2013 AFC Champions League

32nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC

2013 AFC Champions LeagueTournament details

Dates| 9 February – 9 November 2013
Teams| 35 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Guangzhou Evergrande (1st title)
Runners-up|  FC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 126
Goals scored| 342 (2.71 per match)
Attendance| 1,996,166 (15,843 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Muriqui
(13 goals)
Best player(s)|  Muriqui

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International football competition

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.

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 Liaoning F.C. lost against 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

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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

West Zone  | Rank  | Member
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1 |  Saudi Arabia | 860.5 | 4 | 0
2 |  Qatar | 838.2 | 4 | 0
3 |  Iran | 813.5 | 3 | 1
4 |  United Arab Emirates | 750.2 | 2 | 2
5 |  Uzbekistan | 680.8 | [A]2[A] | 1
6 |  India | −106.4 | 0 | 0
7 |  Jordan | −128.7 | 0 | 0
Total | [A]14[A] | 4

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1 |  Japan | 946.8 | 4 | 0
2 |  South Korea | 886.6 | 4 | 0
3 |  China PR | 796.7 | 4 | 0
4 |  Australia | 567.0 | 1 | 1
5 |  Thailand | 177.2 | 1 | 1
6 |  Singapore | −135.1 | 0 | 0
7 |  Vietnam | −815.7 | 0 | 0
Total | [A]15[A] | 2

Notes

1. ^ a b c

One of the two group stage direct entrants from Uzbekistan was moved to the East Zone.

## Teams

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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.

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Al-Shabab | 2011–12 Saudi Professional League champions  | 7th  | 2011
Al-Ahli | 2012 King Cup of Champions winners
2011–12 Saudi Professional League runners-up  | 6th  | 2012
Al-Hilal | 2011–12 Saudi Professional League 3rd place  | 9th  | 2012
Al-Ettifaq | 2011–12 Saudi Professional League 4th place  | 3rd  | 2012
Lekhwiya | 2011–12 Qatar Stars League champions  | 2nd  | 2012
Al-Gharafa | 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup winners  | 8th  | 2012
El Jaish | 2011–12 Qatar Stars League runners-up  | 1st  | none
Al-Rayyan | 2011–12 Qatar Stars League 3rd place  | 5th  | 2012
Sepahan | 2011–12 Iran Pro League champions  | 9th  | 2012
Esteghlal | 2011–12 Hazfi Cup winners
2011–12 Iran Pro League 3rd place  | 6th  | 2012
Tractor | 2011–12 Iran Pro League runners-up  | 1st  | none
Al-Ain | 2011–12 UAE Pro-League champions  | 8th  | 2011
Al-Jazira | 2011–12 UAE President's Cup winners  | 5th  | 2012
Pakhtakor | 2012 Uzbek League champions  | 11th  | 2012
Qualifying play-off participants
Saba Qom | 2011–12 Iran Pro League 4th place  | 3rd  | 2009
Al-Nasr | 2011–12 UAE Pro-League runners-up  | 2nd  | 2012
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2011–12 UAE Pro-League 3rd place  | 3rd  | 2012
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2012 Uzbek League 3rd place  | 1st  | none

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2012 J. League Division 1 champions  | 2nd  | 2010
Kashiwa Reysol | 2012 Emperor's Cup winners  | 2nd  | 2012
Vegalta Sendai | 2012 J. League Division 1 runners-up  | 1st  | none
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2012 J. League Division 1 3rd place  | 3rd  | 2008
FC Seoul | 2012 K-League champions  | 3rd  | 2011
Pohang Steelers | 2012 Korean FA Cup winners
2012 K-League 3rd place  | 5th  | 2012
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2012 K-League runners-up  | 7th  | 2012
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2012 K-League 4th place  | 5th  | 2011
Guangzhou Evergrande | 2012 Chinese Super League champions
2012 Chinese FA Cup winners  | 2nd  | 2012
Jiangsu Sainty | 2012 Chinese Super League runners-up  | 1st  | none
Beijing Guoan | 2012 Chinese Super League 3rd place  | 5th  | 2012
Guizhou Renhe | 2012 Chinese Super League 4th place  | 1st  | none
Bunyodkor | 2012 Uzbekistan Cup winners
2012 Uzbek League runners-up  | 6th  | 2012
Central Coast Mariners | 2011–12 A-League premiers  | 3rd  | 2012
Muangthong United | 2012 Thai Premier League champions  | 3rd  | 2011
Qualifying play-off participants
Brisbane Roar | 2012 A-League Grand Final winners  | 2nd  | 2012
Buriram United | 2012 Thai FA Cup winners  | 3rd  | 2012

