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2002–2012 AFC Champions League

2002–2003 AFC Champions League 

Tournament details
Dates13 August – 27 November 2002
(Qualifying rounds)
9 March – 11 October 2003
(Group & Final stages)
Teams16 (Group stage)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Arab Emirates Al-Ain (1st title)
Runners-upThailand BEC Tero Sasana
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored104 (3.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Hao Haidong
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Thailand Therdsak Chaiman
First Qualifying Round (Aug 13 and 28)
West Asia
Busaiteen                Bah  bye
Al-Ansar                 Leb  Al-Nasr (Salala)         Omn      w/o       x
Al-Aqsa                  Pal  Zhashtyk A.A. Kara-Su    Kyr      o/w       y
Kopetdag Ashgabat        Tkm  bye
Al-Kuwait                Kuw  bye
Al-Wahadat               Jor  Al-Nijmeh                Leb   3-2  0-0  3-2
Essa Town                Bah  bye
Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)      Syr  bye
x Al-Nasr withdrew (Al-Ansar had also announced their withdrawal "due to 
  financial and logistic difficulties", but their opponents beat them to it)
y Al-Aqsa withdrew
East Asia
no matches

Second Qualifying Round 
West Asia (Sep 11 and 25)
Zhashtyk A.A. Kara-Su    Kyr  Al-Ahli (Sana'a)         Yem   0-2  0-2  0-4w
Al-Ansar                 Leb  Al-Faysali               Jor   1-0  0-3  1-3x
Kopetdag Ashgabat        Tkm  Al-Sadd                  Qat      o/w       c 
Busaiteen                Bah  Al-Jaish                 Syr      o/w       b
Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb  Al-Wahadat               Jor   3-0  1-3  4-3z
Al-Qods                  Pal  Riffa                    Bah      w/o       b
Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)      Syr  FK Khujand               Taj      w/o       a
Al-Ahli (Dubai)          UAE  Al-Kuwait                Kuw   2-0  1-3 *3-3y
w 1st leg in Osh
x 1st leg Sep 10
y 2nd leg Sep 24
z 2nd leg Sep 27
a FK Khujand disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC
b AFC did not accept the participation of Busaiteen and Riffa (the latter
  earlier reported as Essa Town) as neither team met sportive qualification
  criteria
c Kopetdag Ashgabat withdrew citing financial difficulties
East Asia (Sep 10 and 22)
Monte Carlo              Mac  bye
DPMM                     Bru  bye
Saunders SC              SrL  Mohun Bagan              Ind   0-2  1-5  1-7
Petrokimia Putra         Ina  bye
Home United              Sin  bye
Air Force                SrL  New Radiant              Mld   1-1  1-2  2-3  aet 
Persita (Tangerang)      Ina  bye
Churchill Brothers       Ind  bye

Third Qualifying Round 
West Asia
(Oct 8 and 23)
Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)      Syr  Al-Arabi                 Kuw   1-1  0-4  1-5
(Oct 9 and 23)
Al-Ahli (Sana'a)         Yem  Neftchi Ferghana         Uzb   1-2  0-6  1-8 
Al-Jaish                 Syr  Regar-TadAZ Tursunzade   Taj      w/o       y
Al-Ahli (Dubai)          UAE  Al-Ahly (Jeddah)         Sau   3-2  2-2  5-4 
Al-Qods                  Pal  Nisa Ashgabat            Tkm      o/w       x
(Oct 9 and 24)
Esteghlal (Tehran)       Irn  Al-Faysali               Jor   2-0  1-0  3-0 
(Oct 9 and 25)
Al-Sadd                  Qat  Al-Zawra'a               Irq   1-1  2-1  3-2z aet
(Oct 10 and 25)
Al-Ittihad (Doha)        Qat  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   4-3  0-3  4-6
x Al-Qods withdrew due to insecure situation in Palestine 
y Regar-TadAZ Tursunzade disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA 
  and AFC (suspension was lifted on Oct 18)
East Asia
(Oct 6 and 23)
Geylang United           Sin  DPMM                     Bru   3-0  4-0  7-0
(Oct 8 and 22)
South China              HKg  Home United              Sin   2-1  1-1  3-2
(Oct 8 and 23)
Petrokimia Putra         Ina  Shanghai Shenhua         Chn   3-1  1-5  4-6
(Oct 9 and 22)
Persita (Tangerang)      Ina  Osotspa FC               Tha   0-1  0-0  0-1
Mohun Bagan              Ind  Valencia                 Mld   2-2  3-0  5-2
(Oct 9 and 23)
Shimizu S-Pulse          Jap  New Radiant              Mld   7-0  0-0  7-0
Monte Carlo              Mac  Taejon Citizen           SKo   1-5  0-3  1-8
(Oct 11 and 25)
Churchill Brothers       Ind  Cang Saigon              Vie   2-0  0-1  2-1

Fourth Qualifying Round (Nov 13 and 27)
West Asia
Al-Jaish                 Syr  Al-Sadd                  Qat   1-1  1-1  2-2x 1-4p
Esteghlal                Irn  Neftchi Ferghana         Uzb   1-0  1-2 *2-2y
Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb  Al-Ahli (Dubai)          UAE   3-2  1-0  4-2
Nisa Ashgabat            Tkm  Al-Arabi                 Kuw      w/o       w
East Asia
Shanghai Shenhua         Chn  Geylang United           Sin   3-0  2-1  5-1
Taejon Citizen           SKo  Mohun Bagan              Ind   6-0  2-1  8-1y
South China              HKg  Shimizu S-Pulse          Jap   0-5  1-3  1-8x
Churchill Brothers       Ind  Osotspa FC               Tha   1-1  3-6  4-7z
w Al-Arabi withdrew
x 1st leg Nov 12
y 2nd leg Nov 26
z 1st leg Nov 12, 2nd leg Nov 26

Group Stage (Mar 9-15)

Group A (in Bangkok)
Mar 10: Shanghai Shenhua-Taejon Citizen       1-2
Mar 10: Kashima Antlers-BEC Tero Sesana       2-2
Mar 12: Kashima Antlers-Shanghai Shenhua      3-4
Mar 12: Taejon Citizen-BEC Tero Sesana        0-2
Mar 14: BEC Tero Sesana-Shanghai Shenhua      2-1
Mar 14: Taejon Citizen-Kashima Antlers        1-0

 1.BEC Tero Sasana                 3  2  1  0  6- 3  7
 2.Taejon Citizen                  3  2  0  1  3- 3  6
 3.Shanghai Shenhua                3  1  0  2  6- 7  3
 4.Kashima Antlers                 3  0  1  2  5- 7  1

Group B (in Dalian)
Mar  9: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Osotspa FC      6-0
Mar  9: Shimizu S-Pulse-Dalian Shide          0-0
Mar 12: Shimizu S-Pulse-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-2
Mar 12: Osotspa FC-Dalian Shide               1-7
Mar 15: Dalian Shide-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    3-1
Mar 15: Osotspa FC-Shimizu S-Pulse            0-7

 1.Dalian Shide                    3  2  1  0 10- 2  7
 2.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma           3  2  0  1  9- 4  6
 3.Shimizu S-Pulse                 3  1  1  1  8- 2  4
 4.Osotspa FC                      3  0  0  3  1-20  0

Group C (in Al-Ain)
Mar  9: Al-Sadd-Esteghlal                     1-2
Mar  9: Al-Ain-Al-Hilal                       1-0
Mar 12: Al-Ain-Al-Sadd                        2-0
Mar 12: Esteghlal-Al-Hilal                    2-3
Mar 15: Al-Hilal-Al-Sadd                      1-3
Mar 15: Esteghlal-Al-Ain                      1-3

 1.Al-Ain                          3  3  0  0  6- 1  9
 2.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  3  1  0  2  4- 5  3
 3.Esteghlal (Tehran)              3  1  0  2  5- 7  3
 4.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               3  1  0  2  4- 6  3

Group D (in Toshkent)
Mar  9: Nisa Ashgabat-Pakhtakor Toshkent      0-3
Mar  9: Al-Talaba-Perspolis                   0-1
Mar 11: Al-Talaba-Nisa Ashgabat               3-0
Mar 11: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Perspolis          1-0
Mar 13: Perspolis-Nisa Ashgabat               4-1
Mar 13: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Talaba          3-0

 1.Pakhtakor Toshkent              3  3  0  0  7- 0  9
 2.Perspolis (Tehran)              3  2  0  1  5- 2  6
 3.Al-Talaba (Baghdad)             3  1  0  2  3- 4  3
 4.Nisa Ashgabat                   3  0  0  3  1-10  0

Semifinals 
(Apr 9 and 22)
BEC Tero Sesana          Tha  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   3-1  0-1  3-2
(Apr 9 and Aug 30)
Al-Ain                   UAE  Dalian Shide             Chn   4-2  3-4  7-6x
x 2nd leg postponed from Apr 23 due to SARS outbreak

Final (Oct 3 and 11)
Al-Ain                   UAE  BEC Tero Sesana          Tha   2-0  0-1  2-1

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2004 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates10 February – 1 December 2004
Teams26
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored252 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kim Do-hoon
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar

NB: competition restricted to countries considered 'mature' in
    the so-called 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed
    Bin Hammam.  The so-called 'developing' countries have their
    clubs relegated to the new AFC Cup.

    The lucky countries are:
    Central and West Asia (8): Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
                               Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Uzbekistan
    East Asia (6): China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand,
                   Vietnam

Group Stage 

Group A 
Feb 11: Zob-Ahan-Pakhtakor Toshkent           1-0
Feb 11: Qatar SC-Riffa                        2-0 (annulled)
Feb 25: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Qatar SC           1-0
Feb 25: Riffa-Zob-Ahan                        0-0 (annulled)
Apr  6: Zob-Ahan-Qatar SC                     3-3
Apr 21: Riffa-Pakhtakor Toshkent              n/p
Apr 21: Qatar SC-Zob-Ahan                     0-0
Apr 27: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Riffa              n/p (rescheduled from Apr 6)
May  5: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Zob-Ahan           2-0
May  5: Riffa-Qatar SC                        n/p
May 19: Zob-Ahan-Riffa                        n/p
May 19: Qatar SC-Pakhtakor Toshkent           0-0

 1.Pakhtakor Toshkent              4  2  1  1  3- 1  7
 2.Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)              4  1  2  1  4- 5  5  [0-0]
 3.Qatar SC (Doha)                 4  0  3  1  3- 4  3  [2-0]
 4.Riffa (West Riffa)              withdrew; their record of
                                   2  0  1  1  0- 2  1 was annulled
NB: Riffa announced their withdrawal one week ahead of their 
    re-scheduled match against Pakhtakor in Toshkent, citing
    security concerns; on May 7, they were suspended from all
    AFC competitions for two years.

Group B
Feb 10: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Qadisiya         0-1 (in Damascus) (annulled)
Feb 11: Al-Wahda-Al-Sadd                      0-0
Feb 25: Al-Sadd-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya             1-0
Feb 25: Al-Qadisiya-Al-Wahda                  1-3 (annulled)
Apr  6: Al-Wahda-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya            3-0
Apr  7: Al-Sadd-Al-Qadisiya                   0-1 (annulled)
Apr 20: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Wahda            0-0 (in Damascus)
Apr 20: Al-Qadisiya-Al-Sadd                   0-0 (annulled)
           [following incidents after the match in which (among other things)
            Kuwaiti security personnel beat up visiting players, Al-Qadisiya
            were disqualified from the competition on May 7 and suspended from
            all AFC competitions for three years]
May  5: Al-Sadd-Al-Wahda                      0-0 
May  5: Al-Qadisiya-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya         1-0 (annulled)
May 18: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Sadd             1-0 (in Damascus)
May 19: Al-Wahda-Al-Qadisiya                  n/p (Al-Qadisiya disqualified)
      
 1.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            4  1  3  0  3- 0  6
 2.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  4  1  2  1  1- 1  5
 3.Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Baghdad)     4  1  1  2  1- 4  4
 -.Al-Qadisiya (Kuwait City)       disqualified; their record of 
                                   5  3  1  1  4- 3 10 was annulled

NB: Al-Wahda had protested against the nullification of Al-Qadisiya's matches
    (which comprised their own chances considerably) and against AFC throwing
    out their own protest against Al-Sadd on fielding four foreign players
    (Frank Leboeuf, Carlos Tenorio, Abdulkader Keita and Yousef Chippo)
    against them; in the end, the Iraqi Air Force team took care of all
    controversy by denying Al-Sadd in Damascus.

