2017 AFC Champions League group stage

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The 2017 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 20 February to 10 May 2017.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 December 2016, 16:00

MYT (UTC+8), at the Hilton Petaling Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.[3][4][5] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[6]

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows:[6]

  • For the West Region, a draw was held for the three associations with three direct entrants (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
  • For the East Region, a draw was held for the two associations with three direct entrants (South Korea, Japan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E and F. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

The following 32 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 24 direct entrants and the eight winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.[3][6]

Region Groups Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4
West Region A–D
Al-Ahli
 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates Al-Ain United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda (Play-off West 1)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Taawoun
Al-Fateh (Play-off West 2
)
Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan Iran Zob Ahan Iran Persepolis Iran Esteghlal (Play-off West 3)
Qatar Al-Rayyan[note 1]
Lokomotiv Tashkent[note 1]
Lekhwiya[note 1]
 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor (Play-off West 4)
East Region E–H South Korea FC Seoul South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Jeju United[note 2]
Ulsan Hyundai (Play-off East 1
)
Japan Kashima Antlers Japan Urawa Red Diamonds[note 3] Japan Kawasaki Frontale[note 3] Japan Gamba Osaka (Play-off East 2)
Guangzhou Evergrande
Jiangsu Suning
 Australia Brisbane Roar (Play-off East 4)
Shanghai SIPG (Play-off East 3
)
Australia Adelaide United Thailand Muangthong United[note 4] Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Hong Kong Eastern[note 4]

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 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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 10.5):[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;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  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. Team from the
    higher-ranked association
    .

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1] Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 20–22 February 2017 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2 27 February – 1 March 2017 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 13–15 March 2017 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 10–12 April 2017 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 24–26 April 2017 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 8–10 May 2017 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
AHL
 EST
TAA
LOK
1
Al-Ahli
 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 0–0 4–0
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3
Al-Taawoun
 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 1–3 1–2 — 1–0
4
Lokomotiv Tashkent
 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 2–0 1–1 4–4 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal, Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Ahli.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Taawoun 1–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 4–4 Al-Taawoun.
Lokomotiv Tashkent
  • Al-Absi 67'
 Report
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah
Attendance: 25,879
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman
)
Al-Ahli
 Report
Fu Ming (China
)
Lokomotiv Tashkent
 Report
Attendance: 42,369
Al-Taawoun
Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)
Al-Ahli
 Report
  • Diop 37', 59'
  • Everton
    45'
Hong Kong
)
Al-Taawoun
 Report
Attendance: 3,155
Al-Ahli
 Report
Attendance: 76,428
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Lokomotiv Tashkent
 Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,416
)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
LEK
 ESK
FAT
 JAZ
1
Lekhwiya
 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 4–1 3–0
2 Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–1 — 1–0 1–1
3
Al-Fateh
 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 2–2 1–1 — 3–1
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 1–3 0–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Fateh
 Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)
Lekhwiya
 Report
Attendance: 7,141
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates0–1Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan
Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 2,322
)
Al-Fateh Saudi Arabia
3–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
 Report
Attendance: 4,514
Lekhwiya Qatar
2–1Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan
 Report
Attendance: 2,506
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Al-Fateh
Report
Fu Ming (China
)
Lekhwiya
 Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 36
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq
)
Al-Fateh
 Report
Attendance: 747

