2018 AFC Cup group stage

The 2018 AFC Cup group stage was played from 10 February to 16 May 2018.[1] A total of 36 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2018 AFC Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 December 2017, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), and one group each in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I). Teams from the same association in the West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone could not be drawn into the same group.

The seeding of each team in the draw was determined by their association and their qualifying position within their association. The mechanism of the draw was as follows:

  • For the West Asia Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Lebanon) to determine the three associations occupying seeds 1 and 2, with seeds 1 placed in order for Groups A, B and C, and the two associations occupying seeds 3 and 4, with seeds 3 placed in order for Groups A and B. The remaining teams were then allocated to groups according to the rules set by AFC.
  • For the ASEAN Zone, a draw was held for the five associations with two direct entrants (Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore) to determine the three associations occupying seeds 1 and 2, with seeds 1 placed in order for Groups F, G and H, and the two associations occupying seeds 3 and 4, with seeds 3 placed in Groups F and G. The remaining teams were then allocated to the groups according to the rules set by AFC.
  • For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, no draw was held, and the teams were allocated to the groups according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016.

The following 36 teams entered into the group stage draw, which included the 31 direct entrants and the five winners of the play-off round of the qualifying play-offs, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Zone Groups Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4
West Asia Zone A–C Bahrain Malkiya[note 1] Bahrain Manama[note 1] Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[note 1] Iraq Al-Zawraa[note 1]
Lebanon Al-Ahed[note 1] Lebanon Al-Ansar[note 1] Syria Al-Jaish[note 1] Syria Al-Wahda[note 1]
Jordan Al-Faisaly[note 1] Jordan Al-Jazeera[note 1] Oman Dhofar Oman Al-Suwaiq (Play-off West Asia)
Central Asia Zone D Tajikistan Istiklol Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr[note 2] Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh Turkmenistan Ahal (Play-off Central Asia)
South Asia Zone E India Aizawl Maldives New Radiant Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani[note 2] India Bengaluru (Play-off South Asia)
ASEAN Zone F–H Philippines Ceres–Negros[note 2][note 3] Philippines Global Cebu[note 2][note 3] Myanmar Shan United[note 3] Myanmar Yangon United[note 3]
Indonesia Bali United[note 3] Indonesia Persija Jakarta[note 3] Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa[note 3] Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An[note 3]
Singapore Tampines Rovers[note 3] Singapore Home United[note 3] Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor (Play-off ASEAN)
East Asia Zone I North Korea April 25 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen Macau Benfica de Macau North Korea Hwaebul (Play-off East Asia)
Standby teams[note 4]

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The following teams advanced to the knockout stage:

  • The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  10. Team from the higher-ranked association.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).[1]

  • Matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays (Matchdays 1–3: two groups on Monday, one group on Tuesday; Matchdays 4–6: one group on Monday, two groups on Tuesday).
  • Matches in the ASEAN Zone were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Matchdays 1–3: two groups on Tuesday, one group on Wednesday; Matchdays 4–6: one group on Tuesday, two groups on Wednesday).
  • Matches in the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone were played on Wednesdays; if two teams from the same association played at home on the same matchday, one match was moved to Tuesdays.
Matchday Dates Matches
W, A C, S, E
Matchday 1 10 & 12–14 February 2018 7 March & 5 April 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 2 26–28 February 2018 13–14 March 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 3 5–7 March & 16 April 2018 10–11 April 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 12–14 March & 17 April 2018 25 April 2018 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 9–11 April 2018 1–2 May 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 23–25 April 2018 16 May 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ QUW MAL SUW
1 Jordan Al-Jazeera 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 1–0 4–0
2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 3 0 11 7 +4 12 2–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Bahrain Malkiya 6 2 1 3 11 10 +1 7 1–2 3–4 — 4–1
4 Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 0 0 6 4 16 −12 0 2–3 0–1 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 2–2 Jordan Al-Jazeera
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Attendance: 347
Malkiya Bahrain 4–1 Oman Al-Suwaiq
  • Hashem  21'
  • H. Isa  32', 71'
  • S. Isa  81'
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Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Al-Suwaiq Oman 0–1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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  • Ali  85'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Al-Jazeera Jordan 1–0 Bahrain Malkiya
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Attendance: 507
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Suwaiq Oman 2–3 Jordan Al-Jazeera
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Attendance: 820
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Malkiya Bahrain 3–4 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Attendance: 2,740
Al-Jazeera Jordan 4–0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
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Attendance: 322
Al-Suwaiq Oman 1–2 Bahrain Malkiya
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Attendance: 120
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Al-Jazeera Jordan 1–1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
  • Al-Essawi  88'
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Attendance: 850
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 1–1 Bahrain Malkiya
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Attendance: 9,870
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Malkiya Bahrain 1–2 Jordan Al-Jazeera
  • Al-Teyeb  38'
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Attendance: 596
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 2–0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
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Attendance: 4,630
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHE ZAW JAI MAN
1 Lebanon Al-Ahed 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 1–1 3–1
2 Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 2 4 0 8 5 +3 10 1–1 — 0–0 2–1
3 Syria Al-Jaish 6 1 4 1 4 6 −2 7 1–4 1–1 — 1–0
4 Bahrain Manama 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1 0–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ahed Lebanon 1–1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
  • Yakubu  67'
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Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Manama Bahrain 0–0 Syria Al-Jaish
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Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Al-Zawraa Iraq 0–0 Syria Al-Jaish
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Manama Bahrain 0–1 Lebanon Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 450
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Al-Ahed Lebanon 1–1 Syria Al-Jaish
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  • Al Owied  56'
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Manama Bahrain 1–3 Iraq Al-Zawraa
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Attendance: 360
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Al-Jaish Syria 1–4 Lebanon Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 30
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Al-Zawraa Iraq 1–1 Lebanon Al-Ahed
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Attendance: 16,884
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Bahrain Manama
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al-Zawraa Iraq 2–1 Bahrain Manama
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  • Haram  90'
Attendance: 6,765
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Al-Ahed Lebanon 3–1 Bahrain Manama
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  • Haji  25'
Attendance: 1,753
Al-Jaish Syria 1–1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAI DHO ANS WAH
1 Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Zonal semi-finals — 2–0 1–0 2–2
2 Oman Dhofar 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 1–0 — 0–2 2–0
3 Lebanon Al-Ansar 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Syria Al-Wahda 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 1–2 0–0 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Dhofar Oman 0–2 Lebanon Al-Ansar
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Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–2 Syria Al-Wahda
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  • Moustafa  7', 80'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Al-Wahda Syria 0–0 Oman Dhofar
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Attendance: 1
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–3 Jordan Al-Faisaly
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Attendance: 4,000
Al-Wahda Syria 2–1 Lebanon Al-Ansar
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Attendance: 20
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–0 Oman Dhofar
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Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–0 Syria Al-Wahda
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Attendance: 3,588
Dhofar Oman 1–0 Jordan Al-Faisaly
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Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Wahda Syria 1–2 Jordan Al-Faisaly
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Attendance: 25
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–1 Oman Dhofar
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 1–0 Lebanon Al-Ansar
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Attendance: 7,547
Dhofar Oman 2–0 Syria Al-Wahda
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALT IST AHA ALA
1 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 6 4 2 0 17 7 +10 14 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 2–2 1–0 5–0
2 Tajikistan Istiklol 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 2–3 — 1–0 1–0
3 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 2 1 3 8 5 +3 7 0–0 0–1 — 5–0
4 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 6 0 0 6 7 23 −16 0 3–6 2–3 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Alay Osh Kyrgyzstan 3–6 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
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Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Istiklol Tajikistan 1–0 Turkmenistan Ahal
  • Annageldyýew  25' (o.g.)
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Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Ahal Turkmenistan 5–0 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
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Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan 2–2 Tajikistan Istiklol
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Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Ahal Turkmenistan 0–0 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
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Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Istiklol Tajikistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
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Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 8,533
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Alay Osh Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Tajikistan Istiklol
  • Riskulov  38'
  • Sylla  76' (pen.)
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Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan 1–0 Turkmenistan Ahal
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Attendance: 8,375
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Ahal Turkmenistan 0–1 Tajikistan Istiklol
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Attendance: 18,456
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan 5–0 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
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Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Alay Osh Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Turkmenistan Ahal
  • Sylla  17' (pen.)
  • Mansurov  23'
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  • Annaýew  42' (pen.)
  • Annageldiýew  66'
  • Akmämmedow  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Istiklol Tajikistan 2–3 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
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Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC RAD DAB AIZ
1 India Bengaluru 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 1–0 5–0
2 Maldives New Radiant 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 2–0 — 5–1 3–1
3 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–4 0–1 — 1–1
4 India Aizawl 6 1 1 4 5 16 −11 4[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 2–1 0–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Aizawl 0–3 Dhaka Abahani, Dhaka Abahani 1–1 Aizawl.
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 0–1 Maldives New Radiant
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Attendance: 760
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
New Radiant Maldives 3–1 India Aizawl
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  • Lalramhmunmawia  33'
Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Bengaluru India 1–0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
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Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Aizawl India 1–3 India Bengaluru
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Attendance: 879
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
Bengaluru India 1–0 Maldives New Radiant
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Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Aizawl India 0–3 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
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Attendance: 435
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 1–1 India Aizawl
  • Onuoha  31' (pen.)
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Attendance: 800
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
New Radiant Maldives 2–0 India Bengaluru
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Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
New Radiant Maldives 5–1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
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Attendance: 3,843
Bengaluru India 5–0 India Aizawl
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Attendance: 1,570
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Aizawl India 2–1 Maldives New Radiant
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  • Hassan  85'
Attendance: 238
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 0–4 India Bengaluru
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Attendance: 750

