Tractor Sazi Iran 0–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Report Bougherra  73' (pen.)
Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Group D

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9
Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 14 6 8
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
  AHL HIL SAD SEP
Al-Ahli 0–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Hilal 2–2 5–0 1–0
Al-Sadd 2–1 2–2 3–1
Sepahan 1–2 3–2 4–0
Tiebreakers

26 February 2014
18:30 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 3–1 Iran Sepahan
Ibrahim  18'
Belhadj  87'
Tabata  90+2'
Report Sharifi  78'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

26 February 2014
20:25 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani  60', 74' Report Jiménez  53'
Grafite  58'

12 March 2014
19:00 UTC+3:30
Sepahan Iran 3–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Bulku  18'
Sharifi  72'
Sukaj  90+1'
Report Castillo  28'
Neves  33'

12 March 2014
20:15 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 1–1 Qatar Al-Sadd
Grafite  68' Report Belhadj  24'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

19 March 2014
19:00 UTC+3:30
Sepahan Iran 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Van Dijk  74' Report Khalil  39'
Al Hammadi  90+5'

19 March 2014
18:45 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Al-Bloushi  26'
Belhadj  66'
Report Neves  45+1', 56'

1 April 2014
20:20 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–0 Iran Sepahan
Report

1 April 2014
20:40 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 5–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
Al-Qahtani  3' (pen.)
Al-Deayea  28'
Al-Shamrani  34', 58', 62'
Report

15 April 2014
20:30 UTC+4:30
Sepahan Iran 4–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
Sharifi  48', 56'
Sukaj  63'
Majid  90+3' (o.g.)
Report

15 April 2014
20:30 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report

22 April 2014
20:50 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Ibrahim  34'
Tabata  79'
Report Grafite  15'

22 April 2014
20:50 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran Sepahan
Al-Shamrani  45+2' Report

Group E

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12
Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8
Thailand Buriram United 6 1 3 2 5 9 4 6
China Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 1 2 3 9 11 2 5
  BUR CER POH SHD
Buriram United 2–2 1–2 1–0
Cerezo Osaka 4–0 0–2 1–3
Pohang Steelers 0–0 1–1 2–2
Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–1 1–2 2–4


18 March 2014
19:00 UTC+9
Cerezo Osaka Japan 4–0 Thailand Buriram United
Kakitani  4'
Minamino  34', 82'
Forlán  90+3'
Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 11,259
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)



Group F

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
China Beijing Guoan 6 1 3 2 7 8 1 6
Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 2 0 4 4 7 3 6
  BEI CCM SEO HIR
Beijing Guoan 2–1 1–1 2–2
Central Coast Mariners 1–0 0–1 2–1
FC Seoul 2–1 2–0 2–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 1–0 2–1
Tiebreakers

11 March 2014
19:30 UTC+8
Beijing Guoan China 1–1 South Korea FC Seoul
Utaka  20' Report Go Yo-han  71'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 33,813
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)




23 April 2014
19:30 UTC+9
FC Seoul South Korea 2–1 China Beijing Guoan
Kang Seung-jo  43'
Yun Ju-tae  57'
Report Yu Yang  88'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 9,562
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Group G

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 7
  GUA JEO MEL YFM
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 4–2 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 0–0 3–0
Melbourne Victory 2–0 2–2 1–0
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 2–1 3–2
Tiebreakers





Group H

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 7
China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 6 4
  GUI KAW ULS WSW
Guizhou Renhe 0–1 3–1 0–1
Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 3–1 2–1
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 2–0 0–2
Western Sydney Wanderers 5–0 1–0 1–3
Tiebreakers





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