2013 AFC Champions League






















2013 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates
9 February – 9 November 2013
Teams
35 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions
China Guangzhou Evergrande (1st title)
Runners-up
South Korea FC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played
129
Goals scored
349 (2.71 per match)
Attendance
2,021,025 (15,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Brazil Muriqui
(13 goals)
Best player
Brazil Muriqui

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The 2013 AFC Champions League was the 32nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 11th under the current AFC Champions League title. The defending champions, Ulsan Hyundai, failed to qualify for the tournament. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Maxim model used throughout the season.


In the final, Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande defeated South Korean team FC Seoul on away goals to win their first title,[1] becoming the first Chinese team to win the AFC Champions League (and the second Chinese team to be crowned Asian club champions after Liaoning FC), and qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Allocation of entries per association


  • 2 Teams


  • 3 Schedule

    • 3.1 Format changes



  • 4 Qualifying play-off


  • 5 Group stage

    • 5.1 Group A


    • 5.2 Group B


    • 5.3 Group C


    • 5.4 Group D


    • 5.5 Group E


    • 5.6 Group F


    • 5.7 Group G


    • 5.8 Group H



  • 6 Knock-out stage

    • 6.1 Bracket


    • 6.2 Round of 16


    • 6.3 Quarter-finals


    • 6.4 Semi-finals


    • 6.5 Final



  • 7 Winners


  • 8 Awards


  • 9 Top scorers


  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links




Allocation of entries per association


The AFC laid out the procedure for deciding the participating associations and the allocation of slots, with inspection of the associations interested in participating in the AFC Champions League to be done in 2012, and the final decision to be made by the AFC in November 2012.[3]


The following criteria for participation in the AFC Champions League were proposed by the AFC in July 2012:[4]


  • The member association (MA) has to acquire a minimum number of 600 points out of a possible 1000 according to the AFC evaluating system to qualify for participation.

  • The slots for each eligible MA are decided based on the points ranking of the MAs:
    • The top two ranked MAs in both the East and West zones get four direct slots each.

    • The third-ranked MAs get three direct and one play-off slot.

    • The fourth-ranked MAs get two direct and one play-off slot.

    • The fifth-ranked MAs get one direct and one play-off slot.

    • The sixth, seventh and eighth-ranked MAs get only a play-off slot each.


  • The maximum number of slots for each MA is one-third of the total number of clubs in the top division (e.g., Australia can only get a maximum of three total slots as there are only nine Australia-based clubs in the A-League).

On 29 November 2012, the AFC Executive Committee approved the slots for the 2013 edition of the AFC Champions League.[5] However, this final allocation of slots did not fully follow the proposal above.[6]








Evaluation for 2013 AFC Champions League

Fulfills criteria (> 600 points)

Does not fulfill criteria, but allocated slots

Does not fulfill criteria, not allocated slots






Notes
  1. ^ a b c One of the two group stage direct entrants from Uzbekistan was moved to the East Asia Zone.



Teams


The following teams entered the competition.


In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.









Schedule


The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[7]






































Phase
Round
Draw date
First leg
Second leg
Qualifying play-off
Round 1
6 December 2012[8]9 February 2013
Group stage
Matchday 1
26–27 February 2013
Matchday 2
12–13 March 2013
Matchday 3
2–3 April 2013
Matchday 4
9–10 April 2013
Matchday 5
23–24 April 2013
Matchday 6
30 April–1 May 2013
Knock-out stage
Round of 16
14–15 May 2013
21–22 May 2013
Quarter-finals
20 June 2013[9]21 August 2013
18 September 2013
Semi-finals
25 September 2013
2 October 2013
Final
25 or 26 October 2013
8 or 9 November 2013


Format changes


The following changes in the format of the competition were made compared with the previous year:


  • Losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off did not participate in the AFC Cup.

