2015 AFC Cup group stage

The 2015 AFC Cup group stage was played from 24 February to 13 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 11 December 2014, 15:00 UTC+8, at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel 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 27 automatic qualifiers and the five 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)

Note: Teams in italics played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).

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 were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be 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;
  4. Greater number of away goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  7. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  9. 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);
  10. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.

Groups

The matchdays were 24–25 February, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 14–15 April, 28–29 April, and 12–13 May 2015.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEH WAH NAH SZG
1 Al-Wehdat 6 4 1 1 16 3 +13 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 4–0 5–1
2 Al-Wahda 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 1–1 — 1–2 3–1
3 Al-Nahda 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 0–3 0–0 — 4–1
4 Salam Zgharta 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3 0–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Wahda 1–2 Al-Nahda
Jaafar 15' Report Voulany 41'
S. Al-Shamsi 68'
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi (Oman)[A]
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Al-Wehdat 5–1 Salam Zgharta
Shelbaieh 7', 82'
Rateb 24'
Za'tara 90+2', 90+3'		 Report Galán 34'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Salam Zgharta 0–2 Al-Wahda
Report Dakka 45'
Hamdoko 90'
Attendance: 1,847
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Nahda 0–3 Al-Wehdat
Report Abu Amarah 20' (pen.)
Za'tara 76'
Elhadji Malick 90+2'
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi
Attendance: 3,000
Salam Zgharta 2–1 Al-Nahda
Al Mal 38', 62' Report Al-Ruzaiqi 45+2'
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Wehdat 0–1 Al-Wahda
Report Omari 6' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Al-Nahda 4–1 Salam Zgharta
Voulany 14', 19'
Al-Nuaimi 28'
M. Al-Shamsi 90+1'		 Report Galán 48' (pen.)
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Al-Wahda 1–1 Al-Wehdat
Hamdoko 88' Report Abu Amarah 27' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Salam Zgharta 0–3 Al-Wehdat
Report Abu Amarah 25'
Deeb 38'
Elhadji Malick 65'
Attendance: 854
Al-Nahda 0–0 Al-Wahda
Report
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi
Attendance: 400
Al-Wehdat 4–0 Al-Nahda
Deeb 35'
Elias 38'
Al-Basha 75'
Za'tara 89'		 Report
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Al-Wahda 3–1 Salam Zgharta
Jaafar 43', 57'
Omari 90'		 Report Al Jassem 90+3'
Attendance: 108
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHO JAZ TWN HID
1 Al-Shorta 6 2 3 1 14 7 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage — 4–0 6–2 2–2
2 Al-Jazeera 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6 1–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Al-Hidd 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5 1–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 1–1 Al-Jazeera
S. Yousef 90+4' Report Al-Nawateer 31'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Al-Shorta 2–2 Al-Hidd
Salem 2' (pen.)
Kalaf 13'		 Report Rico 28'
Ayyash 45+1'
Attendance: 50
Al-Jazeera 1–1 Al-Shorta
Franco 12' Report Karim 7' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Al-Hidd 1–1 Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Adnan 4' Report H. Abuhammad 90+4'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Al-Shorta 6–2 Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Abdul-Zahra 20', 35'
Kalaf 34'
Hussein 45+1', 90+1'
Ismail 63'		 Report Zidan 40', 86'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Hidd 1–1 Al-Jazeera
Rico 54' Report Abu Hudaib 68'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 1–0 Al-Shorta
S. Yousef 83' Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Al-Jazeera 1–0 Al-Hidd
Al-Natour 75' Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Hidd 1–1 Al-Shorta
Omosuyi 77' Report Boukar 82'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Al-Shorta 4–0 Al-Jazeera
Hussein 19', 53'
Caion 50'
Salem 76'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IST QAD ERB AHA
1 Istiklol 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 1–3 5–2
2 Al-Qadsia 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 2–2 — 1–2 2–0
3 Erbil 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 0–0 0–1 — 2–3
4 Ahal 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Istiklol 1–3 Erbil
