2017 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2017 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 20 February to 10 May 2017. ^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. ^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 December 2016, 16:00 MYT ( UTC+8 ), at the Hilton Petaling Jaya in Petaling Jaya , Malaysia . ^{[3] [4] [5]} The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. ^[6]

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows: ^[6]

• For the West Region, a draw was held for the three associations with three direct entrants (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
• For the East Region, a draw was held for the two associations with three direct entrants (South Korea, Japan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E and F. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

The following 32 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 24 direct entrants and the eight winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw. ^{[3] [6]}

Region	Groups	Seed 1	Seed 2	Seed 3	Seed 4
West Region	A–D	Al-Ahli	Al-Jazira	Al-Ain	Al-Wahda (Play-off West 1)
		Al-Ahli	Al-Hilal	Al-Taawoun	Al-Fateh (Play-off West 2)
		Esteghlal Khuzestan	Zob Ahan	Persepolis	Esteghlal (Play-off West 3)
		Al-Rayyan [note 1]	Lokomotiv Tashkent [note 1]	Lekhwiya [note 1]	Bunyodkor (Play-off West 4)
East Region	E–H	FC Seoul	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeju United [note 2]	Ulsan Hyundai (Play-off East 1)
		Kashima Antlers	Urawa Red Diamonds [note 3]	Kawasaki Frontale [note 3]	Gamba Osaka (Play-off East 2)
		Guangzhou Evergrande	Jiangsu Suning	Brisbane Roar (Play-off East 4)	Shanghai SIPG (Play-off East 3)
		Adelaide United	Muangthong United [note 4]	Western Sydney Wanderers	Eastern [note 4]

Format

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 of the knockout stage .

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5): ^[2]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
10. Team from the higher-ranked association.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows. ^[1] Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	20–22 February 2017	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2	27 February – 1 March 2017	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3	13–15 March 2017	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	10–12 April 2017	Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	24–26 April 2017	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6	8–10 May 2017	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHL	EST	TAA	LOK
1	Al-Ahli	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11 [a]	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	0–0	4–0
2	Esteghlal	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11 [a]			1–1	—	3–0	2–0
3	Al-Taawoun	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5 [b]			1–3	1–2	—	1–0
4	Lokomotiv Tashkent	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5 [b]			2–0	1–1	4–4	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal, Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Ahli.
2. Head-to-head results: Al-Taawoun 1–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 4–4 Al-Taawoun.

20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)

18:40  UTC+3

Al-Taawoun	1–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
Al-Absi 67'	Report

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah

Attendance: 25,879

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)

20:15  UTC+4

Al-Ahli	2–1	Esteghlal
Diop 45+1', 90'	Report	Ebrahimi 74'

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 5,300

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

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27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)

16:00  UTC+5

Lokomotiv Tashkent	2–0	Al-Ahli
Kutibaev 1' Bikmaev 57'	Report

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)

19:30  UTC+4

Esteghlal	3–0	Al-Taawoun
Rezaei 1' M. Karimi 70' Padovani 89'	Report

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 1,050

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)

19:00  UTC+3:30

Esteghlal	2–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
Esmaeili 37' Ghorbani 84'	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 42,369

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)

20:30  UTC+4

Al-Ahli	0–0	Al-Taawoun
	Report

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 2,335

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

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11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

16:00  UTC+5

Lokomotiv Tashkent	1–1	Esteghlal
Bikmaev 13'	Report	Rezaei 87'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 3,327

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

19:05  UTC+3

Al-Taawoun	1–3	Al-Ahli
N'Diaye 63' (pen.)	Report	Diop 37', 59' Everton 45'

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah

Attendance: 16,135

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

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25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

17:00  UTC+5

Lokomotiv Tashkent	4–4	Al-Taawoun
Bikmaev 20', 32' (pen.), 47' Masharipov 81'	Report	Al-Sawat 18' Al-Hussain 65' N'Diaye 69' Machado 90+1'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 3,155

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

20:15  UTC+4:30

Esteghlal	1–1	Al-Ahli
Rezaei 58'	Report	Sanqour 17'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 76,428

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

19:50  UTC+4

Al-Ahli	4–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
Khamis 28' Al Hammadi 59' Gyan 72' Ribeiro 77'	Report

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 1,416

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

18:50  UTC+3

Al-Taawoun	1–2	Esteghlal
Al-Saiari 36'	Report	Ansari 19' Rezaei 76'

