2014 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 25 February to 23 April 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013, 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 28 automatic qualifiers and the four 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)

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 draw, 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 25–26 February, 11–12 March, 18–19 March, 1–2 April, 15–16 April, and 22–23 April 2014.[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JAZ EST RAY
1 Al-Shabab 6 5 0 1 12 8 +4 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–3 2–1 4–3
2 Al-Jazira 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 1–2 — 0–1 3–2
3 Esteghlal 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 0–1 2–2 — 3–1
4 Al-Rayyan 6 1 0 5 9 15 −6 3 0–2 2–3 1–0 —
Source:
Al-Jazira 3–2 Al-Rayyan
Caicedo  3'
Barrada  9'
Al Ghilani  73'		 Report González  59'
Uche  90+2'
Attendance: 13,528
Esteghlal 0–1 Al-Shabab
Report Khalili  58'
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Rayyan 1–0 Esteghlal
Uche  14' Report
Attendance: 2,394
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Jazira
Otaif  53' Report Mabkhout  7'
Qasem  12'
Jucilei  56'
Attendance: 4,286
Esteghlal 2–2 Al-Jazira
Ghazi  17'
Omranzadeh  65'		 Report Barrada  6', 56'
Attendance: 6,350
Al-Shabab 4–3 Al-Rayyan
Al-Marshedi  3'
Otaif  22'
Rafinha  48', 56'		 Report Uche  9', 41'
Al-Korbi  18'
Attendance: 4,680
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Jazira 0–1 Esteghlal
Report Ghazi  69'
Attendance: 13,550
Al-Rayyan 0–2 Al-Shabab
Report Al-Mehyani  7'
Fallatah  90+2'
Attendance: 729
Al-Rayyan 2–3 Al-Jazira
Yakubu  48' (pen.)
Haroon  53'		 Report Barrada  45'
Mabkhout  60'
Cho Yong-hyung  90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 950
Al-Shabab 2–1 Esteghlal
Menegazzo  82' (pen.)
Al-Dosari  90+5'		 Report Borhani  47'
Attendance: 4,100
Esteghlal 3–1 Al-Rayyan
Kébé  54', 73'
Ghazi  60'		 Report Khalfan  81'
Attendance: 330
Al-Jazira 1–2 Al-Shabab
Ali  58' Report Al-Ruwaili  35', 89'
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLD BUN JSH FAT
1 Foolad 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 1–0
2 Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 1–2 3–2
3 El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–2 — 2–0
4 Al-Fateh 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 1–5 0–0 0–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.
Al-Fateh 0–0 Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 13,200
El Jaish 0–0 Foolad
Report
Attendance: 5,417
Bunyodkor 1–2 El Jaish
Pardaev  90+3' Report Nilmar  34', 69'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Foolad 1–0 Al-Fateh
Rahmani  68' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 37,391
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Bunyodkor 1–1 Foolad
Shodiev  90+2' Report Karami  74'
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Foolad 1–0 Bunyodkor
Vali  77' Report
Attendance: 24,175
El Jaish 2–0 Al-Fateh
Nilmar  58' (pen.)
Fayez  89'		 Report
Attendance: 5,024
Bunyodkor 3–2 Al-Fateh
Zoteev  43'
Shodiev  83'
Rakhmatullaev  85'		 Report Fuakumputu  68'
Al-Hamdan  79'
Attendance: 2,150
Foolad 3–1 El Jaish
Rahmani  21'
Rezaei  45'
Chimba  90+3'		 Report Nilmar  10'
Attendance: 38,452
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Fateh 1–5 Foolad
Al-Nakhli  62' Report Chimba  10', 36' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rezaei  78', 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
El Jaish 1–2 Bunyodkor
Muntari  52' Report Symonenko  13'
Rashidov  90+4'
Attendance: 5,184

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN ITT LEK TRA
1 Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 3–1
2 Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 — 3–1 2–0
3 Lekhwiya 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–5 2–0 — 0–0
4 Tractor Sazi 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 2–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source:
Tractor Sazi 1–0 Al-Ittihad
Ansarifard  82' Report
Attendance: 35,420
Al-Ain 2–1 Lekhwiya
Diaky  13'
Gyan  65'		 Report Weiss  40'
Attendance: 4,936
Lekhwiya 0–0 Tractor Sazi
Report
Attendance: 2,477
Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Ain
Fallatah  68', 75' Report Gyan  38'
Attendance: 16,571
Lekhwiya 2–0 Al-Ittihad
Soria  22'
Nam Tae-hee  79' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,382
Al-Ain 3–1 Tractor Sazi
Gyan  16', 73'
M. Abdulrahman  37'		 Report Fakhreddini  42'
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Tractor Sazi 2–2 Al-Ain
Daghighi  20'
Ahmadzadeh  61'		 Report Gyan  54'
M. Abdulrahman  59'
Attendance: 39,120
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Al-Ittihad 3–1 Lekhwiya
Fallatah  16'
Ab. Assiri  26', 79'		 Report Lami  21'
Attendance: 15,498
Lekhwiya 0–5 Al-Ain
Report Diaky  26'
Brosque  43'
M. Abdulrahman  57'
Gyan  70', 90+2'
Attendance: 3,850
Al-Ittihad 2–0 Tractor Sazi
Ab. Assiri  18'
Fallatah  60'		 Report
Attendance: 30,405
Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Ittihad
Sharahili  22' (o.g.) Report Al-Ghamdi  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,606
Tractor Sazi 0–1 Lekhwiya
Report Bougherra  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL SAD AHL SEP
1 Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage — 5–0 2–2 1–0
2 Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 14 −6 8 2–2 — 2–1 3–1
3 Al-Ahli 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 1–1 — 0–0
4 Sepahan 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 3–2 4–0 1–2 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ahli and Sepahan are ranked on head-to-head record.
Al-Sadd 3–1 Sepahan
Ibrahim  18'
Belhadj  87'
Tabata  90+2'		 Report Sharifi  78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani  60', 74' Report Jiménez  53'
Grafite  58'
Attendance: 38,520
Sepahan 3–2 Al-Hilal
Bulku  18'
Sharifi  72'
Sukaj  90+1'		 Report Castillo  28'
Neves  33'
Attendance: 3,250
Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Sadd
Grafite  68' Report Belhadj  24'
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Sepahan 1–2 Al-Ahli
Van Dijk  74' Report Khalil  39'
Al Hammadi  90+5'
Attendance: 6,800
Al-Sadd 2–2 Al-Hilal
Al-Bloushi  26'
Belhadj  66'		 Report Neves  45+1', 56'
Attendance: 7,761
Al-Ahli 0–0 Sepahan
Report
Attendance: 7,500
Al-Hilal 5–0 Al-Sadd
Al-Qahtani  3' (pen.)
Al-Deayea  28'
Al-Shamrani  34', 58', 62'		 Report
Attendance: 18,321
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan 4–0 Al-Sadd
Sharifi  48', 56'
Sukaj  63'
Majid  90+3' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,350
Al-Ahli 0–0 Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 9,400
Al-Sadd 2–1 Al-Ahli
Ibrahim  34'
Tabata  79'		 Report Grafite  15'
Attendance: 3,680
Al-Hilal 1–0 Sepahan
Al-Shamrani  45+2' Report
Attendance: 49,650

