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	Malkiya[note 1]	Manama[note 1]	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[note 1]	Al-Zawraa[note 1]
		Al-Ahed[note 1]	Al-Ansar[note 1]	Al-Jaish[note 1]	Al-Wahda[note 1]
		Al-Faisaly[note 1]	Al-Jazeera[note 1]	Dhofar	Al-Suwaiq (Play-off West Asia)
Central Asia Zone	D	Istiklol	Altyn Asyr[note 2]	Alay Osh	Ahal (Play-off Central Asia)
South Asia Zone	E	Aizawl	New Radiant	Abahani Limited Dhaka[note 2]	Bengaluru (Play-off South Asia)
ASEAN Zone	F–H	Ceres–Negros[note 2][note 3]	Global Cebu[note 2][note 3]	Shan United[note 3]	Yangon United[note 3]
		Bali United[note 3]	Persija Jakarta[note 3]	FLC Thanh Hóa[note 3]	Sông Lam Nghệ An[note 3]
		Tampines Rovers[note 3]	Home United[note 3]	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Boeung Ket Angkor (Play-off ASEAN)
East Asia Zone	I	April 25	Hang Yuen	Benfica de Macau	Hwaebul (Play-off East Asia)

Standby teams^{[note 4]}

• Al-Wehdat (for Al-Faisaly)
• Mohun Bagan (for Aizawl)
• Hà Nội (for FLC Thanh Hóa)
• Selangor (for Johor Darul Ta'zim)
• Madura United (for Bali United)
• Yadanarbon (for Shan United)
• Meralco Manila (for Ceres–Negros)^{[note 2][note 5]}
• Geylang International (for Tampines Rovers)

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JAZ	QUW	MAL	SUW
1	Al-Jazeera	6	4	2	0	13	6	+7	14	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–1	1–0	4–0
2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	3	3	0	11	7	+4	12			2–2	—	1–1	2–0
3	Malkiya	6	2	1	3	11	10	+1	7			1–2	3–4	—	4–1
4	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	2–2	Al-Jazeera
Ahmad 16' (pen.) Sadir 84'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Taamari 26' (pen.) Mardikian 88' (pen.)

12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)

18:00 UTC+3

Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah (Qatar)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 347

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

Malkiya	4–1	Al-Suwaiq
Hashem 21' H. Isa 32', 71' S. Isa 81'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Muqbali 45+1'

12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)

18:15 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 3,100

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

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Al-Suwaiq	0–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
	Live Report Stats Report	Ali 85'

26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Al-Jazeera	1–0	Malkiya
Al-Taamari 60'	Live Report Stats Report

26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)

17:00 UTC+2

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 507

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Al-Suwaiq	2–3	Al-Jazeera
Dieng 33' (pen.) Al-Hajri 41'	Live Report Stats Report	Arab 43' Tannous 67' Al-Taamari 70' (pen.)

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 820

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Malkiya	3–4	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Albari 8', 9' Hamwiah 14'	Live Report Stats Report	Midani 28' Radhi 70', 90+1' Ahmad 79'

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)

18:30 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 2,740

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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Al-Jazeera	4–0	Al-Suwaiq
Khairullah 39' Al-Jafal 41' Al-Essawi 45+3' Tannous 85'	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

17:00 UTC+2

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 322

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

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Al-Suwaiq	1–2	Malkiya
Al-Hajri 60'	Live Report Stats Report	H. Isa 12' Hamwiah 89' (pen.)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 120

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Al-Jazeera	1–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Essawi 88'	Live Report Stats Report	Radhi 90+3'

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

18:00 UTC+3

Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 850

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–1	Malkiya
Mohsin 20'	Live Report Stats Report	Hamwiah 77'

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)^{[note 8]}

18:00 UTC+3

Karbala Sports City, Karbala

Attendance: 9,870

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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Malkiya	1–2	Al-Jazeera
Al-Teyeb 38'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Taamari 21' (pen.) Mardikian 56'

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

18:00 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 596

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–0	Al-Suwaiq
Radhi 37', 45' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

