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2018 AFC Champions League#Qualifying play-off

{{Short description|37th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Champions League

| year = 2018

| dates = Qualifying:
16–30 January 2018
Competition proper:
{{nowrap|12 February – 10 November 2018}}

| num_teams = Competition proper: 32
Total: 46

| associations = 20

| champion_other = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

| matches = 126

| goals = 364

| attendance = {{#expr:+ 4138 + 1253 + 2833 + 14477 + 3360 + 7345 + 41520 + 19020 + 3215 + 100 + 621 + 1500 + 5440 + 2150 + 1764 + 6322 + 3114 + 4023 + 6375 + 1839 + 4760 + 3678 + 700 + 4212 + 25830 + 5895 + 12348 + 5842 + 20978 + 33170 + 4133 + 5841 + 18349 + 5169 + 32170 + 250 + 5038 + 24010 + 8856 + 4175 + 10036 + 22535 + 9138 + 90000 + 15126 + 37221 + 4500 + 6178 + 8704 + 21213 + 6776 + 13519 + 8691 + 5541 + 7771 + 15314 + 7187 + 6299 + 4487 + 17418 + 5127 + 12193 + 2398 + 16697 + 11189 + 20757 + 6639 + 4040 + 834 + 21657 + 8422 + 7148 + 28893 + 3993 + 9885 + 10041 + 6958 + 37693 + 8479 + 4035 + 9066 + 10533 + 39692 + 1355 + 6349 + 9192 + 4870 + 22918 + 6442 + 3904 + 8636 + 21990 + 3756 + 20028 + 9855 + 6229 + 5821 + 80000 + 3613 + 24150 + 10160 + 75680 + 7124 + 6853 + 23508 + 48632 + 10382 + 11218 + 1648 + 3176 + 8860 + 19697 + 78116 + 6462 + 6650 + 71312 + 13634 + 8718 + 9385 + 8028 + 9087 + 81350 + 13044 + 10296 + 35022 + 100000}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah {{nowrap|(13 goals)}}

| player = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Suzuki

| fair_play = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2019

}}

The 2018 AFC Champions League was the 37th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title.

Kashima Antlers won the title for the first time, defeating Persepolis in the final, and qualified as the AFC representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-champions-league-2018-regulations|title=2018 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

Urawa Red Diamonds were the title holders, but they were unable to defend their title as they finished seventh in the 2017 J1 League and were eliminated in the fourth round of the 2017 Emperor's Cup, thus did not qualify for the tournament. It marked the second season in a row without title holders after Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were disqualified in 2017 as a result of their involvement in a match-fixing scandal in 2016.

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/revamp-of-afc-competitions|title=Revamp of AFC competitions|publisher=AFC|date=25 January 2014}} which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/executive-committee/exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals|title=ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals|publisher=AFC|date=16 April 2014}} The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.2):{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/entry-manual-afc-club-competitions-2017-2020-33728|title=Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}

  • The associations were split into two regions:
  • West Region consists of the associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), and the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
  • East Region consists of the associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
  • In each region, there are four groups in the group stage, including a total of 12 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
  • The top 12 associations in each region as per the AFC rankings are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria.
  • The top six associations in each region get at least one direct slot in the group stage, while the remaining associations get only play-off slots (as well as AFC Cup group stage slots):
  • The associations ranked 1st and 2nd each get three direct slots and one play-off slot.
  • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each get two direct slots and two play-off slots.
  • The associations ranked 5th each get one direct slot and two play-off slots.
  • The associations ranked 6th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot.
  • The associations ranked 7th to 12th each get one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association is one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gives up its direct slots, they are redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of three direct slots.
  • If any association gives up its play-off slots, they are annulled and not redistributed to any other association.

