The 2019 AFC Champions League group stage is scheduled to be played from 4 March to 22 May 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.[2]
Draw
editThe draw for the group stage will be held in December 2018. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.
Note: The following teams and seeding are to be confirmed.
Region | Groups | Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
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West Region | A–D | Al-Ain | Al-Wahda | Al-Wasl | TBD (Play-off West 1) |
Al-Hilal | Al-Ittihad | Al-Ahli | TBD (Play-off West 2) | ||
Al-Duhail | Al-Sadd | TBD (Play-off West 4) | TBD (Play-off West 3) | ||
Persepolis | Uzbekistan 1 or Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[note 1] |
Esteghlal | Uzbekistan 1 or Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[note 1] | ||
East Region | E–H | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Korea 2 | Korea 3 | TBD (Play-off East 1) |
China 1 | China 2 | China 3 | TBD (Play-off East 2) | ||
Japan 1 | Japan 2 | TBD (Play-off East 4) | TBD (Play-off East 3) | ||
Sydney FC | Buriram United or Johor Darul Ta'zim[note 2] |
Melbourne Victory | Buriram United or Johor Darul Ta'zim[note 2] |
Format
editIn the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers
editThe teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5):[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Team from the higher-ranked association.
Schedule
editThe schedule of each matchday is as follows.[1] Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 4–6 March 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 2 | 11–13 March 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 3 | 8–10 April 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 4 | 22–24 April 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
Matchday 5 | 6–8 May 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 6 | 20–22 May 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Groups
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
A1 | v | A4 |
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A3 | v | A2 |
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A4 | v | A3 |
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A2 | v | A1 |
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A4 | v | A2 |
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A1 | v | A3 |
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A2 | v | A4 |
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A3 | v | A1 |
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A4 | v | A1 |
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A2 | v | A3 |
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A1 | v | A2 |
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A3 | v | A4 |
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Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
B1 | v | B4 |
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B3 | v | B2 |
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B4 | v | B3 |
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B2 | v | B1 |
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B4 | v | B2 |
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B1 | v | B3 |
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B2 | v | B4 |
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B3 | v | B1 |
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B4 | v | B1 |
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B2 | v | B3 |
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B1 | v | B2 |
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B3 | v | B4 |
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Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
C1 | v | C4 |
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C3 | v | C2 |
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C4 | v | C3 |
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C2 | v | C1 |
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C4 | v | C2 |
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C1 | v | C3 |
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C2 | v | C4 |
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C3 | v | C1 |
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C4 | v | C1 |
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C2 | v | C3 |
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C1 | v | C2 |
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C3 | v | C4 |
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Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
D1 | v | D4 |
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D3 | v | D2 |
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D4 | v | D3 |
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D2 | v | D1 |
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D4 | v | D2 |
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D1 | v | D3 |
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D2 | v | D4 |
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D3 | v | D1 |
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D4 | v | D1 |
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D2 | v | D3 |
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D1 | v | D2 |
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D3 | v | D4 |
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Group E
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
E1 | v | E4 |
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E3 | v | E2 |
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E4 | v | E3 |
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E2 | v | E1 |
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Winner East 3.1/3.2 | v | E2 |
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E1 | v | Winner East 3.4 |
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E2 | v | Winner East 3.1/3.2 |
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Winner East 3.4 | v | E1 |
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Winner East 3.1/3.2 | v | E1 |
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E2 | v | Winner East 3.4 |
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E1 | v | E2 |
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Winner East 3.4 | v | Winner East 3.1/3.2 |
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Group F
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
F1 | v | F4 |
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F3 | v | F2 |
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F4 | v | F3 |
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F2 | v | F1 |
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F4 | v | F2 |
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F1 | v | F3 |
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F2 | v | F4 |
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F3 | v | F1 |
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F4 | v | F1 |
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F2 | v | F3 |
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Group G
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
G1 | v | G4 |
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G3 | v | G2 |
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G4 | v | G3 |
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G2 | v | G1 |
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G4 | v | G2 |
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G1 | v | G3 |
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G2 | v | G4 |
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G3 | v | G1 |
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G4 | v | G1 |
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G2 | v | G3 |
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G1 | v | G2 |
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G3 | v | G4 |
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Group H
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | MD6 | MD3 | MD1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD2 | — | MD5 | MD4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD4 | MD1 | — | MD6 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MD5 | MD3 | MD2 | — |
H1 | v | H4 |
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H3 | v | H2 |
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H4 | v | H3 |
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H2 | v | H1 |
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H4 | v | H2 |
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H1 | v | H3 |
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H2 | v | H4 |
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H3 | v | H1 |
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H4 | v | H1 |
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H2 | v | H3 |
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H1 | v | H2 |
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H3 | v | H4 |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
External links
edit- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
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