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2009 AFC Champions League#Qualifying play-off

{{Short description|28th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Champions League

| year = 2009

| image =

| size =

| country =

| dates = {{nowrap|18 February – 7 November 2009}}

| num_teams = 35

| associations = 13

| venues =

| cities =

| champion_other = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

| count = 3

| second_other = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

| matches = 111

| goals = 329

| attendance = 1396226

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro
(10 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} No Byung-jun

| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2010

}}

The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 7 November 2009. The winners, South Korean club Pohang Steelers, qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

The champions league was expanded to 35 clubs this year, with 5 teams starting from a knockout qualifying stage. An extra stage in the knockout phase was added so that the runners up as well as the winners from the group stage would progress. The previous season winner no longer got a bye through to the knockout round. Each team was allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players this season, one of whom had to be from an AFC Member Association country.

Qualification

A total of 35 teams participated in the 2009 AFC Champions League.{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168460298.html|title=2009 ACL draw – thrilling match-ups|publisher=AFC|date=7 January 2009|access-date=7 January 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

=AFC assessment ranking=

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{{col-2}}

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+West Asia
rowspan="2"|Pos

!rowspan="2"|Member
Association

!rowspan="2"|Points
(total 500)

!width=14% rowspan="2"|Clubs

!colspan="3"|Spots

width=15%|Group stage

!width=15%|Play-off

!width=14%|AFC Cup

4align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} Saudi Arabiabgcolor=#90EE77|36512400
5align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} UAEbgcolor=#90EE77|35612310
7align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Iranbgcolor=#90EE77|34018400
9align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Uzbekistanbgcolor=#90EE77|28916201
10align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Qatarbgcolor=#90EE77|27010200
13align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Indiabgcolor=#ccccff|20210011

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style="background: #90EE77;" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Meet the criteria

style="background: #ccccff" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Do not meet the criteria

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+East Asia
rowspan="2"|Pos

!rowspan="2"|Member
Association

!rowspan="2"|Points
(total 500)

!width=14% rowspan="2"|Clubs

!colspan="3"|Spots

width=15%|Group stage

!width=15%|Play-off

!width=14%|AFC Cup

1align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Japanbgcolor=#90EE77|47018400
2align=left|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Korea Republicbgcolor=#90EE77|44114400
3align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} China PRbgcolor=#90EE77|43116400
6align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Australiabgcolor=#90EE77|3437+1†200
8align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesiabgcolor=#90EE77|29618110
11align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singaporebgcolor=#ccccff|27912011
12align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Thailandbgcolor=#ccccff|22116011
14align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnambgcolor=#ccccff|19114002

† 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.

{{col-end}}

=Allocation of entries=

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009 AFC Champions League:

Qualifying play-off: (5 teams)

Group stage: (32 teams)

The following teams had qualified for qualifying play-off, but were removed as their leagues did not meet the Champions League criteria:

class="wikitable"
Team

!Original qualification

{{flagicon|VIE}} Binh Duong

|2008 V-League champions

{{flagicon|BHR}} Muharraq

|2008 AFC Cup winners

{{flagicon|LIB}} Safa

|2008 AFC Cup runners-up

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.

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{| class="wikitable"

colspan=3|West Asia (Group A-D)
Team

!Qualification

!App*

colspan=3|Group stage
{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

|2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup champions

|2nd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|2007–08 Hazfi Cup winners

|2nd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Sepahan

|2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up

|5th

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRN}} Saba Qom}}

|2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place

|2nd

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|2007–08 Saudi Premier League champions

|5th

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Shabab

|2008 King Cup of Champions winners

|4th

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

|2007–08 Saudi Premier League runners-up

|5th

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ettifaq

|2007–08 Saudi Premier League 4th place

|1st

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Shabab

|2007–08 UAE Football League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ahli

|2007–08 UAE President Cup winners

|3rd

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira

|2007–08 UAE Football League runners-up

|1st

{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|2007–08 Qatar Stars League champions

|4th

{{flagicon|QAT}} Umm-Salal

|2008 Emir of Qatar Cup winners

|1st

{{flagicon|UZB}} Bunyodkor

|2008 Uzbek League champions
2008 Uzbekistani Cup winners

|2nd

{{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|2008 Uzbek League runners-up

|7th

colspan=3|Qualifying play-off participants
{{flagicon|IND}} Dempo

|2007–08 I-League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah

|2007–08 UAE Football League 4th place

|2nd

|valign="top"|

class="wikitable"
colspan=3|East Asia (Group E-H)
Team

!Qualification

!App*

colspan=3|Group stage
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Shandong Luneng Taishan}}

|2008 Chinese Super League champions

|3rd

{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua

|2008 Chinese Super League runners-up

|5th

{{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan

|2008 Chinese Super League 3rd place

|2nd

{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Teda

|2008 Chinese Super League 4th place

|1st

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|2008 J. League Division 1 champions

|3rd

{{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba OsakaTH

|2008–09 Emperor's Cup winners

|3rd

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kawasaki Frontale

|2008 J. League Division 1 runners-up

|2nd

{{flagicon|JPN}} Nagoya Grampus

|2008 J. League Division 1 3rd place

|1st

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings}}

|2008 K-League champions

|2nd

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

|2008 Korean FA Cup winners

|2nd

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} FC Seoul

|2008 K-League runners-up

|1st

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|2008 K-League 3rd place

|2nd

{{flagicon|AUS}} Central Coast Mariners

|2007–08 A-League premiers

|1st

{{flagicon|AUS}} Newcastle United Jets

|2008 A-League Grand Final winners

|1st

{{flagicon|IDN}} Sriwijaya

|2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions

|1st

colspan=3|Qualifying play-off participants
{{flagicon|IDN}} PSMS Medan

|2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up

|1st

{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Armed Forces

|2008 S.League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|THA}} PEA

|2008 Thailand Premier League champions

|1st

|}

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

Schedule

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{| class="wikitable"

