AFC Champions League 2018

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AFC Champions League 2018
AFC Champions League logo
Cup winners JapanJapan Kashima Antlers (1st title)
Beginning January 16, 2018
final H : November 3, 2018
R : November 10, 2018
Final stadium H: Kashima Soccer Stadium , Kashima
D: Azadi Stadium , Tehran
Teams 32 (46 with qualifying rounds)
Games 126
Gates 364  (ø 2.89 per game)
spectator 1,876,926  (ø 14,896 per game)
Top scorer AlgeriaAlgeria Baghdad Bounedjah
( al-Sadd SC )
Yellow card.svg yellow cards 409  (ø 3.25 per game)
Yellow-red card.svg Yellow and red cards 7  (ø 0.06 per game)
Red card.svg Red cards 6  (ø 0.05 per game)
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The AFC Champions League 2018 was the 16th season of the most important Asian competition for club teams in football under this name and the 37th overall. 46 clubs from 20 national associations of the AFC took part in the competition this season . The season began with the first qualifying round on January 16 and ended with the second leg of the final on November 10, 2018.

The Japanese club Kashima Antlers won the competition for the first time with a 2-0 win in the first leg and a 0-0 draw in the second leg against Persepolis Tehran from Iran, qualifying as AFC representative for the FIFA Club World Cup 2018 in the United Arab Emirates. Defending champion Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan failed to qualify for the competition.

The Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah from al-Sadd SC was top scorer with 13 goals. The Japanese Yūma Suzuki was named the best player of the competition .

qualification

The fixtures in the three qualifying rounds were set according to the AFC four-year ranking 2016, which was divided into the west and east regions, and the access list, with matches between teams from the same national association being excluded. The qualifying rounds were decided in one game each, with the club from the higher-ranking association each having home rights. In the event of a tie, extra time was played first and then a penalty shoot-out was applied if necessary .

The eight winners of the play-off round reached the group stage. The defeated teams from the associations, which only send one team to the Champions League, continued to play in the group stage of the AFC Cup . These included the clubs from Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

First qualifying round

The games took place on January 16, 2018.

Result region
Bali United  IndonesiaIndonesia 3: 1 SingaporeSingapore  Tampines Rovers east
Shan United  MyanmarMyanmar 1: 1  a.d.
(3: 4  in good condition ) 		PhilippinesPhilippines  Ceres-Negros FC east

Second qualifying round

The games took place on January 23, 2018.

Result region
Eastern AA  Hong KongHong Kong 2: 4 VietnamVietnam  FLC Thanh Hóa east
Muangthong United  ThailandThailand 5: 2 MalaysiaMalaysia  Johor Darul Ta'zim FC east
Chiangrai United  ThailandThailand 2: 1 a.d. IndonesiaIndonesia  Bali United east
Brisbane Roar  AustraliaAustralia 2: 3 PhilippinesPhilippines  Ceres-Negros FC east

Play-off round

The games took place on January 30, 2018.

Result region
al Ain Club  United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 2-0 BahrainBahrain  Malkiya Club west
Zob Ahan Isfahan  IranIran 3: 1 IndiaIndia  Aizawl FC west
al-Gharafa SC  QatarQatar 2: 1 UzbekistanUzbekistan  Paxtakor Tashkent west
Nasaf Karschi  UzbekistanUzbekistan 5: 1 JordanJordan  al-Faisaly west
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  Korea SouthSouth Korea 5: 1 VietnamVietnam  FLC Thanh Hóa east
Kashiwa Reysol  JapanJapan 3-0 ThailandThailand  Muangthong United east
Shanghai SIPG  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 1-0 ThailandThailand  Chiangrai United east
Tianjin Quanjian  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2-0 PhilippinesPhilippines  Ceres-Negros FC east

Group stage

32 clubs from 11 regional associations took part in the group stage. 24 teams qualified directly, plus 8 (four each from the western and eastern regions) who qualify via the play-off round. The group draw took place on December 6, 2017 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur . The teams were drawn into eight groups with four participants each. The teams from the western region formed groups A to D, those from the eastern region formed groups E to H. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.

