2011 AFC Champions League group stage
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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]
Contents
Tiebreakers
The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[4]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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)
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sepahan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 |
 Al-Hilal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 |
 Al-Gharafa |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 |
 Al-Jazira |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 |
- Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepahan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Hilal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Al-Gharafa |
5 – 2 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
Mahmoud  10', 62', 80'Diané 48'Al Zain 60' |
Report | Jumaa 31' Ricardo Oliveira 37' (pen.) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadd |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| Al-Nassr |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| Esteghlal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 |
 Pakhtakor |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nassr |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Esteghlal |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| Bunyodkor |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| Al-Wahda |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| Persepolis |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |
| Al-Ittihad |
3 – 1 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Ziaya 13', 75' Noor 48' (pen.) |
Report | Zare 19' |
|
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zob Ahan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
| Al-Shabab |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
| Emirates |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
| Al-Rayyan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gamba Osaka |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
 Tianjin Teda |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
 Jeju United |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
 Melbourne Victory |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Tianjin Teda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Gamba Osaka |
5 – 1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Takei 4' Adriano 7' (pen.)Lee Keun-Ho 10'Futagawa 62'Kim Seung-Yong 90+1' |
Report | Muscat 21' (pen.) |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
| Nagoya Grampus |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
| Al-Ain |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 7 |
| Hangzhou Greentown |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 |
- Notes
- Note 1: Nagoya Grampus v Al-Ain postponed from 15 March 2011 to 12 April 2011 due to earthquake in Japan.[5][6]
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 |
| Cerezo Osaka |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| Shandong Luneng |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
 Arema |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 |
| Shandong Luneng |
5 – 0 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Deng Zhuoxiang 25' Obina 44'Han Peng 71'Mozhapa 81'Wang Yongpo 90+2' |
Report |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 – 0 | Arema |
|---|---|---|
| Lovrek 1', 45+2', 60' Kim Dong-Chan 9'Jeong Shung-Hoon 27'Kang Seung-Jo 77' |
Report |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 |
| Kashima Antlers |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
| Sydney FC |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |
| Shanghai Shenhua |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kashima Antlers |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shanghai Shenhua |
2 – 3 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Jiajun 8' Jamieson 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Cazarine 45+1', 59' Bridge 90+3' |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
3 – 1 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Tae-Gyun 34' Neretljak 50'Yeom Ki-Hoon 80' |
Report | Cazarine 51' |
- Notes
- Note 2: The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[5] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.[7] All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.
References
- ↑ Mouth-watering matches on the ACL agenda
- ↑ AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)
- ↑ 2011 AFC Champions League Official Match Schedule
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 AFC President offers condolences
- ↑ ACL update: Nagoya Grampus-Al Ain match to be played as scheduled
- ↑ Dates set for Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (English)
