2015 AFC Cup group stage
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The 2015 AFC Cup group stage was played from 24 February to 13 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 11 December 2014, 15:00 UTC+8, at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel 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 27 automatic qualifiers and the five 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) |
Note: Teams in italics played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).
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.
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 would be applied in the following order:[1]
- 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;
- Greater number of away goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out 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 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);
- Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.
Groups
The matchdays were 24–25 February, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 14–15 April, 28–29 April, and 12–13 May 2015.[3]
Group A
Salam Zgharta  | 0–2 |  Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dakka  45'Hamdoko 90' |
Al-Nahda  | 0–3 |  Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abu Amarah 20' (pen.) Za'tara 76'Elhadji Malick 90+2' |
| Salam Zgharta | 2–1 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Al Mal 38', 62' |
Report | Al-Ruzaiqi 45+2' |
| Al-Nahda | 4–1 | Salam Zgharta |
|---|---|---|
| Voulany 14', 19' Al-Nuaimi 28'M. Al-Shamsi 90+1' |
Report | Galán 48' (pen.) |
| Al-Wahda | 1–1 | Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdoko 88' |
Report | Abu Amarah 27' (pen.) |
| Salam Zgharta | 0–3 | Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abu Amarah 25' Deeb 38'Elhadji Malick 65' |
| Al-Wahda | 3–1 | Salam Zgharta |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafar 43', 57' Omari 90' |
Report | Al Jassem 90+3' |
- Notes
Group B
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes  | 1–1 | Al-Jazeera |
|---|---|---|
| S. Yousef 90+4' |
Report | Al-Nawateer 31' |
Al-Hidd  | 1–1 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan 4' |
Report | H. Abuhammad 90+4' |
Al-Shorta  | 6–2 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Zahra 20', 35' Kalaf 34'Hussein 45+1', 90+1'Ismail 63' |
Report | Zidan 40', 86' |
| Al-Hidd | 1–1 | Al-Jazeera |
|---|---|---|
| Rico 54' |
Report | Abu Hudaib 68' |
| Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 1–0 | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
| S. Yousef 83' |
Report |
| Al-Jazeera | 1–0 | Al-Hidd |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Natour 75' |
Report |
| Al-Jazeera | 2–0 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nawateer 26' Tannous 50' |
Report |
| Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 1–1 | Al-Hidd |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sobakhi 29' |
Report | Al Khattal 81' |
- Notes
Group C
- Notes
Group D
Al-Kuwait  | 2–1 | Riffa |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sanea 51' Al Buraiki 73' |
Report | Deeb 27' |
- Notes
Group E
Group F
Kitchee  | 3–0 |  Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Xu Deshuai 21' Ngan Lok Fung 67'Tarrés 90' |
Report |
Johor Darul Ta'zim  | 4–1 |  East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Nazrin 9' Safiq 38' (pen.)Suppiah 47'Safee 53' |
Report | Martins 35' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Asraruddin 90+3' |
| East Bengal | 1–1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Martins 74' |
Report | Belencoso 30' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2–1 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Xu 6' Krištić 19' |
Report | Omagbemi 82' |
| Kitchee | 2–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
|---|---|---|
| Belencoso 27' Tarrés 35' |
Report |
| East Bengal | 3–0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| B. Singh 22' Hussein 71' (o.g.)Martins 75' |
Report |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1–2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Fadhil 33' |
Report | Belencoso 14', 61' |
| East Bengal | 0–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gaikwad 6' (o.g.) |
| Kitchee | 2–2 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Ka Wai 15' Xu Deshuai 59' |
Report | Martins 80' Lobo 89' |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3–0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Safee 76' Safiq 85'Figueroa 90' |
Report |
Group G
Global  | 1–6 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| M. Jónsson 87' |
Report | McBreen 2', 27' Lo Kong Wai 39'Chan Wai Ho 50'Awal 66', 75' |
| South China | 3–1 |  Yadanarbon |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Kong Wai 13' Awal 19'McBreen 38' |
Report | Zaw Linn Tun 88' |
| Yadanarbon | 2–0 | Global |
|---|---|---|
| Djawa 52' Win Htay Kyaw 90+4' |
Report |
| Pahang | 0–1 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chan Siu Ki 13' |
| South China | 3–1 | Pahang |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Siu Kwan 10' Lo Kong Wai 53'Sealy 56' |
Report | Nwakaeme 62' |
| South China | 3–0 | Global |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Lai Hin 40' Mališić 55'McBreen 90+2' |
Report |
| Pahang | 7–4 | Yadanarbon |
|---|---|---|
| Nwakaeme 7', 32', 59' Conti 18'Saarvindaran 48', 87'Hafiz 85' |
Report | Djawa 45+1' Hlaing Bo Bo 58', 68'Win Naing Soe 90+1' |
| Yadanarbon | 0–3 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBreen 27', 60' Lam Hok Hei 40' |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSB | AYE | NRA | LAO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Persib Bandung |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Ayeyawady United |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | ||
| 3 |  New Radiant |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Lao Toyota |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Persib Bandung | 4–1 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| Jufriyanto 15' Konaté 42'Atep 45+1'Yandi 90+2' |
Report | Ali 60' |
| Lao Toyota | 2–2 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Sitthideth 63' Phatthana 65' |
Report | Naumov 21', 57' |
| Ayeyawady United | 1–1 | Persib Bandung |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 58' |
Report | Atep 45' |
| New Radiant | 2–1 | Lao Toyota |
|---|---|---|
| Okoro 69' Ali 88' (pen.) |
Report | Maitee 38' |
| Persib Bandung | 1–0 | Lao Toyota |
|---|---|---|
| Atep 20' |
Report |
| New Radiant | 0–3 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fonseca 34' Naumov 86', 90+3' |
| Ayeyawady United | 4–3 | Lao Toyota |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 9', 86' Naumov 69' (pen.), 80' |
Report | Phatthana 28' (pen.) Maitee 42'Honma 74' |
| New Radiant | 0–1 | Persib Bandung |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ridwan 14' |
| Persib Bandung | 3–3 | Ayeyawady United |
|---|---|---|
| Supardi 29' Ridwan 52'Konaté 90' (pen.) |
Report | Naumov 44', 76' (pen.) Nay Lin Aung 90+3' |
| Lao Toyota | 1–1 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| Honma 82' |
Report | Fasir 34' |