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2019 AFC Champions League

The 2019 AFC Champions League was the 38th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 17th under the current AFC Champions League title.[1]

2019 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5–19 February 2019
Competition proper:
4 March – 24 November 2019
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 51 (from 22 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (3rd title)
Runners-upJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored354 (2.81 per match)
Attendance1,796,810 (14,260 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Bafétimbi Gomis
(11 goals)
Best player(s)France Bafétimbi Gomis
Fair play awardJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
2018
2020
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Al-Hilal defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 on aggregate in the final to earn a record third Champions League title. As winners, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

Kashima Antlers were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Guangzhou Evergrande in the quarter-finals on away goals.

Association team allocation

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The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) were 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 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.3):[2]

  • The associations were split into two regions:
  • In each region, there were 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 were eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  • The top six associations in each region got 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 got three direct slots and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each got two direct slots and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 5th each got one direct slot and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 6th each got one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th to 12th each got one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association was one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gave up its direct slots, they were redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of three direct slots.
  • If any association gave up its play-off slots, they were annulled and not redistributed to any other association.

Association ranking

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For the 2019 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017,[3] which took into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, between 2014 and 2017.[2][4]

Participation for 2019 AFC Champions League
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Australia (AUS): The top division run by the Football Federation Australia, the A-League, only had nine Australia-based teams in the 2017–18 season, so Australia could only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).[2]
  2. ^
    Bahrain (BHR): Bahrain did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license.[5]
  3. ^
    Syria (SYR): Syria did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.[5]

Teams

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The following 51 teams from 22 associations entered the competition.

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.

Notes
  1. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Pahang, the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup winners, were suspended from all AFC tournaments for not being permitted to apply for AFC licenses for two years. As a result, Perak, the 2018 Malaysia Super League runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.[6][7][8]
  2. ^
    Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2018 Singapore Premier League champions, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Home United, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
2019 AFC Champions League is located in Asian Football Confederation 
Dubai 
Dubai
Riyadh 
Riyadh
Jeddah 
Jeddah
Qatar 
Qatar
Tehran 
Tehran
Saipa (p) 
Saipa (p)
Zob Ahan (p) 
Tashkent 
Tashkent
AGMK (p) 
AGMK (p)
Baghdad 
Baghdad
Istiklol (p) 
Al-Wehdat (p) 
Al-Kuwait (p) 
Yeongnam 
Yeongnam
West Kanto 
West Kanto
Kashima A (p) 
Bangkok U (p) 
Perak (p) 
Perak (p)
Kitchee (p) 
Hanoi (p) 
Hanoi (p)
Home U (p) 
Home U (p)
Persija (p) 
Yangon U (p) 
Jeddah teams Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli Riyadh teams Al-Hilal Al-Nassr (p) Tehran teams Persepolis Esteghlal 
Jeddah teams
  Al-Ittihad
  Al-Ahli


Riyadh teams
  Al-Hilal
  Al-Nassr (p)


Tehran teams
  Persepolis
  Esteghlal
Location of teams of the 2019 AFC Champions League.
  West Region
  East Region
(p) Qualifying play-off participants

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 5 February 2019
Preliminary round 2 12 February 2019
Play-off stage Play-off round 19 February 2019
Group stage Matchday 1 22 November 2018 4–6 March 2019
Matchday 2 11–13 March 2019
Matchday 3 8–10 April 2019
Matchday 4 22–24 April 2019
Matchday 5 6–8 May 2019
Matchday 6 20–22 May 2019
Knockout stage Round of 16 18–19 June 2019 (E), 5–6 August 2019 (W) 25–26 June 2019 (E), 12–13 August 2019 (W)
Quarter-finals 2 July 2019 26–28 August 2019 16–18 September 2019
Semi-finals 1–2 October 2019 22–23 October 2019
Final 9 November 2019 24 November 2019

Qualifying play-offs

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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 (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slot entered the AFC Cup group stage.[1]

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region, determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match, was officially announced by the AFC prior to the group stage draw on 22 November 2018.[10] Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie.

Preliminary round 1

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Wehdat Jordan  2–3 Kuwait  Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ceres–Negros Philippines  1–2 Myanmar  Yangon United
Home United Singapore  1–3 Indonesia  Persija Jakarta

Preliminary round 2

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan  2–1 Iraq  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
AGMK Uzbekistan  4–2 Tajikistan  Istiklol
Saipa Iran  4–0 India  Minerva Punjab
Zob Ahan Iran  1–0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait  Al-Kuwait
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Perak Malaysia  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Hong Kong  Kitchee
Bangkok United Thailand  0–1 Vietnam  Hanoi
Chiangrai United Thailand  3–1 Myanmar  Yangon United
Newcastle Jets Australia  3–1 (a.e.t.) Indonesia  Persija Jakarta

Play-off round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates  1–2 Uzbekistan  Pakhtakor
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia  4–0 Uzbekistan  AGMK
Al-Rayyan Qatar  3–1 Iran  Saipa
Al-Gharafa Qatar  2–3 Iran  Zob Ahan
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea  5–1 Malaysia  Perak
Shandong Luneng China  4–1 Vietnam  Hanoi
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Thailand  Chiangrai United
Kashima Antlers Japan  4–1 Australia  Newcastle Jets

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 22 November 2018, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[10] 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.