The group winners and runners-up qualified for the round of 16, while those placed third and fourth were eliminated from the competition. If two or more teams were tied, the placement was determined by the following criteria:

  1. Number of points in direct comparison
  2. Goal difference in direct comparison
  3. Number of goals in direct comparison
  4. Number of away goals in direct comparison
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, there are still several teams in the same place in the table, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied, but only to the matches between the teams in question. Should this also not lead to a definitive placement, criteria 6 to 10 will be applied.
  6. Goal difference from all group matches
  7. Number of goals in all group matches
  8. If it is only about two teams and these two are on the field, there will be a penalty shoot-out between them .
  9. Lower number of points through yellow and red cards (yellow card 1 point, yellow-red and red card 3 points, yellow card followed by a direct red card 4 points)
  10. Higher rank of the football association in the AFC four-year ranking

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia al-Ahli  6th  4th  2  0 009: 400  +5 14th
 2. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates al-Jazira Club  6th  2  2  2 009: 900  ± 0 08th
 3. QatarQatar al-Gharafa SC  6th  2  2  2 012: 900  +3 08th
 4th IranIran Tractor Sazi Tabriz  6th  0  2  4th 002:100  −8 02
February 12, 2018
al-Jazira Club 3: 2 al-Gharafa SC al-Jazira-Mohammed-Bin-Zayed-Stadion
Tractor Sazi Tabriz 0: 1 al-Ahli Al Seeb Stadium (in Sib ) 1
19th February 2018
al-Gharafa SC 3-0 Tractor Sazi Tabriz al-Gharafa Stadium
al-Ahli 2: 1 al-Jazira Club King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
5th March 2018
al-Jazira Club 0-0 Tractor Sazi Tabriz al-Jazira-Mohammed-Bin-Zayed-Stadion
al-Gharafa SC 1: 1 al-Ahli al-Gharafa Stadium
March 13, 2018
Tractor Sazi Tabriz 1: 1 al-Jazira Club Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium
al-Ahli 1: 1 al-Gharafa SC King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
3rd April 2018
al-Gharafa SC 2: 3 al-Jazira Club al-Gharafa Stadium
al-Ahli 2-0 Tractor Sazi Tabriz Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (in al-Ain ) 1
17th April 2018
al-Jazira Club 1: 2 al-Ahli al-Jazira-Mohammed-Bin-Zayed-Stadion
Tractor Sazi Tabriz 1: 3 al-Gharafa SC Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium

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1Due to the tense relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia , the game was played on neutral ground.

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. QatarQatar al-Duhail SC  6th  6th  0  0 013: 600  +7 18th
 2. IranIran Zob Ahan Isfahan  6th  2  1  3 006: 800  −2 07th
 3. UzbekistanUzbekistan Tashkent locomotive  6th  2  1  3 013: 900  +4 07th
 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates al-Wahda  6th  1  0  5 006:150  −9 03
February 12, 2018
Tashkent locomotive 5-0 al-Wahda Lokomotiv Stadium
al-Duhail SC 3: 1 Zob Ahan Isfahan Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
19th February 2018
Zob Ahan Isfahan 2-0 Tashkent locomotive Foolad Shahr Stadium
al-Wahda 2: 3 al-Duhail SC Zayed Sports City Stadium
March 6, 2018
Zob Ahan Isfahan 2-0 al-Wahda Foolad Shahr Stadium
al-Duhail SC 3: 2 Tashkent locomotive Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
March 12, 2018
Tashkent locomotive 1: 2 al-Duhail SC Lokomotiv Stadium
al-Wahda 3-0 Zob Ahan Isfahan Zayed Sports City Stadium
3rd April 2018
Zob Ahan Isfahan 0: 1 al-Duhail SC Foolad Shahr Stadium
al-Wahda 1: 4 Tashkent locomotive Zayed Sports City Stadium
17th April 2018
al-Duhail SC 1-0 al-Wahda Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Tashkent locomotive 1: 1 Zob Ahan Isfahan Lokomotiv Stadium

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. IranIran Persepolis Tehran  6th  4th  1  1 008: 300  +5 13
 2. QatarQatar al-Sadd SC  6th  4th  0  2 011: 500  +6 12
 3. UzbekistanUzbekistan Nasaf Karschi  6th  3  1  2 004: 800  −4 10
 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates al-Wasl  6th  0  0  6th 003:100  −7 00
February 13, 2018
Persepolis Tehran 3-0 Nasaf Karschi Azadi Stadium
al-Wasl 1: 2 al-Sadd SC Zabeel Stadium
20th February 2018
Nasaf Karschi 1-0 al-Wasl Markaziy Stadium
al-Sadd SC 3: 1 Persepolis Tehran Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
5th March 2018
Nasaf Karschi 1-0 al-Sadd SC Markaziy Stadium
Persepolis Tehran 2-0 al-Wasl Azadi Stadium
March 13, 2018
al-Wasl 0: 1 Persepolis Tehran Zabeel Stadium
al-Sadd SC 4-0 Nasaf Karschi Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2nd April 2018
Nasaf Karschi 0-0 Persepolis Tehran Markaziy Stadium
al-Sadd SC 2: 1 al-Wasl Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
April 16, 2018
Persepolis Tehran 1-0 al-Sadd SC Azadi Stadium
al-Wasl 1: 2 Nasaf Karschi Zabeel Stadium