  • The round of 16 was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis instead of as a single match.[5]

  • The final was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis instead of as a single match.[10]


Qualifying play-off



The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012.[11] Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage to join the 29 automatic qualifiers.[2]














Team 1
 Score 
Team 2
West Asia Zone

Saba Qom Iran

1–1
(aet)(3–5p)

United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi

Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates

3–2

Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
East Asia Zone

Buriram United Thailand

0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0p)[B]

Australia Brisbane Roar
Notes

  1. ^ Brisbane Roar was given home advantage in the original draw, but the match was later switched to be hosted by Buriram United per agreement between the two teams due to rescheduling of the match from the original date.[12]



Group stage



The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012.[11] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.


Tiebreakers

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


  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned


  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned

  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (away goals do not apply)

  4. Goal difference in all the group matches

  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches


  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play

  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card)

  8. Drawing of lots


Group A






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
6
4
1
1
7
5
+2

13

Qatar El Jaish
6
3
2
1
14
9
+5

11

United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
6
1
2
3
7
10
−3

5

Iran Tractor Sazi
6
1
1
4
8
12
−4

4


























 

JAZ

SHB

JSH

TRA

Al-Jazira


1–1

1−1

2–0

Al-Shabab

2–1


2–0

1–0

El Jaish

3–1

3–0


3–3

Tractor Sazi

3–1

0−1

2–4


Group B






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qatar Lekhwiya
6
3
2
1
10
7
+3

11

United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
6
3
0
3
8
9
−1

9

Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
6
2
1
3
6
5
+1

7

Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
6
2
1
3
6
9
−3

7


























 

ETT

SHA

LEK

PAK

Al-Ettifaq


4–1

0–0

2–0

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi

1−0


3–1

0–1

Lekhwiya

2−0

2–1


3−1

Pakhtakor

1–0

1−2

2–2

Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.


Group C






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
6
4
2
0
16
8
+8

14

Qatar Al-Gharafa
6
3
1
2
13
11
+2

10

Iran Sepahan
6
3
0
3
12
13
−1

9

United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
6
0
1
5
7
16
−9

1


























 

AHL

GHA

NAS

SEP

Al-Ahli


2–0

2−2

4−1

Al-Gharafa

2–2


3−1

3–1

Al-Nasr

1–2

2–4


1–2

Sepahan

2–4

3–1

3–0


Group D






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Iran Esteghlal
6
4
1
1
11
5
+6

13

Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
6
4
0
2
10
6
+4

12

United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
6
2
0
4
6
9
−3

6

Qatar Al-Rayyan
6
1
1
4
7
14
−7

4


























 

AIN

HIL

RAY

EST

Al-Ain


3–1

2–1

0–1

Al-Hilal

2–0


3–1

1–2

Al-Rayyan

2–1

0–2


3–3

Esteghlal

2–0

0–1

3–0


Group E






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

South Korea FC Seoul
6
3
2
1
11
5
+6

11

Thailand Buriram United
6
1
4
1
6
6
0

7

China Jiangsu Sainty
6
2
1
3
5
10
−5

7

Japan Vegalta Sendai
6
1
3
2
5
6
−1

6


























 

BUR

SEO

JIA

SEN

Buriram United


0–0

2–0

1–1

FC Seoul

2–2


5–1

2–1

Jiangsu Sainty

2–0

0–2


0–0

Vegalta Sendai

1–1

1–0

1–2

Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.


Group F






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

China Guangzhou Evergrande
6
3
2
1
14
5
+9

11

South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
6
2
4
0
10
6
+4

10

Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
6
3
1
2
11
11
0

10

Thailand Muangthong United
6
0
1
5
4
17
−13

1


























 

GUA

JEO

MUA

URA

Guangzhou Evergrande


0–0

4–0

3–0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

1–1


2–0

2–2

Muangthong United

1–4

2–2


0–1

Urawa Red Diamonds

3–2

1–3

4–1

Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.


