The 2017 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 20 February to 10 May 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.

Draw

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows: For the West Region, a draw was held for the three associations with three direct entrants (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC. For the East Region, a draw was held for the two associations with three direct entrants (South Korea, Japan) to determine the seeds 1 placed in order for Groups E and F. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.

The following 32 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 24 direct entrants and the eight winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.

RegionGroupsSeed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4West RegionA–D Al-Ahli Al-Jazira Al-Ain Al-Wahda Al-Ahli Al-Hilal Al-Taawoun Al-Fateh Esteghlal Khuzestan Zob Ahan Persepolis Esteghlal Al-Rayyan Lokomotiv Tashkent Lekhwiya Bunyodkor East RegionE–H FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeju United Ulsan Hyundai Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Guangzhou Evergrande Jiangsu Suning Brisbane Roar Shanghai SIPG Adelaide United Muangthong United Western Sydney Wanderers Eastern

Format

Tiebreakers

Schedule The schedule of each matchday was as follows. Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

MatchdayDatesMatchesMatchday 120–22 February 2017Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2Matchday 227 February – 1 March 2017Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1Matchday 313–15 March 2017Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3Matchday 410–12 April 2017Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1Matchday 524–26 April 2017Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3Matchday 68–10 May 2017Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Notes

References

External links , the-AFC.com AFC Champions League 2017, stats.the-AFC.com