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN AHL ZOB BUN
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 14 7 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–1 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Iran Zob Ahan 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 2–3 2–0 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Zob Ahan
  • Ismail
    76'
 Report
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq
)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–3United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
 Report
Australia
)
Zob Ahan Iran1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0–2Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 2,507
)
Zob Ahan Iran2–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
 Report
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore
)
19:35 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
 Report
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 9,224
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq
)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–0Iran Zob Ahan
 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates3–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
 Report
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 6,244
)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
HIL
 PER RAY WAH
1
Al-Hilal
 6 3 3 0 10 7 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Iran Persepolis 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 1–1 — 0–0 4–2
3 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 3–4 3–1 — 2–1
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 1 1 4 12 13 −1 4 2–2 2–3 5–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Hilal
 Report
  • Carlos Eduardo
    82'
Attendance: 13,715
Al-Rayyan Qatar2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
 Report
Uzbekistan
)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–3Iran Persepolis
 Report
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore
)
19:45 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
2–1Qatar Al-Rayyan
 Report
Australia
)
Al-Hilal
 Report
  • Al Abed
    5'
  • Kharbin
    69'
Attendance: 5,853
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar3–1Iran Persepolis
 Report
Fu Ming (China
)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
1–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
  • Carlos Eduardo 24' (pen.
    )
 Report
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 6,721
)
19:00 UTC+4
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
0–0Iran Persepolis
Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)
Al-Hilal
 Report
  • Milesi 41', 73'
  • Kharbin
    66', 84'
Uzbekistan
)
Persepolis Iran4–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
 Report
Fu Ming (China
)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSA MUA
ULS
 BRI
1 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 3–0
2 Thailand Muangthong United 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3
Ulsan Hyundai
 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 0–4 0–0 — 6–0
4 Australia Brisbane Roar 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4 2–1 0–0 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 7,860
Brisbane Roar Australia0–0Thailand Muangthong United
Report
Attendance: 4,536
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea
6–0Australia Brisbane Roar
 Report
Attendance: 1,303
Muangthong United Thailand2–1Japan Kashima Antlers
 Report
Uzbekistan
)
Kashima Antlers Japan3–0Australia Brisbane Roar
 Report
Attendance: 6,558
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea
0–0Thailand Muangthong United
Report
Attendance: 1,327
Brisbane Roar Australia2–1Japan Kashima Antlers
 Report
Attendance: 5,567
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Nonthaburi
Attendance: 11,099
)
Muangthong United Thailand3–0Australia Brisbane Roar
 Report
Nonthaburi
Attendance: 11,807
)
Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification URA
SSI
 SEO WSW
1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 5–2 6–1
2
Shanghai SIPG
 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a] 3–2 — 4–2 5–1
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b] 1–0 0–1 — 2–3
4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[b] 0–4 3–2 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia0–4Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Uzbekistan
)
Shanghai SIPG
Report
Attendance: 18,764
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan5–2South Korea FC Seoul
 Report
Hong Kong
)
Shanghai SIPG China
5–1Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
FC Seoul South Korea2–3Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 4,769
Shanghai SIPG China
3–2Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 35,333
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia2–3South Korea FC Seoul
 Report
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 5,356
)
19:30 UTC+8
Shanghai SIPG China
4–2South Korea FC Seoul
 Report
Uzbekistan
)
FC Seoul South Korea1–0Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 4,933
Shanghai SIPG
 Report
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 5,271
)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAW
GZE
 SSB EAS
1 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–1 4–0
2
Guangzhou Evergrande
 6 2 4 0 18 5 +13 10[a] 1–1 — 2–2 7–0
3 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 2 3 1 11 6 +5 9 0–1 2–2 — 5–0
4 Hong Kong Eastern 6 0 1 5 1 24 −23 1 1–1 0–6 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale, Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande (Kawasaki Frontale won on away goals).
Kawasaki Frontale Japan1–1South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
 Report
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 11,150
)
20:00 UTC+8
Guangzhou Evergrande China
7–0Hong Kong Eastern
 Report
Australia
)
Guangzhou Evergrande
  • Santos
    15'
  • Johnathan
    32'
 Report
Attendance: 9,228
Eastern Hong Kong1–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
 Report
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq
)
Guangzhou Evergrande China
1–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
  • Alan
    26'
 Report
Attendance: 38,532
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea5–0Hong Kong Eastern
 Report
Attendance: 2,758
Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Uzbekistan
)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea0–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Report
Australia
)
Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Attendance: 5,916
Guangzhou Evergrande China
2–2South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
 Report
Attendance: 38,576
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Kawasaki Frontale Japan4–0Hong Kong Eastern
 Report
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 11,235
)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
JIA
 JEJ ADE GAM
1
Jiangsu Suning
 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 2–1 3–0
2 South Korea Jeju United 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
3 Australia Adelaide United 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 0–1 3–3 — 0–3
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 0–1 1–4 3–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Adelaide United Australia0–3Japan Gamba Osaka
Report
Attendance: 5,071
Jiangsu Suning
Report
Attendance: 3,688
Gamba Osaka Japan1–4South Korea Jeju United
 Report
Suita
Attendance: 8,211
)
19:35 UTC+8
Jiangsu Suning China
2–1Australia Adelaide United
 Report
Uzbekistan
)
Adelaide United Australia3–3South Korea Jeju United
 Report
Attendance: 3,539
Jiangsu Suning
Report Ramires 39'
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore
)
Jiangsu Suning China
3–0Japan Gamba Osaka
 Report
Attendance: 37,926
Gamba Osaka Japan3–3Australia Adelaide United
 Report
Suita
Attendance: 9,209
)
Jiangsu Suning
Report
Attendance: 6,797
Jeju United South Korea2–0Japan Gamba Osaka
 Report
Uzbekistan
)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The seeding of the first and second group stage teams from Qatar and the first group stage team Uzbekistan were determined by draw.[6]
  2. K League Classic.[7] As a result, Jeju United entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs to replace them.[8]
  3. ^ a b The identity of the second and third group stage teams from Japan were not known at the time of the draw.[9]
  4. ^ a b The seeding of the first group stage teams from Thailand and Hong Kong were determined by draw.[6]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b "2017 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Champions Jeonbuk to learn ACL 2017 opponents on Tuesday". AFC. 12 December 2016.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League 2017: Official Draw". YouTube. 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "AFC Champions League 2017 draw concluded". AFC. 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "AFC Champions League 2017 Draw Mechanism" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  7. ^ "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ineligible for AFC Champions League 2017". AFC. 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Japanese clubs confirm 2017 AFC Champions League opponents". AFC. 1 January 2017.

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