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2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage will be played from September 16th, 2024 to February 19th, 2025.[1]

Draw

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The draw for the league stage took place on August 16th at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Seeding

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For 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
West Region
East Region

Grid Result

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Each 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
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

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West Region
Club Pot 1 opponents Pot 2 opponents
Home Away Home Away
  Pakhtakor   Al-Sadd   Al Ain   Persepolis   Al-Shorta   Al-Rayyan   Al Wasl   Esteghlal   Al-Gharafa
  Al-Sadd   Persepolis   Al-Hilal   Pakhtakor   Al Ain   Esteghlal   Al-Ahli   Al-Nassr   Al Wasl
  Persepolis   Pakhtakor   Al-Shorta   Al-Sadd   Al-Hilal   Al-Nassr   Al-Gharafa   Al-Rayyan   Al-Ahli
  Al-Hilal   Persepolis   Al-Shorta   Al-Sadd   Al Ain   Esteghlal   Al-Gharafa   Al-Rayyan   Al Wasl
  Al-Shorta   Pakhtakor   Al Ain   Persepolis   Al-Hilal   Al-Nassr   Al Wasl   Esteghlal   Al-Ahli
  Al Ain   Al-Sadd   Al-Hilal   Pakhtakor   Al-Shorta   Al-Rayyan   Al-Ahli   Al-Nassr   Al-Gharafa
  Al-Nassr   Al-Sadd   Al Ain   Persepolis   Al-Shorta   Al-Rayyan   Al Wasl   Esteghlal   Al-Gharafa
  Al-Rayyan   Persepolis   Al-Hilal   Pakhtakor   Al Ain   Esteghlal   Al-Ahli   Al-Nassr   Al Wasl
  Esteghlal   Pakhtakor   Al-Shorta   Al-Sadd   Al-Hilal   Al-Nassr   Al-Gharafa   Al-Rayyan   Al-Ahli
  Al-Ahli   Persepolis   Al-Shorta   Al-Sadd   Al Ain   Esteghlal   Al-Gharafa   Al-Rayyan   Al Wasl
  Al-Gharafa   Pakhtakor   Al Ain   Persepolis   Al-Hilal   Al-Nassr   Al Wasl   Esteghlal   Al-Ahli
  Al Wasl   Al-Sadd   Al-Hilal   Pakhtakor   Al-Shorta   Al-Rayyan   Al-Ahli   Al-Nassr   Al-Gharafa
East Region
Club Pot 1 opponents Pot 2 opponents
Home Away Home Away
  Ulsan HD   Shanghai Port   Vissel Kobe   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Buriram United   Shandong Taishan   Kawasaki Frontale   Yokohama F. Marinos   Shanghai Shenhua
  Shanghai Port   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Central Coast Mariners   Ulsan HD   Vissel Kobe   Yokohama F. Marinos   Gwangju   Pohang Steelers   Kawasaki Frontale
  Johor Darul Ta'zim   Ulsan HD   Buriram United   Shanghai Port   Central Coast Mariners   Pohang Steelers   Shanghai Shenhua   Shandong Taishan   Gwangju
  Central Coast Mariners   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Buriram United   Shanghai Port   Vissel Kobe   Yokohama F. Marinos   Shanghai Shenhua   Shandong Taishan   Kawasaki Frontale
  Buriram United   Ulsan HD   Vissel Kobe   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Central Coast Mariners   Pohang Steelers   Kawasaki Frontale   Yokohama F. Marinos   Gwangju
  Vissel Kobe   Shanghai Port   Central Coast Mariners   Ulsan HD   Buriram United   Shandong Taishan   Gwangju   Pohang Steelers   Shanghai Shenhua
  Pohang Steelers   Shanghai Port   Vissel Kobe   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Buriram United   Shandong Taishan   Kawasaki Frontale   Yokohama F. Marinos   Shanghai Shenhua
  Shandong Taishan   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Central Coast Mariners   Ulsan HD   Vissel Kobe   Yokohama F. Marinos   Gwangju   Pohang Steelers   Kawasaki Frontale
  Yokohama F. Marinos   Ulsan HD   Buriram United   Shanghai Port   Central Coast Mariners   Pohang Steelers   Shanghai Shenhua   Shandong Taishan   Gwangju
  Gwangju   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Buriram United   Shanghai Port   Vissel Kobe   Yokohama F. Marinos   Shanghai Shenhua   Shandong Taishan   Kawasaki Frontale
  Shanghai Shenhua   Ulsan HD   Vissel Kobe   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Central Coast Mariners   Pohang Steelers   Kawasaki Frontale   Yokohama F. Marinos   Gwangju
  Kawasaki Frontale   Shanghai Port   Central Coast Mariners   Ulsan HD   Buriram United   Shandong Taishan   Gwangju   Pohang Steelers   Shanghai Shenhua

