2011 AFC Champions League group stage

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

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Sepahan 6411145+913
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6411116+513
Qatar Al-Gharafa 621367−17
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6015720−131
Tiebreakers
  • Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Sepahan 211032+14
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 201123−11
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report
Attendance: 9,625
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1 – 2 Iran Sepahan
Wilhelmsson  90+3' Report Touré  51'
Januário  60'
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Gharafa Qatar 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Wilhelmsson  9'
Attendance: 8,310
Sepahan Iran 5 – 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Jamshidian  2', 24'
Touré  56'
Janjuš  65'
Kazemian  90'		 Report Baré  54'
Attendance: 2,520
Sepahan Iran 2 – 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Aghili  54' (pen.)
Jamshidian  66'		 Report
Attendance: 5,668
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3 – 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Kamel  4'
Al-Qahtani  14'
Al-Shalhoub  90+4'		 Report Jumaa  19'
Attendance: 13,421
Al-Gharafa Qatar 1 – 0 Iran Sepahan
Diané  19' Report
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2 – 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Mabkhout  44'
Qasim  45'		 Report Al-Qahtani  56', 65'
Rădoi  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan Iran 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Navidkia  55' Report Al-Zori  46'
Attendance: 8,833
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Gharafa Qatar 5 – 2 United 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 Emirates 1 – 4 Iran Sepahan
Baré  14' Report Kazemian  32'
Touré  60,71'
Enayati  90+1'
Attendance: 2,265
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Qahtani  47'
Al-Fraidi  82'		 Report
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al-Sadd 624086+210
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6222107+38
Iran Esteghlal 62221110+18
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6123814−65
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Nassr and Esteghlal are also tied on their head-to-head records, as shown below, and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 21013303
Iran Esteghlal 21013303
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 2 – 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Karimov  45'
Sharofetdinov  61'		 Report Al-Mutwa  51'
Miladinović  88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Esteghlal Iran 1 – 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
Majidi  27' Report Keita  88'
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Iran Esteghlal
Sulaimani  60'
Al-Harthi  81'		 Report Omranzadeh  21'
Attendance: 12,878
Al-Sadd Qatar 2 – 1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Lee Jung-Soo  45'
Afif  61'		 Report Abdukholiqov  57'
Attendance: 3,782
Al-Sadd Qatar 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Lee Jung-Soo  61' Report
Attendance: 8,603
Esteghlal Iran 4 – 2 Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan 2 – 1 Iran Esteghlal
Andreev  28'
Krimets  88'		 Report Borhani  45'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
Sulaimani  75' Report Siddiq  37'
Attendance: 18,421
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Sadd Qatar 2 – 2 Iran Esteghlal
Ibrahim  54'
Al-Haydos  76'		 Report Majidi  6', 37'
Attendance: 5,060
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 4 – 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Hamood  8'
Al-Mutwa  24', 65'
Al-Sahlawi  61'		 Report
Attendance: 4,034
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
Andreev  60' Report Siddiq  90+3'
Attendance: 2,950
Esteghlal Iran 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Majidi  62'
Hawar  89'		 Report Al-Mutwa  60'
Attendance: 85,422
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6321105+511
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 623186+29
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 613268−26
Iran Persepolis 6123611−55
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 1 – 1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Hugo  88' Report Haydarov  85'
Attendance: 5,622
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3 – 1 Iran Persepolis
Ziaya  13', 75'
Noor  48' (pen.)		 Report Zare  19'
Attendance: 10,787
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Al-Muwallad  34'
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Persepolis Iran 1 – 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Badamaki  66' Report Ameen  54'
Attendance: 15,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0 – 0 Iran Persepolis
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 0 – 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report Ziaya  33'
Abushgeer  45+1'
Paulo Jorge  87'
Attendance: 7,873
Persepolis Iran 1 – 3 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Arifi  87' Report Rajabov  60'
Karimov  71' (pen.)
Karpenko  90+5'
Attendance: 31,765
Persepolis Iran 3 – 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Ali Asgari  14', 69'
Arifi  16'		 Report Al-Rashid  19', 90+4'
Attendance: 25,486
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3 – 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Trifunović  11', 35'
Soliev  85'		 Report Matar  2'
Hugo  54' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,600
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 2 – 0 Iran Persepolis
Saleh  13'
Al Shehhi  70'		 Report
Attendance: 1,900
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Assis  30' Report Trifunović  14'
Attendance: 7,882

