2013 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played from 26 February to 1 May 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012, 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 29 automatic qualifiers and the three qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:

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 are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 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

The matchdays were 26–27 February, 12–13 March, 2–3 April, 9–10 April, 23–24 April, and 30 April–1 May 2013.[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JSH JAZ TRA
1 Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 El Jaish 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 — 3–1 3–3
3 Al-Jazira 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
4 Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 0–1 2–4 3–1 —
Source:
Tractor Sazi 3–1 Al-Jazira
Seyed-Salehi  36'
Kazemian  60'
Ebrahimzadeh  80'		 Report Mabkhout  79'
Attendance: 69,839
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Shabab 2–0 El Jaish
Anderson  33' (o.g.)
Al-Ghamdi  39'		 Report
Attendance: 7,361
El Jaish 3–3 Tractor Sazi
Ribeiro  35', 88'
Adriano  67' (pen.)		 Report Paixão  24'
Seyed-Salehi  51'
Geílson  90+2'
Attendance: 9,622
Al-Jazira 1–1 Al-Shabab
Esmaeel  55' Report Fallatah  44'
Attendance: 13,450
El Jaish 3–1 Al-Jazira
Ribeiro  7', 58'
Yousef  17'		 Report Khater  45+2'
Attendance: 8,839
Al-Jazira 1–1 El Jaish
Bargash  25' Report Adriano  33'
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Tractor Sazi 0–1 Al-Shabab
Report Tagliabué  84'
Attendance: 51,330
El Jaish 3–0 Al-Shabab
Ribeiro  3', 82', 90+3' Report
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Jazira 2–0 Tractor Sazi
Oliveira  7'
Khater  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 13,246
Al-Shabab 2–1 Al-Jazira
Al-Shamrani  47'
Al-Sulaitin  80'		 Report Diaky  30'
Attendance: 3,436
Tractor Sazi 2–4 El Jaish
Geílson  3', 66' Report Sayed  48' (pen.)
Bakur  52', 71' (pen.)
Go Seul-Ki  83'
Attendance: 1,100

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK SHA ETT PAK
1 Lekhwiya 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 3–1 — 1–0 0–1
3 Al-Ettifaq 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 0–0 4–1 — 2–0
4 Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 2–2 1–2 1–0 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.
Pakhtakor 1–0 Al-Ettifaq
Abdukholiqov  73' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Lekhwiya 2–1 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Soria  20'
Msakni  33'		 Report Edgar  10'
Attendance: 3,193
Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 2,471
Lekhwiya 3–1 Pakhtakor
Dia  21'
Soria  84', 90+1'		 Report Urunov  40'
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 1–0 Al-Ettifaq
Masood  81' Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Pakhtakor 2–2 Lekhwiya
Urunov  26'
Traoré  56' (o.g.)		 Report Soria  1'
Msakni  67'
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Ettifaq 4–1 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Bashir  16', 71'
Al-Shehri  42'
Al-Salem  80'		 Report Edgar  51'
Attendance: 430
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 3–1 Lekhwiya
Obaid  46'
Ciel  76'
Edgar  90+2'		 Report Msakni  36'
Attendance: 934
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Pakhtakor
Al-Shehri  24'
Al-Jamaan  41'		 Report
Attendance: 883
Lekhwiya 2–0 Al-Ettifaq
Luiz Jr.  12'
Muftah  65'		 Report
Attendance: 2,114
Pakhtakor 1–2 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Makharadze  19' (pen.) Report Dhahi  1'
Makharadze  64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL GHA SEP NAS
1 Al-Ahli 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 2–2
2 Al-Gharafa 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10 2–2 — 3–1 3–1
3 Sepahan 6 3 0 3 12 13 −1 9 2–4 3–1 — 3–0
4 Al-Nasr 6 0 1 5 7 16 −9 1 1–2 2–4 1–2 —
Source:
Sepahan 3–0 Al-Nasr
Sukaj  22', 81'
Ebrahimi  87'		 Report
Attendance: 5,700
Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Gharafa
Al-Bassas  35'
Victor Simões  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Gharafa 3–1 Sepahan
Cissé  16', 58'
Siddiq  90+2'		 Report Ahmadi  13'
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Al-Nasr 1–2 Al-Ahli
Morimoto  13' Report Al Hosni  17', 36'
Attendance: 4,714
Al-Nasr 2–4 Al-Gharafa
Fardan  56'
Correa  58'		 Report Cissé  24'
Shami  31'
Nenê  45+1' (pen.)
Quaye  84'
Attendance: 5,132
Sepahan 2–4 Al-Ahli
Sukaj  3'
Talebi  86'		 Report Victor Simões  23', 65'
Bruno César  39'
Al Hosni  46'
Attendance: 9,124
Al-Gharafa 3–1 Al-Nasr
Quaye  8'
Nenê  55'
Al Shammari  79'		 Report Morimoto  16'
Attendance: 5,121
Al-Ahli 4–1 Sepahan
Al-Bassas  44', 62'
Bruno César  68' (pen.)
Al-Khamees  90+1'		 Report Đalović  82'
Attendance: 11,158
Al-Gharafa 2–2 Al-Ahli
Alex  24'
Cissé  54' (pen.)		 Report Al Hosni  31'
Palomino  68'
Attendance: 4,551
Al-Nasr 1–2 Sepahan
Taher  71' Report Đalović  29'
Gholami  79'
Attendance: 400
Sepahan 3–1 Al-Gharafa
Jahan Alian  11'
Gholami  48'
Khalatbari  55'		 Report Siddiq  44'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Nasr
Bakshween  8' (pen.)
Al-Jassim  77'		 Report Léo Lima  23' (pen.)
Malullah  55'
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
4 Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source:
Al-Ain 3–1 Al-Hilal
Abdulrahman  27'
Brosque  46'
Gyan  90+2'		 Report Al-Zori  9'
Attendance: 8,819
Al-Rayyan 3–3 Esteghlal
Tabata  37' (pen.)
Omranzadeh  58' (o.g.)
Nilmar  87'		 Report Samuel  27'
Borhani  45+1'
Nekounam  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,026
Esteghlal 2–0 Al-Ain
Samuel  64'
Majidi  73'		 Report
Attendance: 21,330
Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Rayyan
Al-Qahtani  57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub  88'		 Report Ismail  86'
Attendance: 11,090
Al-Ain 2–1 Al-Rayyan
Ekoko  34'
Brosque  70'		 Report Nilmar  32'
Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Hilal 1–2 Esteghlal
Al-Dossari  68' Report Montazeri  80'
Borhani  86'
Attendance: 11,475
Al-Rayyan 2–1 Al-Ain
Nilmar  59'
Al-Marri  86'		 Report Ahmed  78'
Attendance: 2,000
Esteghlal 0–1 Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  35'
Attendance: 80,300
Esteghlal 3–0 Al-Rayyan
Majidi  45'
Beikzadeh  73'
Borhani  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 28,330
Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ain
Al-Dossari  4'
Wesley  24'		 Report
Attendance: 13,067
Al-Ain 0–1 Esteghlal
Report Nekounam  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Rayyan 0–2 Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  78'
Al-Harthi  83'
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO BUR JIA SEN
1 FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 5–1 2–1
2 Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 — 2–0 1–1
3 Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–2 2–0 — 0–0
4 Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 1–0 1–1 1–2 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Buriram United
Ryang Yong-Gi  53' (pen.) Report Osmar  76'
Attendance: 10,206
FC Seoul 5–1 Jiangsu Sainty
Damjanović  8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok  33', 56'
Molina  87'		 Report Salihi  80'
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Buriram United 0–0 FC Seoul
Report
Attendance: 20,271
FC Seoul 2–1 Vegalta Sendai
Escudero  6'
Kim Jin-Kyu  22'		 Report Wilson  87' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,762
Buriram United 2–0 Jiangsu Sainty
Suchao  39'
Charyl  60'		 Report
Attendance: 18,083
Buriram United 1–1 Vegalta Sendai
Osmar  53' Report Nakahara  90+3'
Attendance: 19,237
FC Seoul 2–2 Buriram United
Jung Seung-Yong  55'
Kim Hyun-Sung  74'		 Report Ekkachai  56'
Theeraton  75'
Attendance: 7,561
Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Jiangsu Sainty
Sugai  24' Report Liu Jianye  38'
Salihi  62'
Attendance: 11,241

