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AFC Champions League 2016

AFC Champions League 2016 - The 35th draw of the main club football tournament of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the 14th under the name AFC Champions League .

AFC Champions League 2016
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Tournament Data
DatesJanuary 27 - November 26, 2016
Number of teams45 (total)
32 (group stage)
Official sitewww.the-afc.com
Final arrangement
WinnerThe Republic of Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FinalistUnited Arab Emirates Al ain
Tournament statistics
Matches played139
Clogged357 (2.57 per game)
Bombardier (s)Brazil Adriano (13 goals)
Tournament playerUnited Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman

Members

45 teams from 17 countries take part in the tournament draw:

  • 24 teams qualify directly in the group round
  • 21 teams start the tournament with qualification rounds
Legend
Teams starting from the group stage
Teams starting from the playoff round
Teams starting from the 2nd qualification round
Teams starting from the 1st qualification round
A countryClubQualification basis
West Asia
Saudi Arabia
4 participants
Al-Nasr (football club, Riyadh) ( Riyadh )Champion of Saudi Arabia 2014/15
Al-Hilal ( Riyadh )King Cup Winner 2015
3rd place championship Saudi Arabia 2014/15
Al Ahly ( Jeddah )2nd place Saudi Championship 2014/15
Al Ittihad ( Jeddah )4th place Saudi Arabia Championship 2014/15
  Iran
4 participants
Sepahan ( Isfahan )Champion of Iran 2014/15
Zob Ahan ( Isfahan )Winner of the Iran Cup (Hazfi Cup) 2014/15
Sazi tractor ( Tabriz )2nd place of the championship of Iran 2014/15
Naft Tehran ( Tehran )3rd place of the championship of Iran 2014/15
  Uzbekistan
4 participants
Pakhtakor ( Tashkent )Champion of Uzbekistan 2015
Nasaf ( Karshi )Uzbekistan Cup Winner 2015
3rd place of the championship of Uzbekistan 2015
Lokomotiv ( Tashkent )2nd place of the championship of Uzbekistan 2015
Bunyodkor ( Tashkent )4th place of the championship of Uzbekistan 2015
  UAE
4 participants
Al Ain ( Al Ain )Champion of UAE 2014/15
Al Nasr ( Dubai )UAE Cup Winner 2014/15
Al Jazeera ( Abu Dhabi )2nd place UAE Championship 2014/15
Al Shabab ( Dubai )3rd place UAE Championship 2014/15
  Qatar
3 participants
Lehvia ( Doha )Qatar Champion 2014/15
Al-Sadd ( Doha )Emir Qatar Cup Winner 2015
Qatar Championship 2nd place 2014/15
Al-Jaish ( Ar-Rayyan )Qatar Championship 3rd place 2014/15
  Jordan
1 member
Al-Vehda ( Amman )Champion of Jordan 2014/15
East Asia
  The Republic of Korea
4 participants
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( Jeonju )Champion of the Republic of Korea 2015
Seoul ( Seoul )2015 Republic Cup Winner
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2nd place of the championship of the Republic of Korea 2015
Pohang Steelers ( Pohang )3rd place championship of the Republic of Korea 2015
  Japan
4 participants
Sunfreche Hiroshima ( Hiroshima )Champion of Japan 2015
Gamba Osaka ( Osaka )Winner of the Cup of the Emperor of Japan 2015
2nd place of the championship of Japan 2015
Urava Red Diamonds ( Saitama )3rd place of the championship of Japan 2015
Tokyo ( Tokyo )4th place of the championship of Japan 2015
  Australia
3 participants
Melbourne Victory ( Melbourne )Australian Champion 2014/15
Australian Grand Final Winner 2015
Sydney ( Sydney )2nd place Australian Championship 2014/15
Adelaide United ( Adelaide )3rd place Australian Championship 2014/15
  China
4 participants
Guangzhou Evergrand ( Guangzhou )Champion of China 2015
Jiangsu Science ( Nanjing )China Football Association Cup Winner 2015
Shanghai Tellace ( Shanghai )2nd place of the championship of China 2015
Shandong Luneng ( Jinan )3rd place of the championship of China 2015
  Thailand
3 participants
Buriram United ( Buriram )Champion of Thailand 2015
Thailand Cup Winner 2015
Muangtong United ( Pakcret )2nd place of the championship of Thailand 2015
Chonburi ( Chonburi )4th place of the Thai Championship 2015
  Vietnam
2 party
Binseong ( Thusawmot )Champion of Vietnam 2015
Vietnam Cup Winner 2015
T&T ( Hanoi )2nd place of the championship of Vietnam 2015
  Hong Kong
1 member
Kitschi ( Hong Kong )Hong Kong Champion 2014/15
  Myanmar
1 member
Yangon United ( Yangon )Champion of Myanmar 2015
  Malaysia
1 member
Johor Darul ( Johor Bahru )Champion of Malaysia 2015
  India
1 member
Mohun Bagan ( Calcutta )Champion of India 2014/15
  Singapore
1 member
Tampins Rovers ( Singapore )2nd place in the Singapore Championship 2015
Notes
  • TAI: Chonburi Club replaced in the AFC Champions League, Suphanburi Club, which took 3rd place in the Thai Championship in 2015, because it failed to obtain an AFC license.
  • BLU: The 2015 Singapore Championship winner, the PDMM Club from Bandar Seri Begawan , represents the National Football Association of Brunei and is not eligible to play in the AFC Champions League. In this regard, in the tournament he was replaced by Tampins Rovers .

