2015 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2015 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 24 February to 6 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 11 December 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

The following 32 teams (16 from West Zone, 16 from East Zone) were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 24 automatic qualifiers and the eight qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:

Zone Teams
West Zone
(Groups A–D)
East Zone
(Groups E–H)

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

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

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Greater number of away goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  7. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  9. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  10. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.

Groups

The matchdays were 24–25 February, 3–4 March, 17–18 March, 7–8 April, 21–22 April, and 5–6 May 2015.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK PER NSR BYD
1 Qatar Lekhwiya 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 1–1 1–0
2 Iran Persepolis 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12 3–0 1–0 2–1
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 1–3 3–0 1–1
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 0 1 5 2 7 5 1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 February 2015
18:30 UTC+3:30
Persepolis Iran 3–0 Qatar Lekhwiya
Bengar  60'
Norouzi  66'
Nouri  83' (pen.)
Report

3 March 2015
18:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran Persepolis
Report Nouri  21' (pen.)

3 March 2015
18:15 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Weiss  51' Report Musa  47' (o.g.)

17 March 2015
18:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Report Nam Tae-hee  28' (pen.)
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

17 March 2015
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 3–0 Iran Persepolis
Mierzejewski  32'
Estoyanoff  86'
Al-Raheb  90+5'
Report

8 April 2015
18:30 UTC+4:30
Persepolis Iran 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Taremi  62' (pen.) Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

8 April 2015
18:30 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Weiss  43' Report

22 April 2015
19:00 UTC+5
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Report Mierzejewski  33'

22 April 2015
18:30 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 3–0 Iran Persepolis
Msakni  69'
Nam Tae-hee  83'
Afif  90+3'
Report

6 May 2015
19:05 UTC+3
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–3 Qatar Lekhwiya
Al-Raheb  36' Report Msakni  28'
Nam Tae-hee  32'
Soria  58' (pen.)

6 May 2015
20:35 UTC+4:30
Persepolis Iran 2–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Nouri  49' (pen.)
Jurabaev  73' (o.g.)
Report Rashidov  61'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN NAF PAK SHB
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 1–1 0–0
2 Iran Naft Tehran 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 1–1 2–1
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 1 3 2 6 8 2 6 0–1 2–1 0–2
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 1 2 3 5 8 3 5 0–1 0–3 2–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 February 2015
16:30 UTC+5
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 2–1 Iran Naft Tehran
Makharadze  48'
Sergeev  85'
Report Ghorbani  59'

3 March 2015
18:00 UTC+3:30
Naft Tehran Iran 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Kouroshi  50' Report Gyan  58' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

3 March 2015
20:20 UTC+3
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2–2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Khaibari  35'
Hazazi  84'
Report Sergeev  62'
Makharadze  71' (pen.)

18 March 2015
17:00 UTC+5
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report Stoch  61'

18 March 2015
18:00 UTC+3:30
Naft Tehran Iran 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Motahari  86'
Padovani  90'
Report Hazazi  43' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

7 April 2015
19:15 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Kembo  20' Report Sergeev  45+2'

22 April 2015
19:00 UTC+4:30
Naft Tehran Iran 1–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Rezaei  25' Report Kozak  36'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

22 April 2015
20:40 UTC+3
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report Gyan  58'

6 May 2015
19:30 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–0 Iran Naft Tehran
Abdulrahman  63'
Gyan  74'
Kembo  87'
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL SAD FOO LOK
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 1–0 1–0 6–2
3 Iran Foolad 6 1 3 2 2 4 2 6 0–0 0–0 1–0
4 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 1 1 4 10 13 3 4 1–2 5–0 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

25 February 2015
16:00 UTC+3:30
Foolad Iran 0–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
Report
Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz
Attendance: 37,843
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

4 March 2015
15:00 UTC+5
Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 1–1 Iran Foolad
Zoteev  6' Report Jama'ati  32'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

4 March 2015
18:45 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Ibrahim  29' Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

17 March 2015
16:00 UTC+3:30
Foolad Iran 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz
Attendance: 37,452
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

17 March 2015
18:45 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 6–2 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
Ibrahim  27' (pen.), 50'
Al Haidos  34'
Belhadj  40'
Hassan  63'
Grafite  66'
Report Kojašević  56'
J. J. Hasanov  77' (pen.)

