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2020 AFC Champions League

The2020 AFC Champions Leaguewas the 39th edition of Asia's premier clubfootballtournament organized by theAsian Football Confederation(AFC), and the 18th under the currentAFC Champions Leaguetitle.[3]

2020 AFC Champions League
TheUlsan Hyundaiteam lifting the 2020 AFC Champions League trophy atAl Janoub StadiuminAl Wakrah,Qatar
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
14–28 January 2020
Competition proper:
10 February – 19 December 2020
TeamsCompetition proper:29 teams
Total:52 (from 23 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth KoreaUlsan Hyundai(2nd title)
Runners-upIranPersepolis
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored236 (2.54 per match)
Attendance182,388 (1,961 per match)
Top scorer(s)MoroccoAbderrazak Hamdallah
BrazilJúnior Negrão
(7 goals each)[1]
Best player(s)South KoreaYoon Bit-garam[2]
Fair play awardSouth KoreaUlsan Hyundai
←2019
2021→
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC)

Ulsan Hyundaiwon their second Champions League title by defeatingPersepolis2–1 in thefinal.[4]Ulsan automatically qualify for the2021 AFC Champions League(although they had already qualified through their domestic performance), the first time since2008that the AFC Champions League holders were guaranteed automatic qualification in the following year.[5][6]They also earned the right to play in the2020 FIFA Club World CupinQatar.

The tournament was the last to involve 32 teams during the group stage, which increased to 40 teams in 2021.[7]

The competition was suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Asiaafter group stage matches on 4 March 2020,[8]and restarted on 14 September 2020.[9]All matches after the restart were played in Qatar,[10][11][12]with the final played at theAl Janoub Stadiumin the city ofAl Wakrah.

Al-HilalofSaudi Arabiawere the defending champions, but the club effectively withdrew from the competition when they could not name the required 13 players for their final group stage match, as all but 11 players had tested positive forCOVID-19.[13][14]For the first time, thevideo assistant referee(VAR) system was in use from the quarter-finals onwards.[15]

Association team allocation

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The 46AFCmember associations (excluding the associate memberNorthern Mariana Islands) were ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017AFC rankings(Entry Manual Article 2.3):[16]

  • The associations were split into two regions:
  • In each region, there were four groups in the group stage, including a total of 12 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
  • The top 12 associations in each region as per the AFC rankings were eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfilled the AFC Champions League criteria.
  • The top six associations in each region got at least one direct slot in the group stage, while the remaining associations got only play-off slots (as well asAFC Cupgroup stage slots):
    • The associations ranked 1st and 2nd each got three direct slots and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each got two direct slots and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 5th each got one direct slot and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 6th each got one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th to 12th each got one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association was one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gave up its direct slots, they were redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of three direct slots.
  • If any association gave up its play-off slots, they were annulled and not redistributed to any other association.

Association ranking

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For the 2020 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to theirassociation rankingwhich was published on 15 December 2017,[17]which took into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team'sFIFA World Rankings,during the period between 2014 and 2017.[16][18]

Participation for 2020 AFC Champions League
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Australia (AUS):The top division run by theFootball Federation Australia,theA-League,only had nine Australia-based teams in the2018–19 season,so Australia could only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).[16]
  2. ^
    Syria (SYR):Syria did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license.[19]

Teams

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The following 52 teams from 23 associations 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.

Notes
  1. ^
    Title holders (TH):Al-Hilalwere thetitle holders.
  2. ^
    Singapore (SIN):DPMM,the2019 Singapore Premier Leaguechampions, were a team from Brunei and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result,Tampines Rovers,the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
  3. ^
    Vietnam (VIE):Hà Nội,the2019 V.League 1champions, failed to obtain an AFC license as their U15 team did not participate in Vietnam National U-15 Youth League.[20]As a result,Ho Chi Minh City,the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
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Location of teams of the2020 AFC Champions Leaguegroup stage.
Brown: Group A;Red: Group B;Orange: Group C;Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;Blue: Group F;Purple: Group G;Pink: Group H;Qualifying play-offs

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[21]Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,only some of the group stage matches on matchdays 1–3 in February and March were played as scheduled, and all matches on matchdays 4–6 were postponed until further notice.[8]The round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals were also initially moved to 10–12 and 24–26 August, 14–16 and 28–30 September, and 20–21 and 27–28 October.[22][23]

The AFC announced the calendar of the remaining matches on 9 July 2020, with all matches before the final played at centralised venues, and all knockout ties played as a single match.[9]On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced the new dates for the East Region matches and the final.[24]

Notes:

