2013 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played from 26 February to 1 May 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012, 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 Asia Zone, 16 from East Asia Zone) were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 29 automatic qualifiers and the three qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:

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.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups

The matchdays were 26–27 February, 12–13 March, 2–3 April, 9–10 April, 23–24 April, and 30 April–1 May 2013.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JSH JAZ TRA
1 Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Advanced to Round of 16 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 El Jaish 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 3–1 3–3
3 Al-Jazira 6 1 2 3 7 10 3 5 1–1 1–1 2–0
4 Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 8 12 4 4 0–1 2–4 3–1
Source:
Tractor Sazi 3–1 Al-Jazira
Seyed-Salehi  36'
Kazemian  60'
Ebrahimzadeh  80'
Report Mabkhout  79'
Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 69,839
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Shabab 2–0 El Jaish
Anderson  33' (o.g.)
Al-Ghamdi  39'
Report

El Jaish 3–3 Tractor Sazi
Ribeiro  35', 88'
Adriano  67' (pen.)
Report Paixão  24'
Seyed-Salehi  51'
Geílson  90+2'
Al-Jazira 1–1 Al-Shabab
Esmaeel  55' Report Fallatah  44'
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

El Jaish 3–1 Al-Jazira
Ribeiro  7', 58'
Yousef  17'
Report Khater  45+2'
Attendance: 8,839
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Al-Shabab 1–0 Tractor Sazi
Al-Shamrani  30' Report
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Al-Jazira 1–1 El Jaish
Bargash  25' Report Adriano  33'
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Tractor Sazi 0–1 Al-Shabab
Report Tagliabué  84'
Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 51,330
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

El Jaish 3–0 Al-Shabab
Ribeiro  3', 82', 90+3' Report
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Jazira 2–0 Tractor Sazi
Oliveira  7'
Khater  90+2'
Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 13,246

Al-Shabab 2–1 Al-Jazira
Al-Shamrani  47'
Al-Sulaitin  80'
Report Diaky  30'
Attendance: 3,436
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Tractor Sazi 2–4 El Jaish
Geílson  3', 66' Report Sayed  48' (pen.)
Bakur  52', 71' (pen.)
Go Seul-Ki  83'
Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK SHA ETT PAK
1 Lekhwiya 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advanced to Round of 16 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 6 3 0 3 8 9 1 9 3–1 1–0 0–1
3 Al-Ettifaq 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 0–0 4–1 2–0
4 Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7 2–2 1–2 1–0
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ettifaq 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
2 Pakhtakor 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3
Source:
Pakhtakor 1–0 Al-Ettifaq
Abdukholiqov  73' Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Lekhwiya 2–1 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Soria  20'
Msakni  33'
Report Edgar  10'
Attendance: 3,193
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 0–1 Pakhtakor
Report Iskanderov  85'
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 815
Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Lekhwiya 3–1 Pakhtakor
Dia  21'
Soria  84', 90+1'
Report Urunov  40'
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 1–0 Al-Ettifaq
Masood  81' Report
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Pakhtakor 2–2 Lekhwiya
Urunov  26'
Traoré  56' (o.g.)
Report Soria  1'
Msakni  67'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Ettifaq 4–1 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Bashir  16', 71'
Al-Shehri  42'
Al-Salem  80'
Report Edgar  51'

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 3–1 Lekhwiya
Obaid  46'
Ciel  76'
Edgar  90+2'
Report Msakni  36'
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 934
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Pakhtakor
Al-Shehri  24'
Al-Jamaan  41'
Report

Lekhwiya 2–0 Al-Ettifaq
Luiz Jr.  12'
Muftah  65'
Report
Pakhtakor 1–2 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Makharadze  19' (pen.) Report Dhahi  1'
Makharadze  64' (o.g.)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL GHA SEP NAS
1 Al-Ahli 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Advanced to Round of 16 2–0 4–1 2–2
2 Al-Gharafa 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10 2–2 3–1 3–1
3 Sepahan 6 3 0 3 12 13 1 9 2–4 3–1 3–0
4 Al-Nasr 6 0 1 5 7 16 9 1 1–2 2–4 1–2
Source:
Sepahan 3–0 Al-Nasr
Sukaj  22', 81'
Ebrahimi  87'
Report
Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Gharafa
Al-Bassas  35'
Victor Simões  90+4'
Report
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Gharafa 3–1 Sepahan
Cissé  16', 58'
Siddiq  90+2'
Report Ahmadi  13'
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Al-Nasr 1–2 Al-Ahli
Morimoto  13' Report Al Hosni  17', 36'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Nasr 2–4 Al-Gharafa
Fardan  56'
Correa  58'
Report Cissé  24'
Shami  31'
Nenê  45+1' (pen.)
Quaye  84'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 5,132
Sepahan 2–4 Al-Ahli
Sukaj  3'
Talebi  86'
Report Victor Simões  23', 65'
Bruno César  39'
Al Hosni  46'
Attendance: 9,124
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Al-Gharafa 3–1 Al-Nasr
Quaye  8'
Nenê  55'
Al Shammari  79'
Report Morimoto  16'
Al-Ahli 4–1 Sepahan
Al-Bassas  44', 62'
Bruno César  68' (pen.)
Al-Khamees  90+1'
Report Đalović  82'