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO URA MUA
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 4–0
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 1–1 — 2–2 2–0
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 3–2 1–3 — 4–1
4 Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 1–4 2–2 0–1 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Barrios  16'
Muriqui  65'
Suzuki  90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 39,876
Muangthong United 2–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gjurovski  45+1' (pen.)
Kim Yoo-Jin  89'		 Report Lee Dong-Gook  6' (pen.)
Oris  78'
Attendance: 10,317
Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Muangthong United
Kashiwagi  8'
Sekiguchi  65'
Haraguchi  69'
Thritthi  78' (o.g.)		 Report Siaka  90'
Attendance: 23,246
Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Muangthong United
Conca  51', 90+2' (pen.)
Muriqui  58'
Gao Lin  84'		 Report
Attendance: 39,841
Muangthong United 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande
Sarawut  53' Report Muriqui  40', 43'
Zheng Zhi  56'
Feng Xiaoting  86'
Attendance: 10,207
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
Koroki  52'
Abe  63'
Márcio Richardes  67' (pen.)		 Report Barrios  37'
Muriqui  87'
Attendance: 19,687
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BUN BEI POH HIR
1 Bunyodkor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–2 0–0
2 Beijing Guoan 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9 0–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 Pohang Steelers 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source:
Pohang Steelers 0–0 Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,832
Beijing Guoan 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Lang Zheng  21'
Piao Cheng  79'		 Report Ishihara  75'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 29,616
Bunyodkor 2–2 Pohang Steelers
Pyschur  15'
Murzoev  90+4'		 Report Lee Myung-Joo  60'
Lee Gwang-Hoon  67'
Attendance: 5,000
Bunyodkor 0–0 Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 7,520
Beijing Guoan 0–1 Bunyodkor
Report Musaev  32'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 37,811
Beijing Guoan 2–0 Pohang Steelers
Guerrón  47'
Shao Jiayi  87'		 Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 33,205
Pohang Steelers 1–1 Bunyodkor
Park Sung-Ho  90+3' Report Pyschur  79'
Attendance: 7,357

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSW CCM GUI SUW
1 Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–1 0–0
2 Central Coast Mariners 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–3 — 2–1 0–0
3 Guizhou Renhe 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–2
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 0 4 2 4 9 −5 4 2–6 0–1 0–0 —
Source:
Guizhou Renhe 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol
Report Cléo  45+1'
Attendance: 28,411
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Guizhou Renhe
Bojić  50'
Sainsbury  80'		 Report Rose  71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,518
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–6 Kashiwa Reysol
Choi Jae-Soo  52'
Ristić  73' (pen.)		 Report Tanaka  16', 67'
Kurisawa  51', 75'
Kudo  55', 90+3'
Attendance: 7,845
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

References
  1. "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-02.
  2. "ACL 2013 – Group Stage Draw". AFC. 6 December 2012.
  3. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC.
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