  • W: West Region
  • E: East Region
  • Italics:new dates after restart
Stage Round Draw date Match dates
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 14 January 2020
Preliminary round 2 21 January 2020
Play-off stage Play-off round 28 January 2020
Group stage Matchday 1 10 December 2019 10–12 February 2020,18–19 November 2020(E)
Matchday 2 17–19 February 2020,21–22 November 2020(E)
Matchday 3 3–4 March 2020 (E),14–15 September 2020(W),24–25 November 2020(E)
Matchday 4 17–18 September 2020(W),27–28 November 2020(E)
Matchday 5 20–21 September 2020(W),30 November – 1 December 2020(E)
Matchday 6 23–24 September 2020(W),3–4 December 2020(E)
Knockout stage Round of 16 26–27 September 2020(W),6–7 December 2020(E)
Quarter-finals 28 September 2020(W)
8 December 2020(E) 		30 September 2020(W),10 December 2020(E)
Semi-finals 3 October 2020(W),13 December 2020(E)
Final 19 December 2020
atAl Janoub Stadium,Al Wakrah

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

Original schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League
Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 14 January 2020
Preliminary round 2 21 January 2020
Play-off stage Play-off round 28 January 2020
Group stage Matchday 1 10 December 2019 10–12 February 2020
Matchday 2 17–19 February 2020
Matchday 3 2–4 March 2020
Matchday 4 6–8 April 2020
Matchday 5 20–22 April 2020
Matchday 6 4–6 May 2020
Knockout stage Round of 16 18–19 May 2020 (W),
26–27 May 2019 (E) 		25–26 May 2020 (W),
16–17 June 2020 (E)
Quarter-finals TBD 24–26 August 2020 14–16 September 2020
Semi-finals 29–30 September 2020 20–21 October 2020
Final 22 November 2020 28 November 2020

Qualifying play-offs

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Main article:2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match.Extra timeand apenalty shoot-outwere used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2).[3] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on theassociation rankingof each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.[25]Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to thegroup stageto join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered theAFC Cup group stage.

Preliminary round 1

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Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Chennai City 0–1 Al-Riffa
Al-Faisaly 1–2(a.e.t.) Al-Kuwait
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ceres–Negros 3–2 Shan United
Tampines Rovers 3–5(a.e.t.) Bali United

Preliminary round 2

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Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Bunyodkor 4–1 Al-Zawraa
Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–1 Istiklol
Shahr Khodro 2–1 Al-Riffa
Esteghlal 3–0 Al-Kuwait
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Kedah 5–1 Tai Po
Buriram United 2–1 Ho Chi Minh City
Port 0–1 Ceres–Negros
Melbourne Victory 5–0 Bali United

Play-off round

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Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ain 1–0 Bunyodkor
Al-Ahli 1–0 Istiklol
Al-Sailiya 0–0(a.e.t.)
(4–5p) 		Shahr Khodro
Al-Rayyan 0–5 Esteghlal
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
FC Seoul 4–1 Kedah
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 Buriram United
FC Tokyo 2–0 Ceres–Negros
Kashima Antlers 0–1 Melbourne Victory

Group stage

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Main article:2020 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019, 16:30MYT(UTC+8), at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[26]The 32 teams were 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 could not be drawn into the same group.

In the group stage, each group was played on a doubleround-robinbasis, with matches played home-and-away before the suspension due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,but moved to centralised venues after restart. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to theround of 16of theknockout stage.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST SHO WAH
1 Al-Ahli 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 Advance toknockout stage — 2–1 1–0 20 Sep
2 Esteghlal 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5 3–0 — 1–1 17 Sep
3 Al-Shorta 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 2–1 1–1 — 0–1
4 Al-Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 1–1 14 Sep 23 Sep —
Source:AFC
Notes:
  1. ^Al-Wahdawere unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive forCOVID-19.[27]They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[28]

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAK SAH SHK HIL
1 Pakhtakor 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance toknockout stage — 2–1 3–0 0–0
2 Shabab Al-Ahli 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7 0–0 — 1–0 1–2
3 Shahr Khodro 4 0 0 4 0 6 −6 0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0
4 Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 2–1 23 Sep 2–0 —
Source:AFC
Notes:
  1. ^Al-Hilalfailed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their final match of the group stage againstShabab Al-Ahlidue to them having only 11 players left with the remaining team members testing positive forCOVID-19.They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[13]

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRS TAW DUH SHJ
1 Persepolis 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 Advance toknockout stage — 1–0 0–1 4–0
2 Al-Taawoun 6 3 0 3 4 8 −4 9[a] 0–1 — 2–0 0–6
3 Al-Duhail 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9[a] 2–0 0–1 — 2–1
4 Sharjah 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7 2–2 0–1 4–2 —
Source:AFC
Notes:
  1. ^abHead-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SAD SEP AIN
1 Al-Nassr 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance toknockout stage — 2–2 2–0 0–1
2 Al-Sadd 6 2 3 1 14 8 +6 9 1–1 — 3–0 4–0
3 Sepahan 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–2 2–1 — 0–0
4 Al-Ain 6 1 2 3 5 13 −8 5 1–2 3–3 0–4 —
Source:AFC

