2022 AFC Champions League

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2022 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
8–15 March 2022
Competition proper:
7 April 2022 – 26 February 2023
TeamsGroup stage: 39
Total (maximum): 49
Tournament statistics
Matches played114
Goals scored331 (2.9 per match)
Attendance270,982 (2,377 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Edmilson Junior
(8 goals)
← 2021
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying results)

The 2022 AFC Champions League is the 41st edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th under the current AFC Champions League title.

This season is officially the last season in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule despite actually being held from 2022 to 2023; from next season onwards the competitions will switch to an autumn-to-spring schedule.[1]

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they have not qualified through their domestic performance.[2] This edition sees increase in numbers of preliminary players registration with 35 players can be registered, up from 30 in previous editions. This will pave the way for more foreign players to be included in squad although the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule will be in effect during the match.[3]

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia are the defending champions, having defeated Pohang Steelers in the 2021 final.

Association team allocation

The 47 AFC member associations are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered).[4] The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:[5]

  • The associations are split into two regions (Article 3.1):
  • The top 12 associations in each region are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League.
  • In each region, there are five groups in the group stage, including 16 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 3.2). The slots in each region are distributed as follows:[6][7]
    • The associations ranked 1st and 2nd are each allocated three direct slots and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th are each allocated two direct slots and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 5th are each allocated one direct slot and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 6th are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th to 10th are each allocated one direct slot.
    • The associations ranked 11th and 12th are each allocated one play-off slot.
  • The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are each allocated one play-off slot should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance (Article 3.6). The following rules are applied:
    • If the AFC Champions League title holders or AFC Cup title holders are from associations ranked 1st to 6th, their association is allocated the same number of play-off slots, and they replace the lowest-seeded team from their association. Otherwise, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and they do not replace any team from their association (Articles 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10).
    • If both the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are from the same association which is allocated only one play-off slot, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and only the lowest-seeded team from their association is replaced as a result (Article 3.11).
    • The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are the lowest-seeded teams in the qualifying play-offs if they do not replace any team from their association (Article 3.12).
  • If any association ranked 1st to 6th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots given up are redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 3.13 and 3.14):
    • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is four and the maximum number of direct slots is three (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
    • If any association ranked 3rd to 6th is allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
    • If any association ranked 5th to 6th is allocated two additional direct slots, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
  • If any association ranked 7th to 10th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have their direct slot converted into play-off slot. The direct slot given up is redistributed to the next association ranked 11th or 12th, whose play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed, or if neither are eligible, the highest eligible association by the same criteria as mentioned above (Articles 3.16 and 3.17).
  • If any association with only play-off slot(s), including any association ranked 11th to 12th or those mentioned above, do not fulfill the minimum AFC Champions League criteria, the play-off slot(s) are annulled and not redistributed (Articles 3.19 and 3.20).
  • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 3.4). If this rule is applied, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
  • All participating teams must be granted an AFC Champions League license, and apart from cup winners, finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association do not have enough teams which satisfy this criteria, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
  • If any team granted a license refuses to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

Association ranking

For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,[8][9] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

Participation for 2022 AFC Champions League
Participating
Not participating
(N) Number of teams/associations originally entered, before withdrawal of teams from the competition after the draw
Notes
  1. ^
    Iran (IRN): On 7 January 2022, the AFC announced that Esteghlal and Persepolis had not satisfied the mandatory criteria of the AFC Club Licensing Regulations, and their licences were withdrawn by the AFC's independent Entry Control Body, and thus were declared ineligible to participate in the 2022 AFC Champions League.[10]
  2. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): Al-Najaf, the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League third place, failed to obtain an AFC license,[11] and Al-Shorta, the league's fourth placed team, declined to participate in Al-Najaf's place.[12] Therefore, Iraq's second play-off round slot was annulled.
  3. ^
    Lebanon (LBN): Lebanon did not implement the club licensing system.[13]
  4. ^
    China (CHN): Changchun Yatai, withdrew from the competition after the draw,[14] with Shanghai Port withdrawing on 11 April, as a result of lockdown measures enforced in Shanghai as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
  5. ^
    North Korea (PRK): North Korea did not implement the club licensing system.[13]
  6. ^
    Myanmar (MYA): The team from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Champions League, Shan United, withdrew from the competition after the draw.[16]

Teams

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.

