The 2015 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 24 February to 6 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League. [1]
The draw for the group stage was held on 11 December 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel 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 24 automatic qualifiers and the eight qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:
| Zone | Teams |
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| West Zone (Groups A–D) |
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| 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 24–25 February, 3–4 March, 17–18 March, 7–8 April, 21–22 April, and 5–6 May 2015. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEK | PER | NSR | BYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Al-Nassr | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estoyanoff | Report | Urinboev |
| Bunyodkor | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nouri |
| Bunyodkor | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nam Tae-hee |
| Al-Nassr | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mierzejewski Estoyanoff Al-Raheb | Report |
| Persepolis | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taremi | Report |
| Bunyodkor | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mierzejewski |
| Lekhwiya | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Msakni Nam Tae-hee Afif | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AIN | NAF | PAK | SHB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — |
| Pakhtakor | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makharadze Sergeev | Report | Ghorbani |
| Al-Shabab | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaibari Hazazi | Report | Sergeev Makharadze |
| Naft Tehran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rezaei | Report | Kozak |
| Pakhtakor | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Shameri Al Asta |
| Al-Ain | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Gyan Kembo | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | SAD | FOO | LOK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 6–2 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoteev | Report | Jama'ati |
| Al-Sadd | 6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Al-Haydos Belhadj Hassan Grafite | Report | Kojašević J. J. Hasanov |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bikmaev Shoakhmedov Kojašević Koryan | Report |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani Al-Shahrani | Report |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdukholiqov | Report | Al Abed Al-Zori |
| Al-Sadd | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muriqui | Report |
| Foolad | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jahantigh | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHS | AHU | NSF | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shomurodov Karimov | Report | Edinho |
| Al-Ahli | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hammadi Khalil | Report | Osvaldo Al-Mogahwi Al-Jassim |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmadzadeh | Report |
| Al-Ahli | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jassim | Report |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ribeiro |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kiani | Report | Geworkýan |
| Al-Ahli | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Radeah Bruno César | Report | Ribeiro |
| Al-Ahli | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ribeiro Khalil | Report | Bayrami Nariman Jahan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KSW | JHM | SLT | BBD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 7 | 4–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oseni Wang Qiang | Report | Wang Yongpo Yang Xu |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Xu | Report | Edu Han Kyo-won Lee Jae-sung Leonardo |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kudo Vranković Kim Chang-soo Otani | Report | Oseni |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taketomi Wako | Report | Montillo |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eninho Lee Dong-gook | Report |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yongpo Júnior Urso Montillo Yang Xu | Report | Leandro Kudo Cristiano |
| Becamex Bình Dương | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dieng | Report | Eninho |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Taketomi | Report | Lee Dong-gook |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Xu Júnior Urso | Report | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jae-sung Kim Hyung-il Eninho Edu | Report | Wang Tong |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GAM | SNM | BUR | GRF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdallah Wang Song |
| Buriram United | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prakit Macena | Report | Narubadin |
| Seongnam FC | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bueno Hwang Ui-jo | Report |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lu Lin | Report | Go Seul-ki Macena |
| Guangzhou R&F | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hwang Ui-jo |
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abe | Report | Theeraton |
| Buriram United | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theeraton | Report | Lins Omori |
| Seongnam FC | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Do-heon Nam Joon-jae | Report | Diogo |
| Guangzhou R&F | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Patric Abe Usami |
| Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Usami Lins | Report | Hwang Ui-jo |
| Buriram United | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diogo Túñez Macena | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BJG | SSB | BRI | URA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shao Jiayi |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oh Beom-seok Léo | Report | Moriwaki |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batalla Yu Dabao | Report |
| Brisbane Roar | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borrello Clut | Report | Seo Jung-jin Jong Tae-se |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makino | Report | Yu Dabao |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Chang-hoon Seo Jung-jin Yeom Ki-hun | Report | DeVere |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubijankić | Report | Ko Cha-won Kaio |
| Beijing Guoan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kaluđerović |
| Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaluđerović | Report | Koroki Muto |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Léo | Report | Damjanović |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GET | SEO | WSW | KSM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doi | Report | Shoji Takahagi Bridge |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goulart | Report |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| La Rocca Castelen | Report | Goulart |
| FC Seoul | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jin-kyu | Report |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goulart Elkeson Zhao Xuri | Report | Takasaki Doi Shibasaki |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulut | Report | Go Yo-han |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Endo Takasaki | Report | Elkeson |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rukavytsya | Report | Doi Kanazaki |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bridge Juric |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akasaki Shibasaki | Report | Lee Woong-hee Osmar Molina |