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Лига чемпионов АФК 2018
Детали турнира
ДатыКвалификация:
16–30 января 2018 г.
Собственно соревнования:
12 февраля - 10 ноября 2018 г.
КомандыСобственно соревнования: 32
Всего: 46 (от 20 ассоциаций)
Конечные позиции
ЧемпионыJapan Кашима Рога (1 титул)
Второе местоIran Персеполис
Статистика турниров
Сыгранные матчи126
Забитые голы364 (2,89 за матч)
Посещаемость1,876,986 (14,897 за матч)
Лучший бомбардир (ы)Algeria Багдад Бунеджах (13 голов)
Лучший игрок (и)Japan Юма Сузуки
Награда за честную игруIran Персеполис
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2018 Лиги чемпионов АФК был 37 - й выпуск премьера клуба Азии футбольный турнир , организованный Азиатской футбольной конфедерации (АФК), и 16 - го в рамках нынешней Лиги чемпионов АФК титул.

Кашима Антлерс впервые завоевал титул, победив Персеполиса в финале , и квалифицировался как представитель AFC на клубном чемпионате мира по футболу FIFA 2018 в Объединенных Арабских Эмиратах. [1]

Urawa Red Diamonds были обладателями титула, но они не смогли защитить свой титул, поскольку они заняли седьмое место в лиге J1 2017 года и вылетели в четвертом раунде Emperor's Cup 2017 года , поэтому не прошли квалификацию на турнир. Это был второй сезон подряд без обладателей титула после того, как Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors была дисквалифицирована в 2017 году в результате их участия в скандале с договорными матчами в 2016 году.

Распределение команды ассоциации [ править ]

Комитет по соревнованиям AFC предложил обновить клубные соревнования AFC 25 января 2014 года [2], который был ратифицирован Исполнительным комитетом AFC 16 апреля 2014 года. [3] 46 ассоциаций-членов AFC (за исключением ассоциированного члена Северных Марианских островов ) ранжируются на основе результатов их национальных сборных и клубов за последние четыре года в соревнованиях AFC, с распределением слотов для клубных соревнований AFC 2017 и 2018 годов, определенными рейтингом AFC 2016 года (Статья 2.2 Руководства по участию): [ 4]

  • Ассоциации были разделены на два региона:
    • Западный регион состоит из ассоциаций Федерации футбола Западной Азии (WAFF), Ассоциации футбола Центральной Азии (CAFA) и Федерации футбола Южной Азии (SAFF).
    • Восточный регион состоит из ассоциаций Федерации футбола АСЕАН (AFF) и Федерации футбола Восточной Азии (EAFF).
  • В каждом регионе есть четыре группы на групповом этапе, включая в общей сложности 12 прямых слотов, а оставшиеся 4 слота заполняются через плей-офф.
  • 12 ведущих ассоциаций в каждом регионе в соответствии с рейтингом AFC имеют право участвовать в Лиге чемпионов AFC, если они соответствуют критериям Лиги чемпионов AFC.
  • Шесть ведущих ассоциаций в каждом регионе получают как минимум одно место в групповом этапе, а остальные ассоциации получают только места в плей-офф (а также места в групповом этапе Кубка AFC ):
    • Каждая ассоциация, занявшая 1-е и 2-е места, получает по три прямых и одно место для плей-офф.
    • Каждая ассоциация, занявшая 3-е и 4-е места, получает по два слота для прямых матчей и по два слота для плей-офф.
    • Каждая из ассоциаций, занявших пятое место, получает одно место для прямой трансляции и два места для плей-офф.
    • Каждая ассоциация, занявшая 6-е место, получает по одной прямой и одной плей-офф.
    • Каждая ассоциация, занявшая седьмое по двенадцатое место, получает по одному месту в плей-офф.
  • Максимальное количество мест для каждой ассоциации составляет одну треть от общего числа допустимых команд в высшем дивизионе.
  • Если какая-либо ассоциация отказывается от своих прямых интервалов, они перераспределяются в наиболее подходящую ассоциацию, при этом каждая ассоциация ограничивается максимум тремя прямыми интервалами.
  • Если какая-либо ассоциация отказывается от своих мест в плей-офф, они аннулируются и не передаются никакой другой ассоциации.

