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2016 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2016 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 23 February to 4 May 2016.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League.[2]

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2015, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[4][5]

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows:[6]

  • For the West Zone, a draw was held for the three associations with three direct entrants (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Uzbekistan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
  • For the East Zone, a draw was held for the two associations with three direct entrants (South Korea, Japan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E and F. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

The following 32 teams (16 from West Zone, 16 from East Zone) entered into the group-stage draw, which included the 24 direct entrants and the eight winners of the qualifying play-off, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.[3]

ZoneSeed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad (Winner Play-off West 1)
Sepahan Zob Ahan Tractor Sazi El Jaish (Winner Play-off West 2)
Pakhtakor Nasaf Qarshi Lokomotiv Tashkent Bunyodkor (Winner Play-off West 3)
Al-Ain Al-Nasr Lekhwiya Al-Jazira (Winner Play-off West 4)
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Pohang Steelers (Winner Play-off East 1)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Gamba Osaka Urawa Red Diamonds FC Tokyo (Winner Play-off East 2)
Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Buriram United Shandong Luneng (Winner Play-off East 3)
Guangzhou Evergrande Jiangsu Suning Becamex Bình Dương Shanghai SIPG (Winner Play-off East 4)

Format edit

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.[2]

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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 11.5):[2]

  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.

Schedule edit

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][2]

MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 123–24 February 2016Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 21–2 March 2016Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 315–16 March 2016Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 45–6 April 2016Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 519–20 April 2016Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 63–4 May 2016Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

On 25 January 2016, the AFC announced the following changes to the schedule due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to play in Iran after the attack on their diplomatic missions in Iran and the ensuing deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations:[7]

  • Group A: change matchday 1 (23 February) with matchday 6 (4 May)
  • Group B: change matchday 2 (1 March) with matchday 5 (20 April)
  • Group C: change matchday 1 (24 February) with matchday 6 (3 May)
  • Group D: change matchday 2 (2 March) with matchday 5 (19 April)

After the changes, all matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia (including possible play-off winners) were rescheduled to be played on matchdays 5 and 6 (19–20 April and 3–4 May). The venues of these matches would be decided after an evaluation deadline of 15 March 2016. As there had not been a return to normal relations between the two countries by then with Saudi Arabia refusing to lift their travel restrictions to Iran, the AFC accepted the Saudi Arabian Football Federation's proposal of playing all matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia in neutral venues.[8] This involved a total of six matches, two each in Groups A, B and C (no matches were moved in Group D as the play-off team from Iran failed to advance to the group).

On 31 March 2016, the AFC announced that they have approved the neutral venues, with teams from Iran moving their home matches to Oman, and teams from Saudi Arabia moving their home matches to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.[9]

Groups edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LOK NAS ITT SEP
1 Lokomotiv Tashkent624063+310Advance to knockout stage—0–01–11–0
2 Al-Nasr623154+191–1—0–02–0
3 Al-Ittihad623194+591–11–2—4–0
4 Sepahan6105211−930–22–00–2—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–1 Al-Ittihad
Mirzaev 89'ReportRivas 34'
Attendance: 2,203
Sepahan 2–0 Al-Nasr
Chimba 14', 51'Report
Attendance: 5,750
Al-Nasr 2–0 Sepahan
Nilmar 57'
Pitroipa 90+3' (pen.)		Report
Attendance: 3,200
Al-Ittihad 1–1 Lokomotiv Tashkent
Muntari 14'ReportAbdukholiqov 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 37,671
Sepahan 0–2 Lokomotiv Tashkent
ReportBikmaev 14'
Mirzaev 86'
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Nasr
Rivas 13'ReportNilmar 1', 74'
Attendance: 39,998
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–0 Sepahan
Abdukholiqov 54'Report
Attendance: 2,620
Al-Nasr 0–0 Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 7,250
Al-Nasr 1–1 Lokomotiv Tashkent
Ekoko 31'ReportAbdukholiqov 43'
Attendance: 6,246
Al-Ittihad 4–0 Sepahan
Al-Ghamdi 45+2', 86'
Al-Muwallad 83'
Rivas 90+1'		Report
Attendance: 1,352
Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 Al-Nasr
Report
Attendance: 3,303

