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).

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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]

Tiebreakers

The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: [4]

  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. Kicks from the penalty mark 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 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEP HIL GHA JAZ
1 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 6411145+913 [a] Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–0 5–1
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 6411116+513 [a] 1–2 2–0 3–1
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa 62136717 1–0 0–1 5–2
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira 6015720131 1–4 2–3 0–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: Sepahan and Al-Hilal are ranked by their head-to-head records: Sepahan (4 pts), Al-Hilal (1 pt).
Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
Report
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Touré Soccerball shade.svg51'
Januário Soccerball shade.svg60'

Al-Gharafa Flag of Qatar.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Report Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg9'
Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 5 – 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira
Jamshidian Soccerball shade.svg2', 24'
Touré Soccerball shade.svg56'
Janjuš Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kazemian Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Baré Soccerball shade.svg54'

Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
Aghili Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Jamshidian Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 5,668
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira
Kamel Soccerball shade.svg4'
Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg14'
Al-Shalhoub Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Jumaa Soccerball shade.svg19'

Al-Gharafa Flag of Qatar.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
Diané Soccerball shade.svg19' Report
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2 – 3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Mabkhout Soccerball shade.svg44'
Qasem Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg56', 65'
Rădoi Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)

Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Navidkia Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Al-Zori Soccerball shade.svg46'
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 8,833
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Gharafa Flag of Qatar.svg 5 – 2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg10', 62', 80'
Diané Soccerball shade.svg48'
Al Zain Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Jumaa Soccerball shade.svg31'
Ricardo Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)

Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1 – 4 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
Baré Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Kazemian Soccerball shade.svg32'
Touré Soccerball shade.svg60,71'
Enayati Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg47'
Al-Fraidi Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SAD NAS EST PAK
1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 624086+210Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–2 2–1
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 6222107+38 [a] 1–1 2–1 4–0
3 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 62221110+18 [a] 1–1 2–1 4–2
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 612381465 1–1 2–2 2–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: Al-Nassr and Esteghlal are also tied on their head-to-head records (3 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.
Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Karimov Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sharofetdinov Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report Al-Mutwa Soccerball shade.svg51'
Miladinović Soccerball shade.svg88' (o.g.)
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Majidi Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Keita Soccerball shade.svg88'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)


Al-Sadd Flag of Qatar.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Lee Jung-Soo Soccerball shade.svg61' Report
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Hawar Soccerball shade.svg12'
Majidi Soccerball shade.svg23'
Seyed-Salehi Soccerball shade.svg57'
Borhani Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Savić Soccerball shade.svg4'
Shikhov Soccerball shade.svg90'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 17,654
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Andreev Soccerball shade.svg28'
Krimets Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Borhani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Sulaimani Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Siddiq Soccerball shade.svg37'

Al-Sadd Flag of Qatar.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg54'
Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Majidi Soccerball shade.svg6', 37'
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Hamood Soccerball shade.svg8'
Al-Mutwa Soccerball shade.svg24', 65'
Al-Sahlawi Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report

Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Andreev Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Siddiq Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Majidi Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hawar Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Al-Mutwa Soccerball shade.svg60'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 85,422
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ITT BUN WAH PER
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6321105+511Advance to knockout stage 1–1 0–0 3–1
2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 623186+29 0–1 3–2 0–0
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 61326826 0–3 1–1 2–0
4 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 612361155 3–2 1–3 1–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Wahda Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Hugo Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Haydarov Soccerball shade.svg85'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 5,622
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Ziaya Soccerball shade.svg13', 75'
Noor Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Report Zare Soccerball shade.svg19'

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Report Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg34'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda
Badamaki Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Ameen Soccerball shade.svg54'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Al-Wahda Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0 – 3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Report Ziaya Soccerball shade.svg33'
Abushgeer Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Paulo Jorge Soccerball shade.svg87'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 7,873
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Arifi Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Rajabov Soccerball shade.svg60'
Karimov Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Karpenko Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 31,765
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Ali Asgari Soccerball shade.svg14', 69'
Arifi Soccerball shade.svg16'
Report Al-Rashid Soccerball shade.svg19', 90+4'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,486
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 3 – 2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda
Trifunović Soccerball shade.svg11', 35'
Soliev Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Matar Soccerball shade.svg2'
Hugo Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Al-Wahda Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Saleh Soccerball shade.svg13'
Al Shehhi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ZOB SHA EMI RAY
1 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 641173+413Advance to knockout stage 0–1 2–1 1–0
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab 632184+411 0–0 4–1 1–0
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Emirates 620461046 0–1 2–1 2–0
4 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 61144844 1–3 1–1 2–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg 2 – 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Emirates
Hosseini Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Igor Castro Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Daoudi Soccerball shade.svg39'
Al-Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
Itamar Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.) Report Al-Shamrani Soccerball shade.svg59'

Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
Daoudi Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report
Emirates Club Stadium, Ras al-Khaimah
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Al-Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
Report

Al-Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
Al Marri Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Khalatbari Soccerball shade.svg11'
Igor Castro Soccerball shade.svg24'
Hadadifar Soccerball shade.svg71'
Al-Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4 – 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Emirates
Keita Soccerball shade.svg45+4', 50'
Muath Soccerball shade.svg74'
Shuhail Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Daoudi Soccerball shade.svg5'

Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
Bouguèche Soccerball shade.svg25', 41' Report Bin Saran Soccerball shade.svg45'
Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
Farhadi Soccerball shade.svg21' Report
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)


Al-Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg 2 – 0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Emirates
Ghafoor Murad Soccerball shade.svg74'
Alaaeldin Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report
Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
Report Bin Sultan Soccerball shade.svg57'

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification GAM TIA JEJ MEL
1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 6312137+610 [a] Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–1 5–1
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Teda 631286+210 [a] 2–1 3–0 1–1
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju United 621361047 2–1 0–1 1–1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 613271146 1–1 2–1 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: Gamba Osaka and Tianjin Teda are ranked by their head-to-head records: Gamba Osaka (3 pts, +1 GD), Tianjin Teda (3 pts, –1 GD).
Jeju United Flag of South Korea.svg 0 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Teda
Report Yu Dabao Soccerball shade.svg55'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 5,245
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Takei Soccerball shade.svg4'
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Lee Keun-Ho Soccerball shade.svg10'
Futagawa Soccerball shade.svg62'
Kim Seung-Yong Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report Muscat Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 12,949
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Tianjin Teda Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Chen Tao Soccerball shade.svg25'
Cao Yang Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Report Lee Keun-Ho Soccerball shade.svg31'
TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 26,866
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Jeju United Flag of South Korea.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Shin Young-Rok Soccerball shade.svg53'
Bae Ki-Jong Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg23'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Teda
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg44'
Muscat Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Report Chen Tao Soccerball shade.svg37'
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju United
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg26', 48'
Takei Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Shin Young-Rok Soccerball shade.svg67'

Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 – 1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Leijer Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg43'
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Tianjin Teda Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3 – 0 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju United
Olguín Soccerball shade.svg8'
Wu Weian Soccerball shade.svg21'
Cao Yang Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Report
TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 26,683
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE)

Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Teda
Endo Soccerball shade.svg74'
Usami Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (pen.)
Report

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEO NAG AIN HAN
1 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 632194+511Advance to knockout stage 0–2 3–0 3–0
2 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 631296+310 1–1 4–0 1–0
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 62134957 0–1 3–1 1–0
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou Greentown 61233635 1–1 2–0 0–0
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0 – 1 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Report Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg25'



Nagoya Grampus Flag of Japan.svg 4 – 0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Kanazaki Soccerball shade.svg27', 45+1'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg61' (o.g.)
Fujimoto Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report

FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
Report Kanazaki Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nagai Soccerball shade.svg81'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 3 – 0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Ko Yo-Han Soccerball shade.svg16'
Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg39', 72'
Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 23,623
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
Al Merri Soccerball shade.svg21'
Elias Soccerball shade.svg39', 50' (pen.)
Report Fujimoto Soccerball shade.svg49'
Notes

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JEO CER SHL ARE
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6501142+1215Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–0 6–0
2 Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka 6402114+712 1–0 4–0 2–1
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng 621398+17 1–2 2–0 5–0
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arema 6015222201 0–4 0–4 1–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Cerezo Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arema
Rodrigo Pimpão Soccerball shade.svg14', 76' Report Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Arema Flag of Indonesia.svg 0 – 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report Kim Ji-Woong Soccerball shade.svg25'
Huang Bowen Soccerball shade.svg77'
Luiz Henrique Soccerball shade.svg82', 88'
Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Arema Flag of Indonesia.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Fakhrudin Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.) Report Obina Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Cerezo Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 1 – 0 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Inui Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 11,351
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 5 – 0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arema
Deng Zhuoxiang Soccerball shade.svg25'
Obina Soccerball shade.svg44'
Han Peng Soccerball shade.svg71'
Mozhapa Soccerball shade.svg81'
Wang Yongpo Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Arema Flag of Indonesia.svg 0 – 4 Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka
Report Kiyotake Soccerball shade.svg30'
Rodrigo Pimpão Soccerball shade.svg43'
Inui Soccerball shade.svg46', 60'

Cerezo Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 4 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Rodrigo Pimpão Soccerball shade.svg39'
Kiyotake Soccerball shade.svg47'
Inui Soccerball shade.svg73'
Kurata Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SUW KSH SYD SHS
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6330123+912 [a] Advance to knockout stage 1–1 3–1 4–0
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 633093+612 [a] 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 612361155 0–0 0–3 1–1
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 6024313102 0–3 0–0 2–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tiebreakers: Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.


Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua
Carle Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Riascos Soccerball shade.svg6'

Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0 – 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Report Nozawa Soccerball shade.svg41'
Gabriel Soccerball shade.svg51'
Koroki Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Shanghai Shenhua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2 – 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
Jiang Jiajun Soccerball shade.svg8'
Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg52' (o.g.)
Report Cazarine Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 59'
Bridge Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua
Koroki Soccerball shade.svg32', 80' Report
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 2
Attendance: 11,954
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
Osako Soccerball shade.svg64'
Nozawa Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Jurman Soccerball shade.svg26'
Notes

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