2010 AFC Champions League

29th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC May 2016 AFC Champions League 2010 ×400 30 January – 13 November 2010 37 15 KOR 1997 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2 IRN Zob Ahan 117 339 1390376 José Mota(9 goals) Saša Ognenovski 2009 2011 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.Tokyo to host 2010 AFC Champions League final 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.Final assessment A total of 38 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Champions League (eventually reduced to 37). AFC assessment ranking +West AsiaPosMemberAssociationPoints(total 500)ClubsSpotsGroupstagePlay-offAFC Cup4KSA Saudi Arabia36512400 5UAE UAE35612310 7IRN Iran340184009UZB Uzbekistan28916201 10QAT Qatar2701020013IND India20210011 Meet the criteria Do not meet the criteria +East AsiaPosMemberAssociationPoints(total 500)ClubsSpotsGroupstagePlay-offAFC Cup1JPN Japan47018400 2KOR 1997 Korea Republic441144003CHN China PR431164004AUS Australia3437+1†2005IDN Indonesia29618110 6SIN Singapore279120117THA Thailand221160118VIE Vietnam19114002 † 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. Allocation of entries Qualifying play-off (8 teams) UAE United Arab Emirates, IDN Indonesia, SIN Singapore, THA Thailand, IND India, VIE Vietnam each have 1 team qualify 2009 AFC Cup finalists However, KUW Al Kuwait, the 2009 AFC Cup winners, were removed as their league did not meet the Champions League criteria. Group stage (32 teams) 2 qualifying play-off winners 4 teams qualified: IRN Iran, CHN China PR, JPN Japan, KOR 1997 Korea Republic, KSA Saudi Arabia 3 teams qualified: UAE United Arab Emirates 2 teams qualified: AUS Australia, UZB Uzbekistan, QAT Qatar 1 team qualified: IDN Indonesia 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. West Asia (Groups A–D)TeamQualifying methodApp*Last AppIRN Esteghlal2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup champions3rd2009IRN Zob Ahan2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up2008–09 Hazfi Cup winners2nd2004IRN Mes Kerman2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place1stnoneIRN Sepahan2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup 4th place6th2009KSA Al-Ittihad2008–09 Saudi Professional League champions6th2009KSA Al-Shabab2009 King Cup of Champions winners5th2009KSA Al-Hilal2008–09 Saudi Professional League runners-up6th2009KSA Al-Ahli2008–09 Saudi Professional League 3rd place4th2008UAE Al-Ahli2008–09 UAE Pro-League champions4th2009UAE Al-Ain2008–09 UAE Presidents Cup winners6th2007UAE Al-Jazira2008–09 UAE Pro-League runners-up2nd2009QAT Al-Gharafa2008–09 Qatar Stars League champions2009 Emir of Qatar Cup winners5th2009QAT Al-Sadd2008–09 Qatar Stars League runners-up7th2008UZB Bunyodkor2009 Uzbek League champions3rd2009UZB Pakhtakor2009 Uzbekistani Cup winners8th2009Qualifying play-off participantsIND Churchill Brothers2008–09 I-League champions2nd2002–03SYR 1980 Al-Karamah2009 AFC Cup runners-up 2008–09 Syrian Premier League runners-up4th2008UAE Al-Wahda2008–09 UAE Pro-League 4th place5th2008 East Asia (Groups E–H)TeamQualifying methodApp*Last AppCHN Beijing Guoan2009 Chinese Super League champions3rd2009CHN Changchun Yatai2009 Chinese Super League runners-up2nd2008CHN Henan Jianye2009 Chinese Super League 3rd place1stnoneCHN Shandong Luneng Taishan2009 Chinese Super League 4th place4th2009JPN Kashima Antlers2009 J. League Division 1 champions4th2009JPN Kawasaki Frontale2009 J. League Division 1 runners-up3rd2009JPN Gamba Osaka2009 J. League Division 1 3rd place2009–10 Emperor's Cup winners4th2009JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima2009 J. League Division 1 4th place1stnoneKOR 1997 Pohang SteelersTH2009 AFC Champions League champions 2009 K-League 3rd place3rd2009KOR 1997 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2009 K-League champions4th2007KOR 1997 Suwon Samsung Bluewings2009 Korean FA Cup winners3rd2009KOR 1997 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2009 K-League runners-up4th2007AUS Melbourne Victory2008–09 A-League premiers2009 A-League Grand Final winners2nd2008AUS Adelaide United2008–09 A-League regular season runners-up3rd2008IDN Persipura Jayapura2008–09 Indonesia Super League champions1stnoneQualifying play-off participantsIDN Sriwijaya2008–09 Copa Indonesia winners2nd2009SIN Singapore Armed Forces2009 S.League champions2nd2009THA Muangthong United2009 Thai Premier League champions1stnoneVIE Đà Nẵng2009 V-League champions2nd2006 * Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League AFC 900 center Location of the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage teams Schedule The ACL 2010 schedule was released on 17 July 2009.http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/24815-acl-2010-match-schedule-approved ACL 2010 match schedule approved AFC 17 July 2009 17 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090721005053/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/24815-acl-2010-match-schedule-approved 