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2013 AFC Champions League group stage

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JSH JAZ TRA
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Qatar El Jaish 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 — 3–1 3–3
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
4 Iran Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 0–1 2–4 3–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tractor Sazi Iran3–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Seyed-Salehi 36'
Kazemian 60'
Ebrahimzadeh 80'		 Report Mabkhout 79'
Attendance: 69,839
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia2–0Qatar El Jaish
Anderson 33' (o.g.)
Al-Ghamdi 39'		 Report
Attendance: 7,361
El Jaish Qatar3–3Iran Tractor Sazi
Ribeiro 35', 88'
Adriano 67' (pen.)		 Report Paixão 24'
Seyed-Salehi 51'
Geílson 90+2'
Attendance: 9,622
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Esmaeel 55' Report Fallatah 44'
Attendance: 13,450
El Jaish Qatar3–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Ribeiro 7', 58'
Yousef 17'		 Report Khater 45+2'
Attendance: 8,839
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–1Qatar El Jaish
Bargash 25' Report Adriano 33'
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Tractor Sazi Iran0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report Tagliabué 84'
Attendance: 51,330
El Jaish Qatar3–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Ribeiro 3', 82', 90+3' Report
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates2–0Iran Tractor Sazi
Oliveira 7'
Khater 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 13,246
Tractor Sazi Iran2–4Qatar El Jaish
Geílson 3', 66' Report Sayed 48' (pen.)
Bakur 52', 71' (pen.)
Go Seul-Ki 83'
Attendance: 1,100

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK SHA ETT PAK
1 Qatar Lekhwiya 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 3–1 — 1–0 0–1
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 0–0 4–1 — 2–0
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 2–2 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Abdukholiqov 73' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Lekhwiya Qatar2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Soria 20'
Msakni 33'		 Report Edgar 10'
Attendance: 3,193
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia0–0Qatar Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 2,471
Lekhwiya Qatar3–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Dia 21'
Soria 84', 90+1'		 Report Urunov 40'
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–2Qatar Lekhwiya
Urunov 26'
Traoré 56' (o.g.)		 Report Soria 1'
Msakni 67'
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates3–1Qatar Lekhwiya
Obaid 46'
Ciel 76'
Edgar 90+2'		 Report Msakni 36'
Attendance: 934
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Lekhwiya Qatar2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Luiz Jr. 12'
Muftah 65'		 Report
Attendance: 2,114

