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2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage was played from September to December 2023.

A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Region Groups Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Region A–E   Al-Hilal   Nassaji   Al-Faisaly SC   Al-Ain
  Persepolis   Al-Duhail   Istiklol   Navbahor
  Al-Sadd   Nasaf Qarshi   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   Sharjah
  Pakhtakor   Al-Fayha   Ahal Änew   Al-Nassr
  Al-Ittihad   Sepahan   Mumbai City   AGMK
East Region F–J   Ulsan Hyundai   Ventforet Kofu   Hanoi FC   Kitchee
  Yokohama F. Marinos   Shandong Taishan   Kaya F.C.–Iloilo   Incheon United
  Wuhan Three Towns   Bangkok United   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Buriram United   Pohang Steelers   Melbourne City   Zhejiang
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Kawasaki Frontale   Lion City Sailors   BG Pathum United

Format edit

In the group stage, each group was played in a double round-robin format on home and away basis. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers edit

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2]

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

Schedule edit

The schedule of the group stage was as follows.[3]

Round Dates
Matchday 1 18–20 September 2023
Matchday 2 2–4 October 2023
Matchday 3 23–25 October 2023
Matchday 4 6–8 November 2023
Matchday 5 27–29 November 2023
Matchday 6 4–6, 12–13 December 2023

Groups edit

The detailed schedule was announced on 24 August 2023 after the draw ceremony.[4] It was updated on 6 September.[5]

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN FEI PAK AHA
1   Al-Ain 6 5 0 1 17 9 +8 15 Advance to round of 16 — 4–1 1–3 4–2
2   Al-Fayha 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 2–3 — 2–0 3–1
3   Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 0–3 1–4 — 3–0
4   Ahal 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Pakhtakor  0–3  Al-Ain
Report
Attendance: 8,117
Ahal  1–0  Al-Fayha
 Report
Attendance: 19,966
Al-Ain  4–2  Ahal
 Report
Attendance: 8,126
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Al-Fayha  2–0  Pakhtakor
 Report
Attendance: 1,088
Al-Ain  4–1  Al-Fayha
 Report
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Pakhtakor  3–0  Ahal
 Report
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Al-Fayha  2–3  Al-Ain
 Report
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Ahal  1–1  Pakhtakor
 Report
Attendance: 17,270
Al-Ain  1–3  Pakhtakor
 Report
Attendance: 2,926
Al-Fayha  3–1  Ahal
 Report
Attendance: 133
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Pakhtakor  1–4  Al-Fayha
 Report
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Ahal  1–2  Al-Ain
 Report
Attendance: 9,544

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SAD SHJ FAI
1   Nasaf 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 1–1 3–1
2   Al Sadd 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8[a] 2–2 — 0–0 6–0
3   Sharjah 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8[a] 1–0 0–2 — 1–0
4   Al-Faisaly 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6 0–1 2–0 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Al Sadd 4, Sharjah 1.
Al-Faisaly  0–1  Nasaf
Report
Attendance: 13,750
Al Sadd  0–0  Sharjah
Report
Attendance: 9,831
Sharjah  1–0  Al-Faisaly
 Report
Attendance: 3,532
Nasaf  3–1  Al Sadd
 Report
Attendance: 8,428
Sharjah  1–0  Nasaf
 Report
Attendance: 1,163
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Al Sadd  6–0  Al-Faisaly
 Report
Attendance: 10,380
Referee: Khaled Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Nasaf  1–1  Sharjah
 Report
Attendance: 11,451
Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Faisaly  2–0  Al Sadd
 Report
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Nasaf  3–1  Al-Faisaly
 Report
Attendance: 8,457
Sharjah  0–2  Al Sadd
Report
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Al-Faisaly  2–1  Sharjah
 Report
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Al Sadd  2–2  Nasaf
 Report
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITH SEP QWJ AGK
1   Al-Ittihad 6 5 0 1 11 4 +7 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 3–0
2   Sepahan 6 3 1 2 16 8 +8 10[a] 0–3[b] — 1–0 9–0
3   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10[a] 2–0 2–2 — 3–2
4   AGMK 6 0 0 6 5 22 −17 0 1–2 1–3 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Sepahan 4, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1.
  2. ^ The match was abandoned after Al-Ittihad walked off in protest due to the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.[6] The match was awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad, with Sepahan also being fined $200,000 and banned from hosting its next three Asian Champions League matches at home.[7][8]
Al-Ittihad  3–0  AGMK
 Report
Attendance: 13,897
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  2–2  Sepahan
 Report
Attendance: 10,327
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
AGMK  1–2  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
 Report
Attendance: 6,498
Sepahan  0–3[note 2]  Al Ittihad
Report
AGMK  1–3  Sepahan
 Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ittihad  1–0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
 Report
Attendance: 19,098
Sepahan  9–0  AGMK
 Report
Attendance: 4,721
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  2–0  Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 18,850
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
AGMK  1–2  Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 10,171
Sepahan  1–0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
 Report
Attendance: 10,450
Al-Ittihad  2–1  Sepahan
 Report
Attendance: 11,159
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  3–2  AGMK
 Report
Attendance: 563

