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2017–18 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesJune/July – August 2017 (qualifying)
September 2017 – May/June 2018 (competition proper)
Teams32 (group stage)
77 or 78 or 79 (total) (from 56 associations)
← 2016–17
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 AFC Champions League will be the 53rd season of Asia and Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by AFC, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The winners of the 2017–18 AFC Champions League will qualify as the AFC representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 AFC Cup in the 2018 AFC Super Cup.

Association team allocation

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Association ranking

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For the 2016–17 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2015 AFC country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in Asian competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16. In this scenario the AFC and OFC merged and affiliate members joined. This scenario also assumed Kurdistan and Tibet have recognized leagues and enter for the first time in their history.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (CL) – Additional berth for Champions League title holders
  • (AC) – Additional berth for AFC Cup title holders
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1   South Korea 96.311 5
2   United Arab Emirates 87.555
3   Saudi Arabia 84.698 4
4   Iran 78.908 3
5   Qatar 78.171
6   Japan 75.807
7   China 72.719
8   Australia 72.599
9   Uzbekistan 56.876 2
10   Iraq 37.240
11   Kuwait 36.457
12   Thailand 34.753
13   Syria 34.257
14   Hong Kong 31.797 1
15   Jordan 31.213
16   Vietnam 29.273
17   Malaysia 28.865
18   India 27.930
19   Bahrain 27.353
20   New Zealand 24.555
21   Lebanon 22.077
22   Indonesia 18.275
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
23   Tajikistan 17.795 1
24   Philippines 16.005
25   Myanmar 15.617
26   Singapore 15.363
27   Oman 12.896
28   Turkmenistan 10.013
29   Vanuatu 9.822
30   Fiji 9.750
31   Maldives 9.537
32   Palestine 9.099
33   Tahiti 7.054
34   Soloman Islands 6.160
35   Korea DPR 4.921
36   Kyrgyzstan 4.759
37   Laos 4.308
38   Papua New Guinea 4.192
39   Cambodia 3.668
40   New Caledonia 3.444
41   Yemen 3.244
42   Samoa 3.000
43   Afghanistan 2.173
44   Bangladesh 2.129
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
45   Bhutan 1 1.710
46   Chinese Taipei 1.659
47   Nepal 1.366
48   Guam 1.000
49   Macau 0.939
50   Cook Islands 0.824
51   Brunei 0.793
52   East Timor 0.634
53   Sri Lanka 0.555
54   Mongolia 0.415
55   Tonga 0.383
56   Pakistan 0.293
57   American Samoa 0.247
58   Palau 0.202
59   Kiribati 0.191
60   Tuvalu 0.175
61   Niue 0.140
62   FS Micronesia 0.100
63   Northern Mariana Islands 0.065
64   Marshall Islands 0.032
65   Tibet 0.000
66   Kurdistan 0.000

