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2022 AFC Champions League group stage

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The 2022 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 15 April to 1 May 2022 for the East Region and from 7 to 27 April 2022 for the West Region.[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

The following 40 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 33 direct entrants and the seven winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Region Groups Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Region A–E Qatar Al-Sadd Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[note 1]
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Iran Sepahan Jordan Al-Wehdat Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
(Winners of Play-off West 1)
Iran Foolad United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli India Mumbai City Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
(Winners of Play-off West 2)
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Qatar Al-Rayyan Tajikistan Istiklol United Arab Emirates Sharjah
(Winners of Play-off West 3)
Qatar Al-Duhail Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Turkmenistan Ahal Qatar Al-Gharafa[note 2]
East Region F–J China Shandong Taishan Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Philippines United City Australia Melbourne City[note 1]
Japan Kawasaki Frontale South Korea Jeonnam Dragons Hong Kong Kitchee[note 3] Australia Sydney FC
(Winners of Play-off East 1)
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Thailand Chiangrai United Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Japan Vissel Kobe
(Winners of Play-off East 2)
Thailand BG Pathum United China Guangzhou Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
(Winners of Play-off East 3)
China Shanghai Port[note 4] Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Singapore Lion City Sailors South Korea Daegu FC
(Winners of Play-off East 4)

Format

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In the group stage, each group was played in a double round-robin format in centralised venues. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; (not applicable since the matches were played in a centralised venue)
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
  9. 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);
  10. Association ranking.

Schedule

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The schedule for each match day was as follows.[4]

Match day West Region East Region
1 7–8 April 15–16 April
2 10–11 April 18–19 April
3 14–15 April 21–22 April
4 18–19 April 24–25 April
5 22–23 April 27–28 April
6 26–27 April 30 April – 1 May

Centralised venues

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On 16 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the East group stage.[5] On 3 March 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the West group stage.[6]

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL RYN SHJ IST
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (H) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13[a] Advance to Round of 16 0–2 2–1 1–0
2 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13[a] 0–3 3–1 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 2–2 1–1 2–1
4 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 0–3 2–3 2–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Equal on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Hilal +1, Al-Rayyan –1.
Istiklol Tajikistan2–3Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Report
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Rayyan Qatar0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Sharjah United Arab Emirates2–1Tajikistan Istiklol
Report
Attendance: 54
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Sharjah United Arab Emirates1–1Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–0Tajikistan Istiklol
Report

Al-Rayyan Qatar3–1United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Report
Attendance: 37
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Istiklol Tajikistan0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Al-Rayyan Qatar1–0Tajikistan Istiklol
Report
Sharjah United Arab Emirates2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–2Qatar Al-Rayyan
Report
Istiklol Tajikistan2–0United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB MUM QWJ AJZ
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (H) 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 6–0 3–0 3–0
2 India Mumbai City 6 2 1 3 3 11 −8 7[a] 0–3 1–0 0–0
3 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 1–1 1–2 3–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–0 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 6, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0.
Mumbai City India0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–2Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Ameri 43' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1–2India Mumbai City
Ahmed 59' Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia3–0United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Report

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–0India Mumbai City
Mabkhout 40' (pen.) Report
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Miller 68' Report Al-Qahtani 90+6'

Mumbai City India0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Report
Attendance: 23
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia3–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report
Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq3–2United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Report
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia6–0India Mumbai City
Report

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Report
Attendance: 437
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Mumbai City India1–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOO SAH GHA AHA
1 Iran Foolad 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 Advance to Round of 16 1–1 0–0 1–0
2 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 4 0 14 7 +7 10 1–1 8–2 2–1
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 0–1 1–1 2–0
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 0–1 1–1 4–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Foolad Iran0–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report
Ahal Turkmenistan1–1United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Bäşimow 75' Report Ganiev 79' (pen.)

Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Foolad
Cartabia 90+1' Report Nourollahi 83' (o.g.)
Al-Gharafa Qatar2–0Turkmenistan Ahal
Report
Attendance: 74
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Foolad Iran1–0Turkmenistan Ahal
Coulibaly 90+7' Report
Al-Gharafa Qatar1–1United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Hanni 44' Report Cartabia 90+1'

Ahal Turkmenistan0–1Iran Foolad
Report Patosi 39'
Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates8–2Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report

Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates2–1Turkmenistan Ahal
Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Al-Gharafa Qatar0–1Iran Foolad
Report

Foolad Iran1–1United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Report
Ahal Turkmenistan4–2Qatar Al-Gharafa
Report
Attendance: 23
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUH TWN SEP PAK
1 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 5 0 1 17 9 +8 15 Advance to Round of 16 1–2 5–2 3–2
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun (H) 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7[a] 3–4 3–0 0–1
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7[a] 0–1 1–1 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6 0–3 5–4 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4, Sepahan 1.
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–3Iran Sepahan
Ćeran 28' Report
Al-Duhail Qatar1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
Edmilson 7' Report

Sepahan Iran0–1Qatar Al-Duhail
Report
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia0–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Al-Duhail Qatar3–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Edmilson 66', 71', 84' Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia3–0Iran Sepahan
Report

Pakhtakor Uzbekistan0–3Qatar Al-Duhail
Report
Sepahan Iran1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
Moghanlou 65' Report Al-Nabit 47'

Sepahan Iran2–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Report
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia3–4Qatar Al-Duhail
Report
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Al-Duhail Qatar5–2Iran Sepahan
Report
Attendance: 26
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan5–4Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
Report

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAI NAS SAD WEH
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly (H) 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9[a] Advance to Round of 16 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9[a] 0–1 3–1 2–0
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–0 1–1 5–2
4 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6 1–1 2–2 3–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly 4, Nasaf Qarshi 1.
Al-Sadd Qatar1–1Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Khoukhi 55' Report Ró-Ró 31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 230
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Al-Wehdat Jordan1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
Samir 50' Report Faik 12'

Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan2–0Jordan Al-Wehdat
Stanojević 71', 85' (pen.) Report
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia2–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Report Al-Haydos 4'

Al-Sadd Qatar5–2Jordan Al-Wehdat
Report
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
Report Tavares 29'

Al-Wehdat Jordan3–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Report Tabata 54'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia0–0Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Report

Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan3–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Report Tabata 90+1'
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia1–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
Boyle 90+3' Report Sariweh 90+1'

Al-Wehdat Jordan2–2Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Report
Al-Sadd Qatar1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAE URA LCS SDT
1 South Korea Daegu FC 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13[a] Advance to Round of 16 1–0 0–3 4–0
2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 1 1 20 2 +18 13[a] 0–0 6–0 5–0
3 Singapore Lion City Sailors 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 1–2 1–4 3–2
4 China Shandong Taishan 6 0 1 5 2 24 −22 1 0–7 0–5 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Daegu FC 4, Urawa Red Diamonds 1.
Shandong Taishan China0–7South Korea Daegu FC
Report
Attendance: 272
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Lion City Sailors Singapore1–4Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Karlsson 43' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Daegu FC South Korea0–3Singapore Lion City Sailors
Report
Attendance: 237
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan5–0China Shandong Taishan
Report
Attendance: 321
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Shandong Taishan China0–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
Report
Attendance: 225
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Daegu FC South Korea1–0Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan0–0South Korea Daegu FC
Report
Lion City Sailors Singapore3–2China Shandong Taishan
Report
Attendance: 160
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan6–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
Report
Attendance: 313
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Daegu FC South Korea4–0China Shandong Taishan
Report
Attendance: 204
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Shandong Taishan China0–5Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Attendance: 393
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Lion City Sailors Singapore1–2South Korea Daegu FC
Report
Attendance: 280
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BGP MCY JND UCT
1 Thailand BG Pathum United (H) 6 3 3 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to Round of 16 1–1 0–0 5–0
2 Australia Melbourne City 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 0–0 2–1 3–0
3 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–2 1–1 2–0
4 Philippines United City 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–3 0–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
BG Pathum United Thailand1–1Australia Melbourne City
Teerasil 35' Report Nabbout 22'
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
United City Philippines0–1South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
Report Pllana 87'

Jeonnam Dragons South Korea0–2Thailand BG Pathum United
Report
Melbourne City Australia3–0Philippines United City
Report
Attendance: 243
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

BG Pathum United Thailand5–0Philippines United City
Report
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah (Qatar)
Melbourne City Australia2–1South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
Report

Jeonnam Dragons South Korea1–1Australia Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 256
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
United City Philippines1–3Thailand BG Pathum United
Report
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