Qualification Matches

East Asia

Round 1

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Mohun Bagan  3: 1  Tampins Rovers

2nd round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Shandong Luneng  6: 0  Mohun Bagan
T&T  1-0  Kitschi
Chonburi  3: 2 ( d.v. )  Yangon United
Muangtong united  0: 0 ( p. 3: 0)  Johor Darul

Playoff Round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Pohang Steelers  3-0  T&T
Tokyo  9: 0  Chonburi
Adelaide United  1: 2  Shandong Luneng
Shanghai Tellace  3-0  Muangtong united

West Asia

Playoff Round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Al Ittihad  2: 1  Al-vehda
Naft Tehran  0: 2  Al jaish
Bunyodkor  2-0  Al-shabab
Al jazeera  2: 2 (5: 4 pen)  Al-Sadd

Group Stage

Group Stage

The group stage draw was held on December 10, 2015 . 32 teams were divided into eight groups. Two teams from one country could not get into the same group.

The draw involved 32 teams (16 each from the Western and Eastern zones), of which 24 were automatically determined and 8 were added as winners of the playoff stage.

West Asia Zone

  •   Al nasr
  •   Al-hilal
  •   Al ahly
  •   Al Ittihad (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Sepahan
  •   Goiter Ahan
  •   Sazi tractor
  •   Pakhtakor
  •   Nasaf
  •   Locomotive
  •   Bunyodkor (Winner of the playoffs)
  •   Al ain
  •   Al nasr
  •   Al Jazeera (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Lehvia
  •   Al Jaish (Playoff Match Winner)

East Asian Zone

  •   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
  •   Seoul
  •   Suwon Bluewings
  •   Pohang Steelers (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Sunfreche Hiroshima
  •   Gamba Osaka
  •   Urava Red Diamonds
  •   Tokyo (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Melbourne Victory
  •   Sydney
  •   Guangzhou Evergrand
  •   Jiangsu Science
  •   Shanghai Tellace (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Shandong Luneng (Playoff Match Winner)
  •   Buriram
  •   Binhsiang

Each group held a two-round tournament, the two winners of which reached the playoffs.

Due to the refusal of clubs from Saudi Arabia to play in Iran (after the attack on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and the subsequent severance of Saudi-Iranian diplomatic relations), the AFC has rescheduled the meetings of the clubs of Saudi Arabia and Iran in all four groups of the West Asian zone on the last gaming days of the group stage (April 19-20 and May 3-4, 2016). It was decided that if, until March 15, 2016, relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran did not return to normal, then all meetings between Saudi and Iranian clubs will be played in neutral fields. Since the Saudi-Iranian relations had not returned to normal by the indicated date, meetings between Saudi and Iranian clubs took place among themselves at the stadiums of Qatar, Oman and the UAE.

Color Conventions
Teams that won the first two places go to the playoffs

Group A

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Locomotive62four063+3ten
  Al nasr623onefivefour+19
  Al Ittihad623one9four+59
  Sepahan6one0five2eleven-93
SepANALOCKAIT
Sepahan-2-00-20-2
Al nasr2-0-1-10-0
Locomotive1-00-0-1-1
Al Ittihad4-01-21-1-

Group B

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Goiter Ahan6four20122+1014
  Lehvia623one72+59
  Al nasr6one23five14-9five
  Bunyodkor6033fiveeleven-63
ANRGOITERLEKHBUN
Al nasr-0-31-13-3
Goiter Ahan3-0-0-05-2
Lehvia4-00-1-0-0
Bunyodkor0-10-00-2-

Group C

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Sazi tractor6four02ten3+712
  Al-hilal632oneten7+3eleven
  Pakhtakor63one2ten9+1ten
  Al jazeera60onefive213-elevenone
GROINAHITRAAJ
Pakhtakor-2-21-03-0
Al-hilal4-1-0-21-0
Sazi Tractor2-01-2-4-0
Al jazeera1-31-10-1-

Group D

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Al jaish63one26eight-2ten
  Al ain63one2eight6+2ten
  Al ahly6303ten7+39
  Nasaf6one23four7-3five
AyUSAahAJ
Al ain-2-01-01-2
Nasaf1-1-2-10-0
Al ahly1-22-1-2-0
Al jaish2-11-01-4-

Group E

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Jeonbuk63one2139+4ten
  Tokyo63one2eighteight0ten
  Jiangsu Science623oneten7+39
  Binhsiang6oneonefour613-7four
CHONJIABinCURRENT
Jeonbuk-2-22-02-1
Jiangsu3-2-3-01-2
Binhsiang3-21-1-1-2
Tokyo0-30-03-1-

Group F

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Seoul6fouroneone17five+1213
  Shandong Luneng632one7five+2eleven
  Sunfreche Hiroshima63039eight+19
  Buriram60onefiveonesixteen-15one
HIRCEUBOERSHAN
Hiroshima-2-13-01-2
Seoul4-1-2-10-0
Buriram0-20-6-0-0
Shandong1-01-43-0-

Group G

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Shanghai Tellace6four02teneight+212
  Melbourne Victory623one7709
  Suwon Bluewings623one7four+39
  Gamba Osaka602fourfour9-five2
A PIECE OF CHALKGamSUVSHAN
Melbourne-2-10-02-1
Osaka1-1-1-20-2
Suwon1-10-0-3-0
Shanghai3-12-12-1-

Group H

TeamANDATNPGZGPWGABOUT
  Sydney63one2fourfour0ten
  Urava Red Diamonds623one6four+29
  Guangzhou Evergrand62226five+1eight
  Pohang Steelers6one232five-3five
GUALEDHOORAYPho
Guangzhou-1-02-20-0
Sydney2-1-0-01-0
Urava1-02-0-1-1
Pohang0-20-11-0-

Playoffs

At this stage, the winner was determined by the results of two matches.

Members

Group1st place2nd place
West Asia Zone (AD Groups)
A  Locomotive  Al nasr
B  Goiter Ahan  Lehvia
WITH  Sazi Tractor  Al-hilal
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