В Лиге чемпионов AFC 2018 ассоциациям распределяются места в соответствии с их рейтингом ассоциаций, опубликованным 30 ноября 2016 года [5], который учитывает их результаты в Лиге чемпионов AFC и Кубке AFC, а также в рейтинге FIFA World их национальной сборной. Рейтинги за период с 2013 по 2016 гг. [4] [6]

Участие в Лиге чемпионов AFC 2018
Участие
Не участвуя
Notes
  1. ^
    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).[4]
  2. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): Iraq did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.[7]
  3. ^
    Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association at the entry deadline.[8] (Even if its suspension were lifted, Kuwaiti clubs would not enter since Kuwait did not implement club licensing system.[7])
  4. ^
    Lebanon (LIB): Lebanon did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.[7]
  5. ^
    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).[4][7]
  6. ^
    Syria (SYR): Syria did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.[7]

Teams[edit]

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.

Notes
  1. ^
    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.[9]
  2. ^
    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.
  3. ^
    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.[10]
  4. ^
    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.
  5. ^
    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).[11][12]
  6. ^
    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.[13]
Al-Jazira Al-Wahda
Al-Jazira
Al-Wahda
Al-Wasl
Al-Wasl
Al-Ain (p)
Al-Ain (p)
Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal
Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli
Persepolis Esteghlal
Persepolis
Esteghlal
Tractor
Tractor
Zob Ahan (p)
Zob Ahan (p)
Qatar
Qatar
Teams from Qatar: Al-Duhail Al-Sadd Al-Rayyan Al-Gharafa (p)
Teams from Qatar:
Al-Duhail
Al-Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa (p)
Lokomotiv Pakhtakor (p)
Lokomotiv
Pakhtakor (p)
Nasaf (p)
Nasaf (p)
Al-Faisaly (p)
Al-Faisaly (p)
Aizawl (p)
Aizawl (p)
Malkiya (p)
Malkiya (p)
Jeonbuk HM
Jeonbuk HM
Ulsan H
Ulsan H
Jeju U
Jeju U
Suwon SB (p)
Suwon SB (p)
Kawasaki F
Kawasaki F
Kashima A
Kashima A
C Osaka
C Osaka
Kashiwa R (p)
Kashiwa R (p)
Guangzhou E
Guangzhou E
Shanghai Sh Shanghai SIPG (p)
Shanghai Sh
Shanghai SIPG (p)
Tianjin Q (p)
Tianjin Q (p)
Sydney
Sydney
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar (p)
Brisbane Roar (p)
Buriram U
Buriram U
Chiangrai U (p)
Chiangrai U (p)
Muangthong U (p)
Muangthong U (p)
Kitchee Eastern (p)
Kitchee
Eastern (p)
Thanh Hóa (p)
Thanh Hóa (p)
Johor DT (p)
Johor DT (p)
Bali U (p)
Bali U (p)
Shan U (p)
Shan U (p)
Ceres–Negros (p)
Ceres–Negros (p)
Tampines R (p)
Tampines R (p)
Location of teams of the 2018 AFC Champions League.
West Region
East Region
(p) Qualifying play-off participants

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[14]

StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary stagePreliminary round 1No draw16 January 2018
Preliminary round 223 January 2018
Play-off stagePlay-off round30 January 2018
Group stageMatchday 16 December 201712–14 February 2018
Matchday 219–21 February 2018
Matchday 35–7 March 2018
Matchday 412–14 March 2018
Matchday 52–4 April 2018
Matchday 616–18 April 2018
Knockout stageRound of 167–9 May 201814–16 May 2018
Quarter-finals23 May 201827–29 August 201817–19 September 2018
Semi-finals2–3 October 201823–24 October 2018
Final3 November 201810 November 2018

Qualifying play-offs[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2). The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.[1]

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same play-off.[15]

Preliminary round 1[edit]

Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Bali United 3–1 Tampines Rovers
Shan United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Ceres–Negros

Preliminary round 2[edit]

Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Eastern 2–4 FLC Thanh Hóa
Muangthong United 5–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Chiangrai United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bali United
Brisbane Roar 2–3 Ceres–Negros

Play-off round[edit]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ain 2–0 Malkiya
Zob Ahan 3–1 Aizawl
Al-Gharafa 2–1 Pakhtakor
Nasaf Qarshi 5–1 Al-Faisaly
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5–1 FLC Thanh Hóa
Kashiwa Reysol 3–0 Muangthong United
Shanghai SIPG 1–0 Chiangrai United
Tianjin Quanjian 2–0 Ceres–Negros

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2017, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[16][15] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5):[1]
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  10. Team from the higher-ranked association.

Group A[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationAHLJAZGHATRA
1 Al-Ahli642094+514Advance to knockout stage—2–11–12–0
2 Al-Jazira62229908[a]1–2—3–20–0
3 Al-Gharafa6222129+38[a]1–12–3—3–0
4 Tractor Sazi6024210−820–11–11–3—
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Jazira 3–2 Al-Gharafa, Al-Gharafa 2–3 Al-Jazira.

