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 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 2 0 10 4 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13
3 Iran Saba Qom 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 0 1 5 6 14 −8 1
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates1–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Abd Rabo 89' Report Ahmedov 25'
Z. Tadjiyev 67'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–1Iran Qom
Hawsawi 33' Report Hamid Reza Farzaneh 14'
Qom Iran0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Z. Tadjiyev 57' Report Rădoi 55' (pen.)
Qom Iran0–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report Z. Tadjiyev 56'
F. Tadjiyev 64'
Attendance: 3,645
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Al-Qahtani 32'
Rădoi 90+3' (pen.)		 Report A. Khalil 12'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–1Iran Qom
Ahmedov 36' (pen.)
Andreev 49'		 Report Nouri 5'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Abd Rabo 3' Report Al Taib 32'
Rădoi 53'
Al-Qahtani 64'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Qom Iran0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report El Taib 42'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Z. Tadjiyev 38'
Geynrikh 58'		 Report
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Anbar 37'
Al-Swaileh 64'		 Report
Attendance: 11,251
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates3–5Iran 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 Iran Persepolis 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 3
4 United Arab Emirates Sharjah[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[b]
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Sharjah withdrew from the competition with two games remaining. Their results were expunged.[3]
Persepolis IranAnnulled
3–1		United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Karimi 28'
Nikbakht 31'
Norouzi 34'		 Report Abdulwahab 55'
Attendance: 55,000
Al-Gharafa Qatar1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Araújo 40' Report Marcelo Camacho 5'
Bin Saran 23'
Al-Shamrani 44'
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia0–0Iran Persepolis
Report
Sharjah United Arab EmiratesAnnulled
(0–2)		Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report Kamil 16'
Araújo 53'
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 2,000
Sharjah United Arab EmiratesAnnulled
(1–3)		Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Anderson Barbosa 12' Report Al-Shamrani 21' (pen.)
Otaif 42'
Marcelo Camacho 49'
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Persepolis Iran3–1Qatar Al-Gharafa
Zare 36' (pen.)
Touré 45+1'
Nikbakht 47'		 Report Fernandão 69'
Attendance: 53,204
Al-Shabab Saudi ArabiaAnnulled
(5–0)		United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Bin Saran 16', 64'
Al-Shamrani 42' (pen.), 47', 58'		 Report
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Gharafa Qatar5–1Iran Persepolis
Fernandão 8'
Araújo 43', 45+1', 81'
Nashat Akram 69'		 Report Karimi 76'
Attendance: 1,000
Sharjah United Arab EmiratesCancelledIran Persepolis
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia1–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Al-Shamrani 90+2' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Persepolis Iran1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Khalili 46' Report
Attendance: 31,321
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
Al-Gharafa QatarCancelledUnited Arab Emirates Sharjah

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Qatar Umm-Salal 6 2 2 2 6 13 −7 8
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
4 Iran Esteghlal 6 0 4 2 6 8 −2 4
Source: WorldFootball.net
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates0–1Qatar Umm-Salal
Report Hubail 90+2'
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia2–1Iran Esteghlal
Moteab 89'
Aboucherouane 90+3'		 Report Borhani 77'
Esteghlal Iran1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Kazemi 45+4' Report Fernando Baiano 10'
Attendance: 40,000
Umm-Salal Qatar1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
N'Diaye 29' Report Al-Montashari 42'
Renato 56'
Aboucherouane 61'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Umm-Salal Qatar1–0Iran Esteghlal
Fábio César 67' Report
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 11,830
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Esteghlal Iran1–1Qatar Umm-Salal
Borhani 45' Report Ghanem 70'
Attendance: 27,165
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Al-Muwallad 40' Report Fernando Baiano 71'
Esteghlal Iran1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Alizadeh 89' Report Aboucherouane 80'
Attendance: 15,855
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Umm-Salal Qatar2–2United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Hubail 54', 65' Report Khater 22'
Fernando Baiano 29'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia7–0Qatar Umm-Salal
Renato 8', 85'
Hazazi 17', 25', 52'
Al-Saqri 56'
Al-Meshal 77'		 Report
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates2–2Iran Esteghlal
Mabkhout 49'
Saad 70'		 Report Alizadeh 79'
Shakouri 84'