Group C
Feb 10: Sharjah-Al-Shurta                     2-0
Feb 25: Al-Hilal-Sharjah                      0-0
Apr  6: Al-Shurta-Al-Hilal                    1-2 (in Damascus)
Apr 21: Al-Hilal-Al-Shurta                    2-0
May  4: Al-Shurta-Sharjah                     2-3 (in Damascus)
May 18: Sharjah-Al-Hilal                      5-2

 1.Sharjah                         4  3  1  0 10- 4 10
 2.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               4  2  1  1  6- 6  7
 3.Al-Shurta (Baghdad)             4  0  0  4  3- 9  0
 -.Al-Ahli (Manama)                withdrew following the decision by the 
     Bahraini FA to retain 7 of their players for the national team and 
     olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying 
     matches.

Group D
Feb 10: Sepahan-Neftchi Farg'ona              4-0
Feb 11: Al-Ittihad-Al-Arabi                   2-0
Feb 24: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Ittihad           1-3
Feb 24: Al-Arabi-Sepahan                      2-2
Apr  7: Sepahan-Al-Ittihad                    3-2
Apr 20: Al-Ittihad-Sepahan                    4-0
Apr 21: Al-Arabi-Neftchi Farg'ona             3-2
May  4: Neftchi Farg'ona-Sepahan              1-3
May  4: Al-Arabi-Al-Ittihad                   0-0
May 18: Sepahan-Al-Arabi                      3-1
May 18: Al-Ittihad-Neftchi Farg'ona           3-0
May 26: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Arabi             1-2 (rescheduled from Apr 7)

 1.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  4  1  1 14- 4 13  [2 1 0 1 6-3 3]
 2.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  4  1  1 15-10 13  [2 1 0 1 3-6 3]
 3.Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)          6  2  2  2  8-10  8
 4.Neftchi Farg'ona                6  0  0  6  5-18  0

Group E
Feb 11: Chonbuk Hyundai Motors-Jubilo Iwata   1-2
Feb 11: BEC Tero Sasana-Shanghai Shenhua      4-1
Feb 25: Jubilo Iwata-BEC Tero Sasana          3-0
Feb 25: Shanghai Shenhua-Chonbuk Hyundai M.   0-1
Apr  6: Jubilo Iwata-Shanghai Shenhua         2-1
Apr  7: Chonbuk Hyundai M.-BEC Tero Sasana    4-0
Apr 20: BEC Tero Sasana-Chonbuk Hyundai M.    0-4
Apr 22: Shanghai Shenhua-Jubilo Iwata         3-2
May  5: Shanghai Shenhua-BEC Tero Sasana      1-0
May 12: Jubilo Iwata-Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   2-4
May 19: BEC Tero Sasana-Jubilo Iwata          2-3
May 19: Chonbuk Hyundai M.-Shanghai Shenhua   0-1 

 1.Chonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju) 6  4  0  2 14- 5 12  [2 1 0 1 5-4 3]
 2.Jubilo Iwata                    6  4  0  2 14-11 12  [2 1 0 1 4-5 3]
 3.Shanghai Shenhua                6  3  0  3  7- 9  9
 4.BEC Tero Sasana (Bangkok)       6  1  0  5  6-16  3

Group F
Feb 10: Krung Thai Bank-Dalian Shide          0-2
Feb 11: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-PSM                 5-1
Feb 24: Dalian Shide-Hoang Anh Gia Lai        2-0 
Feb 25: PSM-Krung Thai Bank                   2-3
Apr  6: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Krung Thai Bank     0-1
Apr  7: PSM-Dalian Shide                      0-1
Apr 21: Krung Thai Bank-Hoang Anh Gia Lai     2-2 
Apr 21: Dalian Shide-PSM                      2-1
May  4: Dalian Shide-Krung Thai Bank          3-1
May  5: PSM-Hoang Anh Gia Lai                 3-0
May 18: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Dalian Shide        3-1
May 18: Krung Thai Bank-PSM                   1-2

 1.Dalian Shide                    6  5  0  1 11- 5 15
 2.Krung Thai Bank (Bangkok)       6  2  1  3  8-11  7  [2 1 1 0 3-2 4]
 3.Hoang Anh Gia Lai (Plei Ku)     6  2  1  3 10-10  7  [2 0 1 1 2-3 1]
 4.PSM (Makassar)                  6  2  0  4  9-12  6

Group G
Feb 10: Binh Dinh-Yokohama F. Marinos         0-3
Feb 11: Persik-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma          1-2
Feb 24: Yokohama F. Marinos-Persik            4-0
Feb 25: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Binh Dinh       2-0
Apr  7: Binh Dinh-Persik                      2-2
Apr  7: Yokohama F. Marinos-Seongnam I. C.    1-2
Apr 21: Persik-Binh Dinh                      1-0
Apr 21: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Yokohama F. M.  0-1
May  5: Yokohama F. Marinos-Binh Dinh         6-0
May 11: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Persik         15-0 
May 19: Persik-Yokohama F. Marinos            1-4
May 19: Binh Dinh-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma       1-3

 1.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma           6  5  0  1 24- 4 15  [2 1 0 1 2-2 3]
 2.Yokohama F. Marinos             6  5  0  1 19- 3 15  [2 1 0 1 2-2 3]
 3.Persik (Kediri)                 6  1  1  4  5-27  4
 4.Binh Dinh (Qui Nhon)            6  0  1  5  3-17  1

NB: as Seongnam and Yokohama were level on the head-to-head results (Seongnam
    having scored 2 away goals as opposed to Yokohama's 1 were not part of the
    tie-breaker), goal difference (in particular Seongnam's monster win on
    May 11) separated the two teams.

NB: holders Al-Ain have bye to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals 
(Sep 14 and 21)
Al-Ain                   UAE  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   0-1  1-4  1-5 
Dalian Shide             Chn  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   1-1  0-1  1-2
(Sep 15 and 22)
Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)     UAE  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   1-1  0-4  1-5 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Sharjah                  UAE   6-0  5-2 11-2 

Semifinals 
(Oct 19 and 26)
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   2-1  2-2  4-3 
(Oct 20 and 27)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   0-0  2-0  2-0

Final  (Nov 24 and Dec 1)
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo   1-3  5-0  6-3 

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2005 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates8 March - 5 November 2005
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad (2nd title)
Runners-upUnited Arab Emirates Al Ain
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored286 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sierra Leone Mohammed Kallon
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor
NB: competition restricted to 14 countries considered 'mature' in
    the so-called 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed
    Bin Hammam.  The so-called 14 'developing' countries have
    their clubs relegated to the AFC Cup, while the clubs from 
    the 'emerging' countries are dumped into the new Presidents Cup.

    Compared to 2004, Syria were promoted to 'mature' (after both
    their representatives had reached the AFC Cup 2004 final) while
    Bahrain were excluded from competitions 2005, following the 
    withdrawal of both their Champions' League entrants 2004.

    The lucky countries are:
    Central and West Asia (8): Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar,
                               Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Uzbekistan
    East Asia (6): China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand,
                   Vietnam
Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar  9: Paas-Al-Rayyan                        2-1
Mar  9: Al-Salmiya-Al-Shurta                  3-1
Mar 15: Al-Shurta-Paas                        1-1x
Mar 16: Al-Rayyan-Al-Salmiya                  2-1
Apr  6: Al-Rayyan-Al-Shurta                   2-0
Apr  6: Paas-Al-Salmiya                       5-1
Apr 19: Al-Shurta-Al-Rayyan                   0-0y
Apr 20: Al-Salmiya-Paas                       0-1
May 10: Al-Shurta-Al-Salmiya                  0-1y
May 11: Al-Rayyan-Paas                        1-2
May 25: Paas-Al-Shurta                        1-0
May 25: Al-Salmiya-Al-Rayyan                  2-0
x in Zarqa, Jordan
y in Amman, Jordan

 1.Paas (Tehran)                   6  5  1  0 12- 4 16
 2.Al-Salmiya (Kuwait City)        6  3  0  3  8- 9  9
 3.Al-Rayyan                       6  2  1  3  6- 7  7
 4.Al-Shurta (Baghdad)             6  0  2  4  2- 8  2

Group B
Mar  9: Al-Ain-Al-Wahda                       3-0
Mar  9: Al-Shabab (R)-Sepahan                 1-1
Mar 16: Al-Wahda-Al-Shabab (R)                1-2
Mar 16: Sepahan-Al-Ain                        1-1
Apr  6: Al-Wahda-Sepahan                      1-3
Apr  6: Al-Ain-Al-Shabab (R)                  3-0
Apr 20: Sepahan-Al-Wahda                      2-0
Apr 20: Al-Shabab (R)-Al-Ain                  1-0
May 11: Al-Wahda-Al-Ain                       2-3
May 11: Sepahan-Al-Shabab (R)                 1-0
May 25: Al-Ain-Sepahan                        3-2
May 25: Al-Shabab (R)-Al-Wahda                3-1

 1.Al-Ain                          6  4  1  1 13- 6 13
 2.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  3  2  1 10- 6 11
 3.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              6  3  1  2  7- 7 10
 4.Al-Wahda (Damascus)             6  0  0  6  5-16  0

Group C
Mar  9: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Kuwait            1-0x
Mar  9: Al-Sadd-Al-Ahli (D)                   2-0
Mar 16: Al-Kuwait-Al-Sadd                     0-1
Mar 16: Al-Ahli (D)-Neftchi Farg'ona          3-0
Apr  6: Al-Kuwait-Al-Ahli (D)                 1-0
Apr  6: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Sadd              2-0
Apr 20: Al-Ahli (D)-Al-Kuwait                 3-3
Apr 20: Al-Sadd-Neftchi Farg'ona              3-2
May 11: Al-Kuwait-Neftchi Farg'ona            1-0
May 11: Al-Ahli (D)-Al-Sadd                   2-1
May 25: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Ahli (D)          n/p (awarded 3-0, Ahli dns)
May 25: Al-Sadd-Al-Kuwait                     1-0
x in Toshkent

 1.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  4  0  2  8- 6 12
 2.Neftchi Farg'ona                6  3  0  3  8- 7  9
 3.Al-Kuwait SC (Kaifan)           6  2  1  3  5- 6  7  [2 1 1 0 4-3 4]
 4.Al-Ahli (Dubai)                 6  2  1  3  8-10  7  [2 0 1 1 3-4 1]

Group D
Mar  8: Al-Zawra'a-Al-Ahli (J)                1-2x
Mar  9: Al-Jaish-Pakhtakor Toshkent           0-2
Mar 16: Al-Ahli (J)-Al-Jaish                  3-1
Mar 16: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Zawra'a         1-2
Apr  5: Al-Zawra'a-Al-Jaish                   1-5x
Apr  6: Al-Ahli (J)-Pakhtakor Toshkent        3-0
Apr 20: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Ahli (J)        2-1
Apr 20: Al-Jaish-Al-Zawra'a                   0-0
May 11: Al-Ahli (J)-Al-Zawra'a                5-1
May 11: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Jaish           4-1
May 24: Al-Zawra'a-Pakhtakor Toshkent         1-0x
May 25: Al-Jaish-Al-Ahli (J)                  0-4
x in Tripoli, Lebanon

 1.Al-Ahli (Jeddah)                6  5  0  1 18- 5 15
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  3  0  3  9- 8  9
 3.Al-Zawra'a (Baghdad)            6  2  1  3  6-13  7
 4.Al-Jaish (Damascus)             6  1  1  4  7-14  4