Group B[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationDUHZOBLOKWAH
1 Al-Duhail6600136+718Advance to knockout stage—3–13–21–0
2 Zob Ahan621368−27[a]0–1—2–02–0
3 Lokomotiv Tashkent6213139+47[a]1–21–1—5–0
4 Al-Wahda6105615−932–33–01–4—
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Zob Ahan 2–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–1 Zob Ahan.

Group C[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationPERSADNSFWAS
1 Persepolis641183+513Advance to knockout stage—1–03–02–0
2 Al-Sadd6402115+6123–1—4–02–1
3 Nasaf Qarshi631248−4100–01–0—1–0
4 Al-Wasl6006310−700–11–21–2—
Source: AFC

Group D[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationESTAINRAYHIL
1 Esteghlal633095+412Advance to knockout stage—1–12–01–0
2 Al-Ain6240106+4102–2—1–12–1
3 Al-Rayyan6132711−462–21–4—2–1
4 Al-Hilal602437−420–10–01–1—
Source: AFC

Group E[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationJEOTJQKSWKIT
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors6501229+1315Advance to knockout stage—6–33–23–0
2 Tianjin Quanjian64111511+4134–2—3–23–0
3 Kashiwa Reysol6114610−440–21–1—1–0
4 Kitchee6105114−1330–60–11–0—
Source: AFC

Group F[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSSIULSMELKAW
1 Shanghai SIPG6321106+411Advance to knockout stage—2–24–11–1
2 Ulsan Hyundai62311511+490–1—6–22–1
3 Melbourne Victory62221116−582–13–3—1–0
4 Kawasaki Frontale603369−330–12–22–2—
Source: AFC

Group G[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationGZEBURCERJEJ
1 Guangzhou Evergrande6330126+612Advance to knockout stage—1–13–15–3
2 Buriram United623176+191–1—2–00–2
3 Cerezo Osaka622268−280–02–2—2–1
4 Jeju United6105611−530–20–10–1—
Source: AFC

Group H[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSSBKASSYDSSH
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings631287+110Advance to knockout stage—1–21–41–1
2 Kashima Antlers623186+290–1—1–11–1
3 Sydney FC613278−160–20–2—0–0
4 Shanghai Shenhua605168−250–22–22–2—
Source: AFC

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[1]

Bracket[edit]

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which was held on 23 May 2018, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[17][18][19]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                
Kashima Antlers314
Shanghai SIPG123
Kashima Antlers235
Tianjin Quanjian000
Tianjin Quanjian (a)022
Guangzhou Evergrande022
Kashima Antlers336
East Region
Suwon Samsung Bluewings235
Buriram United303
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors224
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors033 (2)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)303 (4)
Ulsan Hyundai101
Suwon Samsung Bluewings033
Kashima Antlers202
Persepolis000
Zob Ahan112
Esteghlal033
Esteghlal123
Al-Sadd325
Al-Sadd224
Al-Ahli123
Al-Sadd011
West Region
Persepolis112
Al-Ain213
Al-Duhail448
Al-Duhail112
Persepolis033
Al-Jazira314
Persepolis (a)224

Round of 16[edit]

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same region, with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Jazira 4–4 (a) Persepolis3–21–2
Al-Sadd 4–3 Al-Ahli2–12–2
Zob Ahan 2–3 Esteghlal1–01–3
Al-Ain 3–8 Al-Duhail2–41–4
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Tianjin Quanjian 2–2 (a) Guangzhou Evergrande0–02–2
Buriram United 3–4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–20–2
Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–00–3
Kashima Antlers 4–3 Shanghai SIPG3–11–2

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 23 May 2018.[19] In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Esteghlal 3–5 Al-Sadd1–32–2
Al-Duhail 2–3 Persepolis1–01–3
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Kashima Antlers 5–0 Tianjin Quanjian2–03–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–3 (2–4 p) Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–33–0 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals[edit]

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Sadd 1–2 Persepolis0–11–1
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Kashima Antlers 6–5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings3–23–3

Final[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the East Region, second leg hosted by team from the West Region) reversed from the previous season's final.

