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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 edit

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 Zone, 16 from East 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 Zone
(Groups A–D)
East Zone
(Groups E–H)

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JAZ EST RAY
1   Al-Shabab 6 5 0 1 12 8 +4 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–3 2–1 4–3
2   Al-Jazira 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 1–2 — 0–1 3–2
3   Esteghlal 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 0–1 2–2 — 3–1
4   Al-Rayyan 6 1 0 5 9 15 −6 3 0–2 2–3 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Jazira  3–2  Al-Rayyan
Caicedo   3'
Barrada   9'
Al Ghilani   73'		 Report González   59'
Uche   90+2'
Attendance: 13,528
Esteghlal  0–1  Al-Shabab
Report Khalili   58'
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Rayyan  1–0  Esteghlal
Uche   14' Report
Attendance: 2,394
Al-Shabab  1–3  Al-Jazira
Otaif   53' Report Mabkhout   7'
Qasem   12'
Jucilei   56'
Attendance: 4,286
Esteghlal  2–2  Al-Jazira
Ghazi   17'
Omranzadeh   65'		 Report Barrada   6', 56'
Attendance: 6,350
Al-Shabab  4–3  Al-Rayyan
Al-Marshedi   3'
Otaif   22'
Rafinha   48', 56'		 Report Uche   9', 41'
Al-Korbi   18'
Attendance: 4,680
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Jazira  0–1  Esteghlal
Report Ghazi   69'
Attendance: 13,550
Al-Rayyan  0–2  Al-Shabab
Report Al-Mehyani   7'
Fallatah   90+2'
Attendance: 729
Al-Rayyan  2–3  Al-Jazira
Yakubu   48' (pen.)
Haroon   53'		 Report Barrada   45'
Mabkhout   60'
Cho Yong-hyung   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 950
Al-Shabab  2–1  Esteghlal
Menegazzo   82' (pen.)
Al-Dosari   90+5'		 Report Borhani   47'
Attendance: 4,100
Esteghlal  3–1  Al-Rayyan
Kébé   54', 73'
Ghazi   60'		 Report Khalfan   81'
Attendance: 330
Al-Jazira  1–2  Al-Shabab
Ali   58' Report Al-Ruwaili   35', 89'
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLD BUN JSH FAT
1   Foolad 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 1–0
2   Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8[a] 1–1 — 1–2 3–2
3   El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8[a] 0–0 1–2 — 2–0
4   Al-Fateh 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 1–5 0–0 0–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.
Al-Fateh  0–0  Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 13,200
El Jaish  0–0  Foolad
Report
Attendance: 5,417
Bunyodkor  1–2  El Jaish
Pardaev   90+3' Report Nilmar   34', 69'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Foolad  1–0  Al-Fateh
Rahmani   68' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 37,391
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Bunyodkor  1–1  Foolad
Shodiev   90+2' Report Karami   74'
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Foolad  1–0  Bunyodkor
Vali   77' Report
Attendance: 24,175
El Jaish  2–0  Al-Fateh
Nilmar   58' (pen.)
Fayez   89'		 Report
Attendance: 5,024
Bunyodkor  3–2  Al-Fateh
Zoteev   43'
Shodiev   83'
Rakhmatullaev   85'		 Report Fuakumputu   68'
Al-Hamdan   79'
Attendance: 2,150
Foolad  3–1  El Jaish
Rahmani   21'
Rezaei   45'
Chimba   90+3'		 Report Nilmar   10'
Attendance: 38,452
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Fateh  1–5  Foolad
Al-Nakhli   62' Report Chimba   10', 36' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rezaei   78', 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
El Jaish  1–2  Bunyodkor
Muntari   52' Report Symonenko   13'
Rashidov   90+4'
Attendance: 5,184

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN ITT LEK TRA
1   Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 3–1
2   Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 — 3–1 2–0
3   Lekhwiya 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–5 2–0 — 0–0
4   Tractor Sazi 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 2–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Tractor Sazi  1–0  Al-Ittihad
Ansarifard   82' Report
Attendance: 35,420
Al-Ain  2–1  Lekhwiya
Diaky   13'
Gyan   65'		 Report Weiss   40'
Attendance: 4,936
Lekhwiya  0–0  Tractor Sazi
Report
Attendance: 2,477
Al-Ittihad  2–1  Al-Ain
Fallatah   68', 75' Report Gyan   38'
Attendance: 16,571
Lekhwiya  2–0  Al-Ittihad
Soria   22'
Nam Tae-hee   79' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,382
Al-Ain  3–1  Tractor Sazi
Gyan   16', 73'
M. Abdulrahman   37'		 Report Fakhreddini   42'
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Tractor Sazi  2–2  Al-Ain
Daghighi   20'
Ahmadzadeh   61'		 Report Gyan   54'
M. Abdulrahman   59'
Attendance: 39,120
Al-Ittihad  3–1  Lekhwiya
Fallatah   16'
Ab. Assiri   26', 79'		 Report Lami   21'
Attendance: 15,498
Lekhwiya  0–5  Al-Ain
Report Diaky   26'
Brosque   43'
M. Abdulrahman   57'
Gyan   70', 90+2'
Attendance: 3,850
Al-Ittihad  2–0  Tractor Sazi
Ab. Assiri   18'
Fallatah   60'		 Report
Attendance: 30,405
Al-Ain  1–1  Al-Ittihad
Sharahili   22' (o.g.) Report Al-Ghamdi   36' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,606
Tractor Sazi  0–1  Lekhwiya
Report Bougherra   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL SAD AHL SEP
1   Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage — 5–0 2–2 1–0
2   Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 14 −6 8 2–2 — 2–1 3–1
3   Al-Ahli 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 1–1 — 0–0
4   Sepahan 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 3–2 4–0 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ahli and Sepahan are ranked on head-to-head record.
Al-Sadd  3–1  Sepahan
Ibrahim   18'
Belhadj   87'
Tabata   90+2'		 Report Sharifi   78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Hilal  2–2  Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani   60', 74' Report Jiménez   53'
Grafite   58'
Attendance: 38,520
Sepahan  3–2  Al-Hilal
Bulku   18'
Sharifi   72'
Sukaj   90+1'		 Report Castillo   28'
Neves   33'
Attendance: 3,250
Al-Ahli  1–1  Al-Sadd
Grafite   68' Report Belhadj   24'
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Sepahan  1–2  Al-Ahli
Van Dijk   74' Report Khalil   39'
Al Hammadi   90+5'
Attendance: 6,800
Al-Sadd  2–2  Al-Hilal
Al-Bloushi   26'
Belhadj   66'		 Report Neves   45+1', 56'
Attendance: 7,761
Al-Ahli  0–0  Sepahan
Report
Attendance: 7,500
Al-Hilal  5–0  Al-Sadd
Al-Qahtani   3' (pen.)
Al-Deayea   28'
Al-Shamrani   34', 58', 62'		 Report
Attendance: 18,321
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan  4–0  Al-Sadd
Sharifi   48', 56'
Sukaj   63'
Majid   90+3' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,350
Al-Ahli  0–0  Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 9,400
Al-Sadd  2–1  Al-Ahli
Ibrahim   34'
Tabata   79'		 Report Grafite   15'
Attendance: 3,680
Al-Hilal  1–0  Sepahan
Al-Shamrani   45+2' Report
Attendance: 49,650