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. IranIran Esteghlal Tehran  6th  3  3  0 009: 500  +4 12
 2. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates al Ain Club  6th  2  4th  0 010: 600  +4 10
 3. QatarQatar al-Rayyan SC  6th  1  3  2 007:110  −4 06th
 4th Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia al-Hilal  6th  0  2  4th 003: 700  −4 02
February 13, 2018
al-Rayyan SC 2: 2 Esteghlal Tehran Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha )
al-Hilal 0-0 al Ain Club King Saud University Stadium
20th February 2018
al Ain Club 1: 1 al-Rayyan SC Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Esteghlal Tehran 1-0 al-Hilal Al Seeb Stadium (in Sib ) 1
March 6, 2018
al Ain Club 2: 2 Esteghlal Tehran Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
al-Hilal 1: 1 al-Rayyan SC King Saud University Stadium
March 12, 2018
al-Rayyan SC 2: 1 al-Hilal Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha)
Esteghlal Tehran 1: 1 al Ain Club Azadi Stadium
2nd April 2018
al Ain Club 2: 1 al-Hilal Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Esteghlal Tehran 2-0 al-Rayyan SC Azadi Stadium
April 16, 2018
al-Hilal 0: 1 Esteghlal Tehran al-Kuwait SC Stadium (in Kuwait City ) 1
al-Rayyan SC 1: 4 al Ain Club Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha)

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1Due to the tense relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia , the game was played on neutral ground.

Group E

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  6th  5  0  1 022: 900 +13 15th
 2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tianjin Quanjian  6th  4th  1  1 015:110  +4 13
 3. JapanJapan Kashiwa Reysol  6th  1  1  4th 006:100  −4 04th
 4th Hong KongHong Kong Kitchee SC  6th  1  0  5 001:140 −13 03
February 13, 2018
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3: 2 Kashiwa Reysol Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Tianjin Quanjian 3-0 Kitchee SC Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
20th February 2018
Kashiwa Reysol 1: 1 Tianjin Quanjian Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Kitchee SC 0: 6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hong Kong Stadium
March 6, 2018
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6: 3 Tianjin Quanjian Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 Kitchee SC Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
March 14, 2018
Tianjin Quanjian 4: 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Kitchee SC 1-0 Kashiwa Reysol Hong Kong Stadium
4th April 2018
Kashiwa Reysol 0: 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Kitchee SC 0: 1 Tianjin Quanjian Mong Kok Stadium
April 18, 2018
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-0 Kitchee SC Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Tianjin Quanjian 3: 2 Kashiwa Reysol Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium

Group F.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Shanghai SIPG  6th  3  2  1 010: 600  +4 11
 2. Korea SouthSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai  6th  2  3  1 015:110  +4 09
 3. AustraliaAustralia Melbourne Victory  6th  2  2  2 011:160  −5 08th
 4th JapanJapan Kawasaki Frontale  6th  0  3  3 006: 900  −3 03
February 13, 2018
Melbourne Victory 3: 3 Ulsan Hyundai Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Kawasaki Frontale 0: 1 Shanghai SIPG Todoroki Athletics Stadium
20th February 2018
Ulsan Hyundai 2: 1 Kawasaki Frontale Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Shanghai SIPG 4: 1 Melbourne Victory Shanghai stadium
March 7, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale 2: 2 Melbourne Victory Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Shanghai SIPG 2: 2 Ulsan Hyundai Shanghai stadium
March 13, 2018
Melbourne Victory 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Ulsan Hyundai 0: 1 Shanghai SIPG Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
4th April 2018
Ulsan Hyundai 6: 2 Melbourne Victory Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Shanghai SIPG 1: 1 Kawasaki Frontale Shanghai stadium
April 18, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale 2: 2 Ulsan Hyundai Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Melbourne Victory 2: 1 Shanghai SIPG Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Group G

