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]
The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEP | HIL | GHA | JAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 [a] | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Al-Jazira | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Gharafa | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wilhelmsson |
| Sepahan | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aghili Jamshidian | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamel Al-Qahtani Al-Shalhoub | Report | Jumaa |
| Al-Gharafa | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diané | Report |
| Al-Gharafa | 5 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Diané Al Zain | Report | Jumaa Ricardo Oliveira |
| Al-Hilal | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani Al-Fraidi | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAD | NAS | EST | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 [a] | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 [a] | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Pakhtakor | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karimov Sharofetdinov | Report | Al-Mutwa Miladinović |
| Al-Sadd | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-Soo Afif | Report | Abdukholiqov |
| Al-Sadd | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-Soo | Report |
| Esteghlal | 4 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hawar Majidi Seyed-Salehi Borhani | Report | Savić Shikhov |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITT | BUN | WAH | PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Al-Ittihad | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ziaya Noor | Report | Zare |
| Bunyodkor | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Muwallad |
| Persepolis | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Badamaki | Report | Ameen |
| Bunyodkor | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Wahda | 0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ziaya Abushgeer Paulo Jorge |
| Al-Ittihad | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Persepolis | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Asgari Arifi | Report | Al-Rashid |
| Al-Wahda | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh Al Shehhi | Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assis | Report | Trifunović |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZOB | SHA | EMI | RAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Al-Rayyan | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Marri | Report | Khalatbari Igor Castro Hadadifar |
| Al-Shabab | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani | Report |
| Al-Rayyan | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafoor Murad Alaaeldin | Report |
| Zob Ahan | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bin Sultan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GAM | TIA | JEJ | MEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 [a] | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Jeju United | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yu Dabao |
| Gamba Osaka | 5 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takei Adriano Lee Keun-Ho Futagawa Kim Seung-Yong | Report | Muscat |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Allsopp | Report | Park Hyun-Beom Lee Hyun-Ho |
| Tianjin Teda | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Tao Cao Yang | Report | Lee Keun-Ho |
| Jeju United | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Young-Rok Bae Ki-Jong | Report | Nakazawa |
| Tianjin Teda | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zorić | Report | Muscat |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández Muscat | Report | Chen Tao |
| Gamba Osaka | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano Takei | Report | Shin Young-Rok |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leijer | Report | Nakazawa |
| Tianjin Teda | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olguín Wu Weian Cao Yang | Report |
| Gamba Osaka | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Endo Usami | Report |
| Jeju United | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Eun-Jung | Report | Ferreira |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEO | NAG | AIN | HAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez Bari | Report |
| Al-Ain | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Damjanović |
| FC Seoul | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović Ou Kyoung-Jun Molina | Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nagai | Report | Choi Hyun-Tae |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| FC Seoul | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kanazaki Nagai |
| Al-Ain | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman | Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fujimoto | Report |
| FC Seoul | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Yo-Han Damjanović | Report |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zeng Yue | Report | Bang Seung-Hwan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | CER | SHL | ARE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Pimpão | Report | Alam Shah |
| Shandong Luneng | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Renato Silva Wang Yongpo | Report |
| Arema | 0 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Ji-Woong Huang Bowen Luiz Henrique |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Inui | Report |
| Shandong Luneng | 5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deng Zhuoxiang Obina Han Peng Mozhapa Wang Yongpo | Report |
| Arema | 0 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kiyotake Rodrigo Pimpão Inui |
| Shandong Luneng | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Haibin | Report | Lee Dong-Gook |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lovrek Kim Dong-Chan Jeong Shung-Hoon Kang Seung-Jo | Report |
| Cerezo Osaka | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Pimpão Kiyotake Inui Kurata | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SUW | KSH | SYD | SHS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 [a] | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Tae-Gyun Oh Jang-Eun | Report |
| Sydney FC | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carle | Report | Riascos |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yeom Ki-Hoon | Report | K. Nakata |
| Kashima Antlers | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tashiro | Report | Yeom Ki-Hun |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Jiajun Jamieson | Report | Cazarine Bridge |
| Kashima Antlers | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koroki | Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Tae-Gyun Neretljak Yeom Ki-Hoon | Report | Cazarine |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ha Tae-Gyun Shin Se-Gye |