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ZOB LEK NSR BYD
1 Zob Ahan6420122+1014Advance to knockout stage—0–03–05–2
2 Lekhwiya623172+590–1—4–00–0
3 Al-Nassr6123514−950–31–1—3–3
4 Bunyodkor6033511−630–00–20–1—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lekhwiya 0–1 Zob Ahan
ReportRajabzadeh 46'
Attendance: 1,225
Al-Nassr 3–3 Bunyodkor
Mierzejewski 45+1' (pen.)
Al-Shehri 79'
Abdulghani 85'		ReportKhamdamov 3', 76'
Zouaghi 33'
Attendance: 11,138
Bunyodkor 0–1 Al-Nassr
ReportMaïga 36'
Attendance: 8,027
Zob Ahan 0–0 Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Bunyodkor 0–0 Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 4,567
Al-Nassr 1–1 Lekhwiya
Ghaleb 88' (pen.)ReportKaluyituka 7'
Attendance: 8,590
Zob Ahan 5–2 Bunyodkor
Esmaeilifar 3'
Mohammadzadeh 34'
Rajabzadeh 50'
Rezaei 69'
Tabrizi 87'		ReportZouaghi 78'
Nurmatov 89'
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Lekhwiya 4–0 Al-Nassr
Nam Tae-hee 49'
Kaluyituka 70'
Flores 84'
Muntari 86'		Report
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Bunyodkor 0–2 Lekhwiya
ReportBoudiaf 65'
Muntari 79'
Attendance: 3,017
Zob Ahan 3–0 Al-Nassr
Pahlavan 27', 83'
Rezaei 74'		Report
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Lekhwiya 0–0 Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 1,100

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TRA HIL PAK JAZ
1 Tractor Sazi6402103+712Advance to knockout stage—1–22–04–0
2 Al-Hilal6321107+3110–2—4–11–0
3 Pakhtakor6312109+1101–02–2—3–0
4 Al-Jazira6015213−1110–11–11–3—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Pakhtakor 2–2 Al-Hilal
Sergeev 70'
Khashimov 89'		ReportAl-Qahtani 60'
Al-Salem 84'
Attendance: 3,800
Tractor Sazi 4–0 Al-Jazira
Rahmani 4', 60'
Khalilzadeh 10'
Sharifi 54'		Report
Attendance: 13,452
Al-Jazira 0–1 Tractor Sazi
ReportRahmani 31'
Attendance: 6,820
Al-Hilal 4–1 Pakhtakor
Al-Zori 55'
Orahovac 58' (o.g.)
Kaabi 61', 78'		ReportSergeev 31'
Attendance: 9,456
Pakhtakor 1–0 Tractor Sazi
Sergeev 41'Report
Attendance: 2,223
Al-Jazira 1–1 Al-Hilal
Juma 90+4'ReportAílton 9'
Attendance: 14,372
Tractor Sazi 2–0 Pakhtakor
Augusto 59'
Aghaei 83'		Report
Attendance: 33,450
Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Jazira
Aílton 36'Report
Attendance: 10,316
Al-Hilal 0–2 Tractor Sazi
ReportNong 66'
Hatami 81'
Attendance: 2,642
Al-Jazira 1–3 Pakhtakor
Mabkhout 62' (pen.)ReportKarimov 10'
Sergeev 64', 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,292
Pakhtakor 3–0 Al-Jazira
Berdiev 13'
Talipov 24'
Masharipov 80'		Report
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Tractor Sazi 1–2 Al-Hilal
Nong 48'ReportAl-Dawsari 15'
Aílton 71'
Attendance: 8,545

