2020 AFC Champions League

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2020 AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League Final 2020, 19 December 2020, Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai (1-2) (74).jpg
The Ulsan Hyundai team lifting the 2020 AFC Champions League trophy at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
14–28 January 2020
Competition proper:
10 February – 19 December 2020
TeamsCompetition proper: 29 teams
Total: 52 (from 23 associations)
Final positions
Champions Ulsan Hyundai (2nd title)
Runners-up Persepolis
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored236 (2.54 per match)
Attendance182,388 (1,961 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abderrazak Hamdallah
Júnior Negrão
(7 goals each) [1]
Best player(s) Yoon Bit-garam [2]
Fair play award Ulsan Hyundai
← 2019
2021 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC)

The 2020 AFC Champions League was the 39th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the current AFC Champions League title. [3]

Contents

Ulsan Hyundai won their second Champions League title by defeating Persepolis 2–1 in the final. [4] Ulsan automatically qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League (although they had already qualified through their domestic performance), the first time since 2008 that the AFC Champions League holders were guaranteed automatic qualification in the following year. [5] [6] They also earned the right to play in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

The tournament was the last to involve 32 teams during the group stage, which increased to 40 teams in 2021. [7]

The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia after group stage matches on 4 March 2020, [8] and restarted on 14 September 2020. [9] All matches after the restart were played in Qatar, [10] [11] [12] with the final played at the Al Janoub Stadium.

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but the club effectively withdrew from the competition when they could not name the required 13 players for their final group stage match, as all but 11 players had tested positive for COVID-19. [13] [14] For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was in use from the quarter-finals onwards. [15]

Association team allocation

The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) were ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.3): [16]

Association ranking

For the 2020 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017, [17] which took into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2014 and 2017. [16] [18]

Participation for 2020 AFC Champions League
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Australia (AUS): The top division run by the Football Federation Australia, the A-League, only had nine Australia-based teams in the 2018–19 season, so Australia could only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4). [16]
  2. ^
    Syria (SYR): Syria did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license. [19]

Teams

The following 52 teams from 23 associations entered the competition.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

Notes
  1. ^
    Title holders (TH): Al-Hilal were the title holders.
  2. ^
    Singapore (SIN): DPMM, the 2019 Singapore Premier League champions, were a team from Brunei and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
  3. ^
    Vietnam (VIE): Hà Nội, the 2019 V.League 1 champions, failed to obtain an AFC license as their U15 team did not participate in Vietnam National U-15 Youth League. [20] As a result, Ho Chi Minh City, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [21] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only some of the group stage matches on matchdays 1–3 in February and March were played as scheduled, and all matches on matchdays 4–6 were postponed until further notice. [8] The round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals were also initially moved to 10–12 and 24–26 August, 14–16 and 28–30 September, and 20–21 and 27–28 October. [22] [23]

The AFC announced the calendar of the remaining matches on 9 July 2020, with all matches before the final played at centralised venues, and all knockout ties played as a single match. [9] On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced the new dates for the East Region matches and the final. [24]

Notes:

StageRoundDraw dateMatch dates
Preliminary stagePreliminary round 1No draw14 January 2020
Preliminary round 221 January 2020
Play-off stagePlay-off round28 January 2020
Group stageMatchday 110 December 201910–12 February 2020, 18–19 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 217–19 February 2020, 21–22 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 33–4 March 2020 (E), 14–15 September 2020 (W), 24–25 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 417–18 September 2020 (W), 27–28 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 520–21 September 2020 (W), 30 November – 1 December 2020 (E)
Matchday 623–24 September 2020 (W), 3–4 December 2020 (E)
Knockout stageRound of 1626–27 September 2020 (W), 6–7 December 2020 (E)
Quarter-finals28 September 2020 (W)
8 December 2020 (E)		30 September 2020 (W), 10 December 2020 (E)
Semi-finals3 October 2020 (W), 13 December 2020 (E)
Final19 December 2020
at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

Original schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League
StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary stagePreliminary round 1No draw14 January 2020
Preliminary round 221 January 2020
Play-off stagePlay-off round28 January 2020
Group stageMatchday 110 December 201910–12 February 2020
Matchday 217–19 February 2020
Matchday 32–4 March 2020
Matchday 46–8 April 2020
Matchday 520–22 April 2020
Matchday 64–6 May 2020
Knockout stageRound of 1618–19 May 2020 (W),
26–27 May 2019 (E)		25–26 May 2020 (W),
16–17 June 2020 (E)
Quarter-finalsTBD24–26 August 202014–16 September 2020
Semi-finals29–30 September 202020–21 October 2020
Final22 November 202028 November 2020

Qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). [3] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. [25] Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.

