The 2017 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 20 February to 10 May 2017.
A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the
knockout stage
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of the
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.
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Draw
The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows:
*For the West Region, a draw was held for the three associations with three direct entrants (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
*For the East Region, a draw was held for the two associations with three direct entrants (South Korea, Japan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E and F. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
The following 32 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 24 direct entrants and the eight winners of the
play-off round
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of the
qualifying play-offs
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, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.
Format
Tiebreakers
Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.
Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Groups
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Notes
References
External links
*, the-AFC.com
AFC Champions League 2017 stats.the-AFC.com
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