Group E
Mar  9: Shenzhen Jianliboa-Júbilo Iwata       1-0
Mar  9: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Suwon S. Bluewings  1-5
Mar 16: Júbilo Iwata-Hoang Anh Gia Lai        6-0
Mar 16: Suwon S. Bluewings-Shenzhen Jianliboa 0-0
Apr  6: Júbilo Iwata-Suwon Samsung Bluewings  0-1
Apr  6: Shenzhen Jianliboa-Hoang Anh Gia Lai  5-0
Apr 20: Suwon Samsung Bluewings-Júbilo Iwata  2-1
Apr 20: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Shenzhen Jianliboa  0-2
May 11: Júbilo Iwata-Shenzhen Jianliboa       3-0
May 11: Suwon S. Bluewings-Hoang Anh Gia Lai  6-0
May 25: Shenzhen Jianliboa-Suwon S. Bluewings 1-0
May 25: Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Júbilo Iwata        0-1

 1.Shenzhen Jianliboa              6  4  1  1  9- 3 13  [2 1 1 0 1-0 4]
 2.Suwon Samsung Bluewings         6  4  1  1 14- 3 13  [2 0 1 1 0-1 1]
 3.Júbilo Iwata (Shizuoka)         6  3  0  3 11- 4  9
 4.Hoang Anh Gia Lai (Plei Ku)     6  0  0  6  1-25  0

Group F
Mar  9: BEC Tero Sasana-PSM                   0-1
Mar  9: Yokohama F. Marinos-Shandong L.T.     0-1
Mar 16: PSM-Yokohama F. Marinos               0-2
Mar 16: Shandong L. Taishan-BEC Tero Sasana   1-0
Apr  6: PSM-Shandong Luneng Taishan           0-1
Apr  6: BEC Tero Sasana-Yokohama F. Marinos   1-2
Apr 20: Shandong Luneng Taishan-PSM           6-1
Apr 20: Yokohama F. Marinos-BEC Tero Sasana   2-0
May 11: PSM-BEC Tero Sasana                   2-2
May 11: Shandong L.T.-Yokohama F. Marinos     2-1
May 25: BEC Tero Sasana-Shandong L. Taishan   0-4
May 25: Yokohama F. Marinos-PSM               3-0

 1.Shandong Luneng Taishan (Jinan) 6  6  0  0 15- 2 18
 2.Yokohama F. Marinos             6  4  0  2 10- 4 12
 3.PSM (Makassar)                  6  1  1  4  4-14  4
 4.BEC Tero Sasana (Bangkok)       6  0  1  5  3-12  1

Group G
Mar  9: Busan I'Park-Binh Dinh                8-0
Mar  9: Persebaya-Krung Thai Bank             1-2
Mar 16: Binh Dinh-Persebaya                   0-0
Mar 16: Krung Thai Bank-Busan I'Park          0-2
Apr  6: Binh Dinh-Krung Thai Bank             1-2
Apr  6: Busan I'Park-Persebaya                4-0
Apr 20: Krung Thai Bank-Binh Dinh             0-1
Apr 20: Persebaya-Busan I'Park                0-3
May 11: Binh Dinh-Busan I'Park                0-4
May 11: Krung Thai Bank-Persebaya             1-0
May 25: Busan I'Park-Krung Thai Bank          4-0
May 25: Persebaya-Binh Dinh                   1-0

 1.Busan I'Park                    6  6  0  0 25- 0 18
 2.Krung Thai Bank (Bangkok)       6  3  0  3  5- 9  9
 3.Persebaya (Surabaya)            6  1  1  4  2-10  4  [2 1 1 0 1-0 4]
 4.Binh Dinh (Qui Nhon)            6  1  1  4  2-15  4  [2 0 1 1 0-1 1]

NB: holders Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) have bye to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals (Sep 14 and 21)
Al-Ahli (Jeddah)         Sau  Shenzhen Jianlibao       Chn   2-1  1-3  3-4  aet 
Shandong Luneng (Jinan)  Chn  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   1-1  2-7  3-8 
Busan I'Park             SKo  Al-Sadd (Doha)           Qat   3-0  2-1  5-1 
Al-Ain                   UAE  Paas (Tehran)            Irn   1-1  3-3 *4-4 

Semifinals (Sep 28 and Oct 12)
Al-Ain                   UAE  Shenzhen Jianlibao       Chn   6-0  0-0  6-0 
Busan I'Park             SKo  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   0-5  0-2  0-7 

Final (Oct 26 and Nov 5)
Al-Ain                   UAE  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   1-1  2-4  3-5

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2006 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates8 March - 8 November 2006
Teams25
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Karamah
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored250 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Magno Alves
(8 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Choi Jin-cheul
Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar  8: Foolad-Al-Qadisiya                    6-0
Mar  8: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Ittihad         2-0
Mar 22: Al-Ittihad-Foolad                     0-0
Mar 22: Al-Qadisiya-Pakhtakor Toshkent        2-1
Apr 12: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Foolad             2-0
Apr 12: Al-Ittihad-Al-Qadisiya                2-2
Apr 26: Foolad-Pakhtakor Toshkent             1-3
Apr 26: Al-Qadisiya-Al-Ittihad                1-0
May  3: Al-Ittihad-Pakhtakor Toshkent         2-1
May  3: Al-Qadisiya-Foolad                    2-0
May 17: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Qadisiya        2-2
May 17: Foolad-Al-Ittihad                     1-2

 1.Al-Qadisiya (Kuwait City)       6  3  2  1  9-11 11
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  3  1  2 11- 7 10
 3.Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)             6  2  2  2  6- 7  8
 4.Foolad (Ahvaz)                  6  1  1  4  8- 9  4

Group B
Mar  8: Al-Ain-Al-Hilal                       2-0
Mar  8: Al-Mina'a-Mash'al Muborak             0-1  (in Kuwait City)
Mar 22: Mash'al Muborak-Al-Ain                1-1
Mar 22: Al-Hilal-Al-Mina'a                    3-1
Apr 12: Al-Ain-Al-Mina'a                      2-1
Apr 12: Al-Hilal-Mash'al Muborak              5-0
Apr 26: Mash'al Muborak-Al-Hilal              2-1
Apr 26: Al-Mina'a-Al-Ain                      1-2  (in Kuwait City)
May  3: Mash'al Muborak-Al-Mina'a             2-2
May  3: Al-Hilal-Al-Ain                       2-1
May 17: Al-Ain-Mash'al Muborak                2-1
May 17: Al-Mina'a-Al-Hilal                    1-1  (in Kuwait City)  

 1.Al-Ain                          6  4  1  1 10- 6 13
 2.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               6  3  1  2 12- 7 10
 3.Mash'al Muborak                 6  2  2  2  7-11  8
 4.Al-Mina'a (Basra)               6  0  2  4  6-11  2

Group C
Mar  8: Al-Gharrafa-Saba Battery              0-2
Mar  8: Al-Karama-Al-Wahda                    2-1
Mar 22: Saba Battery-Al-Karama                1-2
Mar 22: Al-Wahda-Al-Gharrafa                  2-0
Apr 12: Saba Battery-Al-Wahda                 2-2
Apr 12: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Karama                 4-0
Apr 26: Al-Wahda-Saba Battery                 2-4
Apr 26: Al-Karama-Al-Gharrafa                 3-1
May  3: Saba Battery-Al-Gharrafa              4-1
May  3: Al-Wahda-Al-Karama                    4-2
May 17: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Wahda                  5-3
May 17: Al-Karama-Saba Battery                1-0

 1.Al-Karama (Homs)                6  4  0  2 10-11 12
 2.Saba batry (Tehran)             6  3  1  2 13- 8 10
 3.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            6  2  1  3 14-15  7
 4.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              6  2  0  4 11-14  6

Group D
Mar  8: Al-Arabi-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya            0-1
Mar  8: Al-Shabab-Al-Sadd                     0-0
Mar 22: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Shabab           0-2  (in Tripoli)
Mar 22: Al-Sadd-Al-Arabi                      4-1
Apr 12: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Sadd             0-2  (in Tripoli)
Apr 12: Al-Arabi-Al-Shabab                    3-0
Apr 26: Al-Sadd-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya             3-0
Apr 26: Al-Shabab-Al-Arabi                    2-0
May  3: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Arabi            3-0  (in Tripoli)
May  3: Al-Sadd-Al-Shabab                     2-3
May 17: Al-Arabi-Al-Sadd                      1-2
May 17: Al-Shabab-Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya           2-1

 1.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              6  4  1  1  9- 6 13  [2 1 1 0 3-2 4]
 2.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  4  1  1 13- 5 13  [2 0 1 1 2-3 1]
 3.Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Baghdad)     6  2  0  4  5- 9  6
 4.Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)          6  1  0  5  5-12  3
  
Group E
Mar  8: Ðà Nang-Dalian Shide                  0-2
Mar  8: Chonbuk Hyundai Motors-Gamba Osaka    3-2
Mar 22: Dalian Shide-Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   1-0
Mar 22: Gamba Osaka-Ðà Nang                  15-0
Apr 12: Gamba Osaka-Dalian Shide              3-0
Apr 12: Chonbuk Hyundai Motors-Ðà Nang        3-0
Apr 26: Dalian Shide-Gamba Osaka              2-0
Apr 26: Ðà Nang-Chonbuk Hyundai Motors        0-1
May  3: Gamba Osaka-Chonbuk Hyundai Motors    1-1
May  3: Dalian Shide-Ðà Nang                  1-0
May 17: Ðà Nang-Gamba Osaka                   1-5
May 17: Chonbuk Hyundai Motors-Dalian Shide   3-1

 1.Chonbuk Hyundai Motors          6  4  1  1 11- 5 13
 2.Dalian Shide                    6  4  0  2  7- 6 12
 3.Gamba Osaka                     6  3  1  2 26- 7 10
 4.Ðà Nang                         6  0  0  6  1-27  0

Group F
Mar  8: Tokyo Verdy-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i    0-2
May  3: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Tokyo Verdy    1-0

 1.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i          2  2  0  0  3- 0  6
 2.Tokyo Verdy                     2  0  0  2  0- 3  0
 -.Arema (Malang)                  disqualified
 -.Tobacco Monopoly (Bangkok)      disqualified

Group G
Mar  8: Shanghai Shenhua-GÐT Long An          3-1
May  3: GÐT Long An-Shanghai Shenhua          2-4

 1.Shanghai Shenhua                2  2  0  0  7- 3  6
 2.Gach Ðong Tam Long An           2  0  0  2  3- 7  0
 -.Persipura (Jayapura)            disqualified
 -.Provincial Electrical Authority disqualified

NB: holders Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) have bye to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals (Sep 13 and 20)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo  Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau   6-0  1-0  7-0
Al-Qadisiya              Kuw  Al-Ain                   UAE   2-2  3-0  5-2
Shanghai Shenhua         Chn  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   1-0  2-4  3-4
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Al-Karama                Syr   2-0  0-4  2-4  aet

Semifinals (Sep 27 and Oct 18)
Al-Karama                Syr  Al-Qadisiya              Kuw   0-0  1-0  1-0
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo   2-3  4-1  6-4

Final (Nov 1 and 8)
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo  Al-Karama                Syr   2-0  1-2  3-2 

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2007 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates7 March – 14 November 2007
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title)
Runners-upIran Sepahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored230 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Mota
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yuichiro Nagai
Fair play awardJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
NB: competition restricted to 15 countries considered 'mature'.  

    Compared to 2006, Australia, as new AFC members, were granted
    two entries; because of this, both Thailand and Vietnam were
    restricted to entering just one club, with a second club from
    each country playing in the AFC Cup.