Kashima Antlers 2–0 Persepolis
  • Léo Silva Goal 58'
  • Serginho Goal 70'
Live Report
Stats Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 35,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Persepolis 0–0 Kashima Antlers
Live Report
Stats Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Awards[edit]

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player[20] Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
Top Goalscorer[21] Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd
Fair Play Award— Persepolis
Best Goal[22] Cheng Chin Lung Kitchee
Fans' Best XI[23]
PositionPlayerTeam
GK Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis
DF Abdelkarim Hassan Al-Sadd
Shoja' Khalilzadeh Persepolis
Ró-Ró Al-Sadd
Voria Ghafouri Esteghlal
MF Farshid Esmaeili Esteghlal
Xavi Al-Sadd
Siamak Nemati Persepolis
FW Ali Alipour Persepolis
Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd
Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal
OPTA Best XI[23]
PositionPlayerTeam
GK Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis
DF Li Xuepeng Guangzhou Evergrande
Shoja' Khalilzadeh Persepolis
Jalal Hosseini Persepolis
Lee Yong Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
MF Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande
Xavi Al-Sadd
Serginho Kashima Antlers
FW Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd
Youssef El-Arabi Al-Duhail

Top scorers[edit]

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player was not in the team but team still active for this round.
RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD62R12R2QF1QF2SF1SF2 F1  F2 Total
1 Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd2212221113
2 Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings21112119
Youssef El-Arabi Al-Duhail22212
4 Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal12137
Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande142
6 Marcus Berg Al-Ain11226
Kim Shin-wook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3111
Romarinho Al-Jazira111111
9 Adriano Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3115
Ali Alipour Persepolis2111
Ali Mabkhout Al-Jazira1121
Mehdi Taremi Al-Gharafa1211
Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan (GS & R16)
Esteghlal (QF)		1211
Muhannad Assiri Al-Ahli11111
Serginho Kashima Antlers11111

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]

Source: AFC[24]

Player of the week awards[edit]

MatchdayToyota Player of the Week
PlayerTeam
Group stage
Matchday 1[25] Leroy George Melbourne Victory
Matchday 2[26] Oscar Shanghai SIPG
Matchday 3[27] Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande
Matchday 4[28] Ali Khasif Al-Jazira
Matchday 5[29] Mislav Oršić Ulsan Hyundai
Matchday 6[30] Alan Guangzhou Evergrande
Knockout stage
Round of 16 1st leg[31] Edgar Buriram United
Round of 16 2nd leg[32] Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal
Quarter-finals 1st leg[33] Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Quarter-finals 2nd leg[34] Akram Afif Al-Sadd
Semi-finals 1st leg[35] Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis
Semi-finals 2nd leg[36] Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Final 1st leg[37] Serginho Kashima Antlers
Final 2nd leg[38] Kwoun Sun-tae Kashima Antlers

See also[edit]

  • 2018 AFC Cup
  • 2018 FIFA Club World Cup

References[edit]

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  17. ^ "Impressive quarter-finalists promise thrills". AFC. 22 May 2018.
  18. ^ "AFC Champions League 2018 Knockout Stage Official Draw". YouTube. 23 May 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 23 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Yuma Suzuki of Kashima named 2018 MVP". AFC. 10 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Al Sadd's Bounedjah bags Top Scorer Award". AFC. 10 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Kitchee's Cheng winner of Best #ACL2018 Goal". AFC. 22 November 2018.
  23. ^ a b "The Best ACL2018 XI announced!". AFC. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2018 AFC Champions League (Group Stage, Round of 16, Knock-out Stage)". the-afc.com. AFC.
  25. ^ "ACL2018 MD1 Toyota Player of the Week: Leroy George". AFC. 15 February 2018.
  26. ^ "ACL2018 MD2 Toyota Player of the Week: Oscar". AFC. 23 February 2018.
  27. ^ "ACL2018 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Ricardo Goulart". AFC. 8 March 2018.
  28. ^ "ACL2018 MD4 Toyota Player of the Week: Ali Khaseif". AFC. 16 March 2018.
  29. ^ "ACL2018 MD5 Toyota Player of the Week: Mislav Orsic". AFC. 6 April 2018.
  30. ^ "ACL2018 MD6 Toyota Player of the Week: Alan". AFC. 20 April 2018.
  31. ^ "ACL2018 Round of 16 First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Edgar". AFC. 11 May 2018.
  32. ^ "Round of 16, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Mame Thiam". AFC. 18 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Quarter-final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Dejan Damjanovic". AFC. 30 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Quarter-final, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Akram Afif". AFC. 20 September 2018.
  35. ^ "Semi-Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Alireza Beiranvand". AFC. 5 October 2018.
  36. ^ "Semi-finals, Second Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Dejan Damjanovic". AFC. 26 October 2018.
  37. ^ "Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Serginho". AFC. November 2018.
  38. ^ "Final, 2nd Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Kwoun Sun-tae". AFC. 17 November 2018.

External links[edit]

  • AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
  • AFC Champions League 2018, stats.the-AFC.com