Melbourne City Australia0–0Thailand BG Pathum United
Report
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea2–0Philippines United City
Report

BG Pathum United Thailand0–0South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
Report
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
United City Philippines0–3Australia Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah (Qatar)

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YFM JBH HOA SYD
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to Round of 16 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 1–1 1–0 0–0
3 Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai (H) 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–2 1–1 1–0
4 Australia Sydney FC 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 0–1 2–3 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Vietnam1–2Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Kida 31' (o.g.) Report Léo Ceará 19', 25'
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea0–0Australia Sydney FC
Report
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Sydney FC Australia1–1Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Buhagiar 59' Report Vũ Văn Thanh 26'
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Yokohama F. Marinos Japan0–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report Iljutcenko 31' (pen.)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea1–0Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Report
Attendance: 7,256
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Sydney FC Australia0–1Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Yokohama F. Marinos Japan3–0Australia Sydney FC
Report
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Vietnam1–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia)

Yokohama F. Marinos Japan2–0Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Report
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sydney FC Australia2–3South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Vietnam1–0Australia Sydney FC
Report
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea1–1Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KSF ULS GZH
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim (H) 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to Round of 16 0–5 2–1 5–0
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 2 1 17 4 +13 11 0–0 1–1 1–0
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10 1–2 3–2 3–0
4 China Guangzhou 6 0 0 6 0 24 −24 0 0–2 0–8 0–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kawasaki Frontale Japan1–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Report
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia5–0China Guangzhou
Report
Attendance: 14,545
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Guangzhou China0–8Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea1–2Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea3–0China Guangzhou
Report
Kawasaki Frontale Japan0–0Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report
Attendance: 17,592
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Guangzhou China0–5South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Report
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia0–5Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Report

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea3–2Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Report
Attendance: 217
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Guangzhou China0–2Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report
Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Kawasaki Frontale Japan1–0China Guangzhou
Report
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia2–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Report

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VKO KIT CRU SHP
1 Japan Vissel Kobe 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 8 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 6–0 Canc.
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 2–2 1–0 Canc.
3 Thailand Chiangrai United (H) 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 0–0 2–3 Canc.
4 China Shanghai Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7] Canc. Canc. Canc.
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kitchee Hong Kong1–0Thailand Chiangrai United
Mingazow 17' Report
Attendance: 523
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Shanghai Port ChinaCancelledJapan Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Japan2–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Report Akande 90+1'
Chiangrai United ThailandCancelledChina Shanghai Port

Shanghai Port ChinaCancelledHong Kong Kitchee
Vissel Kobe Japan6–0Thailand Chiangrai United
Report

Kitchee Hong KongCancelledChina Shanghai Port
Chiangrai United Thailand0–0Japan Vissel Kobe
Report
Attendance: 546
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

Vissel Kobe JapanCancelledChina Shanghai Port
Chiangrai United Thailand2–3Hong Kong Kitchee
Report
Attendance: 304
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Kitchee Hong Kong2–2Japan Vissel Kobe
Report
Shanghai Port ChinaCancelledThailand Chiangrai United

Ranking of second-placed teams

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West Region

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 Advance to Round of 16
2 C United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 4 0 14 7 +7 10
3 E Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
4 D Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7
5 B India Mumbai City 6 2 1 3 3 11 −8 7
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

East Region

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As Group J only had three teams remaining, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups F–I were omitted in this ranking.[7]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 Advance to Round of 16
2 F Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 2 1 1 10 2 +8 7
3 J Hong Kong Kitchee 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
4 G Australia Melbourne City 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
5 I Japan Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 2 1 8 4 +4 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The first-seeded teams of the associations ranked 5th were seeded in the same pot as the play-off winners in consideration of technical balance.
  2. ^ Al-Gharafa was seeded in Pot 4 after being given a bye into the group stage.
  3. ^ The teams which entered the group stage due to slot reallocation were seeded according to the teams they replace.
  4. ^ Shanghai Port withdrew from the competition due to travel restrictions as a result of the recent lockdown measures enforced in Shanghai due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Centralised hosts for the AFC Champions League 2022 East Group Stage matches confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 February 2022.
  6. ^ "AFC Champions League 2022 (West) Group Stage to be held in Saudi Arabia". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 March 2022.
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