2021 AFC Champions League group stage

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   Al-Duhail   Al-Nassr   Pakhtakor   Al-Shorta[note 1]
  Al-Hilal   Tractor   Al-Wehdat   AGMK
(Winners of Play-off West 1)
  Persepolis   Shabab Al-Ahli   Goa   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(Winners of Play-off West 2)
  Sharjah   Al-Rayyan   Istiklol   Foolad
(Winners of Play-off West 3)
  Al-Sadd   Al-Ahli   Esteghlal[note 2]   Al-Wahda
(Winners of Play-off West 4)
East Region F–J   Pohang Steelers (Jiangsu)[note 3]   Gamba Osaka   United City   Chiangrai United (Sydney FC)[note 1][note 4]
  Kawasaki Frontale   Ulsan Hyundai   Kitchee[note 2]   Kaya–Iloilo
(Winners of Play-off East 1)
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Port   Viettel   Cerezo Osaka
  BG Pathum United   Beijing Guoan (Guangzhou)[note 5]   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol[note 3]
  Guangzhou (Shandong Taishan)[note 5]   Nagoya Grampus   Tampines Rovers   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   Istiklol 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10[a] Advance to Round of 16 4–1 0–0 1–2
2   Al-Hilal (H) 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10[a] 3–1 0–2 2–2
3   Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7[b] 0–1 0–2 3–1
4   AGMK 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7[b] 2–3 0–3 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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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  2–2  AGMK
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Shabab Al-Ahli  0–2  Al-Hilal
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AGMK  2–3  Istiklol
Polvonov   57', 90' Live Report
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Al-Hilal  3–1  Istiklol
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Hanonov   41'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
AGMK  2–1  Shabab Al-Ahli
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Al Attas   28'

Istiklol  4–1  Al-Hilal
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Gomis   24'
Shabab Al-Ahli  3–1  AGMK
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Gadoyev   14'

AGMK  0–3  Al-Hilal
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Istiklol  1–2  AGMK
Soirov   87' Live Report
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Al-Hilal  0–2  Shabab Al-Ahli
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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   Sharjah (H) 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to Round of 16 0–2 4–1 1–0
2   Tractor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 0–0 0–0 1–0
3   Pakhtakor 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7 1–1 3–3 1–0
4   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  3–3  Tractor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Sharjah  1–0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  0–0  Pakhtakor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Tractor  0–0  Sharjah
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  0–0  Tractor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Sharjah  4–1  Pakhtakor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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

Tractor  0–0  Pakhtakor
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  2–3  Sharjah
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Pakhtakor  1–0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Kholdorkhonov   79' Live Report
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Sharjah  0–2  Tractor
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Abbaszadeh   7', 66'
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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   Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to Round of 16 2–2 5–2 1–0
2   Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9 4–3 1–1 2–0
3   Al-Ahli (H) 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 0–0 1–1 2–1
4   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  2–0  Al-Shorta
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Attendance: 0
Esteghlal  5–2  Al-Ahli
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Al Somah   27', 79'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Al-Ahli  1–1  Al-Duhail
Al Somah   90+1' Live Report
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Olunga   53'
Al-Shorta  0–3  Esteghlal
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Al-Duhail  4–3  Esteghlal
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Al-Shorta  0–3  Al-Ahli
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Attendance: 50

Al-Ahli  2–1  Al-Shorta
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Attendance: 50
Esteghlal  2–2  Al-Duhail
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Olunga   45+3' (pen.), 59'
Attendance: 50

Al-Shorta  2–1  Al-Duhail
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Olunga   57'
Attendance: 50
Al-Ahli  0–0  Esteghlal
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Esteghlal  1–0  Al-Shorta
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Attendance: 50
Al-Duhail  1–1  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   Al-Nassr (H) 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to Round of 16 3–1 1–2 2–0
2   Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 3–1 1–1
3   Al-Wehdat 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 0–0 0–2 1–0
4   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  0–0  Al-Nassr
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Al-Sadd  1–1  Foolad
Abdurisag   89' Live Report
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Chimba   61'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Al-Nassr  3–1  Al-Sadd
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Cazorla   59'
Foolad  1–0  Al-Wehdat
Chimba   44' (pen.) Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Al-Sadd  3–1  Al-Wehdat
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Samir   63' (pen.)
Foolad  1–1  Al-Nassr
Al-Amri   52' (o.g.) Live Report
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Petros   69'