Distribution

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The table below shows the default access list.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 38–56
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 24 champions from associations 14–37
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions Route
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 13–15
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions Route
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Route)
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (League Route)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Champions League title holders
  • 12 champions from associations 1–12
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 1 third-placed teams from association 3
  • 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–2
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (League Route)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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Group stage
  Seoul (1st)   Al-Ahli Dubai (3rd)   Tractor Sazi (2nd)   Sydney FC (1st)
  Jeju United (3rd)   Al Ain (4th)   Al-Duhail (1st)   Lokomotiv (1st)
  Ulsan Hyundai (4th)   Al-Hilal (1st)   Al Sadd (2nd)   Al-Naft (1st)
  Jeonnam Dragons (5th)   Ittihad (2nd)   Kashima Antlers (1st)   Bengaluru (AFC)
  Al-Jazira (1st)[Note UAE]   Al-Nassr (3rd)   Urawa Red Diamonds (2nd)
  Al-Wasl (2nd)   Persepolis (1st)   Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route League Route
  Sangju Sangmu (6th)   Al-Wahda (5th)   Al-Ahli Saudi (4th)
  Esteghlal (3rd)   Al-Rayyan (3rd)[Note QAT]
Fourth qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
  Kuwait SC (1st)   Kawasaki Frontale (3rd)   Brisbane Roar (3rd)   Bangkok United (2nd)
  Muangthong United (1st)   Jiangsu Suning (2nd)   Bunyodkor (2nd)   Tishreen (2nd)
  Al-Jaish (1st)   Shanghai SIPG (3rd)   Al-Shorta (2nd)
  Melbourne Victory (2nd)   Qadsia (2nd)
Third qualifying round
  Kitchee (1st)   Team Wellington (1st)   Tampines Rovers (1st)   Hilal Al-Quds (1st)
  Al-Faisaly (1st)   Al-Ahed (1st)   Al-Shabab (1st)   Dragon (1st)
  Hà Nội (1st)   Persipura (1st)   Altyn Asyr (1st)   Marist (1st)
  JDT (1st)   Istiklol (1st)   Erakor Golden Star (1st)   Hwaebul (1st)
  Aizawl (1st)   Global Cebu (1st)   Ba (1st)   Alay Osh (1st)
  Malkiya (1st)   Yadanarbon (1st)   Maziya S&RC (1st)   Lanexang United (1st)
Second qualifying round
  Boeung Ket Angkor (1st)   Lupe o le Soaga (1st)   Thimphu City (1st)   Three Star Club (1st)
  Magenta (1st)   Shaheen Asmayee (1st)   Taiwan Power Company (1st)   Rovers (1st)
  Al-Saqr (1st)   Abahani Limited (1st)
First qualifying round
  Benfica de Macau (1st)   Erchim (1st)   MOEL 1 (1st)   Kwajalein (1st)
  Puaikura (1st)   Veitongo (1st)   Nauti (1st)   Lhasa Pure Land (1st)
  MS ABDB (1st)   KRL (1st)   Vaiea Sting (1st)   Zakho (Inv.)
  SLB Laulara (1st)   Pago Youth (1st)   Pohnpei (1st)   Nauruans (1st)
  Colombo (1st)   Kramers (1st)   Tan Holdings (1st)   Matalele (Inv.)

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2017–18 AFC Champions League qualifying phase

First qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Matalele   2–2 (3–5 p)   MOEL 1 1–1 1–1
Vaiea Sting   0–24   Veitongo 0–10 0–14
Pago Youth   3–2   Puaikura 3–1 0–1
Nauruans   1–3   Kwajalein 0–1 1–2
Pohnpei   5–3   Tan Holdings 5–2 0–1
Colombo   1–2   Benfica de Macau 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
SLB Laulara   3–4   MS ABDB 2–1 1–3
Erchim   1–1 (a)   KRL 0–0 1–1
Lhasa Pure Land   0–6   Zakho 0–2 0–4
Nauti   3–5   Kramers 3–3 0–2

Second qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica de Macau   2–7   Boeung Ket Angkor 2–4 0–3
Veitongo   2–5   Magenta 2–0 0–5
Zakho   3–1   Al-Saqr 1–1 2–0
MOEL 1   0–1   Lupe o le Soaga 0–0 0–1
Erchim   0–4   Shaheen Asmayee 0–2 0–2
MS ABDB   3–4 (a.e.t.)   Abahani Limited 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Kwajalein   4–5   Pago Youth 2–3 2–2
Kramers   0–16   Taiwan Power Company 0–4 0–12
Thimphu City   1–1 (a)   Three Star Club 0–0 1–1
Pohnpei   2–15   Rovers 2–6 0–9

Third qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampines Rovers   3–6   Kitchee 1–2 2–4
Marist   2–8   Team Wellington 2–1 0–7
Boeung Ket Angkor   1–1 (a)   Hà Nội 1–1 0–0
Erakor Golden Star   5–13   Persipura 2–5 3–8
Al-Shabab   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Al-Ahed 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Al-Faisaly   2–0   Hilal Al-Quds 2–0 0–0
Magenta   2–3   Dragon 1–3 1–0
Zakho   0–4   Malkiya 0–1 0–3
Lupe o le Soaga   4–2   Pago Youth 2–1 2–1
Shaheen Asmayee   3–4   Istiklol 1–1 2–3
Abahani Limited   1–8   Aizawl 1–3 0–5
Taiwan Power Company   2–2 (3–4 p)   Lanexang United 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Thimphu City   2–6   Hwaebul 1–2 1–4
Rovers   1–4   Ba 1–2 0–2
Global Cebu   5–2   Yadanarbon 4–0 1–2
JDT   8–0   Maziya S&RC 6–0 2–0
Altyn Asyr   2–1   Alay Osh 2–0 0–1

Fourth qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 25 July 2017 and the second legs were played on 2 August 2017.


