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{{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:''<br />16–30 January 2018<br />''Competition proper:''<br />{{nowrap|12 February – 10 November 2018}}
| num_teams      = ''Competition proper:'' 32<br />''Total:'' 46
| associations   = 20
| champion_other = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
| count          = 1
| second_other   = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| matches        = 126
| goals          = 364
| attendance     = {{#expr:<!--Group A-->+ 4138 + 1253 + 2833 + 14477 + 3360 + 7345 + 41520 + 19020 + 3215 + 100 + 621 + 1500 <!--Group B-->+ 5440 + 2150 + 1764 + 6322 + 3114 + 4023 + 6375 + 1839 + 4760 + 3678 + 700 + 4212 <!--Group C-->+ 25830 + 5895 + 12348 + 5842 + 20978 + 33170 + 4133 + 5841 + 18349 + 5169 + 32170 + 250 <!--Group D-->+ 5038 + 24010 + 8856 + 4175 + 10036 + 22535 + 9138 + 90000 + 15126 + 37221 + 4500 + 6178 <!--Group E-->+ 8704 + 21213 + 6776 + 13519 + 8691 + 5541 + 7771 + 15314 + 7187 + 6299 + 4487 + 17418 <!--Group F-->+ 5127 + 12193 + 2398 + 16697 + 11189 + 20757 + 6639 + 4040 + 834 + 21657 + 8422 + 7148 <!--Group G-->+ 28893 + 3993 + 9885 + 10041 + 6958 + 37693 + 8479 + 4035 + 9066 + 10533 + 39692 + 1355 <!--Group H-->+ 6349 + 9192 + 4870 + 22918 + 6442 + 3904 + 8636 + 21990 + 3756 + 20028 + 9855 + 6229 <!--Round of 16-->+ 5821 + 80000 + 3613 + 24150 + 10160 + 75680 + 7124 + 6853 + 23508 + 48632 + 10382 + 11218 + 1648 + 3176 + 8860 + 19697 <!--Quarter-finals-->+ 78116 + 6462 + 6650 + 71312 + 13634 + 8718 + 9385 + 8028 <!--Semi-finals-->+ 9087 + 81350 + 13044 + 10296 <!--Final-->+ 35022 + 100000}}
| top_scorer     = <!--Starting from group stage, excluding play-off-->{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]] {{nowrap|(13 goals)}} 
| player         = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuma Suzuki]]
| fair_play      = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| prevseason     = [[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]]
| nextseason     = [[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]]
}}

The '''2018 AFC Champions League''' was the 37th edition of Asia's premier club [[association football|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 F.C.|Persepolis]] in the [[2018 AFC Champions League Final|final]], and qualified as the AFC representative at the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup]] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="regulations">{{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}}</ref>

[[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 FC|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] were disqualified in [[2017 AFC Champions League|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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The 46 [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] member associations (excluding the associate member [[Northern Mariana Islands Football Association|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 Club Competitions Ranking|AFC rankings]] (Entry Manual Article 2.2):<ref name="manual">{{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}}</ref>
*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 [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking#Format|association ranking]] published on 30 November 2016,<ref name="ranking">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="manual"/><ref>{{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}}</ref>

