The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage will be played from September 16th, 2024 to February 19th, 2025.[1]
Draw
editThe draw for the league stage took place on August 16th at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
Seeding
editFor each region, the title holder or the highest seeded team from each member association involved were allocated into Pot 1, while the remaining teams were allocated into Pot 2.[3]
Region | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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West Region | ||
East Region |
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Grid Result
editEach team was drawn a position in the draw grid for their region: column A-C for West and D-F for East. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn into positions 1 or 2 while teams from Pot 2 were drawn into positions 3 or 4.
Each position had pre-determined matchups as part of a pairings grid. Teams in each column play matches with the other columns in each region.[3]
Column | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
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Number | West Region | East Region | |||||
1 | Pakhtakor | Al-Sadd | Persepolis | Ulsan HD | Shanghai Port | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |
2 | Al-Hilal | Al-Shorta | Al Ain | Central Coast Mariners | Buriram United | Vissel Kobe | |
3 | Al-Nassr | Al-Rayyan | Esteghlal | Pohang Steelers | Shandong Taishan | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
4 | Al-Ahli | Al-Gharafa | Al Wasl | Gwangju | Shanghai Shenhua | Kawasaki Frontale |
League phase opponents by club
editSchedule
editThe schedule of the league stage is as follows.[4]
Round | Dates (West region) | Dates (East region) |
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Matchday 1 | 16–17 September 2024 | 17–18 September 2024 |
Matchday 2 | 30 September–1 October 2024 | 1–2 October 2024 |
Matchday 3 | 21–22 October 2024 | 22–23 October 2024 |
Matchday 4 | 4–5 November 2024 | 5–6 November 2024 |
Matchday 5 | 25–26 November 2024 | 26–27 November 2024 |
Matchday 6 | 2–3 December 2024 | 3–4 December 2024 |
Matchday 7 | 3–4 February 2025 | 11–12 February 2025 |
Matchday 8 | 17–18 February 2025 | 18–19 February 2025 |
League stage
editThe detailed schedule was announced on 16 August 2024 after the draw ceremony.[5][6][2]
West Region
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pakhtakor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Al-Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Persepolis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Al-Shorta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Al Ain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Al-Nassr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Al-Rayyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Esteghlal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Al-Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Al-Gharafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Al Wasl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Results summary
editHome | Score | Away |
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Home | Score | Away |
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Matches
editMatchday 1
editMatchday 2
editMatchday 3
editMatchday 4
editMatchday 5
editMatchday 6
editMatchday 7
editMatchday 8
editEast Region
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ulsan HD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Shanghai Port | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Buriram United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Shandong Taishan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Gwangju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Results summary
editMatches
editMatchday 1
editMatchday 2
editMatchday 3
editMatchday 4
editMatchday 5
editMatchday 6
editMatchday 7
editMatchday 8
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Al-Shorta played their home matches at Al-Madina International Stadium, Baghdad, and Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, instead of their regular home stadium Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad.
- ^ a b c d Pakhtakor played their home matches at JAR Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.
- ^ a b c d Al-Gharafa played their home matches at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, instead of their regular home stadium Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan.
References
edit- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "#ACLElite League Stage hopefuls learn opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Live: AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 League Stage Draw" (video). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Pairings" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.