Formula invariata rispetto all’edizione precedente; Indonesia e Tailandia vengono però rappresentate da un solo club ciascuna, per far posto all’ingresso di due club australiani, la cui federazione si era appena affiliata alla AFC.

PRIMA FASE

N.B.: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) ammesso direttamente ai quarti di finale in qualità di detentore del titolo.

GRUPPO A

Al-Rayyan SC

-

Al-Wahda Abu-Dhabi

0-1

0-3

Al-Arabi SC

-

Al-Zawra SC

0-1

2-3

Al-Wahda Abu-Dhabi

-

Al-Arabi SC

4-1

2-3

Al-Zawra SC

-

Al-Rayyan SC

0-0

3-1

Al-Arabi SC

-

Al-Rayyan SC

1-1

3-1

Al-Zawra SC

-

Al-Wahda Abu-Dhabi

1-2

1-1

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Al-WahdaAbu-Dhabi (UAE)

13

6

4

1

1

13

6

Al-Zawra SC (IRQ)

11

6

3

2

1

9

6

Al-Arabi SC (KUW)

7

6

2

1

3

10

12

Al-Rayyan SC (QAT)

2

6

0

2

4

3

11

GRUPPO B

Al-Hilal Riyadh

-

Al-Kuwait SC

1-1

0-0

Al-Kuwait SC

-

Pakhtakor Tashkent

0-1

1-2

Pakhtakor Tashkent

-

Al-Hilal Riyadh

0-2

2-0

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Al-HilalRiyadh (KSA)

8

4

2

2

0

5

1

Pakhtakor Tashkent (UZB)

6

4

2

0

2

3

5

Al-Kuwait SC (KUW)

2

4

0

2

2

2

4

Esteghlal FC (IRN) (1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1): Esteghlal FC (IRN) squalificati per aver iscritto i giocatori in ritardo alla competizione.

GRUPPO C

Al-Karamah Homs

-

Al-Sadd SC

2-1

1-1

Al-Najaf FC

-

FK Neftchi Fergana

0-1

1-1

FK Neftchi Fergana

-

Al-Karamah Homs

2-1

0-2

Al-Sadd SC

-

Al-Najaf FC

1-4

0-1

Al-Sadd SC

-

FK Neftchi Fergana

2-0

1-2

Al-Karamah Homs

-

Al-Najaf FC

1-1

4-2

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Al-KaramahHoms (SYR)

11

6

3

2

1

11

7

FK Neftchi Fergana (UZB)

10

6

3

1

2

6

7

Al-Najaf FC (IRQ)

8

6

2

2

2

9

8

Al-Sadd SC (QAT)

4

6

1

1

4

6

10

GRUPPO D

Sepahan FC

-

Al-Ittihad Halab

2-1

5-0

Al-Ain FC

-

Al-Shabab Riyadh

0-2

0-2

Al-Ittihad Halab

-

Al-Ain FC

0-0

1-1

Al-Shabab Riyadh

-

Sepahan FC

0-1

0-1

Al-Ain FC

-

Sepahan FC

3-2

1-1

Al-Shabab Riyadh

-

Al-Ittihad Halab

4-0

1-1

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

SepahanFC (IRN)

13

6

4

1

1

12

5

Al-Shabab Riyadh (KSA)

10

6

3

1

2

9

3

Al-Ain FC (UAE)

6

6

1

3

2

5

8

Al-Ittihad Halab (SYR)

3

6

0

3

3

3

13

GRUPPO E

Shanghai Shenhua

-

Sydney FC

1-2

0-0

Urawa Red Diamonds

-

Persik Kediri

3-0

3-3

Persik Kediri

-

Shanghai Shenhua

1-0

0-6

Sydney FC

-

Urawa Red Diamonds

2-2

0-0

Urawa Red Diamonds

-

Shanghai Shenhua

1-0

0-0

Persik Kediri

-

Sydney FC

2-1

0-3

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

10

6

2

4

0

9

5

Sydney FC (AUS)

9

6

2

3

1

8

5

Persik Kediri (IDN)

7

6

2

1

3

6

16

Shanghai Shenhua (CHN)

5

6

1

2

3

7

4

GRUPPO F

Arema Malang

-

Kawasaki Frontale

1-3

0-3

Bangkok University FC

-

Chunnam Dragons

0-0

2-3

Kawasaki Frontale

-

Bangkok University FC

1-1

2-1

Chunnam Dragons

-

Arema Malang

2-0

1-0

Chunnam Dragons

-

Kawasaki Frontale

1-3

0-3

Bangkok University FC

-

Arema Malang

0-0

0-1

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

16

6

5

1

0

15

4

Chunnam Dragons (KOR)

