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[a] 1–1 — 1–2 3–2
3 El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8[a] 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. ^ a b 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
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: Soccerway
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)
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
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.
Beijing Guoan 1–1 FC Seoul
Utaka 20' Report Go Yo-han 71'
Attendance: 33,813
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.
Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 Melbourne Victory
Huang Bowen 59'
Diamanti 65', 85'
Elkeson 71'		 Report Contreras 37'
Broxham 41'
Attendance: 39,841

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.
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

References

  1. ^ a b "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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