8 April 2015
16:00 UTC+5
Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 5–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
Bikmaev  7', 14'
Shoakhmedov  55'
Kojašević  79'
Koryan  90+1'
Report

8 April 2015
20:45 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iran Foolad
Al-Shamrani  46'
Al-Shahrani  61'
Report

21 April 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Iran Foolad
Muriqui  42' Report

5 May 2015
20:35 UTC+4:30
Foolad Iran 1–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
Jahantigh  89' Report
Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

5 May 2015
19:05 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–1 Qatar Al-Sadd
Al-Salem  20'
Kasola  69' (o.g.)
Report Al Haidos  32' (pen.)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AH(S) AH(U) NSF TRA
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 3 0 11 7 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–1 2–0
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 3–3 0–0 3–2
3 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–0 0–1 2–1
4 Iran Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 7 11 4 4 2–2 1–0 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

25 February 2015
18:00 UTC+5
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2–1 Iran Tractor Sazi
Shomurodov  46'
Karimov  52'
Report Edinho  32'

25 February 2015
20:25 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Al Hammadi  19', 79'
Khalil  43'
Report Osvaldo  2'
Al-Mogahwi  41'
Al-Jassim  57'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

4 March 2015
20:15 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Al Soma  22'
Al-Amari  78'
Report Geworkýan  65'

18 March 2015
20:20 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iran Tractor Sazi
Al-Jassim  71', 79' Report
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 45,482
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

7 April 2015
16:00 UTC+4:30
Tractor Sazi Iran 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Edinho  60'
Saghebi  77'
Report Al Soma  74', 90'
Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

21 April 2015
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Abu Radeah  78'
Bruno César  90+4'
Report Ribeiro  16'

5 May 2015
19:30 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3–2 Iran Tractor Sazi
Ribeiro  58'
Khalil  77', 88'
Report Bayrami  21'
Nariman Jahan  67'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

5 May 2015
20:30 UTC+5
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Report
Qarshi Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSW JHM SLT BBD
1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage 3–2 2–1 5–1
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 2 1 14 6 +8 11 0–0 4–1 3–0
3 China Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 2 1 3 13 17 4 7 4–4 1–4 3–1
4 Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 6 1 1 4 6 15 9 4 1–0 1–1 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers





Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAM SNM BUR GRF
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–1 0–2
2 South Korea Seongnam FC 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 2–0 2–1 0–0
3 Thailand Buriram United 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 1–2 2–1 5–0
4 China Guangzhou R&F 6 1 1 4 3 13 10 4 0–5 0–1 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 February 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–2 China Guangzhou R&F
Report Hamdallah  10'
Wang Song  80'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 8,848
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)


18 March 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Gamba Osaka Japan 1–1 Thailand Buriram United
Abe  39' Report Theeraton  62'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 6,469
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

7 April 2015
18:00 UTC+7
Buriram United Thailand 1–2 Japan Gamba Osaka
Theeraton  9' Report Lins  41'
Omori  87'
New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 23,987
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

22 April 2015
19:30 UTC+8
Guangzhou R&F China 0–5 Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Patric  14', 45'
Abe  44', 68'
Usami  70'
Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 8,647
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BJG SSB BRI URA
1 China Beijing Guoan 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–1 2–0
2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 1–1 3–1 2–1
3 Australia Brisbane Roar 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 7 0–1 3–3 1–2
4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 4 1–1 1–2 0–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

25 February 2015
19:30 UTC+10
Brisbane Roar Australia 0–1 China Beijing Guoan
Report Shao Jiayi  90+3'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 6,851
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)



8 April 2015
19:30 UTC+9
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 3–1 Australia Brisbane Roar
Kwon Chang-hoon  51'
Seo Jung-jin  59'
Yeom Ki-hun  65'
Report DeVere  76'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 6,771
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)


Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET SEO WSW KSM
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–2 4–3
2 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 0–0 1–0
3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–3 1–1 1–2
4 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 3 6 2–1 2–3 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers




21 April 2015
19:30 UTC+10
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–2 Japan Kashima Antlers
Rukavytsya  24' Report Doi  66'
Kanazaki  90+1'
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

21 April 2015
19:30 UTC+9
FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 17,157
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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