10

6

3

1

2

7

8

Arema Malang (IDN)

4

6

1

1

4

2

9

Bangkok University FC (THA)

3

6

0

3

3

4

7

GRUPPO G

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

-

Gach Dong Tam Long An

4-1

2-1

Adelaide United FC

-

Shandong Luneng Taishan

0-1

2-2

Gach Dong Tam Long An

-

Adelaide United FC

0-2

0-3

Shandong Luneng Taishan

-

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

2-1

0-3

Adelaide United FC

-

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

2-2

0-1

Shandong Luneng Taishan

-

Gach Dong Tam Long An

4-0

3-2

CLASSIFICA

P.ti

G

V

N

P

GF

GS

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR)

13

6

4

1

1

13

6

Shandong Luneng Taishan (CHN)

13

6

4

1

1

12

8

Adelaide United FC (AUS)

8

6

2

2

2

9

6

Gach Dong Tam Long An (VIE)

0

6

0

0

6

4

18

QUARTI DI FINALE

Sepahan FC (IRN)

-

Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

0-0

0-0

5-4 r.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR)

-

Al-Karamah Homs (SYR)

2-1

2-0

Al-Wahda Abu-Dhabi (UAE)

-

Al-Hilal Riyadh (KSA)

0-0

1-1

Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

-

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR)

2-1

2-0

SEMIFINALI

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR)

-

Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

2-2

2-2

4-5 r.

Sepahan FC (IRN)

-

Al-Wahda Abu-Dhabi (UAE)

3-1

0-0

FINALE ANDATA

07/11/2007, ISFAHAN, Foolad Shahr Stadium

SEPAHAN FC (IRN)

-

URAWA RED DIAMONDS (JPN)

1-1

SEPAHAN FC: Mohammad Savari, Hadi Aghili, Mohsen Bengar, Jalal Akbari (Mohsen Hamidi 60’), Ehsan Hajsafi, Hossein Kazemi, Ebrahim Loveinian (Emad Mohammed 75’), Moharram Navidkia, Hossein Papi, Mahmoud Karimi, Mehdi Seyed Salehi. Allenatore: Luka Bonacic (CRO).

URAWA RED DIAMONDS: Ryota Tsuzuki, Satoshi Horinouchi, Takahito Soma, Keisuke Tsuboi, Nobuhisa Yamada, Yuki Abe, Tadaaki Hirakawa, Hajime Hosogai (Shunsuke Tsutsumi 46’), Robson Ponte, Tatsuya Tanaka (Yuichiro Nagai 60’), Masayuki Okano (Sergio Escudero 60’). Allenatore: Holberg Osieck (GER).

Marcatori: Robson Ponte (U) 45’, Mahmoud Karimi (S) 47’.

Arbitro: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (MAS). Spettatori: 30.000.

FINALE RITORNO

14/11/2007, SAITAMA, Saitama Stadium

URAWA RED DIAMONDS (JPN)

-

SEPAHAN FC (IRN)

2-0

URAWA RED DIAMONDS: Ryota Tsuzuki, Satoshi Horinouchi, Takahito Soma, Keisuke Tsuboi, Nobuhisa Yamada, Yuki Abe, Tadaaki Hirakawa (Hideki Uchidate 75’), Hajime Hosogai, Robson Ponte (Keita Suzuki 60’), Yuichiro Nagai, Masayuki Okano (Tatsuya Tanaka 75’). Allenatore: Holberg Osieck (GER).

SEPAHAN FC: Mohammad Savari, Hadi Aghili, Mohsen Bengar (Abdul-Wahab Labid 60’), Jalal Akbari (Emad Mohammed 75’), Ehsan Hajsafi (Mohsen Hamidi 46’), Hossein Kazemi, Ebrahim Loveinian, Moharram Navidkia, Hossein Papi, Mahmoud Karimi, Mehdi Seyed Salehi. Allenatore: Luka Bonacic (CRO).

Marcatori: Yuichiro Nagai (U) 22’, Yuki Abe (U) 71’.

Arbitro: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB). Spettatori: 59.000.

MARCATORI

7 reti

Mota (BRA)

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR)

5 reti

Kim Dong Hyun (KOR)

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR)

Mehdi Seyed Salehi (IRN)

Sepahan FC (IRN)

4 reti

Rodrigão (BRA)

Al-Hilal Riyadh (KSA)

Firas Al Khatib (SYR)

Al-Arabi SC (KUW)

Saeed Mohsen (IRQ)

Al-Najaf FC (IRQ)

Steve Corica (AUS)

Sydney FC (AUS)

Travis Dodd (AUS)

Adelaide United FC (AUS)

Robson Ponte (BRA)

Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)