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Malkiya   5–6   Aizawl 1–1 4–5
Al-Ahed   4–2   Team Wellington 3–0 1–2
Al-Faisaly   3–0   Al-Jaish 2–0 1–0
Hwaebul   5–2   Global Cebu 5–1 0–1
JDT   3–3 (a)   Muangthong United 3–2 0–1
Altyn Asyr   2–5   Persipura 0–2 2–3
Dragon   1–1 (2–3 p)   Ba 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Lupe o le Soaga   3–6   Kitchee 3–3 0–3
Istiklol   1–0   Kuwait SC 1–0 0–0
Lanexang United   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Hà Nội 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Brisbane Roar   4–3   Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 2–2
Qadsia   3–4   Melbourne Victory 2–0 1–4
Al-Shorta   2–6   Shanghai SIPG 2–0 0–6
Tishreen   1–2   Bunyodkor 1–0 0–2
Bangkok United   0–0 (7–6 p)   Jiangsu Suning 0–0 0–0

Play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Aizawl   0–6   Muangthong United 0–2 0–4
Al-Ahed   2–3   Al-Faisaly 1–2 1–1
Hwaebul   3–1   Hà Nội 2–0 1–1
Ba   1–7   Persipura 1–1 0–6
Istiklol   6–2   Kitchee 4–0 2–2
League Route
Brisbane Roar   2–3   Sangju Sangmu 2–1 0–2
Esteghlal   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Melbourne Victory 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Al-Wahda   0–2   Shanghai SIPG 0–1 0–1
Bunyodkor   3–1   Al-Rayyan 3–1 0–0
Bangkok United   2–1   Al-Ahli Saudi 2–0 0–1

Group stage

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Main page: 2017–18 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was be held on 24 August 2017, at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):

  • Pot 1 contains the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2016 AFC country coefficients. If the title holders are one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth are also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2016 AFC club coefficients.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2017–18 AFC Cup round of 32. The matchdays are 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   DHL   NAS   LOK   WAS
1   Al-Duhail 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 TBD TBD
2   Al-Nassr 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 TBD — 1–0 TBD
3   Lokomotiv Tashkent 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Transfer to AFC Cup TBD TBD — 3–1
4   Al-Wasl 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–2 TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2017. Source: AFC

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   KSH   PSP   JJU   NFT
1   Kashima Antlers 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Advance to knockout stage — 5–0 TBD TBD
2   Persipura 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3 TBD — TBD 2–1
3   Jeju United 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 Transfer to AFC Cup 1–1 TBD — TBD
4   Al-Naft 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 TBD TBD 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2017. Source: AFC

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SYD   BYD   SJU   FAI
1   Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — TBD TBD TBD
2   Bunyodkor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD — TBD TBD
3   Sangju Sangmu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfer to AFC Cup TBD TBD — TBD
4   Al-Faisaly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2017. Source: AFC

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SEO   URD   BNG   BGL
1   Seoul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — TBD TBD TBD
2   Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD — TBD TBD
3   Bangkok United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfer to AFC Cup TBD TBD — TBD
4   Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2017. Source: AFC

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   GZH   TRA   IST   AHL
1   Guangzhou Evergrande 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — TBD TBD TBD
2   Tractor Sazi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD — TBD TBD
3   Istiklol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfer to AFC Cup TBD TBD — TBD
4   Al-Ahli Dubai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2017. Source: AFC

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   PER   USN   AIN   HWA
1   Persepolis 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 3–0
2   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 3 1 6 2 +4 9 2–0 — 3–0 0–0
3   Al Ain 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 Transfer to AFC Cup 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
4   Hwaebul 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–1 0–0 3–2 —
Source: AFC

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   HIL   SGH   MEL   MUG
1   Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 16 4 +12 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 4–0 7–0
2   Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 2–0 — 2–1 2–0
3   Melbourne Victory 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12 Transfer to AFC Cup 1–0 1–0 — 3–0
4   Muangthong United 6 0 0 6 2 19 −17 0 0–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: AFC

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   JAZ   ITT   TMC   SAD
1   Al-Jazira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — TBD TBD TBD
2   Ittihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD — TBD TBD
3   Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfer to AFC Cup TBD TBD — TBD
4   Al Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2017. Source: AFC

See also

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