2014 AFC Champions League

2014 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	29 Jan 2014 – 1 Nov 2014
Teams	47 (from 19 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Western Sydney Wanderers (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Third place	Al-Ain FC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played	141
Goals scored	374 (2.65 per match)
Attendance	1,975,439 (14,010 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Asamoah Gyan (12 goals)
Best player	Ante Covic

The 2014 AFC Champions League was the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title. Guangzhou Evergrande were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarter-finals.

In the final, Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia defeated Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1–0 on aggregate, to become the first Australian team to win the title,^[1] and in doing so qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.^[2] The Australian club were making their debut in the competition, having won entry to the competition by winning the 2012–13 A-League Premiership in their first year of existence.

Allocation of entries per association

The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with inspection of the associations interested in participating in the AFC Champions League to be done in 2013, and the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.^[3]

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed the following participating criteria for the 2014–2016 editions of the AFC Champions League on 12 March 2013:^[4]

• The top 23 member associations (MAs) as per the AFC rankings can apply either for direct slots or play-off slots.^[5] The interested MAs are given points and ranked according to the AFC evaluating system.
• In both the East and West zones, there are a total of 14 direct slots in the group stage, with the 2 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
• The top five MAs in both the East and West zones, if they acquire a minimum of 600 points, get direct slots in the group stage, while the remaining MAs, if they meet the minimum requirements, get play-off slots. The following scheme of allocating slots was approved by the AFC for the 2014–16 tournaments:^[6]
  • The top two ranked MAs in both the East and West zones get four direct slots each.
  • The third-ranked MAs get three direct and one play-off slot.
  • The fourth-ranked MAs get two direct and two play-off slots.
  • The fifth-ranked MAs get one direct and two play-off slots.
  • The sixth- to eleventh-ranked MAs each get one play-off slot.
• The maximum number of slots for each MA is one-third of the total number of clubs in the top division (e.g., Australia can only get a maximum of three total slots as there are only nine Australia-based clubs in the A-League).
• The AFC Cup winners and runners-up are given a play-off slot, regardless of their respective MA's rank, as long as the club meets the minimum criteria. If they have already qualified based on domestic performance, the slot is given to the next eligible club in its MA, as long as the club meets the minimum criteria.

On 26 November 2013, the AFC Executive Committee approved the slots for the 2014 edition of the AFC Champions League.^[7][8]

Evaluation for 2014 AFC Champions League
	Fulfills criteria (> 600 points)
	Does not fulfill criteria, but allocated slots
	Not assessed, but allocated slots

West Asia Zone Rank Member Association Points Slots Group stage Play-off Round 3 Round 2 Round 1 1 Iran 908.47 4 0 0 0 2 Saudi Arabia 869.62 4 0 0 0 3 United Arab Emirates 848.94 3 0 1 0 4 Qatar 848.56 2 0 2 0 5 Uzbekistan 693.38 1 0 2 0 6 India 526.55 0 0 0 ^[A]1^[A] 7 Jordan 500.89 0 0 0 1 8 Oman 390.02 0 0 0 1 9 Bahrain 253.67 0 0 0 1 10 Iraq — 0 0 0 1 10 Kuwait — 0 0 0 ^[B]1+1^[B] Total 14 0 5 ^[A]6^[A] 11

East Asia Zone Rank Member Association Points Slots Group stage Play-off Round 3 Round 2 Round 1 1 Japan 935.30 4 0 0 0 2 South Korea 887.45 4 0 0 0 3 China PR 843.54 3 1 0 0 4 Australia 804.08 2 1 0 0 5 Thailand 601.20 1 0 2 0 6 Singapore 438.34 0 0 0 1 7 Hong Kong 408.02 0 0 0 1 8 Vietnam 301.31 0 0 0 1 Total 14 2 2 ^[A]4^[A] 8

