The 2019 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 4 March to 29 May 2019. [1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League. [2] The postponement of Group A fixture between Zob Ahan and Al-Nassr made the group stage conclude a week behind schedule. [3]
The draw for the group stage was held on 22 November 2018, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] 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.
The mechanism of the draw was as follows: [5]
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 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 of the knockout stage.
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]
The schedule of each matchday was as follows. [1] [6]
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 4–6 March 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 2 | 11–13 March 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 3 | 8–10 April 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 4 | 22–24 April 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 5 | 6–8 May 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 6 | 20–22 May 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZOB | NAS | ZAW | WAS | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | — |
Al-Wasl ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Nassr ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Wasl ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Nassr ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Zawraa ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Zob Ahan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Zawraa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Nassr ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Wasl ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Zob Ahan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WAH | ITH | LOK | RAY | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Wahda ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Rayyan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Ittihad ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Wahda ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Rayyan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Lokomotiv Tashkent ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Ittihad ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | DUH | EST | AIN | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Al-Ain ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Esteghlal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Hilal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Esteghlal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Hilal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Esteghlal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Hilal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Duhail ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Ain ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAD | AHL | PAK | PER | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
Persepolis ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Sadd ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pakhtakor ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Persepolis ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Ahli ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Sadd ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Ahli ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SDL | KAS | GYE | JDT | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Gyeongnam FC ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Shandong Luneng ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Gyeongnam FC ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Shandong Luneng ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Gyeongnam FC ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kashima Antlers ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | GZE | DAE | MVC | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Daegu FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Daegu FC ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Guangzhou Evergrande ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | URA | BJG | BUR | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Buriram United ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | SSI | KAW | SYD | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |
Shanghai SIPG ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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