2014 AFC Champions League

33rd edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC

2014 AFC Champions LeagueTournament details

Dates| 29 January – 1 November 2014
Teams| 47 (from 19 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Western Sydney Wanderers (1st title)
Runners-up|  Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 126
Goals scored| 325 (2.58 per match)
Attendance| 1,897,236 (15,057 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Asamoah Gyan
(12 goals)
Best player(s)|  Ante Covic

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The 2014 AFC Champions League was the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title. Guangzhou Evergrande were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarter-finals.

In the final, Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia defeated Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1–0 on aggregate, to become the first Australian team to win the title,[1] and in doing so qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.[2] The Australian club were making their debut in the competition, having won entry to the competition by winning the 2012–13 A-League Premiership in their first year of existence.

## 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 carried out in 2013, and the final decision to be made by the AFC on 26 November 2013.[3]

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed the following participating criteria for the 2014–2016 editions of the AFC Champions League on 12 March 2013:[4]

* The top 23 member associations (MAs) as per the AFC rankings can apply either for direct slots or play-off slots.[5] The interested MAs are given points and ranked according to the AFC evaluating system.
* In both the East and West zones, there are a total of 14 direct slots in the group stage, with the 2 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
* The top five MAs in both the East and West zones, if they acquire a minimum of 600 points, get direct slots in the group stage, while the remaining MAs, if they meet the minimum requirements, get play-off slots. The following scheme of allocating slots was approved by the AFC for the 2014–16 tournaments:[6]
* 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 two play-off slots.
* The fifth-ranked MAs get one direct and two play-off slots.
* The sixth- to eleventh-ranked MAs each get one play-off slot.
* 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).
* The AFC Cup winners and runners-up are given a play-off slot, regardless of their respective MA's rank, as long as the club meets the minimum criteria. If they have already qualified based on domestic performance, the slot is given to the next eligible club in its MA, as long as the club meets the minimum criteria.

On 26 November 2013, the AFC Executive Committee approved the slots for the 2014 edition of the AFC Champions League.[7][8]

Evaluation for 2014 AFC Champions League

| Fulfills criteria (> 600 points)
| Does not fulfill criteria, but allocated slots
| Not assessed, but allocated slots

West Asia Zone  | Rank  | Member
Association  | Points  | Slots

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Group stage  | Play-off
Round 3  | Round 2  | Round 1
1 |  Iran | 908.47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
2 |  Saudi Arabia | 869.62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
3 |  United Arab Emirates | 848.94 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
4 |  Qatar | 848.56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
5 |  Uzbekistan | 693.38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
6 |  India | 526.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [A]1[A]
7 |  Jordan | 500.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
8 |  Oman | 390.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 |  Bahrain | 253.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
10 |  Iraq | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
10 |  Kuwait | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | [B]1+1[B]
Total  | 14 | 0 | 5 | [A]6[A]

East Asia Zone  | Rank  | Member
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Round 3  | Round 2  | Round 1
1 |  Japan | 935.30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
2 |  South Korea | 887.45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
3 |  China PR | 843.54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0
4 |  Australia | 804.08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
5 |  Thailand | 601.20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
6 |  Singapore | 438.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
7 |  Hong Kong | 408.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
8 |  Vietnam | 301.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total  | 14 | 2 | 2 | [A]4[A]

Notes

1. ^ a b c

The play-off entrant from India is moved to the East Asia Zone.