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 8
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
Source: WorldFootball.net
Sepahan Iran2–0United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Jafarpour 2'
Sá 90+3'		 Report
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Soliev 27', 48' Report Bashir 68'
Attendance: 9,120
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates2–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Obaid 3'
Mguni 39'		 Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia2–1Iran Sepahan
Al-Qahtani 64'
Al-Hamed 86'		 Report Khatibi 45+2'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan2–2Iran Sepahan
Salomov 27'
Ashurmatov 74'		 Report Aghili 45+2'
Emad Mohammed 60'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia4–1United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Tagoe 7', 82'
Bashir 16', 67'		 Report Abdullah 45+3'
Sepahan Iran0–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Kapadze 19'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates1–4Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Marcos Assunção 15' (pen.) Report Tagoe 30', 54', 84'
Al-Qahtani 90+4'
Attendance: 1,500
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates2–1Iran Sepahan
Mguni 1'
Saad 51'		 Report Emad Mohammed 70'
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia4–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Tagoe 16', 38'
Bashir 48'
Al Raja 81'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Sepahan Iran3–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Papi 2'
Asghari 52'
Azizzadeh 81'		 Report
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Report
Attendance: 8,500

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Australia Newcastle Jets 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6
4 China Beijing Guoan 6 1 2 3 4 5 −1 5
Source: WorldFootball.net
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea1–3Japan Nagoya Grampus
Cho Jin-Soo 25' Report Yoshida 54'
Davi 77'
Magnum 87'
Attendance: 3,156
Beijing Guoan China2–0Australia Newcastle United Jets
R. Griffiths 7'
Du Wenhui 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Nagoya Grampus Japan0–0China Beijing Guoan
Report
Newcastle United Jets Australia2–0South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Petrovski 15', 43' Report
Nagoya Grampus Japan1–1Australia Newcastle United Jets
Tamada 65' Report Elrich 9'
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea1–0China Beijing Guoan
Oh Jang-Eun 69' Report
Attendance: 1,389
Newcastle United Jets Australia0–1Japan Nagoya Grampus
Report Ogawa 57'
Beijing Guoan China0–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Report Oh Jang-Eun 73'
Nagoya Grampus Japan4–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ogawa 14', 72'
Maki 23'
Davi 59'		 Report Kim Shin-Wook 42'
Newcastle United Jets Australia2–1China Beijing Guoan
Petrovski 88'
Rooney 90+4'		 Report R. Griffiths 69'
Beijing Guoan China1–1Japan Nagoya Grampus
Guo Hui 81' Report Niikawa 35'
Attendance: 14,080
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea0–1Australia Newcastle United Jets
Report Hoffman 36'

