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2018 AFC Champions League group stage

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The 2018 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 12 February to 18 April 2018.^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League.^[2]

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[table_hth_JAZ0.37205229623804-14] Head-to-head results: Al-Jazira 3–2 Al-Gharafa, Al-Gharafa 2–3 Al-Jazira.

[table_hth_ZOB0.43519127482324-16] Head-to-head results: Zob Ahan 2–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–1 Zob Ahan.

[Draw_West-5] [N 1]
The seeding of the second group stage team from Saudi Arabia and the first group stage team from Uzbekistan was determined by draw.

[Draw-6] [N 2]
The identity of the second group stage team from Japan was not known at the time of the draw.

[Draw_East-7] [N 3]
The seeding of the first group stage teams from Thailand and Hong Kong was determined by draw.

[Iran-Saudi_Arabia-15] [N 4]
Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

[Kitchee_v_Tianjin_Quanjian-17] [N 5]
The Kitchee v Tianjin Quanjian match was played in Mong Kok Stadium, as the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was held in Hong Kong Stadium in early April.

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"AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018.

[regulations-2] [2]
"2018 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.

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"AFC Champions League 2018 Official Group Stage Draw". YouTube. 6 December 2017.

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"AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded". AFC. 6 December 2017.

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"AFC reinforces support for home and away football". AFC. 28 November 2017.

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"Iranian football teams not to play in neutral venues: Ali Kafashian". persianfootball.com. 29 November 2017.

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"Qatar crisis could affect AFC Champions League fixtures following group stage draw". sport360.com. 6 November 2017.

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"Saudi, UAE Say Won't Play ACL Matches in Iran or Qatar". ifpnews.com. 2 December 2017.

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"AFC Champions League matches to be played on home and away format as per AFC Regulations". AFC. 27 January 2018.

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"UAE, Saudi Arabia denied neutral venues for Qatar encounters". AS. 29 January 2018.

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Region	Groups	Seed 1	Seed 2	Seed 3	Seed 4
West Region	A–D	Al-Jazira	Al-Wahda	Al-Wasl	Al-Ain (Play-off West 1)
		Persepolis	Esteghlal	Tractor Sazi	Zob Ahan (Play-off West 2)
		Al-Duhail	Al-Sadd	Al-Rayyan	Al-Gharafa (Play-off West 3)
		Al-Hilal	Al-Ahli^{[note 1]}	Lokomotiv Tashkent^{[note 1]}	Nasaf Qarshi (Play-off West 4)
East Region	E–H	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Ulsan Hyundai	Jeju United	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Play-off East 1)
		Kawasaki Frontale	Cerezo Osaka^{[note 2]}	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa Reysol (Play-off East 2)
		Guangzhou Evergrande	Shanghai Shenhua	Tianjin Quanjian (Play-off East 4)	Shanghai SIPG (Play-off East 3)
		Sydney FC	Kitchee^{[note 3]}	Melbourne Victory	Buriram United^{[note 3]}

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	12–14 February 2018	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2	19–21 February 2018	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3	5–7 March 2018	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	12–14 March 2018	Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	2–4 April 2018	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6	16–18 April 2018	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AHL	JAZ	GHA	TRA
1	Al-Ahli	6	4	2	0	9	4	+5	14	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–1	2–0
2	Al-Jazira	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advance to knockout stage	1–2	—	3–2	0–0
3	Al-Gharafa	6	2	2	2	12	9	+3	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}		1–1	2–3	—	3–0
4	Tractor Sazi	6	0	2	4	2	10	−8	2		0–1	1–1	1–3	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DUH	ZOB	LOK	WAH
1	Al-Duhail	6	6	0	0	13	6	+7	18	Advance to knockout stage	—	3–1	3–2	1–0
2	Zob Ahan	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	2–0	2–0
3	Lokomotiv Tashkent	6	2	1	3	13	9	+4	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}		1–2	1–1	—	5–0
4	Al-Wahda	6	1	0	5	6	15	−9	3		2–3	3–0	1–4	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PER	SAD	NSF	WAS
1	Persepolis	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	3–0	2–0
2	Al-Sadd	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	12	Advance to knockout stage	3–1	—	4–0	2–1
3	Nasaf Qarshi	6	3	1	2	4	8	−4	10		0–0	1–0	—	1–0
4	Al-Wasl	6	0	0	6	3	10	−7	0		0–1	1–2	1–2	—

2018_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage

2018 AFC Champions League group stage

Draw

Format

Tiebreakers

Schedule

Neutral venues

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Notes

References

External links

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JEO	TJQ	KSW	KIT
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	5	0	1	22	9	+13	15	Advance to knockout stage	—	6–3	3–2	3–0
2	Tianjin Quanjian	6	4	1	1	15	11	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage	4–2	—	3–2	3–0
3	Kashiwa Reysol	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4		0–2	1–1	—	1–0
4	Kitchee	6	1	0	5	1	14	−13	3		0–6	0–1	1–0	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SSI	ULS	MEL	KAW
1	Shanghai SIPG	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–2	4–1	1–1
2	Ulsan Hyundai	6	2	3	1	15	11	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	6–2	2–1
3	Melbourne Victory	6	2	2	2	11	16	−5	8		2–1	3–3	—	1–0
4	Kawasaki Frontale	6	0	3	3	6	9	−3	3		0–1	2–2	2–2	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SSB	KAS	SYD	SSH
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–2	1–4	1–1
2	Kashima Antlers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	1–1	1–1
3	Sydney FC	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6		0–2	0–2	—	0–0
4	Shanghai Shenhua	6	0	5	1	6	8	−2	5		0–2	2–2	2–2	—