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 ZOB NAS ZAW WAS
1 Iran  Zob Ahan 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 0–0 2–0
2 Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 2–3 4–1 3–1
3 Iraq  Al-Zawraa 6 2 2 2 14 9 +5 8 2–2 1–2 5–0
4 United Arab Emirates  Al-Wasl 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 1–3 1–0 1–5
Source: AFC

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAH ITH LOK RAY
1 United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 4–1 3–1 4–3
2 Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 1–1 3–2 5–1
3 Uzbekistan  Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 2–0 1–1 3–2
4 Qatar  Al-Rayyan 6 1 0 5 9 17 −8 3 1–2 0–2 2–1
Source: AFC

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL DUH EST AIN
1 Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 Qatar  Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 3–0 2–2
3 Iran  Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 2–1 1–1 1–1
4 United Arab Emirates  Al-Ain 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: AFC

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAD AHL PAK PER
1 Qatar  Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–1 1–0
2 Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 2–0 2–1 2–1
3 Uzbekistan  Pakhtakor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 2–2 1–0 1–0
4 Iran  Persepolis 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 2–0 2–0 1–1
Source: AFC

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SDL KAS GYE JDT
1 China  Shandong Luneng 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 2–1 2–1
2 Japan  Kashima Antlers 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 2–1 0–1 2–1
3 South Korea  Gyeongnam FC 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 2–2 2–3 2–0
4 Malaysia  Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 1–0 1–1
Source: AFC

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN GZE DAE MVC
1 Japan  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 China  Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 2–0 1–0 4–0
3 South Korea  Daegu FC 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 0–1 3–1 4–0
4 Australia  Melbourne Victory 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 1–3 1–1 1–3
Source: AFC

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO URA BJG BUR
1 South Korea  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–1 0–0
2 Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 0–1 3–0 3–0
3 China  Beijing FC 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–1 0–0 2–0
4 Thailand  Buriram United 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 1–0 1–2 1–3
Source: AFC

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS SSI KAW SYD
1 South Korea  Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 2 1 5 7 −2 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–0 1–0
2 China  Shanghai SIPG 6 2 3 1 13 8 +5 9 5–0 1–0 2–2
3 Japan  Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8 2–2 2–2 1–0
4 Australia  Sydney FC 6 0 3 3 5 11 −6 3 0–0 3–3 0–4
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

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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 is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do 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 quarter-finals, which was held on 2 July 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11][12]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr 1 3 4
United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda 1 2 3
Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr 2 1 3
Qatar  Al-Sadd 1 3 4
Qatar  Al-Duhail 1 1 2
Qatar  Al-Sadd 1 3 4
Qatar  Al-Sadd 1 4 5
West Region
Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 4 2 6
Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad 2 4 6
Iran  Zob Ahan 1 3 4
Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 0 3 3
Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli 2 1 3
Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 4 0 4
Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 1 2 3
Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0
China  Shanghai SIPG (p) 1 1 (5)
South Korea  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 1 (3)
China  Shanghai SIPG 2 1 3
Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds (a) 2 1 3
Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 3 4
South Korea  Ulsan Hyundai 2 0 2
Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 3
East Region
China  Guangzhou Evergrande 0 0 0
China  Guangzhou Evergrande (p) 2 2 (6)
China  Shandong Luneng 1 3 (5)
China  Guangzhou Evergrande (a) 0 1 1
Japan  Kashima Antlers 0 1 1
Japan  Kashima Antlers (a) 1 2 3
Japan  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia  4–3 United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda 1–1 3–2
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia  6–4 Iran  Zob Ahan 2–1 4–3
Al-Duhail Qatar  2–4 Qatar  Al-Sadd 1–1 1–3
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia  3–4 Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 2–4 1–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Kashima Antlers Japan  3–3 (a) Japan  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 2–3
Guangzhou Evergrande China  4–4 (6–5 p) China  Shandong Luneng 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan  4–2 South Korea  Ulsan Hyundai 1–2 3–0
Shanghai SIPG China  2–2 (5–3 p) South Korea  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 2 July 2019.[12] In the quarter-finals, the four round of 16 winners from the West Region (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw) played in two ties, and the four round of 16 winners from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia  3–4 Qatar  Al-Sadd 2–1 1–3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia  1–3 Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 0–0 1–3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Shanghai SIPG China  3–3 (a) Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 1–1
Guangzhou Evergrande China  1–1 (a) Japan  Kashima Antlers 0–0 1–1

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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Al-Sadd Qatar  5–6 Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 1–4 4–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan  3–0 China  Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 1–0

Final

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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.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Carrillo   60'
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 0–2Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Live Report
Stats Report