Preliminary round 1

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Chennai City Flag of India.svg 0–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa
Al-Faisaly Flag of Jordan.svg 1–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg 3–2 Flag of Myanmar.svg Shan United
Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg 3–5 (a.e.t.) Flag of Indonesia.svg Bali United

Preliminary round 2

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4–1 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Zawraa
Lokomotiv Tashkent Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0–1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol
Shahr Khodro Flag of Iran.svg 2–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa
Esteghlal Flag of Iran.svg 3–0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Kedah Flag of Malaysia.svg 5–1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tai Po
Buriram United Flag of Thailand.svg 2–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Ho Chi Minh City
Port Flag of Thailand.svg 0–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros
Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Bali United

Play-off round

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol
Al-Sailiya Flag of Qatar.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Flag of Iran.svg Shahr Khodro
Al-Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg 0–5 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 4–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kedah
Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United
FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg 2–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros
Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan.svg 0–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [26] 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. In the group stage, each group was played on a double round-robin basis, with matches played home-and-away before the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but moved to centralised venues after restart. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AHL EST SHO WAH
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 420246−26Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 20 Sep
2 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 412164+25 3–0 — 1–1 17 Sep
3 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Shorta 41214405 2–1 1–1 — 0–1
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 00000000Withdrew [a] 1–1 14 Sep 23 Sep —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ↑ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19. [27] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings. [28]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PAK SAH SHK HIL
1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 431061+510Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 3–0 0–0
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli 421132+17 0–0 — 1–0 1–2
3 Flag of Iran.svg Shahr Khodro 400406−60 0–1 0–1 — 0–0
4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 00000000Withdrew [a] 2–1 23 Sep 2–0 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ↑ Al-Hilal failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to them having only 11 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings. [13]

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PRS TAW DUH SHJ
1 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 631285+310Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–1 4–0
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 630348−49 [a] 0–1 — 2–0 0–6
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 630378−19 [a] 2–0 0–1 — 2–1
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 62131311+27 2–2 0–1 4–2 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NAS SAD SEP AIN
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 632195+411Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 2–0 0–1
2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 6231148+69 1–1 — 3–0 4–0
3 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 621368−27 0–2 2–1 — 0–0
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 6123513−85 1–2 3–3 0–4 —
Source: AFC

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BEI MVC SEO CHI
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan 6510124+816Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–1 1–1
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 621369−37 0–2 — 2–1 1–0
3 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 6204109+16 1–2 1–0 — 5–0
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiangrai United 6123511−65 0–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ULS TOK SSH PRG
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 6510145+916Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 631265+110 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 6213913−47 1–4 1–2 — 3–3
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory 6015511−61 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source: AFC

Group G

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification VIS SUW GZE JDT
1 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 420245−16Advance to knockout stage — 0–2 0–2 5–1
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 412132+15 0–1 — 0–0 25 Nov
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 41214405 1–3 1–1 — 4 Dec
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim 00000000Withdrew [a] 1 Dec 2–1 19 Nov —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ↑ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government. [29] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings. [30]

Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification YOK SSI JEO SYD
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 6411135+813Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 4–1 4–0
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 6303610−49 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6213810−27 1–2 1–2 — 1–0
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 6123810−25 1–1 1–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played as a single-leg match at centralised venues, instead of the usual home-and-away two-legged basis as planned before the COVID-19 pandemic. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, 11:00 AST (UTC+3), and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020, 11:30 AST (UTC+3), both in Doha, Qatar. [31] [32] [33] [34]

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1
 
30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 0
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 2
 
26 September – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli (p)1 (4)
 
3 October – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli 1 (3)
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1 (3)
 
27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis (p)1 (5)
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1
 
30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 0
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 2
 
26 September – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 0
 
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2
 
19 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 2
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 3
 
10 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 0
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 2
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 0
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 1
 
13 December – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 0
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)2
 
7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 1
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 2
 
10 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 0
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe (p)1 (7)
 
7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 (6)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 2
 
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3
 

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played against the runners-up of another group from the same region and the matchups were determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Beijing FC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 2–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, [31] [32] and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020. [33] [34]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC
Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played against each other.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe

Final

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other, at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. [12]

Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
  • Abdi Soccerball shade.svg45'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Awards

Main awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player [2] Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Top Scorer [1] Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Fair Play Award Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai

Note: Abderrazak Hamdallah finished ahead of Júnior Negrão to win the Top Scorer award despite scoring the same number of goals, and also having the same number of assists (first tiebreaker), since he played fewer minutes throughout the competition (second tiebreaker). [1]

All Star Squad

Source: [35]

PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Su-huk Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Lak Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Defenders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave Bulthuis Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Aghaei Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Kanaanizadegan Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Ghanam Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Anzur Ismailov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent
Midfielders Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Nourollahi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Iran.svg Siamak Nemati Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Iraq.svg Bashar Resan Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Augusto Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim In-sung Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of South Korea.svg Sin Jin-ho Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Seung-beom Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Flag of Japan.svg Hotaru Yamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe
Forwards Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Syria.svg Omar Al Somah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe
Flag of Japan.svg Gotoku Sakai Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe
Flag of Morocco.svg Abderazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Maars Johnsen Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negrão Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai

Opta Best XI

Source: [36]

PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Defenders Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Gang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
Flag of South Korea.svg Min Sang-gi Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Flag of Thailand.svg Theerathon Bunmathan Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
Midfielders Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Japan.svg Teruhito Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
Flag of Spain.svg Jonathan Viera Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
Forwards Flag of Japan.svg Ado Onaiwu Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Brazil.svg Alan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan

Fans' awards

The AFC took polls of fans in its website after the tournament.

Single awards
AwardPlayerTeam
Fans' Best Player Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Lak Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Best Goal Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Fans' Best XI [37]
PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Lak Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Defenders Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Ghanam Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Iran.svg Shojae Khalilzadeh Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Kanaanizadegan Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Aghaei Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Midfielders Flag of Japan.svg Teruhito Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
Flag of Iraq.svg Bashar Resan Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kida Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
Forwards Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negrão Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis

Statistics

Statistical leaders

Category [38] PlayerTeamFigure
Goals Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 7
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negrão Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 7
Chances created Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 22
Clearances Flag of Brazil.svg Maicon Pereira Roque Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 34
Duels won Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Ćeran Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent 54
Shooting accuracy Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 61.1%
Passing accuracy Flag of Iran.svg Kamal Kamyabinia Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 91.6%
Saves Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Su-huk Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 26

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD6R16QFSFFTotal
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1121117
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negrão Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 11212
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Buhagiar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 11215
Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Maars Johnsen Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 221
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Alan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 11114
Flag of Iran.svg Issa Alekasir Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 112
Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 121
Flag of Japan.svg Ado Onaiwu Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 211
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 22
10 Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1113
Flag of Qatar.svg Akram Afif Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 111
Flag of Qatar.svg Almoez Ali Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 111
Flag of Qatar.svg Hassan Al-Haydos Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 12
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Gue-sung Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12
Flag of Japan.svg Kyogo Furuhashi Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 111
Flag of Colombia.svg Giovanni Moreno Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 12
Flag of Japan.svg Teruhito Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 21
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 111
Flag of Brazil.svg Welliton Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Hanchao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 111
Flag of South Korea.svg Yun Ju-tae Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 21

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4). [3]

Toyota Player of the Week awards

StageMatchdayPlayer of the WeekTeamRef.
Group stageMatchday 1 Flag of Japan.svg Keijiro Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe [39]
Matchday 2 Flag of Japan.svg Teruhito Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos [40]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Shenglong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG [41]
Matchday 3 – East Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Antonis Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings [42]
Flag of South Korea.svg Song Bum-keun Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors [43]
Matchday 3 – West Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr [44]
Matchday 4 – East Flag of Brazil.svg Bill Flag of Thailand.svg Chiangrai United [45]
Matchday 4 – West Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaled Ba Wazir Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah [46]
Matchday 5 – East Flag of Thailand.svg Theerathon Bunmathan Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos [47]
Matchday 5 – West Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah [48]
Matchday 6 – East Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Niwa Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo [49]
Matchday 6 – West Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Ghayedi Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal [50]
Knockout stageRound of 16 – East Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-hwan Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings [51]
Round of 16 – West Flag of Iran.svg Issa Alekasir Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis [52]
Quarter-finals – East Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyeok Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings [53]
Quarter-finals – West Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Ghanam Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr [54]
Semi-finals – East Flag of Japan.svg Daiya Maekawa Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe [55]
Semi-finals – West Flag of Iran.svg Shoja' Khalilzadeh Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis [56]

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