For the 2018 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-ma-ranking-as-of-30-november-2016-36584|title=AFC MA Ranking (as of 30 November 2016)|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}} which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2013 and 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_ma_ranking_mechanics.pdf|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics (2016 version)|publisher=AFC}}

cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=1 style="font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse"
bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2018 AFC Champions League
bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20|

|Participating

bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20|

|Not participating

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+West Region
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=3|Play-off

{{small|Region}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
{{nowrap|round 2}}}}

!{{small|Prelim.
{{nowrap|round 1}}}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

2align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates

|87.555

3100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

3align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} Saudi Arabia{{Cref2|KSA}}

|84.698

2000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

4align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Iran

|78.908

3100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

5align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Qatar

|78.171

3100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

9align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Uzbekistan

|56.876

1200
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 6

10align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Iraq{{Cref2|IRQ}}

|37.240

0000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 7

11align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait{{Cref2|KUW}}

|36.457

0000
bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 8

13align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} Syria{{Cref2|SYR}}

|34.257

0000
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 9

15align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan

|31.213

0100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|10

18align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} India

|27.930

0100
bgcolor=#90ee77

|11

19align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Bahrain

|27.353

0100
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|12

20align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} Lebanon{{Cref2|LIB}}

|22.077

0000
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|12

800
colspan=3|8
colspan=4|20

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+East Region
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=3 width=200|Member
Association

!rowspan=3|Points

!colspan=4|Slots

rowspan=2|Group
stage

!colspan=3|Play-off

{{small|Region}}

!{{small|AFC}}

!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}
round}}

!{{small|Prelim.
{{nowrap|round 2}}}}

!{{small|Prelim.
{{nowrap|round 1}}}}

bgcolor=#90ee77

| 1

1align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} South Korea

|96.311

3100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 2

6align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan

|75.807

3100
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 3

7align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} China

|72.719

2200
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 4

8align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia{{Cref2|AUS}}

|72.599

2010
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 5

12align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

|34.753

1020
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 6

14align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong

|31.797

1010
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 7

16align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam

|29.273

0010
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 8

17align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia

|28.865

0010
bgcolor=#90ee77

| 9

21align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia

|20.372

0001
bgcolor=#90ee77

|10

24align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} Myanmar

|17.220

0001
bgcolor=#90ee77

|11

25align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines

|17.188

0001
bgcolor=#90ee77

|12

27align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore

|13.664

0001
colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total

!rowspan=2|12

464
colspan=3|14
colspan=4|26

{{col-end}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc|2}}

{{Cnote2|AUS|Australia (AUS): The top division run by the Football Federation Australia, the A-League, only have nine Australia-based teams in the 2016–17 season, so Australia can only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).}}

{{Cnote2|IRQ|Iraq (IRQ): Iraq did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.{{cite web|title=List of Licensed Clubs for AFC Champions League 2018|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/list-of-licensed-clubs-for-afc-champions-league-2018|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=20 December 2017|format=PDF}}}}

{{Cnote2|KUW|Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association at the entry deadline.{{cite web|title=FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516152844/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2016|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 May 2016}} (Even if its suspension were lifted, Kuwaiti clubs would not enter since Kuwait did not implement club licensing system.)}}

{{Cnote2|LIB|Lebanon (LIB): Lebanon did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2|KSA|Saudi Arabia (KSA): Saudi Arabia had only two entries as Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad, the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League 3rd place and 4th place, which would have entered the group stage and qualifying play-offs respectively, failed to obtain an AFC licence, and no other teams below them in the league were eligible to replace them, as all other licensed teams from Saudi Arabia finished in the bottom half of the league and did not meet the sporting criteria (Entry Manual 12.6).}}

{{Cnote2|SYR|Syria (SYR): Syria did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Teams

