The 2009 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 March to 20 May 2009. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knock-out stage of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 |
| Al-Hilal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hawsawi | Report | Hamid Reza Farzaneh |
| Qom | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Z. Tadjiyev F. Tadjiyev |
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Tadjiyev Geynrikh | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbar Al-Swaileh | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [b] |
| Persepolis | Annulled 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi Nikbakht Norouzi | Report | Abdulwahab |
| Al-Gharafa | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Araújo | Report | Marcelo Camacho Bin Saran Al-Shamrani |
| Sharjah | Annulled (0–2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kamil Araújo |
| Sharjah | Annulled (1–3) | |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Barbosa | Report | Al-Shamrani Otaif Marcelo Camacho |
| Persepolis | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zare Touré Nikbakht | Report | Fernandão |
| Al-Gharafa | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandão Araújo Nashat Akram | Report | Karimi |
| Sharjah | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani | Report |
| Persepolis | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalili | Report |
| Al-Gharafa | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moteab Aboucherouane | Report | Borhani |
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kazemi | Report | Fernando Baiano |
| Umm-Salal | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| N'Diaye | Report | Al-Montashari Renato Aboucherouane |
| Umm-Salal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio César | Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallad | Report | Fernando Baiano |
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alizadeh | Report | Aboucherouane |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
| Sepahan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jafarpour Sá | Report |
| Bunyodkor | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soliev | Report | Bashir |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Obaid Mguni | Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani Al-Hamed | Report | Khatibi |
| Bunyodkor | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salomov Ashurmatov | Report | Aghili Emad Mohammed |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagoe Bashir | Report | Abdullah |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos Assunção | Report | Tagoe Al-Qahtani |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mguni Saad | Report | Emad Mohammed |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Jin-Soo | Report | Yoshida Davi Magnum |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Griffiths Du Wenhui | Report |
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski | Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tamada | Report | Elrich |
| Nagoya Grampus | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ogawa Maki Davi | Report | Kim Shin-Wook |
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski Rooney | Report | R. Griffiths |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guo Hui | Report | Niikawa |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 |
| Gamba Osaka | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Endo Sasaki | Report |
| Sriwijaya | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ngon | Report | Jung Jo-Gook Kim Chi-Woo Kim Seung-Yong |
| FC Seoul | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Jo-Gook Lee Sang-Hyup | Report | Yamazaki Leandro |
| Shandong Luneng | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lü Zheng Han Peng | Report |
| Sriwijaya | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leandro Sasaki Cho Jae-Jin |
| FC Seoul | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Yong-Ho | Report | Cichero |
| FC Seoul | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović Sim Woo-Yeon | Report | Gumbs |
| Shandong Luneng | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leandro |
| Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Usami | Report | Damjanović Kim Han-Yoon |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Li Weifeng Edu Hong Soon-Hak Park Hyun-Beom | Report | Marquinhos |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barcos Yu Tao Yin Xifu | Report | Wilkinson |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Osako | Report |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edu |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osman | Report | Motoyama Uchida Osako Aoki |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vâlkanov Hleb | Report | Li Weifeng |
| Kashima Antlers | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Koroki Ogasawara Osako | Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho Bae Ki-Jong | Report | Vâlkanov |
| Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oiwa Marquinhos | Report |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Latiff | Report | Barcos |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bae Ki-Jong Lee Sang-ho Seo Dong-Hyun | Report | Đurić |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Milligan | Report | Marquinhos |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Renatinho | Report |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-Sung | Report | Terada |
| Tianjin Teda | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Éber Wu Wei'an | Report | Caceres Simon |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jong Tae-Se Taniguchi Juninho K. Nakamura Renatinho |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Renatinho | Report | Simon |
| Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Denilson | Report | Kwasnik |
| Tianjin Teda | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Leilei Tommasi | Report | Renatinho |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Noh Byung-Joon Denilson |