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JSH AIN AHL NSF
1 El Jaish631268−210Advance to knockout stage—2–11–41–0
2 Al-Ain631286+2101–2—1–02–0
3 Al-Ahli6303107+392–01–2—2–1
4 Nasaf Qarshi612347−350–01–12–1—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ain 1–2 El Jaish
Douglas 65' (pen.)ReportHamdallah 9'
Romarinho 45'
Attendance: 8,226
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Ahli 2–1 Nasaf Qarshi
Al Fatil 2'
Al-Somah 47'		ReportAbdukhalikov 29'
Attendance: 17,161
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 Al-Ahli
Abdukhalikov 47'
Karimov 60'		ReportAssiri 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,221
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
El Jaish 2–1 Al-Ain
Hamdallah 49'
Abubakar 79'		ReportAl-Kathiri 86'
Attendance: 6,470
Al-Ain 1–0 Al-Ahli
O. Abdulrahman 71'Report
Attendance: 12,473
El Jaish 1–0 Nasaf Qarshi
Rashidov 87'Report
Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Nasaf Qarshi 0–0 El Jaish
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Ain
Al-Amri 90+3'ReportDouglas 25', 77'
Attendance: 13,608
Nasaf Qarshi 1–1 Al-Ain
Karimov 1'ReportAsprilla 32'
Attendance: 10,952
El Jaish 1–4 Al-Ahli
Hamdallah 51'ReportSeraj 22', 57'
Assiri 43'
M. Hawsawi 52'
Attendance: 3,250
Al-Ain 2–0 Nasaf Qarshi
Asprilla 39'
Ahmed 90'		Report
Attendance: 8,163
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Al-Ahli 2–0 El Jaish
Marquinho 62'
O. Hawsawi 85'		Report
Attendance: 6,850

Group E edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JHM TOK JIA BBD
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors6312139+410Advance to knockout stage—2–12–22–0
2 FC Tokyo6312880100–3—0–03–1
3 Jiangsu Suning6231107+393–21–2—3–0
4 Becamex Binh Duong6114613−743–21–21–1—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 FC Tokyo
Ko Moo-yeol 39'
Lee Dong-gook 83'		ReportAbe 87'
Attendance: 15,155
FC Tokyo 3–1 Becamex Bình Dương
Burns 50'
Bùi Tấn Trường 67' (o.g.)
Maeda 84'		ReportNguyễn Anh Đức 24'
Attendance: 7,760
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
FC Tokyo 0–0 Jiangsu Suning
Report
Attendance: 10,265
Becamex Bình Dương 3–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Nguyễn Anh Đức 12' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Amougou 35'		ReportLee Jong-ho 27'
Han Kyo-won 28'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Jiangsu Suning 1–2 FC Tokyo
Jô 34' (pen.)ReportMorishige 30', 83'
Attendance: 45,065
FC Tokyo 0–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
ReportKim Bo-kyung 35'
Lee Jae-sung 60'
Ko Moo-yeol 90+1'
Attendance: 9,056
Jiangsu Suning 3–0 Becamex Bình Dương
Wu Xi 6'
Jô 8'
Ji Xiang 81'		Report
Attendance: 33,430
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 Jiangsu Suning
Leonardo 19' (pen.)
Lim Jong-eun 69'		ReportTeixeira 24'
Jô 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,312
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Becamex Bình Dương 1–2 FC Tokyo
Lê Công Vinh 68' (pen.)ReportMaeda 21', 55'
Attendance: 2,800

