2014 AFC Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 25 February to 23 April 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013, 16:00, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.The following 32 teams were entered into the group stage draw, which included the 28 automatic qualifiers and the four qualifying play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw:
| Zone | Teams |
| West Asia Zone | |
| East Asia Zone |
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Esteghlal
Al-Fateh
Al-Ain
Al-Sadd
Bunyodkor
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Pohang Steelers
Guangzhou Evergrande
Buriram UnitedFormat
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.Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points. If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Goal difference in all the group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches
- Drawing of lots
Groups
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
;Tiebreakers
- Al-Ahli and Sepahan are ranked on head-to-head record.
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Group E
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Group F
;Tiebreakers
- Beijing Guoan and Central Coast Mariners are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
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Group G
;Tiebreakers
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Melbourne Victory are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
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Group H
;Tiebreakers
- Western Sydney Wanderers and Kawasaki Frontale are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
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