The group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 25 February to 23 April 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage. [1]
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013, 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 28 automatic qualifiers and the four qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:
| Zone | Teams |
|---|---|
| West Zone (Groups A–D) | |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) |
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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 draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [1]
The matchdays were 25–26 February, 11–12 March, 18–19 March, 1–2 April, 15–16 April, and 22–23 April 2014. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHB | JAZ | EST | RAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |
| Al-Rayyan | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Mehyani Fallatah |
| Al-Rayyan | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yakubu Haroon | Report | Barrada Mabkhout Cho Yong-hyung |
| Al-Jazira | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali | Report | Al-Ruwaili |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLD | BUN | JSH | FAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 [a] | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 [a] | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Al-Fateh | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bunyodkor | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoteev Shodiev Rakhmatullaev | Report | Fuakumputu Al-Hamdan |
| Al-Fateh | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nakhli | Report | Chimba Rezaei |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AIN | ITT | LEK | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | 0–5 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ansarifard | Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fallatah | Report | Gyan |
| Lekhwiya | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soria Nam Tae-hee | Report |
| Al-Ain | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gyan M. Abdulrahman | Report | Fakhreddini |
| Tractor Sazi | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daghighi Ahmadzadeh | Report | Gyan M. Abdulrahman |
| Al-Ittihad | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fallatah Ab. Assiri | Report | Lami |
| Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ab. Assiri Fallatah | Report |
| Tractor Sazi | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bougherra |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | SAD | AHL | SEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Al-Hilal | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani Al-Deayea Al-Shamrani | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POH | CER | BUR | SHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–3 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Binbin | Report | Adisak |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bae Chun-suk | Report | Kakitani |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kakitani | Report | Aloísio Vágner Love |
| Buriram United | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adisak | Report | Kim Tae-su Kim Seung-dae |
| Cerezo Osaka | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kakitani Minamino Forlán | Report |
| Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Tae-su Kim Seung-dae | Report | Vágner Love |
| Buriram United | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theeraton Suchao | Report | Yamashita |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Du Wei Han Peng | Report | Go Moo-yul Kim Tae-su Kim Seung-dae Liu Binbin |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Myung-joo Kim Seung-dae |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vágner Love | Report | Kakitani Forlán |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEO | HIR | BEI | CCM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiba | Report | Ha Dae-sung |
| FC Seoul | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osmar Yun Il-lok | Report |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sterjovski | Report | Shiotani |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Utaka | Report | Go Yo-han |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takahagi Shiotani | Report | Rafael Costa |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shao Jiayi Utaka | Report | Fitzgerald |
| FC Seoul | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Il-lok Rafael Costa | Report | Notsuda Hwang Seok-ho |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hutchinson |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shao Jiayi Guerrón | Report | Ishihara Zhao Hejing |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Seung-jo Yun Ju-tae | Report | Yu Yang |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GUA | JEO | MEL | YFM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Seung-gi Leonardo | Report |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Bowen Diamanti Elkeson | Report | Contreras Broxham |
| Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ansell Barbarouses | Report | Lee Dong-gook |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hanato | Report | Diamanti |
| Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbarouses | Report |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Lin Liao Lisheng | Report | Lee Dong-gook |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ito Nakamachi Hyodo | Report | Troisi J. Jeggo |
| Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Milligan Troisi | Report |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saitō | Report | Han Kyo-won |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elkeson | Report | Saitō |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WSW | KAW | ULS | GUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Šantalab | Report | Kim Shin-wook Ko Chang-hyun Kang Min-soo |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Renato | Report |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yoo Jun-soo Kim Shin-wook | Report |
| Guizhou Renhe | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bridge |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafinha | Report | Yang Hao |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nakamura Oshima | Report | Haliti |
| Guizhou Renhe | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Zijie Qu Bo | Report | Yoo Jun-soo |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bridge Šantalab |
| Guizhou Renhe | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nakamura |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Haliti Mooy Ono Topor-Stanley | Report |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi Ōkubo Jeci | Report | Rafinha |