2018 AFC Cup

2018 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 January – 27 October 2018
Teams44 (from 26 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3rd title)
Runners-upTurkmenistan Altyn Asyr
Tournament statistics
Matches played143
Goals scored452 (3.16 per match)
Attendance827,013 (5,783 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea An Il-bom (12 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Hammadi Ahmad
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The 2018 AFC Cup was the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq won the title for the third consecutive year, defeating Altyn Asyr from Turkmenistan in the final.

Association team allocation

The AFC Competitions Committee recommended a new format for the AFC Cup starting from 2017 which was played in the AFC's five zones: West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN, and East Asia, with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off between the other four zones playing in the final, hosted on a rotational basis at venues in the East and West.[2] The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) were ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2016 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.2):[3]

  • The associations were split into five zones:
  • All associations which do not receive direct slots in the AFC Champions League group stage are eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
  • In each zone, the number of groups in the group stage is determined based on the number of entries, with the number of slots filled through play-offs same as the number of groups:
    • In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including a total of 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
    • In the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there was one group in the group stage, including a total of 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through play-offs.
  • The top associations participating in the AFC Cup in each zone as per the AFC rankings got at least one direct slot in the group stage (including losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs), while the remaining associations get only play-off slots:
    • For the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN zone:
      • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each got two direct slots.
      • The associations ranked 4th to 6th each got one direct slot and one play-off slot.
      • The associations ranked 7th or below each got one play-off slot.
    • For the Central Asia Zone, the South Asia Zone, and the East Asia zone:
      • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd each got one direct slot and one play-off slot.
      • The associations ranked 4th or below each got one play-off slot.
  • The maximum number of slots for each association was one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
  • If any association gives up its direct slots, they were redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of two direct slots.
  • If any association gives up its play-off slots, they were annulled and not redistributed to any other association.
  • If the number of teams in the play-offs in any zone was fewer than twice the number of group stage slots filled through play-offs, the play-off teams of the highest eligible associations were given byes to the group stage.

For the 2018 AFC Cup, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking published on 30 November 2016,[4] which took into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings between 2013 and 2016.[3][5]

Participation for 2018 AFC Cup
Participated
Not participated
Notes
  1. ^
    Afghanistan (AFG): Afghanistan did not implement the club licensing system.[6]
  2. ^
    Brunei (BRU): Brunei did not implement the club licensing system.[6]
  3. ^
    Chinese Taipei (TPE): Chinese Taipei had only one entry, as only one team obtained an AFC licence.[6]
  4. ^
    Guam (GUM): Guam did not comply with the AFC Cup club licensing system.[6]
  5. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): Iraq entered the AFC Cup instead of the AFC Champions League as they did not implement the AFC Champions League club licensing system.[7]
  6. ^
    Kuwait (KUW): Kuwait could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association at the entry deadline.[8]
  7. ^
    Laos (LAO): Laos originally had one entry: Lao Toyota, the 2017 Lao Premier League champions. However, on 14 December 2017, the AFC announced that they were ruled ineligible to play in the 2018 AFC Cup due to match manipulation during the 2015 and 2016 AFC Cup.[9] As they were the only team from Laos which obtained an AFC licence, no other teams were eligible to replace them.[6] Lao Toyota appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and on 17 January 2018, CAS ruled Lao Toyota would be eligible to participate.[10]
  8. ^
    Macau (MAC): Macau had only one entry, as only one team obtained an AFC licence.[6]
  9. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Malaysia had only one entry as Pahang, the 2017 Malaysia Super League runners-up, which would have entered the group stage, decided not to participate in the AFC Cup after obtaining an AFC licence, and as a result, the second group stage slot for Malaysia was annulled and could not be filled by any other team from Malaysia (Entry Manual 12.12).[3][7][11][12][13]
  10. ^
    Nepal (NEP): Nepal did not comply with the AFC Cup club licensing system.[6]
  11. ^
    Pakistan (PAK): Pakistan could not enter due to FIFA's suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation at the entry deadline.[14]
  12. ^
    Sri Lanka (SRI): Sri Lanka did not comply with the AFC Cup club licensing system.[6]
  13. ^
    Timor-Leste (TLS): Timor-Leste did not implement the club licensing system.[6]
  14. ^
    Yemen (YEM): Yemen did not implement the club licensing system.[6]

Teams

The following 44 teams from 26 associations entered the competition.