The following 46 teams from 20 associations entered the competition.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+West Region

|+Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira

|2016–17 UAE Pro-League champions

|10th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wahda

|2016–17 UAE President's Cup winners

|9th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wasl

|2016–17 UAE Pro-League runners-up

|2nd {{small|(2008)}}

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|2016–17 Saudi Professional League champions and 2017 King Cup winners

|14th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|2016–17 Saudi Professional League runners-up

|10th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

|2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League champions and 2017 Iranian Super Cup winners

|7th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League runners-up

|9th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|IRN}} Tractor

|2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 3rd place{{Cref2|Note IRN}}

|5th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail

|2016–17 Qatar Stars League champions

|7th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|2017 Emir of Qatar Cup winners
2016–17 Qatar Stars League runners-up

|13th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Rayyan

|2016–17 Qatar Stars League 3rd place

|8th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|UZB}} Lokomotiv Tashkent

|2017 Uzbek League champions and 2017 Uzbekistan Cup winners

|6th {{small|(2017)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

|2016–17 UAE Pro-League 4th place{{Cref2|Note UAE}}

|13th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|IRN}} Zob Ahan

|2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 4th place{{Cref2|Note IRN}}

|7th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|2016–17 Qatar Stars League 5th place{{Cref2|Note QAT}}

|9th {{small|(2013)}}

{{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf Qarshi

|2017 Uzbek League runners-up

|6th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|2017 Uzbek League 3rd place

|14th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|2016–17 Jordan League champions

|2nd {{small|({{nowrap|2002–03}})}}

{{flagicon|IND}} Aizawl

|2016–17 I-League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|BHR}} Malkiya

|2016–17 Bahrain First Division League champions

|1st

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+East Region

|+Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|2017 K League Classic champions

|11th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan Hyundai

|2017 Korean FA Cup winners

|6th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeju United

|2017 K League Classic runners-up

|3rd {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kawasaki Frontale

|2017 J1 League champions

|6th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|JPN}} Cerezo Osaka

|2017 Emperor's Cup winners
2017 J1 League 3rd place

|3rd {{small|(2014)}}

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

|2017 J1 League runners-up

|8th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

|2017 Chinese Super League champions

|7th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua

|2017 Chinese FA Cup winners

|8th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney FC

|2016–17 A-League premiers and 2017 A-League Grand Final winners

|4th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

|2016–17 A-League regular season runners-up

|6th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|THA}} Buriram United

|2017 Thai League T1 champions

|7th {{small|(2016)}}

{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

|2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League champions

|4th {{small|(2017)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|2017 K League Classic 3rd place

|9th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashiwa Reysol

|2017 J1 League 4th place

|4th {{small|(2015)}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai SIPG

|2017 Chinese Super League runners-up

|3rd {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian

|2017 Chinese Super League 3rd place

|1st

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 2

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane Roar

|2016–17 A-League regular season 3rd place

|5th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|THA}} Chiangrai United

|2017 Thai FA Cup winners

|1st

{{flagicon|THA}} Muangthong United

|2017 Thai League T1 runners-up

|7th {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|HKG}} Eastern

|2016–17 Hong Kong season play-off winners

|2nd {{small|(2017)}}

{{flagicon|VIE}} FLC Thanh Hóa

|2017 V.League 1 runners-up{{Cref2|Note VIE}}

|1st

{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim

|2017 Malaysia Super League champions

|4th {{small|(2017)}}

class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"

|+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 1

width=25%|Team

!width=60%|Qualifying method

!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}

{{flagicon|IDN}} Bali United

|2017 Liga 1 runners-up{{Cref2|Note IDN}}

|1st

{{flagicon|MYA}} Shan United

|2017 Myanmar National League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|2017 Philippines Football League champions

|1st

{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

|2017 S.League runners-up{{Cref2|Note SIN}}

|4th {{small|(2017)}}

{{col-end}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note IDN|Indonesia (IDN): Bhayangkara, the 2017 Liga 1 champions, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, Bali United, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.{{cite web|title=PSSI Tolak Banding Klub Terkait Lisensi AFC|language=id|trans-title=PSSI reject club appeals related to AFC license|url=http://www.goal.com/id/berita/pssi-tolak-banding-klub-terkait-lisensi-afc/1oostir7522cj1s11ywio6rtrc|publisher=Goal.com|date=31 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note IRN|Iran (IRN): Naft Tehran, the 2016–17 Hazfi Cup winners, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, Tractor, the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 3rd place, entered the groups stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Zob Ahan, the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}