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL GHA SEP NAS
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 2–2
2 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10 2–2 — 3–1 3–1
3 Iran Sepahan 6 3 0 3 12 13 −1 9 2–4 3–1 — 3–0
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6 0 1 5 7 16 −9 1 1–2 2–4 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Sepahan Iran3–0United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Sukaj 22', 81'
Ebrahimi 87'		 Report
Attendance: 5,700
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Bassas 35'
Victor Simões 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Gharafa Qatar3–1Iran Sepahan
Cissé 16', 58'
Siddiq 90+2'		 Report Ahmadi 13'
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Morimoto 13' Report Al Hosni 17', 36'
Attendance: 4,714
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates2–4Qatar Al-Gharafa
Fardan 56'
Correa 58'		 Report Cissé 24'
Shami 31'
Nenê 45+1' (pen.)
Quaye 84'
Attendance: 5,132
Al-Gharafa Qatar3–1United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Quaye 8'
Nenê 55'
Al Shammari 79'		 Report Morimoto 16'
Attendance: 5,121
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia4–1Iran Sepahan
Al-Bassas 44', 62'
Bruno César 68' (pen.)
Al-Khamees 90+1'		 Report Đalović 82'
Attendance: 11,158
Al-Gharafa Qatar2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Alex 24'
Cissé 54' (pen.)		 Report Al Hosni 31'
Palomino 68'
Attendance: 4,551
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates1–2Iran Sepahan
Taher 71' Report Đalović 29'
Gholami 79'
Attendance: 400
Sepahan Iran3–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Jahan Alian 11'
Gholami 48'
Khalatbari 55'		 Report Siddiq 44'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–2United Arab Emirates 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: ScoresPro
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates3–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Abdulrahman 27'
Brosque 46'
Gyan 90+2'		 Report Al-Zori 9'
Attendance: 8,819
Al-Rayyan Qatar3–3Iran Esteghlal
Tabata 37' (pen.)
Omranzadeh 58' (o.g.)
Nilmar 87'		 Report Samuel 27'
Borhani 45+1'
Nekounam 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,026
Esteghlal Iran2–0United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Samuel 64'
Majidi 73'		 Report
Attendance: 21,330
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Qatar Al-Rayyan
Al-Qahtani 57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub 88'		 Report Ismail 86'
Attendance: 11,090
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates2–1Qatar Al-Rayyan
Ekoko 34'
Brosque 70'		 Report Nilmar 32'
Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–2Iran Esteghlal
Al-Dossari 68' Report Montazeri 80'
Borhani 86'
Attendance: 11,475
Al-Rayyan Qatar2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Nilmar 59'
Al-Marri 86'		 Report Ahmed 78'
Attendance: 2,000
Esteghlal Iran0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed 35'
Attendance: 80,300
Esteghlal Iran3–0Qatar Al-Rayyan
Majidi 45'
Beikzadeh 73'
Borhani 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 28,330
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–0United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Al-Dossari 4'
Wesley 24'		 Report
Attendance: 13,067
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates0–1Iran Esteghlal
Report Nekounam 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed 78'
Al-Harthi 83'
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO BUR JIA SEN
1 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 5–1 2–1
2 Thailand Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 — 2–0 1–1
3 China Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–2 2–0 — 0–0
4 Japan Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 1–0 1–1 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Vegalta Sendai Japan1–1Thailand Buriram United
Ryang Yong-Gi 53' (pen.) Report Osmar 76'
Attendance: 10,206
FC Seoul South Korea5–1China Jiangsu Sainty
Damjanović 8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok 33', 56'
Molina 87'		 Report Salihi 80'
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Buriram United Thailand0–0South Korea FC Seoul
Report
Attendance: 20,271
Buriram United Thailand2–0China Jiangsu Sainty
Suchao 39'
Charyl 60'		 Report
Attendance: 18,083
Buriram United Thailand1–1Japan Vegalta Sendai
Osmar 53' Report Nakahara 90+3'
Attendance: 19,237

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO URA MUA
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 4–0
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 1–1 — 2–2 2–0
3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 3–2 1–3 — 4–1
4 Thailand Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 1–4 2–2 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.
Guangzhou Evergrande China3–0Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Barrios 16'
Muriqui 65'
Suzuki 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 39,876
Muangthong United Thailand2–2South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gjurovski 45+1' (pen.)
Kim Yoo-Jin 89'		 Report Lee Dong-Gook 6' (pen.)
Oris 78'
Attendance: 10,317
Guangzhou Evergrande China4–0Thailand Muangthong United
Conca 51', 90+2' (pen.)
Muriqui 58'
Gao Lin 84'		 Report
Attendance: 39,841

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BUN BEI POH HIR
1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–2 0–0
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9 0–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Pohang Steelers South Korea0–0China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,832
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Pyschur 15'
Murzoev 90+4'		 Report Lee Myung-Joo 60'
Lee Gwang-Hoon 67'
Attendance: 5,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0–0China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 7,520
Beijing Guoan China0–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Musaev 32'
Attendance: 37,811
Pohang Steelers South Korea1–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Park Sung-Ho 90+3' Report Pyschur 79'
Attendance: 7,357

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSW CCM GUI SUW
1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–1 0–0
2 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–3 — 2–1 0–0
3 China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–2
4 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 0 4 2 4 9 −5 4 2–6 0–1 0–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Guizhou Renhe China0–1Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Report Cléo 45+1'
Attendance: 28,411
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea2–6Japan 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

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  1. ^ a b "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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