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POH CER BUR SHD
1 Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 0–0 2–2
2 Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 0–2 — 4–0 1–3
3 Buriram United 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 1–2 2–2 — 1–0
4 Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 2–4 1–2 1–1 —
Source:
Pohang Steelers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka
Bae Chun-suk  61' Report Kakitani  11'
Attendance: 10,426
Cerezo Osaka 1–3 Shandong Luneng Taishan
Kakitani  84' Report Aloísio  5'
Vágner Love  26', 56'
Attendance: 11,865
Buriram United 1–2 Pohang Steelers
Adisak  69' Report Kim Tae-su  19'
Kim Seung-dae  24'
Attendance: 10,610
Cerezo Osaka 4–0 Buriram United
Kakitani  4'
Minamino  34', 82'
Forlán  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 11,259
Buriram United 2–2 Cerezo Osaka
Theeraton  10'
Suchao  41'		 Report Yamashita  65', 88'
Attendance: 14,029
Pohang Steelers 0–0 Buriram United
Report
Attendance: 3,714

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO HIR BEI CCM
1 FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 2–1 2–0
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 2–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Beijing Guoan 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 1–1 2–2 — 2–1
4 Central Coast Mariners 6 2 0 4 4 7 −3 6 0–1 2–1 1–0 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Beijing Guoan and Central Coast Mariners are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
FC Seoul 2–0 Central Coast Mariners
Osmar  32' (pen.)
Yun Il-lok  56'		 Report
Attendance: 6,491
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sterjovski  23', 32' Report Shiotani  21'
Attendance: 2,168
Beijing Guoan 1–1 FC Seoul
Utaka  20' Report Go Yo-han  71'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 33,813
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Seoul
Takahagi  53'
Shiotani  79'		 Report Rafael Costa  60'
Attendance: 6,281
Beijing Guoan 2–1 Central Coast Mariners
Shao Jiayi  45'
Utaka  63'		 Report Fitzgerald  85' (pen.)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 32,198
FC Seoul 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yun Il-lok  53'
Rafael Costa  90+4' (pen.)		 Report Notsuda  20'
Hwang Seok-ho  70'
Attendance: 8,897
Beijing Guoan 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Shao Jiayi  55'
Guerrón  60'		 Report Ishihara  66'
Zhao Hejing  70' (o.g.)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 36,738
FC Seoul 2–1 Beijing Guoan
Kang Seung-jo  43'
Yun Ju-tae  57'		 Report Yu Yang  88'
Attendance: 9,562
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO MEL YFM
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 4–2 2–1
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–0 — 0–0 3–0
3 Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 2–0 2–2 — 1–0
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 1–1 2–1 3–2 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Melbourne Victory are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
Lee Seung-gi  61', 69'
Leonardo  72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 8,328
Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 Melbourne Victory
Huang Bowen  59'
Diamanti  65', 85'
Elkeson  71'		 Report Contreras  37'
Broxham  41'
Attendance: 39,841
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gao Lin  17', 21'
Liao Lisheng  61'		 Report Lee Dong-gook  39'
Attendance: 39,987

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WSW KAW ULS GUI
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–3 5–0
2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 — 3–1 1–0
3 Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–2 2–0 — 1–1
4 Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 0–1 3–1 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Western Sydney Wanderers and Kawasaki Frontale are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Guizhou Renhe 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Report Bridge  10'
Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale
Haliti  3' Report
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 Guizhou Renhe
Rafinha  58' (pen.) Report Yang Hao  87'
Attendance: 3,150
Western Sydney Wanderers 5–0 Guizhou Renhe
Cole  7'
Haliti  75'
Mooy  81' (pen.)
Ono  85'
Topor-Stanley  88'		 Report
Attendance: 11,099
Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Kobayashi  32'
Ōkubo  34'
Jeci  77'		 Report Rafinha  35'
Attendance: 9,338
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

References
  1. "AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "AFC Champions League 2014 Group Stage draw". AFC. 10 December 2013.
  3. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
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