2009 AFC Champions League group stage
The 2009 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 March to 20 May 2009. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knock-out stage of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Groups[]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Hilal
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Pakhtakor
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Saba Qom
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Al-Ahli
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Saba Qom | 0–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Z. Tadjiyev  56'F. Tadjiyev 64' |
| Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 32' Rădoi 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | A. Khalil 12' |
| Al-Ahli | 1–3 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Abd Rabo 3' |
Report | Al Taib 32' Rădoi 53'Al-Qahtani 64' |
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Tadjiyev 38' Geynrikh 58' |
Report |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbar 37' Al-Swaileh 64' |
Report |
| Al-Ahli | 3–5 | Saba Qom |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis 31' (pen.) Al-Hawasin 45' (pen.) Meydavoudi 66' |
Report | Fazli 68' Shafiei 74' Nouri 75' Yousefi 82' Hamrang 87' |
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Al-Gharafa
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sharjah[a]
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[b] |
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Sharjah were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player Abdelaziz Mohamed Al Mazam during the team’s AFC Champions League match against Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia on 8.4.09. Thus, Al Sharjah were fined USD 4000 and the match was awarded to Al Shabab 3-0. [2]
- ^ Sharjah withdrew from the competition with two games remaining. Their results were expunged.[3]
| Al-Gharafa | 1–3 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Araújo 40' |
Report | Marcelo Camacho 5' 23' Al-Shamrani 44' |
| Al-Shabab | 0–0 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sharjah | Annulled (1–3) | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Barbosa 12' |
Report | Al-Shamrani 21' (pen.) Otaif 42'Marcelo Camacho 49' |
| Al-Shabab | Annulled (5–0) | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| 16', 64' Al-Shamrani 42' (pen.), 47', 58' |
Report |
| Al-Gharafa | 5–1 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandão 8' Araújo 43', 45+1', 81'Nashat Akram 69' |
Report | Karimi 76' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Sharjah | Cancelled | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 90+2' (pen.) |
Report |
| Al-Gharafa | Cancelled | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Group C[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Umm-Salal
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Al-Jazira
|
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Esteghlal
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Al-Jazira | 0–1 | Umm-Salal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hubail 90+2' |
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 6,920
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Moteab 89' Aboucherouane 90+3' |
Report | Borhani 77' |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Kazemi 45+4' |
Report | Fernando Baiano 10' |
| Umm-Salal | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| N'Diaye 29' |
Report | Al-Montashari 42' Renato 56'Aboucherouane 61' |
| Umm-Salal | 1–0 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio César 67' |
Report |
| Al-Jazira | 0–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallad 40' |
Report | Fernando Baiano 71' |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Alizadeh 89' |
Report | Aboucherouane 80' |
| Umm-Salal | 2–2 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Hubail 54', 65' |
Report | Khater 22' Fernando Baiano 29' |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Group D[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ettifaq
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bunyodkor
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sepahan
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–0 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Obaid 3' Mguni 39' |
Report |
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 64' Al-Hamed 86' |
Report | Khatibi 45+2' |
| Bunyodkor | 2–2 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Salomov 27' Ashurmatov 74' |
Report | Aghili 45+2' Emad Mohammed 60' |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 1–4 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos Assunção 15' (pen.) |
Report | Tagoe 30', 54', 84' Al-Qahtani 90+4' |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Mguni 1' Saad 51' |
Report | Emad Mohammed 70' |
| Bunyodkor | 0–0 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group E[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nagoya Grampus
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Newcastle Jets
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Beijing Guoan
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| R. Griffiths 7' Du Wenhui 90+3' |
Report |
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–0 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski 15', 43' |
Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1–1 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Tamada 65' |
Report | Elrich 9' |
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 7,198
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–0 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Oh Jang-Eun 69' |
Report |
| Newcastle United Jets | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ogawa 57' |
| Beijing Guoan | 0–1 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oh Jang-Eun 73' |
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 32,465
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–1 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4' |
Report | R. Griffiths 69' |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| 81' |
Report | Niikawa 35' |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0–1 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hoffman 36' |
Group F[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamba Osaka
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Seoul
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Sriwijaya
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| FC Seoul | 2–4 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Jo-Gook 53' Lee Sang-Hyup 90+3' |
Report | Yamazaki 13' Leandro 61', 74', 83' |
| FC Seoul | 5–1 | Sriwijaya |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 17', 72', 90+2' Sim Woo-Yeon 75', 79' |
Report | Gumbs 62' |
| Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Usami 64' |
Report | Damjanović 74' Kim Han-Yoon 90+1' |
Group G[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Singapore Armed Forces
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Li Weifeng 44' Edu 45+1'Hong Soon-Hak 82'Park Hyun-Beom 90+1' |
Report | Marquinhos 90+2' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 4–1 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Barcos 25' (pen.), 90+4' Yu Tao 74'Yin Xifu 85' |
Report | Wilkinson 64' |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa 45' Osako 80' |
Report |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edu 65' (pen.), 71' |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 1–4 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Osman 26' |
Report | Motoyama 23' Uchida 43'Osako 47' Aoki 90+3' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Vâlkanov 18' Hleb 76' |
Report | Li Weifeng 65' |
| Kashima Antlers | 5–0 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa 29' Koroki 38', 74'Ogasawara 50'Osako 54' |
Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho 41' Bae Ki-Jong 44' |
Report | Vâlkanov 12' |
| Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Oiwa 27' Marquinhos 32', 75' |
Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–1 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Bae Ki-Jong 5' Lee Sang-ho 45+1'Seo Dong-Hyun 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Đurić 42' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Milligan 9' |
Report | Marquinhos 31' |
Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Group H[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-Sung 12' |
Report | Terada 24' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–5 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jong Tae-Se 8' Taniguchi 22'Juninho 37'K. Nakamura 49'Renatinho 70' |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–0 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Jin-Sung 67' |
Report |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho 46' Renatinho 81' |
Report | Simon 59' |
| Tianjin Teda | 0–0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Denilson 8', 71', 88' |
Report | Kwasnik 54', 57' |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Noh Byung-Joon 12' Denilson 72' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mao Biao 64' |
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
References[]
- ^ Postponed from the 10th to the 11th because of a sandstorm. [1]
- ^ Sharjah found guilty of fielding an ineligible player
- ^ "Sharjah SC withdraw from ACL". AFC. 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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