2. ^

Kuwait got one play-off slot based on the AFC Champions League evaluation. Moreover, Al-Kuwait and Al-Qadsia were the 2013 AFC Cup winners and runners-up respectively, and were given play-off slots. However, since they were the only two Kuwaiti clubs which passed the club licensing requirements, Kuwait only had two teams entering the qualifying play-off.[8][9]

## 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. TH means title holders.

West Asia Zone  | Team  | Qualifying method  | App  | Last App

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Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Esteghlal | 2012–13 Iran Pro League champions  | 7th  | 2013
Sepahan | 2012–13 Hazfi Cup winners
2012–13 Iran Pro League 3rd place  | 10th  | 2013
Tractor | 2012–13 Iran Pro League runners-up  | 2nd  | 2013
Foolad | 2012–13 Iran Pro League 4th place  | 2nd  | 2006
Al-Fateh | 2012–13 Saudi Professional League champions  | 1st  | none
Al-Ittihad | 2013 King Cup of Champions winners  | 9th  | 2012
Al-Hilal | 2012–13 Saudi Professional League runners-up  | 10th  | 2013
Al-Shabab | 2012–13 Saudi Professional League 3rd place  | 8th  | 2013
Al-Ain | 2012–13 UAE Pro-League champions  | 9th  | 2013
Al-Ahli | 2012–13 UAE President's Cup winners
2012–13 UAE Pro-League runners-up  | 5th  | 2010
Al-Jazira | 2012–13 UAE Pro-League 3rd place  | 6th  | 2013
Al-Sadd | 2012–13 Qatar Stars League champions  | 9th  | 2011
Al-Rayyan | 2013 Emir of Qatar Cup winners  | 6th  | 2013
Bunyodkor | 2013 Uzbek League champions and 2013 Uzbekistan Cup winners  | 7th  | 2013
Qualifying play-off participants
Entering in Round 2
Baniyas | 2012–13 UAE Pro-League 4th place  | 2nd  | 2012
Lekhwiya | 2012–13 Qatar Stars League runners-up  | 3rd  | 2013
El Jaish | 2012–13 Qatar Stars League 3rd place  | 2nd  | 2013
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2013 Uzbek League runners-up  | 2nd  | 2013
Nasaf Qarshi | 2013 Uzbek League 3rd place  | 2nd  | 2012
Entering in Round 1
Shabab Al-Ordon | 2012–13 Jordan League champions  | 1st  | none
Al-Suwaiq | 2012–13 Oman Elite League champions  | 1st  | none
Al-Hidd | 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League 3rd place[Note BHR] | 1st  | none
Al-Shorta | 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League champions  | 3rd  | 2005
Al-Kuwait | 2013 AFC Cup winners and 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League champions  | 5th  | 2008
Al-Qadsia | 2013 AFC Cup runners-up
2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up  | 4th  | 2008
East Asia Zone  | Team  | Qualifying method  | App  | Last App

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Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2013 J. League Division 1 champions  | 3rd  | 2013
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2013 Emperor's Cup winners
2013 J. League Division 1 runners-up  | 3rd  | 2005
Kawasaki Frontale | 2013 J. League Division 1 3rd place  | 4th  | 2010
Cerezo Osaka | 2013 J. League Division 1 4th place  | 2nd  | 2011
Pohang Steelers | 2013 K League Classic champions and 2013 Korean FA Cup winners  | 6th  | 2013
Ulsan Hyundai | 2013 K League Classic runners-up  | 4th  | 2012
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2013 K League Classic 3rd place  | 8th  | 2013
FC Seoul | 2013 K League Classic 4th place  | 4th  | 2013
Guangzhou EvergrandeTH | 2013 Chinese Super League champions  | 3rd  | 2013
Guizhou Renhe | 2013 Chinese FA Cup winners  | 2nd  | 2013
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2013 Chinese Super League runners-up  | 6th  | 2011
Western Sydney Wanderers | 2012–13 A-League premiers  | 1st  | none
Central Coast Mariners | 2013 A-League Grand Final winners
2012–13 A-League regular season runners-up  | 4th  | 2013
Buriram United | 2013 Thai Premier League champions and 2013 Thai FA Cup winners  | 4th  | 2013
Qualifying play-off participants
Entering in Round 3
Beijing Guoan | 2013 Chinese Super League 3rd place  | 6th  | 2013
Melbourne Victory | 2012–13 A-League regular season 3rd place  | 4th  | 2011
Entering in Round 2
Muangthong United | 2013 Thai Premier League runners-up  | 4th  | 2013
Chonburi | 2013 Thai Premier League 3rd place  | 3rd  | 2012
Entering in Round 1
Pune | 2012–13 I-League runners-up[Note IND] | 1st  | none
Tampines Rovers | 2013 S.League champions  | 1st  | none
South China | 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League champions  | 2nd  | 2002–03
Hà Nội T&T | 2013 V.League 1 champions  | 1st  | none