Schedule

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The schedule of the league stage is as follows.[4]

Round Dates (West region) Dates (East region)
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

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The 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
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
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
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

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Matchday 1
HomeScoreAway
Al Ain  16 Sep  Al-Sadd
Al-Shorta  16 Sep  Al-Nassr
Esteghlal  16 Sep  Al-Gharafa
Al-Ahli  16 Sep  Persepolis
Pakhtakor  17 Sep  Al Wasl
Al-Rayyan  17 Sep  Al-Hilal
Matchday 2
HomeScoreAway
Al-Sadd  30 Sep  Esteghlal
Persepolis  30 Sep  Pakhtakor
Al Wasl  30 Sep  Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr  30 Sep  Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa  1 Oct  Al Ain
Al-Hilal  1 Oct  Al-Shorta
Matchday 3
HomeScoreAway
Al-Shorta  21 Oct  Pakhtakor
Al-Sadd  21 Oct  Persepolis
Al Ain  21 Oct  Al-Hilal
Al-Rayyan  21 Oct  Al-Ahli
Esteghlal  22 Oct  Al-Nassr
Al-Gharafa  22 Oct  Al Wasl
Matchday 4
HomeScoreAway
Al Wasl  4 Nov  Al-Sadd
Al-Ahli  4 Nov  Al-Shorta
Persepolis  4 Nov  Al-Gharafa
Al-Hilal  4 Nov  Esteghlal
Pakhtakor  5 Nov  Al-Rayyan
Al-Nassr  5 Nov  Al Ain
Matchday 5
HomeScoreAway
Al Ain  25 Nov  Al-Ahli
Esteghlal  25 Nov  Pakhtakor
Al-Gharafa  25 Nov  Al-Nassr
Al-Rayyan  25 Nov  Persepolis
Al-Shorta  26 Nov  Al Wasl
Al-Sadd  26 Nov  Al-Hilal
Matchday 6
HomeScoreAway
Persepolis  2 Dec  Al-Shorta
Al-Ahli  2 Dec  Esteghlal
Al Wasl  2 Dec  Al-Rayyan
Al-Nassr  2 Dec  Al-Sadd
Pakhtakor  3 Dec  Al Ain
Al-Hilal  3 Dec  Al-Gharafa
Matchday 7
HomeScoreAway
Matchday 8
HomeScoreAway

Matches

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Matchday 1

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Al Ain  v  Al-Sadd
Al-Shorta  v  Al-Nassr
Esteghlal  v  Al-Gharafa
Al-Ahli  v  Persepolis
Pakhtakor  v  Al Wasl
Al-Rayyan  v  Al-Hilal

Matchday 2

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Al-Sadd  v  Esteghlal
Persepolis  v  Pakhtakor
Al Wasl  v  Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr  v  Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa  v  Al Ain
Al-Hilal  v  Al-Shorta

Matchday 3

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Al-Sadd  v  Persepolis
Al Ain  v  Al-Hilal
Al-Rayyan  v  Al-Ahli
Esteghlal  v  Al-Nassr
Al-Gharafa  v  Al Wasl

Matchday 4

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Al Wasl  v  Al-Sadd
Al-Ahli  v  Al-Shorta
Persepolis  v  Al-Gharafa
Al-Hilal  v  Esteghlal
Pakhtakor  v  Al-Rayyan
Al-Nassr  v  Al Ain

Matchday 5

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Al Ain  v  Al-Ahli
Esteghlal  v  Pakhtakor
Al-Gharafa  v  Al-Nassr
Al-Rayyan  v  Persepolis
Al-Shorta  v  Al Wasl
Al-Sadd  v  Al-Hilal

Matchday 6

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Persepolis  v  Al-Shorta
Al-Ahli  v  Esteghlal
Al Wasl  v  Al-Rayyan
Al-Nassr  v  Al-Sadd
Pakhtakor  v  Al Ain
Al-Hilal  v  Al-Gharafa

Matchday 7

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Al Ain  v  Al-Rayyan
Esteghlal  v  Al-Shorta
Al-Sadd  v  Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr  v  Al Wasl
Al-Gharafa  v  Pakhtakor
Al-Hilal  v  Persepolis

Matchday 8

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Pakhtakor  v  Al-Sadd
Al-Shorta  v  Al Ain
Persepolis  v  Al-Nassr
Al-Ahli  v  Al-Gharafa
Al-Rayyan  v  Esteghlal
Al Wasl  v  Al-Hilal

