2010 AFC Champions League

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2010 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates30 January – 13 November 2010
Teams37 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2nd title)
Runners-upIran Zob Ahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored339 (2.9 per match)
Attendance1,390,376 (11,884 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil José Mota
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Australia Saša Ognenovski
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The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13 November 2010.[1] The winner, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in UAE.

Qualification[edit]

The preliminary qualification scheme for the AFC 2010 was released in 2008.[2] A total of 38 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Champions League (eventually reduced to 37).

AFC assessment ranking[edit]

West Asia
Pos Member
Association 		Points
(total 500) 		Clubs Spots
Group
stage 		Play-off AFC Cup
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 365 12 4 0 0
5 United Arab Emirates UAE 356 12 3 1 0
7 Iran Iran 340 18 4 0 0
9 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 289 16 2 0 1
10 Qatar Qatar 270 10 2 0 0
13 India India 202 10 0 1 1
Meet the criteria
Do not meet the criteria
East Asia
Pos Member
Association 		Points
(total 500) 		Clubs Spots
Group
stage 		Play-off AFC Cup
1 Japan Japan 470 18 4 0 0
2 South Korea Korea Republic 441 14 4 0 0
3 China China PR 431 16 4 0 0
6 Australia Australia 343 7+1† 2 0 0
8 Indonesia Indonesia 296 18 1 1 0
11 Singapore Singapore 279 12 0 1 1
12 Thailand Thailand 221 16 0 1 1
14 Vietnam Vietnam 191 14 0 0 2

† One of the A-League clubs, Wellington Phoenix, is based in New Zealand, an OFC member country, therefore not being eligible to compete in the ACL.

Allocation of entries[edit]

Qualifying play-off (8 teams)
However, Kuwait Al Kuwait, the 2009 AFC Cup winners, were removed as their league did not meet the Champions League criteria.
Group stage (32 teams)

Teams[edit]

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. TH means title holders.

West Asia (Groups A–D)
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Iran Esteghlal 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup champions 3rd 2009
Iran Zob Ahan 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up
2008–09 Hazfi Cup winners 		2nd 2004
Iran Mes Kerman 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place 1st none
Iran Sepahan 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup 4th place 6th 2009
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2008–09 Saudi Professional League champions 6th 2009
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2009 King Cup of Champions winners 5th 2009
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2008–09 Saudi Professional League runners-up 6th 2009
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2008–09 Saudi Professional League 3rd place 4th 2008
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 2008–09 UAE Pro-League champions 4th 2009
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2008–09 UAE Presidents Cup winners 6th 2007
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 2008–09 UAE Pro-League runners-up 2nd 2009
Qatar Al-Gharafa 2008–09 Qatar Stars League champions
2009 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 		5th 2009
Qatar Al-Sadd 2008–09 Qatar Stars League runners-up 7th 2008
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2009 Uzbek League champions 3rd 2009
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2009 Uzbekistani Cup winners 8th 2009
Qualifying play-off participants
India Churchill Brothers 2008–09 I-League champions 2nd 2002–03
Syria Al-Karamah 2009 AFC Cup runners-up 4th 2008
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 2008–09 UAE Pro-League 4th place 5th 2008
East Asia (Groups E–H)
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
China Beijing Guoan 2009 Chinese Super League champions 3rd 2009
China Changchun Yatai 2009 Chinese Super League runners-up 2nd 2008
China Henan Jianye 2009 Chinese Super League 3rd place 1st none
China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2009 Chinese Super League 4th place 4th 2009
Japan Kashima Antlers 2009 J. League Division 1 champions 4th 2009
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2009 J. League Division 1 runners-up 3rd 2009
Japan Gamba Osaka 2009 J. League Division 1 3rd place
2009–10 Emperor's Cup winners 		4th 2009
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2009 J. League Division 1 4th place 1st none
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2009 K-League champions 4th 2007
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2009 Korean FA Cup winners 3rd 2009
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2009 K-League runners-up 4th 2007
South Korea Pohang SteelersTH 2009 K-League 3rd place 3rd 2009
Australia Melbourne Victory 2008–09 A-League premiers
2009 A-League Grand Final winners 		2nd 2008
Australia Adelaide United 2008–09 A-League regular season runners-up 3rd 2008
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 2008–09 Indonesia Super League champions 1st none
Qualifying play-off participants
Indonesia Sriwijaya 2008–09 Copa Indonesia winners 2nd 2009
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 2009 S.League champions 2nd 2009
Thailand Muangthong United 2009 Thai Premier League champions 1st none
Vietnam Đà Nẵng 2009 V-League champions 2nd 2006

* Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League

Schedule[edit]

The ACL 2010 schedule was released on 17 July 2009.[3] It will have the same format as the 2009 AFC Champions League.