Notes

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Bahrain (BHR): Al-Hidd were chosen to represent Bahrain in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.[10]

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India (IND): Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.[11]

Esteghlal

Foolad

Sepahan

Tractor

Al-Fateh

Al-Hilal

Al-Ittihad

Al-Shabab

Al-Ahli

Al-Ain

Al-Jazira
Baniyas (p)

Qatar

Teams from Qatar:
Al-Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Lekhwiya (p)
El Jaish (p)

Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv (p)

Nasaf (p)

S Al-Ordon (p)

Al-Suwaiq (p)

Al-Hidd (p)

Al-Shorta (p)

Al-Kuwait (p)
Al-Qadsia (p)

S Hiroshima

Yokohama FM

Kawasaki F

C Osaka

Pohang S

Ulsan H

Jeonbuk HM

FC Seoul

Guangzhou E

Guizhou R

Shandong LT

Beijing G (p)

WS Wanderers

Central Coast M

Melbourne V (p)

Buriram U

Muangthong U (p)

Chonburi (p)

Pune (p)

Tampines R (p)

South China (p)

Hà Nội T&T (p)

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Location of teams of the 2014 AFC Champions League.
West Asia Zone
East Asia Zone
(p) Qualifying play-off participants

## Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).[12]

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Qualifying play-off  | Round 1  | N/A  | 2 February 2014
Round 2  | 8 February 2014
Round 3  | 15 February 2014
Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 10 December 2013[13] | 25–26 February 2014
Matchday 2  | 11–12 March 2014
Matchday 3  | 18–19 March 2014
Matchday 4  | 1–2 April 2014
Matchday 5  | 15–16 April 2014
Matchday 6  | 22–23 April 2014
Knock-out stage  | Round of 16  | 6–7 May 2014  | 13–14 May 2014
Quarter-finals  | 28 May 2014[14] | 19–20 August 2014  | 26–27 August 2014
Semi-finals  | 16–17 September 2014  | 30 September–1 October 2014
Final  | 25 October 2014  | 1 November 2014

On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed to continue to play the final over two legs on a home-and-away basis (instead of reverting to playing the final as a single match as original proposed),[4][15] and to split the competition on zonal basis to guarantee an East vs West final for the next three years.[16]

## Qualifying play-off

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Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

The bracket for the qualifying play-off was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with teams from the higher-ranked associations entering at later rounds.[8] Teams from the same association may not play each other in the qualifying play-off.[17] Each tie was played as a single match, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners of each tie in round 3 advanced to the group stage to join the 28 automatic qualifiers. All losers of each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the 2014 AFC Cup group stage.[2]

### Round 1

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Al-Suwaiq | 0–1 |  Al-Qadsia
Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–3 (a.e.t.)  |  Al-Hidd
Al-Kuwait | 1–0 |  Al-Shorta
East Asia Zone
Tampines Rovers | 1–2 (a.e.t.)  |  South China
Pune | 0–3 |  Hà Nội T&T

### Round 2

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Baniyas | 0–4 |  Al-Qadsia
El Jaish | 5–1 |  Nasaf Qarshi
Lekhwiya | 2–1 |  Al-Hidd
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–3 |  Al-Kuwait
East Asia Zone
Chonburi | 3–0 |  South China
Muangthong United | 2–0 |  Hà Nội T&T