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POH CER BUR SHD
1   Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 0–0 2–2
2   Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 0–2 — 4–0 1–3
3   Buriram United 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 1–2 2–2 — 1–0
4   Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 2–4 1–2 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Pohang Steelers  1–1  Cerezo Osaka
Bae Chun-suk   61' Report Kakitani   11'
Attendance: 10,426
Cerezo Osaka  1–3  Shandong Luneng Taishan
Kakitani   84' Report Aloísio   5'
Vágner Love   26', 56'
Attendance: 11,865
Buriram United  1–2  Pohang Steelers
Adisak   69' Report Kim Tae-su   19'
Kim Seung-dae   24'
Attendance: 10,610
Cerezo Osaka  4–0  Buriram United
Kakitani   4'
Minamino   34', 82'
Forlán   90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 11,259
Buriram United  2–2  Cerezo Osaka
Theeraton   10'
Suchao   41'		 Report Yamashita   65', 88'
Attendance: 14,029
Pohang Steelers  0–0  Buriram United
Report
Attendance: 3,714

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO HIR BEI CCM
1   FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 2–1 2–0
2   Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 2–1 — 1–1 1–0
3   Beijing Guoan 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 1–1 2–2 — 2–1
4   Central Coast Mariners 6 2 0 4 4 7 −3 6 0–1 2–1 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Beijing Guoan and Central Coast Mariners are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
FC Seoul  2–0  Central Coast Mariners
Osmar   32' (pen.)
Yun Il-lok   56'		 Report
Attendance: 6,491
Beijing Guoan  1–1  FC Seoul
Utaka   20' Report Go Yo-han   71'
Attendance: 33,813
Sanfrecce Hiroshima  2–1  FC Seoul
Takahagi   53'
Shiotani   79'		 Report Rafael Costa   60'
Attendance: 6,281
Beijing Guoan  2–1  Central Coast Mariners
Shao Jiayi   45'
Utaka   63'		 Report Fitzgerald   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 32,198
FC Seoul  2–2  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yun Il-lok   53'
Rafael Costa   90+4' (pen.)		 Report Notsuda   20'
Hwang Seok-ho   70'
Attendance: 8,897
Beijing Guoan  2–2  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Shao Jiayi   55'
Guerrón   60'		 Report Ishihara   66'
Zhao Hejing   70' (o.g.)
Attendance: 36,738
FC Seoul  2–1  Beijing Guoan
Kang Seung-jo   43'
Yun Ju-tae   57'		 Report Yu Yang   88'
Attendance: 9,562

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO MEL YFM
1   Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 4–2 2–1
2   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–0 — 0–0 3–0
3   Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 2–0 2–2 — 1–0
4   Yokohama F. Marinos 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 1–1 2–1 3–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Melbourne Victory are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  3–0  Yokohama F. Marinos
Lee Seung-gi   61', 69'
Leonardo   72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 8,328
Guangzhou Evergrande  4–2  Melbourne Victory
Huang Bowen   59'
Diamanti   65', 85'
Elkeson   71'		 Report Contreras   37'
Broxham   41'
Attendance: 39,841
Guangzhou Evergrande  3–1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gao Lin   17', 21'
Liao Lisheng   61'		 Report Lee Dong-gook   39'
Attendance: 39,987

Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WSW KAW ULS GUI
1   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–3 5–0
2   Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 — 3–1 1–0
3   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–2 2–0 — 1–1
4   Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 0–1 3–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Western Sydney Wanderers and Kawasaki Frontale are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Ulsan Hyundai  1–1  Guizhou Renhe
Rafinha   58' (pen.) Report Yang Hao   87'
Attendance: 3,150
Western Sydney Wanderers  5–0  Guizhou Renhe
Cole   7'
Haliti   75'
Mooy   81' (pen.)
Ono   85'
Topor-Stanley   88'		 Report
Attendance: 11,099

References edit

  1. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League 2014 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.

External links edit

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