Nadhim 60' (o.g.) Report Hussein 35'
Sabah 65'
Salah 75'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Qadsia 2–0 Ahal
Saleh 58'
Abdullah 63'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Ahal 1–2 Istiklol
Orazow 28' (pen.) Report Fatkhuloev 4'
Makhmudov 66'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Erbil 0–1 Al-Qadsia
Report Subotić 77'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Ahal 2–1 Erbil
Annaýew 29', 90+1' Report Salah 30'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Al-Qadsia 2–2 Istiklol
Al-Mutawa 3' (pen.), 54' Report Dzahlilov 36'
Vasiev 45+1'
Attendance: 475
Istiklol 2–0 Al-Qadsia
Davronov 53' (pen.)
Dzhalilov 63'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Erbil 2–3 Ahal
Mahmoud 41', 65' (pen.) Report Babajanow 47'
Garadanow 73', 75'
Attendance: 50
Ahal 0–1 Al-Qadsia
Report Al-Mutawa 20'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Erbil 0–0 Istiklol
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Al-Qadsia 1–2 Erbil
Aman 49' Report Salah 45+1'
Khalid 52'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Istiklol 5–2 Ahal
Dzhalilov 9', 90+1'
Makhmudov 28'
Bleda 31'
Şermetow 53' (o.g.)		 Report Garadanow 32'
Annadurdyýew 90+3'
Attendance: 12,000
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAI KUW RIF NEJ
1 Al-Jaish 6 4 2 0 6 1 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–1 1–0
2 Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 0–1 — 2–1 4–1
3 Riffa 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 2–1 — 2–1
4 Al-Nejmeh 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Kuwait 4–1 Al-Nejmeh
Al Saqer 16'
Hakem 52'
Hammami 83'
Hezam 89'		 Report Sy 40'
Attendance: 600
Riffa 0–1 Al-Jaish
Report Moustafa 66'
Attendance: 300
Al-Jaish 1–0 Al-Nejmeh
Salkeni 88' Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Al-Kuwait 2–1 Riffa
Al Sanea 51'
Al Buraiki 73'		 Report Deeb 27'
Attendance: 400
Riffa 2–1 Al-Nejmeh
Obregón 5'
Saeed 35'		 Report Takaji 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Al-Nejmeh 1–1 Riffa
Atwi 22' Report Deeb 32'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Kuwait 0–1 Al-Jaish
Report Kogale 6'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Al-Nejmeh 1–2 Al-Kuwait
Sy 22' Report Rogerinho 2', 46'
Attendance: 300
Al-Jaish 1–1 Riffa
Moustafa 36' Report Hashem 73'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Riffa 2–1 Al-Kuwait
Ahmed 15'
Al Azmi 74' (o.g.)		 Report Al Buraiki 20'
Attendance: 100
Al-Nejmeh 0–2 Al-Jaish
Report Moustafa 35' (pen.)
Salkeni 84'
Attendance: 1
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Notes
  1. ^ a b
    Fixtures between Al-Kuwait and Al-Nejmeh were reversed from original order.
  2. ^ a b c
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ BGL MAZ WAR
1 Persipura Jayapura 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 0–0 6–0
2 Bengaluru 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 1–3 — 2–1 1–0
3 Maziya 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7 1–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Warriors 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Warriors 1–3 Persipura Jayapura
Ahmad 69' Report Koné 30'
Boaz 34'
Alom 58'
Attendance: 1,117
Bengaluru 2–1 Maziya
Chhetri 67'
Sampingiraj 90+3'		 Report Umair 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,614
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Persipura Jayapura 3–1 Bengaluru
Kabes 4'
Robertino 23', 50'		 Report Vineeth 90'
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Maziya 2–0 Warriors
Abdulla 47'
Rodríguez 88'		 Report
Attendance: 700
Maziya 1–2 Persipura Jayapura
Abdulla 78' Report Boaz 35'
Koné 77'
Attendance: 580
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Bengaluru 1–0 Warriors
Walker 36' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 5,264
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Persipura Jayapura 0–0 Maziya
Report
Attendance: 12,623
Warriors 0–1 Bengaluru
Report R. Singh 76'
Attendance: 988
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Persipura Jayapura 6–0 Warriors
Paulin 19'
Kabes 41', 58'
Boaz 53', 56'
Pangkali 88'		 Report
Attendance: 9,823
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Maziya 1–2 Bengaluru
Rodríguez 60' Report Chhetri 70' (pen.), 78'
Attendance: 962
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Warriors 0–2 Maziya
Report Umair 49'
Rodríguez 90+3'
Attendance: 631
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Bengaluru 1–3 Persipura Jayapura
U. Singh 24' Report Robertino 29'
Wanggai 72'
Boaz 77'
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KIT EBG BAL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 3–0
2 Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 2–0 — 2–2 3–0
3 East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4 Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–1 East Bengal
