2015 AFC Cup group stage

The 2015 AFC Cup group stage was played from 24 February to 13 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 11 December 2014, 15:00 UTC+8, at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

The following 32 teams (16 from West Zone, 16 from East Zone) were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 27 automatic qualifiers and the five qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:

Zone Teams
West Zone
(Groups A–D)
East Zone
(Groups E–H)

Note: Teams in italics played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage (had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would have been replaced by another team from the same association).

Format

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In the group stage, 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

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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[1]

  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;
  4. Greater number of away goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  7. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  9. 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);
  10. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.

Groups

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The matchdays were 24–25 February, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 14–15 April, 28–29 April, and 12–13 May 2015.[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEH WAH NAH SZG
1 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 4 1 1 16 3 +13 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 4–0 5–1
2 Syria Al-Wahda 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 1–1 — 1–2 3–1
3 Oman Al-Nahda 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 0–3 0–0 — 4–1
4 Lebanon Salam Zgharta 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3 0–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Wahda Syria1–2Oman Al-Nahda
Jaafar 15' Report Voulany 41'
S. Al-Shamsi 68'
Attendance: 1,005
Al-Wehdat Jordan5–1Lebanon Salam Zgharta
Shelbaieh 7', 82'
Rateb 24'
Za'tara 90+2', 90+3'		 Report Galán 34'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Salam Zgharta Lebanon0–2Syria Al-Wahda
Report Dakka 45'
Hamdoko 90'
Attendance: 1,847
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Salam Zgharta Lebanon2–1Oman Al-Nahda
Al Mal 38', 62' Report Al-Ruzaiqi 45+2'
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Wehdat Jordan0–1Syria Al-Wahda
Report Omari 6' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,500
Al-Nahda Oman4–1Lebanon Salam Zgharta
Voulany 14', 19'
Al-Nuaimi 28'
M. Al-Shamsi 90+1'		 Report Galán 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Al-Wahda Syria1–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
Hamdoko 88' Report Abu Amarah 27' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Salam Zgharta Lebanon0–3Jordan Al-Wehdat
Report Abu Amarah 25'
Deeb 38'
Elhadji Malick 65'
Attendance: 854
Al-Nahda Oman0–0Syria Al-Wahda
Report
Attendance: 400
Al-Wehdat Jordan4–0Oman Al-Nahda
Deeb 35'
Elias 38'
Al-Basha 75'
Za'tara 89'		 Report
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Al-Wahda Syria3–1Lebanon Salam Zgharta
Jaafar 43', 57'
Omari 90'		 Report Al Jassem 90+3'
Attendance: 108
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHO JAZ TWN HID
1 Iraq Al-Shorta 6 2 3 1 14 7 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage — 4–0 6–2 2–2
2 Jordan Al-Jazeera 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6 1–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Bahrain Al-Hidd 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5 1–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Shorta Iraq2–2Bahrain Al-Hidd
Salem 2' (pen.)
Kalaf 13'		 Report Rico 28'
Ayyash 45+1'
Attendance: 50
Al-Jazeera Jordan1–1Iraq Al-Shorta
Franco 12' Report Karim 7' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Al-Hidd Bahrain1–1Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Adnan 4' Report H. Abuhammad 90+4'
Attendance: 300
Al-Shorta Iraq6–2Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Abdul-Zahra 20', 35'
Kalaf 34'
Hussein 45+1', 90+1'
Ismail 63'		 Report Zidan 40', 86'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Hidd Bahrain1–1Jordan Al-Jazeera
Rico 54' Report Abu Hudaib 68'
Attendance: 300
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes Palestine1–0Iraq Al-Shorta
S. Yousef 83' Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Al-Jazeera Jordan1–0Bahrain Al-Hidd
Al-Natour 75' Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Hidd Bahrain1–1Iraq Al-Shorta
Omosuyi 77' Report Boukar 82'
Attendance: 100
Al-Shorta Iraq4–0Jordan Al-Jazeera
Hussein 19', 53'
Caion 50'
Salem 76'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IST QAD ERB AHA
1 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 1–3 5–2
2 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 2–2 — 1–2 2–0
3 Iraq Erbil 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 0–0 0–1 — 2–3
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Istiklol Tajikistan1–3Iraq Erbil
Nadhim 60' (o.g.) Report Hussein 35'
Sabah 65'
Salah 75'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al-Qadsia Kuwait2–0Turkmenistan Ahal
Saleh 58'
Abdullah 63'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Ahal Turkmenistan1–2Tajikistan Istiklol
Orazow 28' (pen.) Report Fatkhuloev 4'
Makhmudov 66'
Attendance: 14,000
Erbil Iraq0–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Report Subotić 77'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Ahal Turkmenistan2–1Iraq Erbil