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 375

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEK	ESK	FAT	JAZ
1	Lekhwiya	6	4	2	0	15	6	+9	14	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	4–1	3–0
2	Esteghlal Khuzestan	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9			1–1	—	1–0	1–1
3	Al-Fateh	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6			2–2	1–1	—	3–1
4	Al-Jazira	6	0	2	4	3	11	−8	2			1–3	0–1	0–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)

15:00  UTC+4

Esteghlal Khuzestan	1–0	Al-Fateh
Alaei 80'	Report

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 300

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)

16:50  UTC+3

Lekhwiya	3–0	Al-Jazira
El-Arabi 11', 90' Msakni 80'	Report

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,836

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)

18:10  UTC+3

Al-Fateh	2–2	Lekhwiya
Nathan Júnior 40' (pen.) Al-Bishi 56'	Report	El-Arabi 18' Nam Tae-hee 86'

Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa

Attendance: 7,141

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)

19:30  UTC+4

Al-Jazira	0–1	Esteghlal Khuzestan
	Report	Nong 2'

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 2,322

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

17:00  UTC+3:30

Esteghlal Khuzestan	1–1	Lekhwiya
Beyt Saeed 8' (pen.)	Report	Mohammad 11'

Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz

Attendance: 16,600

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

18:20  UTC+3

Al-Fateh	3–1	Al-Jazira
Al-Zaqaan 12', 51' Al-Juahaim 45+1'	Report	Mabkhout 38'

Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa

Attendance: 4,514

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)

18:30  UTC+3

Lekhwiya	2–1	Esteghlal Khuzestan
Nam Tae-hee 35' Ali 43'	Report	Nong 9'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,506

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)

19:45  UTC+4

Al-Jazira	0–0	Al-Fateh
	Report

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 322

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

18:30  UTC+3

Al-Fateh	1–1	Esteghlal Khuzestan
Al-Zaqaan 85'	Report	Bahrani 90+1'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 467

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

20:00  UTC+4

Al-Jazira	1–3	Lekhwiya
Boussoufa 18' (pen.)	Report	Nam Tae-hee 27' (pen.), 62' Msakni 77'

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 36

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

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9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

20:00  UTC+4:30

Esteghlal Khuzestan	1–1	Al-Jazira
Zobeydi 86'	Report	Al Hammadi 44'

Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz

Attendance: 10,060

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

18:30  UTC+3

Lekhwiya	4–1	Al-Fateh
Musa 9' Msakni 20' Afif 27' Chico 45+1'	Report	Chico 87' (o.g.)

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 747

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AIN	AHL	ZOB	BUN
1	Al-Ain	6	3	3	0	14	7	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	1–1	3–0
2	Al-Ahli	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11			2–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Zob Ahan	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7			0–3	1–2	—	2–1
4	Bunyodkor	6	1	0	5	5	12	−7	3			2–3	2–0	0–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

19:15  UTC+4

Al-Ain	1–1	Zob Ahan
Ismail 76'	Report	Bengtson 57'

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 8,122

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

20:15  UTC+3

Al-Ahli	2–0	Bunyodkor
Al Somah 13' Al-Moasher 53'	Report

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 11,315

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

18:00  UTC+5

Bunyodkor	2–3	Al-Ain
Cemîrtan 10' Khamdamov 43'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 8', 89' (pen.) Caio 15'

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 4,339

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:15  UTC+4

Zob Ahan	1–2	Al-Ahli
Rajabzadeh 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Asiri 29' Al Somah 86'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

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13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)

18:00  UTC+5

Bunyodkor	0–2	Zob Ahan
	Report	Bengtson 55' Tabrizi 90+4' (pen.)

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 2,507

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)

20:30  UTC+3

Al-Ahli	2–2	Al-Ain
Balghaith 26' Fetfatzidis 50'	Report	Al-Shamrani 28' Balghaith 52' (o.g.)

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 23,431

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

20:00  UTC+4:30

Zob Ahan	2–1	Bunyodkor
Mohammadzadeh 5' Tabrizi 54'	Report	Nurmatov 72'

Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan

Attendance: 3,833

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

19:35  UTC+4

Al-Ain	2–2	Al-Ahli
Ismael 7' O. Abdulrahman 85' (pen.)	Report	Al Somah 43', 89'

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 9,224

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

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24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

19:00  UTC+5

Bunyodkor	2–0	Al-Ahli
Komilov 8' Shomurodov 54'	Report

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 1,307

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

20:30  UTC+4:30

Zob Ahan	0–3	Al-Ain
	Report	Asprilla 25' O. Abdulrahman 59' M. Abdulrahman 80'

Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan

Attendance: 6,321

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)