Notes
  1. ^
    AFC Champions League (ACL): Teams played in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. Had they advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, they would not have played in the AFC Cup and would have been replaced in the AFC Cup group stage by the standby team from the same association if such team was available.
  2. ^
    Bangladesh (BAN): Sheikh Jamal, the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League runners-up, failed to obtain an AFC license. As a result, Saif, the league 4th place and the highest-placed team with an AFC license not yet qualified, entered the qualifying play-offs.[15]
  3. ^
    Chinese Taipei (TPE): Tatung and Taipower, the 2017 Taiwan Premier League champions and runners-up, failed to obtain an AFC license. As a result, Hang Yuen, the league 3rd place and the only team with an AFC license, entered the group stage.[16][6]
  4. ^
    Indonesia (IDN): Bhayangkara and PSM Makassar, the 2017 Liga 1 champions and 3rd place, failed to obtain an AFC license. As a result, Persija Jakarta, the league 4th place, entered the group stage.[17]
  5. ^
    Singapore (SIN): Albirex Niigata Singapore, the 2017 S.League champions and 2017 Singapore Cup winners, is a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Home United, the league 3rd place, entered the group stage.
  6. ^
    Vietnam (VIE): Quảng Nam, the 2017 V.League 1 champions, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, FLC Thanh Hóa, the league runners-up, entered the group stage.[18]
  7. ^
    North Korea (PRK): Sobaeksu, 2017 Hwaebul Cup winners, failed to obtain an AFC licence. As a result, Hwaebul, the league runners-up, entered the group stage.
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    Location of teams of the 2018 AFC Cup.
    West Asia Zone
    Central Asia Zone
    South Asia Zone
    ASEAN Zone
    East Asia Zone
    (p) Qualifying play-off participants

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (W: West Asia Zone; C: Central Asia Zone; S: South Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone; E: East Asia Zone).

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round No draw 23 January 2018 (C, S) 30 January 2018 (C, S)
Play-off stage Play-off round 22 January 2018 (W),
29 January 2018 (A),
13 February 2018 (C, S, E) 		29 January 2018 (W),
2 February 2018 (A),
20 February 2018 (C, S, E)
Group stage Matchday 1 6 December 2017 10 & 12–14 February 2018 (W, A), 7 March & 5 April 2018(C, S, E)
Matchday 2 26–28 February 2018 (W, A), 13–14 March 2018 (C, S, E)
Matchday 3 5–7 March & 16 April 2018 (W, A), 10–11 April 2018 (C, S, E)
Matchday 4 12–14 March & 17 April 2018 (W, A), 25 April 2018 (C, S, E)
Matchday 5 9–11 April 2018 (W, A), 1–2 May 2018 (C, S, E)
Matchday 6 23–25 April 2018 (W, A), 16 May 2018 (C, S, E)
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 7–9 May 2018 (W, A) 14–16 May 2018 (W, A)
Zonal finals 23 May 2018 1 August 2018 (A),
18 September 2018 (W) 		8 August 2018 (A),
2 October 2018 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 21–22 August 2018 28–29 August 2018
Inter-zone play-off final 19 September 2018 3 October 2018
Final 27 October 2018

Qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, 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 9.3). The five winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 31 direct entrants.[1]

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined by the AFC based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the second leg.[19]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Dordoi Kyrgyzstan 3–5 Turkmenistan Ahal 1–3 2–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Transport United Bhutan 0–3 India Bengaluru 0–0 0–3
Saif Bangladesh 1–4 Maldives TC Sports 0–1 1–3