Al-Gharafa 2–2 Al-Ahli
Alex  24'
Cissé  54' (pen.)
Report Al Hosni  31'
Palomino  68'
Attendance: 4,551
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Al-Nasr 1–2 Sepahan
Taher  71' Report Đalović  29'
Gholami  79'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 400

Sepahan 3–1 Al-Gharafa
Jahan Alian  11'
Gholami  48'
Khalatbari  55'
Report Siddiq  44'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Nasr
Bakshween  8' (pen.)
Al-Jassim  77'
Report Léo Lima  23' (pen.)
Malullah  55'
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advanced to Round of 16 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 2–0 3–1
3 Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 3 6 0–1 3–1 2–1
4 Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1
Source:
Al-Ain 3–1 Al-Hilal
Abdulrahman  27'
Brosque  46'
Gyan  90+2'
Report Al-Zori  9'
Al-Rayyan 3–3 Esteghlal
Tabata  37' (pen.)
Omranzadeh  58' (o.g.)
Nilmar  87'
Report Samuel  27'
Borhani  45+1'
Nekounam  86' (pen.)

Esteghlal 2–0 Al-Ain
Samuel  64'
Majidi  73'
Report
Attendance: 21,330
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Rayyan
Al-Qahtani  57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub  88'
Report Ismail  86'

Al-Ain 2–1 Al-Rayyan
Ekoko  34'
Brosque  70'
Report Nilmar  32'
Al-Hilal 1–2 Esteghlal
Al-Dossari  68' Report Montazeri  80'
Borhani  86'

Al-Rayyan 2–1 Al-Ain
Nilmar  59'
Al-Marri  86'
Report Ahmed  78'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Esteghlal 0–1 Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  35'

Esteghlal 3–0 Al-Rayyan
Majidi  45'
Beikzadeh  73'
Borhani  90+1'
Report
Attendance: 28,330
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ain
Al-Dossari  4'
Wesley  24'
Report
Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Al-Ain 0–1 Esteghlal
Report Nekounam  80' (pen.)
Al-Rayyan 0–2 Al-Hilal
Report Al Abed  78'
Al-Harthi  83'

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO BUR JIA SEN
1 FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advanced to Round of 16 2–2 5–1 2–1
2 Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 2–0 1–1
3 Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 5 7 0–2 2–0 0–0
4 Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 1 6 1–0 1–1 1–2
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Buriram United 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
2 Jiangsu Sainty 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source:
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Buriram United
Ryang Yong-Gi  53' (pen.) Report Osmar  76'
Attendance: 10,206
FC Seoul 5–1 Jiangsu Sainty
Damjanović  8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok  33', 56'
Molina  87'
Report Salihi  80'
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Buriram United 0–0 FC Seoul
Report
New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 20,271
Jiangsu Sainty 0–0 Vegalta Sendai
Report
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 44,785

FC Seoul 2–1 Vegalta Sendai
Escudero  6'
Kim Jin-Kyu  22'
Report Wilson  87' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,762
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Jiangsu Sainty 2–0 Buriram United
Lu Bofei  42'
Sun Ke  43'
Report
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 35,756

Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Seoul
Yanagisawa  16' Report
Attendance: 8,874
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Buriram United 2–0 Jiangsu Sainty
Suchao  39'
Charyl  60'
Report
New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 18,083

Buriram United 1–1 Vegalta Sendai
Osmar  53' Report Nakahara  90+3'
New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 19,237
Jiangsu Sainty 0–2 FC Seoul
Report Koh Myong-Jin  32'
Yun Il-Lok  72'
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing
Attendance: 33,587