## Schedule

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

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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

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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

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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]

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Saba Qom | 1–1
(aet)(3–5p)  |  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Al-Nasr | 3–2 |  Lokomotiv Tashkent
East Zone
Buriram United | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0p)[B] |  Brisbane Roar

Notes

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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

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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

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1  |  Al-Shabab | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 13  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0
2  |  El Jaish | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 9  | +5  | 11  |  | 3–0 | -- | 3–1 | 3–3
3  |  Al-Jazira | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 5  |  |  | 1–1 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Tractor Sazi | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 12  | −4  | 4  |  | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group B

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1  |  Lekhwiya | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1
2  |  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 9  |  | 3–1 | -- | 1–0 | 0–1
3  |  Al-Ettifaq | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 7  |  |  | 0–0 | 4–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Pakhtakor | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 7  |  | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

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

### Group C

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1  |  Al-Ahli | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 16  | 8  | +8  | 14  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2
2  |  Al-Gharafa | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 11  | +2  | 10  |  | 2–2 | -- | 3–1 | 3–1
3  |  Sepahan | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 13  | −1  | 9  |  |  | 2–4 | 3–1 | -- | 3–0
4  |  Al-Nasr | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 16  | −9  | 1  |  | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group D

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1  |  Esteghlal | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 13  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0
2  |  Al-Hilal | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 12  |  | 1–2 | -- | 2–0 | 3–1
3  |  Al-Ain | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 6  |  |  | 0–1 | 3–1 | -- | 2–1
4  |  Al-Rayyan | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 14  | −7  | 4  |  | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | --

Source: ScoresPro

### Group E

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1  |  FC Seoul | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1
2  |  Buriram United | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7  |  | 0–0 | -- | 2–0 | 1–1
3  |  Jiangsu Sainty | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 7  |  |  | 0–2 | 2–0 | -- | 0–0
4  |  Vegalta Sendai | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 6  |  | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

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

### Group F

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1  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 5  | +9  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0
2  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 10  |  | 1–1 | -- | 2–2 | 2–0
3  |  Urawa Red Diamonds | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 10  |  |  | 3–2 | 1–3 | -- | 4–1
4  |  Muangthong United | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 17  | −13  | 1  |  | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

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

### Group G

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1  |  Bunyodkor | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 10  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0
2  |  Beijing Guoan | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 9  |  | 0–1 | -- | 2–0 | 2–1
3  |  Pohang Steelers | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 7  |  |  | 1–1 | 0–0 | -- | 1–1
4  |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 3  |  | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group H

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1  |  Kashiwa Reysol | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 4  | +10  | 14  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0
2  |  Central Coast Mariners | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 7  |  | 0–3 | -- | 2–1 | 0–0
3  |  Guizhou Renhe | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 6  |  |  | 0–1 | 2–1 | -- | 2–2
4  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 4  |  | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | --

Source: [citation needed]

## Knockout stage

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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

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  El Jaish | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
|  Al-Ahli | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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|  Beijing Guoan | 0 | 1 | 1 |

|  FC Seoul | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| |  FC Seoul | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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|  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2 | 0 | 2 | |

|  Esteghlal | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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|  Buriram United | 2 | 0 | 2 |

|  Bunyodkor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |  FC Seoul | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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|  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |

|  Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| |  Kashiwa Reysol (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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|  Al-Gharafa | 1 | 0 | 1 |

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| |  Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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|  Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1 | |

|  Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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|  Al-Hilal | 0 | 2 | 2 |

|  Lekhwiya | 1 | 2 | 3 |

### Round of 16

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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]

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West Zone  Al-Gharafa | 1–5  |  Al-Shabab | 1–2 | 0–3
El Jaish | 1–3  |  Al-Ahli | 1–1 | 0–2
Al-Hilal | 2–3  |  Lekhwiya | 0–1 | 2–2
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 2–4  |  Esteghlal | 2–4 | 0–0
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Buriram United | 2−1  |  Bunyodkor | 2–1 | 0−0
Central Coast Mariners | 1–5  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | 0–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–5  |  Kashiwa Reysol | 0–2 | 2–3

### Quarter-finals

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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.