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Hilal Al-Quds State of Palestine 1–2 Oman Al-Suwaiq 0–1 1–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Asia Zone
Ahal Turkmenistan 3–0 Tajikistan Khujand 1–0 2–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
TC Sports Maldives 2–8 India Bengaluru 2–3 0–5
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Boeung Ket Angkor Cambodia 4–3 Laos Lao Toyota 3–3 1–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Asia Zone
Erchim Mongolia 0–7 North Korea Hwaebul 0–4 0–3

Group stage

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.[20][19] 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC RAD ABD 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 Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 0–4 0–1 — 1–1
4 India Aizawl 6 1 1 4 5 16 −11 4[a] 1–3 2–1 0–3 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head results: Aizawl 0–3 Abahani Limited Dhaka, Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–1 Aizawl.

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[a] Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 6–0 3–2
2 Philippines Ceres–Negros 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13[a] 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Home United 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 0–2 Home United.

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

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[a] 0–0 — 2–0 2–1
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[a] 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–2 Sông Lam Nghệ An.

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

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

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), 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).[1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, which was held on 23 May 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[21][22][23]

Zonal semi-finalsZonal finalsInter-zone play-off semi-finalsInter-zone play-off finalFinal
Jordan Al-Jazeera112
Jordan Al-Faisaly101
Jordan Al-Jazeera011
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya325Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya134
Lebanon Al-Ahed123
Philippines Ceres–Negros426Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2
Myanmar Yangon United235Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr0
Philippines Ceres–Negros101
Singapore Home United336Singapore Home United123Singapore Home United011
Indonesia Persija Jakarta213North Korea April 252911
North Korea April 25213
India Bengaluru202Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr (a)213
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr325

Zonal semi-finals

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) played in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Jazeera Jordan 2–1 Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–1 1–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 5–3 Lebanon Al-Ahed 3–1 2–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Home United Singapore 6–3 Indonesia Persija Jakarta 3–2 3–1
Ceres–Negros Philippines 6–5 Myanmar Yangon United 4–2 2–3

Zonal finals

The draw for the Zonal finals was held on 23 May 2018.[23] In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals played each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Jazeera Jordan 1–4 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 1–3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Ceres–Negros Philippines 1–3 Singapore Home United 1–1 0–2

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 23 May 2018.[23] In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone played in two ties, i.e., the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Home United Singapore 1–11 North Korea April 25 0–2 1–9
Bengaluru India 2–5 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 2–3 0–2

Inter-zone play-off final

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
April 25 North Korea 3–3 (a) Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 2–2 1–1

Final

In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final played each other, with the host team (winners of the West Asia Zonal final) alternated from the previous season's final.[24]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq2–0Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 24,665

Awards

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player[25] Iraq Hammadi Ahmad Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Top Goalscorer[26] North Korea An Il-bom North Korea April 25

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 ZSF1 ZSF2 ZF1 ZF2 ISF1 ISF2 IF1 IF2   F   Total
1 North Korea An Il-bom North Korea April 25 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 12
2 Spain Bienvenido Marañón Philippines Ceres–Negros 2 1 1 3 2 1 10
Guinea Sekou Sylla Myanmar Yangon United 2 2 1 2 2 1
4 Croatia Marko Šimić Indonesia Persija Jakarta 3 4 1 1 9
South Korea Song Ui-young Singapore Home United 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 3 1 2 1 1 8
Iraq Hammadi Ahmad Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
8 Lebanon Ahmad Zreik Lebanon Al-Ahed 1 1 2 1 1 1 7
Macau Carlos Leonel Macau Benfica de Macau 2 2 3
10 Maldives Ali Ashfaq Maldives New Radiant 3 1 2 6
Iraq Amjad Radhi Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 1 2 1
North Korea Kim Yu-song North Korea April 25 4 1 1
Jordan Musa Al-Taamari Jordan Al-Jazeera 1 1 1 1 1 1

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[1]

Source: AFC[27]

See also

References

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  22. ^ "AFC Cup 2018 Knockout Stage Official Draw". YouTube. 23 May 2018.
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External links

  • AFC Cup, the-AFC.com
  • AFC Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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