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2011 AFC Champions League group stage

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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]

Tiebreakers

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The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[4]

  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. Kicks from the penalty mark 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 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEP HIL GHA JAZ
1 Iran Sepahan 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–0 5–1
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13[a] 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 1–0 0–1 — 5–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 1 5 7 20 −13 1 1–4 2–3 0–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records: Sepahan (4 pts), Al-Hilal (1 pt).
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates0 – 0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report
Attendance: 9,625
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1 – 2Iran Sepahan
Wilhelmsson 90+3' Report Touré 51'
Januário 60'
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Gharafa Qatar0 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Wilhelmsson 9'
Attendance: 8,310
Sepahan Iran5 – 1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Jamshidian 2', 24'
Touré 56'
Janjuš 65'
Kazemian 90'		 Report Baré 54'
Attendance: 2,520
Sepahan Iran2 – 0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Aghili 54' (pen.)
Jamshidian 66'		 Report
Attendance: 5,668
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3 – 1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Kamel 4'
Al-Qahtani 14'
Al-Shalhoub 90+4'		 Report Jumaa 19'
Attendance: 13,421
Al-Gharafa Qatar1 – 0Iran Sepahan
Diané 19' Report
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates2 – 3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Mabkhout 44'
Qasem 45'		 Report Al-Qahtani 56', 65'
Rădoi 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan Iran1 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Navidkia 55' Report Al-Zori 46'
Attendance: 8,833
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Gharafa Qatar5 – 2United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Mahmoud 10', 62', 80'
Diané 48'
Al Zain 60'		 Report Jumaa 31'
Ricardo Oliveira 37' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,786
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1 – 4Iran Sepahan
Baré 14' Report Kazemian 32'
Touré 60,71'
Enayati 90+1'
Attendance: 2,265
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2 – 0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Qahtani 47'
Al-Fraidi 82'		 Report
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAD NAS EST PAK
1 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–2 2–1
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8[a] 1–1 — 2–1 4–0
3 Iran Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8[a] 1–1 2–1 — 4–2
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 1–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 Uzbekistan2 – 2Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Karimov 45'
Sharofetdinov 61'		 Report Al-Mutwa 51'
Miladinović 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Esteghlal Iran1 – 1Qatar Al-Sadd
Majidi 27' Report Keita 88'
Attendance: 95,000
Al-Sadd Qatar1 – 0Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Lee Jung-Soo 61' Report
Attendance: 8,603
Esteghlal Iran4 – 2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Hawar 12'
Majidi 23'
Seyed-Salehi 57'
Borhani 90+3'		 Report Savić 4'
Shikhov 90'
Attendance: 17,654
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2 – 1Iran Esteghlal
Andreev 28'
Krimets 88'		 Report Borhani 45'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia1 – 1Qatar Al-Sadd
Sulaimani 75' Report Siddiq 37'
Attendance: 18,421
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Sadd Qatar2 – 2Iran Esteghlal
Ibrahim 54'
Al-Haydos 76'		 Report Majidi 6', 37'
Attendance: 5,060
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia4 – 0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Hamood 8'
Al-Mutwa 24', 65'
Al-Sahlawi 61'		 Report
Attendance: 4,034
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1 – 1Qatar Al-Sadd
Andreev 60' Report Siddiq 90+3'
Attendance: 2,950
Esteghlal Iran2 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Majidi 62'
Hawar 89'		 Report Al-Mutwa 60'
Attendance: 85,422
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITT BUN WAH PER
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 0–0 3–1
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–1 — 3–2 0–0
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 Iran Persepolis 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 3–2 1–3 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1 – 1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Hugo 88' Report Haydarov 85'
Attendance: 5,622
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3 – 1Iran Persepolis
Ziaya 13', 75'
Noor 48' (pen.)		 Report Zare 19'
Attendance: 10,787
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Al-Muwallad 34'
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Persepolis Iran1 – 1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Badamaki 66' Report Ameen 54'
Attendance: 15,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0 – 0Iran Persepolis
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates0 – 3Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Ziaya 33'
Abushgeer 45+1'
Paulo Jorge 87'
Attendance: 7,873
Persepolis Iran1 – 3Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Arifi 87' Report Rajabov 60'
Karimov 71' (pen.)
Karpenko 90+5'
Attendance: 31,765
Persepolis Iran3 – 2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Ali Asgari 14', 69'
Arifi 16'		 Report Al-Rashid 19', 90+4'
Attendance: 25,486
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan3 – 2United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Trifunović 11', 35'
Soliev 85'		 Report Matar 2'
Hugo 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,600
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2 – 0Iran Persepolis
Saleh 13'
Al Shehhi 70'		 Report
Attendance: 1,900

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB SHA EMI RAY
1 Iran Zob Ahan 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 2–1 1–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–0 — 4–1 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Emirates 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–0
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 1–3 1–1 2–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Zob Ahan Iran2 – 1United Arab Emirates Emirates
Hosseini 45+1'
Igor Castro 53'		 Report Daoudi 39'
Attendance: 3,480
Al-Rayyan Qatar1 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Itamar 34' (pen.) Report Al-Shamrani 59'
Attendance: 3,509
Emirates United Arab Emirates2 – 0Qatar Al-Rayyan
Daoudi 5'
Ahmed 24'		 Report
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia0 – 0Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 3,920
Al-Rayyan Qatar1 – 3Iran Zob Ahan
Al Marri 13' Report Khalatbari 11'
Igor Castro 24'
Hadadifar 71'
Attendance: 3,009
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia4 – 1United Arab Emirates Emirates
Keita 45+4', 50'
Muath 74'
Shuhail 85'		 Report Daoudi 5'
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Emirates United Arab Emirates2 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Bouguèche 25', 41' Report Bin Saran 45'
Attendance: 5,250
Zob Ahan Iran1 – 0Qatar Al-Rayyan
Farhadi 21' Report
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar2 – 0United Arab Emirates Emirates
Ghafoor Murad 74'
Alaaeldin 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 607
Zob Ahan Iran0 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report Bin Sultan 57'
Attendance: 4,160

