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2017 AFC Champions League

The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.

2017 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
24 January – 8 February 2017
Competition proper:
20 February – 25 November 2017
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 47 (from 19 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Urawa Red Diamonds (2nd title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored394 (3.13 per match)
Attendance1,779,826 (14,126 per match)
Top scorer(s)Syria Omar Kharbin
(10 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi
Fair play awardJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
← 2016
2018 →

Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal in the final to win their second AFC Champions League title, and qualified as the AFC representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions, but they were excluded from the 2017 season due to a bribery scandal in the domestic K League Classic.[2] Jeonbuk appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,[3] but their request for provisional measures was rejected on 3 February.[4]

Association team allocation

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The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,[5] which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.[6] The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.2):[7]

  • The associations are split into two regions:
  • In each region, there are four groups in the group stage, including a total of 12 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
  • The top 12 associations in each region as per the AFC rankings are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  • The top six associations in each region get at least one direct slot in the group stage, while the remaining associations get only play-off slots (as well as AFC Cup group stage slots):
    • The associations ranked 1st and 2nd each get three direct slots and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each get two direct slots and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 5th each get one direct slot and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 6th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th to 12th each get one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association is one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gives up its direct slots, they are redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of three direct slots.
  • If any association gives up its play-off slots, they are annulled and not redistributed to any other association.

For the 2017 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016,[8] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2013 and 2016.[7][9]

The slot allocation was announced on 7 December 2016, with India and Maldives returning to the West Region.[10] The final slot allocation, after unused slots were redistributed, was announced on 12 December 2016.[11][12]

Participation for 2017 AFC Champions League[13]
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): Iraq did not fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  2. ^
    Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association at the entry deadline.[14]
  3. ^
    Syria (SYR): Syria did not fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  4. ^
    Lebanon (LIB): Lebanon did not fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  5. ^
    Australia (AUS): The top division run by the Football Federation Australia, the A-League, only had nine Australia-based teams in the 2015–16 season, so Australia could only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).[7]
  6. ^
    Indonesia (IDN): Indonesia did not submit any entry.

Teams

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The following 47 teams from 19 associations entered the competition.[11]

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.

Notes
  1. ^
    Hong Kong (HKG): Eastern, the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League champions, initially gave up their place in the AFC Champions League due to financial problems. As a result, the Hong Kong Football Association decided that Kitchee, the 2015–16 Hong Kong season play-off winners, would enter the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Southern District, the play-off runners-up, would enter the qualifying play-offs.[15] However, the AFC did not allow Kitchee to replace Eastern in the AFC Champions League group stage, and Kitchee would still enter the qualifying play-offs, while Southern District would not be able to participate in the AFC Champions League.[16][17] On 21 November 2016, the Hong Kong Football Association announced they had reversed their decision and would put forward Eastern and Kitchee as their representatives.[18]
  2. ^
    South Korea (KOR): On 18 January 2017, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the 2016 K League Classic runners-up, were excluded from the 2017 AFC Champions League due to a bribery scandal in the domestic K League Classic.[19] As a result, Jeju United, the league 3rd place, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs to replace them, while Ulsan Hyundai, the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs to replace Jeju United.[2]
  3. ^
    Saudi Arabia (KSA): Al-Ittihad, the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, could not participate in the AFC Champions League due to club licensing requirements problems. As a result, Al-Taawoun, the league 4th place, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Al-Fateh, the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-offs.[20]
  4. ^
    Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2016 S.League champions, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
  5. ^
    Thailand (THA): Due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remainder of the 2016 Thai football season on 14 October 2016.[21] The standings of the 2016 Thai Premier League at the point of cancellation were declared as final, meaning Muangthong United and Bangkok United finished as the league champions and runners-up respectively.[22] The four semi-finalists of the 2016 Thai FA Cup were declared as co-winners, and a draw was held to decide which team would represent Thailand in the AFC Champions League, and was won by Sukhothai.[23]
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Location of teams of the 2017 AFC Champions League.
  West Region
  East Region
(p) Qualifying play-off participants

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[24] Starting from 2017, matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[25]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 24 January 2017
Preliminary round 2 25 & 31 January 2017
Play-off stage Play-off round 7–8 February 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 13 December 2016
(Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)[10] 		20–22 February 2017
Matchday 2 27 February – 1 March 2017
Matchday 3 13–15 March 2017
Matchday 4 10–12 April 2017
Matchday 5 24–26 April 2017
Matchday 6 8–10 May 2017
Knockout stage Round of 16 22–24 May 2017 29–31 May 2017
Quarter-finals 6 June 2017
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[26] 		21–23 August 2017 11–13 September 2017
Semi-finals 26–27 September 2017 17–18 October 2017
Final 18 November 2017 25 November 2017