East Region

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
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

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Matchday 1
HomeScoreAway
Gwangju  17 Sep  Yokohama F. Marinos
Shandong Taishan  17 Sep  Central Coast Mariners
Buriram United  17 Sep  Vissel Kobe
Shanghai Shenhua  17 Sep  Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD  18 Sep  Kawasaki Frontale
Shanghai Port  18 Sep  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Matchday 2
HomeScoreAway
Central Coast Mariners  1 Oct  Buriram United
Kawasaki Frontale  1 Oct  Gwangju
Pohang Steelers  1 Oct  Shanghai Port
Johor Darul Ta'zim  1 Oct  Shanghai Shenhua
Vissel Kobe  2 Oct  Shandong Taishan
Yokohama F. Marinos  2 Oct  Ulsan HD
Matchday 3
HomeScoreAway
Gwangju  22 Oct  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Shanghai Port  22 Oct  Central Coast Mariners
Shandong Taishan  22 Oct  Yokohama F. Marinos
Buriram United  22 Oct  Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD  23 Oct  Vissel Kobe
Shanghai Shenhua  23 Oct  Kawasaki Frontale
Matchday 4
HomeScoreAway
Central Coast Mariners  05 Nov  Shanghai Shenhua
Kawasaki Frontale  05 Nov  Shanghai Port
Vissel Kobe  05 Nov  Gwangju
Johor Darul Ta'zim  05 Nov  Ulsan HD
Pohang Steelers  06 Nov  Shandong Taishan
Yokohama F. Marinos  06 Nov  Buriram United
Matchday 5
HomeScoreAway
Vissel Kobe  26 Nov  Central Coast Mariners
Ulsan HD  26 Nov  Shanghai Port
Shandong Taishan  26 Nov  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Buriram United  26 Nov  Kawasaki Frontale
Gwangju  27 Nov  Shanghai Shenhua
Yokohama F. Marinos  27 Nov  Pohang Steelers
Matchday 6
HomeScoreAway
Central Coast Mariners  03 Dec  Yokohama F. Marinos
Pohang Steelers  03 Dec  Vissel Kobe
Johor Darul Ta'zim  03 Dec  Buriram United
Shanghai Port  03 Dec  Gwangju
Kawasaki Frontale  04 Dec  Shandong Taishan
Shanghai Shenhua  04 Dec  Ulsan HD
Matchday 7
HomeScoreAway
Central Coast Mariners  11 Feb  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Vissel Kobe  11 Feb  Shanghai Port
Pohang Steelers  11 Feb  Kawasaki Frontale
Shandong Taishan  11 Feb  Gwangju
Yokohama F. Marinos  12 Feb  Shanghai Shenhua
Buriram United  12 Feb  Ulsan HD
Matchday 8
HomeScoreAway
Gwangju  18 Feb  Buriram United
Kawasaki Frontale  18 Feb  Central Coast Mariners
Shanghai Shenhua  18 Feb  Vissel Kobe
Johor Darul Ta'zim  18 Feb  Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD  19 Feb  Shandong Taishan
Shanghai Port  19 Feb  Yokohama F. Marinos

Matches

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Matchday 1

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Gwangju  v  Yokohama F. Marinos
Buriram United  v  Vissel Kobe
Shanghai Shenhua  v  Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD  v  Kawasaki Frontale
Shanghai Port  v  Johor Darul Ta'zim

Matchday 2

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Kawasaki Frontale  v  Gwangju
Pohang Steelers  v  Shanghai Port

Matchday 3

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Gwangju  v  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Buriram United  v  Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD  v  Vissel Kobe
Shanghai Shenhua  v  Kawasaki Frontale

Matchday 4

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Vissel Kobe  v  Gwangju
Johor Darul Ta'zim  v  Ulsan HD
Pohang Steelers  v  Shandong Taishan

Matchday 5

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Ulsan HD  v  Shanghai Port
Buriram United  v  Kawasaki Frontale
Gwangju  v  Shanghai Shenhua

Matchday 6

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Pohang Steelers  v  Vissel Kobe
Shanghai Port  v  Gwangju
Shanghai Shenhua  v  Ulsan HD

Matchday 7

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Vissel Kobe  v  Shanghai Port
Pohang Steelers  v  Kawasaki Frontale
Buriram United  v  Ulsan HD

Matchday 8

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Gwangju  v  Buriram United
Shanghai Shenhua  v  Vissel Kobe
Ulsan HD  v  Shandong Taishan

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Pakhtakor played their home matches at JAR Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.
  3. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ a b "#ACLElite League Stage hopefuls learn opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Pairings" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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