### Round 3

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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El Jaish | 3–0 |  Al-Qadsia
Lekhwiya | 4–1 |  Al-Kuwait
East Asia Zone
Beijing Guoan | 4–0 |  Chonburi
Melbourne Victory | 2–1 |  Muangthong United

## Group stage

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Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013.[18] 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 draw, 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  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 15  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3
2  |  Al-Jazira | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 10  |  | 1–2 | -- | 0–1 | 3–2
3  |  Esteghlal | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7  |  |  | 0–1 | 2–2 | -- | 3–1
4  |  Al-Rayyan | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 9  | 15  | −6  | 3  |  | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group B

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1  |  Foolad | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 14  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0
2  |  Bunyodkor | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 8[a] |  | 1–1 | -- | 1–2 | 3–2
3  |  El Jaish | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 8[a] |  |  | 0–0 | 1–2 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Al-Fateh | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 11  | −8  | 2  |  | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | --

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.

Tiebreakers

* Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.

### Group C

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  AIN |  ITT |  LEK |  TRA

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1  |  Al-Ain | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1
2  |  Al-Ittihad | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 10  |  | 2–1 | -- | 3–1 | 2–0
3  |  Lekhwiya | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 7  |  |  | 0–5 | 2–0 | -- | 0–0
4  |  Tractor Sazi | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 5  |  | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | --

Source: Soccerway

### Group D

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1  |  Al-Hilal | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 12  | 7  | +5  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0
2  |  Al-Sadd | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 14  | −6  | 8  |  | 2–2 | -- | 2–1 | 3–1
3  |  Al-Ahli | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7  |  |  | 0–0 | 1–1 | -- | 0–0
4  |  Sepahan | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 7  |  | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

* Al-Ahli and Sepahan are ranked on head-to-head record.

### Group E

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  POH |  CER |  BUR |  SHD

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1  |  Pohang Steelers | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 12  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2
2  |  Cerezo Osaka | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 8  |  | 0–2 | -- | 4–0 | 1–3
3  |  Buriram United | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 6  |  |  | 1–2 | 2–2 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 5  |  | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group F

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1  |  FC Seoul | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0
2  |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 9  |  | 2–1 | -- | 1–1 | 1–0
3  |  Beijing Guoan | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 6  |  |  | 1–1 | 2–2 | -- | 2–1
4  |  Central Coast Mariners | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 6  |  | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

* Beijing Guoan and Central Coast Mariners are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

### Group G

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1  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 10  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1
2  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 8  |  | 1–0 | -- | 0–0 | 3–0
3  |  Melbourne Victory | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 8  |  |  | 2–0 | 2–2 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 7  |  | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

* Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Melbourne Victory are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

### Group H

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1  |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 12  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0
2  |  Kawasaki Frontale | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 12  |  | 2–1 | -- | 3–1 | 1–0
3  |  Ulsan Hyundai | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 7  |  |  | 0–2 | 2–0 | -- | 1–1
4  |  Guizhou Renhe | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 10  | −6  | 4  |  | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreakers

* Western Sydney Wanderers and Kawasaki Frontale are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League knock-out stage

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. 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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|  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
|  Pohang Steelers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| |  Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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| | |  FC Seoul (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) |
|  Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 2 | 4 |

|  FC Seoul (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| |  FC Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 3 | |

|  Western Sydney Wanderers (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| |  Western Sydney Wanderers (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|  Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 2 |

|  Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| | |  Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|  Bunyodkor | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |

|  Al-Hilal | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| |  Al-Hilal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| | |  Al-Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|  Al-Sadd (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 |

|  Foolad | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| |  Al-Hilal | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| | |  Al-Ain | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|  Al-Jazira | 1 | 1 | 2 | |

|  Al-Ain | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| |  Al-Ain | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| | |  Al-Ittihad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|  Al-Ittihad | 1 | 3 | 4 |

|  Al-Shabab | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Round of 16

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West Zone  Al-Ittihad | 4–1  |  Al-Shabab | 1–0 | 3–1
Al-Jazira | 2–4  |  Al-Ain | 1–2 | 1–2
Al-Sadd | 2–2 (a)  |  Foolad | 0–0 | 2–2
Bunyodkor | 0–4  |  Al-Hilal | 0–1 | 0–3
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East Zone  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–3  |  Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | 0–1
Cerezo Osaka | 2–5  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–5 | 1–0
Kawasaki Frontale | 4–4 (a)  |  FC Seoul | 2–3 | 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–3 (a)  |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | 0–2