Qualifying play-offs

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Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[1]

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same play-off.[12]

Preliminary round 1

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Global   2–0   Tampines Rovers

Preliminary round 2

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wehdat   2–1   Bengaluru FC
Nasaf Qarshi   4–0   Al-Hidd
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Kitchee   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Hà Nội
Bangkok United   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p) 		  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Sukhothai   5–0   Yadanarbon
Brisbane Roar   6–0   Global

Play-off round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wahda   3–0   Al-Wehdat
Al-Fateh   1–0   Nasaf Qarshi
Esteghlal   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		  Al-Sadd
El Jaish   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) 		  Bunyodkor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		  Kitchee
Gamba Osaka   3–0   Johor Darul Ta'zim
Shanghai SIPG   3–0   Sukhothai
Shanghai Shenhua   0–2   Brisbane Roar

Group stage

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Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 December 2016, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Hilton Petaling Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.[11][27][28] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[12] 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 of the knockout stage.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST TAA LOK
1   Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 0–0 4–0
2   Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3   Al-Taawoun 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 1–3 1–2 — 1–0
4   Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 2–0 1–1 4–4 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal, Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Ahli.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Taawoun 1–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 4–4 Al-Taawoun.

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEK ESK FAT JAZ
1   Lekhwiya 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 4–1 3–0
2   Esteghlal Khuzestan 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–1 — 1–0 1–1
3   Al-Fateh 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 2–2 1–1 — 3–1
4   Al-Jazira 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 1–3 0–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN AHL ZOB BUN
1   Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 14 7 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–1 3–0
2   Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
3   Zob Ahan 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4   Bunyodkor 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 2–3 2–0 0–2 —
Source: AFC

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL PER RAY WAH
1   Al-Hilal 6 3 3 0 10 7 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2   Persepolis 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 1–1 — 0–0 4–2
3   Al-Rayyan 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 3–4 3–1 — 2–1
4   Al-Wahda 6 1 1 4 12 13 −1 4 2–2 2–3 5–1 —
Source: AFC

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KSA MUA ULS BRI
1   Kashima Antlers 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 3–0
2   Muangthong United 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 0–4 0–0 — 6–0
4   Brisbane Roar 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4 2–1 0–0 2–3 —
Source: AFC

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification URA SSI SEO WSW
1   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 5–2 6–1
2   Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a] 3–2 — 4–2 5–1
3   FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b] 1–0 0–1 — 2–3
4   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[b] 0–4 3–2 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAW GZE SSB EAS
1   Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10[a] Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–1 4–0
2   Guangzhou Evergrande 6 2 4 0 18 5 +13 10[a] 1–1 — 2–2 7–0
3   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 2 3 1 11 6 +5 9 0–1 2–2 — 5–0
4   Eastern 6 0 1 5 1 24 −23 1 1–1 0–6 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale, Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande (Kawasaki Frontale won on away goals).

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JIA JEJ ADE GAM
1   Jiangsu Suning 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 2–1 3–0
2   Jeju United 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
3   Adelaide United 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 0–1 3–3 — 0–3
4   Gamba Osaka 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 0–1 1–4 3–3 —
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[1]

Bracket

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The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 6 June 2017, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12][26][29][30]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
  Esteghlal 1 1 2
  Al-Ain 0 6 6
  Al-Ain 0 0 0
  Al-Hilal 0 3 3
  Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 1 2
  Al-Hilal 2 2 4
  Al-Hilal 4 2 6
West Region
  Persepolis 0 2 2
  Persepolis 0 1 1
  Lekhwiya 0 0 0
  Persepolis 2 3 5
  Al-Ahli 2 1 3
  Al-Ahli 1 3 4
  Al-Ahli 1 1 2
  Al-Hilal 1 0 1
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
  Shanghai SIPG 2 3 5
  Jiangsu Suning 1 2 3
  Shanghai SIPG (p) 4 1 5 (5)
  Guangzhou Evergrande 0 5 5 (4)
  Guangzhou Evergrande (a) 1 1 2
  Kashima Antlers 0 2 2
  Shanghai SIPG 1 0 1
East Region
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
  Muangthong United 1 1 2
  Kawasaki Frontale 3 4 7
  Kawasaki Frontale 3 1 4
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 4 5
  Jeju United 2 0 2
  Urawa Red Diamonds (a.e.t.) 0 3 3