{{Cnote2|Note QAT|Qatar (QAT): El Jaish, the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League 4th place, were merged into Lekhwiya to form Al-Duhail after the 2016–17 season. As a result, Al-Gharafa, the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-offs.{{cite web|title=Lekhwiya, Al Jaish Clubs to Merge into One Club under the Name of Al Duhail Sports Club|url=http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/News/17041021590084/Lekhwiya-Al-Jaish-Clubs-to-Merge-into-One-Club-under-the-Name-of-Al-Duhail-Sports-Club|website=www.qna.org.qa|access-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412061447/http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/News/17041021590084/Lekhwiya-Al-Jaish-Clubs-to-Merge-into-One-Club-under-the-Name-of-Al-Duhail-Sports-Club|archive-date=2017-04-12|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note SIN|Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2017 S.League champions, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}

{{Cnote2|Note UAE|United Arab Emirates (UAE): Al-Ahli, the 2016–17 UAE Pro-League 3rd place, merged with Al-Shabab and Dubai to form Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai after the 2016–17 season, and were excluded from the AFC Champions League for failing to be in existence for the necessary three year requirement. As a result, Al-Ain, the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs (initially they failed to obtain an AFC licence but later won their appeal).{{cite web|title=Al Ain ruled out of next year's ACL|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/al-ain-ruled-out-of-next-year-s-acl-1.2107520|publisher=Gulf News|date=17 October 2017|access-date=20 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Al Ain cleared to play in AFC Champions League|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/al-ain-cleared-to-play-in-afc-champions-league-1.2116375|publisher=Gulf News|date=31 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note VIE|Vietnam (VIE): Quảng Nam, the 2017 V.League 1 champions, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, FLC Thanh Hóa, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/vn/tintuc/afc-flc-thanh-hoa-thay-quang-nam-da-afc-champions-league/12d01gdq7ktixzy1kfasvx8a2|title=AFC: FLC THANH HÓA THAY QUẢNG NAM ĐÁ AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE|publisher=Goal.com|date=30 November 2017}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

{{Location map+|AFC|width=1000|float=left|caption=Location of teams of the 2018 AFC Champions League.
8px West Region
8px East Region
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{{nowrap|Al-Sadd}}
{{nowrap|Al-Rayyan}}
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competition-calendar-2018|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2018|publisher=AFC|date=11 January 2018}}

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Stage

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

rowspan=2|Preliminary stage

|Preliminary round 1

|rowspan=3|No draw

|colspan=2|16 January 2018

Preliminary round 2

|colspan=2|23 January 2018

Play-off stage

|Play-off round

|colspan=2|30 January 2018

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=7|6 December 2017

|colspan=2|12–14 February 2018

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|19–21 February 2018

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|5–7 March 2018

Matchday 4

|colspan=2|12–14 March 2018

Matchday 5

|colspan=2|2–4 April 2018

Matchday 6

|colspan=2|16–18 April 2018

rowspan=4|Knockout stage

|Round of 16

|7–9 May 2018

|14–16 May 2018

Quarter-finals

|rowspan=3|23 May 2018

|27–29 August 2018

|17–19 September 2018

Semi-finals

|2–3 October 2018

|23–24 October 2018

Final

|3 November 2018

|10 November 2018

Qualifying play-offs

{{main|2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs}}

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|Format}}

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|Bracket}}

=Preliminary round 1=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round 1}}

=Preliminary round 2=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round 2}}

=Play-off round=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|Play-off round}}

Group stage

{{main|2018 AFC Champions League group stage}}

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Draw}}

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Format}}

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Tiebreakers
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=Group A=

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=Group B=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group C=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group D=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group E=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group F=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group F|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group G=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group G|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group H=

{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage}}

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Format}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Round of 16=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Round of 16}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Quarter-finals}}

=Semi-finals=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

=Final=

{{#lst:2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage|Final}}

Awards

= Main awards =

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Award

!Player

!Team

Most Valuable Player{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/yuma-suzuki-of-kashima-named-2018-mvp|title=Yuma Suzuki of Kashima named 2018 MVP|publisher=AFC|date=10 November 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Suzuki