18:40  UTC+3

Al-Ahli	2–0	Zob Ahan
Asiri 63' Kurdi 84'	Report

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 260

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)

19:40  UTC+4

Al-Ain	3–0	Bunyodkor
Al-Shamrani 34' O. Abdulrahman 76' Diaky 90+1'	Report

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 6,244

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIL	PER	RAY	WAH
1	Al-Hilal	6	3	3	0	10	7	+3	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–0	2–1	1–0
2	Persepolis	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9			1–1	—	0–0	4–2
3	Al-Rayyan	6	2	1	3	10	13	−3	7			3–4	3–1	—	2–1
4	Al-Wahda	6	1	1	4	12	13	−1	4			2–2	2–3	5–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

19:00  UTC+4

Persepolis	1–1	Al-Hilal
Mosalman 68'	Report	Carlos Eduardo 82'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 13,715

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

18:15  UTC+3

Al-Rayyan	2–1	Al-Wahda
Viera 13' Cáceres 60'	Report	Rim Chang-woo 35'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 6,967

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:10  UTC+4

Al-Wahda	2–3	Persepolis
Matar 58' Valdivia 64'	Report	Amiri 4' Taremi 80', 90'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 7,655

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:45  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Rayyan
Carlos Eduardo 4' Al-Shalhoub 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Tabata 79'

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 12,208

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

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14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

19:15  UTC+4

Al-Wahda	2–2	Al-Hilal
Tagliabué 45+1' Dzsudzsák 55'	Report	Al Abed 5' Kharbin 69'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 5,853

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

18:25  UTC+3

Al-Rayyan	3–1	Persepolis
Tabata 19', 58' (pen.) García 88'	Report	Taremi 6'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,170

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)

19:00  UTC+4:30

Persepolis	0–0	Al-Rayyan
	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 57,130

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)

20:00  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Wahda
Carlos Eduardo 24' (pen.)	Report

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 6,721

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

19:00  UTC+4

Al-Hilal	0–0	Persepolis
	Report

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 10,177

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

19:35  UTC+4

Al-Wahda	5–1	Al-Rayyan
Al-Akbari 34' Dzsudzsák 43' Sultan 52' Tagliabué 72' Ibrahim 87'	Report	García 21'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 936

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)

18:25  UTC+3

Al-Rayyan	3–4	Al-Hilal
Soria 55' Tabata 59' García 83'	Report	Milesi 41', 73' Kharbin 66', 84'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,934

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)

19:55  UTC+4:30

Persepolis	4–2	Al-Wahda
Rafiei 17' Taremi 20', 54', 70'	Report	Al-Akbari 34' Tagliabué 51'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 43,160

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KSA	MUA	ULS	BRI
1	Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	2–0	3–0
2	Muangthong United	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11			2–1	—	1–0	3–0
3	Ulsan Hyundai	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7			0–4	0–0	—	6–0
4	Brisbane Roar	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	4			2–1	0–0	2–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

19:00  UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	2–0	Ulsan Hyundai
Kanazaki 64' Suzuki 82'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 7,860

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

20:00  UTC+10

Brisbane Roar	0–0	Muangthong United
	Report

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 4,536

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

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28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:30  UTC+9

Ulsan Hyundai	6–0	Brisbane Roar
Kim In-sung 10', 68' Oršić 13', 34' Kovačec 55' Lee Jong-ho 90+3'	Report

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 1,303

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:30  UTC+7

Muangthong United	2–1	Kashima Antlers
Theerathon 12' Xisco 90+4'	Report	Pedro Júnior 47'

Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 12,569

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

19:00  UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	3–0	Brisbane Roar
Suzuki 43' Ueda 76' Endo 80'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,558

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

19:30  UTC+9

Ulsan Hyundai	0–0	Muangthong United
	Report

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 1,327

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

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12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)

19:00  UTC+10

Brisbane Roar	2–1	Kashima Antlers
Maclaren 18' Holman 49'	Report	Nagaki 79'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 5,567

Referee: Wang Di (China)

12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)

19:30  UTC+7

Muangthong United	1–0	Ulsan Hyundai
Teerasil 37'	Report

SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi

Attendance: 11,099

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)

19:30  UTC+9

Ulsan Hyundai	0–4	Kashima Antlers
	Report	Kanazaki 52', 67' Pedro Júnior 54' Léo Silva 90'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 1,194

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)

19:30  UTC+7

Muangthong United	3–0	Brisbane Roar
Xisco 37' Chanathip 83' Teerasil 89'	Report

SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi

Attendance: 11,807

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)