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Zob Ahan 641173+413
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 632184+411
United Arab Emirates Emirates 6204610−46
Qatar Al-Rayyan 611448−44
Zob Ahan Iran 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates Emirates
Hosseini  45+1'
Igor Castro  53'		 Report Daoudi  39'
Attendance: 3,480
Al-Rayyan Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Itamar  34' (pen.) Report Al-Shamrani  59'
Attendance: 3,509
Emirates United Arab Emirates 2 – 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Daoudi  5'
Ahmed  24'		 Report
Attendance: 5,150
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 3,920
Al-Rayyan Qatar 1 – 3 Iran Zob Ahan
Al Marri  13' Report Khalatbari  11'
Igor Castro  24'
Hadadifar  71'
Attendance: 3,009
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 4 – 1 United Arab Emirates Emirates
Keita  45+4', 50'
Muath  74'
Shuhail  85'		 Report Daoudi  5'
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Emirates United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Bouguèche  25', 41' Report Bin Saran  45'
Attendance: 5,250
Zob Ahan Iran 1 – 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Farhadi  21' Report
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Emirates United Arab Emirates 0 – 1 Iran Zob Ahan
Report Ghazi  80'
Attendance: 5,450
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 1 – 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Al-Shamrani  76' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Al-Rayyan Qatar 2 – 0 United Arab Emirates Emirates
Ghafoor Murad  74'
Alaaeldin  90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 607
Zob Ahan Iran 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report Bin Sultan  57'
Attendance: 4,160

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6312137+610
China Tianjin Teda 631286+210
South Korea Jeju United 6213610−47
Australia Melbourne Victory 6132711−46
Tiebreakers
  • Gamba Osaka and Tianjin Teda are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 210132+13
China Tianjin Teda 210123−13
Jeju United South Korea 0 – 1 China Tianjin Teda
Report Yu Dabao  55'
Attendance: 5,245
Gamba Osaka Japan 5 – 1 Australia 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 China 2 – 1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Chen Tao  25'
Cao Yang  53' (pen.)		 Report Lee Keun-Ho  31'
Attendance: 26,866
Jeju United South Korea 2 – 1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Shin Young-Rok  53'
Bae Ki-Jong  64'		 Report Nakazawa  23'
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Tianjin Teda China 1 – 1 Australia Melbourne Victory
Zorić  19' Report Muscat  52'
Attendance: 25,456
Melbourne Victory Australia 2 – 1 China Tianjin Teda
Hernández  44'
Muscat  45+1' (pen.)		 Report Chen Tao  37'
Attendance: 5,693
Gamba Osaka Japan 3 – 1 South Korea Jeju United
Adriano  26', 48'
Takei  88'		 Report Shin Young-Rok  67'
Attendance: 11,398
Melbourne Victory Australia 1 – 1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Leijer  12' Report Nakazawa  43'
Attendance: 7,437
Tianjin Teda China 3 – 0 South Korea Jeju United
Olguín  8'
Wu Weian  21'
Cao Yang  72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 26,683
Gamba Osaka Japan 2 – 0 China Tianjin Teda
Endo  74'
Usami  90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 7,939