Group F edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEO SHD HIR BUR
1 FC Seoul6411175+1213Advance to knockout stage—0–04–12–1
2 Shandong Luneng632175+2111–4—1–03–0
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima630398+192–11–2—3–0
4 Buriram United6015116−1510–60–00–2—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Shandong Luneng
Shimizu 64'ReportYang Xu 67'
Tardelli 78'
Attendance: 5,809
Buriram United 0–6 FC Seoul
ReportAdriano 28', 40', 50', 60'
Damjanović 67'
Lee Seok-hyun 90'
Attendance: 11,583
FC Seoul 4–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kim Won-sik 31'
Adriano 49', 56', 69'		ReportChiba 25'
Attendance: 18,115
Shandong Luneng 1–4 FC Seoul
Jucilei 62'ReportAdriano 28', 71'
Go Yo-han 65'
Damjanović 68'
Attendance: 21,921
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Buriram United
Asano 42', 55'
Shimizu 81'		Report
Attendance: 6,411
FC Seoul 0–0 Shandong Luneng
Report
Attendance: 10,147
FC Seoul 2–1 Buriram United
Damjanović 24'
Park Yong-woo 43'		ReportTúñez 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,109
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Seoul
Asano 27'
Minagawa 39'		ReportAdriano 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,328
Buriram United 0–0 Shandong Luneng
Report
Attendance: 3,832

Group G edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SSI MEL SSB GAM
1 Shanghai SIPG6402108+212Advance to knockout stage—3–12–12–1
2 Melbourne Victory623177092–1—0–02–1
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings623174+393–01–1—0–0
4 Gamba Osaka602449−520–21–11–2—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Melbourne Victory 2–1 Shanghai SIPG
Ingham 31'
Berisha 73' (pen.)		ReportWu Lei 52'
Attendance: 9,701
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 Gamba Osaka
Report
Attendance: 9,947
Gamba Osaka 1–1 Melbourne Victory
Endō 57'ReportAnsell 3'
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Elkeson 32'
Wu Lei 52'		ReportJang Hyun-soo 72'
Attendance: 26,351
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Gamba Osaka
Elkeson 41', 62'ReportPatric 60'
Attendance: 29,005
Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shanghai SIPG
ReportWu Lei 66'
Lü Wenjun 72'
Attendance: 14,756
Gamba Osaka 1–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Konno 89'ReportSantos 49', 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,846
Shanghai SIPG 3–1 Melbourne Victory
Yu Hai 38'
Elkeson 40'
Conca 65' (pen.)		ReportMakarounas 81'
Attendance: 32,355
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–0 Shanghai SIPG
Kim Gun-hee 7' (pen.), 54'
Min Sang-gi 52'		Report
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Group H edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SYD URA GZE POH
1 Sydney FC631244010Advance to knockout stage—0–02–11–0
2 Urawa Red Diamonds623164+292–0—1–01–1
3 Guangzhou Evergrande622265+181–02–2—0–0
4 Pohang Steelers612325−350–11–00–2—
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Sydney FC
Muto 8'
Koroki 65' (pen.)		Report
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 Pohang Steelers
Report
Attendance: 571[note 2]
Sydney FC 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande
Stambolziev 18'
Dimitrijević 89'		ReportCalver 25' (o.g.)
Attendance: 18,149
Pohang Steelers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Son Jun-ho 19' (pen.)Report
Attendance: 7,000
Pohang Steelers 0–1 Sydney FC
ReportNaumoff 41'
Attendance: 4,247
Sydney FC 1–0 Pohang Steelers
Ninković 51'Report
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Guangzhou Evergrande
Muto 52'Report
Attendance: 30,282
Pohang Steelers 0–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
ReportGoulart 33'
Gao Lin 47'
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Sydney FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Attendance: 8,803
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Sydney FC
Gao Lin 2'Report
Attendance: 33,517

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.[8]
  2. ^ Guangzhou Evergrande played their first group stage home match behind closed doors due to breaches of the AFC Champions League Regulations.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b c d "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Champions Guangzhou Evergrande to learn ACL 2016 opponents". AFC. 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League 2016 Group Stage Draw". AFC. 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "ACL 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
  6. ^ "AFC Champions League 2016: Official Draw". AFC.
  7. ^ "Decisions following AFC Competitions Committee meeting". AFC. 25 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia and Iran clubs to play at neutral venues in Champions League". AFC. 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ "IR Iran and Saudi Arabia ACL clubs to play in Oman, Qatar and UAE". AFC. 31 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande Sanctioned For Regulatory Violations At AFC Champions League Final 2015". AFC. 3 February 2016.

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