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Awards

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Main awards

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Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[13] France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Top Goalscorer[13] France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Fair Play Award[13] Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Best Goal[14] Iran  Shojae Khalilzadeh Iran  Persepolis

All-Star Squad

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Source:[15]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Japan  Shusaku Nishikawa Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Saudi Arabia  Abdullah Al-Mayouf Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Defenders Japan  Takahiro Sekine Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan  Tomoaki Makino Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Saudi Arabia  Mohammed Al-Breik Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
South Korea  Park Ji-soo China  Guangzhou Evergrande
Japan  Daisuke Suzuki Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Midfielders Qatar  Akram Afif Qatar  Al-Sadd
Brazil  Léo Silva Japan  Kashima Antlers
Brazil  Talisca China  Guangzhou Evergrande
Brazil  Oscar China  Shanghai SIPG
South Korea  Nam Tae-hee Qatar  Al-Duhail
Saudi Arabia  Salman Al-Faraj Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Italy  Sebastian Giovinco Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Spain  Gabi Qatar  Al-Sadd
Brazil  Paulinho China  Guangzhou Evergrande
Forwards Brazil  Romarinho Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad
Japan  Shinzo Koroki Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Brazil  Hulk China  Shanghai SIPG
Peru  André Carrillo Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Brazil  Giuliano de Paula Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr
France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia  Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal

Opta Best XI

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Source:[16]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Japan  Shusaku Nishikawa Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Defenders Saudi Arabia  Yasser Al-Shahrani Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
South Korea  Park Ji-soo China  Guangzhou Evergrande
Saudi Arabia  Ali Al-Bulaihi Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Japan  Daiki Hashioka Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
Midfielders Brazil  Oscar China  Shanghai SIPG
Brazil  Giuliano Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr
Brazil  Leonardo United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda
Forwards Japan  Shinzo Koroki Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds
France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Syria  Omar Al Somah Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli

Fans' Best XI

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Source:[16]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Saudi Arabia  Abdullah Al-Mayouf Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Defenders Saudi Arabia  Yasser Al-Shahrani Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Qatar  Tarek Salman Qatar  Al-Sadd
Saudi Arabia  Ali Al-Bulaihi Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
United Arab Emirates  Mohammed Barqesh United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda
Midfielders Saudi Arabia  Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Brazil  Giuliano Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr
Brazil  Leonardo United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda
Forwards Italy  Sebastian Giovinco Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal
Syria  Omar Al Somah Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli

Top scorers

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  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player was not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 11
2 Brazil  Leonardo United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda 2 1 4 1 1 9
3 Japan  Shinzo Koroki Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 8
4 Syria  Omar Al Somah Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli 2 2 1 1 1 7
5 Iraq  Alaa Abbas Iraq  Al-Zawraa 2 1 1 2 6
Brazil  Giuliano Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr 1 1 1 2 1
Brazil  Hulk China  Shanghai SIPG 1 2 1 2
Italy  Graziano Pellè China  Shandong Luneng 2 2 1 1
9 Uzbekistan  Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Uzbekistan  Lokomotiv Tashkent 1 1 1 2 5
Qatar  Akram Afif Qatar  Al-Sadd 1 1 1 1 1
Brazil  Romarinho Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad 1 1 1 2
Brazil  Talisca China  Guangzhou Evergrande 1 1 2 1

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

Source: AFC[17]

Player of the week awards

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Matchday Toyota Player of the Week
Player Team Ref.
Group stage
Matchday 1 Brazil  Cesinha South Korea  Daegu FC [18]
Matchday 2 Iraq  Alaa Abbas Iraq  Al-Zawraa [19]
Matchday 3 Brazil  Talisca China  Guangzhou Evergrande [20]
Matchday 4 Brazil  Leonardo United Arab Emirates  Al-Wahda [21]
Matchday 5 Brazil  Hulk China  Shanghai SIPG [22]
Matchday 6 Japan  Yasuto Wakizaka Japan  Kawasaki Frontale [23]
Knockout stage
Round of 16 1st leg – East Japan  Kenyu Sugimoto Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds [24]
Round of 16 2nd leg – East Japan  Shoma Doi Japan  Kashima Antlers [25]
Round of 16 1st leg – West France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal [26]
Round of 16 2nd leg – West Brazil  Romarinho Saudi Arabia  Al-Ittihad [27]
Quarter-finals 1st leg Brazil  Giuliano Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr [28]
Quarter-finals 2nd leg Saudi Arabia  Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal [29]
Semi-finals 1st leg France  Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal [30]
Semi-finals 2nd leg Japan  Shusaku Nishikawa Japan  Urawa Red Diamonds [31]
Final 1st leg Saudi Arabia  Mohammed Al-Breik Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal [32]
Final 2nd leg Saudi Arabia  Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia  Al-Hilal [33]

See also

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References

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  28. ^ "ACL 2019 QF First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Giuliano". Asian Football Confederation. 30 August 2019.
  29. ^ "ACL 2019 QF Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Salem Al Dawsari". Asian Football Confederation. 20 September 2019.
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