“2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 May to 10 November 2018.^[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 AFC Champions League.^[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16, with both West Region (Groups A–D) and East Region (Groups E–H) having eight qualified teams.

Format

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).^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.^[1] Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Round	First leg	Second leg
Round of 16	7–9 May 2018	14–16 May 2018
Quarter-finals	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

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

Round	Matchups
Round of 16	(Group winners host second leg){{col-begin}}{{col-2}} West Region Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group C Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group A Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group D Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group B {{col-2}} East Region Runner-up Group E vs. Winner Group G Runner-up Group G vs. Winner Group E Runner-up Group F vs. Winner Group H Runner-up Group H vs. Winner Group F {{col-end}}
Quarter-finals	(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners each in West Region and East Region){{col-begin}}{{col-2}} West Region QF1 QF2 {{col-2}} East Region QF3 QF4 {{col-end}}
Semi-finals	(Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg){{col-begin}}{{col-2}} West Region SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 {{col-2}} East Region SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 {{col-end}}
Final	(Winner SF2 host first leg, Winner SF1 host second leg, as reversed from previous season's final) Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

{{16TeamBracket-2LegNoSeeds
| team-width = 200
| group1 = East Region
| group2 = West Region
| RD1 = Round of 16
| RD2 = Quarter-finals
| RD3 = Semi-finals
| RD4 = Final
| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
| RD1-score01-1 = 3
| RD1-score01-2 = 1
| RD1-score01-agg = 4
| RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai SIPG
| RD1-score02-1 = 1
| RD1-score02-2 = 2
| RD1-score02-agg = 3
| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian {{agr}}
| RD1-score03-1 = 0
| RD1-score03-2 = 2
| RD1-score03-agg = 2
| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande
| RD1-score04-1 = 0
| RD1-score04-2 = 2
| RD1-score04-agg = 2
| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|THA}} Buriram United
| RD1-score05-1 = 3
| RD1-score05-2 = 0
| RD1-score05-agg = 3
| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| RD1-score06-1 = 2
| RD1-score06-2 = 2
| RD1-score06-agg = 4
| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan Hyundai
| RD1-score07-1 = 1
| RD1-score07-2 = 0
| RD1-score07-agg = 1
| RD1-team08 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings}}
| RD1-score08-1 = 0
| RD1-score08-2 = 3
| RD1-score08-agg = 3
| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Zob Ahan
| RD1-score09-1 = 1
| RD1-score09-2 = 1
| RD1-score09-agg = 2
| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal
| RD1-score10-1 = 0
| RD1-score10-2 = 3
| RD1-score10-agg = 3
| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd
| RD1-score11-1 = 2
| RD1-score11-2 = 2
| RD1-score11-agg = 4
| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli
| RD1-score12-1 = 1
| RD1-score12-2 = 2
| RD1-score12-agg = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain
| RD1-score13-1 = 2
| RD1-score13-2 = 1
| RD1-score13-agg = 3
| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail
| RD1-score14-1 = 4
| RD1-score14-2 = 4
| RD1-score14-agg = 8
| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira
| RD1-score15-1 = 3
| RD1-score15-2 = 1
| RD1-score15-agg = 4
| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis {{agr}}
| RD1-score16-1 = 2
| RD1-score16-2 = 2
| RD1-score16-agg = 4
| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
| RD2-score01-1 = 2
| RD2-score01-2 = 3
| RD2-score01-agg = 5
| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian
| RD2-score02-1 = 0
| RD2-score02-2 = 0
| RD2-score02-agg = 0
| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| RD2-score03-1 = 0
| RD2-score03-2 = 3
| RD2-score03-agg = 3 {{small|(2)}}
| RD2-team04 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{pso}}}}
| RD2-score04-1 = 3
| RD2-score04-2 = 0
| RD2-score04-agg = 3 {{small|(4)}}
| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal
| RD2-score05-1 = 1
| RD2-score05-2 = 2
| RD2-score05-agg = 3
| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd
| RD2-score06-1 = 3
| RD2-score06-2 = 2
| RD2-score06-agg = 5
| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail
| RD2-score07-1 = 1
| RD2-score07-2 = 1
| RD2-score07-agg = 2
| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
| RD2-score08-1 = 0
| RD2-score08-2 = 3
| RD2-score08-agg = 3
| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
| RD3-score01-1 = 3
| RD3-score01-2 = 3
| RD3-score01-agg = 6
| RD3-team02 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings}}
| RD3-score02-1 = 2
| RD3-score02-2 = 3
| RD3-score02-agg = 5
| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|QAT|}} Al-Sadd
| RD3-score03-1 = 0
| RD3-score03-2 = 1
| RD3-score03-agg = 1
| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
| RD3-score04-1 = 1
| RD3-score04-2 = 1
| RD3-score04-agg = 2
| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
| RD4-score01-1 = 2
| RD4-score01-2 = 0
| RD4-score01-agg = 2
| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
| RD4-score02-1 = 0
| RD4-score02-2 = 0
| RD4-score02-agg = 0