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Guangzhou Evergrande  6th  3  3  0 012: 600  +6 12
 2. ThailandThailand Buriram United  6th  2  3  1 007: 600  +1 09
 3. JapanJapan Cerezo Osaka  6th  2  2  2 006: 800  −2 08th
 4th Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeju United  6th  1  0  5 006:110  −5 03
February 14, 2018
Guangzhou Evergrande 1: 1 Buriram United Tianhe Stadium
Jeju United 0: 1 Cerezo Osaka Jeju World Cup Stadium
February 21, 2018
Cerezo Osaka 0-0 Guangzhou Evergrande Nagai Stadium
Buriram United 0: 2 Jeju United Buriram Stadium
March 6, 2018
Buriram United 2-0 Cerezo Osaka Buriram Stadium
Guangzhou Evergrande 5: 3 Jeju United Tianhe Stadium
March 14, 2018
Jeju United 0: 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Jeju World Cup Stadium
Cerezo Osaka 2: 2 Buriram United Nagai Stadium
3rd April 2018
Cerezo Osaka 2: 1 Jeju United Nagai Stadium
Buriram United 1: 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Buriram Stadium
17th April 2018
Guangzhou Evergrande 3: 1 Cerezo Osaka Tianhe Stadium
Jeju United 0: 1 Buriram United Jeju World Cup Stadium

Group H.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings  6th  3  1  2 008: 700  +1 10
 2. JapanJapan Kashima Antlers  6th  2  3  1 008: 600  +2 09
 3. AustraliaAustralia Sydney FC  6th  1  3  2 007: 800  −1 06th
 4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua  6th  0  5  1 006: 800  −2 05
February 14, 2018
Sydney FC 0: 2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Sydney Football Stadium
Kashima Antlers 1: 1 Shanghai Shenhua Kashima Soccer Stadium
February 21, 2018
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1: 2 Kashima Antlers Suwon World Cup Stadium
Shanghai Shenhua 2: 2 Sydney FC Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
March 7, 2018
Sydney FC 0: 2 Kashima Antlers Sydney Football Stadium
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1: 1 Shanghai Shenhua Suwon World Cup Stadium
March 13, 2018
Kashima Antlers 1: 1 Sydney FC Kashima Soccer Stadium
Shanghai Shenhua 0: 2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
3rd April 2018
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1: 4 Sydney FC Suwon World Cup Stadium
Shanghai Shenhua 2: 2 Kashima Antlers Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
17th April 2018
Sydney FC 0-0 Shanghai Shenhua Sydney Football Stadium
Kashima Antlers 0: 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Kashima Soccer Stadium

Final round

The division into the western and eastern regions, which had already existed since the qualifying rounds, was continued in the final round up to the final.

Round of 16

The pairings for the round of 16 were blindly determined when the group stage was drawn in December 2017. So it could happen that teams from the same national association had to play against each other. A group runner-up each met a group winner from another group, with the group winners initially playing the first leg away. The first legs took place from 7 to 9 May 2018, the second legs from 14 to 16 May 2018.

total First leg Return leg region
al-Jazira Club  United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates (a)4: 4 ( a ) IranIran  Persepolis Tehran 3: 2 1: 2 west
al-Sadd SC  QatarQatar 4: 3 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia  al-Ahli 2: 1 2: 2 west
Zob Ahan Isfahan  IranIran 2: 3 IranIran  Esteghlal Tehran 1-0 1: 3 west
al Ain Club  United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 3: 8 QatarQatar  al-Duhail SC 2: 4 1: 4 west
Tianjin Quanjian  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China ( a ) 2: 2(a) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  Guangzhou Evergrande 0-0 2: 2 east
Buriram United  ThailandThailand 3: 4 Korea SouthSouth Korea  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3: 2 0: 2 east
Ulsan Hyundai  Korea SouthSouth Korea 1: 3 Korea SouthSouth Korea  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 0: 3 east
Kashima Antlers  JapanJapan 4: 3 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  Shanghai SIPG 3: 1 1: 2 east

Quarter finals

The fixtures for the quarter-finals were drawn on May 23, 2018. There were no seeded teams and teams from the same national association could be drawn against each other. The first legs took place from August 27 to 29, 2018, and the second legs from September 17 to 19, 2018.

total First leg Return leg region
Esteghlal Tehran  IranIran 3: 5 QatarQatar  al-Sadd SC 1: 3 2: 2 west
al-Duhail SC  QatarQatar 2: 3 IranIran  Persepolis Tehran 1-0 1: 3 west
Kashima Antlers  JapanJapan 5-0 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  Tianjin Quanjian 2-0 3-0 east
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Korea SouthSouth Korea 3: 3
(2: 4  i E. ) 		Korea SouthSouth Korea  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0: 3 3: 0 a.d. east

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the two teams from the western region and the two from the eastern region played against each other. The order of the games was determined before the quarter-finals were drawn. The first legs took place on October 2 and 3, 2018, the second legs on October 23 and 24, 2018.