Notes
  1. ^
    Title holders (TH): Al-Hilal are the title holders.
  2. ^
    Jordan (JOR): The 2021 Jordanian Pro League champions Al-Ramtha were not granted an AFC Champions League license.[13]
  3. ^
    Saudi Arabia (KSA): Al-Ittihad, the 2020–21 Saudi Professional League third place, failed to obtain an AFC license.[17] As a result, Al-Taawoun, the league's fourth placed team, entered the qualifying play-offs.[18]
  4. ^
    Myanmar (MYA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar plus the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and protests, the 2021 Myanmar National League was not held by the Myanmar Football Federation.
  5. ^
    Philippines (PHI): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 Philippines Football League was cancelled. The Philippine Football Federation has nominated United City, the 2020 Philippines Football League champions, to participate.[19]
  6. ^
    Syria (SYR): The 2020–21 Syrian Premier League champions Tishreen were not granted an AFC Champions League license, and will play in the 2022 AFC Cup instead.[13][20]
  7. ^
    Turkmenistan (TKM): Only Ahal were granted an AFC Champions League license, so the Ýokary Liga champions Altyn Asyr were only eligible for the 2022 AFC Cup.[13][20]
  8. ^
    Vietnam (VIE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, the 2021 V.League 1 and 2021 Vietnamese Cup were both abandoned by the Vietnam Football Federation. It was decided that the league's first-placed team Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC at the time of abandonment would take the AFC Champions League slot,[21] with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second- and third-placed teams.[22]
  9. ^
    Withdrawn Teams 1 (WDN1): Shan United withdrew from the competition on 19 January 2022.[23]
  10. ^
    Withdrawn Teams 2 (WDN2): Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition on 1 March 2022.[24]
  11. ^
    Withdrawn Teams 3 (WDN3): Shanghai Port withdrew from the competition on 11 April 2022, as a result of the recent lockdown measures enforced in Shanghai.[15]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[25]

Stage Round Draw date West Region East Region
Preliminary stage Preliminary round No draw — 8 March 2022
Play-off stage Play-off round 15 March 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 17 January 2022 7–8 April 2022 15–16 April 2022
Matchday 2 10–11 April 2022 18–19 April 2022
Matchday 3 14–15 April 2022 21–22 April 2022
Matchday 4 18–19 April 2022 24–25 April 2022
Matchday 5 22–23 April 2022 27–28 April 2022
Matchday 6 26–27 April 2022 30 April – 1 May 2022
Knockout stage Round of 16 3–4 February 2023 18–19 August 2022
Quarter-finals TBD 7 February 2023 22 August 2022
Semi-finals 10 February 2023 25 August 2022
Final 19 and 26 February 2023

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

Original schedule for 2022 AFC Champions League
Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 4 January 2022
Preliminary round 2 11 January 2022
Play-off stage Play-off round 18 January 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 7–9 February 2022
Matchday 2 14–16 February 2022
Matchday 3 28 February – 2 March 2022
Matchday 4 14–16 March 2022
Matchday 5 4–6 April 2022
Matchday 6 18–20 April 2022
Knockout stage Round of 16 9–11 May 2022 23–25 May 2022
Quarter-finals 15–17 August 2022 29–31 August 2022
Semi-finals 13–14 September 2022 4–5 October 2022
Final 22 October 2022 29 October 2022

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

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.[26] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 33 direct entrants.

Preliminary round

A total of two teams played in the preliminary round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Sydney FC Australia 5–0 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Melbourne Victory Australia Cancelled[note 1] Myanmar Shan United

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) 		Syria Al-Jaish
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 0–2 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Sharjah United Arab Emirates 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p) 		Iraq Al-Zawraa
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Changchun Yatai China Cancelled[note 2] Australia Sydney FC
Vissel Kobe Japan 4–3 (a.e.t.) Australia Melbourne Victory
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 3–0 Thailand Port
Daegu FC South Korea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p) 		Thailand Buriram United

Group stage

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

In the group stage, each group was played in a double round-robin format in centralised venues. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL RYN SHJ IST
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (H) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13[a] Advance to Round of 16 — 0–2 2–1 1–0
2 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13[a] 0–3 — 3–1 1–0
3 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 2–2 1–1 — 2–1
4 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 0–3 2–3 2–0 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Equal on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Hilal +1, Al-Rayyan –1.

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB MUM QWJ AJZ
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (H) 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 — 6–0 3–0 3–0
2 India Mumbai City 6 2 1 3 3 11 −8 7[a] 0–3 — 1–0 0–0
3 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 1–1 1–2 — 3–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–0 1–2 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 6, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0.