Date Event
7 December Draw for qualifying play-off, group stage, and round of 16
30 January Qualifying play-off semi-finals
6 February Qualifying play-off finals
23–24 February Group stage Match Day 1
9–10 March Group stage Match Day 2
23–24 March Group stage Match Day 3
30–31 March Group stage Match Day 4
13–14 April Group stage Match Day 5
Date Event
27–28 April Group stage Match Day 6
11–12 May Round of 16
25 May Draw for remaining rounds[4]
15 September Quarter-finals 1st leg
22 September Quarter-finals 2nd leg
6 October Semi-finals 1st leg
20 October Semi-finals 2nd leg
13 November Final (National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan)[1]

Qualifying play-off[edit]

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The teams have been divided into two zones. East has four teams while West has three after AFC Cup champions Kuwait SC's failure to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the play-offs.[5] The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6] All losers from the qualifying play-off will enter the 2010 AFC Cup.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Semi-final
Al-Karamah Syria 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
West Asia Final
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 5–2 India Churchill Brothers
East Asia Semi-finals
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore 3–0 Indonesia Sriwijaya
SHB Đà Nẵng Vietnam 0–3 Thailand Muangthong United
East Asia Final
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore 0–0
(aet)(4–3p) 		Thailand Muangthong United

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6]

Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:

  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; (Away goals do not apply)
  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. Kicks from the penalty mark 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 each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GHA EST AHL JAZ
1 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 4 1 1 11 9 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–2 4–2
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 3–0 — 2–1 0–0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 2 0 4 11 9 +2 6 0–1 1–2 — 5–1
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4 1–2 2–1 0–2 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB BUN ITT WAH
1 Iran Zob Ahan 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–0 1–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 0–1 — 3–0 4–1
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–0 1–2 0–2 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB PAK SEP AIN
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–1 3–2
2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 1–3 — 2–1 3–2
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–0 2–0 — 0–0
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 2–1 0–1 2–0 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL MES SAD AHL
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 0–0 1–1
2 Iran Mes Kerman 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 9 3–1 — 3–1 4–2
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 0–3 4–1 — 2–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 1 2 3 9 16 −7 5 2–3 2–1 0–5 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO BEI KAW MEL
1 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 2–0 3–2
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 3–0 1–3 — 4–0
4 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 0–2 0–0 1–0 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAS JEO CHA JAY
1 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 6 0 0 14 3 +11 18 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 5–0
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 17 6 +11 12 1–2 — 1–0 8–0
3 China Changchun Yatai 6 1 0 5 10 7 +3 3 0–1 1–2 — 9–0
4 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 1 0 5 4 29 −25 3 1–3 1–4 2–0 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUW OSA SAF HEN
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 6–2 2–0
2 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 2–1 — 3–0 1–1
3 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4 0–2 2–4 — 2–1
4 China Henan Jianye 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE POH HIR SHA
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–2 0–1
2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 0 3 11 11 0 9 1–0 4–3 — 0–1
4 China Shandong Luneng 6 2 0 4 5 8 −3 6 0–2 1–2 2–3 —
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket[edit]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Australia Adelaide United 2
South Korea Jeonbuk Motors (a.e.t.) 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 0 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 3
Iran Esteghlal 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 4 0 4
South Korea Seongnam Ihwa (a) 3 1 4
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3
Japan Gamba Osaka 0
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4 0 4
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 3
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
China Beijing Guoan 0
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3
Iran Zob Ahan 1
Iran Zob Ahan 1
Iran Mes Kerman 0
Iran Zob Ahan 2 1 3
South Korea Pohang Steelers 1 1 2
Japan Kashima Antlers 0
South Korea Pohang Steelers 1
Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 3 2 5
Qatar Al-Gharafa 0 4 4
Qatar Al-Gharafa 1
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 0

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 December 2009, along with the draw for the qualifying play-off and group stage. The matches were played on 11 and 12 May 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Al-Gharafa Qatar 1–0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 3–2 Iran Esteghlal
Zob Ahan Iran 1–0 Iran Mes Kerman
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 3–0 Japan Gamba Osaka
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2–0 China Beijing Guoan
Kashima Antlers Japan 0–1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Adelaide United Australia 2–3 (aet) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the remaining rounds was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 May 2010.[7] Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from Saudi Arabia may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals. However, the same rule does not apply if there are more than two clubs from the country. Therefore, the four clubs from the Korea Republic may be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals.[8]

The first legs were played on 15 September, and the second legs were played on 22 September 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 5–4 Qatar Al-Gharafa 3–0 2–4 (aet)
Zob Ahan Iran 3–2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2–1 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0–2 1–0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 4–3 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4–1 0–2

Semi-finals[edit]

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 October, and the second legs were played on 20 October 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 4–4 (a) South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 0–1
Zob Ahan Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 1–0

Final[edit]

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League Final

The final was played on 13 November 2010. It was a one-leg match played at the National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea3 – 1Iran Zob Ahan
Saša 29'
Cho Byung-Kuk 53'
Kim Chul-ho 83'		 Report Khalatbari 67'
Attendance: 27,308

Top scorers[edit]

Note: Goals scored in qualifying round not counted.

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 0 F 0 Total
1 Brazil José Mota South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 1 1 2 2 9
2 Colombia Mauricio Molina South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 1 2 1 2 7
3 Brazil Denilson Uzbekistan FC Bunyodkor 1 2 2 5
Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 1 1 1 5
Iran Farhad Majidi Iran Esteghlal 2 2 1 5
Brazil Leandro Qatar Al-Sadd 3 2 5
Angola Flávio Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 2 1 5
Brazil Araújo Qatar Al-Gharafa 1 3 1 5
Brazil Eninho South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 2 5
Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Iran Mes Kerman / Iran Zob Ahan 2 1 1 1 5
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2 1 1 1 5

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b Tokyo to host 2010 AFC Champions League final
  2. ^ Final assessment
  3. ^ "ACL 2010 match schedule approved". AFC. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  4. ^ & AFC Cup knockout stage draw
  5. ^ ACL 2010 play-off format confirmed
  6. ^ a b Intriguing clashes aplenty in ACL
  7. ^ Explosive encounters set to light up ACL
  8. ^ Open ACL draw for Koreans; Saudis separated

External links[edit]

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