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 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Pakhtakor |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Saba Qom |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Al-Ahli |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Qom |
|---|---|---|
Hawsawi  33' |
Report | Hamid Reza Farzaneh 14' |
| Qom | 0–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Z. Tadjiyev 56' F. Tadjiyev 64' |
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Tadjiyev 38' Geynrikh 58' |
Report |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbar 37' Al-Swaileh 64' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Al-Gharafa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sharjah[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[b] |
Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:
Notes:
- 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]
- Sharjah withdrew from the competition with two games remaining. Their results were expunged.[3]
| Persepolis | Annulled 3–1 | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi 28' Nikbakht 31'Norouzi 34' |
Report | Abdulwahab 55' |
| Al-Gharafa | 1–3 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Araújo 40' |
Report | Marcelo Camacho 5' Bin Saran 23'Al-Shamrani 44' |
| Sharjah | Annulled (0–2) | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kamil 16' Araújo 53' |
| Sharjah | Annulled (1–3) | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Barbosa 12' |
Report | Al-Shamrani 21' (pen.) Otaif 42'Marcelo Camacho 49' |
| Persepolis | 3–1 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Zare 36' (pen.) Touré 45+1'Nikbakht 47' |
Report | Fernandão 69' |
| Al-Gharafa | 5–1 | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandão 8' Araújo 43', 45+1', 81'Nashat Akram 69' |
Report | Karimi 76' |
| Sharjah | Cancelled | Persepolis |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 90+2' (pen.) |
Report |
| Persepolis | 1–0 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Khalili 46' |
Report |
| Al-Gharafa | Cancelled | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Umm-Salal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Al-Jazira |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Esteghlal |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Moteab 89' Aboucherouane 90+3' |
Report | Borhani 77' |
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Kazemi 45+4' |
Report | Fernando Baiano 10' |
| Umm-Salal | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| N'Diaye 29' |
Report | Al-Montashari 42' Renato 56'Aboucherouane 61' |
| Umm-Salal | 1–0 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio César 67' |
Report |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | Al-Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallad 40' |
Report | Fernando Baiano 71' |
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Alizadeh 89' |
Report | Aboucherouane 80' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ettifaq |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bunyodkor |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sepahan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Sepahan | 2–0 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Jafarpour 2' Sá 90+3' |
Report |
| Bunyodkor | 2–1 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Soliev 27', 48' |
Report | Bashir 68' |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–0 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Obaid 3' Mguni 39' |
Report |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 64' Al-Hamed 86' |
Report | Khatibi 45+2' |
| Bunyodkor | 2–2 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Salomov 27' Ashurmatov 74' |
Report | Aghili 45+2' Emad Mohammed 60' |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4–1 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Tagoe 7', 82' Bashir 16', 67' |
Report | Abdullah 45+3' |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 1–4 | Al-Ettifaq |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos Assunção 15' (pen.) |
Report | Tagoe 30', 54', 84' Al-Qahtani 90+4' |
| Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–1 | Sepahan |
|---|---|---|
| Mguni 1' Saad 51' |
Report | Emad Mohammed 70' |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nagoya Grampus |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Newcastle Jets |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Beijing Guoan |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–3 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Jin-Soo 25' |
Report | Yoshida 54' Davi 77'Magnum 87' |
| Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| R. Griffiths 7' Du Wenhui 90+3' |
Report |
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–0 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski 15', 43' |
Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1–1 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Tamada 65' |
Report | Elrich 9' |
| Nagoya Grampus | 4–1 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Ogawa 14', 72' Maki 23'Davi 59' |
Report | Kim Shin-Wook 42' |
| Newcastle United Jets | 2–1 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4' |
Report | R. Griffiths 69' |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Guo Hui 81' |
Report | Niikawa 35' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamba Osaka |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Seoul |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Sriwijaya |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Gamba Osaka | 3–0 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro 20' Endo 72' (pen.)Sasaki 79' |
Report |
| Sriwijaya | 2–4 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Ngon 70', 74' |
Report | Jung Jo-Gook 32' Kim Chi-Woo 57', 68'Kim Seung-Yong 78' |
| FC Seoul | 2–4 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Jo-Gook 53' Lee Sang-Hyup 90+3' |
Report | Yamazaki 13' Leandro 61', 74', 83' |
| Shandong Luneng | 2–0 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Lü Zheng 54' Han Peng 72' |
Report |
| Sriwijaya | 0–3 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leandro 30' Sasaki 45'Cho Jae-Jin 75' |
| FC Seoul | 1–1 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
| Park Yong-Ho 24' |
Report | Cichero 79' |
| FC Seoul | 5–1 | Sriwijaya |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 17', 72', 90+2' Sim Woo-Yeon 75', 79' |
Report | Gumbs 62' |
| Shandong Luneng | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leandro 59' |
| Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Usami 64' |
Report | Damjanović 74' Kim Han-Yoon 90+1' |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Singapore Armed Forces |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Li Weifeng 44' Edu 45+1'Hong Soon-Hak 82'Park Hyun-Beom 90+1' |
Report | Marquinhos 90+2' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 4–1 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Barcos 25' (pen.), 90+4' Yu Tao 74'Yin Xifu 85' |
Report | Wilkinson 64' |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa 45' Osako 80' |
Report |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edu 65' (pen.), 71' |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 1–4 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Osman 26' |
Report | Motoyama 23' Uchida 43'Osako 47' Aoki 90+3' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Vâlkanov 18' Hleb 76' |
Report | Li Weifeng 65' |
| Kashima Antlers | 5–0 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa 29' Koroki 38', 74'Ogasawara 50'Osako 54' |
Report |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho 41' Bae Ki-Jong 44' |
Report | Vâlkanov 12' |
| Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Oiwa 27' Marquinhos 32', 75' |
Report |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 1–1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Latiff 29' |
Report | Barcos 90+1' |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–1 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Bae Ki-Jong 5' Lee Sang-ho 45+1'Seo Dong-Hyun 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Đurić 42' |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Milligan 9' |
Report | Marquinhos 31' |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Tianjin Teda |
|---|---|---|
| Renatinho 16' |
Report |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-Sung 12' |
Report | Terada 24' |
| Tianjin Teda | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Éber 37' Wu Wei'an 66' |
Report | Caceres 48' Simon 61' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–5 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jong Tae-Se 8' Taniguchi 22'Juninho 37'K. Nakamura 49'Renatinho 70' |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho 46' Renatinho 81' |
Report | Simon 59' |
| Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Denilson 8', 71', 88' |
Report | Kwasnik 54', 57' |
| Tianjin Teda | 3–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Leilei 12', 19' Tommasi 90+4' |
Report | Renatinho 51' |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Noh Byung-Joon 12' Denilson 72' |
References
- Postponed from the 10th to the 11th because of a sandstorm
- Sharjah found guilty of fielding an ineligible player
- "Sharjah SC withdraw from ACL". AFC. 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06.