Group G






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
6
2
4
0
6
3
+3

10

China Beijing Guoan
6
2
3
1
4
2
+2

9

South Korea Pohang Steelers
6
1
4
1
5
6
−1

7

Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6
0
3
3
2
6
−4

3


























 

BEI

BUN

POH

HIR

Beijing Guoan


0–1

2–0

2–1

Bunyodkor

0–0


2–2

0–0

Pohang Steelers

0–0

1–1


1–1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0–0

0–2

0–1


Group H






















































Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
6
4
2
0
14
4
+10

14

Australia Central Coast Mariners
6
2
1
3
5
9
−4

7

China Guizhou Renhe
6
1
3
2
6
7
−1

6

South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6
0
4
2
4
9
−5

4


























 

CCM

GUI

KSW

SUW

Central Coast Mariners


2–1

0–3

0–0

Guizhou Renhe

2–1


0–1

2–2

Kashiwa Reysol

3–1

1–1


0–0

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

0–1

0–0

2–6


Knock-out stage



In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]



Bracket











































































































































































































































 

Round of 16


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Qatar El Jaish
1
0
1
 


Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
1
2
3
 

 

Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
1
0
1
 



 

South Korea FC Seoul
1
1
2
 


China Beijing Guoan
0
1
1



South Korea FC Seoul
0
3
3
 


 

South Korea FC Seoul
2
2
4
 



 

Iran Esteghlal
0
2
2
 


United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
2
0
2
 



Iran Esteghlal
4
0
4
 

 

Iran Esteghlal
1
2
3



 

Thailand Buriram United
0
1
1
 


Thailand Buriram United
2
0
2



Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
1
0
1
 


 

South Korea FC Seoul
2
1
3




 

China Guangzhou Evergrande(a)
2
1
3


South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0
2
2
 



Japan Kashiwa Reysol
2
3
5
 

 

Japan Kashiwa Reysol (a)
1
2
3



 

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
1
2
3
 


Qatar Al-Gharafa
1
0
1



Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
2
3
5
 


 

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
1
0
1



 

China Guangzhou Evergrande
4
4
8
 


Australia Central Coast Mariners
1
0
1
 



China Guangzhou Evergrande
2
3
5
 

 

China Guangzhou Evergrande
2
4
6



 

Qatar Lekhwiya
0
1
1
 


Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
0
2
2



Qatar Lekhwiya
1
2
3
 


Round of 16


In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[2]















































Team 1

Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
West Asia Zone

Al-Gharafa Qatar
1–5

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab

1–2

0–3

El Jaish Qatar
1–3

Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

1–1

0–2

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
2–3

Qatar Lekhwiya

0–1

2–2

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates
2–4

Iran Esteghlal

2–4

0–0
East Asia Zone

Beijing Guoan China
1–3

South Korea FC Seoul

0–0

1–3

Buriram United Thailand
2−1

Uzbekistan Bunyodkor

2–1

0−0

Central Coast Mariners Australia
1–5

China Guangzhou Evergrande

1–2

0–3

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea
2–5

Japan Kashiwa Reysol

0–2

2–3


Quarter-finals


The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the order of two legs) was held on 20 June 2013.[13] In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two teams from the same association, they may play each other in the quarter-finals.



























Team 1

Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia
1–2

South Korea FC Seoul

1–1

0–1

Esteghlal Iran
3–1

Thailand Buriram United

1–0

2–1

Kashiwa Reysol Japan
3–3 (a)

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab

1–1

2–2

Guangzhou Evergrande China
6–1

Qatar Lekhwiya

2–0

4–1


Semi-finals

















Team 1

Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

FC Seoul South Korea
4–2

Iran Esteghlal

2–0

2–2

Kashiwa Reysol Japan
1–8

China Guangzhou Evergrande

1–4

0–4


Final





26 October 201319:30 UTC+9








FC Seoul South Korea
2–2

China Guangzhou Evergrande

Escudero Goal 11'
Damjanović Goal 83'

Report

Elkeson Goal 30'
Gao Lin Goal 58'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 55,501

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)





9 November 201320:00 UTC+8








Guangzhou Evergrande China
1–1

South Korea FC Seoul

Elkeson Goal 58'

Report

Damjanović Goal 63'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 55,847

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)



3–3 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.



