2010 AFC Champions League

2010 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates30 January – 13 November 2010
Teams37 (from 15 associations)
Final positions
Champions Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2nd title)
Runners-up Zob Ahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played117
Goals scored339 (2.9 per match)
Attendance1,390,376 (11,884 per match)
Top scorer(s) José Mota
(9 goals)
Best player 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

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

Allocation of entries

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

Teams

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.

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

Location of the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage teams

Schedule

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

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 0–1 Al-Wahda
West Asia Final
Al-Wahda 5–2 Churchill Brothers
East Asia Semi-finals
Singapore Armed Forces 3–0 Sriwijaya
SHB Đà Nẵng 0–3 Muangthong United
East Asia Final
Singapore Armed Forces 0–0
(aet)(4–3p) 		Muangthong United

Group stage

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

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Group E

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

Group F

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

Group G

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

Group H

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

Knockout stage

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

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

Round of 16

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 1–0 Pakhtakor
Al-Shabab 3–2 Esteghlal
Zob Ahan 1–0 Mes Kerman
Al-Hilal 3–0 Bunyodkor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–0 Gamba Osaka
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Beijing Guoan
Kashima Antlers 0–1 Pohang Steelers
Adelaide United 2–3 (aet) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Quarter-finals

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 5–4 Al-Gharafa 3–0 2–4 (aet)
Zob Ahan 3–2 Pohang Steelers 2–1 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 Al-Shabab 0–2 1–0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4–1 0–2

Semi-finals

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 4–4 (a) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 0–1
Zob Ahan 2–0 Al-Hilal 1–0 1–0

Final

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 3 – 1 Zob Ahan
Saša 29'
Cho Byung-Kuk 53'
Kim Chul-ho 83'		 Report Khalatbari 67'
Attendance: 27,308

Top scorers

Note: Goals scored in qualifying round not counted.

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

Notes and references

  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
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