}}

Round of 16

Summary

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.

{{TwoLegStart}}
|+West Region{{TwoLegResult|Al-Jazira|UAE|4–4 {{agr}}|Persepolis|IRN|3–2|1–2}}{{TwoLegResult|Al-Sadd|QAT|4–3|Al-Ahli|KSA|2–1|2–2}}{{TwoLegResult|Zob Ahan|IRN|2–3|Esteghlal|IRN|1–0|1–3}}{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ain|UAE|3–8|Al-Duhail|QAT|2–4|1–4}}{{end}}{{TwoLegStart}}
|+East Region{{TwoLegResult|Tianjin Quanjian|CHN|2–2 {{agr}}|Guangzhou Evergrande|CHN|0–0|2–2}}{{TwoLegResult|Buriram United|THA|3–4|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|KOR|3–2|0–2}}{{TwoLegResult|Ulsan Hyundai|KOR|1–3|Suwon Samsung Bluewings|KOR|1–0|0–3}}{{TwoLegResult|Kashima Antlers|JPN|4–3|Shanghai SIPG|CHN|3–1|1–2}}{{end}}

West Region

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|date = {{Start date|2018|5|7|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|4}}
|team1 = Al-Jazira {{flagicon|UAE}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
|goals1 =

Mabkhout {{goal|52}}
Romarinho {{goal|77}}
Al-Hammadi {{goal|90+6}}

|goals2 =

Alipour {{goal|42}}
Mensha {{goal|84|pen.}}

|stadium = Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 5,821
|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
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|date = {{Start date|2018|5|14|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|4:30}}
|team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Jazira
|goals1 =

Nourollahi {{goal|63}}
Hosseini {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

Romarinho {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance = 80,000
|referee = Ma Ning (China)
|report = Live Report
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}}4–4 on aggregate. Persepolis won on away goals.
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|id = R16 West 2.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|7|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:15|3}}
|team1 = Al-Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli
|goals1 =

Khoukhi {{goal|3||28}}

|goals2 =

Assiri {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance = 3,613
|referee = Chris Beath (Australia)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 West 2.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|14|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:40|3}}
|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd
|goals1 =

Claudemir {{goal|9}}
Assiri {{goal|39}}

|goals2 =

Bounedjah {{goal|2||70}}

|stadium = King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
|attendance = 24,150
|referee = Fu Ming (China)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Al-Sadd won 4–3 on aggregate.
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|id = R16 West 3.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|8|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:15|4:30}}
|team1 = Zob Ahan {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal
|goals1 =

Gvelesiani {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
|attendance = 10,160
|referee = Jumpei Iida (Japan)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 West 3.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|4:30}}
|team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Zob Ahan
|goals1 =

Thiam {{goal|11|pen.|41||64}}

|goals2 =

Haddadifar {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance = 75,680
|referee = Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
|report = Live Report
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}}Esteghlal won 3–2 on aggregate.
{{Football box
|id = R16 West 4.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|8|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:10|4}}
|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}
|score = 2–4
|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail
|goals1 =

Khalil {{goal|68}}
Diaky {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

El-Arabi {{goal|16}}
Nam Tae-hee {{goal|39}}
Mohammad {{goal|48}}
Ali {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 7,124
|referee = Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 West 4.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}
|team1 = Al-Duhail {{flagicon|QAT}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain
|goals1 =

M. Ahmed {{goal|12|o.g.}}
El-Arabi {{goal|30||86|pen.}}
Mohammad {{goal|54}}

|goals2 =

O. Abdulrahman {{goal|90+4|pen.}}

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
|attendance = 6,853
|referee = Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.