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 1 2 14 11 +3 10
3 China Shandong Luneng 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
4 Indonesia Sriwijaya 6 1 0 5 7 24 −17 3
Source: WorldFootball.net
Gamba Osaka Japan3–0China Shandong Luneng
Leandro 20'
Endo 72' (pen.)
Sasaki 79'		 Report
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Sriwijaya Indonesia2–4South Korea FC Seoul
Ngon 70', 74' Report Jung Jo-Gook 32'
Kim Chi-Woo 57', 68'
Kim Seung-Yong 78'
Attendance: 20,000
FC Seoul South Korea2–4Japan Gamba Osaka
Jung Jo-Gook 53'
Lee Sang-Hyup 90+3'		 Report Yamazaki 13'
Leandro 61', 74', 83'
Shandong Luneng China5–0Indonesia Sriwijaya
Li Jinyu 16', 26'
Han Peng 20'
Mrdaković 80', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 8,347
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Gamba Osaka Japan5–0Indonesia Sriwijaya
Leandro 40', 44'
Ammar 49' (o.g.)
Yamaguchi 51'
M. Yasuda 67'		 Report
Attendance: 10,249
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Shandong Luneng China2–0South Korea FC Seoul
Lü Zheng 54'
Han Peng 72'		 Report
Attendance: 13,586
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Sriwijaya Indonesia0–3Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Leandro 30'
Sasaki 45'
Cho Jae-Jin 75'
FC Seoul South Korea1–1China Shandong Luneng
Park Yong-Ho 24' Report Cichero 79'
FC Seoul South Korea5–1Indonesia Sriwijaya
Damjanović 17', 72', 90+2'
Sim Woo-Yeon 75', 79'		 Report Gumbs 62'
Attendance: 15,295
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Shandong Luneng China0–1Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Leandro 59'
Gamba Osaka Japan1–2South Korea FC Seoul
Usami 64' Report Damjanović 74'
Kim Han-Yoon 90+1'
Sriwijaya Indonesia4–2China Shandong Luneng
Gumbs 53'
Krangar 73', 80'
Nasuha 87'		 Report Han Peng 42'
Gao Di 43'
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12
3 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
4 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 6 0 1 5 4 19 −15 1
Source: WorldFootball.net
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea4–1Japan Kashima Antlers
Li Weifeng 44'
Edu 45+1'
Hong Soon-Hak 82'
Park Hyun-Beom 90+1'		 Report Marquinhos 90+2'
Attendance: 14,126
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Shanghai Shenhua China4–1Singapore Singapore Armed Forces
Barcos 25' (pen.), 90+4'
Yu Tao 74'
Yin Xifu 85'		 Report Wilkinson 64'
Attendance: 8,000
Kashima Antlers Japan2–0China Shanghai Shenhua
Nozawa 45'
Osako 80'		 Report
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore0–2South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report Edu 65' (pen.), 71'
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore1–4Japan Kashima Antlers
Osman 26' Report Motoyama 23'
Uchida 43'
Osako 47'　
Aoki 90+3'
Shanghai Shenhua China2–1South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Vâlkanov 18'
Hleb 76'		 Report Li Weifeng 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Kashima Antlers Japan5–0Singapore Singapore Armed Forces
Nozawa 29'
Koroki 38', 74'
Ogasawara 50'
Osako 54'		 Report
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea2–1China Shanghai Shenhua
Lee Sang-ho 41'
Bae Ki-Jong 44'		 Report Vâlkanov 12'
Attendance: 10,068
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Kashima Antlers Japan3–0South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Oiwa 27'
Marquinhos 32', 75'		 Report
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore1–1China Shanghai Shenhua
Latiff 29' Report Barcos 90+1'
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea3–1Singapore Singapore Armed Forces
Bae Ki-Jong 5'
Lee Sang-ho 45+1'
Seo Dong-Hyun 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Đurić 42'
Shanghai Shenhua China1–1Japan Kashima Antlers
Milligan 9' Report Marquinhos 31'

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 China Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
Central Coast Mariners Australia0–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Report
Kawasaki Frontale Japan1–0China Tianjin Teda
Renatinho 16' Report
Pohang Steelers South Korea1–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Kim Jae-Sung 12' Report Terada 24'
Attendance: 7,335
Tianjin Teda China2–2Australia Central Coast Mariners
Éber 37'
Wu Wei'an 66'		 Report Caceres 48'
Simon 61'
Pohang Steelers South Korea1–0China Tianjin Teda
Hwang Jin-Sung 67' Report
Kawasaki Frontale Japan2–1Australia Central Coast Mariners
Juninho 46'　
Renatinho 81'		 Report Simon 59'
Tianjin Teda China0–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Report
Attendance: 19,831
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Pohang Steelers South Korea3–2Australia Central Coast Mariners
Denilson 8', 71', 88' Report Kwasnik 54', 57'
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Tianjin Teda China3–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Ma Leilei 12', 19'
Tommasi 90+4'		 Report Renatinho 51'
Kawasaki Frontale Japan0–2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Report Noh Byung-Joon 12'
Denilson 72'
Central Coast Mariners Australia0–1China Tianjin Teda
Report Mao Biao 64'
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)

References

  1. ^ Postponed from the 10th to the 11th because of a sandstorm. [1]
  2. ^ Sharjah found guilty of fielding an ineligible player
  3. ^ "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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