The 37th edition of the AFC Champions League kicks off tonight with Asia’s best teams contending for the title. The competition, which has brought together some of the world’s best Asian players and many excellent foreigners from abroad, sees the winner qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup that follows it.
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32 teams participate in the Champions League, with 8 groups of 4 teams. The first 4 groups involve teams from West Asia, and the second 4 groups involve teams from East Asia. The West and East are separated until the final, with the round of 16, quarter finals and semi finals also separating the regions from each other.
Matches:
| Game | Stadium | Date |
| Lokomotiv - Al Wahda | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent | February 12, 2018 | 15:00 UAE Time |
| Al Duhail - Zob Ahan | Abdulla bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha | February 12, 2018 | 17:15 UAE Time |
| Al Jazira - Al Gharafa | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | February 12, 2018 | 19:30 UAE Time |
| Tractor Sazi - Al Ahli (KSA) | Al Seeb Stadium, Oman | February 12, 2018 | 19:30 UAE Time |
| Melbourne Victory - Ulsan Hyundai | Melbourne Stadium | February 13, 2018 | 12:30 UAE Time |
| Kawasaki Frontale - Shanghai | Tonoroki Stadium, Kawasaki | February 13, 2018 | 13:30 UAE Time |
| Tianjin - Kitchee | Tianjin Olympic Stadium | February 13, 2018 | 16:00 UAE Time |
| Persepolis - Nasaf | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | February 13, 2018 | 17:45 UAE Time |
| Al Wasl - Al Sadd | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai | February 13, 2018 | 19:00 UAE Time |
| Al Rayyan - Esteghlal | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | February 13, 2018 | 19:10 UAE Time |
| Al Hilal - Al Ain | King Faisal University Stadium, Al Riyadh | Februray 13, 2018 | 21:25 UAE Time |
| Sydney - Suwon | Sydney Stadium | February 14, 2018 | 12:30 UAE Time |
| Guangzhou - Buriram United | Tianhi Stadium, Guangzhu | February 14, 2018 | 13:00 UAE Time |
| Kashima Antlers - Shanghai Shenhua | Kashima Stadium | February 14, 2018 | 14:00 UAE Time |
| Jeju United - Cerezo Osaka | Jeju Stadium | February 14, 2018 | 14:45 UAE Time |
AFC Champions League 2018 Groups
Group A: Al Gharafa, Al Jazira, Al Ahli (KSA), Tractor Sazi
Group B: Al Duhail, Al Wahda, Lokomotiv, Zob Ahan
Group C: Al Wasl, Al Sadd, Persepolis, Nasaf
Group D: Al Hilal, Al Ain, Al Rayyan, Esteghlal
Group E: Jeonbuk Hyundai, Kashiwa Reysol, Kitchee, Tianjin
Group F: Kawasaki Frontale, Melbourne Victory, Ulsan Hyundai, Shanghai
Group G: Buriram United, Cerezo Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande, Jeju United
Group H: Kashima Antlers, Shanghai Shenhua, Suwon Samsung, Sydney
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