19:00  UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	2–1	Muangthong United
Suzuki 19', 60'	Report	Teerasil 45'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 7,928

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)

20:00  UTC+10

Brisbane Roar	2–3	Ulsan Hyundai
Maclaren 18', 37'	Report	Young 9' (o.g.) Nam Hee-cheol 54' Kim Yong-jin 76'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 3,245

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		URA	SSI	SEO	WSW
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	0	2	18	7	+11	12 [a]	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	5–2	6–1
2	Shanghai SIPG	6	4	0	2	15	9	+6	12 [a]			3–2	—	4–2	5–1
3	FC Seoul	6	2	0	4	10	15	−5	6 [b]			1–0	0–1	—	2–3
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	6	2	0	4	10	22	−12	6 [b]			0–4	3–2	2–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
2. Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

19:00  UTC+11

Western Sydney Wanderers	0–4	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Report	Koroki 56' Lee 58' Makino 68' Rafael Silva 86'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 5,590

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

19:30  UTC+9

FC Seoul	0–1	Shanghai SIPG
	Report	Hulk 53'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 18,764

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	5–2	FC Seoul
Muto 9' Lee 11' Sekine 15' Ugajin 21' Komai 45'	Report	Park Chu-young 14' Damjanović 90+2'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 18,727

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

19:30  UTC+8

Shanghai SIPG	5–1	Western Sydney Wanderers
Hulk 2' Oscar 17' Shi Ke 25' Elkeson 27' Wu Lei 75'	Report	Nichols 20'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 28,090

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

19:30  UTC+9

FC Seoul	2–3	Western Sydney Wanderers
Yun Il-lok 66', 71'	Report	Scott 24' Antonis 40' (pen.) Sotirio 63'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 4,769

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

19:30  UTC+8

Shanghai SIPG	3–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Shi Ke 10' Elkeson 45' Hulk 52'	Report	Rafael Silva 72' (pen.) Endō 84'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 35,333

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

20:00  UTC+10

Western Sydney Wanderers	2–3	FC Seoul
Antonis 77' Scott 90+2'	Report	Lee Seok-hyun 4' Damjanović 42' (pen.), 71'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 5,356

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Shanghai SIPG
Rafael Silva 44'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 21,858

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)

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26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	6–1	Western Sydney Wanderers
Sekine 14' Ljubijankić 18' Lee 43' Rafael Silva 71', 80' Koroki 90+4'	Report	Kusukami 66'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 19,467

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)

19:30  UTC+8

Shanghai SIPG	4–2	FC Seoul
Hulk 27' Zhang Wei 32' Wu Lei 45' Oscar 74'	Report	Maurinho 11' Park Chu-young 70'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 35,003

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)

19:00  UTC+9

FC Seoul	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Yoon Seung-won 38'	Report

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 4,933

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)

20:00  UTC+10

Western Sydney Wanderers	3–2	Shanghai SIPG
Kusukami 3' Lustica 6' Sotirio 89'	Report	Wu Lei 1' Elkeson 23' (pen.)

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 5,271

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KAW	GZE	SSB	EAS
1	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	4	0	8	3	+5	10 [a]	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–0	1–1	4–0
2	Guangzhou Evergrande	6	2	4	0	18	5	+13	10 [a]			1–1	—	2–2	7–0
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	2	3	1	11	6	+5	9			0–1	2–2	—	5–0
4	Eastern	6	0	1	5	1	24	−23	1			1–1	0–6	0–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale, Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande (Kawasaki Frontale won on away goals).

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

19:00  UTC+9

Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kobayashi 10'	Report	Taniguchi 23' (o.g.)

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 11,150

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

20:00  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	7–0	Eastern
Goulart 5' (pen.) Wang Shangyuan 22', 85' Liao Lisheng 33', 47' Alan 65' Paulinho 83'	Report

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 38,631

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

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1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)

19:00  UTC+9

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–2	Guangzhou Evergrande
Santos 15' Johnathan 32'	Report	Goulart 25' Alan 81'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 9,228

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)

20:00  UTC+8

Eastern	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Bleda 14' (pen.)	Report	Itakura 52'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 5,787

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

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14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

20:00  UTC+8

Eastern	0–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Report	Johnathan 78'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 5,882

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

20:00  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Alan 26'	Report	Kobayashi 90+4' (pen.)

