The group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played from 26 February to 1 May 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage. [1]
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House 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 29 automatic qualifiers and the three qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:
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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.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [1]
The matchdays were 26–27 February, 12–13 March, 2–3 April, 9–10 April, 23–24 April, and 30 April–1 May 2013. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHB | JSH | JAZ | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Shabab | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  El Jaish | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Jazira | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Tractor Sazi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — |
| Tractor Sazi | 3–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
Seyed-Salehi  36'Kazemian 60'Ebrahimzadeh 80' | Report | Mabkhout 79' |
| El Jaish | 3–3 | Tractor Sazi |
|---|---|---|
| Ribeiro 35', 88' Adriano 67' (pen.) | Report | Paixão 24' Seyed-Salehi 51'Geílson 90+2' |
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Tractor Sazi |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 30' | Report |
| Tractor Sazi | 0–1 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tagliabué 84' |
| Al-Jazira | 2–0 | Tractor Sazi |
|---|---|---|
| Oliveira 7' Khater 90+2' | Report |
| Al-Shabab | 2–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 47' Al-Sulaitin 80' | Report | Diaky 30' |
| Tractor Sazi | 2–4 | El Jaish |
|---|---|---|
| Geílson 3', 66' | Report | Sayed 48' (pen.) Bakur 52', 71' (pen.)Go Seul-Ki 83' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEK | SHA | ETT | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lekhwiya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Al-Ettifaq | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Pakhtakor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pakhtakor | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Abdukholiqov 73' | Report |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 0–1 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Iskanderov 85' |
| Al-Ettifaq | 0–0 | Lekhwiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Masood 81' | Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4–1 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir 16', 71' Al-Shehri 42'Al-Salem 80' | Report | Edgar 51' |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shehri 24' Al-Jamaan 41' | Report |
| Lekhwiya | 2–0 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Luiz Jr. 12' Muftah 65' | Report |
| Pakhtakor | 1–2 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Makharadze 19' (pen.) | Report | Dhahi 1' Makharadze 64' (o.g.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | GHA | SEP | NAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | Al-Gharafa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Sepahan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Al-Nasr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — |
| Al-Ahli | 2–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bassas 35' Victor Simões 90+4' | Report |
| Sepahan | 2–4 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Sukaj 3' Talebi 86' | Report | Victor Simões 23', 65' Bruno César 39'Al Hosni 46' |
| Al-Gharafa | 3–1 | Al-Nasr |
|---|---|---|
| Quaye 8' Nenê 55'Al Shammari 79' | Report | Morimoto 16' |
| Al-Ahli | 4–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bassas 44', 62' Bruno César 68' (pen.)Al-Khamees 90+1' | Report | Đalović 82' |
| Sepahan | 3–1 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Jahan Alian 11' Gholami 48'Khalatbari 55' | Report | Siddiq 44' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | HIL | AIN | RAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteghlal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Al-Ain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Al-Rayyan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Al-Rayyan | 3–3 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Tabata 37' (pen.) Omranzadeh 58' (o.g.)Nilmar 87' | Report | Samuel 27' Borhani 45+1'Nekounam 86' (pen.) |
| Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 57', 74' Al-Shalhoub 88' | Report | Ismail 86' |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dossari 4' Wesley 24' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEO | BUR | JIA | SEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Seoul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Buriram United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Jiangsu Sainty | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 |  Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–1 | Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
| Ryang Yong-Gi 53' (pen.) | Report | Osmar 76' |
| FC Seoul | 5–1 | Jiangsu Sainty |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 8', 61' Yun Il-Lok 33', 56'Molina 87' | Report | Salihi 80' |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | Vegalta Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Escudero 6' Kim Jin-Kyu 22' | Report | Wilson 87' (pen.) |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2–0 | Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
| Lu Bofei 42' Sun Ke 43' | Report |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–0 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Yanagisawa 16' | Report |
| Buriram United | 2–0 | Jiangsu Sainty |
|---|---|---|
| Suchao 39' Charyl 60' | Report |
| Buriram United | 1–1 | Vegalta Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Osmar 53' | Report | Nakahara 90+3' |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 0–2 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Koh Myong-Jin 32' Yun Il-Lok 72' |
| FC Seoul | 2–2 | Buriram United |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Seung-Yong 55' Kim Hyun-Sung 74' | Report | Ekkachai 56' Theeraton 75' |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–2 | Jiangsu Sainty |
|---|---|---|
| Sugai 24' | Report | Liu Jianye 38' Salihi 62' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GUA | JEO | URA | MUA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Muangthong United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Barrios 16' Muriqui 65'Suzuki 90+1' (o.g.) | Report |
| Muangthong United | 2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Gjurovski 45+1' (pen.) Kim Yoo-Jin 89' | Report | Lee Dong-Gook 6' (pen.) Oris 78' |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Muangthong United |
|---|---|---|
| Kashiwagi 8' Sekiguchi 65'Haraguchi 69'Thritthi 78' (o.g.) | Report | Siaka 90' |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Haraguchi 6' | Report | Lee Seung-Gi 52' Lee Dong-Gook 64'Eninho 70' |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–0 | Muangthong United |
|---|---|---|
| Conca 51', 90+2' (pen.) Muriqui 58'Gao Lin 84' | Report |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Eninho 51' Seo Sang-Min 90+2' | Report | Nasu 3' Umesaki 7' |
| Muangthong United | 1–4 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
|---|---|---|
| Sarawut 53' | Report | Muriqui 40', 43' Zheng Zhi 56'Feng Xiaoting 86' |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–0 | Muangthong United |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-Gook 56' (pen.) Park Hee-Do 58' | Report |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
|---|---|---|
| Koroki 52' Abe 63'Márcio Richardes 67' (pen.) | Report | Barrios 37' Muriqui 87' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUN | BEI | POH | HIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–2 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pyschur 45' Musaev 86' |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
|---|---|---|
| Lang Zheng 21' Piao Cheng 79' | Report | Ishihara 75' |
| Bunyodkor | 2–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Pyschur 15' Murzoev 90+4' | Report | Lee Myung-Joo 60' Lee Gwang-Hoon 67' |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Jin-Sung 67' | Report | Ishihara 62' |
| Beijing Guoan | 0–1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Musaev 32' |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Guerrón 47' Shao Jiayi 87' | Report |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Park Sung-Ho 90+3' | Report | Pyschur 79' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KSW | CCM | GUI | SUW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Guizhou Renhe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Guizhou Renhe | 0–1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cléo 45+1' |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Domingues 21', 88' Kano 67' | Report | Zwaanswijk 8' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Guizhou Renhe |
|---|---|---|
| Bojić 50' Sainsbury 80' | Report | Rose 71' (o.g.) |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–6 | Kashiwa Reysol |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Jae-Soo 52' Ristić 73' (pen.) | Report | Tanaka 16', 67' Kurisawa 51', 75'Kudo 55', 90+3' |
| Guizhou Renhe | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Muslimović 83' Qu Bo 85' | Report | Duke 42' (pen.) |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Guizhou Renhe |
|---|---|---|
| Masushima 51' | Report | Li Kai 85' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kudo 59' Cléo 79'Leandro Domingues 85' |
| Guizhou Renhe | 2–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jihai 45' Zhang Chenglin 86' | Report | Lee Jong-Min 35' Kwon Chang-Hoon 55' |
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