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The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7. The winners, the K-League club Pohang Steelers, qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in UAE.

The champions league was expanded to 35 clubs this year, with 5 teams starting from a knockout qualifying stage. An extra stage in the knockout phase was added so that the runners up as well as the winners from the group stage would progress. The previous season winner no longer got a bye through to the knockout round. Each team was allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players this season, one of whom had to be from an AFC Member Association country.

On 5 November 2008 it was announced that Qatar's leading telecom company Qtel will sponsor the AFC Champions League from 2009-2012.

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AFC assessment ranking :
+West Asia
Pos	Member Association	Points (total 500)	Clubs	Spots
Pos	Member Association	Points (total 500)	Clubs	Group stage	Play-off	AFC Cup
4	SA Saudi Arabia	365	12	4	0	0
5	AE UAE	356	12	3	1	0
7	IR Iran	340	18	4	0	0
9	UZ Uzbekistan	289	16	2	0	1
10	QA Qatar	270	10	2	0	0
13	IN India	202	10	0	1	1

AFC assessment ranking :
+East Asia
Pos	Member Association	Points (total 500)	Clubs	Spots
Pos	Member Association	Points (total 500)	Clubs	Group stage	Play-off	AFC Cup
1	JP Japan	470	18	4	0	0
2	KR Korea Republic	441	14	4	0	0
3	CN China PR	431	16	4	0	0
6	AU Australia	343	7+1^†	2	0	0
8	ID Indonesia	296	18	1	1	0
11	SG Singapore	279	12	0	1	1
12	TH Thailand	221	16	0	1	1
14	VN Vietnam	191	14	0	0	2

Allocation of entries :
Team	Original qualification
VN Binh Duong	2008 V-League champions
BH Muharraq	2008 AFC Cup winners
LB Safa	2008 AFC Cup runners-up

Allocation of entries :
West Asia (Group A-D)
Team	Qualification	App*
Group stage
IR Persepolis	2007 � 08 Persian Gulf Cup champions	2nd
IR Esteghlal	2007 � 08 Hazfi Cup winners	2nd
IR Sepahan	2007 � 08 Persian Gulf Cup runners-up	5th
IR Saba Battery	2007 � 08 Persian Gulf Cup 3rd place	2nd
SA Al-Hilal	2007 � 08 Saudi Premier League champions	5th
SA Al-Shabab	2008 King Cup of Champions winners	4th
SA Al-Ittihad	2007 � 08 Saudi Premier League runners-up	5th
SA Al-Ettifaq	2007 � 08 Saudi Premier League 4th place	1st
AE Al-Shabab	2007 � 08 UAE Football League champions	1st
AE Al-Ahli	2007 � 08 UAE President Cup winners	2nd
AE Al-Jazira	2007 � 08 UAE Football League runners-up	1st
UZ Bunyodkor	2008 Uzbek League champions 2008 Uzbekistani Cup winners	2nd
UZ Pakhtakor	2008 Uzbek League runners-up	7th
QA Al-Gharafa	2007 � 08 Qatar Stars League champions	3rd
QA Umm-Salal	2008 Emir of Qatar Cup winners	1st
Qualifying play-off winners
AE Sharjah	2007 � 08 UAE Football League 4th place	2nd
Qualifying play-off participants
IN Dempo	2007 � 08 I-League champions

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Allocation of entries :
East Asia (Group E-H)
Team	Qualification	App*
Group stage
JP Kashima Antlers	2008 J. League Division 1 champions	3rd
JP Gamba Osaka^TH	2008 � 09 Emperor's Cup winners	3rd
JP Kawasaki Frontale	2008 J. League Division 1 runners-up	2nd
JP Nagoya Grampus	2008 J. League Division 1 3rd place	1st
CN Shandong Luneng Taishan	2008 Chinese Super League champions	3rd
CN Shanghai Shenhua	2008 Chinese Super League runners-up	5th
CN Beijing Guoan	2008 Chinese Super League 3rd place	2nd
CN Tianjin Teda	2008 Chinese Super League 4th place	1st
AU Newcastle United Jets	2007 � 08 A-League champions	1st
AU Central Coast Mariners	2007 � 08 A-League premiers	1st
KR Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2008 K-League champions	2nd
KR Pohang Steelers	2008 Korean FA Cup winners	2nd
KR FC Seoul	2008 K-League runners-up	1st
KR Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2008 K-League 3rd place	2nd
ID Sriwijaya	2007 � 08 Liga Indonesia champions	1st
Qualifying play-off winners
SG Singapore Armed Forces	2008 S.League champions	1st
Qualifying play-off participants
ID PSMS Medan	2007 � 08 Liga Indonesia runners-up
TH PEA	2008 Thailand Premier League champions

Allocation of entries :
Date	Event
Dec 18	Draw for qualifying play-off
Jan 07	Draw for group stage
Feb 18	Qualifying play-off semi-final
Feb 25	Qualifying play-off finals
Mar 10 & 11	Group stage Match Day 1
Mar 17 & 18	Group stage Match Day 2
Apr 07 & 08	Group stage Match Day 3
Apr 21 & 22	Group stage Match Day 4
May 5 & 06	Group stage Match Day 5

Allocation of entries :
Date	Event
May 19 & 20	Group stage Match Day 6
May 27	Round of 16, West Asia
Jun 24	Round of 16, East Asia
Jun 29	Draw for remaining rounds
Sep 23 & 24	Quarter-finals 1st leg
Sep 30	Quarter-finals 2nd leg
Oct 21	Semi-finals 1st leg
Oct 28	Semi-finals 2nd leg
Nov 07	Final (National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan)

