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 Asia Zone, 16 from East Asia 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

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13
Qatar El Jaish 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Iran Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
  JAZ SHB JSH TRA
Al-Jazira — 1–1 1−1 2–0
Al-Shabab 2–1 — 2–0 1–0
El Jaish 3–1 3–0 — 3–3
Tractor Sazi 3–1 0−1 2–4 —

Tractor Sazi Iran 3–1 United 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 Arabia 2–0 Qatar El Jaish
Anderson  33' (o.g.)
Al-Ghamdi  39'		 Report
Attendance: 7,361

El Jaish Qatar 3–3 Iran Tractor Sazi
Ribeiro  35', 88'
Adriano  67' (pen.)		 Report Paixão  24'
Seyed-Salehi  51'
Geílson  90+2'
Attendance: 9,622

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Esmaeel  55' Report Fallatah  44'
Attendance: 13,450

El Jaish Qatar 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Ribeiro  7', 58'
Yousef  17'		 Report Khater  45+2'
Attendance: 8,839

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1–1 Qatar El Jaish
Bargash  25' Report Adriano  33'
Attendance: 13,756

Tractor Sazi Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report Tagliabué  84'
Attendance: 51,330

El Jaish Qatar 3–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Ribeiro  3', 82', 90+3' Report
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–0 Iran Tractor Sazi
Oliveira  7'
Khater  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 13,246

Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Al-Shamrani  47'
Al-Sulaitin  80'		 Report Diaky  30'
Attendance: 3,436

Tractor Sazi Iran 2–4 Qatar El Jaish
Geílson  3', 66' Report Sayed  48' (pen.)
Bakur  52', 71' (pen.)
Go Seul-Ki  83'
Attendance: 1,100

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qatar Lekhwiya 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
  ETT SHA LEK PAK
Al-Ettifaq — 4–1 0–0 2–0
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 1−0 — 3–1 0–1
Lekhwiya 2−0 2–1 — 3−1
Pakhtakor 1–0 1−2 2–2 —
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3

Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Abdukholiqov  73' Report
Attendance: 10,000

Lekhwiya Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Soria  20'
Msakni  33'		 Report Edgar  10'
Attendance: 3,193

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 2,471

Lekhwiya Qatar 3–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Dia  21'
Soria  84', 90+1'		 Report Urunov  40'
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Masood  81' Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 2–2 Qatar Lekhwiya
Urunov  26'
Traoré  56' (o.g.)		 Report Soria  1'
Msakni  67'
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 4–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Bashir  16', 71'
Al-Shehri  42'
Al-Salem  80'		 Report Edgar  51'
Attendance: 430

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates 3–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Obaid  46'
Ciel  76'
Edgar  90+2'		 Report Msakni  36'
Attendance: 934

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Shehri  24'
Al-Jamaan  41'		 Report
Attendance: 883

Lekhwiya Qatar 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Luiz Jr.  12'
Muftah  65'		 Report
Attendance: 2,114

Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Makharadze  19' (pen.) Report Dhahi  1'
Makharadze  64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10
Iran Sepahan 6 3 0 3 12 13 −1 9
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6 0 1 5 7 16 −9 1
  AHL GHA NAS SEP
Al-Ahli — 2–0 2−2 4−1
Al-Gharafa 2–2 — 3−1 3–1
Al-Nasr 1–2 2–4 — 1–2
Sepahan 2–4 3–1 3–0 —

Sepahan Iran 3–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Sukaj  22', 81'
Ebrahimi  87'		 Report
Attendance: 5,700

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Bassas  35'
Victor Simões  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Gharafa Qatar 3–1 Iran Sepahan
Cissé  16', 58'
Siddiq  90+2'		 Report Ahmadi  13'
Attendance: 5,685

Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Morimoto  13' Report Al Hosni  17', 36'
Attendance: 4,714

Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–4 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Fardan  56'
Correa  58'		 Report Cissé  24'
Shami  31'
Nenê  45+1' (pen.)
Quaye  84'
Attendance: 5,132

Sepahan Iran 2–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Sukaj  3'
Talebi  86'		 Report Victor Simões  23', 65'
Bruno César  39'
Al Hosni  46'
Attendance: 9,124

Al-Gharafa Qatar 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Quaye  8'
Nenê  55'
Al Shammari  79'		 Report Morimoto  16'
Attendance: 5,121

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 4–1 Iran Sepahan
Al-Bassas  44', 62'
Bruno César  68' (pen.)
Al-Khamees  90+1'		 Report Đalović  82'
Attendance: 11,158

Al-Gharafa Qatar 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Alex  24'
Cissé  54' (pen.)		 Report Al Hosni  31'
Palomino  68'
Attendance: 4,551

Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–2 Iran Sepahan
Taher  71' Report Đalović  29'
Gholami  79'
Attendance: 400

Sepahan Iran 3–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa
Jahan Alian  11'
Gholami  48'
Khalatbari  55'		 Report Siddiq  44'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Bakshwin  8' (pen.)
Al-Jassim  77'		 Report Léo Lima  23' (pen.)
Malullah  55'
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
  AIN HIL RAY EST
Al-Ain — 3–1 2–1 0–1
Al-Hilal 2–0 — 3–1 1–2
Al-Rayyan 2–1 0–2 — 3–3
Esteghlal 2–0 0–1 3–0 —

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Abdulrahman  27'
Brosque  46'
Gyan  90+2'		 Report Al-Zori  9'
Attendance: 8,819

