Group E Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) Newcastle Jets (AUS) Beijing Guoan (CHN) Nagoya Grampus (JPN) Group F Gamba Osaka (JPN) FC Seoul (KOR) Sriwijaya (IDN) Shandong Luneng (CHN) Group G Shanghai Shenhua (CHN) P2 Kashima Antlers (JPN) Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Group H Central Coast Mariners (AUS) Tianjin Teda (CHN) Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) Pohang Steelers (KOR)
I've got a little bit more optimism for Shandong then Shanghai, remeber the Shandong team is practically the same that competited last time they were in this and while their naivety got the better of them they won't be caught out twice. Yeah they're facing the champions but I can easily see them coming second. While Shanghai are a better team then two seasons ago when they last competited they've shown that they don't have the bottle when the going gets tough and I can see them getting ripped by Kashima Antlers. This then leaves them having to fight it out with Suwon Bluewings.
wow all these groups look super tough! But now the Chinese teams won't let their guard down and see the true mettle of our teams. I expect surprises from Shandong to beat Osaka. I expect Shandong to be 1st/2nd, Tianjin 3rd, Shenhua 2nd, Beijing 2nd/3rd. Though Chinese teams still too fragile mentally at finish line! greenlion: bfc is one of the best ftball club (S) in china
2nd place finish means @#$%. Either you advance or you've failed. I actually pay more attention to AFC because there's less likelihood of match fixing. I think Shanghai's group is easier.
in that case, my bad for not updating myself frequently enough 2nd place was never a problem for CSL teams in the Champion's League. However, it's not a lot harder because we've got a lot more K, J, and A-league teams in the ACL instead of these Thailand and Vietnamese teams. The clashes will be much tougher.
i am not too sure correct me on this i remember dalian shide play a game against a west asian club i think it was 2004 and quarterfinal (hao haidong) was in it. the referee red card the goalkeeper and disallowed a goal or two from china. was that game match fixing or just referee error?
It was not match fixing and neither was it error. It was the referee's intention to fix teams from China because of bias and, probably, dislike of the country.
asian cup 2011 world cup 2014 qualifiers hereby after most avoid west asian referee at all cost. personally china is not really good luck with west asian team. kuwait 1-0 china during 2006 world cup qualifying qatar vs. china..iraq vs. china..then lately iran china x 2. god bless chinese football
Beijing Guo'an squads for ACL Players in bold have represented their country at senior international level. No. Position Player 1 GK Zhang Sipeng 2 DF Lang Zheng 3 DF William Paul Modibo 4 DF Zhou Ting 5 MF Darko Matić 6 MF Sui Dongliang 7 MF Wang Changqing 8 DF Yang Pu 9 FW Du Wenhui 11 FW Yan Xiangchuang 13 DF Xu Yunlong 14 MF Wang Dong 15 MF Tao Wei 16 MF Huang Bowen 17 MF Wang Ke 18 MF Lu Jiang 19 MF Yang Hao 20 MF Zhang Xinxi 22 GK Yang Zhi 23 FW Ryan Griffiths 24 FW Yang Yun 26 FW Gao Dawei 27 DF Yu Yang 28 FW Guo Hui 29 FW Joel Griffiths 30 DF Zhang Yonghai (Captain) 34 GK Hou Sen 35 FW Xue Fei 36 MF Zhu Yifan 40 DF Xu Huaiji
Shenhua players list, big surprise no Gao Lin Players list GK : #1 Wang Dalei, #12 Qiu Shenjiong, #22 Zhang Chen DF : #2 Yao Lijun, #4 Xu Yang, #5 Du Wei, #6 Valkanov, #13 Chen Liang, #14 Chen Lei, #17 Sun Ji, #18 Yang Yun, #20 Wang Lin, #28 Feng Qi, #29 Jiang Jiajun, #30 Tao Jin MF :#3 Mark Milligan, #8 Chen Tao,#15 Shen Longyuan, #16 Yu Tao, #19 Fan Lingjiang, #21 Gu Bin, #23 Li Gang, #24 Wang Qiang, #25 Yan Xifu, #26 Wang Hongliang FW : #10 Mao Jianqing, #11 Hernan Barcos, # 7 Hleb, #27 Dong Xuesheng, #31 Bai Xuefeng
Gao Lin failed to renew his contract with Shenhua before the register to ACL, but it is reported shenhua will sign a new contract with him soon
according to Chinese media, the budget of the four CSL teams who plays in ACL are: Beijing Guo'an 150 million RMB (21.9 m USD) Shanghai Shenhua 100 million RMB (14.6 m USD) Shandong Luneng 60 m RMB (8.77 m USD) Tianjin Teda 60 m RMB (8.77 m USD)
wow why is shandong so poor? anyways, hope they beat gamba...they did it to yokohama 4 years ago but that was with zheng zhi and li xiaopeng. milan mrdakovic and li jinyu
Beijing was brilliant in the first 30 min, especially #7 Wang guy on right flank. After that it was some of the worst football i've seen, like back passing, missed passes, bad positioning and tackling. Lost too much possession. Unlikely to beat Nagoya or Ulsan on this form to second spot... Shandong could not handle Gamba's trademark fast passing like Arsenal, so they got their asses handed.
SHandong http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2137.pdf BEijing http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2137.pdf at the half Kawazaki is leading 1-0 vs Tianjin
Great play by Tianjin, smooth passing, fast skillful footwork. Wang xinxin very active, alert and smart passing. Tommasi yellow carded for tough tackle. First half 1-0 to Kawasaki. similar to changchun yatai in style, offensive, fast and skillful football.