2013 AFC Champions League

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.

2013 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates9 February – 9 November 2013
Teams35 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsChina Guangzhou Evergrande (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea FC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored342 (2.71 per match)
Attendance1,996,166 (15,843 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Muriqui
(13 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Muriqui

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 Third Final of Chinese team after lost of Liaoning F.C. agenst Esteghlal F.C. of Iran at 1990–91 AFC Club Championship, and qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]

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 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 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 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.[8]

Qualifying play-off
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012.[9] 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 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 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.[10]

Group stage
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2012.[9] 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB JSH JAZ TRA
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Qatar El Jaish 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 — 3–1 3–3
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
4 Iran Tractor Sazi 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 0–1 2–4 3–1 —
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK SHA ETT PAK
1 Qatar Lekhwiya 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 3–1 — 1–0 0–1
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 0–0 4–1 — 2–0
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 2–2 1–2 1–0 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Al-Ettifaq are ranked ahead of Pakhtakor on head-to-head record.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL GHA SEP NAS
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 2–2
2 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10 2–2 — 3–1 3–1
3 Iran Sepahan 6 3 0 3 12 13 −1 9 2–4 3–1 — 3–0
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6 0 1 5 7 16 −9 1 1–2 2–4 1–2 —
Source:

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: ScoresPro

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO BUR JIA SEN
1 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 5–1 2–1
2 Thailand Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 — 2–0 1–1
3 China Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–2 2–0 — 0–0
4 Japan Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 1–0 1–1 1–2 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Buriram United and Jiangsu Sainty are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA JEO URA MUA
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 4–0
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 1–1 — 2–2 2–0
3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 3–2 1–3 — 4–1
4 Thailand Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 1–4 2–2 0–1 —
Source:
Tiebreakers
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are ranked ahead of Urawa Red Diamonds on head-to-head record.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BUN BEI POH HIR
1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–2 0–0
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9 0–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source:

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSW CCM GUI SUW
1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–1 0–0
2 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–3 — 2–1 0–0
3 China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–2
4 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 0 4 2 4 9 −5 4 2–6 0–1 0–0 —
Source:

Knockout stage
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West 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
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East 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.[11] 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League Final
FC Seoul South Korea2–2China Guangzhou Evergrande
Escudero 11'
Damjanović 83'		 Report Elkeson 30'
Gao Lin 58'
Attendance: 55,501
Guangzhou Evergrande China1–1South Korea FC Seoul
Elkeson 58' Report Damjanović 63'
Attendance: 55,847

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

Awards
Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[12] Brazil Muriqui China Guangzhou Evergrande
Top Goalscorer[13] Brazil Muriqui China Guangzhou Evergrande
AFC Champions League 2013 Dream Team[14]
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.[15]

Source:[16][17]

See also

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