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same region, with the matchups determined by the group stage draw, and the group winners hosting the second leg.[12]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Esteghlal   2–6   Al-Ain 1–0 1–6
Al-Ahli   4–2   Al-Ahli 1–1 3–1
Esteghlal Khuzestan   2–4   Al-Hilal 1–2 1–2
Persepolis   1–0   Lekhwiya 0–0 1–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Muangthong United   2–7   Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 1–4
Guangzhou Evergrande   2–2 (a)   Kashima Antlers 1–0 1–2
Shanghai SIPG   5–3   Jiangsu Suning 2–1 3–2
Jeju United   2–3   Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 June 2017. In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.[26][29][30]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Al-Ain   0–3   Al-Hilal 0–0 0–3
Persepolis   5–3   Al-Ahli 2–2 3–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Shanghai SIPG   5–5 (5–4 p)   Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 1–5 (a.e.t.)
Kawasaki Frontale   4–5   Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 1–4

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.[26]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Al-Hilal   6–2   Persepolis 4–0 2–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Shanghai SIPG   1–2   Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 0–1

Final

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Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final.[26]

Al-Hilal  1–1  Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Kharbin   37'
 Report
Attendance: 59,136
Urawa Red Diamonds  1–0  Al-Hilal
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Attendance: 57,727

Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.

Awards

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Main awards

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Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player   Yōsuke Kashiwagi[31]   Urawa Red Diamonds
Top Goalscorer   Omar Kharbin[32]   Al-Hilal
Fair Play Award —   Urawa Red Diamonds

All-Star Squad

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Source:[33]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper   Abdullah Al-Mayouf   Al-Hilal
  Shusaku Nishikawa   Urawa Red Diamonds
Defenders   Motaz Hawsawi   Al-Ahli
  Yuki Abe   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Osama Hawsawi   Al-Hilal
  Yasser Al-Shahrani   Al-Hilal
  Mohammed Al-Breik   Al-Hilal
Midfielders   Omar Abdulrahman   Al-Ain
  Kengo Nakamura   Kawasaki Frontale
  Oscar   Shanghai SIPG
  Yōsuke Kashiwagi   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Salman Al-Faraj   Al-Hilal
  Ricardo Goulart   Guangzhou Evergrande
  Zheng Zhi   Guangzhou Evergrande
  Kazuki Nagasawa   Urawa Red Diamonds
Forwards   Rafael Silva   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Hulk   Shanghai SIPG
  Omar Kharbin   Al-Hilal
  Yu Kobayashi   Kawasaki Frontale
  Carlos Eduardo   Al-Hilal
  Alan   Guangzhou Evergrande
  Wu Lei   Shanghai SIPG
  Godwin Mensha   Persepolis

Opta Best XI

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Source:[34]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper   Abdullah Al-Mayouf   Al-Hilal
Defenders   Mohammed Al-Breik   Al-Hilal
  Tomoaki Makino   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Shi Ke   Shanghai SIPG
  Yasser Al-Shahrani   Al-Hilal
Midfielders   Ricardo Goulart   Guangzhou Evergrande
  Carlos Eduardo   Al-Hilal
  Paulinho   Guangzhou Evergrande
Forwards   Omar Kharbin   Al-Hilal
  Rafael Silva   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Hulk   Shanghai SIPG

Top scorers

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  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2  Total
1   Omar Kharbin   Al-Hilal 1 2 1 3 2 1 10
2   Hulk   Shanghai SIPG 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
  Rafael Silva   Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
4   Omar Abdulrahman   Al-Ain 2 1 1 1 2 7
  Alan   Guangzhou Evergrande 1 1 1 2 2
  Carlos Eduardo   Al-Hilal 1 1 1 1 3
  Ricardo Goulart   Guangzhou Evergrande 1 1 2 3
  Mehdi Taremi   Persepolis 2 1 3 1
9   Yu Kobayashi   Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 1 1 2 6
  Kaveh Rezaei   Esteghlal 1 1 1 1 1 1

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]

Source: AFC[35]

Player of the week awards

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Matchday Toyota Player of the Week
Player Team
Group stage
Matchday 1[36]   Youssef El-Arabi   Lekhwiya
Matchday 2[37]   Kim In-sung   Ulsan Hyundai
Matchday 3[38]   Yun Il-lok   FC Seoul
Matchday 4[39]   Ko Seung-beom   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Matchday 5[40]   Khalid Eisa   Al-Ain
Matchday 6[41]   Nicolás Milesi   Al-Hilal
Knockout stage
Round of 16 1st leg[42]   Teerasil Dangda   Muangthong United
Round of 16 2nd leg[43]   Omar Abdulrahman   Al-Ain
Quarter-finals 1st leg[44]   Yu Kobayashi   Kawasaki Frontale
Quarter-finals 2nd leg[45]   Carlos Eduardo   Al-Hilal
Semi-finals 1st leg[46]   Omar Kharbin   Al-Hilal
Semi-finals 2nd leg[47]   Godwin Mensha   Persepolis
Final[48]   Mohammed Al-Breik   Al-Hilal

See also

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