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM CER BKA SHA
1 Singapore Home United 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 6–0 3–2
2 Philippines Ceres–Negros 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 — 9–0 2–0
3 Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor 6 2 0 4 8 24 −16 6 3–2 0–4 — 1–2
4 Myanmar Shan United 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 0–1 0–1 1–4 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Home United 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 0–2 Home United.
Shan United Myanmar 0–1 Singapore Home United
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Ceres–Negros Philippines 9–0 Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
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Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Boeung Ket Angkor Cambodia 1–2 Myanmar Shan United
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Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Home United Singapore 1–1 Philippines Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 1,331
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Boeung Ket Angkor Cambodia 3–2 Singapore Home United
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Attendance: 626
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Ceres–Negros Philippines 2–0 Myanmar Shan United
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Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Shan United Myanmar 0–1 Philippines Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 231
Home United Singapore 6–0 Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
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Attendance: 767
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Boeung Ket Angkor Cambodia 0–4 Philippines Ceres–Negros
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Attendance: 315
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Home United Singapore 3–2 Myanmar Shan United
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Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (Korea Republic)
Ceres–Negros Philippines 0–2 Singapore Home United
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Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Shan United Myanmar 1–4 Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YAN GLO THA BAL
1 Myanmar Yangon United 6 4 1 1 15 9 +6 13 Zonal semi-finals — 3–0 2–1 3–2
2 Philippines Global Cebu 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8 2–1 — 3–3 1–1
3 Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 3–3 1–0 — 0–0
4 Indonesia Bali United 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 1–3 1–3 3–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
FLC Thanh Hóa Vietnam 1–0 Philippines Global Cebu
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Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Bali United Indonesia 1–3 Myanmar Yangon United
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Attendance: 10,542
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Yangon United Myanmar 2–1 Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa
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Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Global Cebu Philippines 1–1 Indonesia Bali United
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Attendance: 365
Bali United Indonesia 3–1 Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa
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Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Yangon United Myanmar 3–0 Philippines Global Cebu
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Attendance: 815
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
FLC Thanh Hóa Vietnam 0–0 Indonesia Bali United
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Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Global Cebu Philippines 2–1 Myanmar Yangon United
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Attendance: 150
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Yangon United Myanmar 3–2 Indonesia Bali United
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Attendance: 670
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Global Cebu Philippines 3–3 Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa
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Attendance: 287
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Bali United Indonesia 1–3 Philippines Global Cebu
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Attendance: 2,154
Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)
FLC Thanh Hóa Vietnam 3–3 Myanmar Yangon United
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Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ SLN JDT TAM
1 Indonesia Persija Jakarta 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–0 4–0 4–1
2 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 — 2–0 2–1
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[lower-alpha 1] 3–0 3–2 — 2–1
4 Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 2–4 0–2 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–2 Sông Lam Nghệ An.
Tampines Rovers Singapore 0–2 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
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Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 3–0 Indonesia Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 18,600
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Sông Lam Nghệ An Vietnam 2–0 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Persija Jakarta Indonesia 4–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 49,056
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Sông Lam Nghệ An Vietnam 0–0 Indonesia Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 10,000
Tampines Rovers Singapore 0–0 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Persija Jakarta Indonesia 1–0 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
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Attendance: 46,184
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 2–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
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Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Sông Lam Nghệ An Vietnam 2–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
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  • Irfan  38'
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Persija Jakarta Indonesia 4–0 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Attendance: 60,157
Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–4 Indonesia Persija Jakarta
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Attendance: 1,260
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 3–2 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
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Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APR BEN HWA HAN
1 North Korea April 25 6 6 0 0 23 2 +21 18 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 8–0 1–0 5–1
2 Macau Benfica de Macau 6 4 0 2 13 15 −2 12 0–2 — 3–0 3–2
3 North Korea Hwaebul 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 0–2 2–3 — 6–1
4 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 6 0 0 6 6 24 −18 0 1–5 1–4 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
April 25 North Korea 1–0 North Korea Hwaebul
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Attendance: 12,430
Benfica de Macau Macau 3–2 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
  • Nguema  49'
  • Leonel  61', 64'
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  • Chen Ching-hsuan  19', 34'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Hwaebul North Korea 2–3 Macau Benfica de Macau
  • Jong Chol-hyok  13' (pen.)
  • Pak Chol-song  49'
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Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Hang Yuen Chinese Taipei 1–5 North Korea April 25
  • Liu Yung-sheng  74'
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Attendance: 914
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Hwaebul North Korea 6–1 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
  • Jon Chung-il  19'
  • Ri Yong-gwon  36'
  • Yen Ting-yung  50' (o.g.)
  • Jong Chol-hyok  58'
  • Ri Song  72'
  • Ri Jong-min  88'
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  • Liu Chia-ming  55'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
April 25 North Korea 8–0 Macau Benfica de Macau
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Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Hang Yuen Chinese Taipei 0–1 North Korea Hwaebul
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  • Jon Chung-il  79'
Attendance: 369
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Benfica de Macau Macau 0–2 North Korea April 25
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Attendance: 550
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Hwaebul North Korea 0–2 North Korea April 25
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Hang Yuen Chinese Taipei 1–4 Macau Benfica de Macau
  • Chen Ching-hsuan  19'
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  • Torrão  11', 89'
  • Huang Shih-yuan  25' (o.g.)
  • Teixeira  77'
Attendance: 388
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
April 25 North Korea 5–1 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Benfica de Macau Macau 3–0 North Korea Hwaebul
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Attendance: 350
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 3 0 11 7 +4 12 Zonal semi-finals
2 B Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 2 4 0 8 5 +3 10
3 C Oman Dhofar 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F Philippines Ceres–Negros 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13 Zonal semi-finals
2 H Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3 G Philippines Global Cebu 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
Source: AFC

