AFC Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

6 March 2012
Al Rayyan – Esteghlal
Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Hakan Anaz (AUS)
Fourth Official: Jameel Abdulhusain (BHR)

Nasaf Qarshi – Al Jazeera

Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yang Byoung-Eun (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Jong-Min (KOR)
Fourth Official: Kim Dae-Yong (KOR)

Baniyas – Al Arabi

Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammadreza Abdulfazli (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Said Alinezhadian (IRN)
Fourth Official: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (YEM)

Al Ittihad – Pakhtakor

Referee: Minoru Tojo (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Toshiyuki Nagi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Haruhiro Otsuka (JPN)
Fourth Official: Jumpei Iida (JPN)

Bunyodkor – Adelaide United

Referee: Andre El Haddad (LIB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ziad Birak (LIB)
Assistant Referee 2: Hadi El Kassir (LIB)
Fourth Official: Radwan Ghandour (LIB)

Gamba Osaka – Pohang Steelers

Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Hassan al-Thawadi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Yasser Al Naimi (QAT)
Fourth Official: Muhammad Al Kuwari (QAT)

Ulsan Hyundai – Beijing Guoan

Referee: Muhammad Al Zarouni (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Al Jallaf (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Muhammad Al Nahlawi (SYR)
Fourth Official: Hamad Al Hashmi (UAE)

Brisbane Roar – FC Tokyo

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Ilyasov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrey Bukatin (UZB)
Fourth Official: Suhaizi Shukri (MAS)

7 March 2012
Lekhwiya – Al Ahli

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Salman (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nawaf Mussa (BHR)
Fourth Official: Hasan Abdulshaheed (BHR)

Sepahan – Al Nasr

Referee: Tan Hai (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Su Jige (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Huo Weiming (CHN)
Fourth Official: Wang Zhe (CHN)

Al Shabab – Al Gharafa

Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (SIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jeffrey Gek Pheng (SIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tzu Edwin Lee (SIN)
Fourth Official: Sukhbir Singh (SIN)

Al Hilal – Persepolis

Referee: Lee Min-Hu (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yoon Kwang-Yeol (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kim Sung-Il (KOR)
Fourth Official: Tong Kui Sum (HKG)

Nagoya Grampus – Seongnam FC

Referee: Nawaf Shukrallah (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Salah (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Fahad Al Amri (KSA)
Fourth Official: Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA)

Tianjin Teda – Central Coast Mariners

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamad Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Khalid Al Hinai (OMA)
Fourth Official: Yaqoub Abdulbaki (OMA)

Buriram United – Kashiwa Reysol

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ)
Fourth Official: Hettikamkanamge Perera (SRI)

Joenbuk Hyundai – Guangzhou FC

Referee: Said Yazdi (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Reza Sukhandan (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Alireza Kahouri (IRN)
Fourth Official: Akbar Bakhshizadih (IRN)