18:00 UTC+3

Karbala Sports City, Karbala

Attendance: 4,630

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHE	ZAW	JAI	MAN
1	Al-Ahed	6	3	3	0	11	5	+6	12	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–1	1–1	3–1
2	Al-Zawraa	6	2	4	0	8	5	+3	10			1–1	—	0–0	2–1
3	Al-Jaish	6	1	4	1	4	6	−2	7			1–4	1–1	—	1–0
4	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	1–1	Al-Zawraa
Yakubu 67'	Live Report Stats Report	Hadi 4'

12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)

15:00 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,235

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Manama	0–0	Al-Jaish
	Live Report Stats Report

12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)^{[note 9]}

18:30 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 1,221

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

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Al-Zawraa	0–0	Al-Jaish
	Live Report Stats Report

26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)

18:00 UTC+3

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Manama	0–1	Al-Ahed
	Live Report Stats Report	Zreik 70'

26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)

18:30 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 450

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

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Al-Ahed	1–1	Al-Jaish
Zreik 71'	Live Report Stats Report	Al Owied 56'

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

15:00 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,150

Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

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Manama	1–3	Al-Zawraa
Abdulrahman 1'	Live Report Stats Report	Abdul-Raheem 15' Abdul-Amir 66' Kalaf 79'

12 March 2018 (2018-03-12)

18:30 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 360

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Al-Jaish	1–4	Al-Ahed
Kalaji 90' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Kouyaté 24' Zreik 45+2', 60' Ayass 90+3'

12 March 2018 (2018-03-12)

18:30 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town (Bahrain)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 30

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

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Al-Zawraa	1–1	Al-Ahed
Al-Saedi 82' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Zreik 90+5'

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

18:00 UTC+3

Karbala Sports City, Karbala

Attendance: 16,884

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

Al-Jaish	1–0	Manama
Kalaji 45'	Live Report Stats Report

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)^{[note 9]}

18:45 UTC+3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town (Bahrain)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 300

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

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Al-Zawraa	2–1	Manama
Jawda 40' Bayesh 47'	Live Report Stats Report	Haram 90'

16 April 2018 (2018-04-16)^{[note 11]}

18:00 UTC+3

Karbala Sports City, Karbala

Attendance: 6,765

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

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Al-Ahed	3–1	Manama
Kouyaté 3' Mansour 54' Zreik 90+6' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Haji 25'

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

16:30 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 1,753

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Al-Jaish	1–1	Al-Zawraa
Ashkar 90+4'	Live Report Stats Report	Abdul-Raheem 62'

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

18:45 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa (Bahrain)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FAI	DHO	ANS	WAH
1	Al-Faisaly	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	2–0	1–0	2–2
2	Dhofar	6	2	2	2	4	5	−1	8			1–0	—	0–2	2–0
3	Al-Ansar	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7			1–3	1–1	—	1–0
4	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	0–2	Al-Ansar
	Live Report Stats Report	Chaito 9' El Baba 90+1'

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)

19:30 UTC+4

Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah

Attendance: 1,400

Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Al-Faisaly	2–2	Al-Wahda
Gikiewicz 74' Al-Rawashdeh 82'	Live Report Stats Report	Moustafa 7', 80'

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)

18:00 UTC+2

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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Al-Wahda	0–0	Dhofar
	Live Report Stats Report

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

14:15 UTC+2

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon (Lebanon)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 1

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

Al-Ansar	1–3	Al-Faisaly
Tall 48'	Live Report Stats Report	Mendy 7' Hayel 39' Attiah 88'

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

15:00 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Al-Wahda	2–1	Al-Ansar
Moustafa 37' Al Hasan 60'	Live Report Stats Report	Tall 12'

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)

14:15 UTC+2

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon (Lebanon)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 20

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Al-Faisaly	2–0	Dhofar
Yaseen 43' Gikiewicz 49'	Live Report Stats Report

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)

18:00 UTC+2

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 7,041

Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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Al-Ansar	1–0	Al-Wahda
Tall 47'	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

15:10 UTC+2

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 3,588

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Dhofar	1–0	Al-Faisaly
Said 40'	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