{| 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|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=3|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />{{nowrap|round 2}}}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />{{nowrap|round 1}}}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1|| 2||align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]]
|87.555||3||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2|| 3||align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]]{{Cref2|KSA}}
|84.698||2||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 3|| 4||align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]]
|78.908||3||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 4|| 5||align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]]
|78.171||3||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 5|| 9||align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]]
|56.876||1||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 6||10||align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]{{Cref2|IRQ}}
|37.240||0||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 7||11||align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]{{Cref2|KUW}}
|36.457||0||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 8||13||align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]]{{Cref2|SYR}}
|34.257||0||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 9||15||align=left|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]
|31.213||0||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
|10||18||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[All India Football Federation|India]]
|27.930||0||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
|11||19||align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]
|27.353||0||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#ffcccc
|12||20||align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Lebanon Football Association|Lebanon]]{{Cref2|LIB}}
|22.077||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|12!!8!!0!!0
|-
!colspan=3|8
|-
!colspan=4|20
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+East Region
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=200|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points<ref name="ranking"/>
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|Group<br />stage
!colspan=3|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
!{{small|{{nowrap|Play-off}}<br />round}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />{{nowrap|round 2}}}}
!{{small|Prelim.<br />{{nowrap|round 1}}}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 1|| 1||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]]
|96.311||3||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 2|| 6||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Football Association|Japan]]
|75.807||3||1||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 3|| 7||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chinese Football Association|China]]
|72.719||2||2||0||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 4|| 8||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Football Federation Australia|Australia]]{{Cref2|AUS}}
|72.599||2||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 5||12||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]]
|34.753||1||0||2||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 6||14||align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong&nbsp;Kong]]
|31.797||1||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 7||16||align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]]
|29.273||0||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 8||17||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]]
|28.865||0||0||1||0
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
| 9||21||align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]
|20.372||0||0||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
|10||24||align=left|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Myanmar Football Federation|Myanmar]]
|17.220||0||0||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
|11||25||align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]]
|17.188||0||0||0||1
|-bgcolor=#90ee77
|12||27||align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]
|13.664||0||0||0||1
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=3|Total
!rowspan=2|12!!4!!6!!4
|-
!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 A-League|2016–17 season]], so Australia can only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).<ref name="manual"/>}}
{{Cnote2|IRQ|'''Iraq (IRQ):''' Iraq did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.<ref name="acl-license">{{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}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|KUW|'''Kuwait (KUW):''' Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the [[Kuwait Football Association]] at the entry deadline.<ref>{{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}}</ref> (Even if its suspension were lifted, Kuwaiti clubs would not enter since Kuwait did not implement club licensing system.<ref name="acl-license"/>)}}
{{Cnote2|LIB|'''Lebanon (LIB):''' Lebanon did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.<ref name="acl-license"/>}}
{{Cnote2|KSA|'''Saudi Arabia (KSA):''' Saudi Arabia had only two entries as [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] and [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|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).<ref name="manual"/><ref name="acl-license"/>}}
{{Cnote2|SYR|'''Syria (SYR):''' Syria did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.<ref name="acl-license"/>}}
{{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|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups A–D)
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
|[[2016–17 UAE Pro-League]] champions
|10th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wahda FC|Al-Wahda]]
|[[2016–17 UAE President's Cup]] winners
|9th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Wasl F.C.|Al-Wasl]]
|[[2016–17 UAE Pro-League]] runners-up
|2nd {{small|([[2008 AFC Champions League|2008]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
|[[2016–17 Saudi Professional League]] champions and [[2017 King Cup]] winners
|14th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
|[[2016–17 Saudi Professional League]] runners-up
|10th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League]] champions and [[2017 Iranian Super Cup]] winners 
|7th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League]] runners-up
|9th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]]
|[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League]] 3rd place{{Cref2|Note IRN}}
|5th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
|[[2016–17 Qatar Stars League]] champions
|7th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|[[2017 Emir of Qatar Cup]] winners<br />[[2016–17 Qatar Stars League]] runners-up
|13th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]]
|[[2016–17 Qatar Stars League]] 3rd place
|8th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Lokomotiv Tashkent FK|Lokomotiv Tashkent]]