    The lucky countries are:
    Central and West Asia (8): Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar,
                               Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Uzbekistan
    East Asia (6): China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea,
                   Thailand (1 entrant), Vietnam (1 entrant)
    Oceania (1): Australia

Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar  7: Al-Rayyan-Al-Wahda                    0-1
Mar  7: Al-Arabi-Al-Zawra'a                   0-1
Mar 21: Al-Wahda-Al-Arabi                     4-1
Mar 21: Al-Zawra'a-Al-Rayyan                  0-0x
Apr 11: Al-Arabi-Al-Rayyan                    1-1
Apr 11: Al-Zawra'a-Al-Wahda                   1-2x
Apr 25: Al-Rayyan-Al-Arabi                    1-3
Apr 25: Al-Wahda-Al-Zawra'a                   1-1
May  9: Al-Wahda-Al-Rayyan                    3-0
May  9: Al-Zawra'a-Al-Arabi                   3-2x
May 23: Al-Rayyan-Al-Zawra'a                  1-3
May 23: Al-Arabi-Al-Wahda                     3-2
x in Doha

 1.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            6  4  1  1 13- 6 13
 2.Al-Zawra'a (Baghdad)            6  3  2  1  9- 6 11
 3.Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)          6  2  1  3 10-12  7
 4.Al-Rayyan                       6  0  2  4  3-11  2

Group B
Mar  7: Al-Hilal-Al-Kuwait SC                 1-1
Mar 21: Al-Kuwait SC-Pakhtakor Toshkent       0-1
Apr 11: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Hilal           0-2
Apr 25: Al-Hilal-Pakhtakor Toshkent           2-0
May  9: Al-Kuwait SC-Al-Hilal                 0-0
May 23: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Kuwait SC       2-1

 1.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               4  2  2  0  5- 1  8
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              4  2  0  2  3- 5  6
 3.Al-Kuwait SC (Kaifan)           4  0  2  2  2- 4  2
 -.Esteghlal (Tehran)              excluded
NB: Esteghlal excluded for failing to submit players list in time.

Group C
Mar  7: Al-Karama-Al-Sadd                     2-1
Mar  7: Al-Najaf-Neftchi Farg'ona             0-1x
Mar 21: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Karama            2-1
Mar 21: Al-Sadd-Al-Najaf                      1-4
Apr 11: Al-Sadd-Neftchi Farg'ona              2-0
Apr 11: Al-Karama-Al-Najaf                    1-1
Apr 25: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Sadd              2-1
Apr 25: Al-Najaf-Al-Karama                    2-4x
May  9: Neftchi Farg'ona-Al-Najaf             1-1
May  9: Al-Sadd-Al-Karama                     1-1
May 23: Al-Najaf-Al-Sadd                      1-0x
May 23: Al-Karama-Neftchi Farg'ona            2-0
x in Kuwait City

 1.Al-Karama (Homs)                6  3  2  1 11- 7 11
 2.Neftchi Farg'ona                6  3  1  2  6- 7 10
 3.Al-Najaf                        6  2  2  2  9- 8  8
 4.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  1  1  4  6-10  4

Group D
Mar  7: Sepahan-Al-Ittihad                    2-1
Mar  7: Al-Ain-Al-Shabab                      0-2
Mar 21: Al-Ittihad-Al-Ain                     0-0
Mar 21: Al-Shabab-Sepahan                     0-1
Apr 11: Al-Ain-Sepahan                        3-2
Apr 11: Al-Shabab-Al-Ittihad                  4-0
Apr 25: Sepahan-Al-Ain                        1-1
Apr 25: Al-Ittihad-Al-Shabab                  1-1
May  9: Al-Ittihad-Sepahan                    0-5
May  9: Al-Shabab-Al-Ain                      2-0
May 23: Sepahan-Al-Shabab                     1-0
May 23: Al-Ain-Al-Ittihad                     1-1

 1.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  4  1  1 12- 5 13
 2.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              6  3  1  2  9- 3 10
 3.Al-Ain                          6  1  3  2  5- 8  6
 4.Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)             6  0  3  3  3-13  3

Group E
Mar  7: Shanghai Shenhua-Sydney FC            1-2
Mar  7: Urawa Red Diamonds-Persik             3-0
Mar 21: Persik-Shanghai Shenhua               1-0x
Mar 21: Sydney FC-Urawa Red Diamonds          2-2
Apr 11: Urawa Red Diamonds-Shanghai Shenhua   1-0
Apr 12: Persik-Sydney FC                      2-1x
Apr 25: Sydney FC-Persik                      3-0
Apr 25: Shanghai Shenhua-Urawa Red Diamonds   0-0
May  9: Persik-Urawa Red Diamonds             3-3
May  9: Sydney FC-Shanghai Shenhua            0-0
May 23: Shanghai Shenhua-Persik               6-0
May 23: Urawa Red Diamonds-Sydney FC          0-0
x in Solo

 1.Urawa Red Diamonds              6  2  4  0  9- 5 10
 2.Sydney FC                       6  2  3  1  8- 5  9
 3.Persik (Kediri)                 6  2  1  3  6-16  7
 4.Shanghai Shenhua                6  1  2  3  7- 4  5

Group F
Mar  7: Arema-Kawasaki Frontale               1-3
Mar  7: Bangkok University-Chunnam Dragons    0-0
Mar 21: Kawasaki Frontale-Bangkok University  1-1
Mar 21: Chunnam Dragons-Arema                 2-0
Apr 11: Chunnam Dragons-Kawasaki Frontale     1-3
Apr 11: Bangkok University-Arema              0-0
Apr 25: Arema-Bangkok University              1-0
Apr 25: Kawasaki Frontale-Chunnam Dragons     3-0
May  9: Kawasaki Frontale-Arema               3-0
May  9: Chunnam Dragons-Bangkok University    3-2
May 23: Arema-Chunnam Dragons                 0-1
May 23: Bangkok University-Kawasaki Frontale  1-2

 1.Kawasaki Frontale               6  5  1  0 15- 4 16
 2.Chunnam Dragons (Gwangyang)     6  3  1  2  7- 8 10
 3.Arema (Malang)                  6  1  1  4  2- 9  4
 4.Bangkok University              6  0  3  3  4- 7  3

Group G
Mar  7: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-ÐT.Long An      4-1
Mar  7: Adelaide United-Shandong Luneng       0-1
Mar 21: Ðong Tam Long An-Adelaide United      0-2
Mar 21: Shandong Luneng-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-1
Apr 11: Adelaide United-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-2
Apr 11: Shandong Luneng-Ðong Tam Long An      4-0
Apr 25: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Adelaide United 1-0
Apr 25: Ðong Tam Long An-Shandong Luneng      2-3
May  9: ÐT.Long An-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma      1-2
May  9: Shandong Luneng-Adelaide United       2-2
May 23: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Shandong Luneng 3-0
May 23: Adelaide United-Ðong Tam Long An      3-0

 1.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma           6  4  1  1 13- 6 13  [2 1 0 1 4-2 3]
 2.Shandong Luneng Taishan (Jinan) 6  4  1  1 12- 8 13  [2 1 0 1 2-4 3]
 3.Adelaide United                 6  2  2  2  9- 6  8
 4.Ðong Tam Long An (Tan An)       6  0  0  6  4-18  0

NB: holders Chonbuk Hyundai Motors have bye to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals (Sep 19 & 26)
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Kawasaki Frontale        Jap   0-0  0-0  0-0  5-4p 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Al-Karama (Homs)         Syr   2-1  2-0  4-1  
Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)     UAE  Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau   0-0  1-1 *1-1 
Urawa Red Diamonds       Jap  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   2-1  2-0  4-1 

Semifinals (Oct 3 & 24)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Urawa Red Diamonds       Jap   2-2  2-2  4-4  4-5p 
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)     UAE   3-1  0-0  3-1 

Final (Nov 7 & 14)
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Urawa Red Diamonds       Jap   1-1  0-2  1-3

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2008 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates12 March - 12 November 2008
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Gamba Osaka (1st title)
Runners-upAustralia Adelaide United
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored275 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nantawat Thansopa
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yasuhito Endō
NB: competition restricted to 14 countries considered 'mature'.  

    Compared to 2007, Indonesia was kicked out, because their
    league finished too late; because of this, both Thailand and
    Vietnam were able to enter two clubs again.

    The lucky countries are:
    Central and West Asia (8): Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar,
                               Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Uzbekistan
    East Asia (5): China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
    Oceania (1): Australia

Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar 12: Sepahan-Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)           0-2
Mar 12: Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)-Quruvchi Toshkent 1-0
Mar 19: Quruvchi Toshkent-Sepahan             2-0
Mar 19: Al-Ittihad (A.)-Al-Ittihad (J.)       0-1
Apr  9: Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)-Quruvchi Toshkent 0-2
Apr  9: Sepahan-Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)           2-1
Apr 23: Quruvchi Toshkent-Al-Ittihad (Aleppo) 1-0
Apr 23: Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)-Sepahan           0-1
May  7: Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)-Sepahan           2-1
May  7: Quruvchi Toshkent-Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) 2-0
May 21: Sepahan-Quruvchi Toshkent             1-1
May 21: Al-Ittihad (J.)-Al-Ittihad (A.)       3-0

 1.Quruvchi Toshkent               6  4  1  1  8- 2 13
 2.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  3  0  3  6- 5  9
 3.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  2  1  3  5- 8  7
 4.Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)             6  2  0  4  4- 8  6

Group B
Mar 12: Al-Wasl-Quwa Al-Jawiya                0-1
Mar 12: Al-Kuwait SC-Saipa                    1-1
Mar 19: Saipa-Al-Wasl                         2-0
Mar 19: Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Kuwait SC           0-0x
Apr  9: Quwa Al-Jawiya-Saipa                  0-1x
Apr  9: Al-Wasl-Al-Kuwait SC                  1-0
Apr 23: Saipa-Quwa Al-Jawiya                  1-1
Apr 23: Al-Kuwait SC-Al-Wasl                  2-1
May  7: Quwa Al-Jawiya-Al-Wasl                1-2x
May  7: Saipa-Al-Kuwait SC                    1-0
May 21: Al-Wasl-Saipa                         1-1
May 21: Al-Kuwait SC-Quwa Al-Jawiya           1-2
x in Kuwait

 1.Saipa (Karadj)                  6  3  3  0  7- 3 12
 2.Quwa Al-Jawiya (Baghdad)        6  2  2  2  5- 5  8
 3.Al-Wasl (Dubai)                 6  2  1  3  5- 7  7
 4.Al-Kuwait SC (Kaifan)           6  1  2  3  4- 6  5

Group C
Mar 12: Al-Sadd-Al-Ahly (Jeddah)              2-1
Mar 12: Al-Karama-Al-Wahda                    4-1
Mar 19: Al-Wahda-Al-Sadd                      2-2
Mar 19: Al-Ahly (Jeddah)-Al-Karama            1-1
Apr  9: Al-Ahly (Jeddah)-Al-Wahda             0-0
Apr  9: Al-Sadd-Al-Karama                     0-2
Apr 23: Al-Wahda-Al-Ahly (Jeddah)             2-1
Apr 23: Al-Karama-Al-Sadd                     1-0
May  7: Al-Ahly (Jeddah)-Al-Sadd              2-2
May  7: Al-Wahda-Al-Karama                    1-0
May 21: Al-Sadd-Al-Wahda                      0-0
May 21: Al-Karama-Al-Ahly (Jeddah)            0-0

 1.Al-Karama (Homs)                6  3  2  1  8- 3 11
 2.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            6  2  3  1  6- 7  9
 3.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  1  3  2  6- 8  6
 4.Al-Ahly (Jeddah)                6  0  4  2  5- 7  4

Group D
Mar 12: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Qadissiyah      0-1
Mar 12: Arbil-Al-Gharrafa                     1-1x
Mar 19: Al-Gharrafa-Pakhtakor Toshkent        2-2
Mar 19: Al-Qadissiyah-Arbil                   1-1
Apr  9: Al-Qadissiyah-Al-Gharrafa             1-0
Apr  9: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Arbil              2-0
Apr 23: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Qadissiyah             0-1
Apr 23: Arbil-Pakhtakor Toshkent              1-5x
May  7: Al-Qadissiyah-Pakhtakor Toshkent      2-2
May  7: Al-Gharrafa-Arbil                     0-1
May 21: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Gharrafa        2-0
May 21: Arbil-Al Al-Qadissiyah                4-2x
x in Amman