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Al-Ahli | 1–2  |  FC Seoul | 1–1 | 0–1
Esteghlal | 3–1  |  Buriram United | 1–0 | 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol | 3–3 (a)  |  Al-Shabab | 1–1 | 2–2
Guangzhou Evergrande | 6–1  |  Lekhwiya | 2–0 | 4–1

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FC Seoul | 4–2  |  Esteghlal | 2–0 | 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–8  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–4 | 0–4

### Final

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Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League Final

26 October 2013

19:30 UTC+9

FC Seoul | 2–2|  Guangzhou Evergrande

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Escudero 11'
Damjanović 83' | Report | Elkeson 30'
Gao Lin 58'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 55,501

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

9 November 2013

20:00 UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–1|  FC Seoul

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Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 55,847

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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

## Awards

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Most Valuable Player[12] |  Muriqui |  Guangzhou Evergrande
Top Goalscorer[13] |  Muriqui |  Guangzhou Evergrande
AFC Champions League 2013 Dream Team[14] Starting XI

Pos.  | Player  | Team
GK  |  Kim Yong-Dae |  FC Seoul
DF  |  Zhang Linpeng |  Guangzhou Evergrande
DF  |  Hanif Omranzadeh |  Esteghlal
DF  |  Daisuke Suzuki |  Kashiwa Reysol
DF  |  Sun Xiang |  Guangzhou Evergrande
MF  |  Zheng Zhi |  Guangzhou Evergrande
MF  |  Darío Conca |  Guangzhou Evergrande
MF  |  Javad Nekounam |  Esteghlal
FW  |  Muriqui |  Guangzhou Evergrande
FW  |  Dejan Damjanović |  FC Seoul
FW  |  Elkeson |  Guangzhou Evergrande
Substitutes
GK  |  Takanori Sugeno |  Kashiwa Reysol
DF  |  Kwak Tae-Hwi |  Al-Shabab
DF  |  Theeraton Bunmathan |  Buriram United
DF  |  Kim Jin-Kyu |  FC Seoul
MF  |  Ha Dae-Sung |  FC Seoul
MF  |  Jorge Wagner |  Kashiwa Reysol
FW  |  Masato Kudo |  Kashiwa Reysol

## Top scorers

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1  |  Muriqui |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 13
2  |  Darío Conca |  Guangzhou Evergrande |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 8
3  |  Dejan Damjanović |  FC Seoul | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1  | 7
Wagner Ribeiro |  El Jaish |  | 2 | 2 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
5  |  Elkeson |  Guangzhou Evergrande |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1  | 6
Masato Kudo |  Kashiwa Reysol |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 6
7  |  Mustafa Al-Bassas |  Al-Ahli | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Amad Al Hosni |  Al-Ahli |  | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Djibril Cissé |  Al-Gharafa |  | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Edgar |  Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Youssef Msakni |  Lekhwiya | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Sebastián Soria |  Lekhwiya | 1 |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Sebastián Tagliabué |  Al-Shabab |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Yun Il-Lok |  FC Seoul | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted.[15]

Source:[16][17]

## See also

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* 2013 AFC Cup
* 2013 AFC President's Cup
* 2013 FIFA Club World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Guangzhou win 2013 AFC Champions League". AFC. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Maldives to host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". AFC. 28 November 2012.
9. ^ a b "ACL 2013 – Group Stage Draw". AFC. 6 December 2012.
10. ^ "AFC confirm play-off date". Football Federation Australia. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
11. ^ "Al Ahli renew Korean acquaintances in quarter-finals". AFC. 20 June 2013.
12. ^ "Triple delight for Muriqui". AFC. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
13. ^ "Triple delight for Yanto Basna". AFC. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
14. ^ "AFC Champions League 2013 Dream Team". AFC Champions League (Official) Facebook Page. 15 November 2013.
15. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Play-off". AFC.com.
16. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage". AFC.com.
17. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2013 AFC Champions League Knock-out Stage". AFC.com.

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