19:30 UTC+4

Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah

Attendance: 1,800

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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Al-Wahda	1–2	Al-Faisaly
Solaiman 78'	Live Report Stats Report	Gikiewicz 40' Al-Jbarat 90+3'

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)

14:15 UTC+3

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon (Lebanon)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 25

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Al-Ansar	1–1	Dhofar
Krouma 17'	Live Report Stats Report	López 15'

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)

16:30 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

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Al-Faisaly	1–0	Al-Ansar
Meha 15'	Live Report Stats Report

23 April 2018 (2018-04-23)

18:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 7,547

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Dhofar	2–0	Al-Wahda
Calamari 68', 89'	Live Report Stats Report

23 April 2018 (2018-04-23)

20:00 UTC+4

Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah

Attendance: 500

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ALT	IST	AHA	ALA
1	Altyn Asyr	6	4	2	0	17	7	+10	14	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	2–2	1–0	5–0
2	Istiklol	6	4	1	1	10	7	+3	13			2–3	—	1–0	1–0
3	Ahal	6	2	1	3	8	5	+3	7			0–0	0–1	—	5–0
4	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	3–6	Altyn Asyr
I. Alimov 39' Joel 46' M. Alimov 57'	Live Report Stats Report	Ýagşyýew 11', 51' Annadurdyýew 19', 40', 84' Baýow 88'

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

14:00 UTC+6

Suyumbayev Stadion, Osh

Attendance: 2,958

Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

Istiklol	1–0	Ahal
Annagulyýew 25' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

18:00 UTC+5

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

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Ahal	5–0	Alay Osh
Muhadow 27', 33' Abylow 36', 68' Muhammedow 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

15:00 UTC+5

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat

Attendance: 20,100

Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Altyn Asyr	2–2	Istiklol
Ýagşyýew 90' Annadurdyýew 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report	Zyanko 50' Nazarov 59' (pen.)

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

16:30 UTC+5

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat

Attendance: 8,600

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

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Ahal	0–0	Altyn Asyr
	Live Report Stats Report

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

18:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 15,600

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Istiklol	1–0	Alay Osh
Fatkhuloev 48' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

19:00 UTC+5

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 8,533

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

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Alay Osh	2–3	Istiklol
Riskulov 38' Sylla 76' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Fatkhuloev 7' (pen.) Jalilov 45' Vasiev 90+2'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

14:00 UTC+6

Suyumbayev Stadion, Osh

Attendance: 3,800

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Altyn Asyr	1–0	Ahal
Geldiýew 45+2'	Live Report Stats Report

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

17:30 UTC+5

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat

Attendance: 8,375

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

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Ahal	0–1	Istiklol
	Live Report Stats Report	Fatkhuloev 52'

1 May 2018 (2018-05-01)

18:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 18,456

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Altyn Asyr	5–0	Alay Osh
Aşyrow 7' Annadurdyýew 25', 90+1' Ýagşyýew 60', 69' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)

17:30 UTC+5

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat

Attendance: 1,253

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

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Alay Osh	2–3	Ahal
Sylla 17' (pen.) Mansurov 23'	Live Report Stats Report	Annaýew 42' (pen.) Annagulyýew 66' Akmämmedow 90+3' (pen.)

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

17:30 UTC+6

Suyumbayev Stadion, Osh

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Istiklol	2–3	Altyn Asyr
Zyanko 83' Nazarov 90+1' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Tursunow 1' Babajanow 45+4' Titow 90+7'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

18:00 UTC+5

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BFC	RAD	ABD	AIZ
1	Bengaluru	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	1–0	1–0	5–0
2	New Radiant	6	4	0	2	12	5	+7	12			2–0	—	5–1	3–1
3	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4			0–4	0–1	—	1–1
4	Aizawl	6	1	1	4	5	16	−11	4[a]			1–3	2–1	0–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Aizawl 0–3 Abahani Limited Dhaka, Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–1 Aizawl.

Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–1	New Radiant
	Live Report Stats Report	Fasir 58'

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

16:15 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 760

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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New Radiant	3–1	Aizawl
Ashfaq 40', 77', 85'	Live Report Stats Report	Lalramhmunmawia 33'

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

16:00 UTC+5

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 1,893

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Bengaluru	1–0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
Lalhlimpuia 72'	Live Report Stats Report

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

20:00 UTC+5:30

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 1,051

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

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Aizawl	1–3	Bengaluru
Dodoz 5'	Live Report Stats Report	Segovia 45+1' (pen.) Bheke 63' Lalhlimpuia 77'

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)^{[note 12]}

18:30 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 879

Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)

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Bengaluru	1–0	New Radiant
Kumar 90+1'	Live Report Stats Report

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

20:00 UTC+5:30

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 1,839

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Aizawl	0–3	Abahani Limited Dhaka
	Live Report Stats Report	Miya 2' Alison 17' Kojima 37'

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

18:30 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 435

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

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Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–1	Aizawl
Onuoha 31' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Ionescu 65'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

16:30 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 800

Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

New Radiant	2–0	Bengaluru
Fasir 30' Ashfaq 47'	Live Report Stats Report

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

16:00 UTC+5

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 3,112

Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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New Radiant	5–1	Abahani Limited Dhaka
Fasir 19' (pen.), 51', 56' Ashfaq 58', 88'	Live Report Stats Report	Kojima 46'

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)

16:00 UTC+5

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 3,843

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Bengaluru	5–0	Aizawl
Chhetri 16' (pen.) Segovia 17', 62' Singh 30' Lalhlimpuia 89'	Live Report Stats Report

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)

20:00 UTC+5:30

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 1,570

Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

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Aizawl	2–1	New Radiant
Dodoz 61' (pen.) Ionescu 82'	Live Report Stats Report	Hassan 85'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

18:45 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 238

Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–4	Bengaluru
	Live Report Stats Report	Segovia 13' Kumar 16', 58' Chhetri 60'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

19:15 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 750

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HOM	CER	BKA	SHA
1	Home United	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	13[a]	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–1	6–0	3–2
2	Ceres–Negros	6	4	1	1	17	3	+14	13[a]			0–2	—	9–0	2–0
3	Boeung Ket Angkor	6	2	0	4	8	24	−16	6			3–2	0–4	—	1–2
4	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. Head-to-head results: Home United 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 0–2 Home United.

Shan United	0–1	Home United
	Live Report Stats Report	Song Ui-young 75'

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)

16:00 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 500

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Ceres–Negros	9–0	Boeung Ket Angkor
Uesato 15', 22' Bienve 19', 29' (pen.) Porteria 31', 85' Sovannarith 58' (o.g.) Carli 64' Ma. Ott 81'	Live Report Stats Report

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)

19:30 UTC+8

Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 2,678

Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

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Boeung Ket Angkor	1–2	Shan United
Maycon 28'	Live Report Stats Report	Dway Ko Ko Chit 41' Chizoba 55'

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

18:30 UTC+7

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 1,635

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Home United	1–1	Ceres–Negros
Shahril 23' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Súper 79'

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,331

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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Boeung Ket Angkor	3–2	Home United
Maycon 11', 41' (pen.) Ajayi 13'	Live Report Stats Report	Song Ui-young 2' Faritz 67'

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

18:30 UTC+7

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 626

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Ceres–Negros	2–0	Shan United
Reichelt 79' Bienve 83'	Live Report Stats Report

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

19:30 UTC+8

Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 4,294

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

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Shan United	0–1	Ceres–Negros
	Live Report Stats Report	Bienve 14' (pen.)

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

16:00 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 231

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Home United	6–0	Boeung Ket Angkor
Shahril 37' Song Ui-young 44' Faritz 55' Kumar 72', 83' Izzdin 87'	Live Report Stats Report

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 767

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

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Boeung Ket Angkor	0–4	Ceres–Negros
	Live Report Stats Report	Bienve 36', 38', 69' Uesato 84'

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

18:30 UTC+7

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 315

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Home United	3–2	Shan United
Faizal 19' Song Ui-young 25' Shahril 39'	Live Report Stats Report	Zin Min Tun 9' Chizoba 28'

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,015

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (Korea Republic)

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Ceres–Negros	0–2	Home United
	Live Report Stats Report	Izzdin 80' Song Ui-young 90+4' (pen.)

