2011 AFC Champions League group stage
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Football tournament group stage
A total of 32 teams, 16 from West Asia and 16 from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage. They included 30 direct entries and 2 winners of the qualifying play-off (one from West Asia and one from East Asia).
The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010.[1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.[2]
In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 1–2 March, 15–16 March, 5–6 April, 19–20 April, 3–4 May, and 10–11 May 2011.[3]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[4]
The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[4]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEP | HIL | GHA | JAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sepahan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13[a] | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Gharafa |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 |  Al-Jazira |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
- 1 2 Tiebreakers: Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records: Sepahan (4 pts), Al-Hilal (1 pt).
| Al-Jazira | 0 – 0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Gharafa | 0 – 1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wilhelmsson  9' |
| Sepahan | 2 – 0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Aghili 54' (pen.) Jamshidian 66' |
Report |
| Al-Hilal | 3 – 1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Kamel 4' Al-Qahtani 14' Al-Shalhoub 90+4' |
Report | Jumaa 19' |
| Al-Gharafa | 1 – 0 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Diané 19' |
Report |
| Al-Gharafa | 5 – 2 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 10', 62', 80' Diané 48' Al Zain 60' |
Report | Jumaa 31' Ricardo Oliveira 37' (pen.) |
| Al-Hilal | 2 – 0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 47' Al-Fraidi 82' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAD | NAS | EST | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Sadd |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Al-Nassr |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8[a] | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Esteghlal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8[a] | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 |  Pakhtakor |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
- 1 2 Tiebreakers: Al-Nassr and Esteghlal are also tied on their head-to-head records (3 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
| Pakhtakor | 2 – 2 | Al-Nassr |
|---|---|---|
| Karimov 45' Sharofetdinov 61' |
Report | Al-Mutwa 51' Miladinović 88' (o.g.) |
| Al-Sadd | 2 – 1 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-Soo 45' Afif 61' |
Report | Abdukholiqov 57' |
| Al-Sadd | 1 – 0 | Al-Nassr |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-Soo 61' |
Report |
| Esteghlal | 4 – 2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Hawar 12' Majidi 23' Seyed-Salehi 57' Borhani 90+3' |
Report | Savić 4' Shikhov 90' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITT | BUN | WAH | PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Bunyodkor |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Al-Wahda |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Persepolis |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Al-Ittihad | 3 – 1 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Ziaya 13', 75' Noor 48' (pen.) |
Report | Zare 19' |
Attendance: 10,787
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Bunyodkor | 0 – 1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Muwallad 34' |
| Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Badamaki 66' |
Report | Ameen 54' |
| Bunyodkor | 0 – 0 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Wahda | 0 – 3 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ziaya 33' Abushgeer 45+1'Paulo Jorge 87' |
| Al-Ittihad | 0 – 0 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Persepolis | 3 – 2 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Asgari 14', 69' Arifi 16' |
Report | Al-Rashid 19', 90+4' |
| Al-Wahda | 2 – 0 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh 13' Al Shehhi 70' |
Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 – 1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Assis 30' |
Report | Trifunović 14' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZOB | SHA | EMI | RAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zob Ahan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Shabab |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Emirates |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Al-Rayyan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Al-Rayyan | 1 – 3 | Zob Ahan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Marri 13' |
Report | Khalatbari 11' Igor Castro 24' Hadadifar 71' |
| Al-Shabab | 1 – 0 | Al-Rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 76' |
Report |
| Al-Rayyan | 2 – 0 | Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafoor Murad 74' Alaaeldin 90+5' |
Report |
| Zob Ahan | 0 – 1 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bin Sultan 57' |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GAM | TIA | JEJ | MEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gamba Osaka |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  Tianjin Teda |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10[a] | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Jeju United |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
- 1 2 Tiebreakers: Gamba Osaka and Tianjin Teda are ranked by their head-to-head records: Gamba Osaka (3 pts, +1 GD), Tianjin Teda (3 pts, –1 GD).