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAM TIA JEJ MEL
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 3–1 5–1
2 China Tianjin Teda 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10[a] 2–1 — 3–0 1–1
3 South Korea Jeju United 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 2–1 0–1 — 1–1
4 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6 1–1 2–1 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 South Korea0 – 1China Tianjin Teda
Report Yu Dabao 55'
Attendance: 5,245
Gamba Osaka Japan5 – 1Australia Melbourne Victory
Takei 4'
Adriano 7' (pen.)
Lee Keun-Ho 10'
Futagawa 62'
Kim Seung-Yong 90+1'		 Report Muscat 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,949
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Tianjin Teda China2 – 1Japan Gamba Osaka
Chen Tao 25'
Cao Yang 53' (pen.)		 Report Lee Keun-Ho 31'
Attendance: 26,866
Jeju United South Korea2 – 1Japan Gamba Osaka
Shin Young-Rok 53'
Bae Ki-Jong 64'		 Report Nakazawa 23'
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Melbourne Victory Australia2 – 1China Tianjin Teda
Hernández 44'
Muscat 45+1' (pen.)		 Report Chen Tao 37'
Attendance: 5,693
Gamba Osaka Japan3 – 1South Korea Jeju United
Adriano 26', 48'
Takei 88'		 Report Shin Young-Rok 67'
Attendance: 11,398
Melbourne Victory Australia1 – 1Japan Gamba Osaka
Leijer 12' Report Nakazawa 43'
Attendance: 7,437
Tianjin Teda China3 – 0South Korea Jeju United
Olguín 8'
Wu Weian 21'
Cao Yang 72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 26,683
Gamba Osaka Japan2 – 0China Tianjin Teda
Endo 74'
Usami 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 7,939

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO NAG AIN HAN
1 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–2 3–0 3–0
2 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 1–1 — 4–0 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7 0–1 3–1 — 1–0
4 China Hangzhou Greentown 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 1–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: Stats.The-AFC.com
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates0 – 1South Korea FC Seoul
Report Damjanović 25'
Attendance: 5,128
Nagoya Grampus Japan4 – 0United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Kanazaki 27', 45+1'
Keita 61' (o.g.)
Fujimoto 77'		 Report
Attendance: 5,914
FC Seoul South Korea0 – 2Japan Nagoya Grampus
Report Kanazaki 26'
Nagai 81'
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
FC Seoul South Korea3 – 0United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Ko Yo-Han 16'
Damjanović 39', 72'		 Report
Attendance: 23,623
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates3 – 1Japan Nagoya Grampus
Al Merri 21'
Elias 39', 50' (pen.)		 Report Fujimoto 49'
Attendance: 892
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Notes

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO CER SHL ARE
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 14 2 +12 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 6–0
2 Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 1–0 — 4–0 2–1
3 China Shandong Luneng 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 1–2 2–0 — 5–0
4 Indonesia Arema 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1 0–4 0–4 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Cerezo Osaka Japan2 – 1Indonesia Arema
Rodrigo Pimpão 14', 76' Report Alam Shah 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Arema Indonesia0 – 4South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report Kim Ji-Woong 25'
Huang Bowen 77'
Luiz Henrique 82', 88'
Attendance: 30,000
Arema Indonesia1 – 1China Shandong Luneng
Fakhrudin 90+3' (pen.) Report Obina 8'
Attendance: 5,600
Cerezo Osaka Japan1 – 0South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Inui 53' Report
Attendance: 11,351
Shandong Luneng China5 – 0Indonesia Arema
Deng Zhuoxiang 25'
Obina 44'
Han Peng 71'
Mozhapa 81'
Wang Yongpo 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Arema Indonesia0 – 4Japan Cerezo Osaka
Report Kiyotake 30'
Rodrigo Pimpão 43'
Inui 46', 60'
Attendance: 4,000
Cerezo Osaka Japan4 – 0China Shandong Luneng
Rodrigo Pimpão 39'
Kiyotake 47'
Inui 73'
Kurata 81'		 Report
Attendance: 9,035

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUW KSH SYD SHS
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 4–0
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12[a] 1–1 — 2–1 2–0
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 0–0 0–3 — 1–1
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2 0–3 0–0 2–3 —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.
Sydney FC Australia1 – 1China Shanghai Shenhua
Carle 12' Report Riascos 6'
Attendance: 7,007
Sydney FC Australia0 – 3Japan Kashima Antlers
Report Nozawa 41'
Gabriel 51'
Koroki 90+2'
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Shanghai Shenhua China2 – 3Australia Sydney FC
Jiang Jiajun 8'
Jamieson 52' (o.g.)		 Report Cazarine 45+1', 59'
Bridge 90+3'
Attendance: 10,215
Kashima Antlers Japan2 – 0China Shanghai Shenhua
Koroki 32', 80' Report
Attendance: 11,954
Notes

References

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  1. ^ Mouth-watering matches on the ACL agenda[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2011 AFC Champions League Official Match Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  5. ^ a b AFC President offers condolences
  6. ^ ACL update: Nagoya Grampus-Al Ain match to be played as scheduled
  7. ^ "Dates set for Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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