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

18:00 UTC+8

Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 5,015

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Shan United	1–4	Boeung Ket Angkor
Zin Min Tun 78'	Live Report Stats Report	Maycon 11', 63' Oiboh 25' Ajayi 47'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

16:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 100

Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		YAN	GLO	THA	BAL
1	Yangon United	6	4	1	1	15	9	+6	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	3–0	2–1	3–2
2	Global Cebu	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8			2–1	—	3–3	1–1
3	FLC Thanh Hóa	6	1	3	2	9	11	−2	6			3–3	1–0	—	0–0
4	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	1–0	Global Cebu
Faye 74'	Live Report Stats Report

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)^{[note 13]}

16:30 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 4,566

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Bali United	1–3	Yangon United
Sukadana 45+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Uzochukwu 15' Sylla 18', 25'

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)

15:30 UTC+8

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 10,542

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

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Yangon United	2–1	FLC Thanh Hóa
Uchida 67' Aee Soe 87'	Live Report Stats Report	Faye 5'

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 1,350

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Global Cebu	1–1	Bali United
Dizon 11'	Live Report Stats Report	Spasojević 74'

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

19:30 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 365

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

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Bali United	3–1	FLC Thanh Hóa
Yabes 66' Demerson 72' Lilipaly 74'	Live Report Stats Report	Karube 30'

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:30 UTC+8

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 6,899

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Yangon United	3–0	Global Cebu
Maung Maung Lwin 45+3' Sylla 48', 57'	Live Report Stats Report

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 815

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

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FLC Thanh Hóa	0–0	Bali United
	Live Report Stats Report

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

18:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 4,725

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Global Cebu	2–1	Yangon United
Roberts 79' Rufo 90+5' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Maung Maung Lwin 90'

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

19:30 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 150

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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Yangon United	3–2	Bali United
Maung Maung Lwin 44' Uzochukwu 58' Sylla 73'	Live Report Stats Report	Spasojević 11' Sukarja 36'

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 670

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Global Cebu	3–3	FLC Thanh Hóa
Rufo 6' Wesley 82' Roberts 90'	Live Report Stats Report	Ofere 2' Thanh Bình 25' Đình Tùng 57'

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

19:30 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 287

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

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Bali United	1–3	Global Cebu
van der Velden 71'	Live Report Stats Report	Rufo 2', 45+1' Mulders 33'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

19:00 UTC+8

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 2,154

Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)

FLC Thanh Hóa	3–3	Yangon United
Faye 11' Lê Văn Thắng 38' Karube 80'	Live Report Stats Report	Sylla 4', 22' Thein Zaw 61'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

18:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 1,225

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PSJ	SLN	JDT	TAM
1	Persija Jakarta	6	4	1	1	13	6	+7	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–0	4–0	4–1
2	Sông Lam Nghệ An	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10[a]			0–0	—	2–0	2–1
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	3	1	2	8	9	−1	10[a]			3–0	3–2	—	2–1
4	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. 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	0–2	Sông Lam Nghệ An
	Live Report Stats Report	Hồ Phúc Tịnh 49' Hồ Khắc Ngọc 71'

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)^{[note 14]}

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	Persija Jakarta
Hazwan 29' Díaz 42' Safawi 76'	Live Report Stats Report

14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)

20:45 UTC+8

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 18,600

Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

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Sông Lam Nghệ An	2–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Phan Văn Đức 22' Phạm Xuân Mạnh 90+4'	Live Report Stats Report

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)

15:30 UTC+7

Vinh Stadium, Vinh

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Persija Jakarta	4–1	Tampines Rovers
Šimić 12', 74', 86' Rezaldi 41'	Live Report Stats Report	Khairul 77'

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)

18:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 49,056

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

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Sông Lam Nghệ An	0–0	Persija Jakarta
	Live Report Stats Report

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

15:30 UTC+7

Vinh Stadium, Vinh

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Tampines Rovers	0–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
	Live Report Stats Report

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,250

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

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Persija Jakarta	1–0	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Addison 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

18:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 46,184

Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Tampines Rovers
Safawi 13' Hazwan 79'	Live Report Stats Report	Khairul 45' (pen.)

