Английская Википедия:2018 AFC Champions League
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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.[1]
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,[2] which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.[3] 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):[4]
- 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,[5] 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.[4][6]
| Participation for 2018 AFC Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Participating | |
| Not participating | |
| Rank | Member Association |
Points[5] | Slots | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage |
Play-off | ||||||
| Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | |||
| 1 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon United Arab Emirates | 87.555 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Saudi ArabiaШаблон:Cref2 | 84.698 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Iran | 78.908 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Qatar | 78.171 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Uzbekistan | 56.876 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon IraqШаблон:Cref2 | 37.240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon KuwaitШаблон:Cref2 | 36.457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon SyriaШаблон:Cref2 | 34.257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jordan | 31.213 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon India | 27.930 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bahrain | 27.353 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Шаблон:Flagicon LebanonШаблон:Cref2 | 22.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | |||||||
| 20 | |||||||
| Rank | Member Association |
Points[5] | Slots | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage |
Play-off | ||||||
| Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | |||
| 1 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon South Korea | 96.311 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Japan | 75.807 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon China | 72.719 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon AustraliaШаблон:Cref2 | 72.599 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Thailand | 34.753 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hong Kong | 31.797 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vietnam | 29.273 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Malaysia | 28.865 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Indonesia | 20.372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 24 | Шаблон:Flagicon Myanmar | 17.220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 25 | Шаблон:Flagicon Philippines | 17.188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 27 | Шаблон:Flagicon Singapore | 13.664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
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| 26 | |||||||
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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.
| Team | Qualifying method | App Шаблон:Small |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Ain | 2016–17 UAE Pro-League 4th placeШаблон:Cref2 | 13th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Zob Ahan | 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 4th placeШаблон:Cref2 | 7th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Gharafa | 2016–17 Qatar Stars League 5th placeШаблон:Cref2 | 9th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Nasaf Qarshi | 2017 Uzbek League runners-up | 6th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Pakhtakor | 2017 Uzbek League 3rd place | 14th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Faisaly | 2016–17 Jordan League champions | 2nd Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Aizawl | 2016–17 I-League champions | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Malkiya | 2016–17 Bahrain First Division League champions | 1st |
| Team | Qualifying method | App Шаблон:Small |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2017 K League Classic 3rd place | 9th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kashiwa Reysol | 2017 J1 League 4th place | 4th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Shanghai SIPG | 2017 Chinese Super League runners-up | 3rd Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tianjin Quanjian | 2017 Chinese Super League 3rd place | 1st |
| Team | Qualifying method | App Шаблон:Small |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Brisbane Roar | 2016–17 A-League regular season 3rd place | 5th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Chiangrai United | 2017 Thai FA Cup winners | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Muangthong United | 2017 Thai League T1 runners-up | 7th Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Eastern | 2016–17 Hong Kong season play-off winners | 2nd Шаблон:Small |
| Шаблон:Flagicon FLC Thanh Hóa | 2017 V.League 1 runners-upШаблон:Cref2 | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 Malaysia Super League champions | 4th Шаблон:Small |
| Team | Qualifying method | App Шаблон:Small |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Bali United | 2017 Liga 1 runners-upШаблон:Cref2 | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Shan United | 2017 Myanmar National League champions | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ceres–Negros | 2017 Philippines Football League champions | 1st |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tampines Rovers | 2017 S.League runners-upШаблон:Cref2 | 4th Шаблон:Small |
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[7]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | No draw | 16 January 2018 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 23 January 2018 | |||
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 30 January 2018 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 6 December 2017 | 12–14 February 2018 | |
| Matchday 2 | 19–21 February 2018 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 5–7 March 2018 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 12–14 March 2018 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 2–4 April 2018 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 16–18 April 2018 | |||
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 7–9 May 2018 | 14–16 May 2018 | |
| Quarter-finals | 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
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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
Шаблон:Main 2018 AFC Champions League group stage 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
| Tiebreakers |
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| 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
Group A
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group B
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group C
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group D
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group E
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group F
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group G
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Group H
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Knockout stage
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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
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player[8] | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuma Suzuki | Шаблон:Flagicon Kashima Antlers |
| Top Goalscorer[9] | Шаблон:Flagicon Baghdad Bounedjah | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Sadd |
| Fair Play Award | — | Шаблон:Flagicon Persepolis |
| Best Goal[10] | Шаблон:Flagicon Cheng Chin Lung | Шаблон:Flagicon Kitchee |
All-Star Squad
Source:[11]
Opta Best XI
Source:[12]
Fans' Best XI
Source:[12]
Top scorers
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Player of the week awards
See also
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website, the-AFC.com
- AFC Champions League 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
Шаблон:AFC Champions League seasons Шаблон:2018 in Asian football (AFC)
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