Annaýew 29', 90+1' Report Salah 30'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Qadsia Kuwait2–2Tajikistan Istiklol
Al-Mutawa 3' (pen.), 54' Report Dzahlilov 36'
Vasiev 45+1'
Attendance: 475
Istiklol Tajikistan2–0Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Davronov 53' (pen.)
Dzhalilov 63'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Erbil Iraq2–3Turkmenistan Ahal
Mahmoud 41', 65' (pen.) Report Babajanow 47'
Garadanow 73', 75'
Attendance: 50
Ahal Turkmenistan0–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Report Al-Mutawa 20'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Erbil Iraq0–0Tajikistan Istiklol
Report
Attendance: 200
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–2Iraq Erbil
Aman 49' Report Salah 45+1'
Khalid 52'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Istiklol Tajikistan5–2Turkmenistan Ahal
Dzhalilov 9', 90+1'
Makhmudov 28'
Bleda 31'
Şermetow 53' (o.g.)		 Report Garadanow 32'
Annadurdyýew 90+3'
Attendance: 12,000
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAI KUW RIF NEJ
1 Syria Al-Jaish 6 4 2 0 6 1 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–1 1–0
2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 0–1 — 2–1 4–1
3 Bahrain Riffa 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 2–1 — 2–1
4 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Riffa Bahrain0–1Syria Al-Jaish
Report Moustafa 66'
Attendance: 300
Al-Jaish Syria1–0Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Salkeni 88' Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Riffa Bahrain2–1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Obregón 5'
Saeed 35'		 Report Takaji 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1–1Bahrain Riffa
Atwi 22' Report Deeb 32'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1–2Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Sy 22' Report Rogerinho 2', 46'
Attendance: 300
Al-Jaish Syria1–1Bahrain Riffa
Moustafa 36' Report Hashem 73'
Attendance: 100
Riffa Bahrain2–1Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Ahmed 15'
Al Azmi 74' (o.g.)		 Report Al Buraiki 20'
Attendance: 100
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon0–2Syria Al-Jaish
Report Moustafa 35' (pen.)
Salkeni 84'
Attendance: 1
Notes
  1. ^ a b
    Fixtures between Al-Kuwait and Al-Nejmeh were reversed from original order.
  2. ^ a b c
    Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ BGL MAZ WAR
1 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 0–0 6–0
2 India Bengaluru FC 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 1–3 — 2–1 1–0
3 Maldives Maziya 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7 1–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Singapore Warriors 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Warriors Singapore1–3Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
Ahmad 69' Report Koné 30'
Boaz 34'
Alom 58'
Attendance: 1,117
Bengaluru FC India2–1Maldives Maziya
Chhetri 67'
Sampingiraj 90+3'		 Report Umair 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,614
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia3–1India Bengaluru FC
Kabes 4'
Robertino 23', 50'		 Report Vineeth 90'
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Maziya Maldives2–0Singapore Warriors
Abdulla 47'
Rodríguez 88'		 Report
Attendance: 700
Maziya Maldives1–2Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
Abdulla 78' Report Boaz 35'
Koné 77'
Attendance: 580
Bengaluru FC India1–0Singapore Warriors
Walker 36' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 5,264
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia0–0Maldives Maziya
Report
Attendance: 12,623
Warriors Singapore0–1India Bengaluru FC
Report R. Singh 76'
Attendance: 988
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia6–0Singapore Warriors
Paulin 19'
Kabes 41', 58'
Boaz 53', 56'
Pangkali 88'		 Report
Attendance: 9,823
Maziya Maldives1–2India Bengaluru FC
Rodríguez 60' Report Chhetri 70' (pen.), 78'
Attendance: 962
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Warriors Singapore0–2Maldives Maziya
Report Umair 49'
Rodríguez 90+3'
Attendance: 631
Bengaluru FC India1–3Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
U. Singh 24' Report Robertino 29'
Wanggai 72'
Boaz 77'
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KIT EBG BAL
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 3–0
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 2–0 — 2–2 3–0
3 India East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia4–1India East Bengal
Nazrin 9'
Safiq 38' (pen.)
Suppiah 47'
Safee 53'		 Report Martins 35'
Attendance: 12,212
East Bengal India1–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Martins 74' Report Belencoso 30'
Attendance: 3,501
Kitchee Hong Kong2–0Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Belencoso 27'
Tarrés 35'		 Report
Attendance: 2,277
East Bengal India3–0Singapore Balestier Khalsa
B. Singh 22'
Hussein 71' (o.g.)
Martins 75'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia2–0Hong Kong Kitchee
Figueroa 17'
Safiq 44' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 10,154
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Balestier Khalsa Singapore1–2Hong Kong Kitchee
Fadhil 33' Report Belencoso 14', 61'
Attendance: 512
Kitchee Hong Kong2–2India East Bengal
Lam Ka Wai 15'
Xu Deshuai 59'		 Report Martins 80'
Lobo 89'
Attendance: 1,372
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia3–0Singapore Balestier Khalsa
Safee 76'
Safiq 85'
Figueroa 90'		 Report
Attendance: 10,110