### Quarter-finals

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West Zone  Al-Hilal | 1–0  |  Al-Sadd | 1–0 | 0–0
Al-Ain | 5–1  |  Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | 3–1
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Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–2 (a)  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–0 | 1–2

### Semi-finals

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West Zone  Al-Hilal | 4–2  |  Al-Ain | 3–0 | 1–2
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East Zone  FC Seoul | 0–2  |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | 0–2

### Final

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Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League Final

The draw to decide the order of two legs of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[19]

25 October 2014

19:30 UTC+11

Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0|  Al-Hilal

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Juric 64' | Report |

Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 20,053

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

1 November 2014

20:30 UTC+3

Al-Hilal | 0–0|  Western Sydney Wanderers

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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 63,763

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Awards

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Award  | Player  | Team

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Most Valuable Player[21] |  Ante Covic |  Western Sydney Wanderers
Top Goalscorer  |  Asamoah Gyan |  Al-Ain
Fair Play Award  | —  |  Al-Hilal
AFC Champions League 2014 Dream Team[22] Starting XI

Pos.  | Player  | Team
GK  |  Ante Covic |  Western Sydney Wanderers
DF  |  Shannon Cole |  Western Sydney Wanderers
DF  |  Nikolai Topor-Stanley |  Western Sydney Wanderers
DF  |  Kwak Tae-Hwi |  Al-Hilal
DF  |  Abdullah Al-Zori |  Al-Hilal
MF  |  Nadir Belhadj |  Al-Sadd
MF  |  Omar Abdulrahman |  Al-Ain
MF  |  Thiago Neves |  Al-Hilal
MF  |  Elkeson |  Guangzhou Evergrande
FW  |  Asamoah Gyan |  Al-Ain
FW  |  Nasser Al-Shamrani |  Al-Hilal
Substitutes
GK  |  Abdullah Al-Sudairy |  Al-Hilal
DF  |  Kim Ju-Young |  FC Seoul
DF  |  Cha Du-Ri |  FC Seoul
MF  |  Lee Myung-Joo |  Al-Ain
MF  |  Yun Il-Lok |  FC Seoul
FW  |  Tomi Juric |  Western Sydney Wanderers

## Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | 2R1 | 2R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 |  F1 |  F2 | Total

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1  |  Asamoah Gyan |  Al-Ain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 12
2  |  Nasser Al-Shamrani |  Al-Hilal | 2 |  |  | 3 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  |  | 10
3  |  Elkeson |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 6
Mokhtar Fallatah |  Al-Ittihad |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Luciano |  Foolad |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
6  |  Kim Seung-dae |  Pohang Steelers |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Vágner Love |  Shandong Luneng Taishan |  | 2 | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
8  |  Abdelaziz Barrada |  Al-Jazira | 1 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Nadir Belhadj |  Al-Sadd | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Tomi Juric |  Western Sydney Wanderers |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 4
Yoichiro Kakitani |  Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Thiago Neves |  Al-Hilal |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4
Nilmar |  El Jaish |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Mehdi Sharifi |  Sepahan | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Kalu Uche |  Al-Rayyan | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4

Note: Goals scored in qualifying play-off not counted (see regulations, Article 74c).[23]

Source:[24][25]

## See also

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* 2014 AFC Cup
* 2014 AFC President's Cup
* 2014 FIFA Club World Cup

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25. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2014 AFC Champions League Knock-out Stage". AFC.com.

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