 1.Al-Qadissiyah (Kuwait City)     6  3  2  1  8- 7 11  [2 1 1 0 3-2 4]
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  3  2  1 13- 6 11  [2 0 1 1 2-3 1]
 3.Arbil (Arbil)                   6  2  2  2  8-11  8
 4.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              6  0  2  4  3- 8  2

Group E
Mar 12: Changchun Yatai-Binh Duong            2-1
Mar 12: Pohang Steelers-Adelaide United       0-2
Mar 19: Adelaide United-Changchun Yatai       0-0
Mar 19: Binh Duong-Pohang Steelers            1-4
Apr  9: Binh Duong-Adelaide United            1-2
Apr  9: Changchun Yatai-Pohang Steelers       1-0
Apr 23: Adelaide United-Binh Duong            4-1
Apr 23: Pohang Steelers-Changchun Yatai       2-2
May  7: Binh Duong-Changchun Yatai            0-5
May  7: Adelaide United-Pohang Steelers       1-0
May 21: Pohang Steelers-Binh Duong            0-0
May 22: Changchun Yatai-Adelaide United       0-0

 1.Adelaide United                 6  4  2  0  9- 2 14
 2.Changchun Yatai                 6  3  3  0 10- 3 12
 3.Pohang Steelers                 6  1  2  3  6- 7  5
 4.B.Binh Duong                    6  0  1  5  4-17  1

Group F
Mar 12: Krung Thai Bank-Kashima Antlers       1-9 
Mar 12: Nam Dinh-Beijing Guoan                1-3
Mar 19: Kashima Antlers-Nam Dinh              6-0
Mar 19: Beijing Guoan-Krung Thai Bank         4-2
Apr  9: Kashima Antlers-Beijing Guoan         1-0
Apr  9: Krung Thai Bank-Nam Dinh              9-1
Apr 23: Beijing Guoan-Kashima Antlers         1-0
Apr 23: Nam Dinh-Krung Thai Bank              2-2
May  7: Kashima Antlers-Krung Thai Bank       8-1
May  7: Beijing Guoan-Nam Dinh                3-0
May 21: Krung Thai Bank-Beijing Guoan         5-3
May 21: Nam Dinh-Kashima Antlers              0-4

 1.Kashima Antlers                 6  5  0  1 28- 3 15
 2.Beijing Guoan                   6  4  0  2 14- 9 12
 3.Krung Thai Bank                 6  2  1  3 20-27  7
 4.DPM.Nam Dinh                    6  0  1  5  4-27  1

Group G
Mar 12: Melbourne Victory-Chunnam Dragons     2-0
Mar 12: Gamba Osaka-Chonburi FC               1-1
Mar 19: Chunnam Dragons-Gamba Osaka           3-4
Mar 19: Chonburi FC-Melbourne Victory         3-1
Apr  9: Chunnam Dragons-Chonburi FC           1-0
Apr  9: Melbourne Victory-Gamba Osaka         3-4
Apr 23: Chonburi FC-Chunnam Dragons           2-2
Apr 23: Gamba Osaka-Melbourne Victory         2-0
May  7: Chunnam Dragons-Melbourne Victory     1-1
May  7: Chonburi FC-Gamba Osaka               0-2
May 21: Melbourne Victory-Chonburi FC         3-1
May 21: Gamba Osaka-Chunnam Dragons           1-1

 1.Gamba Osaka                     6  4  2  0 14- 8 14
 2.Melbourne Victory               6  2  1  3 10-11  7
 3.Chunnam Dragons (Gwangyang)     6  1  3  2  8-10  6
 4.Chonburi FC                     6  1  2  3  7-10  5

NB: holders Urawa Red Diamonds have bye to quarterfinals;
    Quruvchi Toshkent changed name to Bunyodkor Toshkent during summer

Quarterfinals (Sep 17 & 24)
Saipa (Karadj)           Irn  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   2-2  1-5  3-7
Kashima Antlers          Jap  Adelaide United          Aus   1-1  0-1  1-2
Al-Qadissiyah (Kuwait)   Kuw  Urawa Red Diamonds       Jap   3-2  0-2  3-4
Al-Karama (Homs)         Syr  Gamba Osaka              Jap   1-2  0-2  1-4

Semifinals (Oct 8 & 22)
Adelaide United          Aus  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   3-0  0-1  3-1 
Gamba Osaka              Jap  Urawa Red Diamonds       Jap   1-1  3-1  4-2

Final (Nov 5 & 12)
Gamba Osaka              Jap  Adelaide United          Aus   3-0  2-0  5-0

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2009 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates18 February – 7 November 2009
Teams35 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Pohang Steelers (3rd title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played111
Goals scored329 (2.96 per match)
Attendance1,396,226 (12,579 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Leandro
(10 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea No Byung-jun
Qualifying Stage

Eastern Zone Round 1 (Feb 18)
PEA                      Tha  Singapore Armed Forces   Sin   1-4 

Eastern Zone Round 2 (Feb 25)
Singapore Armed Forces   Sin  PSMS (Medan)             Ina   2-1  aet

Western Zone (Feb 25)
Sharjah                  UAE  Dempo SC (Goa)           Ind   3-0

Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar 10: Al-Ahli-Pakhtakor                     1-2
Mar 11: Al-Hilal-Saba batry                   1-1
Mar 17: Saba batry-Al-Ahli                    0-0
Mar 17: Pakhtakor-Al-Hilal                    1-1 
Apr  7: Al-Hilal-Al-Ahli                      2-1
Apr  7: Saba batry-Pakhtakor                  0-2
Apr 22: Al-Ahli-Al-Hilal                      1-3
Apr 22: Pakhtakor-Saba batry                  2-1
May  6: Pakhtakor-Al-Ahli                     2-0
May  6: Saba batry-Al-Hilal                   0-1
May 20: Al-Hilal-Pakhtakor                    2-0
May 20: Al-Ahli-Saba batry                    3-5

 1.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               6  4  2  0 10- 4 14
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  4  1  1  9- 5 13
 3.Saba batry (Qom)                6  1  2  3  7- 9  5
 4.Al-Ahli (Dubai)                 6  0  1  5  6-14  1

Group B
Mar 10: Perspolis-Sharjah                     3-1x
Mar 10: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Shabab                 1-3
Mar 17: Sharjah-Al-Gharrafa                   0-2x
Mar 17: Al-Shabab-Perspolis                   0-0 
Apr  8: Perspolis-Al-Gharrafa                 3-1
Apr  8: Sharjah-Al-Shabab                     1-3x
Apr 21: Al-Gharrafa-Perspolis                 5-1
Apr 21: Al-Shabab-Sharjah                     5-0x
May  6: Al-Shabab-Al-Gharrafa                 1-0
May 20: Perspolis-Al-Shabab                   1-0
x all results of Sharjah were annulled after they withdrew from
  the league due to 'domestic commitments' (i.e. being involved
  in a relegation battle)

 1.Perspolis (Tehran)              4  2  1  1  5- 6  7  [2 1 1 0 1-0 4]
 2.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              4  2  1  1  4- 2  7  [2 0 1 1 0-1 1]
 3.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              4  1  0  3  7- 8  3
 -.Sharjah                         withdrew, all results annulled

Group C
Mar 11: Al-Jazeera-Umm Salal                  0-1
Mar 11: Al-Ittihad-Esteghlal                  2-1
Mar 18: Esteghlal-Al-Jazeera                  1-1
Mar 18: Umm Salal-Al-Ittihad                  1-3
Apr  7: Al-Jazeera-Al-Ittihad                 0-0
Apr  7: Umm Salal-Esteghlal                   1-0
Apr 22: Al-Ittihad-Al-Jazeera                 1-1
Apr 22: Esteghlal-Umm Salal                   1-1
May  5: Esteghlal-Al-Ittihad                  1-1
May  5: Umm Salal-Al-Jazeera                  2-2    
May 19: Al-Ittihad-Umm Salal                  7-0
May 19: Al-Jazeera-Esteghlal                  2-2

 1.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  3  3  0 14- 4 12
 2.Umm Salal                       6  2  2  2  6-13  8
 3.Al-Jazeera (Abu Dhabi)          6  0  5  1  6- 7  5
 4.Esteghlal (Tehran)              6  0  4  2  6- 8  4

Group D
Mar 11: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Ittifaq         2-1 
Mar 11: Sepahan-Al-Shabab                     2-0
Mar 18: Al-Shabab-Bunyodkor Toshkent          2-0
Mar 18: Al-Ittifaq-Sepahan                    2-1
Apr  8: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Sepahan            2-2
Apr  8: Al-Ittifaq-Al-Shabab                  4-1
Apr 21: Sepahan-Bunyodkor Toshkent            0-1   
Apr 21: Al-Shabab-Al-Ittifaq                  1-4
May  5: Al-Shabab-Sepahan                     2-1
May  5: Al-Ittifaq-Bunyodkor Toshkent         4-0
May 19: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Shabab          0-0
May 19: Sepahan-Al-Ittifaq                    3-0

 1.Al-Ittifaq (Dammam)             6  4  0  2 15- 8 12
 2.Bunyodkor Toshkent              6  2  2  2  5- 9  8
 3.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  2  1  3  9- 7  7  [2 1 0 1 3-2 3]
 4.Al-Shabab (Dubai)               6  2  1  3  6-11  7  [2 1 0 1 2-3 3]

Group E
Mar 10: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Nagoya Grampus 1-3 
Mar 10: Beijing Guoan-Newcastle Jets          2-0
Mar 17: Newcastle Jets-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2-0
Mar 17: Nagoya Grampus-Beijing Guoan          0-0
Apr  7: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Beijing Guoan  1-0
Apr  7: Nagoya Grampus-Newcastle Jets         1-1
Apr 22: Beijing Guoan-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  0-1
Apr 22: Newcastle Jets-Nagoya Grampus         0-1
May  6: Newcastle Jets-Beijing Guoan          2-1
May  6: Nagoya Grampus-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 4-1
May 20: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Newcastle Jets 0-1
May 20: Beijing Guoan-Nagoya Grampus          1-1

 1.Nagoya Grampus                  6  3  3  0 10- 4 12
 2.Newcastle Jets                  6  3  1  2  6- 5 10
 3.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i          6  2  0  4  4-10  6
 4.Beijing Guoan                   6  1  2  3  4- 5  5

Group F
Mar 10: Gamba Osaka-Shandong Luneng           3-0
Mar 10: Sriwijaya FC-FC Seoul                 2-4
Mar 17: Shandong Luneng-Sriwijaya FC          5-0
Mar 17: FC Seoul-Gamba Osaka                  2-4
Apr  8: Shandong Luneng-FC Seoul              2-0
Apr  8: Gamba Osaka-Sriwijaya FC              5-0
Apr 21: Sriwijaya FC-Gamba Osaka              0-3
Apr 21: FC Seoul-Shandong Luneng              1-1
May  5: FC Seoul-Sriwijaya FC                 5-1
May  6: Shandong Luneng-Gamba Osaka           0-1
May 20: Gamba Osaka-FC Seoul                  1-2
May 20: Sriwijaya FC-Shandong Luneng          4-2

 1.Gamba Osaka                     6  5  0  1 17- 4 15
 2.FC Seoul                        6  3  1  2 14-11 10
 3.Shandong Luneng (Ji'nan)        6  2  1  3 10- 9  7
 4.Sriwijaya FC (Palembang)        6  1  0  5  7-24  3