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

20:45 UTC+8

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 8,750

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

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Sông Lam Nghệ An	2–1	Tampines Rovers
Olaha 16' Hồ Tuấn Tài 75'	Live Report Stats Report	Irfan 38'

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

15:30 UTC+7

Vinh Stadium, Vinh

Attendance: 5,590

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Persija Jakarta	4–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Šimić 8', 12', 19', 87' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

18:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,157

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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Tampines Rovers	2–4	Persija Jakarta
Webb 27' Fazrul 80'	Live Report Stats Report	Rezaldi 23' Šimić 45+1' Setiawan 51' Addison 72'

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

20:00 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 1,260

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–2	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Safawi 36' Syafiq 39' Safiq 67' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Nguyễn Viết Nguyên 41' Hồ Tuấn Tài 45+1'

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)

20:00 UTC+8

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 5,170

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		APR	BEN	HWA	HAN
1	April 25	6	6	0	0	23	2	+21	18	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	8–0	1–0	5–1
2	Benfica de Macau	6	4	0	2	13	15	−2	12			0–2	—	3–0	3–2
3	Hwaebul	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	6			0–2	2–3	—	6–1
4	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	1–0	Hwaebul
An Il-bom 84'	Live Report Stats Report

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

16:00 UTC+8:30

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 12,430

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Benfica de Macau	3–2	Hang Yuen
Nguema 49' Leonel 61', 64'	Live Report Stats Report	Chen Ching-hsuan 19', 34'

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

20:00 UTC+8

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

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Hwaebul	2–3	Benfica de Macau
Jong Chol-hyok 13' (pen.) Pak Chol-song 49'	Live Report Stats Report	Leonel 7', 75' Tetteh 43'

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

15:00 UTC+8:30

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Hang Yuen	1–5	April 25
Liu Yung-sheng 74'	Live Report Stats Report	Om Chol-song 43' An Il-bom 45+2', 58' Rim Chol-min 55' Ri Hyong-jin 88'

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)

19:00 UTC+8

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 914

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

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Hwaebul	6–1	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'	Live Report Stats Report	Liu Chia-ming 55'

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

15:00 UTC+8:30

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

April 25	8–0	Benfica de Macau
Kim Yu-song 13', 64', 77', 79' Ri Hyong-jin 21', 82' An Il-bom 55', 68'	Live Report Stats Report

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)

17:00 UTC+8:30

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 3,645

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

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Hang Yuen	0–1	Hwaebul
	Live Report Stats Report	Jon Chung-il 79'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

19:00 UTC+8

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 369

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Benfica de Macau	0–2	April 25
	Live Report Stats Report	An Il-bom 24', 31' (pen.)

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

20:00 UTC+8

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 550

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Hwaebul	0–2	April 25
	Live Report Stats Report	An Il-bom 19' Kim Yu-song 24'

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)

15:00 UTC+8:30

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Hang Yuen	1–4	Benfica de Macau
Chen Ching-hsuan 19'	Live Report Stats Report	Torrão 11', 89' Huang Shih-yuan 25' (o.g.) Teixeira 77'

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)

19:00 UTC+8

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 388

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

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April 25	5–1	Hang Yuen
Lin Shih-kai 25' (o.g.), 40' (o.g.) Rim Chol-min 28', 77' Kim Jong-chol 34'	Live Report Stats Report	Alexandre 26'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

19:30 UTC+9

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Benfica de Macau	3–0	Hwaebul
Leonel 42', 63', 82' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

19:00 UTC+8

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 350

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Asia Zone

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

Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

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

Source: AFC

Notes

1. The seeding of the first and second group stage teams from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, and Lebanon was determined by draw.
2. 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. 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. 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. The matches between Manama and Al-Jaish on Matchdays 1 and 5 were reversed from the original schedule.
10. 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.