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL NAV NAS MUM
1   Al-Hilal 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 2–1 6–0
2   Navbahor 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 0–2 — 2–1 3–0
3   Nassaji Mazandaran 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6 0–3 1–3 — 2–0
4   Mumbai City 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 0–2 1–2 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Al-Hilal  1–1  Navbahor
 Report
Attendance: 26,713
Mumbai City  0–2  Nassaji Mazandaran
Report
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Navbahor  3–0  Mumbai City
 Report
Attendance: 8,230
Nassaji Mazandaran  0–3  Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 34,850
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Navbahor  2–1  Nassaji Mazandaran
 Report
Attendance: 8,263
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
Al-Hilal  6–0  Mumbai City
 Report
Attendance: 10,046
Nassaji Mazandaran  1–3  Navbahor
 Report
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Mumbai City  0–2  Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 30,023
Navbahor  0–2  Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 10,923
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
Nassaji Mazandaran  2–0  Mumbai City
 Report
Attendance: 375
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Al-Hilal  2–1  Nassaji Mazandaran
 Report
Attendance: 7,141
Mumbai City  1–2  Navbahor
 Report
Attendance: 476

Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NSR PRS DUH IST
1   Al Nassr 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 — 0–0 4–3 3–1
2   Persepolis 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–2 — 1–2 2–0
3   Al-Duhail 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 2–3 0–1 — 2–0
4   Istiklol 6 0 3 3 3 9 −6 3 1–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Istiklol  0–0  Al-Duhail
Report
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Persepolis  0–2  Al Nassr
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al Nassr  3–1  Istiklol
 Report Sebai   44'
Attendance: 20,770
Al-Duhail  0–1  Persepolis
Report Alishah   63'
Attendance: 5,447
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Al Nassr  4–3  Al-Duhail
 Report
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Persepolis  2–0  Istiklol
 Report
Attendance: 36,450
Al-Duhail  2–3  Al Nassr
 Report
Attendance: 36,528
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Istiklol  1–1  Persepolis
Sebai   74' Report Torabi   29'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Al Nassr  0–0  Persepolis
Report
Attendance: 16,094
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Duhail  2–0  Istiklol
 Report
Attendance: 2,032
Persepolis  1–2  Al-Duhail
 Report
Attendance: 53,185
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Istiklol  1–1  Al Nassr
 Report
Attendance: 17,715