Group G
Mar 11: Suwon Sam'g Bluewings-Kashima Antlers 4-1
Mar 11: Shanghai Shenhua-S'pore Armed Forces  4-1
Mar 18: Kashima Antlers-Shanghai Shenhua      2-0
Mar 18: S'pore Armed Forces-Suwon S.Bluewings 0-2
Apr  7: Shanghai Shenhua-Suwon S. Bluewings   2-1
Apr  7: S'pore Armed Forces-Kashima Antlers   1-4
Apr 22: Kashima Antlers-S'pore Armed Forces   5-0
Apr 22: Suwon S. Bluewings-Shanghai Shenhua   2-1
May  5: Kashima Antlers-Suwon Sam'g Bluewings 3-0
May  5: S'pore Armed Forces-Shanghai Shenhua  1-1
May 19: Suwon S.Bluewings-S'pore Armed Forces 3-1
May 19: Shanghai Shenhua-Kashima Antlers      1-1

 1.Kashima Antlers                 6  4  1  1 16- 6 13
 2.Suwon Samsung Bluewings         6  4  0  2 12- 8 12
 3.Shanghai Shenhua                6  2  2  2  9- 8  8
 4.Singapore Armed Forces          6  0  1  5  4-19  1

Group H
Mar 11: C'tral Coast Mariners-Pohang Steelers 0-0
Mar 11: Kawasaki Frontale-Tianjin Teda        1-0
Mar 18: Pohang Steelers-Kawasaki Frontale     1-1
Mar 18: Tianjin Teda-Central Coast Mariners   2-2
Apr  8: C'l Coast Mariners-Kawasaki Frontale  0-5
Apr  8: Pohang Steelers-Tianjin Teda          1-0
Apr 21: Kawasaki Frontale-C'l Coast Mariners  2-1
Apr 21: Tianjin Teda-Pohang Steelers          0-0
May  5: Pohang Steelers-C'tral Coast Mariners 3-2
May  5: Tianjin Teda-Kawasaki Frontale        3-1
May 19: Kawasaki Frontale-Pohang Steelers     0-2
May 19: Central Coast Mariners-Tianjin Teda   0-1

 1.Pohang Steelers                 6  3  3  0  7- 3 12
 2.Kawasaki Frontale               6  3  1  2 10- 7 10
 3.Tianjin Teda                    6  2  2  2  6- 5  8
 4.Central Coast Mariners          6  0  2  4  5-13  2

1/8 Finals (played over one leg; group winners host)
(May 26)
Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau  Umm Salal                Qat   0-0  3-4p
(May 27)
Perspolis (Tehran)       Irn  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   0-1
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau   2-1
Al-Ittifaq (Dammam)      Sau  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   1-2
(Jun 24)
Nagoya Grampus           Jpn  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo   2-1
Gamba Osaka              Jpn  Kawasaki Frontale        Jpn   2-3
Kashima Antlers          Jpn  FC Seoul                 SKo   2-2  4-5p
Pohang Steelers          SKo  Newcastle Jets           Aus   6-0

Quarterfinals 
(Sep 23 & 30)
Umm Salal                Qat  FC Seoul                 SKo   3-2  1-1  4-3 
Kawasaki Frontale        Jpn  Nagoya Grampus           Jpn   2-1  1-3  3-4  
Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb  Pohang Steelers          SKo   3-1  1-4  4-5  aet  
(Sep 24 & 30)
Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   1-1  0-4  1-5  
  
Semifinals (Oct 21 & 28)
Pohang Steelers          SKo  Umm Salal                Qat   2-0  2-1  4-1
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Nagoya Grampus           Jpn   6-2  2-1  8-3

Final (Nov 7; National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo)
Pohang Steelers          SKo  Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau   2-1
Attendance: 25,743

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2010 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates30 January – 13 November 2010
Teams37 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2nd title)
Runners-upIran Zob Ahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored339 (2.9 per match)
Attendance1,390,376 (11,884 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil José Mota
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Australia Saša Ognenovski
Qualifying Stage

Eastern Zone Round 1 
(Jan 30)
Singapore Armed Forces   Sin  Sriwijaya FC (Palembang) Ina   3-0
(Jan 31)
SHB.Da Nang              Vie  Muang Thong United       Tha   0-3

Eastern Zone Round 2 (Feb 6)
Singapore Armed Forces   Sin  Muang Thong United       Tha   0-0  4-3p

Western Zone Round 1 (Jan 30)
Al-Karama (Homs)         Syr  Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)     UAE   0-1

Western Zone Round 2 (Feb 6)
Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)     UAE  Churchill Brothers (Goa) Ind   5-2

Group Stage 

Group A 
Feb 23: Al-Jazeera-Al-Gharrafa                1-2
Feb 23: Al-Ahly-Esteghlal                     1-2
Mar  9: Esteghlal-Al-Jazeera                  0-0
Mar  9: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Ahly                   3-2        
Mar 23: Esteghlal-Al-Gharrafa                 3-0
Mar 23: Al-Ahly-Al-Jazeera                    5-1
Mar 31: Al-Jazeera-Al-Ahly                    0-2
Mar 31: Al-Gharrafa-Esteghlal                 1-1
Apr 14: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Jazeera                4-2
Apr 14: Esteghlal-Al-Ahly                     2-1
Apr 28: Al-Jazeera-Esteghlal                  2-1
Apr 28: Al-Ahly-Al-Gharrafa                   0-1

 1.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              6  4  1  1 11- 9 13
 2.Esteghlal (Tehran)              6  3  2  1  9- 5 11
 3.Al-Ahly (Jeddah)                6  2  0  4 11- 9  6
 4.Al-Jazeera (Abu Dhabi)          6  1  1  4  6-14  4

Group B
Feb 23: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Ittihad         3-0
Feb 23: Zob-Ahan-Al-Wahda                     1-0
Mar  9: Al-Wahda-Bunyodkor Toshkent           1-2
Mar  9: Al-Ittihad-Zob-Ahan                   2-2
Mar 24: Al-Wahda-Al-Ittihad                   0-2
Mar 24: Zob-Ahan-Bunyodkor Toshkent           3-0
Mar 30: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Zob-Ahan           0-1
Mar 30: Al-Ittihad-Al-Wahda                   4-0
Apr 14: Al-Wahda-Zob-Ahan                     1-0
Apr 14: Al-Ittihad-Bunyodkor Toshkent         1-1
Apr 28: Zob-Ahan-Al-Ittihad                   1-0
Apr 28: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Wahda           4-1

 1.Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)              6  4  1  1  8- 3 13
 2.Bunyodkor Toshkent              6  3  1  2 10- 7 10
 3.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  2  2  2  9- 7  8
 4.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            6  1  0  5  3-13  3

Group C
Feb 24: Al-Ain-Pakhtakor Toshkent             0-1
Feb 24: Al-Shabab-Sepahan                     1-1
Mar 10: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Shabab          1-3
Mar 10: Sepahan-Al-Ain                        0-0
Mar 23: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Sepahan            2-1
Mar 23: Al-Ain-Al-Shabab                      2-1
Mar 31: Al-Shabab-Al-Ain                      3-2
Mar 31: Sepahan-Pakhtakor Toshkent            2-0
Apr 13: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Ain             3-2
Apr 13: Sepahan-Al-Shabab                     1-0
Apr 27: Al-Ain-Sepahan                        2-0
Apr 27: Al-Shabab-Pakhtakor Toshkent          2-1

 1.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              6  3  1  2 10- 8 10
 2.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  3  0  3  8-10  9
 3.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  2  2  2  5- 5  8
 4.Al-Ain                          6  2  1  3  8- 8  7

Group D
Feb 24: Al-Sadd-Al-Hilal                      0-3
Feb 24: Mes-Al-Ahli                           4-2
Mar 10: Al-Ahli-Al-Sadd                       0-5 
Mar 10: Al-Hilal-Mes                          3-1
Mar 24: Al-Hilal-Al-Ahli                      1-1
Mar 24: Al-Sadd-Mes                           4-1
Mar 30: Mes-Al-Sadd                           3-1
Mar 30: Al-Ahli-Al-Hilal                      2-3
Apr 13: Al-Hilal-Sadd                         0-0
Apr 13: Al-Ahli-Mes                           2-1
Apr 27: Mes-Al-Hilal                          3-1
Apr 27: Al-Sadd-Al-Ahli                       2-2

 1.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               6  3  2  1 11- 7 11
 2.Mes (Kerman)                    6  3  0  3 13-13  9
 3.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  2  2  2 12- 9  8
 4.Al-Ahli (Dubai)                 6  1  2  3  9-16  5

Group E
Feb 23: Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.-Kawasaki Frontale  2-0
Feb 23: Beijing Guoan-Melbourne Victory       1-0
Mar  9: Melbourne Victory-Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.  0-2
Mar  9: Kawasaki Frontale-Beijing Guoan       1-3
Mar 23: Kawasaki Frontale-Melbourne Victory   4-0
Mar 23: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Beijing Guoan   3-1
Mar 31: Beijing Guoan-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   0-1
Mar 31: Melbourne Victory-Kawasaki Frontale   1-0
Apr 14: Kawasaki Frontale-Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.  3-0
Apr 14: Melbourne Victory-Beijing Guoan       0-0
Apr 28: Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.-Melbourne Victory  3-2
Apr 28: Beijing Guoan-Kawasaki Frontale       2-0

 1.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma           6  5  0  1 11- 6 15
 2.Beijing Guoan                   6  3  1  2  7- 5 10
 3.Kawasaki Frontale               6  2  0  4  8- 8  6
 4.Melbourne Victory               6  1  1  4  3-10  4

Group F
Feb 23: Persipura-Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors      1-4
Feb 23: Kashima Antlers-Changchun Yatai       1-0
Mar  9: Jeonbuk Hyundai M.-Kashima Antlers    1-2
Mar  9: Changchun Yatai-Persipura             9-0
Mar 24: Changchun Yatai-Jeonbuk Hyundai M.    1-2
Mar 24: Kashima Antlers-Persipura             5-0
Mar 30: Persipura-Kashima Antlers             1-3
Mar 30: Jeonbuk Hyundai M.-Changchun Yatai    1-0
Apr 14: Changchun Yatai-Kashima Antlers       0-1
Apr 14: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-Persipura      8-0
Apr 28: Persipura-Changchun Yatai             2-0
Apr 28: Kashima Antlers-Jeonbuk Hyundai M.    2-1

 1.Kashima Antlers                 6  6  0  0 14- 3 18
 2.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju) 6  4  0  2 17- 6 12
 3.Changchun Yatai                 6  1  0  5 10- 7  3  [2 1 0 1 9-2 3]
 4.Persipura (Jayapura)            6  1  0  5  4-29  3  [2 1 0 1 2-9 3]

Group G
Feb 24: Suwon Samsung Bluewings-Gamba Osaka   0-0
Feb 24: Henan Jianye-Singapore Armed Forces   0-0
Mar 10: Gamba Osaka-Henan Jianye              1-1
Mar 10: SAF-Suwon Samsung Bluewings           0-2
Mar 23: Henan Jianye-Suwon Samsung Bluewings  0-2
Mar 23: Singapore Armed Forces-Gamba Osaka    2-4
Mar 31: Gamba Osaka-Singapore Armed Forces    3-0
Mar 31: Suwon Samsung Bluewings-Henan Jianye  2-0
Apr 13: Singapore Armed Forces-Henan Jianye   2-1
Apr 13: Gamba Osaka-Suwon Samsung Bluewings   2-1
Apr 27: Suwon Samsung Bluewings-SAF           6-2
Apr 27: Henan Jianye-Gamba Osaka              1-1  

 1.Suwon Samsung Bluewings         6  4  1  1 13- 4 13
 2.Gamba Osaka                     6  3  3  0 11- 5 12
 3.Singapore Armed Forces          6  1  1  4  6-16  4
 4.Henan Jianye (Zhengzhou)        6  0  3  3  3- 8  3

