The 2012 AFC Champions League group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams (16 from West Zone and 16 from East Zone). They included:
The draw for the group stage was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December 2011, 16:00 UTC+08:00. [1] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same country may not be drawn into the same group.
In each group, teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 6–7 March, 20–21 March, 3–4 April, 17–18 April, 1–2 May, and 15–16 May 2012. [2] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage. [3]
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order: [3]
Each team had been numbered from 1 to 4, the numbers determine the order of the fixtures: [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAZ | EST | RAY | NQA | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 3–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Nasaf Qarshi
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Musaev ![]() Rabee ![]() |
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Abdullah ![]() Mousa ![]() Baré ![]() Oliveira ![]() |
Nasaf Qarshi
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITT | YAS | PAK | ARA | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Al-Ittihad
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Abdelghani ![]() Abousaban ![]() Omar ![]() |
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Pakhtakor
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Sharofetdinov ![]() |
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Fawzi ![]() |
Al-Arabi
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Pisculichi ![]() |
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Hazazi ![]() Al-Montashari ![]() |
Pakhtakor
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Karimov ![]() Sharofetdinov ![]() Abdukholiqov ![]() |
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Pisculichi ![]() |
Al-Ittihad
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Hazazi ![]() |
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Baniyas
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Al-Arabi
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Abdukholiqov ![]() |
Pakhtakor
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Klimiashvili ![]() |
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Hazazi ![]() Abousaban ![]() |
Baniyas
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Senghor ![]() Abdulrahman ![]() |
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Al-Ittihad
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Abd Rabo ![]() N'Guessi ![]() Abdelghani ![]() |
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Khoukhi ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEP | AHL | NAS | LEK | |
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1 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 [a] | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 [a] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Lekhwiya
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Nam Tae-Hee ![]() |
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Al-Ahli
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Simões ![]() |
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Correa ![]() |
Al-Ahli
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Jaizawi ![]() Simões ![]() Al-Mousa ![]() |
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Diané ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | PER | GHA | SHA | |
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1 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Al-Shabab
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Al-Hilal
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Persepolis
![]() | 6–1 |
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Zayed ![]() G. Rezaei ![]() Karimi ![]() Feshangchi ![]() |
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Ciel ![]() |
Al-Gharafa
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Tardelli ![]() El Assas ![]() |
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Hermach ![]() El-Arabi ![]() Al-Zori ![]() |
Al-Shabab
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Ciel ![]() |
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Yoo Byung-Soo ![]() |
Al-Gharafa
![]() | 0–3 |
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G. Rezaei ![]() Zayed ![]() Kazemian ![]() |
Persepolis
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Karimi ![]() |
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Mubarak ![]() |
Persepolis
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El-Arabi ![]() |
Al-Shabab
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Essa Obaid ![]() |
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Zayed ![]() Pooladi ![]() Badamaki ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADE | BYD | POH | GMB | |
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1 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
Gamba Osaka
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Kim Tae-Su ![]() Rendulić ![]() Asamoah ![]() |
Adelaide United
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Mullen ![]() |
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Pohang Steelers
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Turaev ![]() Murzoev ![]() |
Adelaide United
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Djite ![]() |
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Pohang Steelers
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Kim Jin-Yong ![]() Asamoah ![]() |
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Gamba Osaka
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van Dijk ![]() Sato ![]() |
Bunyodkor
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Gafurov ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | BBR | BEG | |
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1 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 [a] | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 [a] | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Brisbane Roar
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Yazawa ![]() Hasegawa ![]() |
Ulsan Hyundai
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Kim Shin-Wook ![]() Go Seul-Ki ![]() |
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Piao Cheng ![]() |
FC Tokyo
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Tokunaga ![]() Kajiyama ![]() |
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Kim Seung-Yong ![]() Maranhão ![]() |
Beijing Guoan
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Piao Cheng ![]() |
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Nichols ![]() |
Ulsan Hyundai
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Lee Jae-Seong ![]() |
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Fitzgerald ![]() |
Beijing Guoan
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Wang Xiaolong ![]() |
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Hasegawa ![]() |
Brisbane Roar
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Stefanutto ![]() |
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Vélez ![]() Kwak Tae-Hwi ![]() |
FC Tokyo
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Takahashi ![]() Mukuhara ![]() Watanabe ![]() |
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Berisha ![]() Broich ![]() |
Beijing Guoan
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Zhang Xizhe ![]() Shao Jiayi ![]() |
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Kim Shin-Wook ![]() Kim Seung-Yong ![]() Maranhão ![]() |
Brisbane Roar
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Berisha ![]() |
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Li Hanbo ![]() |
Ulsan Hyundai
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Kang Min-Soo ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIC | NGY | CCM | TTD | |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
2 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 [a] | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | ||
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
Nagoya Grampus
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Kennedy ![]() Kanazaki ![]() |
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Héverton ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners
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Zwaanswijk ![]() |
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Tulio ![]() |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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Han Sang-Woon ![]() |
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Goian ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners
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Kwasnik ![]() |
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Santos ![]() |
Tianjin Teda
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Fujimoto ![]() Tamada ![]() Nagai ![]() |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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Lee Chang-Hoon ![]() Santos ![]() Kim Sung-hwan ![]() Jovančić ![]() |
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Central Coast Mariners
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McBreen ![]() Rose ![]() McGlinchey ![]() Amini ![]() |
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Liao Bochao ![]() |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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Han Sang-Woon ![]() |
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Park Jin-Po ![]() |
Nagoya Grampus
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Tamada ![]() Fujimoto ![]() Tulio ![]() |
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Tianjin Teda
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Yoon Bit-Garam ![]() Jovančić ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GEG | KSR | JHM | BRU | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
2 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 [a] | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Jeong Shung-hoon ![]() |
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Cléo ![]() Conca ![]() Muriqui ![]() |
Buriram United
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Jirawat ![]() Jadigerov ![]() |
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Tanaka ![]() Sakai ![]() |
Kashiwa Reysol
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Nasu ![]() Leandro Domingues ![]() Tanaka ![]() Barada ![]() |
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Huang Bowen ![]() |
Guangzhou Evergrande
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Cléo ![]() |
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Suchao ![]() Acheampong ![]() |
Buriram United
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Lee Seung-hyun ![]() Seo Sang-min ![]() |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Lee Dong-gook ![]() Park Won-jae ![]() |
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Ohandza ![]() |
Guangzhou Evergrande
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Conca ![]() Muriqui ![]() |
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Sakai ![]() |
Guangzhou Evergrande
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Conca ![]() |
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Lee Seung-hyun ![]() Lee Dong-gook ![]() |
Buriram United
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Suriya ![]() |
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Gao Lin ![]() Conca ![]() |