East Region

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|id = R16 East 1.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|8|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}
|team1 = Tianjin Quanjian {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
|attendance = 23,508
|referee = Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 East 1.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|8}}
|team1 = Guangzhou Evergrande {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian
|goals1 =

Goulart {{goal|17||48}}

|goals2 =

Pato {{goal|19}}
Wang Jie {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
|attendance = 48,632
|referee = Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
|report = Live Report
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}}2–2 on aggregate. Tianjin Quanjian won on away goals.
{{Football box
|id = R16 East 2.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|8|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|7}}
|team1 = Buriram United {{flagicon|THA}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|goals1 =

Edgar {{goal|6||69}}
Diogo {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

Lopes {{goal|50}}
Son Jun-ho {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = Chang Arena, Buriram
|attendance = 10,382
|referee = Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 East 2.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Buriram United
|goals1 =

Lopes {{goal|18}}
Lee Jae-sung {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
|attendance = 11,218
|referee = Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
|report = Live Report
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}}Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–3 on aggregate.
{{Football box
|id = R16 East 3.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|9|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|9}}
|team1 = Ulsan Hyundai {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|goals1 =

Kim In-sung {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
|attendance = 1,648
|referee = Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 East 3.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|16|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|9}}
|team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan Hyundai
|goals1 =

Kim Gun-hee {{goal|26||31}}
Waguininho {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
|attendance = 3,176
|referee = Chris Beath (Australia)
|report = Live Report
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}}Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–1 on aggregate.
{{Football box
|id = R16 East 4.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|9|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai SIPG
|goals1 =

Suzuki {{goal|43}}
Nishi {{goal|49}}
Yu Hai {{goal|75|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

Elkeson {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
|attendance = 8,860
|referee = Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = R16 East 4.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|5|16|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|8}}
|team1 = Shanghai SIPG {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
|goals1 =

Hulk {{goal|7||81|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Doi {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
|attendance = 19,697
|referee = Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
|report = Live Report
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}}Kashima Antlers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 23 May 2018.^[5] 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.

{{TwoLegStart}}
|+West Region{{TwoLegResult|Esteghlal|IRN|3–5|Al-Sadd|QAT|1–3|2–2}}{{TwoLegResult|Al-Duhail|QAT|2–3|Persepolis|IRN|1–0|1–3}}{{end}}{{TwoLegStart}}
|+East Region{{TwoLegResult|Kashima Antlers|JPN|5–0|Tianjin Quanjian|CHN|2–0|3–0}}{{TwoLegResult|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|KOR|3–3 {{pso|2–4}}|Suwon Samsung Bluewings|KOR|0–3|3–0 {{aet}}}}{{end}}

West Region

{{Football box
|id = QF1.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|8|27|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:30|4:30}}
|team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd
|goals1 =

Barsham {{goal|12|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

Afif {{goal|60}}
Bounedjah {{goal|65||74|pen.}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance = 78,116
|referee = Ma Ning (China)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = QF1.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|9|17|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1 = Al-Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal
|goals1 =

Afif {{goal|27}}
Bounedjah {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Bagheri {{goal|32}}
Tabrizi {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance = 6,462
|referee = Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Al-Sadd won 5–3 on aggregate.
{{Football box
|id = QF2.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}
|team1 = Al-Duhail {{flagicon|QAT}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
|goals1 =

Ali {{goal|15}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
|attendance = 6,650
|referee = Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = QF2.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|9|17|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|4:30}}
|team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail
|goals1 =

Hosseini {{goal|57}}
Al-Brake {{goal|76|o.g.}}
Mensha {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

Boudiaf {{goal|33}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance = 71,312
|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Persepolis won 3–2 on aggregate.