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} The play-off entrant from India is moved to the East Asia Zone.
2. ^ Kuwait got one play-off slot based on the AFC Champions League evaluation. Moreover, Al-Kuwait and Al-Qadsia were the 2013 AFC Cup winners and runners-up respectively, and were given play-off slots. However, since they were the only two Kuwaiti clubs which passed the club licensing requirements, Kuwait only had two teams entering the qualifying play-off.^[8][9]

Teams

The following teams entered the competition.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

West Asia Zone Team Qualifying method App Last App Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D) Esteghlal 2012–13 Iran Pro League champions 7th 2013 Sepahan 2012–13 Hazfi Cup winners 2012–13 Iran Pro League 3rd place 10th 2013 Tractor Sazi 2012–13 Iran Pro League runners-up 2nd 2013 Foolad 2012–13 Iran Pro League 4th place 2nd 2006 Al-Fateh 2012–13 Saudi Professional League champions 1st none Al-Ittihad 2013 King Cup of Champions winners 9th 2012 Al-Hilal 2012–13 Saudi Professional League runners-up 10th 2013 Al-Shabab 2012–13 Saudi Professional League 3rd place 8th 2013 Al-Ain 2012–13 UAE Pro-League champions 9th 2013 Al-Ahli 2012–13 UAE President's Cup winners 2012–13 UAE Pro-League runners-up 5th 2010 Al-Jazira 2012–13 UAE Pro-League 3rd place 6th 2013 Al-Sadd 2012–13 Qatar Stars League champions 9th 2011 Al-Rayyan 2013 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 6th 2013 Bunyodkor 2013 Uzbek League champions 2013 Uzbekistan Cup winners 7th 2013 Qualifying play-off participants Entering in Round 2 Baniyas 2012–13 UAE Pro-League 4th place 2nd 2012 Lekhwiya 2012–13 Qatar Stars League runners-up 3rd 2013 El Jaish 2012–13 Qatar Stars League 3rd place 2nd 2013 Lokomotiv Tashkent 2013 Uzbek League runners-up 2nd 2013 Nasaf Qarshi 2013 Uzbek League 3rd place 2nd 2012 Entering in Round 1 Shabab Al-Ordon 2012–13 Jordan League champions 1st none Al-Suwaiq 2012–13 Oman Elite League champions 1st none Al-Hidd 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 3rd place^[Note BHR] 1st none Al-Shorta 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League champions 3rd 2005 Al-Kuwait 2013 AFC Cup winners 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 5th 2008 Al-Qadsia 2013 AFC Cup runners-up 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up 4th 2008

East Asia Zone Team Qualifying method App Last App Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2013 J. League Division 1 champions 3rd 2013 Yokohama F. Marinos 2013 Emperor's Cup winners 2013 J. League Division 1 runners-up 3rd 2005 Kawasaki Frontale 2013 J. League Division 1 3rd place 4th 2010 Cerezo Osaka 2013 J. League Division 1 4th place 2nd 2011 Pohang Steelers 2013 K League Classic champions 2013 Korean FA Cup winners 6th 2013 Ulsan Hyundai 2013 K League Classic runners-up 4th 2012 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2013 K League Classic 3rd place 8th 2013 FC Seoul 2013 K League Classic 4th place 4th 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 2013 Chinese Super League champions 3rd 2013 Guizhou Renhe 2013 Chinese FA Cup winners 2nd 2013 Shandong Luneng Taishan 2013 Chinese Super League runners-up 6th 2011 Western Sydney Wanderers 2012–13 A-League premiers 1st none Central Coast Mariners 2013 A-League Grand Final winners 2012–13 A-League regular season runners-up 4th 2013 Buriram United 2013 Thai Premier League champions 2013 Thai FA Cup winners 4th 2013 Qualifying play-off participants Entering in Round 3 Beijing Guoan 2013 Chinese Super League 3rd place 6th 2013 Melbourne Victory 2012–13 A-League regular season 3rd place 4th 2011 Entering in Round 2 Muangthong United 2013 Thai Premier League runners-up 4th 2013 Chonburi 2013 Thai Premier League 3rd place 3rd 2012 Entering in Round 1 Pune 2012–13 I-League runners-up^[Note IND] 1st none Tampines Rovers 2013 S.League champions 1st none South China 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League champions 2nd 2002–03 Hà Nội T&T 2013 V.League 1 champions 1st none

