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AFC Champions League Elite Ladder
| Group East | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 13 |
| Gwangju FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Vissel Kobe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 12 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 9 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| Shanghai Port | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Buriram United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Shandong Taishan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| Group West | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Al Hilal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 16 |
| Al Ahli | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
| Al Nassr | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
| Al Sadd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 12 |
| Al Wasl | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Persepolis | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Al Rayyan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| Esteghlal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Al Gharafa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| Al-Ain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
| Al-Shorta | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 2 |