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AFC Champions League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

18-20 September 2023

Hanoi FC – Pohang Steelers
Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS)
Fourth Official: Wiwat Jumpaoon (THA)
VAR: Shaun Evans (AUS)
AVAR: Kate Jacewicz (AUS)

Mumbai City – Nassaji Mazandaran
Referee: Shaun Evans (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick (AUS)
Fourth Official: Adam Kersey (AUS)
VAR: Kate Jacewicz (AUS)
AVAR: Alex King (AUS)

Al Faisaly – FC Nasaf
Referee: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Watheq Al Swaiedi (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Baghdadi (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Kim Woo-Sung (KOR)
VAR: Ali Al Qaysi (IRQ)
AVAR: Majed Al Shamrani (KSA)

Al Ittihad – Agmk FC

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Isao Nishihashi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Takumi Takagi (JPN)
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara (JPN)
VAR: Yusuke Araki (JPN)
AVAR: Ryo Tanimoto (JPN)

Air Force Club – Sepahan FC
Referee: Ma Ning (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng (CHN)
Fourth Official: Zhang Lei (CHN)
VAR: Fu Ming (CHN)
AVAR: Jin Jingyuan (CHN)

Al Sadd – Sharjah FC
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronnie Koh (SIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdul Hannan (SIN)
Fourth Official: Liu Kwok Man (HKG)
VAR: Jumpei Iida (JPN)
AVAR: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Al Hilal – Navbahor
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Suqatari (UAE)
4ºA: Sultan Hammadi (UAE)
VAR: Omar Al Ali (UAE)
AVAR: Yahya Al Mulla (UAE)

Yokohama Marinos – Incheon United
Referee: Khalid Al Turais (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari (KSA)
Fourth Official: Tam Ping Wun (HKG)
VAR: Mohammed Al Hoish (KSA)
AVAR: Faisal Al Balawi (KSA)

Ulsan Hyundai – Pathum United
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaithi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Shukri Al Hunfush (KSA)
VAR: Ahmed Darwish (UAE)
AVAR: Mohammed Khadim (UAE)

Kaya Iloilo – Shandong Taishan
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Sayedali Mahmoud (KUW)
Assistant Referee 2: Abbas Hamza (KUW)
Fourth Official: Hussein Yehia (LBN)
VAR: Adel Al Naqbi (UAE)
AVAR: Abdullah Al Shehri (KSA)

Johor Darul Tazim – Kawasaki Frontale
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Zahy Al Shammari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro (AUS)
VAR: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
AVAR: Abdullah Al Kandari (KUW)

Pakhtakor FC – Al Ain
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yoon Jae-Yeol (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Park Sang-Jun (KOR)
Fourth Official: Chae Sang-Hyeon (KOR)
VAR: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR)
AVAR: Kim Dae-Yong (KOR)

Ahal FC – Al Fayha
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf (JOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Roalle (JOR)
Fourth Official: Songkran Bunmeekiart (THA)
VAR: Hanna Hattab (SYR)
AVAR: Ahmed Al Ali (JOR)

FC Istiklol – Al Duhail
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Manea (KUW)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Sadeq (KUW)
Fourth Official: Wang Di (CHN)
VAR: Abdullah Jamali (KUW)
AVAR: Hashem Al Ibrahim (KUW)

Persepolis FC – Al Nassr

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Sapenko (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin (UZB)
Fourth Official: Axrol Riskullayev (UZB)
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)
AVAR: Firdavs Norsafarov (UZB)

Jeonbuk Motors – Kitchee SC
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Saeid Ghasemi (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Alireza Ildorom (IRN)
Fourth Official: Shukri Al Hunfush (KSA)
VAR: Ahmed Darwish (UAE)
AVAR: Mohammed Khadim (UAE)

Melbourne City – Ventforet Kofu
Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al Shammari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Choi Hyun-Jae (KOR)
VAR: Meshari Al Shammari (KSA)
AVAR: Mohamed El Shrief (QAT)

Buriram United – Zhejiang FC
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)
Assistant Referee 1: Zairul Tan (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Arif Rasid (MAS)
Fourth Official: Liu Kwok Man (HKG)
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
AVAR: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Lion City Sailors – Bangkok United
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)
Assistant Referee 1: Vafo Karaev (TJK)
Assistant Referee 2: Xasan Karimov (TJK)
Fourth Official: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
VAR: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
AVAR: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov (UZB)

Wuhan FC – Urawa Red Diamonds
Referee: Omar Al Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Jasem Al Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Saeed Al Marzooqi (UAE)
Fourth Official: Dilan Perera (SRI)
VAR: Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)
AVAR: Yahya Al Mulla (UAE)