East Region

{{Football box
|id = QF3.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Quanjian
|goals1 =

Léo Silva {{goal|60}}
Serginho {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =
|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
|attendance = 13,634
|referee = Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
|report = Live Report
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}}{{Football box
|id = QF3.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|9|18|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}
|team1 = Tianjin Quanjian {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =

Serginho {{goal|13}}
Abe {{goal|27}}
Doi {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau{{refn|group=note|The Tianjin Quanjian v Kashima Antlers match was played in Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau instead of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin.^[6]}}
|attendance = 8,718
|referee = Chris Beath (Australia)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Kashima Antlers won 5–0 on aggregate.
{{Football box
|id = QF4.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|8|29|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|goals1 =
|goals2 =

Damjanović {{goal|75||82}}
Han Eui-kwon {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
|attendance = 9,385
|referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}{{Football box
|id = QF4.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|9|19|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 0–3
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|goals1 =
|goals2 =

Adriano {{goal|11}}
Choi Bo-kyung {{goal|51}}
Kim Shin-wook {{goal|71}}

|penaltyscore = 4–2
|penalties1 =

Damjanović {{pengoal}}
Lee Ki-je {{pengoal}}
Jo Sung-jin {{pengoal}}
Sarić {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 =

{{penmiss}} Kim Shin-wook
{{pengoal}} Adriano
{{penmiss}} Lee Dong-gook
{{pengoal}} Kim Min-jae

|stadium = Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
|attendance = 8,028
|referee = Alireza Faghani (Iran)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}3–3 on aggregate. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–2 on penalties.

Semi-finals

Summary

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.

{{TwoLegStart}}
|+West Region{{TwoLegResult|Al-Sadd|QAT|1–2|Persepolis|IRN|0–1|1–1}}{{end}}{{TwoLegStart}}
|+East Region{{TwoLegResult|Kashima Antlers|JPN|6–5|Suwon Samsung Bluewings|KOR|3–2|3–3}}{{end}}

West Region

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|id = SF1.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|10|2|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:15|3}}
|team1 = Al-Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis
|goals1 =
|goals2 =

Alipour {{goal|86|pen.}}

|stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance = 9,087
|referee = Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}{{Football box
|id = SF1.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|10|23|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|3:30}}
|team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Sadd
|goals1 =

Nemati {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

Bounedjah {{goal|17}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance = 81,350
|referee = Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Persepolis won 2–1 on aggregate.

East Region

{{Football box
|id = SF2.1
|date = {{Start date|2018|10|3|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|JPN}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|goals1 =

Jang Ho-ik {{goal|21|o.g.}}
Serginho {{goal|84}}
Uchida {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

Uchida {{goal|2|o.g.}}
Damjanović {{goal|6}}

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
|attendance = 13,044
|referee = Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}{{Football box
|id = SF2.2
|date = {{Start date|2018|10|24|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|9}}
|team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings {{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 3–3
|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers
|goals1 =

Lim Sang-hyub {{goal|52}}
Jo Sung-jin {{goal|53}}
Damjanović {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

Yamamoto {{goal|25}}
Nishi {{goal|64}}
Serginho {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
|attendance = 10,296
|referee = Mark Geiger (United States)^[7]
|report = Live Report
Stats Report
}}Kashima Antlers won 6–5 on aggregate.

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.

{{:2018 AFC Champions League Final}}Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes

1. ^¹{{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}}
2. ^¹{{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}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/impressive-quarter-finalists-promise-thrills|title=Impressive quarter-finalists promise thrills|publisher=AFC|date=22 May 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgmtRIlX5cQ|title=AFC Champions League 2018 Knockout Stage Official Draw|publisher=YouTube|date=23 May 2018}}
5. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/quarter-final-ties-confirmed|title=Quarter-final ties confirmed|publisher=AFC|date=23 May 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/afccl/2018-09-03/doc-ihiqtcan5762500.shtml|title=亚足联官宣权健亚冠主场移师澳门不在天津举行|publisher=Sina Sports|date=3 September 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/10/19/geiger-lead-ref-crew-afc-champions-league-semifinal|title=Geiger to lead ref crew at AFC Champions League semifinal|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=19 October 2018}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/|name=AFC Champions League}}, the-AFC.com
AFC Champions League 2018, stats.the-AFC.com