Notes

1. ^ Bahrain (BHR): Al-Hidd were chosen to represent Bahrain in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.^[10]
2. ^ India (IND): Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.^[11]

Esteghlal

Foolad

Sepahan

Tractor S

Al-Fateh

Al-Hilal

Al-Ittihad

Al-Shabab

Al-Ahli

Al-Ain

Al-Jazira
Baniyas (p)

Qatar

Teams from Qatar:
Al-Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Lekhwiya (p)
El Jaish (p)

Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv (p)

Nasaf (p)

S Al-Ordon (p)

Al-Suwaiq (p)

Al-Hidd (p)

Al-Shorta (p)

Al-Kuwait (p)
Al-Qadsia (p)

S Hiroshima

Yokohama FM

Kawasaki F

C Osaka

Pohang S

Ulsan H

Jeonbuk HM

FC Seoul

Guangzhou E

Guizhou R

Shandong LT

Beijing G (p)

WS Wanderers

Central Coast M

Melbourne V (p)

Buriram U

Muangthong U (p)

Chonburi (p)

Pune (p)

Tampines R (p)

South China (p)

Hà Nội T&T (p)

Location of teams of the 2014 AFC Champions League.
West Asia Zone
East Asia Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).^[12]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying play-off	Round 1	N/A	2 February 2014
	Round 2		8 February 2014
	Round 3		15 February 2014
Group stage	Matchday 1	10 December 2013[13]	25–26 February 2014
	Matchday 2		11–12 March 2014
	Matchday 3		18–19 March 2014
	Matchday 4		1–2 April 2014
	Matchday 5		15–16 April 2014
	Matchday 6		22–23 April 2014
Knock-out stage	Round of 16		6–7 May 2014	13–14 May 2014
	Quarter-finals	28 May 2014[14]	19–20 August 2014	26–27 August 2014
	Semi-finals		16–17 September 2014	30 September–1 October 2014
	Final		25 October 2014	1 November 2014

On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed to continue to play the final over two legs on a home-and-away basis (instead of reverting to playing the final as a single match as original proposed),^[4][15] and to split the competition on zonal basis to guarantee an East vs West final for the next three years.^[16]

Qualifying play-off

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds.^[8] Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off.^[17] Each tie was played as a single match, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in round 3 advanced to the group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the 2014 AFC Cup group stage.^[2]

Round 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Asia Zone
Al-Suwaiq	0–1	Al-Qadsia
Shabab Al-Ordon	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hidd
Al-Kuwait	1–0	Al-Shorta
East Asia Zone
Tampines Rovers	1–2 (a.e.t.)	South China
Pune	0–3	Hà Nội T&T

Round 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Asia Zone
Baniyas	0–4	Al-Qadsia
El Jaish	5–1	Nasaf Qarshi
Lekhwiya	2–1	Al-Hidd
Lokomotiv Tashkent	1–3	Al-Kuwait
East Asia Zone
Chonburi	3–0	South China
Muangthong United	2–0	Hà Nội T&T

Round 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Asia Zone
El Jaish	3–0	Al-Qadsia
Lekhwiya	4–1	Al-Kuwait
East Asia Zone
Beijing Guoan	4–0	Chonburi
Melbourne Victory	2–1	Muangthong United

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013.^[18] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. 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:^[2]

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Shabab 6 5 0 1 12 8 +4 15 Al-Jazira 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 Esteghlal 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 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 —

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Foolad 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 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

• Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Lekhwiya 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 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 —

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 14 −6 8 Al-Ahli 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 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

• Al-Ahli and Sepahan are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12 Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 Buriram United 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 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 —

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Beijing Guoan 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 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

• Beijing Guoan and Central Coast Mariners are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 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

• Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Melbourne Victory are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 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

• Western Sydney Wanderers and Kawasaki Frontale are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