Group H
Feb 24: Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Shandong Luneng   0-1
Feb 24: Adelaide United-Pohang Steelers       1-0
Mar 10: Shandong Luneng-Adelaide United       0-2
Mar 10: Pohang Steelers-Sanfrecce Hiroshima   2-1
Mar 24: Pohang Steelers-Shandong Luneng       1-0
Mar 24: Adelaide United-Sanfrecce Hiroshima   3-2
Mar 30: Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Adelaide United   1-0
Mar 30: Shandong Luneng-Pohang Steelers       1-2
Apr 13: Pohang Steelers-Adelaide United       0-0
Apr 13: Shandong Luneng-Sanfrecce Hiroshima   2-3
Apr 27: Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Pohang Steelers   4-3
Apr 27: Adelaide United-Shandong Luneng       0-1

 1.Adelaide United                 6  3  1  2  6- 4 10  [2 1 1 0 1-0 4]
 2.Pohang Steelers                 6  3  1  2  8- 7 10  [2 0 1 1 0-1 1]
 3.Sanfrecce Hiroshima             6  3  0  3 11-11  9
 4.Shandong Luneng (Ji'nan)        6  2  0  4  5- 8  6

1/8 Finals (played over one leg; group winners host)
(May 11)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo  Beijing Guoan            Chn   2-0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Gamba Osaka              Jpn   3-0
Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau  Esteghlal (Tehran)       Irn   3-2 
Al-Gharrafa (Doha)       Qat  Pakhtakor Toshkent       Uzb   1-0
(May 12)
Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   3-0
Adelaide United          Aus  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   2-3  aet
Kashima Antlers          Jpn  Pohang Steelers          SKo   0-1
Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn  Mes (Kerman)             Irn   1-0

Quarterfinals (Sep 15 and 22)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo  Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau   0-2  1-0  1-2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo   4-1  0-2  4-3
Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn  Pohang Steelers          SKo   2-1  1-1  3-2
Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau  Al-Gharrafa (Doha)       Qat   3-0  2-4  5-4  aet

Semifinals
(Oct 5 and 19)
Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo   4-3  0-1  4-4* 
(Oct 6 and 20)
Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn  Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau   1-0  1-0  2-0 

Final (Nov 13; National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn   3-1
Attendance: 27,308
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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2011 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates12 February – 5 November 2011
Teams36 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Sadd (2nd title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored323 (2.76 per match)
Attendance1,264,547 (10,808 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Dong-gook
(9 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Dong-gook
Qualifying Stage

NB: in order to create "balance", one team (Al-Ain) was moved from the Western
    to the Eastern Zone, which lead to the Eastern Zone's place being claimed
    by a club from the Western Zone.

Eastern Zone Round 1 (Feb 12)
Sriwijaya FC (Palembang) Ina  Muang Thong United       Tha   2-2  7-6p

Eastern Zone Round 2 (Feb 19)
Sriwijaya FC (Palembang) Ina  Al-Ain                   UAE   0-4

Western Zone Round 1 (Feb 12)
Al-Sadd                  Qat  Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)      Syr   5-1

Western Zone Round 2 (Feb 19)
Al-Sadd                  Qat  Dempo SC (Goa)           Ind   2-0

NB: all eliminated clubs enter the AFC Cup

Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar  1: Al-Jazeera-Al-Gharrafa                0-0
Mar  1: Al-Hilal-Sepahan                      1-2
Mar 15: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Hilal                  0-1
Mar 15: Sepahan-Al-Jazeera                    5-1 
Apr  5: Sepahan-Al-Gharrafa                   2-0
Apr  5: Al-Hilal-Al-Jazeera                   3-1
Apr 20: Al-Gharrafa-Sepahan                   1-0
Apr 20: Al-Jazeera-Al-Hilal                   2-3
May  4: Sepahan-Al-Hilal                      1-1
May  4: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Jazeera                5-2
May 11: Al-Jazeera-Sepahan                    1-4
May 11: Al-Hilal-Al-Gharrafa                  2-0

 1.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  4  1  1 14- 5 13  [2 1 1 0 3-2 4]
 2.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               6  4  1  1 11- 6 13  [2 0 1 1 2-3 1]
 3.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              6  2  1  3  6- 7  7
 4.Al-Jazeera (Abu Dhabi)          6  0  1  5  7-20  1

Group B
Mar  1: Pahktakor Toshkent-Al-Nasr            2-2
Mar  1: Esteghlal-Al-Sadd                     1-1
Mar 15: Al-Nasr-Esteghlal                     2-1
Mar 15: Al-Sadd-Pahktakor Toshkent            2-1
Apr  5: Al-Sadd-Al-Nasr                       1-0 
Apr  6: Esteghlal-Pahktakor Toshkent          4-2
Apr 19: Pahktakor Toshkent-Esteghlal          2-1
Apr 19: Al-Nasr-Al-Sadd                       1-1
May  3: Al-Sadd-Esteghlal                     2-2
May  4: Al-Nasr-Pahktakor Toshkent            4-0
May 11: Pahktakor Toshkent-Al-Sadd            1-1
May 11: Esteghlal-Al-Nasr                     2-1

 1.Al-Sadd (Doha)                  6  2  4  0  8- 6 10
 2.Al-Nasr (Riyadh)                6  2  2  2 10- 7  8  [2 1 0 1 3-3 3]
 3.Esteghlal (Tehran)              6  2  2  2 11-10  8  [2 1 0 1 3- 33]
 4.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  1  2  3  8-14  5

Group C
Mar  2: Al-Wahda-Bunyodkor Toshkent           1-1
Mar  2: Al-Ittihad-Perspolis                  3-1
Mar 16: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Ittihad         0-1
Mar 16: Perspolis-Al-Wahda                    1-1
Apr  5: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Perspolis          0-0
Apr  5: Al-Wahda-Al-Ittihad                   0-3
Apr 20: Perspolis-Bunyodkor Toshkent          1-3
Apr 20: Al-Ittihad-Al-Wahda                   0-0
May  3: Perspolis-Al-Ittihad                  3-2
May  3: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Al-Wahda           3-2
May 10: Al-Wahda-Perspolis                    2-0
May 10: Al-Ittihad-Bunyodkor Toshkent         1-1

 1.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  3  2  1 10- 5 11
 2.Bunyodkor Toshkent              6  2  3  1  8- 6  9
 3.Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)            6  1  3  2  6- 8  6
 4.Perspolis (Tehran)              6  1  2  3  6-11  5

Group D
Mar  2: Zob-Ahan-Emirates                     2-1
Mar  2: Al-Rayyan-Al-Shabab                   1-1
Mar 16: Emirates-Al-Rayyan                    2-0
Mar 16: Al-Shabab-Zob-Ahan                    0-0
Apr  6: Al-Rayyan-Zob-Ahan                    1-3
Apr  6: Al-Shabab-Emirates                    4-1
Apr 19: Emirates-Al-Shabab                    2-1
Apr 19: Zob-Ahan-Al-Rayyan                    1-0
May  3: Emirates-Zob-Ahan                     0-1
May  3: Al-Shabab-Al-Rayyan                   1-0
May 10: Al-Rayyan-Emirates                    2-0
May 10: Zob-Ahan-Al-Shabab                    0-1

 1.Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)              6  4  1  1  7- 3 13
 2.Al-Shabab (Riyadh)              6  3  2  1  8- 4 11
 3.Emirates (Ras Al-Khaima)        6  2  0  4  6-10  6
 4.Al-Rayyan                       6  1  1  4  4- 8  4

Group E
Mar  1: Jeju United-Tianjin Teda              0-1
Mar  1: Gamba Osaka-Melbourne Victory         5-1
Mar 15: Melbourne Victory-Jeju United         1-2
Mar 15: Tianjin Teda-Gamba Osaka              2-1
Apr  5: Jeju United-Gamba Osaka               2-1
Apr  5: Tianjin Teda-Melbourne Victory        1-1
Apr 20: Melbourne Victory-Tianjin Teda        2-1
Apr 20: Gamba Osaka-Jeju United               3-1
May  4: Melbourne Victory-Gamba Osaka         1-1
May  4: Tianjin Teda-Jeju United              3-0
May 11: Gamba Osaka-Tianjin Teda              2-0
May 11: Jeju United-Melbourne Victory         1-1

 1.Gamba Osaka                     6  3  1  2 13- 7 10  [2 1 0 1 3-2 3]
 2.Tianjin Teda                    6  3  1  2  8- 6 10  [2 1 0 1 2-3 3]
 3.Jeju United                     6  2  1  3  6-10  7
 4.Melbourne Victory               6  1  3  2  7-11  6

Group F
Mar  1: Hangzhou Greentown-Nagoya Grampus E.  2-0
Mar  2: Al-Ain-FC Seoul                       0-1
Mar 15: FC Seoul-Hangzhou Greentown           3-0
Apr  6: Nagoya Grampus Eight-FC Seoul         1-1
Apr  6: Hangzhou Greentown-Al-Ain             0-0
Apr 12: Nagoya Grampus Eight-Al-Ain           4-0
Apr 19: FC Seoul-Nagoya Grampus Eight         0-2
Apr 19: Al-Ain-Hangzhou Greentown             1-0
May  4: Nagoya Grampus E.-Hangzhou Greentown  1-0
May  4: FC Seoul-Al-Ain                       3-0
May 11: Hangzhou Greentown-FC Seoul           1-1
May 11: Al-Ain-Nagoya Grampus Eight           3-1

 1.FC Seoul                        6  3  2  1  9- 4 11
 2.Nagoya Grampus Eight            6  3  1  2  9- 6 10
 3.Al-Ain                          6  2  1  3  4- 9  7
 4.Hangzhou Greentown              6  1  2  3  3- 6  5

Group G
Mar  2: Jeonbuk Hyundai M.-Shandong Luneng    1-0
Mar  2: Cerezo Osaka-Arema                    2-1
Mar 16: Shandong Luneng-Cerezo Osaka          2-0
Mar 16: Arema-Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors          0-4
Apr  5: Arema-Shandong Luneng                 1-1
Apr  5: Cerezo Osaka-Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   1-0
Apr 20: Shandong Luneng-Arema                 5-0
Apr 20: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-Cerezo Osaka   1-0
May  3: Arema-Cerezo Osaka                    0-4
May  3: Shandong Luneng-Jeonbuk Hyundai M.    1-2
May 10: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-Arema          6-0
May 10: Cerezo Osaka-Shandong Luneng          4-0

 1.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju) 6  5  0  1 14- 2 15
 2.Cerezo Osaka                    6  4  0  2 11- 4 12
 3.Shandong Luneng (Ji'nan)        6  2  1  3  9- 8  7
 4.Arema (Malang)                  6  0  1  5  2-22  1

Group H
Mar  2: Sydney FC-Suwon Samsung Bluewings     0-0
Mar  2: Shanghai Shenhua-Kashima Antlers      0-0
Mar 16: Suwon S. Bluewings-Shanghai Shenhua   4-0
Apr  6: Sydney FC-Shanghai Shenhua            1-1
Apr  6: Suwon S. Bluewings-Kashima Antlers    1-1
Apr 13: Sydney FC-Kashima Antlers             0-3
Apr 19: Kashima Antlers-Suwon S. Bluewings    1-1
Apr 19: Shanghai Shenhua-Sydney FC            2-3
May  3: Kashima Antlers-Shanghai Shenhua      2-0
May  3: Suwon Samsung Bluewings-Sydney FC     3-1
May 10: Kashima Antlers-Sydney FC             2-1
May 10: Shanghai Shenhua-Suwon S. Bluewings   0-3

 1.Suwon Samsung Bluewings         6  3  3  0 12- 3 12  [2 0 2 0 2-2 2]
 2.Kashima Antlers                 6  3  3  0  9- 3 12  [2 0 2 0 2-2 2]
 3.Sydney FC                       6  1  2  3  6-11  5
 4.Shanghai Shenhua                6  0  2  4  3-13  2

1/8 Finals (played over one leg; group winners host)
(May 24)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo  Tianjin Teda             Chn   3-0
Gamba Osaka              Jpn  Cerezo Osaka             Jpn   0-1
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   3-1
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau   3-1
(May 25)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo  Nagoya Grampus Eight     Jpn   2-0
FC Seoul                 SKo  Kashima Antlers          Jpn   3-0
Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn  Al-Nasr (Riyadh)         Sau   4-1
Al-Sadd                  Qat  Al-Shabab (Riyadh)       Sau   1-0