FC Seoul 2–2 Buriram United
Jung Seung-Yong  55'
Kim Hyun-Sung  74'
Report Ekkachai  56'
Theeraton  75'
Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Jiangsu Sainty
Sugai  24' Report Liu Jianye  38'
Salihi  62'
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO URA MUA
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Advanced to Round of 16 0–0 3–0 4–0
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 1–1 2–2 2–0
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 3–2 1–3 4–1
4 Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 13 1 1–4 2–2 0–1
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1
Source:
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Barrios  16'
Muriqui  65'
Suzuki  90+1' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 39,876
Muangthong United 2–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gjurovski  45+1' (pen.)
Kim Yoo-Jin  89'
Report Lee Dong-Gook  6' (pen.)
Oris  78'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 10,317

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande
Kim Jung-Woo  28' Report Muriqui  64'
Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Muangthong United
Kashiwagi  8'
Sekiguchi  65'
Haraguchi  69'
Thritthi  78' (o.g.)
Report Siaka  90'
Attendance: 23,246

Urawa Red Diamonds 1–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Haraguchi  6' Report Lee Seung-Gi  52'
Lee Dong-Gook  64'
Eninho  70'
Attendance: 22,005
Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Muangthong United
Conca  51', 90+2' (pen.)
Muriqui  58'
Gao Lin  84'
Report
Attendance: 39,841

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
Eninho  51'
Seo Sang-Min  90+2'
Report Nasu  3'
Umesaki  7'
Attendance: 10,152
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Muangthong United 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande
Sarawut  53' Report Muriqui  40', 43'
Zheng Zhi  56'
Feng Xiaoting  86'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 10,207
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 Muangthong United
Lee Dong-Gook  56' (pen.)
Park Hee-Do  58'
Report
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
Koroki  52'
Abe  63'
Márcio Richardes  67' (pen.)
Report Barrios  37'
Muriqui  87'
Attendance: 19,687
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Muangthong United 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Report Nasu  48'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 7,348
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BUN BEI POH HIR
1 Bunyodkor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 Advanced to Round of 16 0–0 2–2 0–0
2 Beijing Guoan 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9 0–1 2–0 2–1
3 Pohang Steelers 6 1 4 1 5 6 1 7 1–1 0–0 1–1
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 0 3 3 2 6 4 3 0–2 0–0 0–1
Source:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Bunyodkor
Report Pyschur  45'
Musaev  86'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Pohang Steelers 0–0 Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,832

Beijing Guoan 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Lang Zheng  21'
Piao Cheng  79'
Report Ishihara  75'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 29,616
Bunyodkor 2–2 Pohang Steelers
Pyschur  15'
Murzoev  90+4'
Report Lee Myung-Joo  60'
Lee Gwang-Hoon  67'
Attendance: 5,000

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Pohang Steelers
Report Bae Chun-Suk  18'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Bunyodkor 0–0 Beijing Guoan
Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,520

Pohang Steelers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hwang Jin-Sung  67' Report Ishihara  62'
Beijing Guoan 0–1 Bunyodkor
Report Musaev  32'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 37,811
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Beijing Guoan 2–0 Pohang Steelers
Guerrón  47'
Shao Jiayi  87'
Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 33,205
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Bunyodkor 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Beijing Guoan
Report
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,719
Pohang Steelers 1–1 Bunyodkor
Park Sung-Ho  90+3' Report Pyschur  79'
Attendance: 7,357

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSW CCM GUI SUW
1 Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advanced to Round of 16 3–1 1–1 0–0
2 Central Coast Mariners 6 2 1 3 5 9 4 7 0–3 2–1 0–0
3 Guizhou Renhe 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 6 0–1 2–1 2–2
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 0 4 2 4 9 5 4 2–6 0–1 0–0
Source:
Guizhou Renhe 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol
Report Cléo  45+1'

Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Central Coast Mariners
Leandro Domingues  21', 88'
Kano  67'
Report Zwaanswijk  8'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 6,472
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 Guizhou Renhe
Report
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Guizhou Renhe
Bojić  50'
Sainsbury  80'
Report Rose  71' (o.g.)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–6 Kashiwa Reysol
Choi Jae-Soo  52'
Ristić  73' (pen.)
Report Tanaka  16', 67'
Kurisawa  51', 75'
Kudo  55', 90+3'
Attendance: 7,845
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 7,269
Guizhou Renhe 2–1 Central Coast Mariners
Muslimović  83'
Qu Bo  85'
Report Duke  42' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,988
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Guizhou Renhe
Masushima  51' Report Li Kai  85'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 6,083
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 Central Coast Mariners
Report McGlinchey  80'
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol
Report Kudo  59'
Cléo  79'
Leandro Domingues  85'
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Guizhou Renhe 2–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Sun Jihai  45'
Zhang Chenglin  86'
Report Lee Jong-Min  35'
Kwon Chang-Hoon  55'

References

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