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCA PAH GLO YAD
1 Hong Kong South China 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–0 3–1
2 Malaysia Pahang 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8 0–1 — 0–0 7–4
3 Philippines Global 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 1–6 0–0 — 4–1
4 Myanmar Yadanarbon 6 1 0 5 10 20 −10 3 0–3 2–3 2–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Yadanarbon Myanmar2–3Malaysia Pahang
Stewart 35' (o.g.)
Djawa 55' (pen.)		 Report Nwakaeme 6', 12'
Gopi 89'
Attendance: 10,115
Global Philippines1–6Hong Kong South China
M. Jónsson 87' Report McBreen 2', 27'
Lo Kong Wai 39'
Chan Wai Ho 50'
Awal 66', 75'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
South China Hong Kong3–1Myanmar Yadanarbon
Lo Kong Wai 13'
Awal 19'
McBreen 38'		 Report Zaw Linn Tun 88'
Attendance: 2,511
Pahang Malaysia0–0Philippines Global
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Yadanarbon Myanmar2–0Philippines Global
Djawa 52'
Win Htay Kyaw 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 1,550
Pahang Malaysia0–1Hong Kong South China
Report Chan Siu Ki 13'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
South China Hong Kong3–1Malaysia Pahang
Chan Siu Kwan 10'
Lo Kong Wai 53'
Sealy 56'		 Report Nwakaeme 62'
Attendance: 2,820
Global Philippines4–1Myanmar Yadanarbon
Hartmann 16' (pen.), 40'
Bahadoran 60'
González 83'		 Report Yan Paing 19'
Attendance: 2,000
South China Hong Kong3–0Philippines Global
Cheng Lai Hin 40'
Mališić 55'
McBreen 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 1,708
Pahang Malaysia7–4Myanmar Yadanarbon
Nwakaeme 7', 32', 59'
Conti 18'
Saarvindaran 48', 87'
Hafiz 85'		 Report Djawa 45+1'
Hlaing Bo Bo 58', 68'
Win Naing Soe 90+1'
Attendance: 2,758
Global Philippines0–0Malaysia Pahang
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Yadanarbon Myanmar0–3Hong Kong South China
Report McBreen 27', 60'
Lam Hok Hei 40'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSB AYE NRA LAO
1 Indonesia Persib Bandung 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 3–3 4–1 1–0
2 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 6 2 4 0 13 9 +4 10 1–1 — 0–0 4–3
3 Maldives New Radiant 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 0–1 0–3 — 2–1
4 Laos Lao Toyota FC 6 0 3 3 7 10 −3 3 0–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Persib Bandung Indonesia4–1Maldives New Radiant
Jufriyanto 15'
Konaté 42'
Atep 45+1'
Yandi 90+2'		 Report Ali 60'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Lao Toyota FC Laos2–2Myanmar Ayeyawady United
Sitthideth 63'
Phatthana 65'		 Report Naumov 21', 57'
Attendance: 1,500
Ayeyawady United Myanmar1–1Indonesia Persib Bandung
Fonseca 58' Report Atep 45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
New Radiant Maldives2–1Laos Lao Toyota FC
Okoro 69'
Ali 88' (pen.)		 Report Maitee 38'
Attendance: 2,375
New Radiant Maldives0–3Myanmar Ayeyawady United
Report Fonseca 34'
Naumov 86', 90+3'
Attendance: 2,452
Ayeyawady United Myanmar0–0Maldives New Radiant
Report
Attendance: 200
Lao Toyota FC Laos0–0Indonesia Persib Bandung