total First leg Return leg region
al-Sadd SC  QatarQatar 1: 2 IranIran  Persepolis Tehran 0: 1 1: 1 west
Kashima Antlers  JapanJapan 6: 5 Korea SouthSouth Korea  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3: 2 3: 3 east

final

First leg

Kashima Antlers Persepolis Tehran Lineup
Kashima Antlers
November 3, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. CET ) in Kashima ( Kashima Soccer Stadium )
Result: 2: 0 (0: 0)
Spectators: 35,022
Referee: Ma Ning ( China ) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
Match report
Persepolis Tehran
Line up of Kashima Antlers against Persepolis Tehran
Kwoun Sun-tae - Daigo Nishi , Shūto Yamamoto , Gen Shōji , Jung Seung-hyun - Kento Misao , Shōma Doi (80th Ryōta Nagaki ), Léo Silva , Serginho (90th + 1 ' Takeshi Kanamori ) - Yūma Suzuki , Hiroki Abe (69th Kōki Anzai ) Trainer: Gō Ōiwa(C)Captain of the crew
 Alireza Beiranvand - Shayan Mosleh , Jalal Hosseini , Shoja 'Khalilzadeh , Mohammad Ansari - Siamak Nemati , Kamal Kamyabinia , Bashar Resan , Ahmad Nourollahi (70th Omid Alishah ) - Ali Alipour , Godwin Mensha Trainer: Branko Ivanković ( Croatia ) (C)Captain of the crew
CroatiaCroatia 
goal1-0 Silva (58th)
goal2-0 Serginho (70th)
yellow cards Abe (11.) yellow cards Nemati (62nd), Khalilzadeh (72nd)
Yellow-red cards Nemati (90th + 2 ')
Player of the Match: Léo Silva (Kashima Antlers)

Return leg

Persepolis Tehran Kashima Antlers Lineup
Persepolis Tehran
November 10, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CET ) in Tehran ( Azadi Stadium )
Result : 0-0
Spectators: 100,000
Referee: Ahmed al-Kaf ( Oman ) OmanOman 
Match report
Kashima Antlers
Line-up of Persepolis Tehran against Kashima Antlers
Alireza Beiranvand - Shoja 'Khalilzadeh , Jalal Hosseini , Mohammad Ansari (69. Ehsan Alvanzadeh ) Shayan Mosleh - Kamal Kamyabinia , Adam Hemati (64. Mohsen Rabiekhah ), Ahmad Nourollahi , Bashar Resan - Ali Alipour , Godwin Mensha Coach: Branko Ivankovic ( Croatia ) (C)Captain of the crew
CroatiaCroatia 		 Kwoun Sun-tae - Daigo Nishi , Jung Seung-hyun , Gen Shōji , Shūto Yamamoto - Shōma Doi (68th Kōki Anzai ), Kento Misao , Léo Silva , Hiroki Abe (90th + 3 ' Takeshi Kanamori ) - Serginho , Yūma Suzuki (77th Ryōta Nagaki ) Trainer: Gō Ōiwa(C)Captain of the crew
yellow cards Nourollahi (90th + 1 ') yellow cards Silva (43.), Nishi (70.)
Player of the Match: Godwin Mensha (Persepolis Tehran)

List of goalscorers

Below are the top scorers of the Champions League season (without qualification). If the number of goals is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

rank Nat player society Gates
01 AlgeriaAlgeria Baghdad Bounedjah al-Sadd SC 13
02 MoroccoMorocco Youssef El-Arabi al-Duhail SC 09
MontenegroMontenegro Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings 09
04th BrazilBrazil Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande 07th
SenegalSenegal Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal Tehran 07th
06th SwedenSweden Marcus Berg al-Ain 06th
Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Shin-wook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 06th
BrazilBrazil Romarinho al-Jazira Club 06th
09 BrazilBrazil Adriano Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 05
IranIran Ali Alipour Persepolis Tehran 05
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri al-Ahli 05
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout al-Jazira Club 05
BrazilBrazil Serginho Kashima Antlers 05
IranIran Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan Isfahan (4)
Esteghlal Tehran (1)		 05
IranIran Mehdi Taremi al-Gharafa SC 05
Status: end of the season

Used players by Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Al Sadd's Bounedjah bags Top Scorer Award . In: The-AFC.com . November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Yuma Suzuki of Kashima named 2018 MVP . In: The-AFC.com . November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded . In: The-AFC.com . December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Quarter-final ties confirmed . In: The-AFC.com . May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.