Quarterfinals 
(Sep 14 and 27)
Cerezo Osaka             Jpn  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   4-3  1-6  5-9
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  FC Seoul                 SKo   3-1  0-1  3-2
(Sep 14 and 28)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo  Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn   1-1  2-1  3-2  aet
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Al-Sadd                  Qat   awd  2-1  2-4x
x 1st leg awarded 0-3, original score 1-0; Sepahan fielded ineligible player

Semifinals (Oct 19 and 26)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  SKo  Al-Sadd                  Qat   0-2  1-0  1-2
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo   2-3  1-2  3-5

Final (Nov 5; Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   SKo  Al-Sadd                  Qat   2-2(2-4p)
Attendance: 41,805

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2012 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates10 February – 10 November 2012
Teams37 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored338 (2.89 per match)
Attendance1,480,245 (12,652 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Ricardo Oliveira
(12 goals)[1]
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Keun-Ho
Qualifying Stage

Eastern Zone Round 1
(Feb 16)
Adelaide United          Aus  Persipura (Jayapura)     Ina   3-0
(Feb 18)
Pohang Steelers          SKo  Chonburi                 Tha   2-0

Western Zone Round 1 (Feb 10)
Esteghlal (Tehran)       Irn  Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)       Irn   2-0

Western Zone Round 2 (Feb 18)
Esteghlal (Tehran)       Irn  Al-Ittifaq (Dammam)      Sau   3-1
Al-Shabab (Dubai)        UAE  Neftchi Farg'ona         Uzb   3-0

NB: all clubs eliminated on Feb 18 enter the AFC Cup

Group Stage 

Group A 
Mar  6: Al-Rayyan-Esteghlal                   0-1
Mar  7: Nasaf Qarshi-Al-Jazeera               2-4
Mar 20: Esteghlal-Nasaf Qarshi                0-0
Mar 20: Al-Jazeera-Al-Rayyan                  3-2
Apr  3: Esteghlal-Al-Jazeera                  1-2
Apr  3: Al-Rayyan-Nasaf Qarshi                3-1
Apr 18: Nasaf Qarshi-Al-Rayyan                0-1
Apr 18: Al-Jazeera-Esteghlal                  1-1
May  2: Esteghlal-Al-Rayyan                   3-0
May  2: Al-Jazeera-Nasaf Qarshi               4-1
May 16: Nasaf Qarshi-Esteghlal                0-2
May 16: Al-Rayyan-Al-Jazeera                  3-4

 1.Al-Jazeera (Abu Dhabi)          6  5  1  0 18-10 16
 2.Esteghlal (Tehran)              6  3  2  1  8- 3 11
 3.Al-Rayyan                       6  2  0  4  9-12  6
 4.Nasaf Qarshi                    6  0  1  5  4-14  1

Group B
Mar  6: Bani Yas-Al-Arabi                     2-0
Mar  6: Al-Ittihad-Pakhtakor Toshkent         4-0
Mar 20: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Bani Yas           1-1
Mar 20: Al-Arabi-Al-Ittihad                   1-3
Apr  4: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Arabi           3-1
Apr  4: Al-Ittihad-Bani Yas                   1-0
Apr 17: Bani Yas-Al-Ittihad                   0-0
Apr 17: Al-Arabi-Pakhtakor Toshkent           0-1
May  2: Pakhtakor Toshkent-Al-Ittihad         1-2
May  2: Al-Arabi-Bani Yas                     0-4
May 16: Bani Yas-Pakhtakor Toshkent           2-0
May 16: Al-Ittihad-Al-Arabi                   3-2

 1.Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)             6  5  1  0 13- 4 16
 2.Bani Yas                        6  3  2  1  9- 2 11
 3.Pakhtakor Toshkent              6  2  1  3  6-10  7
 4.Al-Arabi (Doha)                 6  0  0  6  4-16  0

Group C
Mar  7: Sepahan-Al-Nasr                       1-0
Mar  7: Lekhwiya-Al-Ahly                      1-0
Mar 21: Al-Nasr-Lekhwiya                      2-1
Mar 21: Al-Ahly-Sepahan                       1-1
Apr  3: Sepahan-Lekhwiya                      2-1
Apr  3: Al-Nasr-Al-Ahly                       1-2
Apr 18: Lekhwiya-Sepahan                      1-0
Apr 18: Al-Ahly-Al-Nasr                       3-1
May  1: Al-Nasr-Sepahan                       0-3
May  1: Al-Ahly-Lekhwiya                      3-0
May 15: Sepahan-Al-Ahly                       2-1
May 15: Lekhwiya-Al-Nasr                      1-2

 1.Sepahan (Isfahan)               6  4  1  1  9- 4 13
 2.Al-Ahly (Jeddah)                6  3  1  2 10- 6 10
 3.Al-Nasr (Dubai)                 6  2  0  4  6-11  6  [2 2 0 0 4-2 6]
 4.Lekhwiya (Doha)                 6  2  0  4  5- 9  6  [2 0 0 2 2-4 0]

Group D
Mar  7: Al-Shabab-Al-Gharrafa                 0-0
Mar  7: Al-Hilal-Perspolis                    1-1
Mar 21: Perspolis-Al-Shabab                   6-1
Mar 21: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Hilal                  3-3
Apr  4: Al-Shabab-Al-Hilal                    1-1
Apr  4: Al-Gharrafa-Perspolis                 0-3
Apr 17: Perspolis-Al-Gharrafa                 1-1
Apr 17: Al-Hilal-Al-Shabab                    2-1
May  1: Perspolis-Al-Hilal                    0-1
May  1: Al-Gharrafa-Al-Shabab                 2-1
May 15: Al-Shabab-Perspolis                   1-3
May 15: Al-Hilal-Al-Gharrafa                  2-1

 1.Al-Hilal (Riyadh)               6  3  3  0 10- 7 12
 2.Perspolis (Tehran)              6  3  2  1 14- 5 11
 3.Al-Gharrafa (Doha)              6  1  3  2  7-10  6
 4.Al-Shabab (Dubai)               6  0  2  4  5-14  2

Group E
Mar  6: Gamba Osaka-Pohang Steelers           0-3
Mar  6: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Adelaide United    1-2
Mar 20: Adelaide United-Gamba Osaka           2-0
Mar 20: Pohang Steelers-Bunyodkor Toshkent    0-2
Apr  3: Gamba Osaka-Bunyodkor Toshkent        3-1
Apr  3: Pohang Steelers-Adelaide United       1-0
Apr 18: Adelaide United-Pohang Steelers       1-0
Apr 18: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Gamba Osaka        3-2
May  2: Adelaide United-Bunyodkor Toshkent    0-0
May  2: Pohang Steelers-Gamba Osaka           2-0
May 16: Gamba Osaka-Adelaide United           0-1
May 16: Bunyodkor Toshkent-Pohang Steelers    1-0

 1.Adelaide United                 6  4  1  1  6- 2 13
 2.Bunyodkor Toshkent              6  3  1  2  8- 7 10
 3.Pohang Steelers                 6  3  0  3  6- 4  9
 4.Gamba Osaka                     6  1  0  5  5-12  3

Group F
Mar  6: Brisbane Roar-FC Tokyo                0-2
Mar  6: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Beijing Guoan  2-1
Mar 20: FC Tokyo-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i       2-2
Mar 20: Beijing Guoan-Brisbane Roar           1-1
Apr  4: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-Brisbane Roar  1-1
Apr  4: Beijing Guoan-FC Tokyo                1-1
Apr 17: Brisbane Roar-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  1-2
Apr 17: FC Tokyo-Beijing Guoan                3-0
May  2: FC Tokyo-Brisbane Roar                4-2
May  2: Beijing Guoan-Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  2-3
May 16: Brisbane Roar-Beijing Guoan           1-1
May 16: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-FC Tokyo       1-0

 1.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i          6  4  2  0 11- 7 14
 2.FC Tokyo                        6  3  2  1 12- 6 11
 3.Brisbane Roar                   6  0  3  3  6-11  3  [2 0 2 0 2-2 2]
 4.Beijing Guoan                   6  0  3  3  6-11  3  [2 0 2 0 2-2 2]
NB: Brisbane ranked ahead of Beijing on fair play record

Group G
Mar  7: Nagoya Grampus-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  2-2
Mar  7: Tianjin Teda-Central Coast Mariners   0-0
Mar 21: Central Coast Mariners-Nagoya Grampus 1-1
Mar 21: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Tianjin Teda    1-1
Apr  3: Central Coast M.-Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.   1-1
Apr  3: Tianjin Teda-Nagoya Grampus Eight     0-3
Apr 18: Nagoya Grampus Eight-Tianjin Teda     0-0
Apr 18: Seongnam Ilhwa Ch.-Central Coast M.   5-0
May  1: Central Coast Mariners-Tianjin Teda   5-1
May  1: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma-Nagoya Grampus  1-1
May 15: Nagoya Grampus-Central Coast Mariners 3-0
May 15: Tianjin Teda-Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    0-3

 1.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma           6  2  4  0 13- 5 10  [2 0 2 0 3-3 2]
 2.Nagoya Grampus Eight            6  2  4  0 10- 4 10  [2 0 2 0 3-3 2]
 3.Central Coast Mariners          6  1  3  2  7-11  6
 4.Tianjin Teda                    6  0  3  3  2-12  3

Group H
Mar  7: Jeonbuk Hyundai-Guangzhou Evergrande  1-5
Mar  7: Buriram United-Kashiwa Reysol         3-2
Mar 21: Kashiwa Reysol-Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5-1
Mar 21: Guangzhou Evergrande-Buriram United   1-2
Apr  4: Kashiwa Reysol-Guangzhou Evergrande   0-0
Apr  4: Buriram United-Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-2
Apr 17: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-Buriram United 3-2
Apr 17: Guangzhou Evergrande-Kashiwa Reysol   3-1
May  1: Kashiwa Reysol-Buriram United         1-0
May  1: Guangzhou Evergrande-Jeonbuk Hyundai  1-3
May 15: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-Kashiwa Reysol 0-2
May 15: Buriram United-Guangzhou Evergrande   1-2

 1.Guangzhou Evergrande            6  3  1  2 12- 8 10  [2 1 1 0 3-1 4]
 2.Kashiwa Reysol                  6  3  1  2 11- 7 10  [2 0 1 1 1-3 1]
 3.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju) 6  3  0  3 10-15  9
 4.Buriram United                  6  2  0  4  8-11  6

1/8 Finals (played over one leg; group winners host)
(May 22)
Al-Jazeera (Abu Dhabi)   UAE  Al-Ahly (Jeddah)         Sau   3-3  3-4p
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Esteghlal (Tehran)       Irn   2-0
(May 23)
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Perspolis (Tehran)       Irn   3-0
Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau  Bani Yas                 UAE   7-1
(May 29)
Adelaide United          Aus  Nagoya Grampus Eight     Jpn   1-0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma    SKo  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   0-1
(May 30)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo  Kashiwa Reysol           Jpn   3-2
Guangzhou Evergrande     Chn  FC Tokyo                 Jpn   1-0

Quarterfinals 
(Sep 19 and Oct 2)
Sepahan (Isfahan)        Irn  Al-Ahly (Jeddah)         Sau   0-0  1-4  1-4
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Guangzhou Evergrande     Chn   4-2  1-2  5-4
(Sep 19 and Oct 3)
Adelaide United          Aus  Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb   2-2  2-3  4-5  aet
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo  Al-Hilal (Riyadh)        Sau   1-0  4-0  5-0

Semifinals 
(Oct 22 and 31)
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)      Sau  Al-Ahly (Jeddah)         Sau   1-0  0-2  1-2
(Oct 24 and 31)
Bunyodkor Toshkent       Uzb  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo   1-3  0-2  1-5

Final (Nov 10; Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   SKo  Al-Ahly (Jeddah)         Sau   3-0
Attendance: 42,153
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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