Winners


AFC Champions League
2013 Winners

China

Guangzhou Evergrande
First Title


Awards











Award
Player
Team
Most Valuable Player[14]
Brazil Muriqui

China Guangzhou Evergrande
Top Goalscorer[15]
Brazil Muriqui

China Guangzhou Evergrande


























































AFC Champions League 2013 Dream Team[16]
Starting XI
Pos.
Player
Team
GK

South Korea Kim Yong-Dae

South Korea FC Seoul
DF

China Zhang Linpeng

China Guangzhou Evergrande
DF

Iran Hanif Omranzadeh

Iran Esteghlal
DF

Japan Daisuke Suzuki

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
DF

China Sun Xiang

China Guangzhou Evergrande
MF

China Zheng Zhi

China Guangzhou Evergrande
MF

Argentina Darío Conca

China Guangzhou Evergrande
MF

Iran Javad Nekounam

Iran Esteghlal
FW

Brazil Muriqui

China Guangzhou Evergrande
FW

Montenegro Dejan Damjanović

South Korea FC Seoul
FW

Brazil Elkeson

China Guangzhou Evergrande
Substitutes
GK

Japan Takanori Sugeno

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
DF

South Korea Kwak Tae-Hwi

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
DF

Thailand Theeraton Bunmathan

Thailand Buriram United
DF

South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu

South Korea FC Seoul
MF

South Korea Ha Dae-Sung

South Korea FC Seoul
MF

Brazil Jorge Wagner

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
FW

Japan Masato Kudo

Japan Kashiwa Reysol


Top scorers







































































































































































































































































Rank
Player
Team

MD1

MD2

MD3

MD4

MD5

MD6

2R1

2R2

QF1

QF2

SF1

SF2
  F1  
  F2  
Total
1

Brazil Muriqui

China Guangzhou Evergrande
1112111122
13
2

Argentina Darío Conca

China Guangzhou Evergrande
211121
8
3

Montenegro Dejan Damjanović

South Korea FC Seoul
211111
7

Brazil Wagner Ribeiro

Qatar El Jaish
223
7
5

Brazil Elkeson

China Guangzhou Evergrande
12111
6

Japan Masato Kudo

Japan Kashiwa Reysol
21111
6
7

Saudi Arabia Mustafa Al-Bassas

Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
121
4

Oman Amad Al Hosni

Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
211
4

France Djibril Cissé

Qatar Al-Gharafa
211
4

Brazil Edgar

United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
1111
4

Tunisia Youssef Msakni

Qatar Lekhwiya
1111
4

Qatar Sebastián Soria

Qatar Lekhwiya
121
4

Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué

Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
112
4

South Korea Yun Il-Lok

South Korea FC Seoul
211
4

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[17]


Source:[18][19]



See also


  • 2013 AFC Cup

  • 2013 AFC President's Cup

  • 2013 FIFA Club World Cup


References




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  2. ^ abcde "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. 


  3. ^ "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). AFC. 


  4. ^ "New direction for AFC club action". AFC. 17 July 2012. 


  5. ^ ab "Solidarity marks AFC ExCo meeting". AFC. 29 November 2012. 


  6. ^ "ACL 2013 Slot Allocation" (PDF). AFC. 4 December 2012. 


  7. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC. 


  8. ^ "Clubs await Thursday's ACL draw". AFC. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. 


  9. ^ "Invitation to the Official Draw for the AFC Champions League & AFC Cup 2013". AIPS. 6 June 2013. 


  10. ^ "Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". AFC. 28 November 2012. 


  11. ^ ab "ACL 2013 – Group Stage Draw". AFC. 6 December 2012. 


  12. ^ "AFC confirm play-off date". Football Federation Australia. 19 December 2012. 


  13. ^ "Al Ahli renew Korean acquaintances in quarter-finals". AFC. 20 June 2013. 


  14. ^ "Triple delight for Muriqui". AFC. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. 


  15. ^ "Triple delight for Yanto Basna". AFC. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. 


  16. ^ "AFC Champions League 2013 Dream Team". AFC Champions League (Official) Facebook Page. 15 November 2013. 


  17. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Play-off". AFC.com. 


  18. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage". AFC.com. 


  19. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Knock-out Stage". AFC.com. 



External links


  • AFC Champions League






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