Group F edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UTD JBH LCS KIT
1   Bangkok United 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 Advance to round of 16 — 3–2 1–0 1–1
2   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12 3–2 — 3–0 2–1
3   Lion City Sailors 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6 1–2 2–0 — 0–2
4   Kitchee 6 1 1 4 7 9 −2 4 1–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2–1  Kitchee
 Report
Attendance: 2,931
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Lion City Sailors  1–2  Bangkok United
 Report
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Bangkok United  3–2  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Kitchee  1–2  Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 3,077
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  3–0  Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 4,872
Kitchee  1–2  Bangkok United
 Report
Attendance: 2,259
Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Lion City Sailors  2–0  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
Bangkok United  1–1  Kitchee
 Report
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
Kitchee  1–2  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Bangkok United  1–0  Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 2,093
Lion City Sailors  0–2  Kitchee
Report
Attendance: 2,654
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  3–2  Bangkok United
 Report
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Khaled Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Group G edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FMA SHT ICN KAY
1   Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12[a] Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 2–4 3–0
2   Shandong Taishan 6 4 0 2 14 7 +7 12[a] 0–1 — 3–1 6–1
3   Incheon United 6 4 0 2 14 9 +5 12[a] 2–1 0–2 — 4–0
4   Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 0 6 4 21 −17 0 1–2 1–3 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal difference: Yokohama F. Marinos +1, Shandong Taishan 0, Incheon United −1.
Yokohama F. Marinos  2–4  Incheon United
 Report
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: Khalid Saleh (Saudi Arabia)
Kaya–Iloilo  1–3  Shandong Taishan
 Report
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Incheon United  4–0  Kaya–Iloilo
 Report
Attendance: 8,582
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Shandong Taishan  0–1  Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Attendance: 43,783
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
Incheon United  0–2  Shandong Taishan
Report
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Yokohama F. Marinos  3–0  Kaya–Iloilo
 Report
Attendance: 7,524
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Shandong Taishan  3–1  Incheon United
 Report
Attendance: 20,723
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Kaya–Iloilo  1–2  Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 956
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Incheon United  2–1  Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Shandong Taishan  6–1  Kaya–Iloilo
 Report
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Yokohama F. Marinos  3–0  Shandong Taishan
 Report
Attendance: 10,953
Kaya–Iloilo  1–3  Incheon United
 Report
Attendance: 456
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Group H edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VEN MCY ZHP BUR
1   Ventforet Kofu 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 4–1 1–0
2   Melbourne City 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–0 — 1–1 0–1
3   Zhejiang 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 2–0 1–2 — 3–2
4   Buriram United 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 2–3 0–2 4–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Buriram United  4–1  Zhejiang
 Report
Attendance: 20,635
Melbourne City  0–0  Ventforet Kofu
Report
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
Zhejiang  1–2  Melbourne City
 Report
Attendance: 18,798
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Ventforet Kofu  1–0  Buriram United
 Report
Attendance: 11,802
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Zhejiang  2–0  Ventforet Kofu
 Report
Attendance: 9,721
Buriram United  0–2  Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 17,265
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Ventforet Kofu  4–1  Zhejiang
 Report
Attendance: 12,256
Melbourne City  0–1  Buriram United
Report
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Zhejiang  3–2  Buriram United
 Report
Attendance: 8,918
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Ventforet Kofu  3–3  Melbourne City
 Report
Attendance: 15,877
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
Buriram United  2–3  Ventforet Kofu
 Report
Attendance: 15,563
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Melbourne City  1–1  Zhejiang
 Report
Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group I edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KWF UHD JDT BGP
1   Kawasaki Frontale 6 5 1 0 17 6 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 5–0 4–2
2   Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 2–2 — 3–1 3–1
3   Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 3 0 3 11 13 −2 9 0–1 2–1 — 4–1
4   BG Pathum United 6 0 0 6 9 22 −13 0 2–4 1–3 2–4 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Ulsan Hyundai  3–1  BG Pathum United
 Report
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Johor Darul Ta'zim  0–1  Kawasaki Frontale
Report
Attendance: 24,597
Kawasaki Frontale  1–0  Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 9,382
Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
BG Pathum United  2–4  Johor Darul Ta'zim
 Report
Attendance: 5,964
Ulsan Hyundai  3–1  Johor Darul Ta'zim
 Report
Attendance: 4,183
BG Pathum United  2–4  Kawasaki Frontale
 Report
Attendance: 6,998
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
Kawasaki Frontale  4–2  BG Pathum United
 Report
Attendance: 9,441
Johor Darul Ta'zim  2–1  Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 19,684
BG Pathum United  1–3  Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Kawasaki Frontale  5–0  Johor Darul Ta'zim
 Report
Attendance: 9,274
Ulsan Hyundai  2–2  Kawasaki Frontale
 Report
Attendance: 5,247
Johor Darul Ta'zim  4–1  BG Pathum United
 Report
Attendance: 9,886
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Group J edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POH RED HAN WTT
1   Pohang Steelers 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–0 3–1
2   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 7 0–2 — 6–0 2–1
3   Hanoi FC 6 2 0 4 7 16 −9 6 2–4 2–1 — 2–1
4   Wuhan Three Towns 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 1–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Wuhan Three Towns  2–2  Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 27,599
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Hanoi FC  2–4  Pohang Steelers
 Report
Attendance: 15,025
Urawa Red Diamonds  6–0  Hanoi FC
 Report
Attendance: 10,333
Pohang Steelers  3–1  Wuhan Three Towns
 Report
Attendance: 3,818
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
Urawa Red Diamonds  0–2  Pohang Steelers
Report
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Wuhan Three Towns  2–1  Hanoi FC
 Report
Attendance: 19,112
Pohang Steelers  2–1  Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 4,953
Hanoi FC  2–1  Wuhan Three Towns
 Report
Attendance: 9,888
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Urawa Red Diamonds  2–1  Wuhan Three Towns
 Report Davidson   68'
Attendance: 13,125
Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Pohang Steelers  2–0  Hanoi FC
Lee Ho-jae   33' (pen.)
Ha Chang-rae   53'		 Report
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Wuhan Three Towns  1–1  Pohang Steelers
 Report
Attendance: 10,052
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Hanoi FC  2–1  Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 9,669
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

West Region edit

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D   Navbahor 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Advance to round of 16
2 C   Sepahan 6 3 1 2 16 8 +8 10
3 A   Al-Fayha 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
4 B   Al Sadd 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8
5 E   Persepolis 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Source: AFC

East Region edit

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G   Shandong Taishan 6 4 0 2 14 7 +7 12 Advance to round of 16
2 F   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12
3 I   Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
4 H   Melbourne City 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
5 J   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 7
Source: AFC

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Team did not use their own home stadium.
  2. ^ The match was abandoned due to the visiting team's protest over the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.[6] The match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad due to Sepahan's violation of the rules.[7][8]
  3. ^ a b After an investigation about displaying a sculpture of Qassem Soleimani during the home match against Ittihad FC, Sepahan were banned from playing three home matches of this competition at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium. Since Sepahan qualified for the knockout stage, this ban will include the home leg in the round of 16.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "#ACL: Teams learn the path to glory". AFC. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Competition Regulations AFC Champions League 2023/24" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Asian Football Calendar (Aug 2023 – Jul 2024)". The AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League Group Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "AFC Champions League Group Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule (as at 6 September 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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