Al-Rayyan Qatar 3–3 Iran Esteghlal
Tabata  37' (pen.)
Omranzadeh  58' (o.g.)
Nilmar  87'		 Report Samuel  27'
Borhani  45+1'
Nekounam  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,026

Esteghlal Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Samuel  64'
Majidi  73'		 Report
Attendance: 21,330

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Al-Qahtani  57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub  88'		 Report Ismail  86'
Attendance: 11,090

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Ekoko  34'
Brosque  70'		 Report Nilmar  32'
Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran Esteghlal
Al-Dossari  68' Report Montazeri  80'
Borhani  86'
Attendance: 11,475

Al-Rayyan Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Nilmar  59'
Al-Marri  86'		 Report Ahmed  78'
Attendance: 2,000

Esteghlal Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  35'
Attendance: 80,300

Esteghlal Iran 3–0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Majidi  45'
Beikzadeh  73'
Borhani  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 28,330

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Al-Dossari  4'
Wesley  24'		 Report
Attendance: 13,067

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran Esteghlal
Report Nekounam  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  78'
Al-Harthi  83'
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
Thailand Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
China Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
Japan Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
  BUR SEO JIA SEN
Buriram United — 0–0 2–0 1–1
FC Seoul 2–2 — 5–1 2–1
Jiangsu Sainty 2–0 0–2 — 0–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 1–0 1–2 —
Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Thailand Buriram United 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
China Jiangsu Sainty 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3

Vegalta Sendai Japan 1–1 Thailand Buriram United
Ryang Yong-Gi  53' (pen.) Report Osmar  76'
Attendance: 10,206

FC Seoul South Korea 5–1 China Jiangsu Sainty
Damjanović  8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok  33', 56'
Molina  87'		 Report Salihi  80'
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Buriram United Thailand 0–0 South Korea FC Seoul
Report
Attendance: 20,271

FC Seoul South Korea 2–1 Japan Vegalta Sendai
Escudero  6'
Kim Jin-Kyu  22'		 Report Wilson  87' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,762

Buriram United Thailand 2–0 China Jiangsu Sainty
Suchao  39'
Charyl  60'		 Report
Attendance: 18,083

Buriram United Thailand 1–1 Japan Vegalta Sendai
Osmar  53' Report Nakahara  90+3'
Attendance: 19,237

FC Seoul South Korea 2–2 Thailand Buriram United
Jung Seung-Yong  55'
Kim Hyun-Sung  74'		 Report Ekkachai  56'
Theeraton  75'
Attendance: 7,561

Vegalta Sendai Japan 1–2 China Jiangsu Sainty
Sugai  24' Report Liu Jianye  38'
Salihi  62'
Attendance: 11,241

Group F

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10
Thailand Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
  GUA JEO MUA URA
Guangzhou Evergrande — 0–0 4–0 3–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 — 2–0 2–2
Muangthong United 1–4 2–2 — 0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 1–3 4–1 —
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1

Guangzhou Evergrande China 3–0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Barrios  16'
Muriqui  65'
Suzuki  90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 39,876

Muangthong United Thailand 2–2 South Korea 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 Japan 4–1 Thailand Muangthong United
Kashiwagi  8'
Sekiguchi  65'
Haraguchi  69'
Thritthi  78' (o.g.)		 Report Siaka  90'
Attendance: 23,246

Guangzhou Evergrande China 4–0 Thailand Muangthong United
Conca  51', 90+2' (pen.)
Muriqui  58'
Gao Lin  84'		 Report
Attendance: 39,841

Muangthong United Thailand 1–4 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Sarawut  53' Report Muriqui  40', 43'
Zheng Zhi  56'
Feng Xiaoting  86'
Attendance: 10,207

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 3–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Koroki  52'
Abe  63'
Márcio Richardes  67' (pen.)		 Report Barrios  37'
Muriqui  87'
Attendance: 19,687
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group G

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10
China Beijing Guoan 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3
  BEI BUN POH HIR
Beijing Guoan — 0–1 2–0 2–1
Bunyodkor 0–0 — 2–2 0–0
Pohang Steelers 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 0–2 0–1 —

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Pyschur  45'
Musaev  86'
Attendance: 6,607

Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–0 China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,832

Beijing Guoan China 2–1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Lang Zheng  21'
Piao Cheng  79'		 Report Ishihara  75'
Attendance: 29,616

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–2 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Pyschur  15'
Murzoev  90+4'		 Report Lee Myung-Joo  60'
Lee Gwang-Hoon  67'
Attendance: 5,000

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–0 China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 7,520

Beijing Guoan China 0–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Musaev  32'
Attendance: 37,811

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 0–0 China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 5,719

Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Park Sung-Ho  90+3' Report Pyschur  79'
Attendance: 7,357

Group H

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14
Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 0 4 2 4 9 −5 4
  CCM GUI KSW SUW
Central Coast Mariners — 2–1 0–3 0–0
Guizhou Renhe 2–1 — 0–1 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 1–1 — 0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 0–0 2–6 —

Guizhou Renhe China 0–1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Report Cléo  45+1'
Attendance: 28,411

Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–1 China Guizhou Renhe
Bojić  50'
Sainsbury  80'		 Report Rose  71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,518

Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2–6 Japan 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)

Kashiwa Reysol Japan 1–1 China Guizhou Renhe
Masushima  51' Report Li Kai  85'
Attendance: 6,083

References

  1. 1 2 "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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