| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Istiqlol Dushanbe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2. | Al Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:9 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3. | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4. | OKMK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9:13 | -4 | 7 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Al Sharjah | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2. | Tractor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3. | Pakhtakor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6:8 | -2 | 7 | |
| 4. | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2:6 | -4 | 2 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Esteghlal F.C. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14:8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2. | Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11:9 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3. | Al Ahli SC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9:8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4. | Al Shorta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Al Nassr | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2. | Al-Sadd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9:7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3. | Al Wehdat | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 7 | |
| 4. | Foolad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3:6 | -3 | 5 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Persepolis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2. | Al Wahda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3. | Goa | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2:9 | -7 | 3 | |
| 4. | Al Rayyan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6:12 | -6 | 2 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ulsan HD | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13:1 | 12 | 18 | |
| 2. | Pathum United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10:6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3. | Viettel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:9 | -2 | 6 | |
| 4. | Kaya | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2:16 | -14 | 0 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14:2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 2. | Pohang | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3. | Johor DT | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3:9 | -6 | 4 | |
| 4. | Ratchaburi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0:10 | -10 | 2 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Jeonbuk | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22:5 | 17 | 16 | |
| 2. | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3. | Chiangrai Utd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4. | Tampines | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1:27 | -26 | 0 | |
| # | Group I | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27:3 | 24 | 18 | |
| 2. | Daegu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22:6 | 16 | 12 | |
| 3. | United City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4:24 | -20 | 4 | |
| 4. | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3:23 | -20 | 1 | |
| # | Group J | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13:2 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2. | Kitchee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3. | Port MTI FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4. | Guangzhou FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1:17 | -16 | 0 | |
| # | Ranking of second-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Al Wahda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 13 | ||
| 2. | Daegu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22:6 | 12 | ||
| 3. | Pathum United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10:6 | 12 | ||
| 4. | Pohang | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:5 | 11 | ||
| 5. | Kitchee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 11 | ||
| 6. | Tractor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6:3 | 10 | ||
| 7. | Al Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:9 | 10 | ||
| 8. | Al-Sadd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9:7 | 10 | ||
| 9. | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:7 | 9 | ||
| 10. | Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11:9 | 9 |