|[[2017 Uzbek League]] champions and [[2017 Uzbekistan Cup]] winners
|6th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants: Entering in [[#Play-off round|play-off round]]
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]]
|[[2016–17 UAE Pro-League]] 4th place{{Cref2|Note UAE}}
|13th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]]
|[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League]] 4th place{{Cref2|Note IRN}}
|7th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]]
|[[2016–17 Qatar Stars League]] 5th place{{Cref2|Note QAT}}
|9th {{small|([[2013 AFC Champions League|2013]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf Qarshi]]
|[[2017 Uzbek League]] runners-up
|6th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
|[[2017 Uzbek League]] 3rd place
|14th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]
|[[2016–17 Jordan League]] champions
|2nd {{small|({{nowrap|[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]]}})}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|[[2016–17 I-League]] champions
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Malkiya Club|Malkiya]]
|[[2016–17 Bahrain First Division League]] champions
|1st
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+East Region
|+[[#Group stage|Group stage]] direct entrants (Groups E–H)
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|[[2017 K League Classic]] champions
|11th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
|[[2017 Korean FA Cup]] winners
|6th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeju United FC|Jeju United]]
|[[2017 K League Classic]] runners-up
|3rd {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|[[2017 J1 League]] champions
|6th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Cerezo Osaka]]
|[[2017 Emperor's Cup]] winners<br />[[2017 J1 League]] 3rd place
|3rd {{small|([[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|[[2017 J1 League]] runners-up 
|8th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|[[2017 Chinese Super League]] champions
|7th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|[[2017 Chinese FA Cup]] winners
|8th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney FC]]
|[[2016–17 A-League#Regular season|2016–17 A-League]] premiers and [[2017 A-League Grand Final]] winners
|4th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|[[2016–17 A-League#Regular season|2016–17 A-League]] regular season runners-up
|6th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]
|[[2017 Thai League T1]] champions
|7th {{small|([[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
|[[2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League]] champions
|4th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants: Entering in [[#Play-off round|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 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashiwa Reysol]]
|[[2017 J1 League]] 4th place
|4th {{small|([[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]
|[[2017 Chinese Super League]] runners-up
|3rd {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin Quanjian F.C.|Tianjin Quanjian]]
|[[2017 Chinese Super League]] 3rd place
|1st
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants: Entering in [[#Preliminary round 2|preliminary round 2]]
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|[[2016–17 A-League#Regular season|2016–17 A-League]] regular season 3rd place
|5th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Chiangrai United F.C.|Chiangrai United]]
|[[2017 Thai FA Cup]] winners
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]]
|[[2017 Thai League T1]] runners-up
|7th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Eastern Sports Club|Eastern]]
|[[2016–17 Hong Kong season play-off]] winners
|2nd {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|-
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[FLC Thanh Hóa F.C.|FLC Thanh Hóa]]
|[[2017 V.League 1]] runners-up{{Cref2|Note VIE}}
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|[[2017 Malaysia Super League]] champions
|4th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants: Entering in [[#Preliminary round 1|preliminary round 1]]
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=15%|App {{small|(Last)}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Bali United F.C.|Bali United]]
|[[2017 Liga 1]] runners-up{{Cref2|Note IDN}}
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|MYA}} [[Shan United F.C.|Shan United]]
|[[2017 Myanmar National League]] champions
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ceres–Negros F.C.|Ceres–Negros]]
|[[2017 Philippines Football League]] champions 
|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]
|[[2017 S.League]] runners-up{{Cref2|Note SIN}}
|4th {{small|([[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]])}}
|}
{{col-end}}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note IDN|'''Indonesia (IDN):''' [[Bhayangkara F.C.|Bhayangkara]], the [[2017 Liga 1]] champions, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, [[Bali United F.C.|Bali United]], the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.<ref>{{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 (website)|Goal.com]]|date=31 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note IRN|'''Iran (IRN):''' [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]], the [[2016–17 Hazfi Cup]] winners, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]], the [[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League]] 3rd place, entered the groups stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while [[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]], the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}
{{Cnote2|Note QAT|'''Qatar (QAT):''' [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]], the [[2016–17 Qatar Stars League]] 4th place, were merged into Lekhwiya to form [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]] after the 2016–17 season. As a result, [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]], the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-offs.<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note SIN|'''Singapore (SIN):''' [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|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 FC|Tampines Rovers]], the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.}}
{{Cnote2|Note UAE|'''United Arab Emirates (UAE):''' [[Al-Ahli Dubai F.C.|Al-Ahli]], the [[2016–17 UAE Pro-League]] 3rd place, merged with [[Al Shabab (Dubai)|Al-Shabab]] and [[Dubai CSC|Dubai]] to form [[Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC|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 FC|Al-Ain]], the league 4th place, entered the qualifying play-offs (initially they failed to obtain an AFC licence but later won their appeal).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note VIE|'''Vietnam (VIE):''' [[QNK Quảng Nam F.C.|Quảng Nam]], the [[2017 V.League 1]] champions, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, [[FLC Thanh Hóa F.C.|FLC Thanh Hóa]], the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