Date

!Event

18 December

|Draw for qualifying play-off

7 January

|Draw for group stage

18 February

|Qualifying play-off semi-final

25 February

|Qualifying play-off finals

10–11 March

|Group stage Match Day 1

17–18 March

|Group stage Match Day 2

7–8 April

|Group stage Match Day 3

21–22 April

|Group stage Match Day 4

5–6 May

|Group stage Match Day 5

|valign="top"|

class="wikitable"
Date

!Event

19–20 May

|Group stage Match Day 6

27 May

|Round of 16, West Asia

24 June

|Round of 16, East Asia

29 June

|Draw for remaining rounds

23–24 September

|Quarter-finals 1st leg

30 September

|Quarter-finals 2nd leg

21 October

|Semi-finals 1st leg

28 October

|Semi-finals 2nd leg

7 November

|Final (National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan)

|}

Qualifying play-off

{{main|2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off}}

=Preliminary round=

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|Preliminary round}}

=Play-off round=

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|Play-off round}}

Group stage

{{main|2009 AFC Champions League group stage}}

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 January 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures.

  • Match Day 1: 1 vs 4, 3 vs 2
  • Match Day 2: 2 vs 1, 4 vs 3
  • Match Day 3: 1 vs 3, 4 vs 2
  • Match Day 4: 3 vs 1, 2 vs 4
  • Match Day 5: 4 vs 1, 2 vs 3
  • Match Day 6: 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4

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 qualified for the next round.

=Group A=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=y}}

=Group B=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=y}}

=Group C=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=y}}

=Group D=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=y}}

=Group E=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group E|show_matches=y}}

=Group F=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group F|show_matches=y}}

=Group G=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group G|show_matches=y}}

=Group H=

{{:2009 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|show_matches=y}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Round of 16=

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage. The West Asian matches were played on 26 and 27 May. The East Asian matches were played on 24 June.

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Round of 16}}

=Quarter-finals=

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29 June 2009. The first leg matches were played on 23–24 September, with the second leg matches were played on 30 September.

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Quarter-finals}}

=Semi-finals=

The first leg matches were played on 21 October, with the second leg matches were played on 28 October 2009.

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

=Final=

{{main|2009 AFC Champions League Final}}

The 2009 AFC Champions League Final was played on 7 November at National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan.

{{#lst:2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Final}}

Top scorers

Note: Goals scored in qualifying round not counted.

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! Rank

! Player

! Club

! {{Tooltip| MD1 | Group stage Matchday 1}}

! {{Tooltip| MD2 | Group stage Matchday 2}}

! {{Tooltip| MD3 | Group stage Matchday 3}}

! {{Tooltip| MD4 | Group stage Matchday 4}}

! {{Tooltip| MD5 | Group stage Matchday 5}}

! {{Tooltip| MD6 | Group stage Matchday 6}}

! {{Tooltip| R16 | Round of 16}}

! {{Tooltip| QF1 | Quarter-finals First Leg}}

! {{Tooltip| QF2 | Quarter-finals Second Leg}}

! {{Tooltip| SF1 | Semi-finals First Leg}}

! {{Tooltip| SF2 | Semi-finals Second Leg}}

! {{Tooltip|  F  | Final}}

! Total

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka

| 1 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || || || || ||

! 10

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GHA}} Prince Tagoe

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ettifaq

| || || 2 || 3 || 2 || || 1 || || || || ||

! 8

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Denilson

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

| || || || || 3 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || || ||

! 7

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Nasser Al-Shamrani

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Shabab

| 1 || || 1 || 3 || 1 || || || || || || ||

! 6

rowspan="7"| 5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Noor

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

| || || || || || || || || 1 || 3 || || 1

! 5

align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshizumi Ogawa

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nagoya Grampus

|

1211! 5
align="left"| {{flagicon|MAR}} Hicham Aboucherouane

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ittihad

| 1

1111! 5
align="left"| {{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} FC Seoul

|

311! 5
align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Renatinho

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kawasaki Frontale

| 1

1111! 5
align="left"| {{flagicon|UZB}} Zaynitdin Tadjiyev

|align="left"| {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

| 1

1111! 5
align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Araújo

|align="left"| {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

| 1

13! 5

Fair Play Award

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers{{cite news |title=Triple treat for Steelers |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards |work=AFC |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=7 November 2009 |access-date=7 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915133546/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090626072927/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league AFC Champions League Official Page] {{in lang|en}}

{{AFC Club Football seasons|group=championsleague}}

{{2009 in Asian Football (AFC)}}

{{2009 in Japanese football}}

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