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEI MVC SEO CHI
1 Beijing Guoan 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance toknockout stage — 3–1 3–1 1–1
2 Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–2 — 2–1 1–0
3 FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 6 1–2 1–0 — 5–0
4 Chiangrai United 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5 0–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source:AFC

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK SSH PRG
1 Ulsan Hyundai 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Advance toknockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 FC Tokyo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
3 Shanghai Shenhua 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–4 1–2 — 3–3
4 Perth Glory 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source:AFC

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIS SUW GZE JDT
1 Vissel Kobe 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6 Advance toknockout stage — 0–2 0–2 5–1
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 0–1 — 0–0 25 Nov
3 Guangzhou Evergrande 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–3 1–1 — 4 Dec
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 1 Dec 2–1 19 Nov —
Source:AFC
Notes:
  1. ^Johor Darul Ta'zimwere unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to theCOVID-19 pandemictravel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.[29]They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[30]

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YOK SSI JEO SYD
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance toknockout stage — 1–2 4–1 4–0
2 Shanghai SIPG 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 1–2 — 1–0
4 Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 1–1 1–2 2–2 —
Source:AFC

Knockout stage

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Main article:2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played asingle-elimination tournament,with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played as a single-leg match at centralised venues, instead of the usual home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis as planned before theCOVID-19 pandemic.Extra timeand apenalty shoot-outwere used to decide the winners if necessary.

Bracket

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The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, 11:00AST(UTC+3), and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020, 11:30AST(UTC+3), both inDoha,Qatar.[31][32][33][34]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
27 September –Al Rayyan (ECS)
Al-Nassr1
30 September –Al Rayyan (JBHS)
Al-Taawoun0
Al-Nassr2
26 September –Al Wakrah
Al-Ahli0
Al-Ahli(p)1 (4)
3 October –Al Rayyan (JBHS)
Shabab Al-Ahli1 (3)
Al-Nassr1 (3)
27 September –Al Rayyan (ECS)
Persepolis(p)1 (5)
Persepolis1
30 September –Al Rayyan (JBHS)
Al-Sadd0
Persepolis2
26 September –Al Wakrah
Pakhtakor0
Pakhtakor2
19 December –Al Wakrah
Esteghlal1
Persepolis1
6 December –Al Rayyan (ECS)
Ulsan Hyundai2
Ulsan Hyundai3
10 December –Al Wakrah
Melbourne Victory0
Ulsan Hyundai2
6 December –Al Rayyan (ECS)
Beijing FC0
Beijing FC1
13 December –Al Rayyan (JBHS)
FC Tokyo0
Ulsan Hyundai(a.e.t.)2
7 December –Al Rayyan (KIS)
Vissel Kobe1
Vissel Kobe2
10 December –Al Wakrah
Shanghai SIPG0
Vissel Kobe(p)1 (7)
7 December –Al Rayyan (KIS)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1 (6)
Yokohama F. Marinos2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the winners of one group played against the runners-up of another group from the same region and the matchups were determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ahli 1–1(a.e.t.)
(4–3p) 		Shabab Al-Ahli
Pakhtakor 2–1 Esteghlal
Persepolis 1–0 Al-Sadd
Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Taawoun
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Beijing FC 1–0 FC Tokyo
Ulsan Hyundai 3–0 Melbourne Victory
Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shanghai SIPG
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020,[31][32]and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020.[33][34]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr 2–0 Al-Ahli
Persepolis 2–0 Pakhtakor
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai 2–0 Beijing FC
Vissel Kobe 1–1(a.e.t.)
(7–6p) 		Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played against each other.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr 1–1(a.e.t.)
(3–5p) 		Persepolis
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1(a.e.t.) Vissel Kobe

Final

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Main article:2020 AFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other, atAl Janoub StadiuminAl Wakrah,Qatar.[12]

Persepolis1–2Ulsan Hyundai
  • Abdi45'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,517

Awards

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Main awards

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Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[2] Yoon Bit-garam Ulsan Hyundai
Top Scorer[1] Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
Fair Play Award Ulsan Hyundai

Note:Abderrazak Hamdallahfinished ahead ofJúnior Negrãoto win the Top Scorer award despite scoring the same number of goals, and also having the same number of assists (first tiebreaker), since he played fewer minutes throughout the competition (second tiebreaker).[1]