| Jeju United | 0 – 1 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yu Dabao 55' |
| Gamba Osaka | 5 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Takei 4' Adriano 7' (pen.)Lee Keun-Ho 10' Futagawa 62' Kim Seung-Yong 90+1' |
Report | Muscat 21' (pen.) |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 – 2 | Jeju United |
|---|---|---|
| Allsopp 37' |
Report | Park Hyun-Beom 41' Lee Hyun-Ho 84' |
| Tianjin Teda | 2 – 1 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Tao 25' Cao Yang 53' (pen.) |
Report | Lee Keun-Ho 31' |
| Jeju United | 2 – 1 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Young-Rok 53' Bae Ki-Jong 64' |
Report | Nakazawa 23' |
| Tianjin Teda | 1 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Zorić 19' |
Report | Muscat 52' |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 – 1 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 44' Muscat 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Chen Tao 37' |
| Gamba Osaka | 3 – 1 | Jeju United |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano 26', 48' Takei 88' |
Report | Shin Young-Rok 67' |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 – 1 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Leijer 12' |
Report | Nakazawa 43' |
| Tianjin Teda | 3 – 0 | Jeju United |
|---|---|---|
| Olguín 8' Wu Weian 21'Cao Yang 72' (pen.) |
Report |
| Gamba Osaka | 2 – 0 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Endo 74' Usami 90+4' (pen.) |
Report |
| Jeju United | 1 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Eun-Jung 25' |
Report | Ferreira 61' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEO | NAG | AIN | HAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Al-Ain |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Hangzhou Greentown |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: Stats.The-AFC.com
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 60' Bari 86' |
Report |
| Al-Ain | 0 – 1 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Damjanović 25' |
| FC Seoul | 3 – 0 | Hangzhou Greentown |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 16' Ou Kyoung-Jun 70'Molina 80' |
Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 1 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Nagai 14' |
Report | Choi Hyun-Tae 61' |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 0 – 0 | Al-Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| FC Seoul | 0 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kanazaki 26' Nagai 81' |
| Al-Ain | 1 – 0 | Hangzhou Greentown |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 60' |
Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Hangzhou Greentown |
|---|---|---|
| Fujimoto 77' (pen.) |
Report |
| FC Seoul | 3 – 0 | Al-Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Yo-Han 16' Damjanović 39', 72' |
Report |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 1 – 1 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Zeng Yue 90+2' |
Report | Bang Seung-Hwan 66' |
- Notes
- Note 1: Nagoya Grampus v Al-Ain postponed from 15 March 2011 to 12 April 2011 due to earthquake in Japan.[5][6]
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | CER | SHL | ARE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Shandong Luneng |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  Arema |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 – 1 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Pimpão 14', 76' |
Report | Alam Shah 50' (pen.) |
| Shandong Luneng | 2 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Renato Silva 22' Wang Yongpo 32' |
Report |
| Arema | 0 – 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Ji-Woong 25' Huang Bowen 77' Luiz Henrique 82', 88' |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Inui 53' |
Report |
| Shandong Luneng | 5 – 0 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Deng Zhuoxiang 25' Obina 44' Han Peng 71' Mozhapa 81' Wang Yongpo 90+2' |
Report |
| Arema | 0 – 4 | Cerezo Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kiyotake 30' Rodrigo Pimpão 43' Inui 46', 60' |
| Shandong Luneng | 1 – 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Haibin 40' |
Report | Lee Dong-Gook 31', 53' |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 – 0 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Lovrek 1', 45+2', 60' Kim Dong-Chan 9' Jeong Shung-Hoon 27' Kang Seung-Jo 77' |
Report |
| Cerezo Osaka | 4 – 0 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Pimpão 39' Kiyotake 47'Inui 73'Kurata 81' |
Report |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SUW | KSH | SYD | SHS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12[a] | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sydney FC |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — |
- 1 2 Tiebreakers: Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 – 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Tae-Gyun 2', 60', 76' Oh Jang-Eun 42' |
Report |
| Sydney FC | 1 – 1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Carle 12' |
Report | Riascos 6' |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 – 1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Yeom Ki-Hoon 67' |
Report | K. Nakata 71' |
| Kashima Antlers | 1 – 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Tashiro 55' |
Report | Yeom Ki-Hun 48' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2 – 3 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Jiajun 8' Jamieson 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Cazarine 45+1', 59' Bridge 90+3' |
| Kashima Antlers | 2 – 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Koroki 32', 80' |
Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 – 1 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Tae-Gyun 34' Neretljak 50' Yeom Ki-Hoon 80' |
Report | Cazarine 51' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 0 – 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ha Tae-Gyun 13', 55' Shin Se-Gye 89' |
- Notes
- Note 2: The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[5] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.[7] All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.
References
- ↑ Mouth-watering matches on the ACL agenda[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ "2011 AFC Champions League Official Match Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- 1 2 "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- 1 2 AFC President offers condolences
- ↑ ACL update: Nagoya Grampus-Al Ain match to be played as scheduled
- ↑ "Dates set for Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (in English)