21 July 2009 It will have the same format as the 2009 AFC Champions League. DateEvent7 DecemberDraw for qualifying play-off, group stage, and round of 1630 JanuaryQualifying play-off semi-finals6 FebruaryQualifying play-off finals 23–24 FebruaryGroup stage Match Day 1 9–10 MarchGroup stage Match Day 2 23–24 MarchGroup stage Match Day 3 30–31 MarchGroup stage Match Day 4 13–14 AprilGroup stage Match Day 5 DateEvent 27–28 AprilGroup stage Match Day 6 11–12 MayRound of 1625 MayDraw for remaining rounds& AFC Cup knockout stage draw15 SeptemberQuarter-finals 1st leg22 SeptemberQuarter-finals 2nd leg6 OctoberSemi-finals 1st leg20 OctoberSemi-finals 2nd leg13 NovemberFinal (National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan) Qualifying play-off 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.ACL 2010 play-off format confirmed The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Intriguing clashes aplenty in ACL All losers from the qualifying play-off will enter the 2010 AFC Cup. |- !colspan="3"|West Asia Semi-final Al-Karamah SYR 1980 0–1 Al-Wahda UAE |- !colspan="3"|West Asia Final Al-Wahda UAE 5–2 Churchill Brothers IND |- !colspan="3"|East Asia Semi-finals Singapore Armed Forces SIN 3–0 Sriwijaya IDN SHB Đà Nẵng VIE 0–3 Muangthong United THA |- !colspan="3"|East Asia Final Singapore Armed Forces SIN 0–0(aet)(4–3p) Muangthong United THA |} Group stage 2010 AFC Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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: Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply) Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply) Goal difference in all the group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; 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) Drawing of lots. Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round. Group A Group A Group B Group B Group C Group C Group D Group D Group E Group E Group F Group F Group G Group G Group H Group H Knockout stage 2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage Bracket Bracket 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. |- |+West Asia Al-Gharafa QAT 1–0 Pakhtakor UZB Al-Shabab KSA 3–2 Esteghlal IRN Zob Ahan IRN 1–0 Mes Kerman IRN Al-Hilal KSA 3–0 Bunyodkor UZB |} |+East Asia Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma KOR 3–0 Gamba Osaka JPN Suwon Samsung Bluewings KOR 2–0 Beijing Guoan CHN Kashima Antlers JPN 0–1 Pohang Steelers KOR 1997 Adelaide United AUS 2–3 (aet) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors KOR 1997 |} Quarter-finals The draw for the remaining rounds was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 May 2010.Explosive encounters set to light up ACL 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.Open ACL draw for Koreans; Saudis separated The first legs were played on 15 September, and the second legs were played on 22 September 2010. Al-Hilal KSA 5–4 Al-Gharafa QAT 3–0 2–4 (aet) Zob Ahan IRN 3–2 Pohang Steelers KOR 2–1 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors KOR 1–2 Al-Shabab KSA 0–2 1–0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma KOR 4–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings KOR 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. Al-Shabab KSA 4–4 (a) KOR 1997 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 0–1 Zob Ahan IRN 2–0 Al-Hilal KSA 1–0 1–0 |} Final 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. 13 November 2010 19:00 (JST) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma KOR 1997 3 – 1 https://archive.today/20120918055041/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=384&matchId=3020 Report IRN Zob Ahan Saša 29 Cho Byung-Kuk 53 Kim Chul-ho 83 Khalatbari 67 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 27,308 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Top scorers Note: Goals scored in qualifying round not counted. Rank Player Club MD1 Group stage Matchday 1 MD2 Group stage Matchday 2 MD3 Group stage Matchday 3 MD4 Group stage Matchday 4 MD5 Group stage Matchday 5 MD6 Group stage Matchday 6 R16 Round of 16 QF1 Quarter-finals First Leg QF2 Quarter-finals Second Leg SF1 Semi-finals First Leg SF2 Semi-finals Second Leg F Final Total 1 BRA José Mota KOR 1997 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 1 1 2 2 9 2 COL Mauricio Molina KOR 1997 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 1 2 1 2 7 3 BRA Denilson UZB FC Bunyodkor 1 2 2 5 IRN Mohammad Reza Khalatbari IRN Zob Ahan 1 1 1 1 1 5 IRN Farhad Majidi IRN Esteghlal 2 2 1 5 BRA Leandro QAT Al-Sadd 3 2 5 ANG Flávio KSA Al-Shabab 2 2 1 5 BRA Araújo QAT Al-Gharafa 1 3 1 5 BRA Eninho KOR 1997 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 2 5 IRN Mehdi Rajabzadeh IRN Mes Kerman / IRN Zob Ahan 2 1 1 1 5 KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani KSA Al-Hilal 2 1 1 1 5 Notes and references External links AFC Champions League Official Page en 2010 AFC Champions League at ESPN championsleague 2010 1