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOO SAH GHA AHA
1 Iran Foolad 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–1 0–0 1–0
2 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 4 0 14 7 +7 10 1–1 — 8–2 2–1
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 0–1 1–1 — 2–0
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 0–1 1–1 4–2 —
Source: AFC

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUH TWN SEP PAK
1 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 5 0 1 17 9 +8 15 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–2 5–2 3–2
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun (H) 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7[a] 3–4 — 3–0 0–1
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7[a] 0–1 1–1 — 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6 0–3 5–4 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4, Sepahan 1.

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAI NAS SAD WEH
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly (H) 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9[a] Advance to Round of 16 — 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9[a] 0–1 — 3–1 2–0
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–0 1–1 — 5–2
4 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6 1–1 2–2 3–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly 4, Nasaf Qarshi 1.

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAE URA LCS SDT
1 South Korea Daegu FC 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13[a] Advance to Round of 16 — 1–0 0–3 4–0
2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 1 1 20 2 +18 13[a] 0–0 — 6–0 5–0
3 Singapore Lion City Sailors 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 1–2 1–4 — 3–2
4 China Shandong Taishan 6 0 1 5 2 24 −22 1 0–7 0–5 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Daegu FC 4, Urawa Red Diamonds 1.

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BGP MCY JND UCT
1 Thailand BG Pathum United (H) 6 3 3 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–1 0–0 5–0
2 Australia Melbourne City 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 0–0 — 2–1 3–0
3 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–2 1–1 — 2–0
4 Philippines United City 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–3 0–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YFM JBH HOA SYD
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to Round of 16 — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 1–1 — 1–0 0–0
3 Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai (H) 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Australia Sydney FC 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 0–1 2–3 1–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KSF ULS GZH
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim (H) 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to Round of 16 — 0–5 2–1 5–0
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 2 1 17 4 +13 11 0–0 — 1–1 1–0
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10 1–2 3–2 — 3–0
4 China Guangzhou 6 0 0 6 0 24 −24 0 0–2 0–8 0–5 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group J

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VKO KIT CRU SHP
1 Japan Vissel Kobe 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 8 Advance to Round of 16 — 2–1 6–0 Canc.
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 2–2 — 1–0 Canc.
3 Thailand Chiangrai United (H) 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 0–0 2–3 — Canc.
4 China Shanghai Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[29] Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Region

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 Advance to Round of 16
2 C United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 6 2 4 0 14 7 +7 10
3 E Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
4 D Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7
5 B India Mumbai City 6 2 1 3 3 11 −8 7
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

East Region

As Group J only had three teams remaining, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups F–I were omitted in this ranking.[29]

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 Advance to Round of 16
2 F Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 2 1 1 10 2 +8 7
3 J Hong Kong Kitchee 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
4 G Australia Melbourne City 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
5 I Japan Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 2 1 8 4 +4 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. All ties were played as a single-leg match (Regulations Article 9.1), except for the final, which was played over two legs. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3 and 10.1).[26]

Round of 16

The round of 16 was played over one leg, with the matchups determined by the combination tables based on which group runners-up qualified.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2–0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
Al-Duhail Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p) 		Qatar Al-Rayyan
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia 0–1 Iran Foolad
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Daegu FC South Korea 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
BG Pathum United Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong Kitchee
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0–5 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Vissel Kobe Japan 3–2 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played over one leg.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Duhail Qatar 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Foolad Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Vissel Kobe Japan 1–3 (a.e.t.) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 4–0 Thailand BG Pathum United

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played over one leg.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Duhail Qatar 0–7 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) 		Japan Urawa Red Diamonds

Final

The final was played over two legs.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–1Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 50,881
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Carrillo 48' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 53,574
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

As of 1 May 2022
  Team eliminated for this round.
  Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 R16 QF SF F1 F2 Total
1 Belgium Edmilson Junior Qatar Al-Duhail 1 3 2 2 8
2 Brazil Bergson Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 1 2 6
Brazil Zeca South Korea Daegu FC 3 1 1 1
4 Argentina Federico Cartabia United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 1 1 1 2 5
Brazil Carlos Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 2 1
Japan Yusuke Matsuo Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 2
7 Ivory Coast Yohan Boli Qatar Al-Rayyan 2 1 4
Japan Yu Kobayashi Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 2
Kenya Michael Olunga Qatar Al-Duhail 1 1 2
Turkmenistan Arslanmyrat Amanow Turkmenistan Ahal 1 3

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[26]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shan United withdrew from the AFC Champions League and Melbourne Victory entered the play-off round instead of the preliminary round.[27]
  2. ^ Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition after the draw. AFC decided to cancel the play-off match, and the winner of preliminary stage, Sydney FC, automatically advanced to the group stage.[28]

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