Al-Wehdat  0–2  Al-Sadd
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Al-Nassr  2–0  Foolad
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Al-Nassr  1–2  Al-Wehdat
Hamdallah   90+5' (pen.) Live Report
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Foolad  0–1  Al-Sadd
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Nam Tae-hee   64'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Al-Wehdat  1–0  Foolad
Saad   27' Live Report
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Al-Sadd  1–2  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   Persepolis 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to Round of 16 1–0 2–1 4–2
2   Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 1–0 0–0 3–2
3   Goa (H) 6 0 3 3 2 9 −7 3 0–4 0–2 0–0
4   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  1–0  Al-Wahda
Hosseini   40' Live Report
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Goa  0–0  Al-Rayyan
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Al-Wahda  0–0  Goa
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Al-Rayyan  1–3  Persepolis
Al-Hadhrami   19' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Wahda  3–2  Al-Rayyan
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Persepolis  2–1  Goa
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Bedia   14'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Al-Rayyan  0–1  Al-Wahda
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Kharbin   71'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Goa  0–4  Persepolis
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Al-Wahda  1–0  Persepolis
Matavž   5' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Rayyan  1–1  Goa
Ferydoon   89' Live Report
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Ortiz   3'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Persepolis  4–2  Al-Rayyan
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Goa  0–2  Al-Wahda
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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   Ulsan Hyundai 6 6 0 0 13 1 +12 18 Advance to Round of 16 2–0 3–0 2–1
2   BG Pathum United (H) 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 0–2 2–0 4–1
3   Viettel 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6 0–1 1–3 1–0
4   Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–3 0–1 0–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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BG Pathum United  4–1  Kaya–Iloilo
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Angeles   81'
Viettel  0–1  Ulsan Hyundai
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Hinterseer   90+1'

Ulsan Hyundai  2–0  BG Pathum United
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Kaya–Iloilo  0–5  Viettel
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Kaya–Iloilo  0–3  Ulsan Hyundai
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
BG Pathum United  2–0  Viettel
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Ulsan Hyundai  2–1  Kaya–Iloilo
Yoon Bit-garam   27', 51' Live Report
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Bedic   47'
Viettel  1–3  BG Pathum United
Pedro Paulo   23' Live Report
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Kaya–Iloilo  0–1  BG Pathum United
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Sarach   83'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Ulsan Hyundai  3–0  Viettel
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Viettel  1–0  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   Nagoya Grampus 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to Round of 16 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–1 4–1 2–0
3   Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–1 0–2 0–0
4   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  2–0  Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Nagoya Grampus  3–0  Pohang Steelers
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Ratchaburi Mitr Phol  0–4  Nagoya Grampus
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Pohang Steelers  4–1  Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Velázquez   17'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Johor Darul Ta'zim  0–2  Pohang Steelers
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Nagoya Grampus  3–0  Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
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Ratchaburi Mitr Phol  0–0  Pohang Steelers
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Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Nagoya Grampus  2–1  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   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 1 0 22 5 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 2–1 9–0
2   Gamba Osaka 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 2–2 1–1 8–1
3   Chiangrai United 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 1–1 1–0
4   Tampines Rovers 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 0 0–4 0–2 0–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Tampines Rovers  0–2  Gamba Osaka
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2–1  Chiangrai United
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Ekanit   68'

Chiangrai United  1–0  Tampines Rovers
Sivakorn   87' Live Report
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Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Gamba Osaka  2–2  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Patric   27', 31' Live Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  9–0  Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Chiangrai United  1–1  Gamba Osaka
Bill   90+4' Live Report
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Pereira   88'

Tampines Rovers  0–4  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Gamba Osaka  8–1  Tampines Rovers
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Bennett   27'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Chiangrai United  1–3  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Bill   68' (pen.) Live Report
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Tampines Rovers  0–3  Chiangrai United
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2–1  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   Kawasaki Frontale 6 6 0 0 27 3 +24 18 Advance to Round of 16 3–2 8–0 4–0
2   Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 1–3 7–0 5–0
3   United City 6 1 1 4 4 24 −20 4 0–2 0–4 1–1
4   Beijing Guoan 6 0 1 5 3 23 −20 1 0–7 0–3 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
United City  1–1  Beijing Guoan
Schröck   28' Live Report
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Liang Shaowen   73'
Kawasaki Frontale  3–2  Daegu FC
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Daegu FC  7–0  United City
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Beijing Guoan  0–7  Kawasaki Frontale
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Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Kawasaki Frontale  8–0  United City
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Daegu FC  5–0  Beijing Guoan
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Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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

Beijing Guoan  2–3  United City
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Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Daegu FC  1–3  Kawasaki Frontale
Edgar   43' Live Report
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Leandro Damião   34', 64', 87'

United City  0–4  Daegu FC
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Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Kawasaki Frontale  4–0  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   Cerezo Osaka 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 1–1 5–0
2   Kitchee 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 0–0 2–0 1–0
3   Port (H) 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 0–3 1–1 3–0
4   Guangzhou 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 0–2 0–1 1–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guangzhou  0–2  Cerezo Osaka
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Kitchee  2–0  Port
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Port  3–0  Guangzhou
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Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Cerezo Osaka  2–1  Kitchee
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Damjanović   38'

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

Port  0–3  Cerezo Osaka
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Kitchee  1–0  Guangzhou
Damjanović   70' (pen.) Live Report
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Cerezo Osaka  5–0  Guangzhou
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Port  1–1  Kitchee
Pakorn   13' Live Report
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Orr   18'

Kitchee  0–0  Cerezo Osaka
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Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Guangzhou  1–5  Port
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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   Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to Round of 16
2 B   Tractor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10
3 A   Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
4 D   Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
5 C   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   Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 Advance to Round of 16
2 F   BG Pathum United 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
3 G   Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
4 J   Kitchee 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
5 H   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]

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