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<!--Iran-->
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<!--Uzbekistan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=41.279806|long=69.212537|label_size=70|label=[[Lokomotiv Tashkent FK|Lokomotiv]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] (p)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=38.83830|long=65.81388|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Nasaf|Nasaf]] (p)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Jordan-->
{{Location map~|AFC|lat=31.985102|long=35.902847|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] (p)}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--India-->
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<!--Bahrain-->
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<!--South Korea-->
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<!--Japan-->
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<!--China-->
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<!--Australia-->
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<!--Thailand-->
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<!--Hong Kong-->
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<!--Vietnam-->
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<!--Malaysia-->
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<!--Indonesia-->
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<!--Myanmar-->
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<!--Philippines-->
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<!--Singapore-->
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}}
{{clear}}

==Schedule==
The schedule of the competition was as follows.<ref name="calendar">{{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}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!Tiebreakers
|-
|{{:2018 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Tiebreakers}}
|}

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

===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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Award
!Player
!Team
|-
!Most Valuable Player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuma Suzuki]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
!Top Goalscorer<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
!Fair Play Award
|—
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
!Best Goal<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Cheng Chin Lung]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
|}

=== All-Star Squad ===
Source:<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Player
!Team
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kwoun Sun-tae]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shin Hwa-yong]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=5|Defenders
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdelkarim Hassan]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Rouzbeh Cheshmi]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Gen Shoji]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Jalal Hosseini]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Seung-hyun]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=8|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Nam Tae-hee]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Léo Silva]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Kamal Kamyabinia]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kento Misao]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Bashar Resan]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|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 F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Serginho (footballer, born March 1995)|Serginho]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Shin-wook]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Alipour]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alexandre Pato]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin Tianhai F.C.|Tianjin Quanjian]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|}

=== Opta Best XI ===
Source:<ref name="Best XI">{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Player
!Team
|-
|align=center|Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=4|Defenders
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuepeng]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Shoja' Khalilzadeh]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Jalal Hosseini]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Yong (footballer, born 1986)|Lee Yong]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=3|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Goulart]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Serginho (footballer, born March 1995)|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 SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Youssef El-Arabi]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
|}

=== Fans' Best XI ===
Source:<ref name="Best XI"/>
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Player
!Team
|-
|align=center|Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=4|Defenders
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdelkarim Hassan]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Shoja' Khalilzadeh]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ró-Ró]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Voria Ghafouri]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=3|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farshid Esmaeili]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Siamak Nemati]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=3|Forwards
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Alipour]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mame Baba Thiam]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|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.}}}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!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}}
!&thinsp;{{Tooltip|F1|Final 1st leg}}&thinsp;
!&thinsp;{{Tooltip|F2|Final 2nd leg}}&thinsp;
!Total
|-
!1
|align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|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 SC|Al-Duhail]]
| ||2||2||2|| || ||1||2|| || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
|-
!rowspan=2|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mame Baba Thiam]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|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 Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|1|| ||4|| || || || ||2||bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
|-
!rowspan=3|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Berg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|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 FC|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
| || ||3||1|| ||1|| || || ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romarinho (footballer, born 1990)|Romarinho]]	
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]	
|1|| || ||1||1||1||1||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
|-
!rowspan=7|9
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz|Adriano]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC|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 Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] (GS & R16)<br />{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (QF)
| ||1||2|| || ||1|| || || ||1|| colspan="4" bgcolor="silver" |
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Serginho (footballer, born March 1995)|Serginho]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" | ||1||1||1||1||1||
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Mabkhout]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
|1||1|| || ||2|| ||1|| || colspan="6" bgcolor="silver" |
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Muhannad Assiri]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
|1||1|| || ||1|| ||1||1|| colspan="6" bgcolor="silver" |
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Taremi]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]]
|1||2|| ||1|| ||1|| colspan="8" bgcolor="silver" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Alipour]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|2|| ||1|| || || ||1|| || || ||1|| || ||
|}
{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).<ref name="regulations"/>}}

{{small|Source: AFC<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}

==Player of the week awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2|Matchday
!colspan=2|Toyota Player of the Week
|-
!Player
!Team
|-
!colspan=3|Group stage
|-
!Matchday 1<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Leroy George]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|-
!Matchday 2<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]
|-
!Matchday 3<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Goulart]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|-
!Matchday 4<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Khasif]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
|-
!Matchday 5<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mislav Oršić]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
|-
!Matchday 6<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alan Carvalho|Alan]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|-
!colspan=3|Knockout stage
|-
!Round of 16 1st leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Edgar Bruno da Silva|Edgar]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]
|-
!Round of 16 2nd leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mame Baba Thiam]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|-
!Quarter-finals 1st leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|-
!Quarter-finals 2nd leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Akram Afif]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|-
!Semi-finals 1st leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
!Semi-finals 2nd leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|-
!Final 1st leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Serginho (footballer, born March 1995)|Serginho]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|-
!Final 2nd leg<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kwoun Sun-tae]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashima Antlers]]
|}

==See also==
*[[2018 AFC Cup]]
*[[2018 FIFA Club World Cup]]

==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

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