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The seeding of the first and second group stage teams from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, and Lebanon was determined by draw.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The identity of the first group stage teams from Turkmenistan and Bangladesh, and the first and second group stage and standby teams from Philippines was not known at the time of the group stage draw.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The seeding of the first and second group stage teams from Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Singapore was determined by draw.
  4. ↑ The standby teams would replace a team from the same association which played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage. There were no standby teams from Bahrain (for Malkiya).
  5. ↑ Meralco Manila, the 2017 Philippines Football League 3rd place, were supposed to be the standby team for the Philippines but the club was dissolved in January 2018.[5]
  6. 1 2 Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns until March 2018,[6] when the ban was lifted by FIFA.[7]
  7. ↑ The Al-Jazeera v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya match was played in Al-Hassan Stadium, as the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held in Amman International Stadium in early to mid April.
  8. ↑ The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Malkiya match on Matchday 4 was rescheduled from 13 March to 17 April to allow Iraqi teams to play at home after their ban was lifted by the FIFA Council in March 2018.[8]
  9. 1 2 The matches between Manama and Al-Jaish on Matchdays 1 and 5 were reversed from the original schedule.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Teams from Syria are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  11. ↑ The Al-Zawraa v Manama match on Matchday 3 was rescheduled from 6 March to 16 April to allow Iraqi teams to play at home after their ban was lifted by the FIFA Council in March 2018.[8]
  12. ↑ The Aizawl v Bengaluru match on Matchday 1 was rescheduled from 7 March to 5 April to allow Bengaluru to play in the 2017–18 Indian Super League finals.[9]
  13. ↑ The FLC Thanh Hóa v Global Cebu match was brought forward from 13 February to 10 February.
  14. ↑ The Tampines Rovers v Sông Lam Nghệ An match was brought forward from 14 February to 10 February.

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "2018 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "AFC Cup 2018 Official Group Stage Draw". YouTube. 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "AFC Cup 2018 draw confirmed". AFC. 6 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Go, Beatrice (8 January 2018). "PH football club Meralco Manila ceases operations". Rappler. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "AFC supports international football's return to Iraq". AFC. 16 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "AFC President welcomes FIFA decision to lift Iraq ban". AFC. 17 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 "AFC Cup matches postponed". AFC. 5 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC's group stage tie against I-League champions Aizawl FC postponed". Firstpost. 5 March 2018.
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