Group A :
	HIL	AHL	PAK	SAB
Al-Hilal		2 � 1	2 � 0	1 � 1
Al-Ahli	1 � 3		1 � 2	3 � 5
Pakhtakor	1 � 1	2 � 0		2 � 1
Saba Battery	0 � 1	0 � 0	1 � 2

Group B :
Team
IR Persepolis	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	7
SA Al-Shabab	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
QA Al-Gharafa	4	1	0	3	7	8	−1	3

Group B :
	GHA	SHB	PRS
Al-Gharafa		1 � 3	5 � 1
Al-Shabab	1 � 0		0 � 0
Persepolis	3 � 1	1 � 0

Group C :
	ITT	JAZ	EST	UMS
Al-Ittihad		1 � 1	2 � 1	7 � 0
Al-Jazira	0 � 0		2 � 2	0 � 1
Esteghlal	1 � 1	1 � 1		1 � 1
Umm-Salal	1 � 3	2 � 2	1 � 0

Group D :
	ETT	SHB	BUN	SEP
Al-Ettifaq		4 � 1	4 � 0	2 � 1
Al-Shabab	1 � 4		2 � 0	2 � 1
Bunyodkor	2 � 1	0 � 0		2 � 2
Sepahan	3 � 0	2 � 0	0 � 1

Group E :
Team
JP Nagoya Grampus	6	3	3	0	10	4	+6	12
AU Newcastle Jets	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10
KR Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	6	2	0	4	4	10	−6	6
CN Beijing Guoan	6	1	2	3	4	5	−1	5

Group E :
	BEI	NAG	NEW	ULS
Beijing Guoan		1 � 1	2 � 0	0 � 1
Nagoya Grampus	0 � 0		1 � 1	4 � 1
Newcastle Jets	2 � 1	0 � 1		2 � 0
Ulsan Horang-i	1 � 0	1 � 3	0 � 1

AFC assessment ranking :
	Meet the criteria
	Do not meet the criteria

Group F :
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
JP Gamba Osaka	6	5	0	1	17	4	+13	15
KR FC Seoul	6	3	1	2	14	11	+3	10
CN Shandong Luneng	6	2	1	3	10	9	+1	7
ID Sriwijaya	6	1	0	5	7	24	−17	3

Group F :
	OSA	SEO	SHA	SRI
Gamba Osaka		1 � 2	3 � 0	5 � 0
FC Seoul	2 � 4		1 � 1	5 � 1
Shandong Luneng	0 � 1	2 � 0		5 � 0
Sriwijaya	0 � 3	2 � 4	4 � 2

Group G :
Team
JP Kashima Antlers	6	4	1	1	16	6	+10	13
KR Suwon Bluewings	6	4	0	2	12	8	+4	12
CN Shanghai Shenhua	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1	8
SG SAFFC	6	0	1	5	4	19	−15	1

Group G :
	KAS	SAF	SHA	SUW
Kashima Antlers		5 � 0	2 � 0	3 � 0
SAFFC	1 � 4		1 � 1	0 � 2
Shanghai Shenhua	1 � 1	4 � 1		2 � 1
Suwon Bluewings	4 � 1	3 � 1	2 � 1

Group H :
	CCM	KAW	POH	TIA
CC Mariners		0 � 5	0 � 0	0 � 1
Kawasaki Frontale	2 � 1		0 � 2	1 � 0
Pohang Steelers	3 � 2	1 � 1		1 � 0
Tianjin Teda	2 � 2	3 � 1	0 � 0

Semi-finals :
AFC Champions League 2009 Winners
KR
Pohang Steelers Third Title

Semi-finals :
1	3	2	1	1		2					10
2	GH Prince Tagoe	SA Al-Ettifaq			2	3	2		1				8
3	BR Denilson	KR Pohang Steelers					3	1	1	2			7
4	SA Nasser Al-Shamrani	SA Al-Shabab	1		1	3	1						6
5	SA Mohammed Noor	SA Al-Ittihad								1	3	1	5
	JP Yoshizumi Ogawa	JP Nagoya Grampus				1	2		1	1			5
	MA Hicham Aboucherouane	SA Al-Ittihad	1	1			1		1	1			5
	ME Dejan Damjanović	KR FC Seoul					3	1		1			5
	BR Renatinho	JP Kawasaki Frontale	1		1	1	1		1				5
	UZ Zaynitdin Tadjiyev	UZ Pakhtakor	1	1	1		1		1				5
	BR Araújo	QA Al-Gharafa	1	1		3							5

AFC Champions League seasons
Asian Champion Club Tournament		1967, 1969, 1970, 1971
Asian Club Championship		1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02
Champions League
Seasons		2002 �03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Finals		2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AFC Cup seasons
AFC President's Cup seasons
Other defunct tournaments
Asian Cup Winners Cup		1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002
Asian Super Cup		1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Champions		Pohang Steelers
Runners-up		Al-Ittihad
Eliminated in Semi-finals		Nagoya Grampus * Umm-Salal
Eliminated in Quarter finals		Bunyodkor * Pakhtakor Tashkent * FC Seoul * Kawasaki Frontale
Eliminated in Round of 16		Al-Ettifaq * Al-Hilal * Al-Shabab * Gamba Osaka * Kashima Antlers * Newcastle United Jets * Persepolis * Suwon Bluewings
Eliminated in group stage		Al-Ahli * Al-Gharafa * Al-Jazira * Al-Shabab * Beijing Guoan * Central Coast Mariners * Esteghlal * Saba Qom * Sepahan * Shandong Luneng * Shanghai Shenhua * Sharjah � * Singapore Armed Forces * Sriwijaya * Tianjin Teda * Ulsan Hyundai � Withdrew from the competition after 4 matches.