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Group East | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 13 |
Gwangju FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
Vissel Kobe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 12 |
Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 9 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
Shanghai Port | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
Buriram United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Shandong Taishan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
Group West | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Al Hilal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 16 |
Al Ahli | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
Al Nassr | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
Al Sadd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 12 |
Al Wasl | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
Persepolis | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
Al Rayyan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
Esteghlal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
Al Gharafa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
Al-Ain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
Al-Shorta | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 2 |