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

Top Goalscorer{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/al-sadd-s-bounedjah-bags-top-scorer-award|title=Al Sadd's Bounedjah bags Top Scorer Award|publisher=AFC|date=10 November 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

Fair Play Award

|—

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

Best Goal{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/archive/2018/latest/news/vote-for-your-best-acl2018-goal|title=Kitchee's Cheng winner of Best #ACL2018 Goal|publisher=AFC|date=22 November 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Cheng Chin Lung

|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee

= All-Star Squad =

Source:{{cite web |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-champions-league-2018-technical-report |title=AFC Champions League 2018 Technical Report |publisher=AFC |access-date=2022-05-12}}

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Position

!Player

!Team

rowspan="3" align=center|Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kwoun Sun-tae

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Beiranvand

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Hwa-yong

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

align=center rowspan=5|Defenders

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Abdelkarim Hassan

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Rouzbeh Cheshmi

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

{{flagicon|JPN}} Gen Shoji

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|IRN}} Jalal Hosseini

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Seung-hyun

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

align=center rowspan=8|Midfielders

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Nam Tae-hee

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail

{{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Silva

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Kamal Kamyabinia

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kento Misao

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|IRQ}} Bashar Resan

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Jong-woo

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|BIH}} Elvis Sarić

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

align=center rowspan=8|Forwards

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Suzuki

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|NGA}} Godwin Mensha

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|BRA}} Serginho

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Shin-wook

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Alipour

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Pato

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian

{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

= Opta Best XI =

Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/archive/2018/latest/news/the-best-acl2018-xi-announced|title=The Best ACL2018 XI announced!|publisher=AFC|date=9 August 2020|access-date=30 October 2020}}

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!Position

!Player

!Team

align=center|Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Beiranvand

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

align=center rowspan=4|Defenders

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuepeng

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

{{flagicon|IRN}} Shoja' Khalilzadeh

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|IRN}} Jalal Hosseini

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center rowspan=3|Midfielders

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Goulart

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|BRA}} Serginho

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

align=center rowspan=3|Forwards

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|MAR}} Youssef El-Arabi

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail

= Fans' Best XI =

Source:

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!Position

!Player

!Team

align=center|Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Beiranvand

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

align=center rowspan=4|Defenders

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Abdelkarim Hassan

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Shoja' Khalilzadeh

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|QAT}} Ró-Ró

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Voria Ghafouri

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

align=center rowspan=3|Midfielders

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Farshid Esmaeili

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|IRN}} Siamak Nemati

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

align=center rowspan=3|Forwards

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Alipour

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

{{flagicon|SEN}} Mame Baba Thiam

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

Top scorers

{{smalldiv|{{legend|silver|Team eliminated / inactive for this round.}}}}

{{smalldiv|{{legend|#DDDDDD|Player was not in the team but team still active for this round.}}}}

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!Rank

!Player

!Team

!{{Tooltip|MD1|Group stage Matchday 1}}

!{{Tooltip|MD2|Group stage Matchday 2}}

!{{Tooltip|MD3|Group stage Matchday 3}}

!{{Tooltip|MD4|Group stage Matchday 4}}

!{{Tooltip|MD5|Group stage Matchday 5}}

!{{Tooltip|MD6|Group stage Matchday 6}}

!{{Tooltip|2R1|Round of 16 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|2R2|Round of 16 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}}

! {{Tooltip|F1|Final 1st leg}} 

! {{Tooltip|F2|Final 2nd leg}} 

!Total

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

|2||2|| ||1||2|| || ||2||2||1|| ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|

!13

rowspan=2|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|2|| || ||1||1||1|| || ||2|| ||1||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|

!rowspan=2|9

align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Youssef El-Arabi

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail

|

22212bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
rowspan=2|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} Mame Baba Thiam

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

| ||1||2||1|| || || ||3||bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=2| ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|

!rowspan=2|7

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Goulart

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

|1

42bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
rowspan=3|6

|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Berg

|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| ||1||1|| ||2||2|| || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|