Nazrin 9'
Safiq 38' (pen.)
Suppiah 47'
Safee 53'		 Report Martins 35'
Attendance: 12,212
East Bengal 1–1 Kitchee
Martins 74' Report Belencoso 30'
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Kitchee 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Belencoso 27'
Tarrés 35'		 Report
Attendance: 2,277
East Bengal 3–0 Balestier Khalsa
B. Singh 22'
Hussein 71' (o.g.)
Martins 75'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Kitchee
Figueroa 17'
Safiq 44' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 10,154
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Balestier Khalsa 1–2 Kitchee
Fadhil 33' Report Belencoso 14', 61'
Attendance: 512
East Bengal 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report Gaikwad 6' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Kitchee 2–2 East Bengal
Lam Ka Wai 15'
Xu Deshuai 59'		 Report Martins 80'
Lobo 89'
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Balestier Khalsa
Safee 76'
Safiq 85'
Figueroa 90'		 Report
Attendance: 10,110
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCA PAH GLO YAD
1 South China 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–0 3–1
2 Pahang 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8 0–1 — 0–0 7–4
3 Global 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 1–6 0–0 — 4–1
4 Yadanarbon 6 1 0 5 10 20 −10 3 0–3 2–3 2–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Yadanarbon 2–3 Pahang
Stewart 35' (o.g.)
Djawa 55' (pen.)		 Report Nwakaeme 6', 12'
Gopi 89'
Attendance: 10,115
Global 1–6 South China
M. Jónsson 87' Report McBreen 2', 27'
Lo Kong Wai 39'
Chan Wai Ho 50'
Awal 66', 75'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
South China 3–1 Yadanarbon
Lo Kong Wai 13'
Awal 19'
McBreen 38'		 Report Zaw Linn Tun 88'
Attendance: 2,511
Pahang 0–0 Global
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Yadanarbon 2–0 Global
Djawa 52'
Win Htay Kyaw 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Pahang 0–1 South China
Report Chan Siu Ki 13'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
South China 3–1 Pahang
Chan Siu Kwan 10'
Lo Kong Wai 53'
Sealy 56'		 Report Nwakaeme 62'
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Global 4–1 Yadanarbon
Hartmann 16' (pen.), 40'
Bahadoran 60'
González 83'		 Report Yan Paing 19'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
South China 3–0 Global
Cheng Lai Hin 40'
Mališić 55'
McBreen 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 1,708
Pahang 7–4 Yadanarbon
Nwakaeme 7', 32', 59'
Conti 18'
Saarvindaran 48', 87'
Hafiz 85'		 Report Djawa 45+1'
Hlaing Bo Bo 58', 68'
Win Naing Soe 90+1'
Attendance: 2,758
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Global 0–0 Pahang
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Yadanarbon 0–3 South China
Report McBreen 27', 60'
Lam Hok Hei 40'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSB AYE NRA LAO
1 Persib Bandung 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 3–3 4–1 1–0
2 Ayeyawady United 6 2 4 0 13 9 +4 10 1–1 — 0–0 4–3
3 New Radiant 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 0–1 0–3 — 2–1
4 Lao Toyota 6 0 3 3 7 10 −3 3 0–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Persib Bandung 4–1 New Radiant
Jufriyanto 15'
Konaté 42'
Atep 45+1'
Yandi 90+2'		 Report Ali 60'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Lao Toyota 2–2 Ayeyawady United
Sitthideth 63'
Phatthana 65'		 Report Naumov 21', 57'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Ayeyawady United 1–1 Persib Bandung
Fonseca 58' Report Atep 45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
New Radiant 2–1 Lao Toyota
Okoro 69'
Ali 88' (pen.)		 Report Maitee 38'
Attendance: 2,375
Persib Bandung 1–0 Lao Toyota
Atep 20' Report
Attendance: 18,552
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
New Radiant 0–3 Ayeyawady United
Report Fonseca 34'
Naumov 86', 90+3'
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Ayeyawady United 0–0 New Radiant
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Lao Toyota 0–0 Persib Bandung
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Ayeyawady United 4–3 Lao Toyota
Fonseca 9', 86'
Naumov 69' (pen.), 80'		 Report Phatthana 28' (pen.)
Maitee 42'
Honma 74'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
New Radiant 0–1 Persib Bandung
Report Ridwan 14'
Attendance: 500
Persib Bandung 3–3 Ayeyawady United
Supardi 29'
Ridwan 52'
Konaté 90' (pen.)		 Report Naumov 44', 76' (pen.)
Nay Lin Aung 90+3'
Attendance: 12,250
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Lao Toyota 1–1 New Radiant
Honma 82' Report Fasir 34'
Attendance: 200

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Cup 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
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