# 2009 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2009 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 March to 20 May 2009. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knock-out stage of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Pakhtakor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saba Qom | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persepolis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Al-Gharafa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sharjah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Sharjah were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player Abdelaziz Mohamed Al Mazam during the team’s AFC Champions League match against Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia on 8.4.09. Thus, Al Sharjah were fined USD 4000 and the match was awarded to Al Shabab 3-0.
* ↑ Sharjah withdrew from the competition with two games remaining. Their results were expunged.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Umm-Salal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Al-Jazira | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ettifaq | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sepahan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Seoul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sriwijaya | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Singapore Armed Forces | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 | |