!rowspan=3|6

align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Shin-wook

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|

3111bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Romarinho

|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira

|1

11111bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
rowspan=7|9

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| ||3|| ||1|| || || || || ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|

!rowspan=7|5

align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN}} Morteza Tabrizi

| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN}} Zob Ahan (GS & R16)
{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal (QF)

|

1211colspan="4" bgcolor="silver" |
align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Serginho

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

| colspan="8" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" |

11111
align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} Ali Mabkhout

| align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira

|1

121colspan="6" bgcolor="silver" |
align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Muhannad Assiri

| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|1

1111colspan="6" bgcolor="silver" |
align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Taremi

| align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Gharafa

|1

211colspan="8" bgcolor="silver" |
align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Alipour

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

|2

111

{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).}}

{{small|Source: AFC{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/stats|title=Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2018 AFC Champions League (Group Stage, Round of 16, Knock-out Stage)|publisher=AFC|work=the-afc.com}}}}

Player of the week awards

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rowspan=2|Matchday

!colspan=2|Toyota Player of the Week

Player

!Team

colspan=3|Group stage
Matchday 1{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md1-toyota-player-of-the-week-leroy-george|title=ACL2018 MD1 Toyota Player of the Week: Leroy George|publisher=AFC|date=15 February 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Leroy George

|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory

Matchday 2{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md2-toyota-player-of-the-week-oscar|title=ACL2018 MD2 Toyota Player of the Week: Oscar|publisher=AFC|date=23 February 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Oscar

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai SIPG

Matchday 3{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md3-toyota-player-of-the-week-ricardo-goulart|title=ACL2018 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Ricardo Goulart|publisher=AFC|date=8 March 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Goulart

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

Matchday 4{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md4-toyota-player-of-the-week-ali-khaseif|title=ACL2018 MD4 Toyota Player of the Week: Ali Khaseif|publisher=AFC|date=16 March 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} Ali Khasif

|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira

Matchday 5{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md5-toyota-player-of-the-week-mislav-orsic|title=ACL2018 MD5 Toyota Player of the Week: Mislav Orsic|publisher=AFC|date=6 April 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mislav Oršić

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan Hyundai

Matchday 6{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-md6-toyota-player-of-the-week-alan|title=ACL2018 MD6 Toyota Player of the Week: Alan|publisher=AFC|date=20 April 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alan

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

colspan=3|Knockout stage
Round of 16 1st leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/acl2018-round-of-16-first-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-edgar|title=ACL2018 Round of 16 First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Edgar|publisher=AFC|date=11 May 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Edgar

|align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Buriram United

Round of 16 2nd leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/round-of-16-second-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-mame-thiam|title=Round of 16, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Mame Thiam|publisher=AFC|date=18 May 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} Mame Baba Thiam

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

Quarter-finals 1st leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/quarter-final-first-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-dejan-damjanovic|title=Quarter-final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Dejan Damjanovic|publisher=AFC|date=30 August 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Quarter-finals 2nd leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/quarter-final-second-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-akram-afif|title=Quarter-final, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Akram Afif|publisher=AFC|date=20 September 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Akram Afif

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd

Semi-finals 1st leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/semi-final-first-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-alireza-beiranvand|title=Semi-Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Alireza Beiranvand|publisher=AFC|date=5 October 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Beiranvand

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

Semi-finals 2nd leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/semi-finals-second-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-dejan-damjanovic|title=Semi-finals, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Dejan Damjanovic|publisher=AFC|date=26 October 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Final 1st leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/finals-first-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-serginho|title=Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Serginho|publisher=AFC|date=November 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Serginho

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

Final 2nd leg{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/sponsor/playeroftheweek/finals-second-leg-toyota-player-of-the-week-kwoun-sun-tae|title=Final, 2nd Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Kwoun Sun-tae|publisher=AFC|date=17 November 2018}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kwoun Sun-tae

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/|name=AFC Champions League}}, the-AFC.com
  • [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/223 AFC Champions League 2018], stats.the-AFC.com

{{AFC Champions League seasons}}

{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afc Champions League 2018}}

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