All Star Squad

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Source:[35]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Jo Su-huk Ulsan Hyundai
Hamed Lak Persepolis
Defenders Dave Bulthuis Ulsan Hyundai
Saeid Aghaei Persepolis
Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis
Sultan Al-Ghanam Al-Nassr
Anzur Ismailov Pakhtakor Tashkent
Midfielders Ahmad Nourollahi Persepolis
Siamak Nemati Persepolis
Bashar Resan Persepolis
Renato Augusto Beijing Guoan
Yoon Bit-garam Ulsan Hyundai
Kim In-sung Ulsan Hyundai
Sin Jin-ho Ulsan Hyundai
Ko Seung-beom Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hotaru Yamaguchi Vissel Kobe
Forwards Mehdi Abdi Persepolis
Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli
Douglas Vissel Kobe
Gotoku Sakai Vissel Kobe
Abderazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
Bjørn Maars Johnsen Ulsan Hyundai
Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai

Opta Best XI

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Source:[36]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Brad Jones Al-Nassr
Defenders Wang Gang Beijing Guoan
Yu Yang Beijing Guoan
Min Sang-gi Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Theerathon Bunmathan Yokohama F. Marinos
Midfielders Yoon Bit-garam Ulsan Hyundai
Teruhito Nakagawa Yokohama F. Marinos
Jonathan Viera Beijing Guoan
Forwards Ado Onaiwu Yokohama F. Marinos
Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
Alan Beijing Guoan

Fans' awards

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The AFC took polls of fans in its website after the tournament.

Single awards
Award Player Team
Fans' Best Player Hamed Lak Persepolis
Best Goal Mehdi Abdi Persepolis
Fans' Best XI[37]
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Hamed Lak Persepolis
Defenders Sultan Al-Ghanam Al-Nassr
Shojae Khalilzadeh Persepolis
Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis
Saeid Aghaei Persepolis
Midfielders Teruhito Nakagawa Yokohama F. Marinos
Bashar Resan Persepolis
Takuya Kida Yokohama F. Marinos
Forwards Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai
Mehdi Abdi Persepolis

Statistics

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Statistical leaders

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Category[38] Player Team Figure
Goals Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 7
Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai 7
Chances created Yoon Bit-garam Ulsan Hyundai 22
Clearances Maicon Pereira Roque Al-Nassr 34
Duels won Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 54
Shooting accuracy Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 61.1%
Passing accuracy Kamal Kamyabinia Persepolis 91.6%
Saves Jo Su-huk Ulsan Hyundai 26

Top scorers

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Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF SF F Total
1 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 1 1 2 1 1 1 7
Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 2 1 2
3 Trent Buhagiar Sydney FC 1 1 2 1 5
Bjørn Maars Johnsen Ulsan Hyundai 2 2 1
5 Alan Beijing FC 1 1 1 1 4
Issa Alekasir Persepolis 1 1 2
Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 1 2 1
Ado Onaiwu Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 1
Yoon Bit-garam Ulsan Hyundai 2 2
10 Mehdi Abdi Persepolis 1 1 1 3
Akram Afif Al-Sadd 1 1 1
Almoez Ali Al-Duhail 1 1 1
Hassan Al-Haydos Al-Sadd 1 2
Cho Gue-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2
Kyogo Furuhashi Vissel Kobe 1 1 1
Giovanni Moreno Shanghai Shenhua 1 2
Teruhito Nakagawa Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1
Park Chu-young FC Seoul 1 1 1
Welliton Sharjah 3
Yu Hanchao Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 1
Yun Ju-tae FC Seoul 2 1

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[3]

Toyota Player of the Week awards

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Stage Matchday Player of the Week Team Ref.
Group stage Matchday 1 Keijiro Ogawa Vissel Kobe [39]
Matchday 2 Teruhito Nakagawa Yokohama F. Marinos [40]
Li Shenglong Shanghai SIPG [41]
Matchday 3 – East Terry Antonis Suwon Samsung Bluewings [42]
Song Bum-keun Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors [43]
Matchday 3 – West Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr [44]
Matchday 4 – East Bill Chiangrai United [45]
Matchday 4 – West Khaled Ba Wazir Sharjah [46]
Matchday 5 – East Theerathon Bunmathan Yokohama F. Marinos [47]
Matchday 5 – West Caio Sharjah [48]
Matchday 6 – East Daiki Niwa FC Tokyo [49]
Matchday 6 – West Mehdi Ghayedi Esteghlal [50]
Knockout stage Round of 16 – East Kim Tae-hwan Suwon Samsung Bluewings [51]
Round of 16 – West Issa Alekasir Persepolis [52]
Quarter-finals – East Park Sang-hyeok Suwon Samsung Bluewings [53]
Quarter-finals – West Sultan Al-Ghanam Al-Nassr [54]
Semi-finals – East Daiya Maekawa Vissel Kobe [55]
Semi-finals – West Shoja' Khalilzadeh Persepolis [56]

See also

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