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 38,532

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)

19:00  UTC+9

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	5–0	Eastern
Yeom Ki-hun 37' Ko Seung-beom 63', 79' Johnathan 74', 76'	Report

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 2,758

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)

19:00  UTC+9

Kawasaki Frontale	0–0	Guangzhou Evergrande
	Report

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 13,481

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

19:00  UTC+9

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale
	Report	Nara 48'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 3,642

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

20:00  UTC+8

Eastern	0–6	Guangzhou Evergrande
	Report	Paulinho 8', 82' Mitchell 40' (o.g.) Alan 50', 71' Yu Hanchao 90+2'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 5,916

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

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9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

18:30  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	2–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Goulart 17', 68'	Report	Yeom Ki-hun 9' Kim Jung-woo 79'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 38,576

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

19:30  UTC+9

Kawasaki Frontale	4–0	Eastern
Rhayner 28' Taniguchi 45' Hasegawa 49' Nara 53'	Report

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 11,235

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JIA	JEJ	ADE	GAM
1	Jiangsu Suning	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–2	2–1	3–0
2	Jeju United	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10			0–1	—	1–3	2–0
3	Adelaide United	6	1	2	3	10	13	−3	5			0–1	3–3	—	0–3
4	Gamba Osaka	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4			0–1	1–4	3–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

19:30  UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	0–3	Gamba Osaka
	Report	Nagasawa 21' Konno 45+1' McGowan 81' (o.g.)

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 5,071

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

20:00  UTC+9

Jeju United	0–1	Jiangsu Suning
	Report	Ramires 90'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 3,688

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)

19:00  UTC+9

Gamba Osaka	1–4	Jeju United
Ademilson 90' (pen.)	Report	Endō 43' (o.g.) Lee Chang-min 45+1', 72' Toscano 51'

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 8,211

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)

19:35  UTC+8

Jiangsu Suning	2–1	Adelaide United
Teixeira 14', 72'	Report	Babalj 90+3'

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing

Attendance: 41,033

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

19:30  UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	3–3	Jeju United
Diawara 51' (pen.) Cirio 72' Ochieng 85'	Report	Mendy 61' Toscano 71' Kwon Soon-hyung 84'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 3,539

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

19:00  UTC+9

Gamba Osaka	0–1	Jiangsu Suning
	Report	Ramires 39'

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 11,836

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

20:00  UTC+9

Jeju United	1–3	Adelaide United
Cruz 8'	Report	Kim Jae-sung 7' McGowan 50' McGree 65'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 2,289

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)

19:35  UTC+8

Jiangsu Suning	3–0	Gamba Osaka
Teixeira 3' Ramires 7' Hong Jeong-ho 43'	Report

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing

Attendance: 37,926

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

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25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

19:00  UTC+9

Gamba Osaka	3–3	Adelaide United
Nagasawa 6', 77' Dōan 13'	Report	Cirio 43' O'Doherty 54' Diawara 90+2'

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 9,209

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

25 April 2017 (2017-04-25)

19:35  UTC+8

Jiangsu Suning	1–2	Jeju United
Ramires 27'	Report	Cruz 34' Lee Chang-min 48'

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing

Attendance: 27,619

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

19:30  UTC+9:30

Adelaide United	0–1	Jiangsu Suning
	Report	Ji Xiang 82'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 6,797

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)

19:00  UTC+9

Jeju United	2–0	Gamba Osaka
Chung Woon 29' Hwang Il-su 66'	Report

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 3,256

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Notes

1. The seeding of the first and second group stage teams from Qatar and the first group stage team Uzbekistan were determined by draw. ^[6]
2. On 18 January 2017, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were excluded from the 2017 AFC Champions League due to a bribery scandal in the domestic K League Classic. ^[7] As a result, Jeju United entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs to replace them. ^[8]
3. The identity of the second and third group stage teams from Japan were not known at the time of the draw. ^[9]
4. The seeding of the first group stage teams from Thailand and Hong Kong were determined by draw. ^[6]
5. Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

References

1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
2. "2017 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. "Champions Jeonbuk to learn ACL 2017 opponents on Tuesday". AFC. 12 December 2016.
4. "AFC Champions League 2017: Official Draw". YouTube. 13 December 2016.
5. "AFC Champions League 2017 draw concluded". AFC. 14 December 2016.
6. "AFC Champions League 2017 Draw Mechanism" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
7. "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
8. "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ineligible for AFC Champions League 2017". AFC. 18 January 2017.
9. "Japanese clubs confirm 2017 AFC Champions League opponents". AFC. 1 January 2017.

External links

• AFC Champions League , the-AFC.com
• AFC Champions League 2017, stats.the-AFC.com