Knock-out stage

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.^[2]

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	0	1
	Pohang Steelers	2	1	3
							Pohang Steelers	0	0	0(0)
							FC Seoul (p)	0	0	0(3)
	Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	4
	FC Seoul (a)	3	1	4
													FC Seoul	0	0	0
												Western Sydney Wanderers	0	2	2
	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	0	3
	Western Sydney Wanderers (a)	1	2	3
							Western Sydney Wanderers (a)	1	1	2
							Guangzhou Evergrande	0	2	2
	Cerezo Osaka	1	1	2
	Guangzhou Evergrande	5	0	5
																		Western Sydney Wanderers	1	0	1
																			Al-Hilal	0	0	0
	Bunyodkor	0	0	0
	Al-Hilal	1	3	4
							Al-Hilal	1	0	1
							Al-Sadd	0	0	0
	Al-Sadd (a)	0	2	2
	Foolad	0	2	2
													Al-Hilal	3	1	4
												Al-Ain	0	2	2
	Al-Jazira	1	1	2
	Al-Ain	2	2	4
							Al-Ain	2	3	5
							Al-Ittihad	0	1	1
	Al-Ittihad	1	3	4
	Al-Shabab	0	1	1

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the second leg.^[2]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Ittihad	4–1	Al-Shabab	1–0	3–1
Al-Jazira	2–4	Al-Ain	1–2	1–2
Al-Sadd	2–2 (a)	Foolad	0–0	2–2
Bunyodkor	0–4	Al-Hilal	0–1	0–3
East Asia Zone
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–3	Pohang Steelers	1–2	0–1
Cerezo Osaka	2–5	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–5	1–0
Kawasaki Frontale	4–4 (a)	FC Seoul	2–3	2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–3 (a)	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	0–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014.^[19] The "country protection" rule was not applied, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.^[20]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Sadd	1–0	0–0
Al-Ain	5–1	Al-Ittihad	2–0	3–1
East Asia Zone
Pohang Steelers	0–0 (0–3p)	FC Seoul	0–0	0–0 (a.e.t.)
Western Sydney Wanderers	2–2 (a)	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	1–2

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Hilal	4–2	Al-Ain	3–0	1–2
East Asia Zone
FC Seoul	0–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–0	0–2

Final

The draw to decide the order of two legs of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.^[19]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0	Al-Hilal	1–0	0–0

Winners

AFC Champions League 2014 Winners
Western Sydney Wanderers First Title

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player[21]	Ante Covic	Western Sydney Wanderers
Top Goalscorer	Asamoah Gyan	Al-Ain
Fair Play Award	—	Al-Hilal

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	MD6	2R1	2R2	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	F1	F2	Total
1	Asamoah Gyan	Al-Ain	1	1	2	1	2		1	2	1	1					12
2	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al-Hilal	2			3		1		1			2	1			10
3	Elkeson	Guangzhou Evergrande	1					2	2			1					6
	Mokhtar Fallatah	Al-Ittihad		2		1	1		1	1							6
	Luciano	Foolad					1	3		2							6
6	Kim Seung-dae	Pohang Steelers		1	1	1	1			1							5
	Vágner Love	Shandong Luneng Taishan		2	2			1									5
8	Abdelaziz Barrada	Al-Jazira	1		2		1										4
	Nadir Belhadj	Al-Sadd	1	1	1					1							4
	Tomi Juric	Western Sydney Wanderers							1		1	1			1		4
	Yoichiro Kakitani	Cerezo Osaka	1	1	1			1									4
	Thiago Neves	Al-Hilal		1	2								1				4
	Nilmar	El Jaish		2		1	1										4
	Mehdi Sharifi	Sepahan	1	1			2										4
	Kalu Uche	Al-Rayyan	1	1	2												4

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted (see regulations, Article 74c).^[22]

Source:^[23][24]

See also

• 2014 AFC Cup
• 2014 AFC President's Cup
• 2014 FIFA Club World Cup

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External links

• AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com