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea FC Seoul 632194+511
Japan Nagoya Grampus 631296+310
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 621349−57
China Hangzhou Greentown 612336−35
Hangzhou Greentown China 2 – 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Ramírez  60'
Bari  86'		 Report
Attendance: 28,674
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0 – 1 South Korea FC Seoul
Report Damjanović  25'
Attendance: 5,128
FC Seoul South Korea 3 – 0 China Hangzhou Greentown
Damjanović  16'
Ou Kyoung-Jun  70'
Molina  80'		 Report
Attendance: 6,103
Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 – 1 South Korea FC Seoul
Nagai  14' Report Choi Hyun-Tae  61'
Attendance: 7,348
Hangzhou Greentown China 0 – 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report
Attendance: 26,973
Nagoya Grampus Japan 4 – 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Kanazaki  27', 45+1'
Keita  61' (o.g.)
Fujimoto  77'		 Report
Attendance: 5,914
FC Seoul South Korea 0 – 2 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Report Kanazaki  26'
Nagai  81'
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
FC Seoul South Korea 3 – 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Ko Yo-Han  16'
Damjanović  39', 72'		 Report
Attendance: 23,623
Hangzhou Greentown China 1 – 1 South Korea FC Seoul
Zeng Yue  90+2' Report Bang Seung-Hwan  66'
Attendance: 12,178
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3 – 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Al Merri  21'
Elias  39', 50' (pen.)		 Report Fujimoto  49'
Attendance: 892
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Notes

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6501142+1215
Japan Cerezo Osaka 6402114+712
China Shandong Luneng 621398+17
Indonesia Arema 6015222−201
Cerezo Osaka Japan 2 – 1 Indonesia Arema
Rodrigo Pimpão  14', 76' Report Alam Shah  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Shandong Luneng China 2 – 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Renato Silva  22'
Wang Yongpo  32'		 Report
Attendance: 20,821
Arema Indonesia 0 – 4 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report Kim Ji-Woong  25'
Huang Bowen  77'
Luiz Henrique  82', 88'
Attendance: 30,000
Arema Indonesia 1 – 1 China Shandong Luneng
Fakhrudin  90+3' (pen.) Report Obina  8'
Attendance: 5,600
Cerezo Osaka Japan 1 – 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Inui  53' Report
Attendance: 11,351
Shandong Luneng China 5 – 0 Indonesia 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 Indonesia 0 – 4 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Report Kiyotake  30'
Rodrigo Pimpão  43'
Inui  46', 60'
Attendance: 4,000
Shandong Luneng China 1 – 2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Zhou Haibin  40' Report Lee Dong-Gook  31', 53'
Attendance: 17,343
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 6 – 0 Indonesia Arema
Lovrek  1', 45+2', 60'
Kim Dong-Chan  9'
Jeong Shung-Hoon  27'
Kang Seung-Jo  77'		 Report
Attendance: 6,439
Cerezo Osaka Japan 4 – 0 China Shandong Luneng
Rodrigo Pimpão  39'
Kiyotake  47'
Inui  73'
Kurata  81'		 Report
Attendance: 9,035

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6330123+912
Japan Kashima Antlers 633093+612
Australia Sydney FC 6123611−55
China Shanghai Shenhua 6024313−102
Tiebreakers
  • Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records, as shown below, and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 20202202
Japan Kashima Antlers 20202202
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 4 – 0 China Shanghai Shenhua
Ha Tae-Gyun  2', 60', 76'
Oh Jang-Eun  42'		 Report
Attendance: 5,393
Sydney FC Australia 1 – 1 China Shanghai Shenhua
Carle  12' Report Riascos  6'
Attendance: 7,007
Sydney FC Australia 0 – 3 Japan Kashima Antlers
Report Nozawa  41'
Gabriel  51'
Koroki  90+2'
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Shanghai Shenhua China 2 – 3 Australia Sydney FC
Jiang Jiajun  8'
Jamieson  52' (o.g.)		 Report Cazarine  45+1', 59'
Bridge  90+3'
Attendance: 10,215
Kashima Antlers Japan 2 – 0 China Shanghai Shenhua
Koroki  32', 80' Report
Attendance: 11,954
Kashima Antlers Japan 2 – 1 Australia Sydney FC
Osako  64'
Nozawa  84'		 Report Jurman  26'
Attendance: 3,164
Shanghai Shenhua China 0 – 3 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report Ha Tae-Gyun  13', 55'
Shin Se-Gye  89'
Attendance: 6,730
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Notes

References

  1. ↑ Mouth-watering matches on the ACL agenda
  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. 1 2 "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  5. 1 2 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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